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Comics in English
I read mostly Japanese manga and some Korean manhwa and Chinese manhua 漫画. I do read other kinds of comics though rarely. The ones I've read so far have been extremely eye-opening and interesting and made me think. I only remember reading 3 series/authors of english comics. One is a singaporean author and IMO his comics are more manga like. The ( Read more... ) -
MIZUSAWA Megumi - Orange Kakumei and Ohana Moyou no One-Piece
Just re-read Orange (Orenji) Kakumei and Flower Patterned One-Piece. They are both 1 volume stories of about 2-3 chapters. The stories are set in middle school and serialized in Ribon. I like them for their cheerful and upbeat heroines, and also no silly over the top drama and angst - sometimes found in manga aimed for older teens. Overall an ' ( Read more... ) -
Manga I want to read, but will need undivided attention and put aside real life
Here's a list of manga I so very want to read, but I know, I know, I know that they will suck my life. I need to set aside 2-3 days full undivided attention. Well, waiting for Christmas/New Year's 10 day shutdown to catch up on them. That means I need to do spring cleaning and moving planned for shutdown before that. or never. sigh. Oh and get a ( Read more... ) -
Max Lovely by KURAHASHI Erika
Reading Max Lovely by Karahashi Erika this weekend. 5 volumes. It is a Ribon manga, targeted a tweens/young teens.
I like it though. There's some LOL moments. The characters are very likable, and there's little or no angst - any angst/drama with a particular person never gets prolonged and gets resolved within 1 or 2 chapters. Overall its positive ( Read more... ) -
Mimi wo Sumaseba (Whisper of the Heart) - HIIRAGI Aoi
Manga which the Miyazaki anime/movies - Whisper of the Heart and The Cat Returns - were based on ( Read more... ) -
MORIMOTO Kozueko - Gokusen
Gokusen has got to be my favourite manga of all time ( Read more... ) -
why keep a journal?
I just want to journal all the manga I've read, and especially those I've enjoyed.
This journal is not a way to improve my writing, nor to attract visitors.
but its "exposure equilibrium" - some users want to see what you've posted before they allow you to friend them. so i guess I gotta build up some cred. how's that for some honesty?
and now to a ( Read more... ) -
1st post, test post
1st post and a test post.
I have no idea how to set private, friends only.
what's the difference between friends and communities?
oh well.