Boys Over Flowers is always fun because it’s a relentless drama-rama in the very best sense of the word. Tsukasa’s mother is also an effective villain. I like how Kamio just doesn’t say Kaede is controlling. She demonstrates it multiple times — now she has SPIES(!) — and gives readers another reason to root for… Continue reading BOYS OVER FLOWERS, Vols. 25 & 26 by Yoko Kamio
Category: Books
What I’m reading — from manga to mysteries and more.
BASARA, Vol. 24 by Yumi Tamura
It breaks my heart that hardly anyone else seems to be talking about Basara, especially as it turns the corner into the final volumes of VIZ Media’s English-language release. (It is older, but the writer in wants the quality factor to triumph over the age factor.)
Happy NANA Day! 2007.07.07
It’s NO secret that I’m a huge fan of all things Ai Yazawa, including NANA. The July issue of Shojo Beat is the last issue that will feature the serialization of the manga, but that’s OK. We’re just getting to the really intense parts — rated “M” — and it not being featured in mag… Continue reading Happy NANA Day! 2007.07.07