Archive for August, 2008
Urushibara, Yuki: Mushishi, vol. 4
My review of vol. 4 of Mushishi is now up at Manga Life. An excerpt:
As with previous volumes in this series, these stories are episodic, linked only by Ginko himself. On the surface, these stories appear to focus on the mushi and their strange effects on the natural world, but at their hearts, they are [...]
Novel series-in-progress
I am one of those readers who is reluctant to start reading unfinished book series, just because I hate having to wait to read the whole thing. But I end up reading my share of series in progress anyway, usually because I’ve heard good things about them from reliable sources.
So here are five series that [...]
Literary merit and manga
Two of my favorite manga blogs are discussing the idea of literary merit in sequential art. Over at Sporadic Sequential, John Jakala asks which superhero comics and manga have literary merit. Many people contribute their opinions in the comments. David Welsh adds his own thoughts over at Precocious Curmudgeon, focusing specifically on coming-of-age comics.
My first [...]
CLAMP: xxxHOLiC, vol. 11-12
My review of vols. 11-12 of xxxHOLiC is now up at Manga Life. An excerpt:
CLAMP’s art in this series continues to be spectacular. They eschew the use of most screentones in the art of xxxHOLiC, and the resulting combination of deep blacks and clean white space is very striking and helps establish the series’ often [...]
Female characters in manga and anime
A while back, over at Sporadic Sequential, John Jakala posted a list of his 25 favorite manga characters. I’m a big fan of lists, but in the tradition of “5 things makes a post,” I’m going to do a shorter one: my top five favorite female characters in manga and anime.
Minekura, Kazuya: Wild Adapter, vol. 1-2
My review of vols. 1-2 of Wild Adapter is now up at Manga Life.
An excerpt:
The story begins with Makoto Kubota, the illegitimate and unacknowledged son of a powerful man. Though Kubota has been raised by his uncle Kasai, a police detective, his skill for gambling and flair for violence ultimately bring him to attention of [...]
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