In the span of one month, I finished three iterations of Touch: the live-action movie (2005), the animated compilation movies (1986-1987), and finally the manga. What a ride. I have a whirlwind of thoughts, mostly on Uesugi Kazuya, and I will try to make sense of them below. Spoilers will be unmarked. When I first […]
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