#captain harlock theory

[mikurulucky]

I just thought of something regarding Queen Lafresia and the fact she apparently bleeds red blood instead of sticky purple sap like the other mazone.

What if she's actually HALF mazone? So like, it wouldn't be too farfetched to assume they had more alien prisoners in the past besides just the tokargans. Those were just the most recent prisoners they got in the anime. Therefore, I wonder if they at one point took prisoners after taking over Jura?

Like, the folks in Jura had purple hair and pale blueish skin, right? And some of the higher up mazone leaders ALSO have purple hair and pale white skin. One difference is that they got mouths and the Jura people, like Miime, had no visible mouth and either no pupils or, more realistically, no visible whites in the eyes, like a cat.

What if, at some point, some mazone higher up in the totem pole of political power, ended up, well... having offspring with some of the captured Jura folk? Assuming full blown mazone tend to have more greenish features, that would explain why some of the higher ups in command have more purple motifs, and it would explain Lafresia having red blood rather than being ALL plant girl like the others.

At the very least, Lafresia herself would probably be one of maybe very few mazone who also have some Jura blood, kinda like Midori being half mazone and half human(?). In comparison, maybe hair and skin color is a sign of rank? Green ones are commoners whereas purple or blue ones take more after flowers and are, thus, considered ideal in mazone society?? Maybe the purple hair is a genetic mutation akin to red hair?? Idk.

Now... HOW a plant alien with no organs in the way we know them would mate with a more... idk animal/human-like species WITH proper organs and blood, idk. But I just wanted to spitball some theories regarding the "red blood??" line from the last episode of the anime.

#shower thoughts #theory #space pirate captain harlock #captain harlock #queen lafresia #spoiler #spoilers #just spitballing here #i could be full of shit but idk man #just had this thought out of the blue on my way home from work #that fight scene with harlock and lafresia stuck with me with that 'red blood' aspect confusing the hell out of me

[recentanimenews]

Meikyuu Black Company – 05 – The Rise of General Ninomiya

After a very nervy and fun fakeout in which Ninomiya dreams he’s back on Earth but Rimu followed him and is wreaking havoc on the city, he wakes up somewhere else entirely…or rather somewhen else. He was summoned to save humanity, who have been living in the underground town of Marcia for the last three centuries. This appeal is initially clumsily made by Marcia’s “Priestess”, Ranga (voiced with great verve by M·A·O), whom Ninomiya discovers is a boy…by grabbing his crotch.

This is obviously a despicable act, but not shocking considering it’s long since been established that Ninomiya is a slimebag. The “cute girl is really a boy” trope is also particularly outmoded and tone-deaf, especially for a show spouting progressive socioeconomic theories. It also isn’t dwelled on for too long, so I won’t either. Suffice it to say Ranga is determined to make his “Lord Messiah” fall for him—Why, I cannot say—but also is mainly on board so he can get to the surface; he can’t stand living underground.

When Ninomiya bristles at helping a bunch of needy losers, Marcia’s mayor Zazel pulls an old 9mm pistol on him, only for the gun to get chewed on by Rimu. Ninomiya, a constantly snacking Rimu, and Ranga travel across the surface by motorcycle. There, Ninomiya learns this isn’t a different world, but the same old Amuria, just in the future.

Raiza’ha Mining Corp. basically destroyed human civilization and made it ripe for conquest by the Demon Lord. Now the monsters rule the surface. Ranga directs the trio to what is “probably” the Demon Lord’s castle, but turns out to be home to the Demon Lord’s deputy assistant section chief, General Ant.

This ant turns out to be Ninomiya’s old friend and comrade Ant A, who treats them to a feast while he unburdens himself with the monsters’ current troubles. These are put into relief when one of the conquered humans bursts in complaining about the horrific conditions under which he works.

These conditions are, hilariously, the norm in both Japan and America: 8 hour days, only two days off (AKA the weekend), and a scam called insurance. While it’s a pretty on-the-nose critique of our present late-stage capitalist dystopia in which we live, there’s definitely something to plainly listing all the ways it sucks through the voice of someone acting like it sucks, rather than it being the norm.

Of course, this and many of the other humans aren’t aware that it could be much worse than the status quo; it could be like the state of Raiza’ha at the height of its power, when employees were treated like dispensable slaves. Seeing which way the wind is blowing and reunited with his good friend Ant A, Ninomiya decides to ditch the mission he was summoned for and join Team Demon Lord.

By employing more draconian labor practices upon the conquered surface humans while at the same time incentivizing rule-followers and hard-workers with the ability to boss other humans around, he quickly reorganizes the entire social structure of the human subclass, while increasing efficiency, output and earning favor with the big guy.

