hontou ni Stripey Insists Sisters Cry Oniichan Now

17May/094

Mahou Senki Lyrical Nanoha Force 00

From just a brief glance through the raw manga scan, it seems that *shokku* the main chara of Lyrical Nanoha 4th series' is a boy. Even the artist, Higa Yukari-sensei, was initially doubtful about this. Leaving aside how sidelining Yuuno in A's contributed to that sequel's enjoyment (and yuri!) factor, having three new main charas just exacerbates the problem of chara bloat that weighed down StrikerS. Why can't they just concentrate on the existing cast?

5May/098

Morinaga Milk's Girl Friends Vol.1 and 2

I'm not entirely sure why I suddenly decided that I had to have these two tankubon. But when I did, Amazon.jp (even Marketplace) was out of stock, Kinokuniya Singapore refused to accept my order - something about 'due to the content' and the vigilant eyes of the Customs officers of our glorious democratic people's island republic paradise (blood and gore and murder and mayhem in manga is ok but one page with a scene of girls kissing is not, go figure). So it is with great gratefulness that I thank Stripey for procuring this for me via his lolip0rn smuggling routes pure and honourable pathways. Well, I probably would have bought these two volumes sooner or later; I liked Morinaga's When The Ring Finger is Kissed so much that I bought it twice. orz

23Mar/098

The Kakoii of Misaka Mikoto

Dav also highlighted the above scene, from Vol.2 Ch 13, in her discussion of the challenges and expectations of the forthcoming Railgun anime. It shows why Mikoto is full of love and win and Oneesama. And we see Kuroko falling head over heels for Biri Biri all over again. ????????????

8Mar/093

the border of normality

In Ep 9, Kanako defends herself against charges of perversity:

Whether you actually carry out your delusions or not is the crucial difference between being a pervert and remaining a normal human. You don't touch her, you only use the hand in your heart to bust check her! You don't secretly film her, you just burn her image into the film in your head! I'm just a harmless, normal person! These are mere dreams!

31Jan/0920

Hinagikuism :: Vol.10 Ch 110 – Vol.11 Ch 120

The slow but furious catchup continues.

V11 Cover. Hina with Nagi and Nishizawa amidst a bamboo grove and spring. Hina's sideway glance at the latter hinting at the tension between her promise to support Nishizawa and her own feelings for Hayate.

V11C110. Hina in centre background of Ch (3) cover. Announcement of popularity contest results:

10. Saki (187 votes)
9. Wataru (220 votes)
8. Izumi (410 votes)
7. Nishizawa (421 votes)
6. Sakuya (431 votes)
5. Isumi (666 votes)
4. Nagi (1,103 votes)
3. Hayate (1,503 votes)
2. Maria (1,586 votes)
1. Hinagiku (3,728 votes) (p.51/15)

Hina cosplay fan service! Which doesn't really suit her though. (p.52/16) Nagi aims to make a comeback with 'the strength of the anime'. IIRC her chara CD outsold Hina's? I'd put it down to the power of KugiRie fandom.