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Miura, Kentarou
Yakusoku no Neverland
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Watashitachi no Shiawase na Jikan
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5-toubun no Hanayome
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Seo, Kouji
Ohba Tsugumi
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Mushoku Tensei: Isekai Ittara Honki Dasu
Fujikawa, Yuka
Yayoi, Sou
Ijiranaide, Nagatoro-san
Bitter Virgin
Kusunoki, Kei
Motomi, Kyousuke
Nakamura Yoshiki
Yagate Kimi ni Naru
Nakatani, Nio
Eden no Ori
Yamada, Yoshinobu
Koukou Debut
Sakurakouji, Kanoko
Seo Kouji
Honna, Wakou
Dead Tube
Kitakawa, Touta
JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken Part 6: Stone Ocean
Araki, Hirohiko
Kyou, Koi wo Hajimemasu
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Shokugeki no Souma
Saeki, Shun
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4 koma
Toomics
User created
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Tous les genres
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Hayashida, Q
4.4 | action
Quanzhi Gaoshou
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Hakuouki Junrenka
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Enen no Shouboutai
Ookubo, Atsushi
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Diamond no Ace Act II
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4.8 | school
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Yamada, Kanehito
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Maou Gakuin no Futekigousha: Shijou Saikyou no Maou no Shiso, Tensei shite Shison-tachi no Gakkou e Kayou
Shizuma, Yoshinori
Douluo Dalu 3: Longwang Chuanshuo
Revue Pop
Gol D. Roger, a man referred to as the "Pirate King," is set to be executed by the World Government. But just before his demise, he confirms the existence of a great treasure, One Piece, located somewhere within the vast ocean known as the Grand Line. Announcing that One Piece can be claimed by anyone worthy enough to reach it, the Pirate King is executed and the Great Age of Pirates begins.
Twenty-two years later, a young man by the name of Monkey D. Luffy is ready to embark on his own adventure, searching for One Piece and striving to become the new Pirate King. Armed with just a straw hat, a small boat, and an elastic body, he sets out on a fantastic journey to gather his own crew and a worthy ship that will take them across the Grand Line to claim the greatest status on the high seas.
For One Piece I definitely think he is a great work, but even then there are some problems that I can't ignore
Sōsuke Aizen commentaires 'One Piece'
1 Domineering settings
This is definitely only thought of when Oda Shaba, and it also made two works completely two years ago and two years later. The natural line was abolished at once, and the almost invincible natural line directly became one of the three kinds of fruits. In the sewers, Blackbeard had to use gravity to suck Ace's real body, and water was needed to hit the crocodile. The thunder was still because of Luffy rubber restraint. Now the armed color can directly touch the body. . . The strengths of Ace and the Crocodile are very low. Anyhow, the Crocodile can excuse being a local snake. Ace is the captain of the second division. He must have experienced the new world and also been to the country of Wano. It was actually not domineering by the red dog. The boxed lunch was given with a punch just because the fruit of the red dog is the upper fruit. . .
Then the domineering system made the six styles almost a decoration. The six styles that were blown to the sky at the beginning of the Judiciary Island, the iron blocks are almost no one used, and what iron blocks are used for armed colors, paper paintings have been replaced by knowledge.
The rarest overlord color can only hire mixed soldiers, the strong is useless to fight, and even the squadron leader level can't be lost in seconds, which is simply embarrassing.
2 sea king class
The extremely powerful sea kings that were portrayed at the beginning, and even the sea kings with the four emperors red hair and one hand, in the mid-term, a lieutenant general can be dropped in seconds, just like the Judicial Island chapter, when the four emperors except the red Hair is a person of ability, but the strength of the red hair is so strong that it actually took a hand with a not-so-strong Neptune class. In the early period, the Neptune class was stronger and the past was said to be reduced to food in the later period. In other words, it can't be explained.
