Burst Angel is one of those anime’s that I fizzled out on more than halfway through. I considered pushing to the end, but the show just doesn’t appeal to me. The anime is set in the near future and follows a group of female miscreants as they fight against mutated human monsters that cause havok…
Author: Chris
Yuri’s History and a Love Suicide that Raised Awareness
Yuri is a branch of manga that deals with girl romance. The genre was originally targeted toward girls, but there is a male-targeted branch as well. Yuri (which literally translates to “lily”) encompasses everything from hardcore sex to school girl crushes where hand-holding is as far as it goes. The genre traces its roots to…
Naruto and Confucius in the Hidden Shonen Village
There are many little aspects in manga and anime that we Westerners miss because we have a different education system than the Japanese. One aspect we miss is just how strong Confucian values are present in some manga and anime. Naruto and Confucius spend a lot of time sitting under the same roof eating cup-o-ramen….
It is All About the Hair: The Color of Normal
In our last look at hair color and character personality archetypes, we look at brown. Brown is pretty much the color of normal. Brown haired characters tend to be stable, consistent, and predictable. They tend to be the most likeable of the archetypes. Brown haired characters are fine with just being themselves and accept their…
Kimi no Iru Machi: A Town Where You Live
Kimi no Iru Machi is a shonen slice of life manga wrote by Seo Kouji. To be honest, I thought it was a shojo from the way it read. The series follows Haruto Kirishima, Yuzuki Eba, Akari Kaga, and other friends as they grow up. The story centers around Haruto and Yuzuki’s turbulent romance. Yuzuki…
It is All About the Hair: Black as Night
Black embraces all colors. Characters with this hair color can feature the characteristics of any of the other types (except, perhaps, white). Black has several characteristics of its own. Black hair is associated with power and accomplishment. Often, black haired characters will have latent powers or hidden natures. Men wear blacks suits to work and…