If anyone has doubts my anime obsession predates my current work, they should be erased by the fact I just spent at least two and a half hours playing with a doll. Today, my “Asuka” Pullip arrived in all her glory. Jun Planning, the peeps who manufacture these little lovelies, outdid themselves.
MAISON IKKOKU, Vols. 1-7 by Rumiko Takahashi
Before Ranma 1/2 and InuYasha, Rumiko Takahashi was best known for the bikini-clad alien Lum and the bittersweet romance of Maison Ikkoku.
Naoki Urasawa’s MONSTER, Vols. 7-11
With some series, I’m compelled to read each volume as it is immediately available, but others are best consumed in batches. Monster falls into this second category. It’s impossible to read just one volume at a time due to Naoki Urasawa‘s skill as an artist and storyteller.