manga only if I like it
…And here’s the review I wrote for Manga Recon.
I think I probably would have liked it more had the mob stuff from the first volume continued, but the psychic cult ruined it for me. If 80s psychic series are your thing (which they might be, I’m pretty sure the 80s anime industry sustained itself on these types of stories), you can read both volumes for a dollar each online at Netcomics.
I'm sorry to say that Popcultureshock has closed its doors, meaning that updates will stop at Manga Recon. It was a fun site, and I'm sorry to see it go. I posted links to my last round of reviews there, and you can read some final thoughts from all the writers at the farewell roundtable.
Meanwhile, I need to get better at updating this space. The holiday slowed things down here a little, but I should be back to normal this week. I'm trying to clear a couple novels from my queue, and hopefully I'll be able to talk about The Sigh of Haruhi Suzumiya later this week. Somewhere, I have the final review of The Gentlemen's Alliance Cross too, and I need to post that. I also hear that the Manga Moveable Feast this month is Paradise Kiss, which is an all-time favorite of mine, and I think I'll be posting a series of reviews in celebration (and also because it's really sad that I haven't covered it here yet). We're discussing Banana Fish again this month too, so expect that roundtable discussion to be up sometime next week at the Manga Bookshelf.
