It’s been a little over 26 years since Kishimoto Masashi’s Naruto manga debuted its first chapter in Weekly Shōnen Jump. Three years later, the anime began in 2002. Alongside One Piece and Bleach, it earned its place among the Shōnen Big Three. I didn’t start reading the manga until 2005, two years VIZ Media began […]
This post contains spoilers for Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo, currently available for U.S. readers from VIZ Media Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo seems very Yuka-heavy in the first couple chapters. It’s almost as if this is going to be her story, and maybe, in some ways, it is. As the manga progresses, we meet Tsurugi and achieve more balance between […]
This post contains spoilers for Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo, currently available for U.S. readers from VIZ Media Six chapters in, and Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo is pulling out all the stops to remind fans why JJK is one of the most successful manga of the last five years. Continuing the traditon of the original series, Modulo puts our emotions […]
Dark shonen may not be a new concept, but as a subgenre, it left a mark on anime and manga. Embracing themese like trauma, death, darkness, and suffering, the modern “Dark Trio” of Shonen doesn’t shy away. It forces readers to acknowledge the truth: Darkness is everywhere. Akutami Gege’s Jujutsu Kaisen stands heads above the […]
This post contains spoilers for Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo, currently available for U.S. readers from VIZ Media Five chapters into Jujutsu Kaisen‘s successor, Modulo, and we haven’t seen much in the way of fighting… yet. The constant bickering between the Okkotsu siblings doesn’t exactly count as fighting, even if they do it in nearly every chapter. […]
This post contains spoilers for Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo, currently available for U.S. readers from VIZ Media Jujutsu Kaisen rightfully earned its place among the “Shonen Dark Trio” when it debuted alongside Hell’s Paradise and Chainsaw Man. The graphic violence, complex characterizations, and bleak themes turn shonen on its head. Over the last few years, more […]
This post contains spoilers for Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo, currently available for U.S. readers from VIZ Media Just three chapters into Akutami-sensei’s Jujutsu Kaisen: Modulo, and all I can think about is how the original paved the way for this story. Knowing the foundation that brought the characters decades into the future, I miss the originals. […]
This Review Contains Spoilers for Demon Slayer Kimetsu no Yaiba: Infinity Castle Part 1. Reader discretion is advised. My original plan to head to the movies on September 12 to see Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle Part 1 in the theater was scrapped. I realized I would have to sit in a dark room with a […]
Okay, so I’m not here to talk about aliens this week (at least not entirely, anyway). The element that really stuck with me after Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo #2: Deterrence is how focused these first two chapters have been on family, siblings in particular. A solid shonen trope, sibling rivalry has the power to drive a […]
A little over a year ago, Akutami Gege’s final chapter of the Jujutsu Kaisen manga brought the six-year run to a close. Not everyone was happy about the way things shook out in the end, but all-in-all, Jujutsu Kaisen still remains one of my favorite manga from the last decade. When Akutami-san announced a new […]
In just eight days, something revolutionary is finally happening for me as an anime fan. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle is coming to my tiny little town’s movie theater. That may not seem like a big deal to most, but I have spent the majority of my life living in the backend of […]