Comments on: A Look at Some Light Novels

By: Erin F.

Erin F. — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 22:17:26 +0000

Come to think of it I can’t remember another one.

Well, it’s good to know there’s one!

By: Estara

Estara — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 18:01:51 +0000

“Like with most yaoi I’ve read, it’s hard to get past the way that the characters never come to terms with their sexuality. No one ever really comes out of the closet as we know it here in the States. Usually when there is an openly gay character in these stories, they have come out of the closet well before the story begins. There is never a moment where an otherwise straight character comes to terms with his suddenly turning gay during the course of this novel or other yaoi stories I have read. ”

May I direct you to the scanlation of Yatteraneeze! by Koh Akizuki and Mieko Koide (doki doki scanlations) which has exactly that theme as the major plot point? Of course there’s lots of unbelievable and cliche boy’s love stuff there, too.

I still think it’s one of the more believable coming-of-age as a gay person manga I’ve read. Come to think of it I can’t remember another one.

By: Erin F.

Erin F. — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 05:00:07 +0000

It’s very relevant for our times. Also Yoko absolutely has no political ambitions, which I find refreshing in a candidate.

And her campaign financing is all like “One magic sword, one magic jewel, one magic unicorn-like creature…”

By: Katherine Dacey-Tsuei

Katherine Dacey-Tsuei — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 23:57:15 +0000

…there is a lot of blood-spray in all of the monster fighting scenes before you get to the really great discussion of immigration policy.

Gee, sounds like a typical Bush press conference to me. Or maybe a Senate committee hearing.