Ruby’s Digital Comics Round-Up
I was very much a reluctant reader in my teens, and to some degree, I still am, at least when it comes to chapter books. While I can certainly enjoy a good prose novel, my main passion has always been…
I was very much a reluctant reader in my teens, and to some degree, I still am, at least when it comes to chapter books. While I can certainly enjoy a good prose novel, my main passion has always been…
I’m about to wax poetic about one of my favorite RPG series for 1000+ words, so here’s the short version: this is a fantastic turn-based RPG. Even if that isn’t normally your genre of video game, the combat system is…
DEFINITIONS Mangaka: Japanese term for a cartoonist or comic artist. The term often comes with the implication that the artist is also the writer of the story, in part or in whole. Sensei: Japanese honorific. Used most commonly to refer…
Anime and manga have become massively influential works over the decades. The Wachowskis, Christopher Nolan, Rian Johnson, Darren Aronofsky; all directors influenced by anime such as Ghost in the Shell, Akira or the works of Satoshi Kon, just to name…
Anime and manga are far more mainstream in the United States than they used to be, and Akira Toriyama’s work is a huge factor in that. The Dragon Ball franchise is so well known that a showcase of Toriyama-sensei may…