This results in Ninomiya returning to Marcia in a gaudy Captain Harlock outfit. As the Demon Lord’s newest deputy assistant section chief, General Ninomiya declares that he’s going to be running Marcia from now on. Flanked by Ant A, Cerberus, Rimu, and a Ranga who is simply going with the flow at this point, I’m not sure the underground humans have any choice but to submit, desperately short on supplies as they are.

At any rate, Ninomiya Kinji has once again climbed to the top of his situation by being nothing more or less than the asshole he is and always will be. We’ll see how long it lasts and what form his likely inevitable downfall takes.

By: braverade

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Why I think this pic is hilarious

It has nothing to do with the fact that Lars is dressed like Captain Harlock, or that this new gem (people are claiming she’s emerald) looks like a completely different art style. No, what I find hilarious is this

Stevonnie’s fusion power is being able to drive!

Way back in Know Your Fusion we learned that every fusion...

Sardonyx: Every fusion gets something new - a new power, a new weapon... Smoky Quartz: Like a yo-yo? Sardonyx: Yes...but better. Let's find out what's new about you!

... gains a new ability. Most of these abilities are super powers like Garnet’s electricity generation, Alexandrite’s fire breath, or Sugilite’s exaggerated super strength. Others however, like Opal’s archery skills or Smokey’s yoyo tricks, are skills rather than powers.

When Mindful Education aired a few episodes later, I made a post about how I thought Stevonnie’s gift might be the ability to use their hallucinations with Steven’s empath abilities to shove their visions into other people’s heads; a post I closed by joking “either that or it’s that or being able to drive” making a reference to Stevonnie’s unprecedented drag-racing skills in Beach City Drift despite the fact that neither steven nor connie had never even driven before

I know I can’t really claim an off-handed joke counts as me guessing correctly, but I figure if I catch this now I can at least get half credit. With my grades in Fan Theories 101, I’m going to need every half point I can get

#steven universe #su #steven universe theory #su theory #su theories #steven universe theories #stevonnie #sardonyx #steven quartz universe #Connie #connie maheswaran

[ao3feed-saintseiya]

We Have Arrived//For We Defy Fate

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by Yorea_Irks

They said heroes were never born but created by the world. What if they wrong? What if the heroes were not created but arrived from another universe though? Watch out and behold, for here they come in roaring thunderstorm in their back and blazing flame in their feet.

Words: 2385, Chapters: 2/?, Language: English

Fandoms: Fate/stay night & Related Fandoms, Katekyou Hitman Reborn!, Saint Seiya, Persona 3, Captain Harlock, D.Gray-man, Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon | Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon, Final Fantasy XV, Bleach, Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling, Hakuouki

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: F/M, Gen

Characters: Emiya Shirou, Mochida Kensuke, Yama | Logan, Female Persona 3 Protagonist, Pegasus Seiya, SI!OC - Character, Attila the Hun (Altera), Allen Walker, Tsukino Usagi, Chiba Mamoru, Noctis Lucis Caelum, Lunafreya Nox Fleuret, Kurosaki Ichigo, Kuchiki Byakuya, Harry Potter, Yukimura Chizuru, Sawada Tsunayoshi, Aries Mū, Nami (Captain Harlock), Ezra, Sennen Hakushaku | Millennium Earl, Ravus Nox Fleuret, Sylva Nox Fleuret, Gentiana (Final Fantasy XV), Umbra (Final Fantasy XV), Pryna (Final Fantasy XV), Regis Lucis Caelum CXIII, Kurosaki Masaki, Kurosaki Isshin, Kuchiki Rukia, Abarai Renji, Ishida Uryuu, Hermione Granger, Harada Sanosuke (Hakuouki)

Relationships: Emiya Shirou/Sawada Tsunayoshi, Yama (Logan) & Fem!Protagonist, Pegasus Seiya/OC, Attila the Hun (Altera) & Allen Waker, Chiba Mamoru/Tsukino Usagi, Noctis Lucis Caelum/Lunafreya Nox Fleuret, Kuchiki Byakuya/Kurosaki Ichigo, Harry Potter & Yukimura Chizuru

Additional Tags: Shirou!Kensuke, Female Sawada Tsunayoshi, Arisato Minako - Freeform, Self-Insert, Original Character(s), Reincarnation, Alternate Universe - Soulmates, Soulmate-Identifying Marks, Time Travel, Humor, Crack Treated Seriously, Fix-It of Sorts, Awkward Romance, Best Friends, Developing Friendships, Family Bonding, Butterfly Effect, Chaos Theory, Snapshots, Prompt Fic, other tags will be added later - Freeform

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(YES IT’S IN CAPITALS - BUT IT DOESN’T MEAN I’M SHOUTING THIS AT YOU - IT JUST LOOKS REGULAR AND COHESIVE IN A MUCH MORE PLEASING WAY THAN THE UP AND DOWN OF A NORMAL PARAGRAPH)

HOW CAN WE RECONNECT WITH PLACE IN 2017? I FEEL THERE ARE THINGS TO BE LEARNT AND FELT THAT CAN ONLY BE DUG UP BY PUTTING DOWN OUR BLUE-GLARING SCREENS AND CONNECTING WITH THE NOISES, THE COLOURS, THE FACES OF THE ENVIRONMENT WE HAVE FORGOTTEN WE ARE SURROUNDED BY.

