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Manga Goes to School - A Important Book for Now and the Future
Back in late 2023-early 2024, I reviewed a teen librarian guide for manga called Manga in Libraries: A Guide for Teen Librarians by Jillian Rudes. Jillian, as I…


Manga I Enjoyed in 2024
2024 has been an amazing year for manga. With the debut of the American Manga Awards to go alongside the Harvey Awards and Eisner Awards, we're about to…


Don’t Run Away from People
A few weeks ago, I watched a YouTube video about someone who talked about having no friends and was touting how you don't necessarily need them to live…


Delicious in Dungeon - The Mental Effect of Desires
Once in a while, there comes a manga with a well-defined story with well-defined themes. And even better, a well-defined ending. I'm finally going to talk about such…


Metaphor: ReFantazio - The Power of Fiction
"Time marches on, and the age of a new king draws nearer..." As some of you may know, I'm a huge fan of Atlus' Persona series. When I got…


Look Back and Do Change
Quote Source: https://x.com/D_Kumii/status/1854661822919373257 I recently found this post lurking around Twitter from a recent interview Tatsuki Fujimoto did with Unitas Magazine. I'm drawn to it...


Given - There’s No Going Back and It’s Going to be Okay
I finished the last arc of Natsuki Kizu's given and it's a testament on trying to move forward despite the anxieties you may face. With Given potentially becoming a…


The Best Kind of Education
Source: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interview/2024-11-06/how-witch-hat-atelier-manga-creator-made-magic-for-everyone/.217078 I guess you can say this is a response to what happened on Tuesday. I...


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…


October 2024 - An Amazing Month for Manga
Hey everyone, I've been out and about this whole month because of manga-related events. I got a chance to check out Kodansha House, the pop-up experience that was in…


Blue Lock - A World of Interdependent Protagonists
The more I read Muneyuki Kaneshiro and Yusuke Nomura's Blue Lock, the more I find this to be an interesting read on what it means to interact in…


Does Shonen Jump Really Have to Be the Grand Goal?
"The first place I submitted a manga to was Shonen Jump. I want to brag to the me back then, saying that I’m a Jump challenger now!" -…


You Can Learn Something from Banned Manga
For those who haven't heard, Sho Harusono's Sasaki and Miyano got banned in the state of Florida because a parent didn't want their child exposed to LGBTQIA material…


Gachiakuta Has an Answer to Feeling Nothing
How many of us who have been through mental health struggles have often said that we feel nothing? How often have we said that we have nothing? What…


Treasure the Love You Have Now
I've been re-reading The Yakuza's Bias recently and I got to really examine this scene again. Although there's hilarious context, there's something to be said about saying statements…


Anime NYC 2024 - A Convergence of Communities and Personal Thoughts
I think this picture sums how I feel about this year's Anime NYC. It was a mix of everything (anime, manga, music, gaming, and education) all in one…
Off to Anime NYC 2024
I'm heading to Anime NYC 2024 this weekend. This is the first time the event is being held in the summer season and I'm interested to see how…


The Wave of Depression Can Pass
Source: VOX POPULI: Longtime manga artist remains candid about life with depression I came across this quote in a news article about a mangaka dealing with depression and what…


It’s Okay to Have Few Friends
Especially if you have a friend like Makoto Kurume. Absolutely. Making a ton of friends is fine and all, but we can't get along with everyone. There's only so…


Finding Value in All Aspects of Life
I'm really impressed with this speech by Yuji Itadori in Chapter 255 of Jujutsu Kaisen about what does it mean for someone to have value. We've all been told…


Graduating from My Hero Academia
So after 10 years, one of the 2010s' biggest hits is finally over. Kohei Horikoshi's My Hero Academia was a title that Shueisha and the anime/manga community needed…


801 Day Thoughts in 2024
It's been a while since I talked about this (or maybe never?), but it's 801 Day, a celebration of everything related to boys' love. Over the past year,…


Tenten Hosokawa’s “I’m Enough” - A Manga About the Power of the Interpersonal
12 years ago, I talked about a manga author named Tenten Hosokawa who wrote a manga called "My Significant Other Has Depression." I loved how honest she was…


Vinland Saga’s Grand Moment of Forgiveness
I knew fans of Makoto Yukimura's Vinland Saga were talking about this moment when it happened. And when I finally got to it, I was just overwhelmed. I recently…


I Saw the Live-Action Blue Period Movie
This past weekend at Japan Society NYC, I got a chance to see the live-action adaptation of Tsubasa Yamaguchi's critically-acclaimed manga, Blue Period, a month before Japanese theaters…


