Incest is Bad, Mmkay?

Brother from another mother? Sister from another mister? Please, in the manga world, that means those characters are half-siblings. There's just something about sharing the same womb (or the same man sack) that sends the reader's mind into a frenzy. And authors take advantage of that.

"On weekends we set up a skybox for our bedtime adventures."

I don't condone incest, but I sure read the hell out of it. The taboo nature of the relationship is hard to resist. I get a kick out of watching siblings simmer in their angst, wondering why fate has brought them together like this only to rip them apart with blood ties. You may say that I'm a sadist, but I'm not the only one. (I'm so sorry John Lennon for twisting your beautiful words.)

And after I've had enough of the angst burger, that's when the "you've got to be kidding me" kicks in.

Why is the brother such a psycho?

The Reject Station

When Sylphalchemist and I started this blog, I told her, "I just hope Fucking Shoujo lasts longer than milk." We laughed. The "Haha It's not going to last that long" laugh.

Male lead's just Clark on super red kryptonite.

And now it's been two months and I feel like a giddy fourteen year old who reached the two month mark since stalking her celebrity crush. Like my ten year crush on Tom Welling, male lead of Smallville. Dude dropped off the face of the earth after the show ended. Strange that his old love interest is on a new show without him.

But anyway, I've been brainstorming new ways to keep this blog alive since most of the manga I've reviewed were series that I read a long time ago.

Sylphalchemist: Read more manga.
Me: I think I'm growing too old for this shit shoujo.
Sylphalchemist: How dare you insult the majestic rainbow kawaii desu wonder that is shoujo. Naoko Takeuchi, author of Sailor Moon, would be ashamed of you! You should be in Moon Prism--Prison! Yeah! What say you, dreamless troll! [This part may or may have not been made up. I have a problem with mixing up real life experiences with fiction.]

How to Lose Fans and Alienate Readers

I'm going to take a break from the usual format (introduction, one or two manga examples of topic, 'desperate attempt to wrap things up' conclusion) to write about my frustrations about something that is supposed to take my mind away from the crappy facts of life.

I depend on the internet to numb my brain. Manga is one sedative that I'm used to. But every now and then, a series comes by and riddles my brain full of holes like a drive by shooting.

And I get angry. But I usually put down the book or rather close the window. I don't have to read it.

Just like I didn't have to screen cap Anya's eyes open for this pic.

What frustrates me the most are the series who lure me into loving them. I accept them into my home, let their pages catch my tears on the days when I'm upset, and share them with my friends, only for them to betray me in the end with filler chapters and confusing plot twists.

I understand when television shows do that--they have a staff of writers. They have to collaborate, and each writer has their own style. The writers also have to write characters in or out of a series based on the actor's contract.

However, books, manga written by one author doing that? I'm already sharpening my pitchfork.

But since I love my expensive laptop, and I don't live on a farm, instead I'm going to compose a list of the top three ways to lose fans and alienate readers.

The Top Three Ways to Lose Fans and Alienate Readers

1. Confuse the reader (ex. absurd plot twists, drastic changes in character)
2. Go on a hiatus
3. Have your plot move at an excruciating pace

Girl Please, He Deserves to be Alone

I apologize for the delay. Life outside the internet demands that you have to put on your pants in the morning. So thank you random readers for coming by this blog. Namely, people who accidentally click on this blog, Sylphalchemist's followers from her way more popular blog, Shoutbox people from The Way to Your Heart, and Fucking Shoujo's one follower (I love you by the way). You all are awesome.

I was going to cover one shots in this entry, but they're rather silly compared to Sylphalchemist's posts. Apparently horror manga guarantees using your brain as a Rubik's cube by the end of the chapter.

"Nah, people still think it's just dirt on their computer screens."

So I'll leave it to her to find the really weird one shots. Or until I find a one shot worthy of a K.O.

And now to this entry's topic: women who end up with men who abuse them.

Viscous’s Red Doll (WTF Shojo One Shot)

Hello all! Sylphalchemist here with my second post! Originally, I had planned on posting about a crazy shojo one-shot I read concerning an alien police officer and his side-kick G-String (yeah, his nickname when translated means “Thong.” “Banana Hammock.” “Buttfloss.” Yup…………….) but then I read Viscous’s Red Doll and changed my mind. Viscous’s Red Doll is more fucked up. Now, I have no idea if “Viscous” is the right translation. It could also be like…Viskeysous or Viskous. But since the author didn’t give me the English equivalent, I’m sticking to my biology roots and using “Viscous” as our main hero’s name.

However, in my summary, I’m calling him Bonerfart so it doesn’t matter xD

Originally published in Aka Lala.
Manga-ka: Ichinose Kaoru (Cree, this lady should be very familiar to you. You’ve read one of her one-shots…involving ghosts and violins)

Note: If you're a fan of this one-shot or this manga-ka, please don't read my post x3

Note II: Viscous’s Red Doll was a pretty hefty one-shot in terms of page count. Thus my post is...a bit long. Just giving you all a warning a head of time!

Reverse Harems

First of all, I want to take the time to acknowledge a comment made concerning this blog. I found this piece of work written on Skype while I was away.

Well played, my friend, well played.

Yes, one of my friends was advertising this blog (thank you so much by the way), and I get this attitude. Come back when it's same haired zombie lesbians. The nerve.

And one of the first links in my Google search (other than vast amounts of hentai) was this:

Warning: This video contains female to female action. Avert your eyes, innocent children.

I don't know if they're zombies, but they almost have the same hairstyle. Got the girl on girl action down. That should be good enough. Unless he was talking about rotting zombie girl on girl action. You're on your own there, buddy.

And while I was snooping around zombie anime, I found this as well:

Oh anime, I barely watch you anymore but you always make me laugh with your ridiculousness. (Make no mistake--that's his arm in his pants.)

Okay, reverse harems. I love the thought of having a bunch of good-looking men chase after me. So I can understand women who want to live vicariously through the female protagonist. I am one of them.

Twelve Year Olds and Smut

So I usually read my manga online because I'm a cheapskate college student unlike my dear friend, sylphalchemist, who buys her books to review, takes the pictures herself, and translates them (yeah she's a badass). And I find I don't really pay attention to the tags attached to Shoujo. Out of all the past manga I've reviewed, only Crush on You was tagged with Shounen Ai. Apparently I have the instincts of a BL hound dog. I sniff that shit out.

I sat down, pondering what manga I've read that doesn't have BL, and I realized that the most ridiculous ones that belong to this blog are the ones that do. This does not include crossdressing heroines with mistaken BL, the gay side characters, and BL-centric shoujos. There's just something about merging heroines with BL that turns it into a sixty minute awkward pause where you try to stop, but you can't because like a common bystander, you want to watch that train wreak hit the wall.

Renai Shinjuu is one such manga. I read it earlier this year probably while waiting for a friend (the kind who you've hung out with but haven't fully let out all your inner nerd). And it was bad. That friendship didn't last long. Oh and manga was terrible.