Ode to Kirihito, Vols. 1-2
“When he heard his cry for help, it wasn’t human” — so went the tagline for Ken Russell’s Altered States (1980), a bizarre fever-dream of…
Manga Critic
Little Butterfly Omnibus
As a feminist, yaoi puts me in a difficult position. On the one hand, I love the idea of women creating erotica for other women,…
Ristorante Paradiso
Oh, Natsume Ono, I just can’t quit you! I was not wild about not simple, but try as I might, I couldn’t dismiss you as…
Shirley
At first glance, Shirley looks like a practice run for Emma, a collection of pleasant, straightforward maid stories featuring prototype versions of William, Eleanor, and…
Osamu Tezuka’s MW
Invoke Tezuka’s name, and most readers immediately think of Astro Boy, Buddha, and Princess Knight. But there’s a darker side to Tezuka’s oeuvre that dates…