After tallying up 103,473 votes for fifty nominees, the results are officially in for AnimeJapan's 7th annual "Manga We Want to See Animated Ranking" poll! Hami Nakasora's Shinanonchi no Ikuru , a family slice-of-life set in the late Showa/early Heisei periods, took first place, while Shogakusei Emamoto Emumi no Katte Kimama Life by Emujin and Rab (Real Akiba Boys) no Nichijo Egaitemita by Maron took the next two podium spots. The top 10 are rounded out, in order, by I Think I Turned My Childhood Friend Into a Girl by Azusa Banjo, Ugly Duckling of the Entertainment District by Naru Kariya, Kitanai Kimi ga Ichiban Kawaii by Manio Hanasaki, Kagurabachi by Takeru Hokazono, The Summer You Were There by Yuama, Kindergarten Wars by Yu Chiba and Psyren by Toshiaki Iwashiro. Shinanonchi no Ikuru manga cover Related: AnimeJapan 2024 Opens Voting for 7th 'Manga We Want to See Animated Ranking' Poll AnimeJapan, the annual...
- 3/22/2024
- by Liam Dempsey
- Crunchyroll
Netflix’s romantic series, I Cannot Reach You, revolves around two high school best friends, Yamato and Kakeru, who inevitably fall in love with each other. The Japanese romantic drama is a bit unconventional as it draws our attention to the gay love story, unlike other romantic dramas that usually include heterosexual couples. The Kawaii love story is sure to melt our hearts! The revelation of love comes slowly, as it becomes difficult for them to explore their sexual orientation in the beginning. What turn will the romantic affair between Yamato and Kakeru take? Will Kakeru reciprocate Yamato’s feelings in the long run? Let’s find out!
Spoiler Alert
Why Does Yamato Feel So Attracted To Kakeru?
Yamato, being the most popular boy at school, is followed around by girls all the time. Many girls are seen expressing their feelings for him, but he does not seem to reciprocate...
Spoiler Alert
Why Does Yamato Feel So Attracted To Kakeru?
Yamato, being the most popular boy at school, is followed around by girls all the time. Many girls are seen expressing their feelings for him, but he does not seem to reciprocate...
- 12/9/2023
- by Debjyoti Dey
- Film Fugitives
Otaku and Kawaii
It feels like November has barely begun, and yet here we are three weeks in. Like most months on Horror Queers, we’ve been all over the place, including the dream-like pastel world of Jennifer Reeder’s women-centric Knives and Skin and the 25th-anniversary fascist machismo world of Paul Verhoeven’s Starship Troopers. Now we’re pivoting for a return trip to Japan with our second foray into animated fare (after ParaNorman) with Satoshi Kon‘s stunning first film, Perfect Blue.
In the film, Mima (voiced by Junko Iwao) is an Idol being groomed for a career jump from singing to acting. Despite the protests of her manager Rumi (voiced by Rica Matsumoto), Mima agrees to a controversial and confronting storyline on the derivative police procedural ‘Double Bind.’ But her shift into increasingly adult fare doesn’t sit well with all of Mima’s controlling fans, including...
It feels like November has barely begun, and yet here we are three weeks in. Like most months on Horror Queers, we’ve been all over the place, including the dream-like pastel world of Jennifer Reeder’s women-centric Knives and Skin and the 25th-anniversary fascist machismo world of Paul Verhoeven’s Starship Troopers. Now we’re pivoting for a return trip to Japan with our second foray into animated fare (after ParaNorman) with Satoshi Kon‘s stunning first film, Perfect Blue.
In the film, Mima (voiced by Junko Iwao) is an Idol being groomed for a career jump from singing to acting. Despite the protests of her manager Rumi (voiced by Rica Matsumoto), Mima agrees to a controversial and confronting storyline on the derivative police procedural ‘Double Bind.’ But her shift into increasingly adult fare doesn’t sit well with all of Mima’s controlling fans, including...
- 11/21/2022
- by Joe Lipsett
- bloody-disgusting.com
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