The Times of Botchan, Vols. 1-4
Reading The Times of Botchan reminded me of watching Alexander Sakurov’s cryptic 2002 film Russian Ark. Both employ a similar…
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Saturn Apartments, Vol. 1
If I’ve learned anything from my long love affair with science fiction, it’s this: there’s no place like home. You…
My Girlfriend’s a Geek, Vol. 1
The prince who turns out to be a toad is a staple figure in romantic comedies: what Jane Austen novel…
Twin Spica, Vol. 1
Asumi Kamogawa is a small girl with a big dream: to be an astronaut on Japan’s first manned space flight….
Bokurano: Ours, Vol. 1
Among the most discussed scenes in the new Kick-Ass film is one that pits a tweenage assassin against a roomful…