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Neighborhood Story - A Special Chapter on Living Life with Color
As a fan of Ai Yazawa's Paradise Kiss, I couldn't help but pick up its prequel, Neighborhood Story. I've enjoyed reading about Mikako Koda and her feelings for…
Spiraken Manga Review Ep 567: Neighborhood Story
In This Episode, Xan reviews the prequel manga to Ai Yazawa's seminal work Paradise Kiss. Is it just as good? Well Sit back and find out as he…
17 Casual LGBT Representation Moments in Anime
Anime has always been, if we are all being honest, a bit gay. However, for the longest time when an anime was being about LGBT stories, it was…
Sailor Moon, Astro Note, Cardcaptor Sakura, Nabari no Ou, My Hero Academia
Gender Bender: Paradise Kiss
If you weren’t watching, Paradise Kiss is an earlier work by Ai Yazawa, the mangaka who gave us Nana. (It has to be an earlier work since she…
Powerful feelings, intimacy and sex in Joseimuke anime
Sex is a part of many people’s lives, yet the way that it’s depicted in media often offers a very narrow view of it—and often presumes a certain…
501 – Movie Machinations 2 – Velvet Goldmine
This week we discuss the end of Nobunaga no Chef and the connection of Sunny Sunny Ann! with Glaeolia 2! Then, we examine the glam-rock Velvet Goldmine for…
500 – One Shot 73 – Paradise Kiss
Come join us as we celebrate 500 episodes of Manga Machinations! After announcing the winner of our giveaway, dakazu leads the hosts in a game of Wavelength! Then…
Review: PRINCESS AI
I know some might fuss over including this title here, considering its reputation and the fact that it was so closely tied to Tokyopop's co...
Review: PRINCESS AI
I know some might fuss over including this title here, considering its reputation and the fact that it was so closely tied to Tokyopop's co...
Neighborhood Story Vol. 1 By Ai Yazawa
Neighborhood Story Volume 1 by Ai Yazawa Neighborhood Story is a manga I’ve been aware of for a long time, because the characters drop in on Ai Yazawa’s…
Manga of the Month: Neighborhood Story
Neighborhood Story by Ai Yazawa This month’s manga is a seminal work by beloved manga-ka Ai Yazawa, creator of Paradise Kiss and Nana! Learn more! Read a free…
Holiday Review #25: NEIGHBORHOOD STORY
We started this year's reviews with a long-awaited license, so it's only fitting to end it with one as well. As much as I might complain a...
Reader’s Corner: Neighborhood Story (Vol. 1), Issak (Vol. 4), and Why Raeliana Ended Up at the Duke’s Mansion (Vol. 5)
This week, we’re knee-deep in ongoing series like Honey Lemon Soda (volume four) and Villains Are Destined to Die (volume five), but we also review the final release…
Pick of the Week: Neighborhood Story… At Last
SEAN: I mean, it's Neighborhood Story, no question. A mere 21 years after Paradise Kiss came out in North America, we get its predecessor, and even more amazing…
15 College Romance Anime About Love As A Young Adult
College romance anime often enjoys the best of both worlds. Characters are old enough to enjoy drinking and all the shenanigans that come with adulthood. Yet,
Nodame Cantabile, Love Hina, My Love Story with Yamada-kun at Lv999, Honey and Clover, Maison Ikkoku
3 Reasons To Watch: Paradise Kiss
Though sometimes frustrating, Paradise Kiss soon reveals itself to be a romantic coming-of-age tale well ahead of its time.
We need a petition for an official licensing – Last Quarter
I had the honor last year of being able to attend the art exhibit of Yazawa Ai. At the time, I had technically only read two of her…
How the Nana anime changed the fashion industry forever
Nana by Ai Yazawa is an anime that changed the fashion industry forever. Youtubers I mentioned in this video: shorturl.at/isT37 shorturl.at/cEN47 shorturl.at/bWY26 ⛔️WICHTIG/IMPORTANT⛔️ 📌I have no rights on the anime images! 📌I…
Anime Like Nana
This is the story of two girls, both named Nana.
Carole & Tuesday, Golden Time, Honey and Clover, Paradise Kiss, Peach Girl: Super Pop Love Hurricane
Paradise Kiss – An Assembled Mess of Believable Angst
I feel like a very lucky person. A while back, I wrote a post about how I want to watch Nana again (legally) and I can because it’s…
Review: WALKIN' BUTTERFLY
There's a lot of great josei that got completely overlooked in the 2000s, and few were as overlooked as this title. WALKIN' BUTTERFLY ( U-ok...
Anime Series Like My Dress-Up Darling
Living with his grandfather who makes beautiful Hina Dolls, Wakana Gojo has loved them since he was a child. He aspires to one day make Hina Dolls as…
Smile Down the Runway, Welcome to the Ballroom, Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki, Horimiya, My Dress-Up Darling
Ep. 14: Paradise Kiss 20th Anniversary Edition
Fashion. Glamour. Sex. Highschool? Manga-ka Ai Yazawa takes on turn-of-the-millennium fashion culture in PARADISE KISS, recently re-released in a spiffy all-in-one edition! The Mangasplaining crew digs into this…
ANN Guest article: Osamu Kobayashi
I had the honor of writing about the career of Osamu Kobayashi's career for ANN recently, though tragically due to the fact that he passed...
