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First Impressions – Yozakura-san Chi no Daisakusen

I think Mission: Yozakura Family is pretty much the definition of a mid-tier Weekly Shounen Jump property.  Middle of the rankings (usually), middle of the ToC (usually), middling volume sales, middling reviews.  Of course mid for WSJ is still pretty big for anybody else.  As such it’s a surprise it took this long for Yozakura-san …

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Jellyfish Can’t Swim in the Night #01 — Evil Street Idols

  The most negative depiction of idols I’ve seen in years. Impressions: The production side is certainly putting in some genuine effort. The direction in particular. The Scrubs-like fantasy scenes, uncommon as they are, are at least an interesting way to show what the protagonist is thinking rather than have her simply announce and explain …