Recent content by Cal

Oh my gosh, this. I saw a few chapters of it in Manga Vizion in the late 90s or early 2000s, so a part of my early exposure to manga, lel. I always thought I might try reading it all, so thanks for the upload.

I'm so happy the site is back up. I had a dream about this series! It was about the future of the temple, but no spoilers because it's complete nonsense. XD Chion died and became a spooky ghost who lingered at the temple. People could talk to her, but they probably wished they couldn't. Her...

At first I was amused to see a manga featuring Sugiwara no Michizane but I suppose I shouldn't have been surprised. He's a fairly important figure from the era. I think I've encountered Ariwara no Narihira in one, but he's an obvious choice for Heian romance. I often wonder how these people...

My in-laws just gave me some kumquat jam they made! It's very good. :3

Thank you, StubbornOne, for translating this brilliant manga! I hope you have a good week.

The cool cleaner kid is someone I can relate to so far, not a brag. As far as we know so far, he looked at death images. I have occasionally for years as a sort of challenge (death photos and much, much worse. We'll leave it at that). It actually changed me psychologically, but I feel I've...

Holy hell, Japan's suicide rate compared to the US, which also has a problem is bad. It's close to double, proportionally. I believe both countries suicides are mostly or largely older men who are terminally ill. We have different pressures but we both have trouble finding meaning with the...

I haven't seen that sort of thing in many manga. 😅

Wowee. 😅

This was one of the most moving chapters. My husband's niece just entered kindergarten and it's so strange that she, too, is a "big kid" now. She and even manga like this have made me warm up to kids a bit more, but, probably too late. That's okay, I'm just more appreciative of them now and...

I have a friend who, on a solo Japan trip, went up to Fuji San and I think stayed the night somewhere along the side of the mountain, having stayed too late and missed his ride out. It was cold and miserable!

I like this slice of life quite a lot. I cannot relate to any of these kids, but, they're all doing their best and that's somehow inspirational. While this story could be set anywhere, I especially like the hanamachi setting and that it gives young people a positive impression. I want to see...

I was hoping to see Daigo-ji in this. A few years ago, I stayed in a home right next to it and it was one of the first places I visited in Kyoto. It has a special place in my heart. Coming home or leaving, I could walk through its gates past a smaller temple and gardens partly designed by...

Knowing the history of this area--the future after this manga--has always filled me with sadness and dread to think about. The same with Emma. Knowing most characters would see WWI and knowing the children might be most involved turned the manga dark for me at times.

Japanese homes are so cold. My husband and I stayed in one a few years ago and we usually left for sightseeing late in the day because we were too cold to move. I wouldn't be surprised if the house had no insulation. We had a heater but were kind of guilted into keeping it low. No antics...