Search Results for: Natsume Ono
It's hard not to be charmed by Natsume Ono's work on some level. Even if one of her manga titles doesn't quite click, her work has a breadth to it that allows for different styles of art and narrative. For example, I may not have …Read more »
One of the most memorable features of the original Gangsta manga is the unique art style of writer/artist Kohske, which often feels like a mashup of the quirky designs of Natsume Ono ( House of Five Leaves ) and the gritty action of Kouta Hirano …Read more »
Let's go ahead and get the obvious out of the way: Sakuran is a completely gorgeous manga from beginning to end. The art of Moyoco Anno— Sugar Sugar Rune , Happy Mania , wife of director Hideaki Anno ( Evangelion )—has its own flow and …Read more »
Natsume Ono has developed quite the diverse collection of works for herself thus far. Though not all of them will be everyone's cup of tea, both the subject matters and styles are suitably diverse—from the haphazard linework of the relentlessly depressing not simple to the …Read more »
The saga of simulcasts continues, and this one is particularly interesting. For those not familiar with the NoitaminA name, it's a block of quality anime that airs on Fuji TV. It's previously been home to shows such as Honey and Clover , Moyashimon , and …Read more »
I was fairly blind to the work of Natsume Ono prior to Viz's unveiling of their Ikki line of manga, aside from some cursory knowledge of her series Ristorante Paradiso . My first real introduction was House of Five Leaves —a few chapters of which …Read more »
I recall reading about Not Simple —a unique-looking manga by Natsume Ono ( Ristorante Paradiso —previously, but Viz is rolling out the official press releases for the title, and it's certainly a noteworthy release. Not Simple 's story centers on Ian, a young man traveling …Read more »
ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept., the 2017 anime adaptation of the Natsume Ono manga, is back. ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept.: Regards, an OVA that takes place one year after the series, is on the way. We’ve got some more details, plus an official main visual. Regards takes …Read more »
I anticipated the first volume of Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju with a mixture of joy and dread. Nick Creamer, one of my favorite contemporary critics, had recommended the anime adaptation’s first season with great enthusiasm, but not without reservation. “The larger than life... …Read more »
Utsubora: The Story of a Novelist serves up the first work from mangaka Asumiko Nakamura to be made available in English, and it makes for a hell of an introduction. Nakamura's tale of an author wrestling against his own snowballing plagiarism and its source—an enigmatic …Read more »
It’s beginning to look a lot like… winter! We got our first real snow of the year here in my home city so finally it’s starting to feel more like the holidays. Not a moment too soon either, as this is the last week for …Read more »
Those of you holding out to read the new issue of Otaku USA digitally need wait no longer. The December 2012 issue—which includes a cover story on Penguin Drum , plus features on Toriko , Ninja Scroll , and a bunch of reviews covering anime, …Read more »
Dark Horse pulls out the big guns this week with over 1,000 pages of CLAMP manga! Their newest volume of Cardcaptor Sakura is the last book in the series. If you haven't picked up this gem already, I highly recommend it. I'd say it's my …Read more »
Halloween was just a couple weeks ago and already we're surrounded by Christmas advertisements. Every year feels like it's happening earlier and earlier. I suppose that's all part of the seasonal change shock, isn't it? Publishers are making gift pondering easy this year at least. …Read more »
Sometimes it can be tough to decide which manga to buy next week, much less next year . Anticipation is part of the fun, though, and Viz is feeding this by rolling out their list of manga acquisitions for Spring and Summer 2011. Some of …Read more »
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