Del Rey is Slipping One of the reasons I buy so many Del Rey titles is their commitment to the use of Japanese honorifics in the English adaptation. Honorific usage in Japanese literary works (whether printed or visual) are a tool by the author to relay some character information to the audience. How characters refer
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Genshiken Manga Volume 9
December 3rd, 2007 
AstroNerdBoy Genshiken: The Society for the Study of Modern Visual Culture, Volume 9 Summary (mild spoilers): Ohno’s friends Sue and Angela have arrived from America for their second trip to attend the Winter ComiFes as well as to take in some Japanese culture. Ogiue learns that Sue may not be as ignorant of Japanese as they
xxxHOLiC Manga Volume 10
October 15th, 2007 AstroNerdBoy xxxHOLiC Manga Volume 10 –> Buy xxxHOLiC Volume 10 from Amazon.com SPOILER Summary: As Yuuko-san cools off in a kiddie pool, the Neko-Musume arrives suffering from the heat. Yuuko-san gives her something to keep her cool and for payment, Neko-Musume leads a reluctant Watanuki to a well on private property for some special water. Since
School Rumble Manga Volume 7
October 7th, 2007 AstroNerdBoy School Rumble Volume 7 Summary: Harima has to deal with the rumors that he and Eri are a couple while Eri also deals with her feelings. When Yakumo gets brought into the mix, Harima flees to work a fishing boat, but the captain, a giant of a man who was a former manga-ka sends Harima
Genshiken Volume 8 *SPOILERS*
April 5th, 2007 AstroNerdBoy Genshiken Volume 8 *SPOILERS* Amazon recently shipped me Genshiken Volume 8, which I finally got to read on Tuesday night. I have to say that this is may be the best manga yet in terms of character development and story, though as one might expect, the humor levels go down as a result. Summary Genshiken
