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Schoolgirl Milky Crisis review
Thursday, May 21, 2009 at 10:48AM
Jonathan Clements has always been one of my favourite writers on anime. His columns in Newtype USA and Neo are reason alone to buy the magazines. As a translator and dubbing director of over seventy anime titles, he has a great deal of insider information and surprising stories from dealing with fandom, businesses, and the Japanese creators. Clements is the author of the Anime Encyclopedia and the Dorama Encyclopedia. He received the Japanese award for “outstanding contributions to the understanding of Japanese culture”.
Greatest cover ever?
Schoolgirl Milky Crisis is a "generic-sounding" name that Clements uses as a replacement for a real title when he is writing about instances and people that he shouldn't reveal.The name also became the title of his recent book (published by Titan Books) that is a large tome of collected essays from nearly twenty years of writing. The book is full of essays, anecdotes, creator profiles, panel transcripts, and a whole lot more. With its broad range of topics and massive amount of content it makes a perfect otaku bathroom reader.
And I had every intention of treating it as such. I decided not to review it so that I could enjoy it over a period of time instead of rushing through. After all, I had read a good chunk from the pages of Neo and Newtype before. I ended up reading all 395 pages in four days. Every piece written was a joy to read and I devoured large chunks in each sitting.
The book contains chapters on the industry, legality, toys, translation, and more all with Clement’s behind-the-scenes look at these topics. There are chapters that take a look at various manga anthologies dedicated to subject such as golf and pachinko. Jonathan Clement’s writing style is very entertaining and truly packed with unique information. This is a reading experience unlike any other. It is an insightful and clever look into the series, industry, and fandom.
My favourite of the larger pieces is one of the panel transcripts. Highbrow Skills in a Lowbrow Medium is an amusing and detailed speech given at the British Centre for Literary Translation. In it Clement’s warns the audience of some difficulties of the job and shares humourous stories from his own experiences.
Anyone who is hesitant to pick it up because they already have many writings in their collection of magazines should put that feeling aside. To have all these stories collected together sorted into chapters and indexed itself makes it worth owning. Add the newly published segments and there should be no question as to whether one should purchase. Fifteen (US) dollars is a small price for the content.
If you have any interest in the world of anime at all, then there is so much to absorb from this reading. This book taught me that chopping old cabbage can create a convincing sword sound. Schoolgirl Milky Crisis is absolutely brilliant and an informative resource to treasure on one’s shelf.
Jonathan Clements also operates a blog by the same name with even more stuff to read: Schoolgirl Milky Crisis
Greatest cover ever?Schoolgirl Milky Crisis is a "generic-sounding" name that Clements uses as a replacement for a real title when he is writing about instances and people that he shouldn't reveal.The name also became the title of his recent book (published by Titan Books) that is a large tome of collected essays from nearly twenty years of writing. The book is full of essays, anecdotes, creator profiles, panel transcripts, and a whole lot more. With its broad range of topics and massive amount of content it makes a perfect otaku bathroom reader.
And I had every intention of treating it as such. I decided not to review it so that I could enjoy it over a period of time instead of rushing through. After all, I had read a good chunk from the pages of Neo and Newtype before. I ended up reading all 395 pages in four days. Every piece written was a joy to read and I devoured large chunks in each sitting.
The book contains chapters on the industry, legality, toys, translation, and more all with Clement’s behind-the-scenes look at these topics. There are chapters that take a look at various manga anthologies dedicated to subject such as golf and pachinko. Jonathan Clement’s writing style is very entertaining and truly packed with unique information. This is a reading experience unlike any other. It is an insightful and clever look into the series, industry, and fandom.
My favourite of the larger pieces is one of the panel transcripts. Highbrow Skills in a Lowbrow Medium is an amusing and detailed speech given at the British Centre for Literary Translation. In it Clement’s warns the audience of some difficulties of the job and shares humourous stories from his own experiences.
Anyone who is hesitant to pick it up because they already have many writings in their collection of magazines should put that feeling aside. To have all these stories collected together sorted into chapters and indexed itself makes it worth owning. Add the newly published segments and there should be no question as to whether one should purchase. Fifteen (US) dollars is a small price for the content.
If you have any interest in the world of anime at all, then there is so much to absorb from this reading. This book taught me that chopping old cabbage can create a convincing sword sound. Schoolgirl Milky Crisis is absolutely brilliant and an informative resource to treasure on one’s shelf.
Jonathan Clements also operates a blog by the same name with even more stuff to read: Schoolgirl Milky Crisis
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