PinnedMANGA, ANIME, AND TYPES OF ANIME (Back to basics).MANGA. Usually defined by many people as any cartoon comic from Japan, created by a Japanese artist (mangaka), it means flowing words or undisciplined words, being an ancient art that has been used for centuries as a form of entertainment. However, the best form to define this art is referring to…Manga4 min readManga4 min read
Feb 4What I have been watching, what I’m currently watching, and what I’m waiting for…, by LovelyFreakside: September 2022 — February 2023.I know, I know….it has been a long time, but now I’m here again, sharing one more time, my love for Japanese animation. …Anime9 min readAnime9 min read
Sep 9, 2022NANA by Ai Yazawa, VOL 2: 707 & Strawberries.Apartment 707 & the strawberry glasses. — Everything started on a train bound to Tokyo, and everything continued in the apartment 707, without anything being able to prevent Nana Osaki and Nana Komatsu from all the events that they were going to experience together, inside that nostalgic apartment. With a suitcase full of dreams, once in Tokyo…Nana3 min readNana3 min read
Aug 28, 2022NANA, by Ai Yazawa: VOL 1 (introduction).Serialized in Cookie magazine (related to Ribon magazine), published by Shueisha in Japan (book form), and published by Viz Media in North America, who serialized it in their magazine Shojo Beat. …Nana4 min readNana4 min read
May 2, 2022Why Ai Yazawa is one of the most famous female manga authors?If you know works like Nana, Paradise Kiss, Gokinjo Monogatari, and Tenshi Nanka Ja Nai, maybe you already know who is Ai Yazawa, a manga author and artist who debuted for the first time at Ribbon Magazine, where she published most of her series, with the only exception of Paradise…Ai Yazawa3 min readAi Yazawa3 min read
Apr 30, 2022Latest Shounen that has been leaving me breathless.Having been a fan for years of Dragon Ball, Yuyu Hakusho, and Rurouni Kenshin, it has been difficult to find new Shounen animes that catch my attention from start to finish. …Shounen5 min readShounen5 min read
Aug 11, 2021THE FIREFLIES GRAVE…THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WORLD WAR 2.Fireflies’ grave created by Akiyuki Nosaka, but animated by Isao Takahata, is one of the saddest anime movies that I have ever seen in my life. …Studio Ghibli3 min readStudio Ghibli3 min read
Aug 6, 2021DISCOVERING SATOSHI KON.There only exist a few artists whose entire career arouse my attention, admiring their works from the start to the end, without any exception, even if their career was short, and this is the case of Satoshi Kon, the brain behind movies like Perfect Blue, Paprika, and Tokyo Good fathers…Anime4 min readAnime4 min read
Oct 2, 2020MAKOTO SHINKAI: THE SHINKAI EFFECT.Makoto Shinkai (Makoto Niitsu), is a famous writer, producer, animator, voice actor, cartoonist, and actually one of my favorite anime film director, whose creations never goes unnoticed. From his first short film to his first feature film, my admiration still growing every time I watch his work. Kimi No Nawa…Makoto Shinkai4 min readMakoto Shinkai4 min read
Oct 2, 2020WHY DID I FALL IN LOVE WITH STUDIO GHIBLI?My first time discovering Studio Ghibli was with Spirit Away by Hayao Miyazaki, which introduced my mind to an entirely new universe: the characters, scenarios, space-time frames, and all those vivid colors, combined with a magic soundtrack created by Joe Hisaishi, left me without words. The scene when Chihiro was…Studio Ghibli4 min readStudio Ghibli4 min read
