Genshiken 2
Overall Rating: A Summary: Genshiken is a comedy/slice-of-life anime series based on the manga of the same name by Shimoku Kio. The story revolves around the lives of the members of Genshiken, a...
View ArticleNana
Overall Rating: A+ Summary: A romance/drama/music shōjo series created by Ai Yazawa, and focuses on the lives of young women who are both named Nana. To top it off, they meet on a train when they are...
View ArticleNightschool
Overall Rating: B+ Summary: A urban fantasy/supernatural shōjo comedy series by Svetlana Chmakova, which follows two sisters, Alex and Sarah Treveney, who are witches. The manga itself (which is an OEL...
View ArticleSayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei
Overall Rating: ASummary: Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei translates to "Goodbye, Mr. Despair" in English. Created by by Kōji Kumeta, the series is a shōnen slice-of-life series which follows Nozomu...
View ArticleAntique Bakery
Overall Rating: ASummary: A cooking/comedy/slice-of-life/shōnen-ai series based on the manga by Fumi Yoshinaga. Keiichirō Tachibana comes from a wealthy family, and was kidnapped as a child. His...
View ArticleThe Girl Who Leapt Through Time
Overall Rating: A+ Summary: The Girl Who Leapt Through Time is a science fiction romance and drama movie with some touches of slice of life based on Yasutaka Tsutsui’s novel of the same name (時をかける少女...
View ArticleNabari No Ou
Overall Rating: B+ Summary: An action/comedy/drama/supernatural shōnen series (or superdramactedy for short), based on the manga written and illustrated by Yuhki Kamatani. The story follows Miharu...
View ArticleMonster
Overall Rating: A+ Summary: A psychological/horror/detective seinen series created by Naoki Urasawa, which follows Dr. Kenzo Tenma. An incredibly skilled brain surgeon from Japan, Tenma seems to have...
View ArticleWhat US Media Can Learn About Dynamic Female Characters From Manga
Last week I came across this article on Jezebel titled “Memo To The Media: In 2010, Add More Dynamic Female Characters” buy Latoya Peterson, and I wanted to spend some time discussing it. The main...
View ArticleBoys Over Flowers
Overall Rating: A+ Summary: A drama/romantic comedy shojo series created by Kamio Yoko. The TV series is a Korean adaptation of the Japanese manga. The story revolves around Geum Jan Di, a high school...
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