Helena’s Reviews: Pet Shop of Horrors

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Helena: ready for something a little easier on the eyes than pages of text? Most manga will do, but Matsuri Akino’s Pet Shop of Horrors is particularly worthwhile. The manga is often creepy, sometimes funny, always intriguing, and beautifully drawn on top of that. The pets from the shop in the title tend to make… Continue reading Helena’s Reviews: Pet Shop of Horrors

Vacation, All I Ever Wanted 17/26

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Cameos: Michiru, Minako, Leon, D, Utena. Enrico (thinking): Oh, gosh, it looks like we’re evacuating… where am I supposed to go? Enrico: Hey, Integra! Integra: What do you want? Enrico: Where are we going? Integra: To the lifeboats, of course. Weren’t you at the lecture? Enrico: There was a lecture? Integra: Before we left the… Continue reading Vacation, All I Ever Wanted 17/26

World War Vignettes: Los Angeles 1/3

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Count D’s pet shop, the eponymous establishment of Pet Shop of Horrors. The three-headed dragon is Honlon, a set of triplets in one body. The heads, from top to bottom, belong to Junrei (the childlike one), Shuuko (the bossy one), and Kanaan (the violent one). They’re immortal, mostly peaceful, but with the power to demolish… Continue reading World War Vignettes: Los Angeles 1/3

Sketchbook Deep Dive

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Favorite thief/detective pairings: Meimi-Asuka Jr. (Kaitou Saint Tail) Marron/Miyako (Kamikaze Kaitou Jeanne) D/Leon (Pet Shop of Horrors) Lupin/Zenigata (Lupin III) We’re going way deep in the archives today, folks. Some of this stuff has been languishing in a subfolder since 2004. Practical Jokes in the Hellsing Mansion or: Advantages of Not Showing Up in Mirrors… Continue reading Sketchbook Deep Dive