I just finishing re-reading “Beauty Pop” because it came to mind that it was similar to Ouran High School Host Club — and, indeed it is. but without the twins. Kiri is =_= like Haruhi, Naru is the clueless crown prince with a mischievous father like Tamaki, Ochiai is the seemingly heartless megane shadow king like Kyouya, Kei is very
Read moreHere’s is a wallpaper I made of Tamaki and Haruhi’s accidental Kiss. I decide to go with the feel of ice-cream. I don’t really know why — perhaps because it’s summer and ice-cream would be great right now. Download: 1920×1200 1600×1600
Read moreI have written about “Black Bird” in the past (2007 and 2008) and my opinion of it hasn’t changed. The appeal of “Black Bird” is seeing how low it can go from chapter to chapter and as such, can be, at best, categorized as “guilty pleasure.” As a reminder: New Manga: BlackBird From the mangaka who brought us “Backstage Prince”
Read moreHere a link to a great write-up on the life of a sushi chef apprentice from the Mrs. Lin’s Kitchen newsletter. Link It made me think about the possible lack of training some of the sushi chefs may have had at some of my local sushi restaurants. Hahahaha!!! I think in the state of CA, there a 6 -12-mo training
Read moreI’d like to extend upon a blog entry I did on manga translation way back in Nov of 2007. Link What I’d like to expand upon is this: What’s interesting about this is that I feel a very strong connection to the original text and to what I’ve written. I didn’t expect this. It feels sort of like I’m a
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