Tag: Akaneshinsha

  • #31: Canis – Dear Mr. Rain

    Canis - Dear Mr. Rain

    Satoru Kutsuna’s a young hatter who’s got nothing but love and passion for his craft. Unfortunately, he puts too much of it into his hats that he hardly has the patience to keep some members of his staff. Burdened by his business woes, Satoru walks out on a rainy evening and stumbles over a lifeless body.

    Like a lost dog, Satoru picks up Ryou, a young man from New York with a mission. Ryou takes advantage of Satoru’s kindness before parting ways to face his death.

    I can’t exactly place the story of Canis – Dear Mr. Rain to a convenient trope or category and to a degree that excites me… just a bit.
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  • Those Nakamura Eyes

    Those Nakamura Eyes

    I have been terribly busy as of late due to school concerns but there’s this one mangaka that sets me at ease whenever I read her mangas. I love looking people’s eyes but I never really paid attention to them in manga. To me, most of them are drawn generally the same. They can be expressive I’ve never been drawn into them in a way that 
    I would just stare at those eyes for a good long while and mumble “beautiful.” At least until I read Nakamura Asumiko’s Double Mints.

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