3 the expansion of numbers
I still remember how Luffy scared Bellamy and Blackbeard when he was only there. Now, if one hundred million are all rubbish, the crocodile turned out to be 81 million, so his subordinates are even lower. The original king, Qiwuhai, was the existence of pirates second only to the four emperors, but the performance was really mediocre. The crocodile was defeated by Luffy who hadn't yet 2nd gear, and Moria was even more embarrassed. The empress had never seriously beaten it. The small bosses of the Murloc Island chapter can't handle it, and Bucky's early boss 15 million garbage can also enter. The real Hawkeye and Mingge's style have been lowered. The white beard was shaved too badly, even if the intensity of the critical illness is not even one-tenth that of the aunt and Kaido, there is even an illusion that the three generals can beat the white beard, obviously there is the strongest shock Fruit, the record is really not very good, if the general strength is equal to the four emperors, then why do Qi Wuhai, 3 generals to fight a four emperor, isn't it crushed, let alone the white beard is still critically ill, as a comparison between Margo and Margo Huang Yuanda fights with aunt, you can see how strong the four emperors are. White beard is the second four emperor, although he is better than the red hair, his ability is suppressed a lot, and he suffers from the early debut.
4 fruit war
In the later stage, there are almost no people who are not capable of fruit. No fruit equals waste [except for the protagonist group]. You can believe that the largest pirate group has almost no swimmers. Why don't you become bandits? It's her who jumped into the sea. Is it true that a ship is full of dry ducks, and the fruit becomes pure as a substitute in jojo. Except for Zorro and Sanji Hawkeye, you can hardly find a normal strong person, so Even if they are pirates, most of their battles are on land. After the new world, it is difficult to see strong people other than the capable ones. Hailou stone has become a divine tool. There is already a technology that can be used to process the sea building stone into nails in the country. Then, give Zorro a knife for the sea building stone or the equipment for Frankie to build the sea building stone. Isn't the new world invincible?
Guts, a former mercenary now known as the "Black Swordsman," is out for revenge. After a tumultuous childhood, he finally finds someone he respects and believes he can trust, only to have everything fall apart when this person takes away everything important to Guts for the purpose of fulfilling his own desires. Now marked for death, Guts becomes condemned to a fate in which he is relentlessly pursued by demonic beings.
Setting out on a dreadful quest riddled with misfortune, Guts, armed with a massive sword and monstrous strength, will let nothing stop him, not even death itself, until he is finally able to take the head of the one who stripped him—and his loved one—of their humanity.
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Volume 14: Berserk: The Prototype
Accompany commentaires 'Berserk'
This is a story about struggle. The background of the story is similar to that of the European medieval world. Countries fight against each other and raise large armies. The lives of ordinary people are poor and mercenaries have become a fashionable industry. In this world of flames, there are not only human wars, but also monsters called "Apostles". These apostles were originally human beings. Because of certain stimuli (such as the betrayal of beloved ones), they sacrificed their most cherished people to the "Hand of God" through a tool called Behlet, and turned into monsters beyond the reach of ordinary people. And at the beginning of the story, a man named Gus, carrying a one-man-tall sword, looked for and hunted the apostles everywhere, even if he was covered with scars. The reason behind it is a fascinating golden age.
Tanjirou Kamado lives with his impoverished family on a remote mountain. As the oldest sibling, he took upon the responsibility of ensuring his family's livelihood after the death of his father. On a cold winter day, he goes down to the local village in order to sell some charcoal. As dusk falls, he is forced to spend the night in the house of a curious man who cautions him of strange creatures that roam the night: malevolent demons who crave human flesh.
When he finally makes his way home, Tanjirou's worst nightmare comes true. His entire family has been brutally slaughtered with the sole exception of his sister Nezuko, who has turned into a flesh-eating demon. Engulfed in hatred and despair, Tanjirou desperately tries to stop Nezuko from attacking other people, setting out on a journey to avenge his family and find a way to turn his beloved sister back into a human.
