Anita Louise as “Queen Titania” in A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1935)
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a review of Kono Ore ga Omae Nanka Suki na Wakenai by Chise Ogawa
Bl can be a very weird genre, especially now that it’s entered an era of great commercial success. This manga is both charming and eccentric; it’s great fun, but not a life changing story. What happens when a boy becomes so obsessed with a former friend that he falls in love with him? This is a story about selective memories produced by social traumas, in a very light and mildly frivolous way. One of my favorite aspects of this manga is the physical depiction of two of the secondary characters, Angie and Touko, twins with very weird hair. And yes, one is a boy and his name is Angie.
From what it seems, this is Ogawa’s debut manga, and it honestly has that feeling. The style of the drawings isn’t completely worked through, the character’s aren’t completely developed, but it’s an exciting first work and I think it’s very promising. I look forward to reading more from her.
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A review of the anime of Higa Aloha’s Polar Bear’s Cafe
First of all, I am about to cry just thinking that this show is over. It was such a wonderful of a show that my heart can’t take not being able to watch it every week. Polar Bear’s cafe was heartwarming and funny in a truly unique way. It’s the story of a lazy, teenage, narcissistic Panda; a dead pan, compulsive lying Polar Bear who runs a cafe; a Woody Allen-esque Penguin, and all of their bizarre human and animal friends. This is something that everybody must watch. Watch it with your grandparents, your parents, your kids, and your grandkids, your friends, your cousins, your teachers, everybody. I have never met anyone who did not like this show. Being able to watch this every week was one of the greatest things that ever happened to me. Apparently, a lot of the anime was made without the consent of the mangaka, which is why it must come to an end. It is really quite a tragedy.
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