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A place to discuss anime, manga, and more, focused around the anime and manga blog Ogiue Maniax. I'm a writer, artist, overall otaku, and Ogiue fanatic. I watch and read not only to be entertained, but also to truly experience the life of this creature we call "anime and manga." Good and bad, I want to have a strong sense of its lifespan, to appreciate its history both in the..
Ogiue Maniax » Manga
1w ago
To say I’m disappointed in the direction the world is going is an understatement. But this is the position we find ourselves in, and I hope that we can fight for and support marginalized communities who risk having their human dignity (if not their lives) taken away. I vacillate between hope and despair, but I ..read more
Ogiue Maniax » Manga
1w ago
I want to preface this month’s Kio Shimoku Twitter Highlights acknowledging the recent exodus of Twitter users. There’s always a chance that the site might go under, which would make a lot of these posts hard/impossible to read. While it would make sense to take screenshots, a lot of Japanese artists are not comfortable with ..read more
Ogiue Maniax » Manga
1w ago
This month, Kio enjoyed various media, but his PC might need replacing! Kio has been thinking up the plot of an eromanga (different from the one he’s currently working on), and is now up to 4 chapters. He hopes he can get around to actually drawing it eventually. Kio watched The Queen of Villains, the ..read more
Ogiue Maniax » Manga
1M ago
Last year, I started reading Hunter x Hunter by Togashi Yoshihiro. Its reputation was known to me: I had often seen people online (and even sometimes offline) mention it as their favorite series and an example of what shounen battle manga could be. My early impression was mixed because it felt like a Test into ..read more
Ogiue Maniax » Manga
1M ago
I haven’t forgotten what the world was like four years ago. I’d long been hesitant to talk about anything political on Ogiue Maniax, but the importance of the US election in the face of a pandemic that killed a previously unfathomable amount of people made me address it more directly. When the dust cleared, I ..read more
Ogiue Maniax » Manga
1M ago
This month, Kio enjoyed various media, but his PC might need replacing! Kio has been thinking up the plot of an eromanga (different from the one he’s currently working on), and is now up to 4 chapters. He hopes he can get around to actually drawing it eventually. Kio watched The Queen of Villains, the ..read more
Ogiue Maniax » Manga
2M ago
Kio recently had a talk at Umeda Lateral, an Osaka-based live music house and talk venue, to celebrate the release of his new artbook. Below are my notes from watching it. (Unfortunately, the VOD is no longer available. Also, screenshots are not allowed.) There are three people: the host, Kio, and his editorial manager Moteki ..read more
Ogiue Maniax » Manga
2M ago
Actually kind of cold weather—can you believe it? This past month was a real rollercoaster, not least of which was due to hololive talent Amelia Watson announcing that she will be stepping back from actively being a part of the company, and then following that with a marathon of streams. The 4th anniversary of Myth ..read more
Ogiue Maniax » Manga
2M ago
This month featured a special live talk with Kio-sensei himself, as well as reactions to his artbook! Kio enjoyed a panpanya interview in Rakuen. Having seen the anime movie The Colors Within, Kio points out how the images look euphoric and characteristic of director Yamada Naoko. There are also very few long shots, making the ..read more
Ogiue Maniax » Manga
3M ago
To celebrate the release of his new artbook, Mata Ashita, Bushitsu de (See You Tomorrow in the Clubroom), Genshiken author Kio Shimoku had a special 2+ hour talk session on September 16, 2024. The venue was Umeda Lateral, a talk and live music club in Osaka, and was title “Gendai Shikaku Bunka Kenkyuukai Umeda Bunshitsu ..read more