About
November 12, 2006
This is the morphed version of slightly biased manga, which used to house my full reviews. Now it’s the home of my micro reviews, which often aren’t as critical, thorough, or even relevant as you might expect a review to be.
When I was building this site initially, I had envisioned it as a news/review blog where I could post a couple paragraphs on every volume I read to keep a record of my thoughts for the full reviews (hence the “bias” and less serious nature of the micro reviews, my full reviews are very straight). Instead of the blog, I turned it into a review archive site with the micro reviews secondary, because I wanted people to read the full reviews. Eventually, I realized no one read the full reviews anyway and it was easy to dash off a few paragraphs for every volume I read instead of doing one or two full reviews a week, mostly on established series I’d already written several long reviews for already as opposed to new series I may fancy more.
When I ran low on time to write the long ones, I kept the micro reviews going anyway. When Moveable Type broke on my server for whatever reason, I took the opportunity to overhaul the site, and here you have it. the full reviews are gone, but the site is now basically how I originally envisioned it, for better or worse.
My name is Connie. I’m 23 years old and a resident of Chicago, IL. I’m a recent graduate of the visual communication program at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, which always makes me feel bad admitting when I’m using a cookie-cutter design template like this (I didn’t want to pay the extra money for the custom CSS, okay?). I’m currently employed as the manager/promotional director for a large-volume bookseller who tours the country. I’ve been collecting manga for about ten years. I’ve been reviewing manga on the internet for around 6-7 of those years, first for the now-defunct Mangabits, then for the now-defunct ListerX, and for awhile at the still-alive Anime on DVD (since I have a thing about my real name showing up on the internet, I wrote under a different name there, so I’m not the Connie on that site. the fact that there is a Connie that writes there is a truly bizarre coincidence considering how uncommon the name is). I don’t write full reviews anymore since I wind up traveling a lot for work and can’t find the time. I don’t like anime. I grew up in Youngstown, OH. I wish I could move back.
As always, I could sure go for some licensed Violinist of Hameln, which looks slightly more possible now that there’s a sequel series running. Also, because I can’t think of where else to put it, let’s try here: コニーとボク! 青池保子! Just so I remember that I’m looking for that particular thing.
March 22, 2007 at 11:18 pm
hi..nice to meet you..actually i have a nice blog about one piece,but i’m lacking of friends in internet, so
i hope i will get friend like you..
do you want to make a reciprocal link ( put your link on my blog,and you put too )..
so we are able to sharing fan..yup..
May 3, 2007 at 5:17 am
Dear Connie:
We are interested in quoting your Land of Silver Rain review for the Vol. 6 cover art. Please contact us,
and let us know your full name if you’d grant us the permission to use it. Thank you.
NETCOMICS
July 9, 2007 at 6:35 pm
Uh…Nice autobiography.
July 9, 2007 at 9:50 pm
Uh, thanks?
August 19, 2007 at 10:51 pm
Konnichiwa, donchaknow^_^ I find the reviews helpful, though am disappointed you’ve yet to do one of Love Com. It’s a pretty cool anime, imho, and the manga’s got equal potential for rocksomeness.
August 20, 2007 at 1:39 am
Hmm, I haven’t done a review yet because I haven’t really decided if I want to read Love Com or not. Skip Beat’s in kind of the same boat. Both sound thoroughly awesome, but I read so much that if it isn’t the best thing I’ve ever read, it’s probably not going to get the praise it deserves from me. I’ll probably pick both of them up when I finish off some of my current long series like Cheeky Angel and Hana Kimi though. Thanks for the suggestion!
February 26, 2008 at 3:31 am
I’ve recently started Love*Com and like it quite a lot.
February 27, 2008 at 3:31 am
I’m really torn between starting Love*Com and Beauty Pop right now. I have a feeling I might grab one or the other next time I see a sale on Viz stuff. Basara too. I really, REALLY need to read Basara.
February 27, 2008 at 1:16 pm
Yes, you do! :)
I also keep pondering starting Beauty Pop, but I’ve started a bunch of other things recently, and I don’t want to get inundated. Also, I’ve heard the series has finished and will ultimately have 10 volumes, so I might just wait until it’s all been released and read it then.
March 2, 2008 at 1:08 am
Hm, 10 volumes? That’s not bad at all. Maybe I will pick that one up. I’ll probably do the same and wait until they’re all released (looks like 6 just came out) and then marathon the whole thing.
March 27, 2008 at 3:10 am
*throws hands up*
i was just squealing and agreeing over your review on gerard&jacques because that’s basically what i thought (especially regarding the french revolution that i didn’t bother to read at all). oh, and violinist of hameln. if it’s not too late, don’t watch the anime D: it’s a slideshow with dialogue and some pretty music, and it’s unjustifiably angst-ridden and depressing from what i remember. the manga &ova/movie (forgot which), however, i recommend!
one day when i’m not lazy i’ll sign up on wordpress and leave more decent comments.
March 27, 2008 at 3:40 am
Unfortunately, it is too late to save me from the anime ^_^; I watched the movie and really liked it, but from there I watched about two episodes of the series before I just got too mad and quit. I wanted to like it, because I’d heard that it was darker than the manga, and I thought I could tolerate it’s legendary crappiness, but I just can’t. It really is best to stick to the manga.