Fanart Friday, Too: Striking Jujutsu
These black-and-white illustrations of Jujutsu Kaisen characters are just stunning! Have you kept up with the anime? Did you finish the manga? ★ 【Uki】 「 呪術のいろいろ 」 ☆ *reprinted w/permission
Fanart Friday: Luce vs. Dracula
We chatted earlier this week about Luce, the Vatican’s new kawaii mascot. The fanart came out fast and furiously after her reveal—and here’s one of our favorites, a Castlevania x Luce mashup! ★ 【haraya】 「 Vampire Hunter 」 ☆
From the New World: Bloodstained Memories
“Let me disclose the gifts reserved for age/ To set a crown upon your lifetime’s effort. / First, the cold friction of expiring sense / Without enchantment, offering no promise / But bitter tastelessness of shadow fruit / As body and soul begin to fall asunder. / Second, the conscious impotence of rage / At… Read More From the New World: Bloodstained Memories
Envisioning a Bright Future for All Otaku
Just this week, the Vatican brought out a brand-new mascot to represent the Church’s upcoming year. Named “Luce” (“light” in Italian), the cute character caught a ton of attention and went viral in large part because she’s drawn in anime-style. That’s right, the Vatican meets anime! Even gigantic institutions that may have once avoided anime… Read More Envisioning a Bright Future for All Otaku
Reader’s Corner: Spooky Halloween Edition!
Happy (almost) Halloween, all you scary readers out there! We don’t review a whole lot of horror on Reader’s Corner, but we have a few that quality (or nearly do!) for a special spooky edition! Leading the ghastly collection is Uncanny: The Origins of Fear, horror master Junji Ito’s illustrated memoir; joining it are the… Read More Reader’s Corner: Spooky Halloween Edition!
Fanart Friday: A Princess Mononoke Halloween
The fantastical imagery in many Studio Ghibli films makes them ripe for artists to take and interpret with similarly imaginative themes, like those represented in Halloween! Check out these incredible and complex pieces meshing the spooky day with Princess Mononoke! ★ 【ひとみん】 「 princess mononoke halloween 」 ☆ *reprinted w/permission
Reader’s Corner: Days With My Stepsister (Vol. 1), Itaewon Class (Vol. 3), and Horimiya (Vol. 17)
There are a lot of questions in the volumes we’re reviewing this week: Will Akane win in the final round of the tournament? Is Days with My Stepsister really about that, and if so, is it still worth reading? There’s a Totoro film comic? Wait, what’s a film comic? And there’s another volume of Horimiya?… Read More Reader’s Corner: Days With My Stepsister (Vol. 1), Itaewon Class (Vol. 3), and Horimiya (Vol. 17)