Chatty AF 129: Paradise Kiss Retrospective
Vrai, Dee, and Caitlin look back on one of the most beloved titles from the Queen of Josei, Yazawa Ai, from its rare depiction of a woman's coming-of-age…
Weekly Round-Up, 4-10 November 2020: Magical Girl Gift Guide, Boys Run the Riot, and Fandom Gatekeeping
AniFem Round-Up Love Me for Who I Am is inclusive, but falls short for some non-binary people Ghia Vitale does a deep dive on the first volume of…
ParaKiss Lost: The Reductive Adaptation of Paradise Kiss
Paradise Kiss is one of the great josei manga classics, but subsequent versions of the story erode the focus on its lead’s agency that make the original so…
Catch Us on Shojo & Tell!
This summer, we were privileged to be able to guest on one of our favorite podcasts, Shojo and Tell! Join us and Ashley as we discuss Paradise Kiss.
Paradise Kiss (with Lucy and Robin from CLAMPcast in Wonderland)
Covers all of Paradise Kiss by Ai Yazawa.Welcome to the world of high fashion (or at least, high drama). Paradise Kiss is one of those rare josei titles…
Ouran High School Host Club, Paradise Kiss, Princess Jellyfish
Haruka Pt. 2 (with Asher Sofman)
Covers volumes 10–17 of Haruka: Beyond the Stream of Time by Tohko Mizuno.We’re back to discuss the second half of Haruka, a manga series based on one of…
Year 1 Issue 20
Arcadia Dragnet, Year 1, Issue 20 May 13 - 19, 2020 Hello and welcome back to Arcadia Dragnet. So I…
A Certain Scientific Railgun, Super High Speed Galvion, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Koyomimonogatari, Mecha-Doc
Anime Taste Testing: Runway de Waratte
There are very few anime titles that center entirely around the professional modelling and fashion/design industries (in fact, I can only think of one, that being 2005’s fascinating…
Paradise Kiss and Princess Jellyfish
It’s coming to the end of the anime season, and I’ve already finished Recovery of an MMO...
Paradise Kiss and Princess Jellyfish
It’s coming to the end of the anime season, and I’ve already finished Recovery of an MMO Junkie and Juni Taisen, with more coming in the following weeks.…
Paradise Kiss, Princess Jellyfish, Recovery of an MMO Junkie
Rambling About Paradise Kiss
I just watched Paradise Kiss. The epic tale of a high school girl who is influenced and dragged around by some people who make clothes in a basement.…
OSMinterview! Vedetta Marie & ScatterDOTFashion @ MTAC In Love
Vedetta Marie ScatterDOTFashion Sometimes, you gotta spin the wheel, play the cards, hit the Greed button in an MMO and hope you come out of the dungeon with a pretty…
Impressions and thoughts on Paradise Kiss
Paradise Kiss (12 Episodes – Fall 2005) Finally after all this time an anime where I can show my true colors with my knowledge of both being a…
OSMcast! The 2013 OSMawards Part II: Anime and Manga (But not in that order) 1-20-2014
The 2013 OSMawards for most Awesome Anime, Manga, and geez wow more anime again good lord are we ever going to shut up? OK FOLKS! Strap in because we…
OSMcast! Anime, Games, Interviews, & More!
Paradise Kiss, Vividred Operation, AKB0048, Fire Emblem, GeGeGe no Kitaro
Happily ever after for everyone! – beta couples in shojo manga
One of the most common elements of shojo romantic-comedies is the presence of beta couples. Beta couples are secondary romantic relationships, which often serve as a contrast to…
Overseas filming trend continues with Eriko Kitagawa's "Atarashii Kutsu wo Kawanakucha”
by Chris MaGee We've discussed the trend of Japanese films shooting overseas before here on the J-Film Pow-Wow. It seems that recent films...
Gokinjo Monogatari My reaction to the news, from Ojisan, that I...
Gokinjo Monogatari My reaction to the news, from Ojisan, that I am being pitted against some other proper anime blog in the AniBlog Tourney has left me with the…
Neighborhood Stories, Boys Over Flowers, Paradise Kiss, Sailor Moon
OtakuGeneration (Show #215) OTAKON (review)
NOTE: This was also cross posted in the otakugeneration LJ community. Shownotes :: (show 215) :: (website) :: (podcast feed) :: (direct download) :: (direct iTunes link) With OTAKON (review),…
Eureka Seven, Hayate the Combat Butler, Mezzo, Mobile Suit Gundam, Mobile Suit Gundam 00
Supplimental Episode H: Top 50 Anime Openings, Closing, and Background Music of All Time Pt 5(10-1)
The Final part of of our five part supplimental series, "The Top 50 Anime Openings, Closings, and Background Music of all Time According to Various People" We Finally…
Bubblegum Crisis, Di Gi Charat, Generator Gawl, Gravitation TV, Macross
OSMcast: Kimagure Orange Road 9-29-2008
In our first true post-AWA podcast Basil and Lee weigh in on the 1980’s anime classic, Kimagure Orange Road (KOR)! OSMnotes: Fun Fact #1: Basil’s first ever anime soundtrack on…
OtakuGeneration (Show #172) FMA
NOTE: This was also cross posted in the otakugeneration LJ community. Shownotes :: (show 172) :: (website) :: (podcast feed) :: (direct download) :: (direct iTunes link) With FMA, recorded…
Spiraken Manga Review Ep 08: Hoi Hoi-San, Paradise Kiss & Her Majesty’s Dog
Our 4th of July episode!! Only a week late ^_^ Sorry about that. Due to additional computer and program difficulties we were late, but (thanks to Xan slaving…