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		<title>Teams vs. Team-Ups</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:10:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today I looked at the Diamond comics sales figures for January and found myself pondering the reasons why comics like Justice League so consistently leave me cold. It&#8217;s a bestselling series: clearly this is a story that works for a &#8230; <a href="http://joykim.net/posts/teams-vs-team-ups/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>A new job, upcoming travel, and recent reading</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jun 2010 04:35:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Administration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Graphic Novels]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Seinen Manga]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I know updates have been few and far between lately, but that&#8217;s because a lot has been going on in my offline life that&#8217;s demanded my attention. Last week I accepted a new job as Youth Services Librarian for Pierce &#8230; <a href="http://joykim.net/posts/a-new-job-upcoming-travel-and-recent-reading/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Puppets and pirates</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2010 00:16:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Seinen Manga]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This afternoon I read volume 3 of Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service by Otsuka Eiji and Yamazaki Housui while sitting in one of my favorite neighborhood cafes. This series is another that reminds me that first impressions of manga series are &#8230; <a href="http://joykim.net/posts/puppets-and-pirates/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Scene stealers in manga</title>
		<link>http://joykim.net/posts/scene-stealers-in-manga/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 08:10:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Shōjo Manga]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shōnen Manga]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week marked the return of Shiho Sugiura&#8217;s Silver Diamond to Tokyopop&#8217;s publication schedule, and that is a reason for much rejoicing. It has been almost a full year since US readers got a new volume of this underappreciated sh&#333;jo &#8230; <a href="http://joykim.net/posts/scene-stealers-in-manga/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Downtime and redesign</title>
		<link>http://joykim.net/posts/downtime-and-redesign/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Feb 2010 06:17:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My apologies for this week&#8217;s unexpected downtime! I was singularly unimpressed by my previous host&#8217;s handling of the downtime, and I&#8217;ve switched over to a new host&#8230;and while I was at it, a new WordPress theme. Please excuse any electronic &#8230; <a href="http://joykim.net/posts/downtime-and-redesign/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Two series by Hidaka Banri</title>
		<link>http://joykim.net/posts/two-series-by-hidaka-banri/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 05:56:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Shōjo Manga]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This month I&#8217;ve read volumes from two different series by Hidaka Banri&#8211;I Hate You More than Anyone (vols. 1 and 2) and V. B. Rose (vol. 1 only)&#185;&#8211;mostly thanks to the recs of various folks in the manga blogging &#8216;verse. &#8230; <a href="http://joykim.net/posts/two-series-by-hidaka-banri/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Women warriors and the male gaze in Claymore</title>
		<link>http://joykim.net/posts/women-warriors-and-the-male-gaze-in-claymore/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:07:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Featured]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shōnen Manga]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Fifteen volumes in, I'm ridiculously fond of Claymore's women warriors, but I still have a sneaking suspicion that Yagi's target audience does not necessarily include me. <a href="http://joykim.net/posts/women-warriors-and-the-male-gaze-in-claymore/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>What I&#8217;m Reading: Ouran High School Host Club, vol. 13</title>
		<link>http://joykim.net/posts/what-im-reading-ouran-high-school-host-club-vol-13/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Jan 2010 09:07:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Shōjo Manga]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[["What I'm Reading" posts are not intended to be formal reviews and generally contain spoilers for the book under discussion after the jump. Readers beware!] A few days ago I finally sat down with volume 13 of Ouran High School &#8230; <a href="http://joykim.net/posts/what-im-reading-ouran-high-school-host-club-vol-13/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Female friendship in shōjo manga</title>
		<link>http://joykim.net/posts/female-friendship-in-shojo-manga/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 03:14:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Recommended Series]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shōjo Manga]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Over on Twitter today, Sean Gaffney (@Toukochan) of A Case Suitable for Treatment observed that many sh&#333;jo series have the situation &#8220;heroine hated by all female classmates, has male friends.&#8221; In response, I remarked that I have limited patience for &#8230; <a href="http://joykim.net/posts/female-friendship-in-shojo-manga/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Kawase, Natsuna: The Lapis Lazuli Crown, vol. 1</title>
		<link>http://joykim.net/posts/kawase-natsuna-the-lapis-lazuli-crown-vol-1/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 08:31:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Manga Reviews]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shōjo Manga]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Lapis Lazuli Crown, vol. 1 Story and art by Natsuna Kawase Translation and adaptation by Sheldon Drzka CMX Manga, 2009 Original Japanese edition: Hakusensha, 2004 ISBN-13: 978-1401221201 Paperback $9.99 Like many people in the kingdom of Savarin, Miel has &#8230; <a href="http://joykim.net/posts/kawase-natsuna-the-lapis-lazuli-crown-vol-1/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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