SIMPLE ACTS THAT WE HAVE LOST IN THE SPEED OF CHANGE AROUND US SUCH AS WALKING, DRAWING, LOOKING, HEARING, BREATHING; ALL THINGS THAT COULD ENHANCE OUR EVERYDAY BUT WE DON’T MAKE TIME FOR ANYMORE, OR AREN’T TOLD TO MAKE TIME FOR, AS THEIR IS GENERALLY NO CAPITAL GAIN FROM WALKING, OR LISTENING, OR BREATHING.

A PLACE LIKE LONDON HAS ITS RHYTHMS AND BEATS, AND TO POTENTIALLY STEP OUTSIDE OF THESE RHYTHMS AND OBSERVE THE SPACES WHEN THEY ARE MOST VULNERABLE SEEMS LIKE AN INTERESTING OPPORTUNITY. WHEN IS LONDON AT ITS’ MOST PEACEFUL/COMPASSIONATE? NOT AT RUSH HOURS OR EVEN THROUGHOUT THE WORKING DAY? AT NIGHT PERHAPS?

AFTER LISTENING TO RUSSELL BRANDS’ LATEST ‘UNDER THE SKIN’ PODCAST, IN WHICH HE SPEAKS WITH BILLY B...

WE’VE BEEN TOLD TO FORMULATE THESE BLOG POSTS IN ORDER TO START CRYSTALISING AND CATALYSING THEMES AND IDEAS THAT COULD POTENTIALLY MORPH INTO A THICKER SOUP OF CONCEPTS AND EXPERIMENTS THAT END IN A DARK SPACE IN SHOREDITCH BEING AUGLED AT BY THOSE WHO AREN’T THE ONES WHO NEED OUR ATTENTION AS MUCH AS A LOT OF PEOPLE.

HOW DO YOU BEGIN TO PREPARE AN OPEN-BRIEFED THIRD YEAR DESIGN PROJECT, WHICH HAS TO PLEASE THOSE ABOVE YOU BY PRETENDING TO CONSIDER THOSE I’M AFRAID WE PERCEIVE AS BELOW US. IT’S A YEAR LONG GAME OF CAT AND MOUSE AND I’M NOT SURE WHO'S CHASING WHO.

I HAVE ONE YEAR AHEAD OF ME IN WHICH I’M EXPECTED TO DEMONSTRATE MY THINKING AS A DESIGNER IN WORDS AND SPACE, YET I STILL CAN’T DESCRIBE TO PEOPLE WHAT ‘DESIGN’ IS OR WHAT I LIKE TO DO AS A SO CALLED ‘DESIGNER’ WHICH LEAVES ME THINKING WHAT THE HELL IS NEXT YEAR GOING TO LOOK LIKE WHEN I’VE NOT EVEN GOT A DEFINITION FOR THE SUBJECT I’VE SPENT TWO YEARS IMMERSED IN? I GUESS THAT’S WHAT I WILL FIND OUT OVER THE YEAR. I KNOW WHAT I LIKE DOING, AND I KNOW WHAT I LIKE THINKING, BUT GETTING THOSE TWO THINGS TO MATE AND POP OUT SOME VERSION OF A BEING THAT CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THIS WORLD WE HAVE LAID OUT IN FRONT OF US SEEMS ALMOST POINTLESS. HAVING SEEN THE SHOWS OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS, NOT MANY TIMES HAS IT FELT LIKE YOU’RE LOOKING AT A YEARS VOLUME OF WORK. AND ALOT OF THE TIME IT’S FELT A CHALLENGE TO ACTUALLY TAKE AN INTEREST IN THE WORK THAT’S ON OFFER. WHETHER THAT IS THE ENVIRONMENT IT’S BEING OBSERVED IN OR THE PRESENTATION OF THE PIECES THEMSELVES I’M NOT SURE BUT I DON’T WANT MY YEAR TO BE COLD AND CALCULATED AND CLIMAXING IN A DARK 3X2 SPACE IN THE LAND OF SHOREDITCH. THAT’S NOT WHAT I HAVE IN MIND RIGHT NOW. MAYBE THE SHOW ISN’T A GREAT AMBITION TO SET YOURSELF UP FOR. THIS IS JUST ME THINKING OUT LOUD NOW.