Su potencial.
samantha commentaires 'Kimetsu no Yaiba'
Su estructura es rápida, sin rodeos, pero sin que se note que estuviera forzado o algo por estilo, dando a ello por las actos que le pasa a su familia del protagonista, también desde la primera etapa te muestra que es lo que tiene que llegar la trama, ahora refiriéndome con el encuentro con el villano no lo hace exceptivamente tan importante como lo hacen otros mangas y eso le hace hasta más original y su redacción lo hace muy bien, te da entender lo que esta pasando sin perderte entre imágenes, volviendo con el protagonista, es alguien pues que resulta algo para aliviar la trama y uno de los mejores aspectos de la obra de Gotouge es, precisamente, la construcción de su protagonista. Tanjiro es un joven vivaz, generoso y cuya bondad siempre está un paso por delante de él, para bien o para mal. Su construcción es simple, pero porque su vida también lo es (era). Carece de infantiles propósitos, sueños o atisbos de grandeza. Solamente quiere vivir lo más confortablemente posible con los suyos. Es una aproximación mucho más real a nuestras vidas. Además, no goza de ningún extraordinario poder —más allá de poseer un gran olfato— capaz de marcar la diferencia y hacerle despuntar desde una temprana edad. Es mucho más fácil llegar a empatizar con él y, cuando la tragedia invade su vida, comprenderle. Porque lo único que puede hacer es hacer acopio de la voluntad y recurrir a la ayuda de los demás y eso lo hace sentir fresco a la historia, pero, claro, esto es un viaje, una aventura de acción donde lo sobrenatural se manifiesta de la manera más mortífera posible. Donde la vida vale literalmente una mierda y la ausencia de ella es un compañero más del recorrido. También los personajes que le acompañan se complementan, no siente que ninguno estorba o retrasa a la trama y por ultimo quisiera agregar que los momentos de acción son emocionantes y no son uno tras uno, saben en que momento se dará, en fin eso sería toda mi opinión por ahora, abarcaría mucho más profundo, pero no quisiera dar spoilers.
After rigorously training for three years, the ordinary Saitama has gained immense strength which allows him to take out anyone and anything with just one punch. He decides to put his new skill to good use by becoming a hero. However, he quickly becomes bored with easily defeating monsters, and wants someone to give him a challenge to bring back the spark of being a hero.
Upon bearing witness to Saitama's amazing power, Genos, a cyborg, is determined to become Saitama's apprentice. During this time, Saitama realizes he is neither getting the recognition that he deserves nor known by the people due to him not being a part of the Hero Association. Wanting to boost his reputation, Saitama decides to have Genos register with him, in exchange for taking him in as a pupil. Together, the two begin working their way up toward becoming true heroes, hoping to find strong enemies and earn respect in the process.
Accompany commentaires 'One Punch-Man'
"One Punch Man" is an unconventional hero manga. As soon as the manga protagonist, Saitama, is a superhero who can defeat all weirdos with one punch, although the style of the original version is different from the remastered version, it is in the comic's storyboard. I had to admire Mr. ONE's powerful composition, but Murata relied on his own fine painting to make the work a masterpiece.
The protagonist of the conventional blood-blooded comics has to go through the regular plot mode of fighting monsters-upgrading-defeating the final big devil, but this comic is different. The style of the comics will make people think that this is as passionate as "Dragon Ball", but after reading it Afterwards, they will be deceived. This kind of sharp contrast fills the reader's heart not with a sense of frustration and empathy that will cause the character to suffer, but a sense of control and emptiness that can control everything without worrying about the protagonist's frustration. , And sometimes even sympathize with the villain. Because the protagonist comes up to be beyond the full level, and such a person who should be famous in other comics is unknown in this comic. Apart from a symbolic bald head and a cloak, he loves it. Apart from money, Saitama is a comic character. In this manga, various weirdos appear in turn, but after a long series of introductions, they are all killed by Saitama. Saitama himself has also made complaints about this part because of this unconventional plot. The contrast makes the reader feel a kind of empathy that the comic characters seem to have broken away from the dimension and stand up to the reader's point of view.
