Here is my take after reading 3 volumes of the thought-provoking manga Otouto no Otto by Gengorou Tagame. My Husband’s Brother is about Yachi and his daughter Kana being visited by his deceased twin brother’s Canadian Husband, Mike. The story revolves around how Yachi, a conservative and traditional Japanese, handles the openly gay Mike through…
Continue quest →Here’s my take after reading 352 chapters of the phenomenon known as Berserk Kentarou Miura. Nowadays, when we look at the different media of Anime, Manga, movies, Gaming, etc. we can say that it has come a long way to this point. A lot of innovations have been made, but some more recycled ideas and…
Continue quest →Here’s my take after reading 24 chapters of the Vellichor of Hibiki: Shousetsuka ni Naru Houhou (Hibiki: Becoming a Novelist) by Mitsuharu Yanamoto. It’s seldom that I would find a manga relating to something I like, well… not actually reading books, but something about literature/writing. Hibiki satisfies that urge for me to read such a…
Continue quest →“I probably won’t be able to look forward to summer for a long time. My chest will hurt. My tears will be overflowing. But this warmth in my hands and these summer memories will live on in my heart. -Hotaru Takegawa” I already expected what would be the end of this story since I was…
Continue quest →Here’s what I think/feel after binge-watching Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica. Around 3 episodes through, I started to predict the flow of the story. It’s a bit of a turnoff, but after finally understanding what the story is aiming for, I concluded that it is a good take on deconstructing the magical girl genre but was…
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