In the witching hour
I picked up the first volume of xxxHOLiC by the manga collective Clamp. The series begins with a high-school student, Watanuki Kimihiro, who is plagued by spirits, and the witch who offers to help him for a price.
Entries tagged as ‘Manga’
xxxHOLiC
June 6, 2008 · Leave a Comment
Categories: Books · Japan · Manga
Tagged: Books, Clamp, Japan, Manga, Venus in Furs, xxxHOLiC
The Mifune Toshiro of Microbes
April 22, 2008 · Leave a Comment
Aspergillus Oryzae: the Mifune Toshiro of microbes. The quintessential Japanese mould.
This prince amongst microbes is also the star of Ishikawa Masayuki’s (石川雅之) manga and anime Moyashimon: Tales of Agriculture (making my Toshiro Mifune analogy a little less tenuous).
Categories: All My Friends · Anime · Food · J-pop · Japan · Japanese Food · Manga · Music
Tagged: A. Oryzae, Anime, Books, Food, Friends, J-pop, Japan, Manga, Miss Élysées, Music
