Back in 2016, Pause and Select did a video analysis of Sweetness and Lightning and the nature of how it displayed fatherhood. In it, he examines the social conceptions surrounding the nature of cooking and the creation of bentos in relation to the changing image of fatherhood. The nature of fatherhood in Japan is a … More The Changing Face of Paternity in Japan as Told Through Anime and Manga
I’m always looking for more josei manga to read, and this one has also been popping up on my Twitter feed. I think the last volume of the manga just came out in the US, but this series hasn’t been on my radar until now. I decided to give this one a try and picked … More Everyone’s Getting Married Manga Review: Volume 1
Hey guys! I’m just posting a quick update. If you’ve been following me on social media, you know that I’ve been hard at work on the next long-form article. It’s been having a few hic-ups here and there as well as delays due to having to pack up my apartment for a move in the … More Blog Update – No News This Week
One of my goals for this year and in restarting my use of Twitter was to try and keep myself updated on what’s going on in the industry and better follow new releases from all sorts of publishers. I’ve seen this manga pop up a bunch of times on my Twitter feed from Shoujo Beat, … More The Young Master’s Revenge Manga Review: Volume 1
Welcome back to another “Last Week in Geekdom” where I comb the internet to find all the news you need to know so that you don’t have to. This week has been pretty full of the discussions and news surrounding Free Comic Book Day. I hope you all had a chance to head down to … More Last Week in Geekdom – Your Weekly News Round-Up (4/30-5/6)
I finally had the chance to return to this series and pick up Volume 2, and I have to say that the more I read of this series, the more I fall in love with it. The art is still holding strong and the story keeps getting better. If you haven’t already read my review … More A Bride’s Story Manga Review: Volume 2
Welcome back to another installment of “Last Week in Geekdom” where I comb through the internet for all the news you need to know so that you don’t have to. A couple quick snippets to emphasize before we dive in: (1) my Twitter feed has been blowing up this weekend with the announcement that “SHIROBAKO” … More Last Week in Geekdom – Your Weekly News Round-Up (4/23 – 4/29)
I had to do some adulting today and didn’t have time to put together a full review, but I figured this was a good time to try something I’ve been thinking about for a few weeks. “Waxing Philosophical” will be short one-page musings, more like actual blog posts than what I usually write. Today, I … More Waxing Philosophical: The Effects of Nostalgia
Welcome back to the next installment of my Skip Beat manga reviews where I take a look at the next three volumes of the series. As I mentioned in my last review, this series is my absolute favorite manga and is probably one of the longest series I’ve kept up with, now standing at over … More Skip Beat Manga Review: Combined Volumes 4-6
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 a little late today, mainly because I’ve been enjoying having a pretty lazy weekend with this weather starting to finally get nicer. Anyways, there’s some pretty cool stuff … More Last Week in Geekdom – Your Weekly News Round-Up (4/16-4/22)
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