Friday, November 4, 2005
	| First| Prev | Next |Last | Parody Strip #38 "Akimanga-Daioh 4" (Story Arc: Akimanga-Daioh) | First| Prev | Next |Last | "Akimanga-Daioh 4" by Akira (2005-11-04) In "Azumanga-Daioh", Mr. Kimura who is portraited as a total freak ^_^; He has a beautiful wife and everyone is wondering how they got together. I'm guessing Mrs. Kimura to be a character who takes everything (even bad things) positively. Although this strip is about Mr. Kimura, I'm so relieved that I didn't have to draw him... "I love drawing cute girls, but not guys! (spoken in Mr. Kimura way)" I was wondering how English version of "Azumanga-Daioh" are drawn. It seems like they go from left-to-right, so I changed the order of strips. Please write your comment to this strip at pOnju forum

	Saturday, November 5, 2005
	"Moyashimon" by Akira (2005-11-05) Konstantin tends to introduce anime/doujin related topics in his rants. Totaku tends to introduce anime/FLASH related topics. So for my saturday rants, I will be introducing manga which I really really enjoyed. I think it's better to keep topics separated as possible. "Moyashimon" is about a college student who can see bacteria/fungus with his naked eyes. He enters Tokyo Agriculture College and enjoys(?) a campus life with strange professors and friends. Bacterias are very cute and manga is filled with facts/knowledge about bacteria (Mainly about fermentaion - like how alcohols are made). Manga also introduce strange fermented dish like surstromming and Inuit's kiviak. I really really enjoy reading this manga. It has been my biggest hits since "Mushishi". I'll try to sketch main characters of "Moyashimon" for Sunday slot. Please write your comment to this strip at pOnju forum