ANYWAY, AS DASH HAS ASKED FOR ‘LOOSE THEMES AND TOPICS’, I’M GOING TO BULLET POINT THE ONES I CAME OUT WITH OVER THE LAST DAY OR SO, WHICH HAVE BEEN BUILDING IUP IN MY MIND OVER THE LAST YEAR OR SO BASED ON WHAT I’VE BEEN EXPOSED TO AND MY INNATE NATURE AND CURIOSITY. SO IT COULD HAVE LOOKED MANY WAYS BASED ON THOSE GENETIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS, BUT THIS IS HOW IT LOOKS RIGHT NOW:

- CURIOSITY CABINETS - OBJECTS AND FEELINGS BEYOND MONETARY VALUE

- IMAGINATION - REAWAKEN IT

- JAPAN - EASTERN PHILOSOPHY

- DRAWING - ENVIRONMENTAL ENGAGAMENT AND PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AND COLLABORATION

- VAN - LIVING OFF-GRID AND SELF SUFFICIENCY AS A FORM OF ESCAPE

- PIRATES - WHY CAN’T I BE A PIRATE IN LONDON 2017? BUILD MYSELF A SHIP AND SAIL AWAY FROM ALL STATUTARY EXISTENCE - CAPTAIN HARLOCKS QUOTE: [WHICH I WILL FIND AFTER]

- MEMORY - AS I HAVE A SOMEWHAT BROKEN FORM OF MEMORY, I HAVE GREAT INTEREST IN UNDERSTANDING HOW MEMORY AFFECTS OUR PERCEPTION AND HOW, WITH SMALL ALTERATIONS, MEMORY CAN BECOME A POWERFUL TOOL OF EMANCIPATION -

- ALZHEIMERS/DEMENTIA

- OXFORD DOCTOR - TALK AT THE RCA

- THE AUTISTIC BRAIN

- PERSONAL QUESTIONS

- COLLABORATIVE CARTOONING - FRAME BY FRAME PARTICIPATION

- NOMADIC PRINTING STUDIO - SPACE FOR OPEN AND CRITICAL CREATING - CAN THIS DRIVE POLICY? A VAN THAT DRIVES POLICY?

- ALGORITHMS - HOW CAN WE UNDERSTAND THEM AND BECOME AWARE OF THEM ON A MASS LEVEL

- HUMAN RIGHTS

- CLIMATE CHANGE

- HUMANITARIAN ENGAGEMENT

- HOW DO WE OPEN PEOPLES EYES AND WAKE THEM UP FROM THEIR IPHONE INDUCED SLUMBERS? WHAT IS THEIR INCENTIVE IN TAKING PAR IN A CONVERSATION THAT THEY FEEL THEY DON’T NEED TO BLINK AN EYE AT CURRENTLY? HOW CAN WE GET PEOPLE CARING FOR EACH OTHER IN AN OPEN AND COMPASSIONATE SOCIETY? THAT IS THE CHALLENGE? HOW DO YOU DRIVE INDIVIDUALISM OUT AND REPLACE IT WITH ORGANISED COMAPSSION? WHERE CAN I BEGIN TO FIND ANSWERS TO THESE QUESTIONS? BUDDHISM? PRISON?

- DRAWING FUTURES EVENT AT BARTLETT IN NOVEMBER - NEED TO READ THE BOOK AND DIGEST ANY POSSIBLE INSPIRING THOUGHTS THAT COME OUT OF THAT

- ‘WHATS GOING ON RIGHT NOW?’ AND ‘WHERE AM I AT RIGHT NOW?’

- VOLUNTARY SIMPLICITY - RECENTLY DROPPED IPHONE LIFE FOR NOKIA 3310 LIFE AND THE TRUTH IS IT’S HARD TO REALISE HOW MUCH TIME YOU ARE SAVING AND WHAT EFFECT IT IS HAVING ON ME SUBCONSCIOUSLY WHEN I NOT CONSTANTLY TETHERED TO SOME FORM OF SOCIAL MEDIA OR NOTIFICATION SYSTEM THAT IS CONSTANTLY POKING ME FOR MY ATTENTION ADN WHICH SO MANY ARE SO HAPPY TO BE ADDICTED TO WITHOUT THEIR KNOWLEDGE. I’M GLAD I’VE CASTE MY NET ELSEWHERE EVEN FOR THIS SHORT WHILE BECAUSE THERE IS SO MUCH TO BE LEARNT ABOUT THE WORLD THAT CAN’T BE FOUND ON YOUR FACEBOOK FEED, AND PEOPLE NEED TO REALISE THIS BEFORE WE’RE ALL LAPPING OUT THE HANDS OF THE GROSSLY DATA-OBESE ZUCKERBURGER, WHO OPENLY SPEAKS ABOUT HIS BELIEF THAT PRIVACY IS A THING OF THE PAST, WHILST SPENDING MILLIONS ON HIS FAMILY'S VILLA IN X AND PURCHASING ALL THREE SURROUNDING VILLAS IN ORDER TO LIVE IN THE PRIVATE GROUNDS OF HIS MANIPULATIVE CONTRADICTION.

