I’m approaching 30 and am two years out from getting married, so it’s safe to say that I’m not really the target audience for Tokyo Tarareba Girls, but I do feel like I know enough people like the women in this manga to feel a connection to their story. They’re thirty year old women who … More Tokyo Tarareba Girls Manga Volume 2 Review
Welcome back to another installment of “Last Week in Geekdom” where I comb the internet for all the news you need to know so you don’t have to. I’m trying to get back into the groove of writing twice a week and taking a look through my manga backlog, so be prepared for more manga … More Last Week in Geekdom – Your Weekly News Round-Up (11/5 – 11/11)
A couple months ago I posted on Twitter asking for opinions on what manga I should buy if I could only buy one volume, and this manga, Water Dragon’s Bride, was one of the suggestions I got. I’ve been trying to branch out from some of the longer running series I’ve been reading, trying out … More Water Dragon’s Bride Manga Volume 1 First Impressions
Kakuriyo hits a lot of the key points for me in terms of a series that I know I’m going to be interested in long-term. It has a focus on youkai, and as you probably know by now, I will forever be drawn to series that use concepts of mythology and the supernatural. But it … More Kakuriyo: Bed and Breakfast for Spirits Anime 2nd Cour Review
Welcome back to another installment of “Last Week in Geekdom” where I comb the internet for all the news you need to know so you don’t have to. I hope you all enjoyed the mythology special from last month. Please let me know in the comments whether you want to see more of it next … More Last Week in Geekdom – Your Weekly News Round-Up (10/29 – 11/4)
You’re walking down a dark street at night. Mist is starting to cover the ground making the road ahead of you hard to see. Suddenly you see the shadow of a woman step out of the mist and walk towards you. She looks like a fairly normal Japanese woman and is wearing a surgical mask … More October Mythology Special: Kuchisake-Onna, or What Happens When Ghost Stories Get Too Real
Japan is known for its hungry ghosts, yurei who come back to haunt those who have wronged them or come back to fulfill some unfulfilled purpose before they can move on. In the last post, we had the Manekute no Yurie or the beckoning hand that appears sticking out of empty rooms, and will only … More October Mythology Special: Gashadokuro, the Hungriest of Ghosts
Welcome back to another “Last Week in Geekdom” where I comb the internet for all the news you need to know so you don’t have to. I’m almost to the end of this year’s first October Mythology Special, with only two or three posts left. Be sure to check out my older posts and let … More Last Week in Geekdom – Your Weekly News Round-Up (10/22 -10/28)
Hi guys! I’ve been thinking about this for a while, so I figured I’d give this a shot. I now have a Ko-Fi page where you can choose to drop me a couple dollars here or there. For the most part I think I’ll be using this to supplement my funds for manga and comics. … More [Blog Update] I have a Ko-Fi page now!
I’m sure you’ve noticed just how much I’ve been talking about XXXHolic, and it’s not just because it’s that time of year when I want to read slightly spooky or mystical stories. The content of XXXHolic hits on a lot of humanity’s biggest fears and insecurities, including the ones from legends and folklore. In chapter … More October Mythology Special: The Disembodied Hands of Legend
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