People who have been following my coverage of Re:Zero Season 3 and Kusuriya no Hitorigoto Season 2 know that I love a story with a strong mystery element, not just a story that happens to have mysteries like in those episodic mystery anime, so I guess it’s not a surprise that I’d pick up Kowloon […]
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Kowloon Generic Romance
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Kowloon Generic Romance
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Kowloon Generic Romance v. 1
A review of the first volume & first impressions
Kowloon Generic Romance – Episode 1
this is a rich premiere that bubbles with a mix of affection and suspicion for that thorny concept of “nostalgia.”
Kowloon Generic Romance – 02
What does all this add up to? It's hard to say.
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Kowloon Generic Romance Ep 1 [First Impression]
Man this is so trippy, I love it! The importance of quirks, the value of nostalgia, and the goldfish of forgetfulness!
First Look: Kowloon Generic Romance
Reiko Kujirai lives within the Kowloon Walled City, working as a real estate agent and nursing her crush on her co-worker, Hajime. Life goes on as usual, until…
First Impression: Kowloon Generic Romance
Kujirai is a pretty efficient office worker, keen to do a good job, but you probably couldn’t tell that from her morning routine, which is more in keeping…
First Impressions – Kowloon Generic Romance
There are a couple of reasons to be cautious but boy, one couldn't ask for a much better premiere than that.
Kowloon Generic Romance Manga Volume 1-6 Review
What started as a lushly drawn nostalgia piece about a long-gone city soon delves into sci-fi mystery material and a burgeoning sense of dread.
PODCAST: Ep. 79: Kowloon Generic Romance
"After The Rain's" Jun Mayuzuki returns with a new sci-fi tinged romantic comedy that's anything but generic...
Kusuriya no Hitorigoto (The Apothecary Diaries) – Episodes 26 and 27 (Season 2 Episodes 2 and 3) Analysis + Important Details
So the caravan that was brought up at the start of Episode 25 is coming in advance of their banquet for the special envoy from a foreign land,…
Kowloon Generic Romance – 01 – The Right Prescription
Kowloon Generic Romance starts off pleasingly lo-fi, with its protagonist Kujirai Reiko waking up and starting the day with a breakfast of watermelon and cigarettes on her balcony,…
Manga of the Month: Kowloon Generic Romance
Kowloon Generic Romance by Jun Mayuzuki While the story of Kowloon Generic Romance does take place in Hong Kong’s Kowloon Walled City, it is anything but generic. Real…
Ep. 79 – Kowloon Generic Romance Vol. 1, by Jun Mayuzuki
This week Deb leads the crew to Kowloon Walled City, and the new manga Kowloon Generic Romance by Jun Mauzuki! Will Chip like this unique seinen romance?
Kusuriya no Hitorigoto (The Apothecary Diaries) Episodes 28 and 29 (Season 2 Episodes 4 and 5) – Analysis + Important Details
These two episodes were a lot more straightforward than what came before and focused primarily on four things, Gaoshun telling Maomao about a story regarding two women, one…
INTERVIEW: Jun Mayuzuki, creator of Kowloon Generic Romance
TCAF 2023 guest Jun Mayuzuki, the creator of romcom/sci-fi series Kowloon Generic Romance talks with Deb about her comics career and how nostalgia influences her gorgeous and genre-defying…
Spiraken Manga Review Ep 507: Kowloon Generic Romance
In this episode, Xan reviews a manga that takes place in a city that no longer exists and relies on nostalgia. Is it a good romance story? Well…
Kowloon Generic Romance Volumes 7-8 Manga Review
With both anime and live-action drama adaptations promised for 2025, now is unquestionably the right time to discover your Absolute Self and read the original first.
After the Rain and Kowloon Generic Romance Manga Artist Jun Mayuzuki
Manga creator Jun Mayuzuki shares her inspirations for Kowloon Generic Romance, the research that went into creating it, and her feelings about categorizing it as sci-fi.
After the Rain and Kowloon Generic Romance Manga Artist Jun Mayuzuki
Manga creator Jun Mayuzuki shares her inspirations for Kowloon Generic Romance, the research that went into creating it, and her feelings about categorizing it as sci-fi.
Kusuriya no Hitorigoto (The Apothecary Diaries) Episodes 35-36 (Season 2 Episodes 11-12) – Analysis + Important Details
The episode led with Jinshi asking whether Gaoshun had made the necessary preparations and then saying that all that’s left is that girl since he has never once…
Kowloon Generic Romance #02 — Grabbing Women By the Head
I think this may actually be too stupid for me. Impressions: Both the start and the end were really awful, in distinctly different ways. She gets called by…
Kowloon Generic Romance – 02 – The Woman With No Past
Still reeling from the discovery that Hajime’s former fiancée looked exactly like her, Reiko gets a call from her friend and client Xiaohei about a noisy neighbor. The…
Kowloon Generic Romance Episode 2 Review – That’s Her, But Also Not Her
Just who is Kujirai and what happened with Kujirai-B?
Kowloon Generic Romance Episode 1 Review – An Ominous Rhombus In The Sky
Happy birthday to Kujirai’s voice actress Haruka Shiraishi!
