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"Absolute Boyfriend" Review MANGA: He's an Absolute Doll"Absolute Boyfriend" Review by ~lynjensen
(This review is revised and updated from one that originally appeared in LA Alternative, 4/21-27/06.)
Women have been putting up with pop culture plots about sexy robo-females for so long, it's about time somebody came up with something the other way around for the girls. We've patiently waited through male-fantasy fetishes ranging from "Weird Science" to "The Stepford Wives" to Duran Duran and their "Electric Barbarella." Even the brilliant women of CLAMP joined in the wish-fulfillment-for-guys trend with their "Chobits" manga.
Finally, for once, Yuu Watase has given us "Absolute Boyfriend" and with it, a w
Gorgeous Carat Review Vintage Manga: You Higuri's YaoiGorgeous Carat Review by ~lynjensen
NOTE: This review originally appeared in LA Alternative, July 14-20, 2006.
MANGA by Lyn Jensen
Higuri Puts the "Gay" in Gay Paris
July brings a double dose of You Higuri's gay-themed yaoi manga, with DMP/June introducing her Gorgeous Carat Galaxy and TokyoPop/BLU continuing the earlier Gorgeous Carat series. One of yaoi's most popular artists, Higuri started drawing Gorgeous Carat in 1999. After that series' four-volume run, she changed publishers and produced a one-volume sequel, Gorgeous Carat Galaxy. (The title refers to jewel theft and uses "Galaxy" as a synonym for "Universe.")
Higuri once said the G
Vintage Manga: Star Trek Vintage Manga Review: "Star Trek"Vintage Manga: Star Trek by ~lynjensen
NOTE: This review originally appeared in LA Alternative, on 9/6/06.
MANGA by Lyn Jensen
WHERE NO MANGA HAS GONE BEFORE
"To boldly go where no man has gone before," was the original mission of the starship Enterprise. No ordinary TV series, Star Trek boldly forged new frontiers for TV and science fiction. When the show was abruptly cancelled in 1969, it didn't just fade away into some TV Land of occasional reruns. Fans the world over kept interest in it alive—a remarkable show of support considering VHS and DVD weren't invented yet. Four decades later, what began as a controversial TV show has become
Enchanter Review NOTE: The following is an edited version of a manga review that orginally appeared in LA Alternative in 2006.Enchanter Review by ~lynjensen
MANGA by Lyn Jensen
When Demons Make Love and War
Haruhiko's got two women on his mind, his prim young teacher and the scantily-clad demon who wants his body. Her demon lover got knocked off in some metaphysical war and she's looking for a replacement. So begins Enchanter by Izumi Kawachi, the latest shonen (boys' action) manga from California-based Digital Manga Publishing (DMP). At ten volumes and counting, it's a hot acquisition for DMP.
Although more a romantic comedy than the typical shonen action comic, this manga's
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