At the moment I’m reviewing the manga titles Tsubasa: RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE and xxxHolic, both created by CLAMP, and both published here in the UK by Tanoshimi. I can’t help but be impressed by the great job Tanoshimi have done in the presentation and translation of these (and other) titles. I’ve mentioned the excellent presentation in [...]
FLCL began life as a collaboration between GAINAX and Production I.G, two of Japan’s most popular and successful anime studios. A six-episode OVA series, it was first released in Japan in 2000 as a succession of six, one-episode discs. Free from the constraints of working for television, Director Kazuya Tsurumaki and his staff allowed [...]
A few months ago, I was sat in my living room with my sister and my mother, a typical lazy winter evening. They were watching some terrible reality-tv show, whilst I was minding my own business, engrossed in a volume of Death Note.
‘What are you doing?’ enquired my Mum. I explained that I was reading [...]
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