- FREEDOM AND LIBERTY IN THE DIGITAL AGE - MY DOTEVERYONE INTERNSHIP AND THE ARTICLES AND BOOKS I WAS EXPOSED TO DURING THAT TIME HAVE DEFINITELY LEFT A SIGNIFICANT STAMP ON MY THINKING, AND THOSE CHANGES YOU CAN’T ERASE ONCE YOU’VE LEARNT ABOUT THE LEVELS OF CORRUPTION AT STATE LEVELS, AND THE PUBLIC MANIPULATION THAT TAKES PLACE WHEN PERSONAL DATA IS EXCLUSIVELY OWNED BY THE PEOPLE WHO WISH TO EXPLOIT US FOR WHAT WE DON’T KNOW.

- PHOTOGRAPHY

- 1,200 PEOPLE DEAD IN MONSOON FLOODING IN INDIA/NEPAL/BANGLADESH - WHY DOES THAT FEEL LIKE IT’S HAPPENING IN AN ALTERNATE REALITY THAT DOESN’T REQUIRE OUR ATTENTION. SUCH LARGE DEVASTATION WARRANTS A GREATER AMOUNT OF ATTENTION, BUT I SUPPOSE WHAT WILL GREATER ATTENTION BRING FROM THIS SIDE OF THE WORLD - THE ONLY THINGS WE CAN CHANGE FROM HERE THAT EFFECT THERE ARE OUR HABITS, THE MONEY IN OUR WALLETS I.E. DONATING, AND I SUPPOSE BY TALKING ABOUT WHAT HAS CAUSED THOSE FLOODS, WHETHER IT BE NATURAL OR A SOMEWHAT MAN-MADE DISASTER IN PART DRIVEN BY ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES WE HAVE SEWN OURSELVES AND CONTINUE TO DO SO WITH OUR BLINKERS ON, IN OUR OWN ‘SAFE’ BUBBLE.

- ACTOR NETWORK THEORY - BASED ON THE SUCCESS OF OUR LAST PROJECT FROM SECOND YEAR - THE LEVELS OF PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT AND THE REWARD IN GIVING BACK TO THOSE WE WOULD NEVER HAD ORDINARILY KNOWN HOW TO HELP

- RIGHTS AND LIBERTIES - SOCIALISM AS ORGANISED COMPASSION - MARIXIST LANGUAGE AS DEAD AND OLD AND IN NEED OF UPDATING

- ALTRUISM ALTRUISM ALTRUISM ALTRUISM ALTRUISM ALTRUISM ALTRUISM ALTRUISM ALTRUISM ALTRUISM ALTRUISM ALTRUISM ALTRUISM ALTRUISM ALTRUISM ALTRUISM ALTRUISM

- STORYTELLING - ILLUSTRATION/ANIMATION AND LINES THAT ENGAGE WITH PEOPLE BEYOND SURFACE LEVEL - INSPIRE IMAGINATION BEHIND PEOPLE’S EYES

- I COULD KEEP GOING BUT AT THIS POINT I FEEL I’VE GOTTEN ENOUGH OUT ONTO PAPER - THIS IS ALL VERY EARLY ON IN ANY FORMUALTION OF A THEORY OR AN ANGLE ON A PROBLEM, AND THERES LOADS I’VE LEFT OUT, BUT I HOPE TO DIVE FURTHER INTO SOME OF THESE TOPICS OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT FEW WEEKS AND FILL SOME OUT AND WRITE UNDER DIFFERENT TITLES/CHARACTERS IN ORDER TO SQUEEZE OUT THE MOST REASONABLE WORDS IN THE MOST REASONABLE ORDER.

- GRENFELL TOWER

THAT’S MY LAST ONE.

