Oh My Jump Heroines

Posted by Khursten in Blog, Insights on 18. Nov, 2008 | 7 Comments

How do you like your Shounen Jump manga is often misrepresented. An interesting  rant came by my timeline today, a disheartened Katekyo Hitman Reborn! fan who cannot forgive Akira Amano for making cooks out her heroines. In her blog, she pines about why the female characters in Reborn have been ill-presented, nothing but dolls whose [...]

Jump History and Fujoshi (2): Captain Tsubasa love

Posted by Khursten in Blog on 14. Jan, 2008 | 6 Comments

1980 to 1984 marked great development and diversity in Jump. The second part of the WSJ Illustrated Guide would probably tell you more about the growth of the magazine and the rise of its future mangaka superstars.
On our end, this period is monumental. Why? It is in this period that a bond was established between [...]


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