The greatest manga
圆圆 commentaires 'One Piece'
I saw the latest words from the first chapter. As my experience increased, I discovered many things that I hadn't noticed before. The exploitation of the people by the world government, the injustice of the Draco system, and the racial discrimination against the murlocs, the navy prides itself on Justice, but actually a puppet of the Tianlong people. Those who yearn for freedom and equality have been put on the hats of villains by the Tianlong people, and were crusted by the so-called justice puppet navy. The tragedy that happened on the island like Robin's hometown must have happened countless times in 800 years. I thought about it again, why would people rush to be the first pirate for Roger's words? The people are exploited by the Tianlong people and the people don't have a livelihood, so instead of living a miserable life without food, it's better to be a pirate and look for treasures that I don't know where or whether it's really there, and start the era of great voyages. .Roger's treasure is only a superficial reason. The root cause is the endless exploitation of the people by the corrupt dc government. More and more pirates have led to the need for more navy, but the wool is on the sheep, and the funds for the bandits must be exploited from the people. As a result, the people are getting poorer and poorer. More and more people become pirates and fall into trouble. The infinite loop, the emergence of Dragon and Luffy is a flashpoint, which will bring an end to this failed society. The connotation expressed by One Piece is profound, human nature, racial discrimination, war, revolution, slavery, dc, Denon, social injustice. Use a bad slogan to express: Be careful.
Kusuo Saiki is not your typical high schooler—behind his glasses, pink hair, and antenna-like appendages exists a being of unfathomable psychic power. Telekinesis, teleportation, and astral projection might sound exciting to the average person, but from Saiki's viewpoint, they are nothing but an annoyance. Psychic powers are unnecessary—this is all that Saiki has believed since he was a kid.
As a secret esper with the sole dream of living an ordinary life, Saiki tries to use his psychic abilities to stay out of the public's gaze. However, having to clean up after his odd classmates and their antics, all the while keeping his psychic powers a secret, makes it rather difficult to achieve the peaceful life he desires.
Volume 1: Chounouryokusha Saiki Kusuo no Ψ-nan (pilot)
Volume 2: Omaenchi, Obake Yashiki
Volume 3: Gekidan! Improvisation
Volumes 4, 6: Saiki Kusuo no Ψ-nan & Ansatsu Kyoushitsu: Korosense VS Saiki Kusuo - Iruma-shi Saishuu Kessen
Volume 12: Terrace House Dust
Volume 25: Seishounen Yuugai Kankyou Kiseihou
SAIKI KUSUO NO SAINAN
Accompany commentaires 'Saiki Kusuo no Ψ-nan'
The environment of this comic is very good, it is high school, although the characters have some shortcomings. But none of them are contaminated by the adult world. Some of them are carefree, some are narcissistic, and some are competitive, but none of them is annoying. It is really hard for me to imagine Rantang, Haiteng, how these people will be squeezed out of society, whether they can still behave like that unscrupulously. Fortunately, there is a paradise on campus, and Qi Shen has been very careful to protect their emotions. Their personalities are somewhat similar or opposite to those of Qishen, and the stories and conflicts derived are interesting enough. The most ordinary mortals also have the time when they are stumped by the great gods, and mortals also have the lovability that attracts the great gods, and Qi Mu Nanxiong, who has unlimited power, also loves ice cream, loves to watch TV, and is afraid of bugs. Having said that, I would like to mention a very classic sentence in another light comedy show "Daily". Every ordinary day we spend may be a miracle that happens continuously. All beings, no matter their strength, no matter their status, all have troubles, and all have their lovability. Even if you can't understand each other, you can still get along in love. Perhaps the words here are a bit over-sublimated and a bit over-interpreted, but this is what I saw in "The Disaster of Qi Mu Nanxiong".
For as long as he can remember, high school student Ichigo Kurosaki has been able to see the spirits of the dead, but that has not stopped him from leading an ordinary life. One day, Ichigo returns home to find an intruder in his room who introduces herself as Rukia Kuchiki, a Soul Reaper tasked with helping souls pass over. Suddenly, the two are jolted from their conversation when a Hollow—an evil spirit known for consuming souls—attacks. As Ichigo makes a brash attempt to stop the Hollow, Rukia steps in and shields him from a counterattack. Injured and unable to keep fighting, Rukia suggests a risky plan—transfer half of her Soul Reaper powers to Ichigo. He accepts and, to Rukia's surprise, ends up absorbing her powers entirely, allowing him to easily dispatch the Hollow.
