First of all, I hope everyone in the US had a tasty and safe Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving was small here with just me, my husband, and Omari. We fried turkey legs and had all the usual sides — mashed potatoes, yams, southen style collards, stuffing, cranberry sauce, and pumpkin pie. Everything was insanely tasty. (I will admit to being proud of
Read moreIn an effort to find some more mature content for Omari’s Sister and Bakeneko’s Lair, I’ve been exploring josei manga. By “mature” I don’t mean sexual and violent content. What I mean is content that revolves around women who are older than teenagers or stories that do not take place in high school or junior high. It’s been a hard
Read moreI’ve been following the Tumblrs and Twitter feeds of US and Japanese publishers. Lately Kodansha USA has been answering fan questions. You should check out their Tumblr (LINK). This morning there is some discussion about josei manga. It seems the observation is josei manga doesn’t do well in the US despite many attempts. The exception is “Nana”. This got me
Read moreWhat were some of your favorite new 2012 manga series from Omari’s Sister and other scanlators and publishers? Please do share! What should I and the readers of this blog be reading?
Read moreHere’s a title coming from Vertical on July 17th that I’m very much looking forward to. It’s from Moyocco Anno, the same mangaka who wrote/illustrated “Sugar Sugar Rune”, but “Sukuran” is a mature title. Anyhow, since reading series like “Yukarism” and “Oiran Girl”, I’d like to see another interpretation of the Japanese courtesan world. Here’s a link to the synopsis
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