Deconstructing Comics #746: Manga Mermaid Madness!
Patrick Ijima-Washburn (a.k.a. “Patrick W.”) has been doing some deep research on certain themes used in manga. Last year, he
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Kazuo Umezu
Noriaki Yuasa’s Live-Action Manga: ‘The Snake Girl And The Silver Haired Witch’ Reviewed
Never has a character in a horror film taken more things on the chin than Sayuri (Yachie Matsui) in Noriaki
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There’s a history of horror manga featuring cats, especially humans with cat features. What are some of the prominent titles
Read moreDeconstructing Comics #677: “The Drifting Classroom”
Kazuo Umezu’s horror manga series The Drifting Classroom is a taboo-busting series: it was aimed at kids and employs kid
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