Now a Soul Reaper himself, Ichigo must take up Rukia's duties of exterminating Hollows and protecting spirits, both living and dead. Along with his friends Orihime Inoue and Yasutora Sado—who later discover spiritual abilities of their own—Ichigo soon learns that the consequences of becoming a Soul Reaper and dealing with the world of spirits are far greater than he ever imagined.
Sōsuke Aizen commentaires 'Bleach'
Tianbei Jianzhu chose to destroy himself, why?
Bai Zai said: He also has his own dignity. . .
dignity? what is that? Do things that have to be reflected in this way to be called dignity? Then I boldly ask, then what do we want dignity to do? In order to obliterate the mistakes you have made through death? That kind of thing would rather be discarded.
Unknowingly, Tianbei Xiangsuke embarked on a long journey of revenge because of this goal (someone reminded me that I should not be called a "target" because this is just a vicious plan), but he tried to make I became stronger, constantly tempered myself through battles, helped others, helped the third team that was hit hard, and helped Kira, who was a little lacking in self-confidence, and gained everyone's trust, but this trust was due to his revenge. The plan surfaced and faced the doom of destruction, and then, it died and was completely destroyed. Although ugly and evil, they were all exercised after being blinded by the truth. Then since I am repentant, why choose Self-destruction, this can only be an escape. Now, the laws of various countries in the world are gradually abolishing the death penalty, the purpose is to give people a chance to repent.
In the future, as people with ESP increase in numbers, so does the possible good and evil they can cause to society. The Japanese government establishes the Base of Backing ESP Laboratory (B.A.B.E.L.) a special esper organization tasked with dealing with situations that can't be resolved by ordinary means, including dealing with espers engaged in criminal activity. Kouichi Minamoto, a 20-year-old prodigy is assigned by B.A.B.E.L. to the task of supervising the most powerful espers in the country, a trio of gifted but mischievous 10-year-old girls known as "The Children."
(Source: Wikipedia)
Volume 1: Zettai Karen Children (pilot)
ZETTAI KAREN CHILDREN
Accompany commentaires 'Zettai Karen Children'
In the 21st century, the number of superpowers continues to increase. They are active in various fields such as military, diplomacy, and economy, and grasp the key to international competition. About 3% of all citizens have a super power level of 4 or higher. Among them, the highest-level superpowers in Japan belong to the Japan Superpower Support Research Bureau, commonly known as the "Super Girl Group" under BABEL. This team is composed of Akashi Kaoru, Nogami Aoi, Three girls from Sannomiya Zisui.
In the near future, superpowers have become a natural existence, but there are certain frictions and contradictions between them and ordinary people. The young and talented scientist Koichi Kamoto monitors the three girls with the strongest superpower "7", namely Kaoru, Aoi and Ziho. However, although these three people are cute, they have some character problems...
Their existence is quite dangerous. If they are properly educated, they will bring huge benefits to Japan's future, but if they are hostile to ordinary people, no one can stop them. Therefore, the duty of their on-site command director Minamoto Koichi is to guide them in the right direction and to avoid the "final war between ordinary people and superpowers" that will erupt as predicted. However, can Kaiben correct them and prevent the foreseeable war from breaking out in time?
Being a medieval-style lover, i like
apple_tree_no1 commentaires 'Berserk'
medieval-style
Being a medieval-style lover, I started looking for a manga with this type of setting ever since I was introduced to manga and anime. Many people suggested Berserk and praised it as a masterpiece. It wasn't long before I saw why.
