Since my earlier post (Christian Manga – the Good, the Bad and the Okay) seems to have risen to a high rank on Google, I’ve been getting a number of responses and queries about Christian Manga from various people interested in creating Christian media of various sorts, and wanting to hear what I thought about [...]
Continue reading about Creating Christian Manga – Audience and Themes (Part 1)
Just recently, I read two manga series one after another – both dealing with Christian themes, but vastly different from each other. The first was Little House with an Orange Roof (a.k.a. Orange Yane no Chiisana Ie), and the second was Let’s Bible. The contrast between the two serves to illustrate an important point. There [...]
Continue reading about Christian Manga – the Good, the Bad, and the Okay
The Eyeshield 21 manga has come to an end. Finally, after 333 chapters, this hilarious, exciting and all-around great manga has made its’ final touchdown, with a great ending to boot. Eyeshield 21 has been a blast to read from the beginning to the end, and is one of the only two sports mangas that [...]
Japan is introducing the jury system for trials for the first time, and the Japanese government has commissioned an anime to be made to explain to the public how the jury system works. (see ANN source) Another step forward in demonstrating to all people that anime is merely a medium for communication. The medium can [...]
Continue reading about Japanese government uses anime for public education
Whoa. I just had an eye-opening experience. I was reading a typical Korean shoujo manhwa (Korean comic aimed at teenage girls – usually featuring one ordinary but pretty girl caught in a love triangle between two guys. Best-known example would probably be Goong/Gung/Princess Hours.) In this case, the manhwa My Girl was about a sports-loving [...]
