Boys Over Flowers’ protagonists, Tsukushi and Tsukasa, repeatedly go through the same dance steps: bicker, fight, make up. And it’s still addictive, even after 27 volumes.
MAISON IKKOKU, Vols. 8-15 by Rumiko Takahashi
Before tackling the incoming stack of manga, I finished revisiting an old fave, Rumiko Takahashi’s Maison Ikkoku. The tale of Yusaku Godai and his apartment manager, Kyoko Otonashi, remains one of manga’s great romances.
An Early Easter Arrival
If anyone has doubts my anime obsession predates my current work, they should be erased by the fact I just spent at least two and a half hours playing with a doll. Today, my “Asuka” Pullip arrived in all her glory. Jun Planning, the peeps who manufacture these little lovelies, outdid themselves.