I’VE NEVER BEEN ONE TO KEEP A DIARY OR REGULARLY WRITE, I’VE ALWAYS THOUGHT MY BRAIN DOESN’T PARTICULARLY WORK WELL IN LONG STROKES OF WORDS AND LETTERS, IT’S MORE LIKE SHORT SHARP BURSTS OF FEELINGS THAT I STRUGGLE TO TRANSLATE THROUGH TYPING AND EVEN TALKING MOST OF THE TIME. I’M AN INTERNAL TYPER, NOT PARTICULARLY AN EXTERNAL ONE. BUT IT’S PROBABLY A GOOD IDEA TO GET US TO DO THIS AS THINGS CRYSTALISE THAT MAY NOT HAVE EVER BEEN SCRATCHED BEFORE SO THIS IS ME GIVING IT A GO.

MY HOUSEMATE WHO STUDIES ENGLISH HAS BEEN WRITING AN HOUR A DAY AS AN EXPERIMENT AND SO I’M GOING TO TAKE A LEAF OUT OF HER BOOK AND SIT HERE FOR X AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE NEXT FEW WEEKS LEADING UP TO DAY 1 OF THIRD YEAR, EVEN THOUGH JIMMY SAID ‘HOW DOES THIRD YEAR FEEL’ IN JULY. HOPEFULLY IT SQUEEZES SOME OPINIONS AND IDEAS OUT OF MY GREY MATTER THAT I DIDN’T KNOW I HAD EVEN LOCKED AWAY UP THERE. ALOT OF THE TIME I DON’T KNOW WHAT GAMES IT’S PLAYING BUT HERE I’M REALLY EXPOSING HIM AND ACTUALLY GETTING HIM TO DO A LOT OF THE WORK FOR ME. SO I’LL TAKE A BACKSEAT AND JUST LET HIM GO FOR A BIT. ANYWAY I NEED TO RETURN TO THE BULLET POINTS ABOVE NOW SO BEAR WITH ME…

SO THIS HAS BEEN MY FIRST BLOG POST. IT HAS BEEN A TAD ALL OVER THE PLACE BUT THAT’S WHAT YOU GET FOR ASKING SOMEONE WHO DOESN'T NECESSARILY ENJOY THESE THINGS TO SIT DOWN AND DO SOMETHING HE DOESN’T NECESSARILY ENJOY. MAYBE THEY’LL GET BETTER. MAYBE THEY WON’T. MAYBE I WON’T WRITE ANYMORE. HOPEFULLY NOT BECAUSE I FEEL IT’S BEEN A GOOD EXERCISE FOR THE MIND AFTER A SUMMER OF THINKING AND DOING IN LOOSE PREPARATION FOR THIRD YEARS HEADLONG DIVE INTO CREATING SOMETHING REAL THAT REPRESENTS WHAT I AM ABOUT TO THE WORLD AND AIMS TO HELP THOSE I WANT TO HELP.

I’VE GOT SOME IDEAS FOR THEMED BLOGS SO I’LL DROP SOME OF THOSE IN OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS TOO, BUT FOR NOW THIS’LL DO.

OVER AND OUT.

CW

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Monthly Manga Review Index: Halloween 2017 Edition

I’m posting my monthly review index earlier than normal so that folks in search of a Halloween read can find one this weekend at their local comic shop. To that end, I’ve compiled a list of recent horror manga reviews, and linked to Halloween Comic Fest, an annual event in which retailers around the country give away freebies, discount merchandise, and invite the public to meet their favorite artists. Comic Fest takes place tomorrow (October 28th), and manga offerings include previews of Junji Ito’s Shiver, Battle Angel Alita, and The Mortal Instruments. 

Thus far, I’ve posted two reviews this month, taking a closer look at H.P. Lovecraft’s The Hound and Other Stories, an adaptation of three early works, and Until Your Bones Rot, a thriller about a group of teens with a secret: they murdered a man and hid the body. Look for more horror-themed posts here at The Manga Critic between now and the end of the month!

THE HORROR! THE HORROR!: SPOOKY MANGA REVIEWS AND BEST-OF LISTS

5 Horror Manga to Devour Like Halloween Candy (Kelly Chiu, B&N Sci-Fi & Fantasy Blog)

7 Horror Manga Authors to Keep You Up at Night (Lynzee Loveridge, Anime News Network)

Anomal (Faith Orcino, Anime Ushi)

Dissolving Classroom (Zainab Akhtar, Comics & Cola)

Dissolving Classroom (Jason Bradley Thompson, Otaku USA)

Dissolving Classroom (Leo, Turnaround)

Dissolving Classroom (Sean A. Guynes, World Literature Today)

H.P. Lovecraft’s The Hound and Other Stories (Craig Neilson-Adams, Big Comic Page)

H.P. Lovecraft’s The Hound and Other Stories (Serdar Yegulalp, Ganriki)

H.P. Lovecraft’s The Hound and Other Stories (Jason Bradley Thompson, Otaku USA)

Happiness, Vols. 1-4 (Thomas Maluck, No Flying No Tights)

Higurashi When They Cry: Abducted by Demons Arc, Vol. 1 (Jordan Richards, AiPT!)

