A couple of weeks ago I met a friend for coffee at a Barnes & Noble. While I was there, I did my usual scan of the various manga titles. I would have loved to have taken home all the titles tha…
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Ao no Hako (Blue Box) – 11
”Yes, I look forward to many years of looking at the triangles.”- George Costanza
Ao no Hako (Blue Box) – 16
The beach/inn events are kind of a reset button for Chinatsu and Taiki. But not a fast-forward button.
Ao no Hako (Blue Box) – 07
This series' highs and lows are not only extreme, but immediate.
Ao no Hako (Blue Box) – 12
These are the times that try men's souls.
Ao no Hako (Blue Box) – 05
With Blue Box, you just have to take the bitter with the sweet.
Ao no Hako (Blue Box) – 14
If I hear a complaint most often about Blue Box, it's that everything (generally they mean the romance) takes too long to develop.
Ao no Hako (Blue Box) – 03
I have an odd mix of feelings on this series.
Ao no Hako (Blue Box) – 02
In romcoms the main couple really is everything - and this is one of the best in my opinion.
Ao no Hako (Blue Box) – 13
We start out the cour with a very strong episode decidedly light on the tropism Blue Box leans into a bit too much of the time.
Ao no Hako (Blue Box) – 04
“Only a year” one might say, but at that age it’s an eternity.
Ao no Hako (Blue Box) – 10
Blue Box is possessed of two qualities - patience and restraint - which are an essential part of its ability to succeed,
Ao no Hako (Blue Box) – 06
This passage of the series is pretty much a slog for me.
Ao no Hako (Blue Box) – 09
It struck me in watching this episode that Taiki's mom is pretty horrible towards him in many ways.
Ao no Hako (Blue Box) – 15
What an episode. And it needed to be. Read more
Ao no Hako (Blue Box) – 17
I know there's a light at the end of the tunnel (though sometimes that light is an oncoming train).
[Analysis] Hikari no Machi – City of Light
The City of Light (ひ か り の ま ち Hikari no Machi) is a manga by Inio Asano (浅 野 い に お; Namegata, 22 September 1980),…
Meditating in the House of Light (Hikari no Yakata) by James Turrell
At the House of Light, you can experience an indoor neon sensation that contrasts with the outdoor lighting displaying a tatami room of art. Recently due to the…
First Impressions – Ao no Hako (Blue Box)
Chinatsu and Taiki are the reason to punch your ticket as far as I’m concerned.
Box of Light Manga review
Box of Light is the type of manga you have to read for yourself. And since it's a short two volumes, there's no reason not to.
Box of Light GN 1
Box of Light's first volume isn't perfect, but it's also one of those series that looks like it will get better as it goes on, and it has…
My Taste is Better Than Yours Episode 14 – Ao no Hako (Blue Box)
Wow, a manga with "Blue" in the title?
Hikari no Ou – 09
「雷撃砲」 (Raigeki hou) "Lightning Cannon" Koushi's really leaped into a land mine (or rather, anti-aerial one)
Hikari no Ou – 07
「邂逅」 (Kaikou) "Chance Meeting" History repeats itself, it seems.
Hikari no Ou – 09
Not bad, but TaleSpin did it better. Read more
Hikari no Ou – 05
「蜘蛛の子」 (Kumo no ko) "The Spider Child" Though they may be out of the forest, they are not out of the woods yet.
Hikari no Ou – 04
In a curious sort of way, what started out as a big positive may be morphing into a drag. Read more
Hikari no Ou – 05
OK, give me one more week. Read more
Hikari no Ou – 03
「世界のかけら」 (Sekai no kakera) "Fractions of the World" 99 bottles of fire on the wall
Hikari no Ou – 01
「旅立ち」 (Tabidachi) "Departure" There's a reason why it's always humans vs. nature, not humans and nature.
Hikari no Ou – 07
I guess Touko never got the lecture about not accepting candy from a stranger. Read more
Hikari no Ou – 08
「神々の庭」 (Kamigami no niwa) "Garden of the Gods" Looks like it's the eve of destruction
Hikari no Ou – 06
I haven't gotten another ep like the premiere to really engage me completely, but I can look at one like this as incremental progress. Read more
Hikari no Ou – 02
「三人の花嫁」 (Sannin no hanayome) "The Three Brides" Things look pretty grim between nature giving out, a crumbling government, and vicious beasts
Hikari no Ou – 03
This ep was likely, I suspect, a truer representation of what this series' lane is than either of its predecessors. Read more
Hikari no Ou – 04
「揺るる火」 (Yururu hi) "Flickering Flame" When will characters learn that if a creature is several orders of magnitude bigger than you are, bullets probably aren’t going to work?
Hikari no Ou – 06
「首都」 (Shuto) "The Capital" The spyders are coming
Nibiiro no Hako no Naka de Review
Drama: In the Blunt Box / In The Dark Gray BoxRomaji: Nibiiro no Hako no Naka deJapanese: 鈍色の箱の中でDirector: Shinji KumaWriter: Tomohiro Shinohara (manga), Haruka OkitaActors: Sayu Kubota, Riku…
Ao no Hako – Episode 01 Review
「千夏先輩」 (Chinatsu-senpai) "Chinatsu Senpai" Shoot for the stars, or at least some hoops.
Hikari no Ou – Episode 03
Episode Synopsys: In the capital, Koushi settles in to the Okibi household and meets his patron’s daughter Kira, and the lady of the house, Hibana. While the family…
Hikari no Ou – Episode 06
The rare Conversation-via-Overlay Episode Synopsis: Koushi sneaks out at night to accompany the freelance fire hunter Roroku. After dispatching a pair of fiends, they come across a group…
Hikari no Ou – Episode 02
Touko with the three brides on the collection truck Episode Synopsis: Touko awakes to find herself sharing a sleeper compartment with three young women in the process of…
Hikari no Ou – Episode 07
Episode Synopsis: Kira helps send Touko on her way before returning to Koushi, who’s still recovering from the shocking violence of the previous night with the Fire Hunter,…
Hikari no Ou – Episode 08
Episode Synopsis: Touko and Koushi make their way through the Factory District (the Garden of the Gods) while chasing after a member of the Treefolk, and fleeing a…
Hikari no Ou – Episode 09
Episode Synopsis: Akira agrees to investigate the Spider Clan in exchange for Obiki sending collection trucks to the outlying villages. A Wind Clan god visits Koushi and seemingly…
Hikari no Ou – 10 (END)
「異形子ら」 (Ikei Kora) "Malformed Children" I wasn't expecting Part 1 to end so soon.
Hikari no Ou – Episode 01
Episode Synopsys: In a post-apocalyptic world where humans will violently combust in the presence of flame, those who can harvest the only substance that can safely make heat…
Hikari no Ou – Episode 04
Episode Synopsis: The armored train is brutally attacked by the white dragon fire fiend and Benio, along with a large portion of the crew become victims of its…
Second Impressions – Hikari no Ou
This is why we can't have nice things. Read more