My latest review for Anime UK News is the eighth volume of yaoi series Finder, which has jumped ship from DMP to Viz.
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Anime UK News feature: A Guide to the Odagiri Effect
My latest piece for Anime UK News is an in-depth guide to the “Odagiri Effect” – where TV shows and other piece of media gain a large number of women followers because the male actors and/or characters are sexually attractive. The article covers Hetalia, Free!, Cute High Earth Defense Club LOVE!, Yuri!!! On Ice, and some non-anime related things such as BBC drama Poldark and novel Fifty Shades of Grey.
Pictured above is Joe Odagiri, the actor after whom the effect is named after.
The Beginner’s Guide to Anime, No. 159 – Super Lovers
“The Beginner’s Guide to the Anime” this week covers the yaoi series Super Lovers.
The Yaoi Addiction Society review: Love Stage!!, Volume 5
A new review of the fifth volume of Love Stage!! for the Yaoi Addiction Society (one of the funniest manga I’ve read for a while).
The Yaoi Addiction Society review: The World’s Greatest First Love, Volume 4
A new review for the Yaoi Addiction Society, covering the fourth volume of The World’s Greatest First Love.
The Yaoi Addiction Society review: Awkward Silence, Volume 5
A new review for the Yaoi Addiction Society, covering the fifth volume of Awkward Silence.
The Yaoi Addiction Society review – His Favorite, Volume 8
A new review for the Yaoi Addiction Society covering the 8th volume of His Favorite.
The Yaoi Addiction Society review – The World’s Greatest First Love, Volume 3
A new manga review for The Yaoi Addiction Society, covering the third volume of The World’s Greatest First Love.
The Yaoi Addiction Society review – Love Stage!!, Volume 4
I’ve now taken up a new review job, for the Yaoi Addiction Society (the only addiction society I can think of that is promoting an addiction). My first review covers the fourth volume of Love Stage!!. This volume covers material not in the TV anime.
The Beginner’s Guide to Anime Extra, Part VI – Pornographic Anime and the Law
A special “Beginner’s Guide to Anime“, this one looking at adult anime and its legal aspects, especially in the UK. This article covers yaoi, tentacle rape, shotacon and lolicon.