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Adult Swim: Jumping from the Cliffs of Insanity 17 Apr 2013 | 08:13 am
One of the things I personally like about manga is that "anything goes." Insane or ridiculous premises are embraced, made the central theme of a manga and everything works as if that's perfectly norma...
Adult Swim: Grown Up in More Than One Way (Pt 2) 23 Mar 2013 | 06:20 am
So, last time, I talked about Yoshinaga Fumi's non-yaoi work, some of which is really excellent (like Oooku) if not necessarily enjoyable and some of which is both (like Antique Bakery). I like and re...
Adult Swim: Grown Up in More Than One Way (Pt 1) 27 Jan 2013 | 12:07 am
You may have all noticed that my posts often talk about a particular mangaka's body of work rather than just a single work. This may be more true in yaoi than other fields since yaoi is frequently (th...
Adult Swim: As Sweet As It Gets 6 Dec 2012 | 03:54 am
If you've been reading my blog for any length of time, you've probably noticed a trend (that goes beyond manga, I might add, with my library of regular fiction comprising hundreds of books, but dozens...
Adult Swim: The Deep End 15 Oct 2012 | 04:30 am
Once again, I'm way overdue for a post. Last Adult Swim segment, I noted that there were some "greats" in the yaoi world. I'm not sure how much longer I can go, therefore, without mentioning Kodaka Ka...
Holy Heckfire, where have I been? 19 Jul 2012 | 01:29 pm
Okay, I've still been trolling around the adult swim world of yaoi (up to the h's going alphabetically at Mangafox), but that's really not what's kept me from doing anything else on my blogs. What's ...
Adult Swim: Creative Depths 29 Apr 2012 | 09:27 am
There are, apparently, some real "greats" in the world of yaoi, mangakas who have dedicated followings for the very good reason that they have exceptional stories, characters, humor, or, yes, hotness....
Adult Swim: Picnic At the Beach 23 Mar 2012 | 02:41 pm
Rather than pick out a particular manga, I'm going to talk about the yaoi work of a particular mangaka: Kawai Touko. Why? 'Cause I like 'em. Are they all a lot alike? Yep. Like 'em anyway. Does nearly...
Alice in the Country of Hearts: Has a Certain Appeal 20 Mar 2012 | 04:25 pm
Given I'm still reading yaoi rather exclusively, it's hard to go back and fill in the blanks for my "Has a Certain Appeal" mangas. Not because they're bad, but because I don't read them over and over ...
Adult Swim: Horseplay 27 Feb 2012 | 08:43 am
In contrast to my last post's story, Afuresou na Pool, today's yaoi offering isn't the least bit thoughtful, does not examine any deep sociological depths, is all but devoid of drama (or at least any ...
