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Funny you should say that; I had to scan the manga again to check this – turns up in the bonus pages where they kinda have fun answering the fanmail etc (all still in character) - they mention the fact that Jackson Hole is indeed a real place in Tokyo, a restaurant and bar - conveniently...

If it’s alternative realities we’re talking of maybe I’d have some fun hanging out in Tokyo with Nana girls and gang - go to ‘Jackson Hole’ and see if the burgers are as good as they say they are, show Nobu or Ren a thing or two on how to play guitar if I’m persuaded :wink: Perhaps...

Not seen it myself - all I can offer is Bamboo Dong (that is her real name apparently) over on ANN seemed to give it a good rating in her Shelf Life column... http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/columns ... .php?id=92 http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/columns ... php?id=102 (Two overviews of...

It was bound to happen…finished Murakami’s Hard-boiled Wonderland and the End of the World…possibly just contradicting most of what I said above based on the books of his I had read up to that point. This was much more of a fantastical adventure/mystery kind of story, some would call it...

Was a big of Red Dwarf fan right from the start - have to admire Chris Barrie too - anyone that can make a Channel five program on 'Big Machines' vaguely entertaining and amusing deserves some respect. I never seemed to make the transistion to Brittas Empire though - could be that I fall in...

Keep having a look at Fushigi Yugi trying to decide if I’d take to it. It could be like a lot of the shojo titles I have a look at and think: “…now this one…surely this one is too fluffy for me…â€

OMG – talking of boybands, probably pretty hard to miss who’s come back from the dead to haunt us – surely the mother of all (well at least from the mid-90s infestation) – Take That! :shock: Thing is; that’s a real catchy single they have out - you have to admire Gary Barlow’s...

Polished off Elfen Lied disc 3 and first disc of Haibane Renmei Elfen Lied continues to move the story along, every episode serves a purpose in revealing a little more of the mystery – here we get two episodes that go back to Lucy’s earlier life indicating to us reasons why it is she has...

Ah...Martin...excellent, another Murakami fan! - I think he is fast becoming one of my favourites too; there's something a little addictive in his style of story telling, don't imagine it will be too long before I make my way through the rest of his books one way or another. I was considering...

Been making an assault on the books of Haruki Murakami via the convenience of the local library. I remembered that I had borrowed and read a couple of his from a friend years ago – now with new found Japanese interest I figured the time was ripe to explore some more. Read South of the...

Wasn’t sure how I’d take to the whole fan-idol-boyband scenario, specially as listening to any boyband is the last thing you'd catch me doing, but it only took reading through the vol.1 preview (some preview at 125 pages!) on Ice Kunion to realise how much fun it is. I resisted reading any...

Just so happens an article popped up on ANN the other day featuring PSME– although it focuses slightly more on the anime. Think I have to agree with Laughing Manji on the mahoshojo – sounds like a bit of fun to watch some in animated form – not sure what it is but I some how like my...

Well, Bishounen maybe, but does that mean I'm supposed to like him and/or sympathise with Nana O's loss? Perhaps this is the trouble you run into as a guy trying to read shojo. I was trying to think of the reverse situation - guy falling for the possibly vacuous pretty faced girl...hmmm...not...

Finished off Samurai Champloo disc 3: Feel like I’m starting to suffer a little from the episodic nature of this series – not that its necessarily bad in anyway but the first two episodes on the disc take the story nowhere, the third is actually quite an interesting one in its own way, and...

Ah, so you've picked it up right where I've got up to by the sounds of it - end of vol 2 and they have only just settled into there flat share having been out shopping for essentials such as something to sleep on and a heater - this also coincided with Nana K getting her first job - the very...

Hmm...Absolute Boyfriend Vol.1 cover :shock: Think that might possibly be a shojo-step too far for me...either gutsy for that guy that bought it or...er...well, each to their own I guess. I'm sure the story is very good :wink: Manga Girls - Where abouts in the story did you pick up on...

Thanks butch-cassidy - don't think it was actaully going to take much encouragement, suffice to say it's on my ever growing list of manga to purchase when funds permit. Harkins - have to agree - I've only been getting into anime and manga for the last 2-3 months, seems like I'm happy to watch...

Bit of an experiment this – the idea being an open thread to chat about any manga in the shojo genre you happen to be reading, thinking about reading, recommendations for reading etc. - see where it goes. Not sure how this will work out, but I know there is a least two other shojo fanatics...

Spotted a review for this over on ANN - sounded like the sort of thing I might enjoy. This was their brief synopsis: “If a smart, sexy, well-drawn thriller aimed at a mature audience appeals to you then this is a title you should certainly be checking out. One of the best all-around manga...

Funny you should suggest Nana also since I took the plunge and thats exactly whats winging its way to me from Amazon already - first 2 volumes as it happens. Think what drew me to it is exactly like you say; more mature story, character relations etc. Never thought to check for for her any of...