Spirit Circle, Vol. 1 (Sean Gaffney, A Case Suitable for Treatment)

Tokyo Ghoul:re, Vol. 1 (Leroy Douresseaux, Comic Book Bin)

Tokyo Ghoul:re, Vol. 1 (Josh Piedra, The Outerhaven)

Tokyo Ghoul:re, Vol. 1 (Robert Prentice, Three If By Space)

Vampire Knight: Memories, Vol. 1 (Brittany Vincent, Otaku USA)

Yokai Rental Shop, Vol. 1 (Sean Gaffney, A Case Suitable for Treatment)

FROM THE TOP: DEBUTS AND FIRST VOLUMES

After Hours, Vol. 1 (Che Gilson, Otaku USA)

The Boy & The Beast, Vols. 1-2 (Jennifer Wharton, No Flying No Tights)

Captain Harlock: Dimensional Voyage, Vol. 1 (Shaenon Garrity, Otaku USA)

Delicious in Dungeon, Vol. 1 (Faith Orcino, Anime Ushi)

Erased, Vols. 1-6 (Jason Thompson Bradley, Otaku USA)

Frau Faust, Vol. 1 (Che Gilson, Otaku USA)

Furari (Hans Rollman, Pop Matters)

Generation Witch, Vol. 1 (Faith Orcino, Anime Ushi)

Hatsune Miku: Acute (Krystallina, Daiyamanga)

Hatsune Miku Graphics: Vocaloid Art & Comic, Vol. 1 (LG, A Library Girl’s Familiar Diversions)

I Hear the Sunspot (Rebecca Silverman, Anime News Network)

Helvetica Standard (Evan Bourgault, Boston Bastard Brigade)

Hokusai x Manga: Japanese Pop Culture Since 1680 (Sarah Boslaugh, Pop Matters)

Ichi-F: A Worker’s Graphic Memoir of the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant (Hans Rollman, Pop Matters)

Kaze Hikaru, Vols. 1-25 (Krystallina, Daiyamanga)

Kigurumi Guardians, Vol. 1 (Che Gilson, Otaku USA)

Kiss Me at the Stroke of Midnight, Vol. 1 (Rebecca Silverman, Anime News Network)

Kiss Me at the Stroke of Midnight, Vol. 1 (Che Gilson, Otaku USA)

Land of the Lustrous, Vol. 1 (Faith Orcino, Anime Ushi)

Land of the Lustrous, Vol. 1 (Kate O’Neil, The Fandom Post)

The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask and A Link to the Past (Allen Kesinger, No Flying No Tights)

Lucifer and the Biscuit Hammer, Vol. 1 (Megan R., The Manga Test Drive)

Hatsune Miku: Rin-chan Now!, Vol. 1 (Faith Orcino, Anime Ushi)

Manga in Theory and Practice: The Craft of Creating Manga (Keith Hendricks, NerdSpan)

Mikagura School Suite, Vol. 1 (Amelia Cook, Otaku USA)

Nirvana, Vol. 1 (Rebecca Silverman, Anime News Network)

Otome Mania!!, Vol. 1 (Demelza, Anime UK News)

Otome Mania!!, Vols. 1-2 (Rebecca Silverman, Anime News Network)

Plum Crazy! Tales of a Tiger-Striped Cat, Vol. 1 (Rebecca Silverman, Anime News Network)

The Royal Tutor, Vol. 1 (Shaenon Garrity, Otaku USA)

Sekirei, Vol. 1 (Shaenon Garrity, Otaku USA)

She and Her Cat (Faith Orcino, Anime Ushi)

She and Her Cat (Gabe Peralta, The Fandom Post)

Shojo FIGHT!, Vol. 1 (Anna N., The Manga Report)*

Species Domain, Vol. 1 (Amelia Cook, Otaku USA)

Sweet Blue Flowers, Vol. 1 (Eric Cline, AiPT!)

