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Jun 26, 2024
Scape-God (Manga) add
Don't bother reading this manga, it's a mishmash of meaningless violence, gore, sex, cheap not even legitimate racism just low quality iq type beat. Easily one of the worst manga i've read. Almost no thought, and no quality to the art either. Feels like a chimp wrote this series. The author obviously was just getting out some kind of strange desire, and opens with loli in the first few pages which simply shows you what you are in for, his NEED to make the main character naked within the first five seconds is truly all you need to know. Even people who enjoy loli content, ...
Apr 27, 2024
Chain (Manga) add
Mixed Feelings
Quite a strong one-shot from the author of Kagurabachi. Many have felt ninja manga is an overplayed trope since the obvious giant in the space, but manga of these sorts are a staple of shonen all the way back to kamui-den, and greats like Go Nagai have produced their own ninja manga like Kuro-No-Shishi. In recent years, there is a bit of an attempt to revive this format, we also saw this with Black Torch which took the same cyberpunk/tech bend that is pushing in the genre. Chain takes a similar attempt with a more 'modern' settings compared to the historical version of ninjas most ...
Dec 30, 2023
Incredibly charming manga about a woman running a restaurant-hotspirngs on a small planet. Each chapter is a sort of one-shot with different guests coming to the planet, sometimes with more connection to Motoka, but often times completely random and sharing their life stories. These stories are always interesting, impactful, and filled with emotion even though they are quite short. The sci-fi context of the story really enables a variety of interesting plots framed inside the vast reaches of space. You aren't sure what guests will come next as they can come from anywhere, and often that enables the author to play with interesting plots and ...
Dec 30, 2023
This Movie/OVA/Filler Episode extracted out of the Ninku series actually felt like one of the better examples of early Pierrot, and the evolution that goes into creating specifically Naruto. While this absolutely stands on it's own, the early formula that is pioneered by Ninku and even by Pierrot in this movie is a critical chain in the development of Naruto. The side characters, themselves actually more interestingly designed than the main Ninku cast, really showcases what develops into both Naruto and Bleach filler design. While many criticize the pacing of Pierrot filler, rightfully so, when paced well like in certain Bleach fillers they can be ...
Dec 29, 2023
Anyone whose read this manga will know how much Colorido actually improved upon the source. Obviously Kubo is heavily involved with the project, and you can tell his studies on London/England are paying off, and he really infuses that world design with the cultural background. At first you would think a series like this leans on Harry Potter tropes, but many of them are blown out and upgraded in ways that give them a unique identity completely separate from obvious inspirations.

The design are incredible, and Kubo is still in his prime. Every single detail and little addition to the characters comes out in a classic ...
Jun 27, 2023
Epic story that leans on aesthetic vibes more than writing. Lots of extreme violence, intended to satisfy manga fans, like myself. The addition of Toyoo Ashida's writing (Dr Slump) really gave the movie an identity separate from the manga, but one that clashes with the vibe of the world, ultimately detracting from true desolation and brutality of the manga. Feels like a lost Dragonball film at times, and leads into the flashy combat later seen in Z and other 90s hypergore OVAs. The soundtrack's influence on not only video games like Final Fantasy, but also J-Rock through Gackt is another critical lineage under explored.
Apr 24, 2023
Mixed Feelings
Fairly straight forward Dr. Slump movie that focuses on the Great Race of Penguin Village. Interesting is that I think this movie did the concept before the manga, but I could be wrong since the timeline is pretty close. Additionally, that arc of the manga is the only arc that Toriyama himself didn't write, it was mostly his assistants, so it's very possible they took and adapted the idea from this movie.

Both are different, and spend time on separate gags, and since Slump is so comedy focused it has to rely on those gags a little more. I think the ones from the manga ...
Apr 17, 2023
Flying Ben (Manga) add
Flying Ben is an incredible generational story dealing with the lives of three dogs and their owner Tadashi. Much of the story revolves around themes of family, loyalty, the struggle to survive, and generational trauma. Without spoiling to much of the plot, the trio of dogs operates like many other famous manga trios, with the brother-like relationship between the two male dogs being the center for multiple battles across the dogs lives. The intense battle scenes are starkly different from much of Tezuka's other animal works, making this quite violent in character. The story really helps cement the tone of Shonen manga for generations to ...
Apr 2, 2023
Pierce (Manga) add
While Slam Dunk and Vagabond are two of the most well known manga series, and regularly rotate into many peoples top ten and favorites lists, few are aware of Takehiko Inoue's One Shot he created between these works. Instead of spoiling the plot, I can only say this manga is canonically related to Slam Dunk, and thus strikes me as a bit crazy so many have not heard about it. Given the subject matter it helps flesh-out some details of the characters in ways that heighten a reread of the original.

However this manga is not just a piece of canon, but also a fantastic work ...
Apr 1, 2023
Magma Taishi (Manga) add
Mixed Feelings
Magma Taishi is an interesting look at early Super Robot manga. While having many derivative elements found in the earlier Tetsujin 28, Magma Taishi finds it's own flavor and develops a unique style separate from other Super Robot manga. While the designs of the characters leave something to be desired, their personalities are well fleshed out with strong identities and unqiue roles to fill in the plot.

Many modern readers might view the mangas plot as simple, but at the time Magma Taishi was fairly complex with high level themes laced throughout the manga in typical Tezuka fashion. However, this manga was not actually done by ...


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