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Category Archives: opinion
Debate: Does the “Artist Tax” Negate Pirating?
Recently, my best friend came to visit me for a week and -as is tradition whenever we see each other- we marathoned a show together. This time we settled on watching Princess Jellyfish, one of my favorite anime, despite the … Continue reading
Posted in Discussion, manga, opinion
Tagged A Bride's Story, anime, artist tax, debate, industry, Kuragehime, manga, piracy, Princess Jellyfish, publishing, Saint Young Men, scanlations
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Hetalia’s Version of History: What Does It Offer Readers?
Full disclaimer: I work for TOKYOPOP as an editor, and I have worked on every print volume of Hetalia thus far. But I do enjoy Hetalia as a manga fan, and as a history nerd, and so this post is … Continue reading
Posted in Discussion, manga, opinion
Tagged atrocities, Hetalia Axis Powers, history, Sean Gaffney, tokyopop, war, World War II
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5 Reasons Why Anime Expo 2013 Was Good For Manga
So, for a while I’ve found anime cons to be a little depressing as a huge manga nerd. Very few manga panels, very few manga sellers in the dealers’ hall and a lot of publishers had relatively negative tones with … Continue reading
Posted in conventions, manga, news, opinion
Tagged Anime Expo, Attack on Titan, Dark Horse, digital manga, Digital Manga Publishing, Fanime, iPad, Kodansha, manga, Osamu Tezuka, publishers, Right Stuf, Sailor Moon, san diego comic con, tokyopop, Vertical Inc, Viz
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30 Day Yaoi Challenge, Day 25: Kizuna volume 4
Y’know, I should just stop making promises about when this yaoi challenge is going to wrap up. But, I do expect to have more time to read manga this upcoming week, so maybe it’ll happen sooner that I think? I … Continue reading
Posted in manga, opinion, reviews
Tagged 30 day yaoi challenge, Kazuma Kodaka, kendo, Kizuna, onsen, rape, yaoi, yaoi challenge
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Kaori Yuki MMF: I Think I’ll Stick to the Victorian Goth Manga
Another Manga Movable Feast is rolling by this week and it’s about another mangaka (Kaori Yuki) whose seminal work I haven’t read in its entirety. Luckily, this time I’m prepared! I just happen to have bought all of Angel Sanctuary … Continue reading
Posted in manga, opinion, reviews
Tagged Angel Sanctuary, angels, Cain Saga, Deux Ex Machina, Foxy Lady Ayame, Gary Stu, incest, Kaori Yuki, The Beautiful World, uniforms
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30 Day Yaoi Challenge, Day 24: Love Makes Everything Creepy
Yeah, I’m being reaaaaaaaaal bad about finishing up this challenge, but I have a legit excuse: I was working my part-time job and house-sitting for 4 days. The house-sitting included dog-sitting, so I was working 9-to-5 and dealing with three … Continue reading
Posted in manga, opinion, reviews
Tagged 30 day yaoi challenge, creepers, DMP, June, Love Makes Everything Right, Sanae Rokuya, stalking, yaoi
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30 Day Yaoi Challenge, Day 23: A Cock of Peerless Beauty
Yeah, you read that blog title right. Thank goodness for this crack. I was starting to get really, really bored. I’ve Seen It All volumes 1 & 2 by Shoko Takaku Chihiro is a doctor specializing in male health (The … Continue reading
Posted in manga, opinion, reviews
Tagged 30 day yaoi challenge, Antique Bakery, Crack, I've Seen It All, June, RuPaul's Drag Race, shoko takaku, yaoi
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