Category Archives: book & comic

Itou Junji No Neko Nikki: Yon & Mu

The difference between fear and comedy is paper thin. Here’s a cat comedy from a horror manga author. Ito Junji’s Cat Diary: Yon & Mu is another manga about daily life of pets and their mangaka owner. But if you

Itou Junji No Neko Nikki: Yon & Mu

The difference between fear and comedy is paper thin. Here’s a cat comedy from a horror manga author. Ito Junji’s Cat Diary: Yon & Mu is another manga about daily life of pets and their mangaka owner. But if you

Kakukaku Shikajika

Reading Kakukaku Shikajika just gives me such a nostalgic feeling, makes me remembering the days between my third year of high school and early college. I was crazy about manga and hoping someday to become a mangaka. While every student

Kakukaku Shikajika

Reading Kakukaku Shikajika just gives me such a nostalgic feeling, makes me remembering the days between my third year of high school and early college. I was crazy about manga and hoping someday to become a mangaka. While every student

Genji Monogatari

The Tale of Genji (Genji Monogatari) by Murasaki Shikibu is a book from a distant era. Widely recognized as the world’s first novel. Written by an aristocratic woman for other women of her rank, sure this wasn’t an easy read.

Genji Monogatari

The Tale of Genji (Genji Monogatari) by Murasaki Shikibu is a book from a distant era. Widely recognized as the world’s first novel. Written by an aristocratic woman for other women of her rank, sure this wasn’t an easy read.

Sayonara, Tama-chan

‘Sayonara, Tama-chan’ or literally translated as ‘Goodbye, My Ball-chan’  is a manga by Kazuyoshi Takeda Takeda was an assistant artist under GANTZ author Hiroya Oku’s studio when he was diagnosed with Testicular cancer. He then turned his experience of losing

Sayonara, Tama-chan

‘Sayonara, Tama-chan’ or literally translated as ‘Goodbye, My Ball-chan’  is a manga by Kazuyoshi Takeda Takeda was an assistant artist under GANTZ author Hiroya Oku’s studio when he was diagnosed with Testicular cancer. He then turned his experience of losing

Blade of Immortal

Mugen no Jyuunin means something like dweller of infinity, or better known by the title Blade of the Immortal, manga by Samura Hiroaki. This is one of the greatest samurai manga I’ve ever read. This 2013, finally it come to

Blade of Immortal

Mugen no Jyuunin means something like dweller of infinity, or better known by the title Blade of the Immortal, manga by Samura Hiroaki. This is one of the greatest samurai manga I’ve ever read. This 2013, finally it come to

High School Sweetheart

Stand Up! and Tomodachi no Hanashi, this two manga are pretty similar, tells about school life romance. Actually it’s a classic formula but with Yamakawa Aiji’s touch this two manga turn to be a relaxing shoujo manga. I still love

High School Sweetheart

Stand Up! and Tomodachi no Hanashi, this two manga are pretty similar, tells about school life romance. Actually it’s a classic formula but with Yamakawa Aiji’s touch this two manga turn to be a relaxing shoujo manga. I still love

The Witch and Me

Been obsessed lately with Yamakawa Aiji. I found Majo to Boku, lovely but damn so short.

The Witch and Me

Been obsessed lately with Yamakawa Aiji. I found Majo to Boku, lovely but damn so short.

Yajirobee

I’m not really into shoujo manga because mostly it has typical cliche plot, sparkling big eye and over tone background, but yeah, there are always exception for few. Some diamonds in the pile of shoujo and it takes time to

Yajirobee

I’m not really into shoujo manga because mostly it has typical cliche plot, sparkling big eye and over tone background, but yeah, there are always exception for few. Some diamonds in the pile of shoujo and it takes time to

For The Rose

This one is my favorite josei manga. The story is a bit cliche and don’t expect the best story that has something very surprising in the end. Akemi Yoshimura really put all on the depth of the characters, build a

For The Rose

This one is my favorite josei manga. The story is a bit cliche and don’t expect the best story that has something very surprising in the end. Akemi Yoshimura really put all on the depth of the characters, build a

Juliet’s Eggs

Juliet’s Eggs/Juliet no Tamago is rich with symbols and metaphor. It’s a difficult manga to digest. Using poetic dialogue with calm storyline makes this manga widely regarded as Yoshino Sakumi’s best work. Tells about love between a pair of twins,

Juliet’s Eggs

Juliet’s Eggs/Juliet no Tamago is rich with symbols and metaphor. It’s a difficult manga to digest. Using poetic dialogue with calm storyline makes this manga widely regarded as Yoshino Sakumi’s best work. Tells about love between a pair of twins,