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 Tenth: To choose death at the end of life

I like to sing the praises of shows I like that don’t get top billing among the English-speaking fandom, and Casshern Sins probably falls into that category. As I write this, 12,083 MyAnimeList members have it on a list somewhere (in other words, have taken notice of it, and have shown enough incentive to indicate [...]

Moment the Eleventh: By her own fists

Talk about an underdog. I mean, let me lay this out for you: Hoshi no Samidare (otherwise The Lucifer and Biscuit Hammer — yeah, I know) is about a giant hammer poised to smash the world at the whim of “the Mage,” Animus, and the dysfunctional crew assembled seemingly at total random to deal with [...]

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