Toward a consistent rating system

I try to explain how I review manga and TV shows for Okazu.

2024-07-05 · 5 min · Frank Hecker

Goodbye, My Rose Garden

I add some thoughts to Goyavoyage’s review.

2024-03-19 · 2 min · Frank Hecker

Demonic controversies and other considerations

In which I contemplate fictional attitudes toward demons and other monsters.

2024-03-10 · 14 min · Frank Hecker

Even Though We’re Adults

In which I comment on Takako Shimura’s latest manga series.

2024-02-08 · 2 min · Frank Hecker

Kase-san and Morning Glories

I add some thoughts to comments by Goyavoyage.

2024-02-07 · 2 min · Frank Hecker

How Do We Relationship?

In which I add some comments to a review by Goyavoyage.

2024-02-06 · 2 min · Frank Hecker

Our band could be your life: some thoughts on BanG Dream! It’s MyGO!!!!!

In which I compare a group of anime girls to a classic punk group.

2023-09-23 · 7 min · Frank Hecker

Notes toward a evolutionary theory of yuri

I attempt to briefly describe the key themes and trends in Japanese yuri manga over the past century.

2023-09-02 · 17 min · Frank Hecker

The epic anachronisms of Cosmic Warlord Kin-Bright

I review an epic poem about giant robots piloted by lesbians.

2023-07-22 · 12 min · Frank Hecker

That Typo of Girl

I look back on when I self-published a book about a yuri manga.

2023-03-13 · 12 min · Frank Hecker