Tag Archives: Manga

Seeing the forest through the trees with Sailor Moon

Posted on July 3, 2010 by Celeste

If you haven’t done yourself the favour of reading the original Sailor Moon manga, I suggest you drop whatever stigmas or preconceptions you have of the series and find yourself a copy. Naturally, it suffers from the cliches it helped … Continue reading →

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“Next time, let me see a Matsuri Special.”

Posted on May 11, 2010 by Celeste

Something about the transience of adolescence never fails to inspire. More often than not we wake up, 20, fully grown, and confused as to how we got there. For this reason, mangaka like Kamio Youko are a particularly rare breed. … Continue reading →

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The tide of violence

Posted on January 27, 2010 by bateszi

I’ve read only 26 chapters of Vinland Saga so far but its quality is such that I have to admit it’s already one of my favourites. Thorfinn is the main character, an Icelandic warrior joined with a band of Viking … Continue reading →

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The harsh beauty of Tsutomu Nihei’s Biomega

Posted on January 3, 2010 by bateszi

Happy new year, everyone! Time sure flies and it’s now looking likely that this blog will live to see it’s fourth anniversary on the 4th of March, which is just… surreal! This time of year also provides me with the … Continue reading →

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So, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood is bad because it isn’t a perfect adaptation of the manga?

Posted on July 4, 2009 by bateszi

I’m really enjoying Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood. I haven’t read the manga, but I loved the first anime, even when it diverged from the source material, so I’m not someone that demands an adaptation be a frame-for-frame duplicate, it just has … Continue reading →

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Delighted with some devilishly delicious horror

Posted on November 1, 2008 by bateszi

My damned savoir and his demented smile lurked forth from the shadows. His name was none other than Go Nagai and his bloody offering was Devilman. And it was perfect. Perfectly and utterly disturbing. Continue reading →

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When bunny boilers attack

Posted on May 25, 2008 by bateszi

Ahh, my saviour is the weekend! I know my last post wasn’t exactly beaming with enthusiasm for all things animated, but with two more weeks under my belt, the gloom has lifted and I’m now tucking into tasty helpings of … Continue reading →

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Spiralling into insanity, looking at Junji Ito’s horror manga Uzumaki

Posted on January 28, 2008 by bateszi

I’ve been reading a lot of manga lately. In the past, I’d go through brief fits of reading the stuff, but it always felt temporary, like a fling while my romance with anime hit the buffers. This time, it’s totally … Continue reading →

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Creepy horror manga? The Enigma of Amigara Fault is the answer

Posted on October 17, 2007 by bateszi

Halloween is fast approaching and it’s time to indulge in some frightful Japanese horror. Sadly, it’s not a genre that translates well to anime and manga, but having recently discovered the abnormal works of manga-ka Junji Ito, there may well … Continue reading →

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Again the fate of the world is in the hands of 14 kids (Bokurano)

Posted on December 9, 2006 by bateszi

Its been a while readers, 7 days to be precise, and as we all know, 7 days on internet may as well be a lifetime. I won’t labor you with the details, but suffice to say that this gradual slow … Continue reading →

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Welcome to the NHK! – Anime or manga? Yawn

Posted on September 27, 2006 by bateszi

Anime or manga, one is inevitably better than the other – whether it’s just another case of elitism or not, you can always bet on the jumped up manga fans hating the anime adaptations of their favourite stories. This is … Continue reading →

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Tsutomu Nihei’s Abara – Moody, violent and atmospheric science fiction

Posted on June 18, 2006 by bateszi

In a dilapidated dystopian hell hole, gruesome mutants stalk the shadows of a hulking city, jumping from building to building, murdering and feeding on humans by the dozen. Amidst the hopeless terror of life in Abara, one man dares to … Continue reading →

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