Moment(s) the [nth]: Honorable mentions, part 1

Here I stand some three days after the conclusion of Project Twelve Moments 2009, my fingers bent and bloodied, my mind weeping ichorous tears after twelve days of wracking. And yet my work is unfinished. A mere twelve posts aren’t enough to cover every specimen of drawn and/or animated media I consumed in 2009 that [...]

Moment the Fifth: True neutral

If asked to identify the most enjoyable character I read about in the past year, I may not settle on Ginko, but he’d at least put up a hell of a fight.

Moment the Sixth: You oughta treasure yer life

Yotsuba&!: does it need any introduction? Or, would any paltry introduction I wrote for it be enough?

Moment the Seventh: What being loved is all about

I haven’t exactly neglected to mention Negima! in the past year. I’ve written about Nodoka and Yue, my favorite members of Negi’s unwieldy harem, and Ako, who starts out as a bit player, but comes into her own, and with a vengeance. What’s left to write about? “What’s left to write about?” Ha! I thought [...]

Moment the Eighth: Today’s target is…

If the previous moment was an emotional high point, this one’s a definite low. The manga in question here is Onani Master Kurosawa, that indie production that did more for me than many (perhaps most) of the professional works I consumed this year. That it takes a dark turn isn’t so surprising; it’s easy to [...]

Moment the Ninth: Sorry, kid

Alright, this is the last of my Moments Twelve about death giving meaning to life, or allowing life to mean, or what have you. I’ve just been into that as a theme lately, I guess. And you may know that I can’t put said theme to rest without bringing Bokurano into it.

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