First of all, it's one of the few manga, if not the only one, where the secondary characters' past, relationships and stories are introduced to you in a way that the plot won't get sidetracked and the focus of the story will still be on the main characters. This adds to the drama and makes the cast more interesting and realistic. And we are talking about a ton of information, but it won't tire you one bit. To be honest, I have never before seen an anime or manga achieving such detail with so little effort and protects the readers from boredom.
The main characters are Guts and Griffith. One is the direct opposite of the other, both in philosophy and style. They start of as good friends that trust each other and develop a strong bond. But in the end, one will betray and another will be betrayed. Besides the "good guys", the villains are not your typical run-of-the-mill bad guy that wants to destroy the world etc etc. Each and any one of them has his own motive and his own story to tell. They are something more than just figures that serve to stop the protagonists' way and eventually, get destroyed by them.
The story walks the border between complicated but easy to understand and chaotic. However, it never slips to either side. The characters might sidetrack from their original goal a couple of times in every arc, but you will never forget what they wanted to do. Berserk's magic will definitely capture you, as you will find yourself enraged and angry in several parts of the story. Also, you will have the impression that Guts and Griffith are locked in a struggle between morality, following your dreams and duty many times as the story progresses.
When it comes to the art, one word would not be enough to describe it. The battle scenes are fluent, realistic, full of energy and it's easy to understand what is happening during a duel. Castle sieges, battlefields they are all depicted with hundreds of soldiers in few frames, but they never become too chaotic for you to understand. A notable element is the expressions in the characters' faces. You will always know a character's emotions by looking at him and even if you have doubts about someone's motives, a look on his face will confirm or not your suspicions.
Keep in mind though, that Berserk is not your average warrior-style manga. Gore is in very high levels while violence is something common. Add sex, rape, and nudity and you got a mature manga. However, isn't that how medieval times where in the first place? There's no need to glorify these things, but there's also no need to create illusions that knights in shining armor were kind, good and rescued damsels in distress out of duty. And Berserk definitely achieves that.
To date, Berserk remains my favorite medieval manga. And I am certain that no other manga any time soon will manage to surpass it. I strongly reccomend it and be certain that you will enjoy it thoroughly.
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Accompany commentaires 'Kimetsu no Yaiba'
Works with a simple world view are not suitable for overly complex stories, so the story of Ghost Extinction is very simple, heal his sister and kill ghosts. Killing ghosts is the main line, simple and clear. The younger sister is a hidden line, involving Wu Mi, the changes in the origin of ghosts, Tanjirou's life experience and Wu Mi's hatred, etc., giving the protagonist enough motivation and rationality to open up. In the early stage, the main character group was mainly created when solving the weak ghost and the last string. In the later stage, when the first stage was fighting with the first string, the main group members and the pillars were put together, mainly describing the pillars. In this way, the main line is linearly composed of short stories, which in turn are composed of characters' behavior and life experience. So Zhu basically can't survive two battles, no matter how popular it is, because the shaping is over. There is a big gap between this kind of reading experience and ordinary juvenile manga. The average juvenile manga does not dare to die so popular members of the protagonist group. Even if they die, they will maintain a dynamic balance of the number of companions until the end. Boss comes on stage. As for the ghost, from the beginning, there was no intention to let the characters live to the end. This crazy subtraction behavior is not like a female author at all, but she really opened her bow without turning her head back. She rushed to the end and killed her, blazing a trail in the cruel position of jump. Facts have proved that this is correct. The author's treatment of the characters equally gives readers a sense of tension to catch up, and it also ensures that the rhythm of the story relaxes. Gui Mie didn't even practice much, so he started to practice by playing as a power leveler when he came out of the mountain. The biggest advantage of Guimie is the shaping of the characters, the delicate description of the characters' personalities, and the sincerity and truth of the emotions between the characters. Although the crocodile's shots are so-so, the lines are good, and the characters have rich and natural expressions. I like Tanjiro very much. It can be said that I am the most favorite male protagonist in the young man. Tanjiro is firstly true, secondly gentle, and finally brave. It is difficult for me to find black spots on Tanjirou's body. And I can feel the undisputed love of women for this role. The head column has its own persistence and inverse scales, as well as an understanding of ghosts' feelings. Young Man is always trapped in a strange circle. Either there is no emotional communication between the two sides of the fight, or it is turned into a mouth-to-mouth battle and finally washed out. After defeat, it does not reduce the loser's personal dignity, but is a villain. The protagonist of obsession is still rare. At the same time, Tanjirou's care and pride for his younger sister really fits the image of a brother who really loves his family, refreshing and healthy.
