The Manga Critic Turns One!
Anniversary posts are odd beasts: no one wants to toot their own horn too much, but it’s an inherently self-indulgent exercise to remind the world of your continued existence. I’m going to skip the introspection (if you’re curious about why I do what I do, you can read my inaugural post) and cut to the fun stuff: lists! Below is a run-down of the most popular articles and reviews from my first year as The Manga Critic, as well as some fun facts about the site. Thank you for making this first year such a positive, rewarding experience — your comments and links are a wonderful reminder of just how many smart, funny, opinionated manga lovers are out there. Here’s to an even better second year!
MOST VIEWED ARTICLES
- The Manga Hall of Shame (9/20/09)
- The Best Manga of 2009 (12/17/09)
- The 2009 Manga Hall of Shame Inductees (12/22/09)
- If You’re Going to Hate on Manga… (3/11/10)
- A Few Thoughts About Fantitlement (10/5/09)
- Ten Great Global Manga (2/19/10)
- Copyright 101 (3/20/10)
- What Belongs in the Manga Canon? (9/11/09)
- Ten Must-Read Manhwa (4/11/10)
- On Criticism: Why Editing Matters (1/18/10)
MOST VIEWED REVIEWS
- AKIRA, Vol. 1 (10/22/09)
- Moyasimon: Tales of Agriculture, Vol. 1 (9/27/09)
- Short Takes: Black Bird, The Girl Who Leapt through Time, and Ludwig II (7/21/09)
- Sexy Voice and Robo, or, Harriet the Spy: The Manga (2/11/10)
- Rin-ne, Vol. 1 (10/18/09)
- Ooku: The Inner Chambers, Vol. 1 (9/15/09)
- Short Takes: Butterflies, Flowers and Natsume’s Book of Friends (12/10/09)
- 20th Century Boys, Vols. 1-6 (1/9/10)
- Short Takes: Black Butler and Crown of Love (2/7/10)
- Short Takes: Detroit Metal City, Jormungand, and Ooku: The Inner Chambers (11/15/09)
- Summit of the Gods, Vol. 1 (10/12/09)
- Happy Cafe, Vol. 1 (1/19/10)
- Domu: A Child’s Dream (10/25/09)
- Short Takes: Bloody Kiss, Maria Holic, and X-Men: Misfits (9/23/09)
- Little Fluffy Gigolo Pelu, Vol. 1 (11/5/09)
- Off the Cuff: The Box Man (2/3/10)
- Otaku-Friendly Comics: Sinfest, Vol. 1 (1/12/10)
- Short Takes: One Fine Day and Talking to Strangers (1/24/10)
- Short Takes: The Apartment, How to Seduce a Vampire, and Otodama: Voice of the Dead (3/4/10)
- Review Redux: Bride of the Water God, Vols. 1-5 (2/17/10)
And a few fun facts:
- First article posted at The Manga Critic: What to Read Now: A Roundtable Discussion
- Most commented article: The Manga Hall of Shame
- First review posted at The Manga Critic: Samurai 7, Vol. 1
- Number of manga reviewed: 101
- Number of novels reviewed: 3
- Number of cookbooks reviewed: 1
- Number of Tezuka titles reviewed in last 12 months: 5
- Most frequently used tag: VIZ
- Number of reviews tagged with “vampires”: 7
- Favorite vampire series reviewed at The Manga Critic: Blood+ Adagio
- Least favorite vampire series reviewed: Rosario + Vampire
- Number of reviews tagged with “sports”: 5
- Number of reviews of basketball manga: 3
- Number of reviews of baseball manga: 1
- Favorite sports series reviewed at The Manga Critic: Real
- Most popular genre tag: Horror/Supernatural
- Least popular genre tag: Fantasy
- Favorite new book of 2009: Children of the Sea, Vol. 1
- Least favorite new book of 2009: Maria Holic, Vol. 1
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Happy Birthday and Congrats!
Congrats on a great first year! Here’s to many more!
~Sam
Congrats!!! It always a pleasure to come and see what you have to say about manga or manga culture!
Haha, what’s with singling out vampire titles? Though Rosario + Vampire is pretty bad…..
Thanks for the good wishes, guys — one of the real pleasures of manga-blogging is the tremendous sense of community I get from interacting with other reviewers. It means a lot to hear from so many folks whose work I read and enjoy on a daily basis!
As for your question, Kris, I’m shamelessly ripping off Harper’s Index. I’m kind of a useless information sponge, and have always loved the index’s mixture of cool and bizarre trivia. I figured a similar approach would be more entertaining for readers than a Google Analytics report!
Oh my gosh, has it been a year already??? Congratulations and keep on keepin on…reviewing manga
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Congratulations, Kate!
Congratulations, Kate! In just a year you have started a lot of interesting online conversations. I can’t wait to see what you have up your sleeve for next year!
Thanks, Brigid — that’s high praise from the undisputed mangablogging queen! The real question for me: how do I follow up a first act in which I became the curator of The Manga Hall of Shame?