I've had a stupid throat thing for the past couple of days. Hopefully it doesn't mature into something worse. I got lost on my bike last night while coming back from grocery shopping and as I tried to be somewhat adventurous and take a small side road I was taken totally off course and into some wierd part of my neighbourhood. Plus, it was at night so it doubled the difficultly level of trying to find something I recognized. That's probably what did me in. Ouch.

As mentioned in a past post, I'm a big fan of Gantz and the creator Hiroya Oku. So, naturally, once I heard of his new series Me~teru no Kimochi I started reading it as well. I just bought the first collected volume of it actually. It's a fast read. I think I finished it in about 10 minutes. I won't bore you with a detailed plot rundown but basically, it's about a 30 year old hikikomori who's father (being his sole supportor) dies and leaves a recently married 20-something year old wife. The chick/widow tries to help him un-hikikomori. Hard to believe but, yes, hilarity ensues. The art is not as detailed as Gantz and the figures less defined and more cartoony but it serves the story well and pushes it's intent of being a love-comedy. I'm always amazed at how he builds his characters from the inside-out. Even the poor bastards that died during Gantz had presence. Well, for the most part. Anyway, I recommend checking it out. ahem... legally of course. Of Course!

I'll be hitting Comitia this weekend with some friends so I'll make sure I post pics and a report from that. I've been told editors from various publications will be there so I'll be taking along some samples to show and, hopefully, leave with a few connections.

I'm out.

TAK