Picked this up yesterday along with the Newtype magazine. Also FYI the next volume will be released in the fall ;_; Such a long wait for Shoujo manga tankoubon releases… They really should turn this into an anime…it would be such an awesome shoujo series. I mean really if they can make an anime out of Special A, they really can make one out of this. The two actually have a lot in common - especially the part about the heroine being dense as a brick and the main guy being head over heels for her! I actually enjoyed this volume (especially the last chapter) but I was really disappointed as I felt the buildup for all the shoujoey moments was in vain…because after the build up - there was nothing. Continue Reading »

After much google talk discussions (and threats, lulz etc.) DS, JP and I are officially signed up to host a panel for NYAF on that Saturday (I think 9/27) afternoon. So those of you who are in the surrounding areas (and you know who you are) better show up For those coming, I have a buttload of my artwork prints to give out for free! As suggested earlier, I’m also gonna try to hook up a mic to my laptop that I’ll be bringing and try to record the entire thing in mp3 format to upload later so everyone can listen.

Well it looks like we finally hit the big 4 - 0 - 0…and the manga has turned into an Uchiha pity fest featuring Konoha as the bad guys. I guess now we can see where Danzou was involved (but he seemed suspicious from the start) but then it makes the rest of Konoha seem like a bunch of evil assholes who once again oppressed the Uchihas + Naruto. By the way who’s Naruto again? I mean I know the manga is called Naruto, but I think he was a character right..? *shrug* Continue Reading »