Boy, that was a doozy, huh? I’m pretty proud of it, actually–I think it ended up being pretty comprehensive and, dare I say it, insightful. I should note that for all my pontificating the only manga I read is Battle Royale, the grand guignol dystopian kids-killing-kids tale. I’d hope that any gross inaccuracies in my manga article are due to my unfamiliarity with much of the material, and not simple stupidity on my part (not that I’m saying we can rule that out).
Things are going very well with Amanda, as you might have guessed from my improved mood. I’ll be travelling to visit her once again tomorrow. If I’m lucky I’ll get a chance to blog from the hotel.