Pure Kindness Changes Everything - Skip and Loafer
"You know, Shima-kun. I'm the kind of person who trips up a lot. But that makes me a pro at brushing myself off and jumping back up!" "Yeah. That's…


Tasuku Tsubakino (Wind Breaker) - A Genderqueer Character Worthy of Pride
"Compared to the pain of losing the things you love, a punch like that feels like a damn scratch." I'm not done with discussing Satoru Nii's Wind Breaker because…


Wind Breaker’s Message About Reaching the Top
So I decided to check out Satoru Nii's Wind Breaker, another delinquent battle series, but with a fun twist. The delinquents are the protectors of a town instead…


Going Full Circle - From X-Men to Manga and Back Again
Before I got into anime, I got into a cartoon series that became a huge hit in the Western world and was based off one of the most…


There’s More Than One Kind of Love
Anime convention season is in full swing and the big summer conventions are coming. With that come reunions, hangouts, and meetings with new people that might be a…


What Smoking Entails in Manga
Last year, a survey was given to Japanese manga publishers about what top 5 manga to recommend for 2023 and the number one title was symbolic of many…
Keep Your Hobbies As Hobbies
It's graduation season for a lot of seniors in high school and college. Recently, I saw a lot of college seniors in their gallant robes on my commutes.…
My Mother Saved Me
I got to spend some time with my mother yesterday for an early Mother's Day celebration in New York City. Before then, I was in deep thought about…
AI Can’t Be the Whole Solution for Manga
So this week I found out out a Japanese start-up called Orange, who wants to be the Netflix of manga by translating a lot of manga with new…


Don’t See Yourself as a Cuckoo
I started reading Chica Umino's March Comes In Like a Lion after years of hearing about its great outlook on characters dealing with a variety of emotional issues.…


Cool Life Reminders from Akane-banashi
I sometimes struggle with two things - dwelling on the past a bit too much and wondering if I'm cool enough for my friends. After reading the Futatsume Debut…


Initial D - The First Stage to the Overall Magic of Anime and Manga
Seeing this display at my local Kinokuniya Bookstore branch made my day and got me reminiscing. In the early 2000s', I was still in my phase of consuming everything…


To Strip the Flesh - A Powerful Story About Identity
"I don't want to die having given up. I don't want to drown in a puddle. I don't want to die looking like this. I want to die…


We Would Not Be Here Without Akira Toriyama
I am sad and emotionally wrecked right now. We lost a legend that changed everything. Akira Toriyama, who's famous for Dragon Ball and working on other properties like Dragon…


Berserk’s Continued Popularity and Trauma
I often keep up with what's selling in the manga world, so it's not a surprise that I check out ICv2's Manga Week when the site posts up…
14 Years Running
Today marks my 14th year writing this blog. One more year before the big 15. I do want to say that I'll be taking my time to write more…


Meguru Bachira (Blue Lock) - Accepting the Monster
"Tell me, monster. What should I do? What will it take for those two to acknowledge me?" If there's one hidden truth that's apparent once it's open, it's that…


Bad Circumstances Can Create Bad Outcomes
Many anime fans remember what happened in 2019 with regards to Kyoto Animation. An arson incident happened at their studio that took the lives of many people and…


What We Could Do More of
I've been thinking about this panel from Volume 14 of Shikimori's Not Just a Cutie. There's a lot of people who have no one who will truly listen…


Kaiju No. 8 - The Beauty of a 32-Year Old Hero
When it comes to shonen manga, almost every protagonist is either a teenager or at most, a 20-something year old. However, in one shonen series, someone in their…
Get That Bit of Chunibyo Inside You
"We must have a bit of 'chūnibyō' inside us. The fact is we like manga because of the moral within that could touch us emotionally, and we have…


My Girlfriend’s Child - The Loneliness of Teen Parents
I'll admit that this is my first real shojo manga read in a very long time. I will say that this is a great title to get back…


Do You Revisit to Heal?
When it comes to a new year, everyone's talking about doing new things and resolutions to become better. But what if revisiting stuff can actually help you a…


Sometimes, Mental Health Pros Suck - On ANN’s Pulled Nagata Kabi Review
So I heard something controversial happened in the world of manga reviews. And it quite happens to revolve around a manga figure a lot of people know too…


Manga I Enjoyed in 2023
It's been another great year for manga. And I don't think we wouldn't have it any other way, right? I got to read a bunch of manga, old and…