Natsume is a young man who exists in liminality. He’s no longer a child and not an adult yet. He is an orphan but is building a found family. He lives among humans but talks to yokai. Natsume is a young man who walks paths that most of us will never be able to see….
A man & his cat is pretty famous. OK maybe some of you have never heard of it but Japanese readers fell in love with this manga when it started publishing and I had been hearing about it for years. And I thought about buying it on several occasions but I was always just a…
Titles: Udon no Kuni no Kiniro Kemari Genre: Comedy, drama, slice of life, supernatural, yokai, food, found family, iyashikei Episodes: 12 Studio: LIDENFILMS Souta grew up in a small town. Kanata isn’t a bad place. There’s plenty of fishing and people are pretty nice. But small towns can get sniffling. And after his mother died,…
I was really looking forward to reading The World of Machida-kun. I can’t quite explain why. You know when you first see someone at school or at work. And you think to yourself, I bet I would really get along with that person. We should be friends. And you don’t really have a reason to…
Titles: King Ranking, Ousama Ranking Genre: Fantasy, action, drama, fairytale, adventure, awww Episodes: 23 Studio: Wit Studio Once upon a time there lived a great giant king who was admired by his people and unbeatable in battle. He build a mighty kingdom with his own strength and rose two great sons with two formidable queens….
I have noticed that there are a lot more manga about cats than about dogs. I have a feeling that Japan in general is more of a cat place. Not that they don’t have their share of notable and incredibly adorable dogs. It’s just that I mostly see manga and anime either about cats or…
If I had to summarize my experience with Suiyou Kyoudai (or Wednesday Siblings) in a single sentence it would be Suiyou Kyoudai is worth the cavities! Unfortunately, as far as I could find, this manga doesn’t yet have an official translation but I will be jumping on it the4 second it does. In the meantime,…
I remember trying to read Naoki Urasawa’s 20th Century Boys years ago and not really getting into it. I didn’t think it was bad or anything, just not for me. I even said as much to a few of my fellow bloggers. Well, am I ever ready to eat my words. I decided to give…
Some of you may have picked up on the fact that I’m not much of a romantic. It’s not that I have anything against lurve really but I am just generally bored by romantic storylines and find most of what passes for epic love stories to be frankly very unromantic…. I mean people still think…
Titles: Barakamon Genre: Slice of Life, Comedy, Awww Episodes: 12 Studio: Kinema Citrus Sei Handa is a calligraphy prodigy. Well he was, now he’s a caaligraphy master who’s been in the business for a while and is widely reognized for his talent. But geniuses and artists tend to be fragile and Hand is both! He’s…
Titles: Zombieland Saga: Revenge, Zombie Land Saga Revenge Genre: Idol, comedy, supernatural Episodes: 12 Studio: MAPPA Making it as an idol isn’t an easy task. And every step along the way can be your last! A year ago, Franchouchou put on what was suppose to be their marquis performance and bombed tragically. They’ve been working…
Titles: DoraIe, Ein Drache auf Wohnungsjagd, Jeune Dragon recherche Appartement ou Donjon, Dragon, Ie wo Kau, Dragon Goes House-Hunting Genre: Fantasy, Slice of Life, Real Estate, Comedy Episodes: 12 Studio: Signal.MD What should a young bachelor red dragon do when he suddenly finds himself homeless? Letty is about to find out. After failing to protect…
Titles: Natsume Yuujinchou: Utsusemi ni Musubu, Natsume’s Book of Friends the Movie: Ephemeral Bond Genre: Everything good in the world and kitties! Episodes: 1 Studio: Studio Shuka Things are going well for Natsume. For the first time, he’s managed to find a place in the world. He has friends everywhere he goes, a loving and…
You know what? I almost skipped this month. That’s so unlike me. Not only would skipping a month have ruined the symmetry of my monthly Natsume/Owls posts but you’d figure with a theme like “Happiness” I would have been all over it! It’s the perfect theme for Natsume’s Book of Friends and, let’s face it: it’s so…
****I will be discussing characters and events from the fourth episode of Bingo Stray Dogs, season 3. Although I don’t believe this post by spoils anything about the season or the larger plot, it does go over the episode itself in fair detail so if you don’t want to learn what happens, please feel free…