When you read RuriDragon, the first thing you'll probably notice is all its great art, its expressive, well-drawn characters.
Oh, and Ruri's dragon horns she just happened to wake up with one morning before school.
She reacts as you'd expect an average schoolgirl to, and that's where the story gets its charm and humor--relatable and lifelike characters.
Ruri, her mother, her friends, and everyone else aren't simply exaggerated, dimwitted characters another shounen mangaka might have used for cheap laughs and lazy storytelling.
30 chapters in, I'm left curious to see how Ruri grows and changes as a character and what other charming characters she'll meet along the way.
Jul 21, 2024
Tatakae!! Iczer-1
(Anime)
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"Fight! Iczer-1" is a largely unmemorable mecha OVA with gory body horror, hand-to-hand light saber battles, androids, and elements of tentacle porn.
Largely unmemorable except for its largely female cast. Who are also largely unmemorable. Oh and the hilariously bad English dubbing, which may actually be worth the watch for fans of movies with bad dubs and above-average-for-the-time animation and soundtracks. Watching the dub, it's clear the voice actors were just as confused by and unconvinced of the film as the people who ultimately watch the film. It's not quite as hilariously bad as the "Urotsukidoji" English dub, but it's also (thankfully) less overtly sexual or disturbing. Still, as a ... 
Jul 12, 2024
Dorohedoro
(Manga)
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In the world of manga, there's nothing quite like Dorohedoro.
Caiman isn't the first lovable badass with a lizard head, and Nikaido isn't the first busty badass. They make a great team though. Caiman's love for gyoza is unmatched, and Nikaido makes a mean gyoza. And the two of them are as comfortable in a streetfight as they are chilling and laughing together or with friends. ... 
Jul 11, 2024
Balance Policy
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It's an interesting premise, but it doesn't really figure into the story in any important ways.
This is really just a story about a teenage boy magically and forcibly "changed" into a girl, now trying to make sense of puberty, friendships, romance, and parents that just don't understand. And like puberty, it's more feeling than story--everything seems more important and meaningful than it is, but nothing really happens. The feelings are real, but but they're still just feelings. Then, it's just... over. Like a childhood origin story for adult characters we never meet. But the characters are, for the most part, likeable and/or relatable enough to make the ... |