Berserk feels like two different series
monkey_fly commentaires 'Berserk'
Berserk feels like two different series.
The first, the "Golden Age" arc, is where its acclaim rightly comes from- it easily stands alone as the single best Manga arc I've ever read. Deserves 10s across the board. Reading Berserk is *absolutely* worthwhile for that experience alone- superb, mature characters, fiendishly inventive plot twists, and some beautiful worldbuilding. The way it ends is absolutely heartbreaking.
Then, after the first ~110 chapters? There's, ah, the rest.
The post-Golden Age arc's still enjoyable- and the magnificent art style, if anything, has got even better. The problem's with the setting and pacing- it scarcely feels like the storyline has any idea where it wants to go anymore. The serious, heartfelt tone of the Golden Age arc's faded away, and been replaced with something much closer to a standard shōnen plotline. Guts and Griffith are still about, and the relationship between the two is still fantastic- but just about everything that made the Golden Age arc so distinctive's vastly reduced. The worldbuilding's still spectacularly creative, the sparse moments of actual plot development are interesting, and the characters from the original arc are still around, and develop in unexpected ways- but the feeling of close camraderie that made the Band of the Hawk's stories so wonderful to read about is just gone. What's in its place is a pretty, formulaic string of sequences- roughly summed up as "Guts et al wander into new setting, mysterious phenomenon transforms into eldritch abomination, the party thwack it with magical weapons for a few chapters, then Guts screams and gravely injures himself destroying the monster of the week". That's it- the overarching, beautifully written story of the Golden Age arc's been replaced by something that feels distinctly less... human? Berserk's become a story dominated by the spectacle, rather than the characters- which, unfortunately, has entailed jettisoning a huge part of what made it so wonderful in the first place.
The plot's meandered along at a glacial pace for almost two hundred chapters now. Given the slow rate of chapter releases (three hundred chapters over twenty years?), it's hard to imagine the plot getting anywhere soon.
Scored a "7" with a heavy heart. The Golden Age arc on its own deserves "10"s across the board- but the latter two thirds of the story drag the score down. The soul just isn't there anymore.
Read it, absolutely. Just expect to find the magic trailing off after a certain point.
Accompany commentaires 'One Piece'
"One Piece" is a manga, a manga with "precious qualities in the long river of human history" as its core. It "puts" the real world into the comics, and his depth is the human hymn that can be traced back and forth. Some people say that Oda used too much force, fell into an epic complex, and became more and more confused. And I want to say that Oda, a genius, has done his best to portray every splendor of human civilization in detail. For his dreams and promises, Luffy did not hesitate to sacrifice his life. At the same time, he has a group of partners who are willing to die for him. He also loves and appreciates his partners. His duel must be completed by himself, and what he lost must be taken by himself. Back. Isn't Luffy's traits exactly the same as Z? Z seemed to see his own shadow on Luffy, and Luffy didn't hesitate about his dream as he kept shouting. Perhaps it was the appearance of Luffy that made Z once again regain his original will. Z represents the heroic dream when he was a child. When the madness has disappeared with the fragmentation of the lens, Z has once again returned to his youth. era.
They are cute, and they are the three most powerful Espers in the world's history: Kaoru, a brave psychokinesian who can move objects with her mind; Shiho is a satirical and dark psycho-tester who can learn from people's Absorb thoughts in thoughts and read the past of inanimate objects, such as a book; Aoi is the most concentrated and rational person of the three, Aoi is able to transmit himself and others at will. So, how to deal with these potential psychological monsters? Enter B.A.B.E.L., the base of the BES laboratory, hoping that "children" and other similar people can become part of the answer to the growing tide of psychological evolution. This is a win-win solution. Unless you are Minmoto himself, the overworked young man will take on the arduous task of leading a team of three adolescent girls!