Kowloon Generic Romance - A Perspective from a Cantonese-Speaking Person
After reading Mangasplaining’s great interview with Jun Mayuzuki and hearing a lot about the series, I jumped into the 1st 3 volumes of Kowloon Generic Romance. As someone…
Re:Zero Episode 66 (Season 3 Episode 16) – Analysis and Important Details
I thought the episode was a satisfying conclusion to this season although there was one detail I hoped would be revealed that didn’t. Included in my post this…
Re:Zero Episode 64 (Season 3 Episode 14) – Analysis and Important Details
This was an interesting episode even if it was a bit cliché how Theresia fell heads over heels for Wilhelm at first sight. Personally, that happened to me…
Kusuriya no Hitorigoto (The Apothecary Diaries) – Episode 25 (Season 2 Ep. 1) Analysis + Important Details
It’s really nice to have The Apothecary Diaries back given how weak this season of anime looks. Jinshi and Gaoshun visit all the concubines, and one thing of…
430 – Twiple Dip 5 – Chainsaw Man, Kowloon Generic Romance, Drowning Love
On this episode we discuss masterpieces, Tezuka Osamu Ashisutanto no Shokutaku, Heiwa no Kuni no Shimazaki e, Trigun Stampede, and more! Then we return to Kowloon Generic Romance,…
Re:Zero Episode 62 (Season 3 Episode 12) – Analysis + Important Details
This episode was more straightforward than most Re:Zero episodes, but there were still some very interesting details in it, including Subaru honouring a fallen foe and a very…
Re:Zero Episode 65 (Season 3 Episode 15) – Analysis + Important Details
This was my favourite episode of Season 3 so far. It had very compelling fights ’cause the fights themselves made you care about the characters either directly or…
Re:Zero Episode 58 (Season 3 Episode 8) Analysis + Important Details
Okay, I ended up being right that Otto may have been in possession of the not-quite-Tome of Wisdom originally used by Roswaal, but I was wrong about the…
Re:Zero Episode 61 (Season 3 Episode 11) – Analysis + Important Details
Although this episode wasn’t as well-animated as last week’s, I did appreciate it for making me like Liliana given I found her somewhat annoying before and ’cause of…
Re:Zero Episode 60 (Season 3 Episode 10) – Analysis + Important Details
We start off this episode with Capella back the government office. Apparently, Felix and Anastasia prepared a ruse for Capella with Felix’s hope that Capella would tell her…
Re:Zero Episode 63 (Season 3 Episode 13) – Analysis + Important Details
This episode has a number of interesting implications as well as good character work that had been set-up since the premiere of Season 3. Not going to lie,…
Re:Zero Episode 59 (Season 3 Episode 9) Analysis + Important Details
Re:Zero is back after 2 and a half months, and it had some very interesting details that will probably be relevant to the plot in the future, and…
409 – Triple Dip 65 – Kowloon Generic Romance, Lost Lad London, Heterogenia Linguistico
Morgana is out so the guys check out Kowloon Generic Romance, Lost Lad London, and Heterogenia Linguistico for a Yen Press Triple Dip! dakazu also read Sachiko Takeuchi‘s…
Seasonal First Impressions: This City Knows Your Name – Remembering and Forgetting in KOWLOON GENERIC ROMANCE
A drifting mix of signifiers meant to rouse our interest without answering too many questions upfront. Kowloon certainly, Romance, more or less. Generic, I’m not so sure.
My Journal, Page 23, 27 October 2022 – Float in Nostalgia with Kowloon Generic Romance – Volume 1
Kujirai Reiko is a young woman in her 30s, working as a realtor in a real estate agency in the Kowloon Walled City. She lives a regular and…
Kusuriya no Hitorigoto (The Apothecary Diaries) Episode 34 – Analysis + Important Details
This episode seems very different from that of what came before given Maomao indicated some things are simply beyond her understanding. The episode opens with Lady Hongniang introducing…
Kusuriya no Hitorigoto (The Apothecary Diaries) Episode 31 (Season 2 Episode 7) – Analysis + Important Details
While this episode was less eventful than the previous ones, there are a number of interesting things introduced in it, and it retained the very high quality of…
Kusuriya no Hitorigoto (The Apothecary Diaries) Episode 30 (Season 2 Episode 6) – Analysis + Important Details
This episode leads with the woman from the clinic who showed Ailan a room she could stay in last episode, and we find out her name is Shenlü…
Kusuriya No Hitorigoto (The Apothecary Diaries) Episode 33 (Season 2 Episode 9) – Analysis + Important Details
Continuing from the previous episode, Maomao sees the urgency in the situation since the building the late Emperor stayed in was going to be demolished, which would mean…
Kusuriya no Hitorigoto (The Apothecary Diaries) Episode 32 (Season 2 Episode 8) – Analysis + Important Details
The episode leads with Maomao being assigned to the storage shed as punishment for scaring Yinghua with the salamander tail she caught. It flashes back to a hilarious…
Il mio Journal, Pagina 23, 27 Ottobre 2022 – Fluttuate nella nostalgia con Kowloon Generic Romance – Volume 1
Kujirai Reiko è una giovane trentenne che lavora come agente immobiliare in un’agenzia della città murata di Kowloon. Vive una vita ordinaria e discretamente rilassante, andando al lavoro…
Pick of the Week: Kowloon Generic Picks
ASH: There certainly are a fair number of releases this week! Debut-wise, I find that overall the novels have caught my attention the most, with Sword of the…
Mirai Nikki: A Critical Analysis Part 1 (Episodes 1-2)
Good day to all readers! In addition to a couple other posts and projects in the works, I have decided on making some content about Mirai Nikki (Future…
Lightning and Romance GN 1-2
20-year-old Reo returns to high school to finish his education where he meets Sumire, and she's not about to let him dictate her feelings – especially not when…