I read manga every night. It’s my guilty pleasure and an insomniacs ticket to dreamland. I read several popular ones like Bleach, Claymore, Fairytail, Vampire Knight, Kuroshitsuji, and Kanojo Wo Mamoru 51 No Houhou, to name a few favorites. From time to time I get tired of the formula. Slice of life, high school kids [...]
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Get Well Japan
Posted by geek-woman on March 18th, 2011
It’s been a week today since the earth quake and tsunami. In addition to the Red Cross, there is the Manga Fans Supporting Japan podcast event (left), so you can help Japan as a manga fan. A creative alternative is the Shelter Box Charity in this CNN video. Even though stock investors seem to be [...]
Interview with Weng Chen
Posted by geek-woman on January 19th, 2011
Weng Chen who is also known as “wonn” to some people is an illustrator, manga artist, and game developer–and a game player. She did all of the 2D art for Fat Princess, and was nominated for Best Downloadable Game by Spike TV Video Game Awards in 2010. Previously Weng wrote the manga Messycow about her [...]
Blood: The Last Vampire (2009) : Video Game Movie Review
Posted by geek-woman on July 19th, 2009
The anime series Blood + and the short film Blood the Last Vampire (2000) were very good anime. It also spun off PS2 and PSP games. The anime and manga had a deep plot and a vampire mythology that was a little more fresh than most. They used mythology and settings from ancient Egypt, Bordeaux [...]
Must Have Penis to Enter : Shojo Beat Cancelled
Posted by geek-woman on June 27th, 2009
Today’s mail brought the news that Viz Media has canceled Shojo Beat. “Why is Naruto on the cover ?” I asked, and my partner handed me the letter with the bad news. Shōjo is the Japanese word for a “young girl”. In english it is romanized as shojo. Shojo Beat Magazine offered monthly insights into [...]
