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Manga Review: Demon Diary, XXXHolic, Ayako, Swallowing the Earth
Demon Diary Manga Review Demon Diary is an interesting 7 volume comic that I liked for some reason. It is a bit yaoi, but not too over the top. It is about an orphan boy that one day gets chosen to be a demon lord. He was not aware of his demonic powers. Since he did not have a proper education, it becomes the task of Eclipse to mold him into a proper demon. The problem is that Raenef V is a really nice kid. He does not fit in a world where you have to be evil and mean...
Manga Reviews: Uzumaki, MW, Dororo, The Princess Knight, and Others
Uzumaki Manga Review This is one of the most disturbing mangas I have ever read. It follows in the strange tradition of bizarre Japanese horror movies, like the Grudge. This one is about a town that was cursed by the spiral or Uzumaki. It may sound a bit lame; however, it was handled brilliantly thematically. Most of the time, I had no idea what the hell was going on. Some of the chapters are too disturbing for me to go into. Still, if you like horror movie skits this is a good graphic novel to read. The manga has about...
Manolo Miami Beach Revisited: What I ate this Sunday
It had been almost an entire month since I got out of the house. After analyzing our options, we decided to visit one of our favorite restaurants, Manolo. I mostly like going there for the desserts. I was getting tired of ordering donuts. There is literally no good restaurant near where I live. Whenever we have to go buy supplies, it is always a cutscene event. Moving along, so, we got on the car, and we drove to Miami Beach. There was a lot of traffic from Kendall to Miami Beach. They were having a boat show. Thankfully, the show...
Good Mangas to Read: Saikano, Chobits, Alichino, Helter Skelter ect.
Saikano: The Last Love Song on this little planet Manga Review Saikano is one of the best mangas ever written. It is about the romance between Shuji and Chise, the Ultimate Weapon. The story behind the creation of the manga is a bit odd. Shin Takahashi was riding on the bus. He suddenly saw a sign that said, “Ultimate Weapon”. This made him think about his wife, for some odd reason. He wondered what it would be like to be dating the Ultimate Weapon. From there, he developed the manga Saikano. The story is told mainly from the point of...
My 4 Favorite Writers: Bram Stoker, Mark Twain, Franz Kafka and Agatha Christie
Bram Stoker Books Review Bram Stoker was an Irish, Gothic writer. He was influential in modernizing the concept of Vampires. Almost all the vampire movies and books draw on Bram Stoker for inspiration. The pity is considering that the vampire Carmilla predates Dracula. She also followed different rules and she was more akin to the concept of Revenants. Aside from Dracula, Bram Stoker wrote a series of macabre short stories. The first one ironically was about Dracula. All his books focus on the old world and superstition. It critiques modernists’ disdain of the old way. This is mostly noted in...