Stuff I read this week
Bocchi the Rock! Vol. 1

You know, for a 4-koma style manga itās real good? Iām not the biggest fan of that style of manga usually but you know, Bocchi is great. Is it as good as the anime? No. Categorically no. One million percently no. But thereās a cool spark here- itās kinda amazing to see the source panels that sparked some of the standout moments of animation in the show⦠actually itās kinda like reading an early storyboard thatās a few drafts off what ends up in the show? Which normally source manga doesn't feel like that? But yeah, itās good, itās interesting but wow that anime is incredible - it really elevates whats on the page, but you can still totally get how this inspired the animation team to go wild.
Alpi the Soul Sender Vol.1
Very beautiful book, an interesting and quiet story about the death of local gods. I really think this one is worth a read.
Itās published by Titan Comicās āTitan Mangaā brand, which I guess is new? Itās the only book I have by them at least, and Iāve got thousands of these things! Anyways their copy is weird, right on the inside cover it says āPERFECT FOR FANS OF MAGICAL GIRLSā which is of course, a weird way to advertise a book, especially one like this! Maybe for madoka fans, people that want to read a slow meditation on the death of gods⦠this aināt for precure fans, you know. Itās just strange.


Sleepy-girl representation is important