Sweet Blue Flowers, Vol. 1 (Rebecca Silverman, Anime News Network)

Sweet Blue Flowers, Vol. 1 (Ash Brown, Experiments in Manga)

Sweet Blue Flowers, Vol. 1 (Erica Friedman, Okazu)

That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, Vol. 1 (Kate O’Neil, The Fandom Post)

The Tokyo Five, Vol. 1 (Al Sparrow, Comic Spectrum)

Venice (Jason Bradley Thompson, Otaku USA)

ONGOING SERIES

Akame ga Kill!, Vol. 12 (Josh Piedra, The Outerhaven)

Anonymous Noise, Vol. 4 (Anna N., The Manga Report)

Assassination Classroom, Vol. 18 (Sean Gaffney, A Case Suitable for Treatment)

Assassination Classroom, Vol. 18 (Josh Piedra, The Outerhaven)

Black Clover, Vol. 8 (Rebecca Silverman, Anime News Network)

A Bride’s Story, Vol. 9 (Krystallina, The OASG)

Bungo Stray Dogs, Vol. 4 (Keith Hendricks, NerdSpan)

Chihayafuru, Vol. 4 (Sean Gaffney, A Case Suitable for Treatment)*

Descending Stories: Showa Genkoku Rakugo Shinjo, Vol. 3 (Austin Price, Otaku USA)

The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-Chan, Vol. 10 (Sean Gaffney, A Case Suitable for Treatment)

Erased, Vol. 3 (Josh Piedra, The Outerhaven)

Food Wars!! Shokugeki no Soma, Vol. 20 (Keith Hendricks, NerdSpan)

Girls’ Last Tour, Vol. 2 (Rebecca Silverman, Anime News Network)

Golden Kamuy, Vol. 2 (Rebecca Silverman, Anime News Network)

Golden Kamuy, Vol. 2 (Leroy Douresseaux, Comic Book Bin)

Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash, Vol. 2 (Josh Piedra, The Outerhaven)

Haikyu!!, Vol. 3 (Julie, Manga Maniac Cafe)

Haikyu!!, Vol. 5 (Julie, Manga Maniac Cafe)

Honey So Sweet, Vol. 7 (Melina Dargis, The Fandom Post)

Kase-San and Shortcake (Erica Friedman, Okazu)

Kakegurui: Compulsive Gambler, Vol. 2 (Keith Hendricks, NerdSpan)

Kamisama Kiss, Vol. 25 (Sean Gaffney, A Case Suitable for Treatment)

Kiniro Mosaic, Vol. 4 (Krystallina, The OASG)

Kiss & White Lily for My Dearest Girl, Vol. 3 (Helen, The OASG)

Kiss & White Lily for My Dearest Girl, Vol. 3 (Erica Friedman, Okazu)

Maid-Sama! Omnibus, Vol. 7 (Melina Dargis, The Fandom Post)

Master Keaton, Vol. 12 (Johanna Draper Carlson, Comics Worth Reading)

One Piece, Vols. 61-63 (Renay Williams, B&N Sci-Fi & Fantasy Blog)

Platinum End, Vol. 3 (Nick Creamer, Anime News Network)

Prison School, Vol. 7 (Justin, The OASG)

Queen Emeraldas, Vol. 2 (Lisa Allison, AiPT!)

The Royal Tutor, Vol. 3 (Krystallina, The OASG)

School-Live!, Vol. 8 (Krystallina, The OASG)

Sherlock: A Study in Pink (Justin, The OASG)

So Cute It Hurts!!, Vol. 15 (Josh Piedra, The Outerhaven)

Tokyo Ghoul, Vol. 14 (Leroy Douresseaux, Comic Book Bin)

The Water Dragon’s Bride, Vol. 3 (Aaron, Manga Energy)

Yona of the Dawn, Vol. 8 (Sean Gaffney, A Case Suitable for Treatment)

Yona of the Dawn, Vol. 8 (Anna N., The Manga Report)

Yowamushi Pedal, Vol. 6 (Krystallina, The OASG)

FROM THE VAULT

Barefoot Gen (Hans Rollman, Pop Matters)

The Demon Ororon (Megan R., The Manga Test Drive)

The Devil’s Secret (Megan R., The Manga Test Drive)

Emma, Vol. 5 (Elizabeth Lotto, The Outerhaven)

Exotic and Delicious Fate (Patricia Beard, The Fandom Post)

Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 10 (SKJAM, SKJAM! Reviews)

Guardian Angel Getten (Mamotte Shugogetten) (Megan R., The Manga Test Drive)

Hot Steamy Glasses (LG, A Library Girl’s Familiar Diversions)

Junji Ito’s Cat Diary: Yon & Mu (Faith Orcino, Anime Ushi)

Kiss Blue, Vol. 1 (Patricia Beard, The Fandom Post)

Kurashina Sensei’s Passion, Vol. 1 (Matthew Warner, The Fandom Post)

Maid-sama! (Krystallina, Daiyamanga)

not simple (Serdar Yegulalp, Ganriki)

orange, Vols. 1-2 (Hans Rollman, Pop Matters)

Stray Little Devil (Megan R., The Manga Test Drive)

Zodiac P.I. (Krystallina, Daiyamanga)

* Denotes a digital-only release

By: Katherine Dacey

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