http://www.mangalife.comThe latest news from Manga Life.en-us09 May 2005 01:28 EDTCopyright Manga Life27 Apr 2005 22:58 EDT http://www.mangalife.com/features/WordsofTruthandWisdomJapan.htmHey, everybody! I know it's only been the normal two weeks since our last column, but it feels like it's been ages. See, Athena and I just got back from our first trip ever to Japan. Hm, come to think of it, maybe it wasn't such a good idea to admit that we had never been there before. It's the truth... http://www.mangalife.com/features/MissionStatement.htmYesterday a MangaLife staffer contacted me. She's working on an article about a comic and why she feels that certain cultural things about it were not done with enough attention to detail on the part of the creators. However, the work in question isn't a manga, so she asked my advice about how to fit... http://www.mangalife.com/reviews/HighSchoolGirlsv9.htmMy husband read this manga first. I could tell he was sort of charmed with it, but he asked me to review it instead of him. Puzzled, I asked him why I should review it instead of him and he sort of hemmed and hawed, then said something like, 'It would be better if it came from you." So I read it and... http://www.mangalife.com/reviews/MySassyGirlv4.htmWhen it comes to humor in manhwa I guess you have to consider the target audience. Actually when it comes to humor anywhere in comics (with any genre) it's the audience you're aiming for that sets the humor. This must be the gross humor audience, since it got such a poor score from me.             From presently-non-functioning,... http://www.mangalife.com/reviews/Monsterv14.htmTenma's long journey for justice, Johan and Nina's search for identity--all roads converge on the mysterious "Red Rose Mansion." Is Nina prepared to confront the dark memories this cursed house will awaken in her subconscious? If Tenma gets there in time, will he find a clue that will help him...