“When half way through the journey of our life I found that I was in a gloomy wood, because the path which led aright was lost”. It may have begun innocently, out of curiosity or under stress, or resonating with something in our pasts. It may have been something noble at first—art, work, a pastime,… Read More Shoujo and the Bride of Christ (III): Rose of Versailles
I was fourteen years old, Shinji Ikari´s age, when A Bridge to Terabithia made its movie debut. Like his fated stay in Misato’s house, only in time have I come to realize the influence it has had on me. Leslie Burke, the imaginative and courageous adventurer played by AnnaSophia Robb, did not only unveil a… Read More Shoujo and the Bride of Christ (I): Kimi ni Todoke and Ao Haru Ride
The World’s Finest Assassin Gets Reincarnated in Another World as an Aristocrat, Vol. 1 When a proficient assassin gets “taken care of” after he is no longer needed, a goddess gives him the opportunity to be reincarnated in another world, but with a task to complete. The hero who will defeat the Demon King who… Read More Reader’s Corner: Last Dungeon, Talentless Nana, and Oregairu
How do you know if you’re in love? How can you tell if it’s “real”? And what do you when other relationships, friendships, and histories becomes obstacles in the way of dating? These questions are often difficult to navigate even for fully mature, experienced adults, but they can be absolutely mystifying when you’re a teenager.… Read More Review: Love Me, Love Me Not (Vol. 5)
As the friendship between Yuna and Akari develops in volume two of Love Me, Love Me Not (Omoi, Omoware, Furi, Furare), so, too, do the girls’ connections with the boys they’re closest to—Rio begins to confide in Yuna, who desires to be brave and admit her crush on him, while Akari learns more about and… Read More Review: Love Me, Love Me Not (Vol. 2)
It’s a tricky thing to engage in a new romantic relationships when you’re still entangled in a past one, or at least in one that you desired would happen. Yoshioka discovers this when she accompanies Mabuchi (in her eyes, “strictly as a friend”) on a visit to his old neighborhood. But as she sees him… Read More Review: Ao Haru Ride Vol. 11
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