'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse—which is poetic except for the fact that the protagonists for this flick are a trio of homeless bums. It's Christmas, and what better gift to bless the holiday than a newborn baby in the trash? Our … Continue reading Flash Review – Tokyo Godfathers
Uzaki maintains her daily harassment regime of Sakurai, and that's about all there is to say as far as the synopsis is concerned. No wonder book sellers just copied & pasted the first volume's blurb. There're More Characters Than Uzaki's Breasts? The gravitational pull of Uzaki's breasts was so great that it captured the plot … Continue reading Flash Review – Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out (Vol. 2)
It's the end of the world, but life still carries on, even for Willem Kmetsch, who was turned to stone but then revived some five hundred-odd years later. Even when civilization crumbles and survivors have the option of rebuilding society however they please, they still opt in for capitalism, so Willem gets slapped with quite … Continue reading Flash Review – WorldEnd (Vol. 1)
Summer's dropped for the Tokyo Metropolitan This Name Is Too Long School, and what better way for the first-years to spend their summer vacation than relaxing on a tropical island? I'll tell you what: not having to live like marooned sailors who sleep in cramped tents and use cardboard boxes for toilets. After Hang 'Em … Continue reading Flash Review – Classroom of the Elite (Vol. 3)
It's another peaceful day for Mr. No Name, and a great one for curling up with a good book, and then Jun Aikawa kidnaps him. When he wakes up from being tazed, she sends him into an all-girls' school on a search-and-retrieve mission for one Ichihime Yukariki. Easy-peasy, if Sumiyuri Academy were a normal high … Continue reading Flash Review – Suspension (Zaregoto Vol. 3)
College has started up for Mr. No Name, and things are dandy as peach cobbler. He's living on his own, he's turning in his homework, and he's hanging out with friends, and then one of them gets murdered. And I'd heard how much of a nightmare hazing is. Jun Aikawa: The genius jack-of-all-trades didn't appreciate … Continue reading Flash Review – Strangulation (Zaregoto Vol. 2)
Genius is a precious commodity in human society, which is why one richie-rich girl started a collection of them on her private island. The nameless protagonist is not one of these geniuses, but a tag-along of his friend, who is, but nonetheless he kicks back, relaxes, and then one of the geniuses gets her head … Continue reading Flash Review – Decapitation (Zaregoto Vol. 1)
