I've recently picked up a number of volume 1's of various manga and now that I've read them, here are some of my first impressions:

( Impressions under cut... )

These 3 things are now connected:

Naoki Urasawa's Monster

Guillermo Del Toro

HBO

http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2013/04/24/pacific-rim-director-developing-adaptation-of-naoki-urasawas-monster-manga-at-hboEver since watching Monster and reading it, this is exactly what I've hoped for to get Urasawa's works into the mainstream. I REALLY ( Read more... )

My first impression of Bleach volume 55: The Blood Warfare comes from the unfamiliar character on the cover and Tite Kubo's author's note on the inside front page. I quote:

"I was finally able to reach the final arc! The entire Bleach story has been leading up to this point. I hope you stick with it until the end! -Tite KuboWOW! I didn't see that ( Read more... )

I desperately need to start looking for happier, cheerier stuff to read. Here is a quick rundown on everything I'm currently reading/watching while giving as little spoilers as I can:

-Bleach manga: The world is doomed. Aizen has pretty beaten down EVERYBODY and now pretty much the last hope is with Ichigo, but Aizen cheats badly and Ichigo will ( Read more... )