Yoshitaka Nakabayashi, a 14-year-old millionaire who got this huge inheritance after his parents died in an accident, found himself needed to be taken care of and tried to hire live-in maids to do the job.
Two runaway girls, Izumi Sawatari and her younger sister Mitsuki, stumped into Nakabayashi's mansion and got hired by Yoshitaka immediately, for Yoshitaka is not only a rich boy but also a pervert with uniform fetishes, who wants to be addressed as goshujin-sama (master). Having nowhere else to settle down along with Mitsuki's pet alligator Pochi, Izumi accepted the job reluctantly.
On hiatus (according to Baka-Updates).
HE IS MY MASTER
Accompany commentaires 'HE IS MY MASTER'
He is My Master follows the day-to-day life of Yoshitaka, a sex-obsessed 14-year-old with a major superiority complex and a uniform fetish to boot. After his parents die in an accident, Yoshitaka inherits the family fortune--and the family estate. Deciding that the musty old place needs some livening up, he fires the staff, intending to replace them with attractive, live-in maids. His dreams more than come true when three sexy girls--along with their pet alligator, Pochi--lay claim to the jobs. "He is My Master "is a popular ongoing manga in Japan from Square Enix, the publisher of "Full Metal Alchemist." It is also a popular anime that aired on Japanese TV in 2005.
During the Warring States period in China, Li Xin and Piao are two brother-like youngsters who dream of becoming Great Generals, despite their low status as orphaned slaves. One day, they encounter a man of nobility, who gives Piao an opportunity to undertake an important duty within the state of Qin's royal palace. Parting ways, Xin and Piao promise each other to one day become the greatest generals in the world. However, after a fierce coup d'état occurs in the palace, Xin meets with a dying Piao, whose last words spur him into action and lead him to encounter the young and soon-to-be king of Qin, Ying Zheng.
Although initially on bad terms, Xin and Zheng become comrades and start on a path filled with trials and bloodshed. Zheng's objective is to bring all the warring states under Qin, and Xin seeks to climb to the very top of the army ranks. Against a backdrop of constant tactical battle between states and great political unrest, both outside and within the palace, the two endeavor towards their monumental ambitions that will change history forever.
Kingdom 's review
stardreaming9711 commentaires 'Kingdom'
This is My First Review I Hope You Like it,And Sorry For My Bad English(I'm From Egypt).
The Story Of This Manga is From The Kind That makes You Stick in Your Chair.
This Story Makes You Love Wars.
The Story Talks About two Orphans Whose Parents Died From Wars.
The Story Starts When Xin Goes To The Village And Meets Piao.
In Your First Impression You Will Think That This Is A Traditional Story,But When You Get In The Story You Will Think The Opposite,From The Great Things That The Story Takes Place In China That Means That We Will See A Lot Of Action And Bizarre Great Things.
From The Things I Hate In The Story That it shows Some new Characters For a Short Time And These Characters Die Without Making Us Know The Character longer time.
From The Things That I Love In The Story Is The Excitement,Comedy,Sad Moments They Are All Perfect in This Amazing Story.
Oh My God! When I See This Art Sometimes I Think That I See Real People Not Drawn People.
I Love This Art Including The Blood,The Killing Scenes,Everything About This Art Is Perfect!!
The Only Thing I didn't Like Is Some Disgusting Drawing That Appeared In The Manga.
Let's Start With The Main Character Xin.
Xin Is Brave,Strong and Bold,we saw him Talk to The King Of Qin Ei Sei Normally,I Like That He Doesn't Fear Anything,and He Got Great Hope And Ambition,I Didn't See Him One Time Having Despair.
The Thing I Didn't Like In Xin That He Kind Of Reckless And That Gets Him In Some Troubles.
and There we see Ei Sei The King Of Qin,This Character I See It's Perfect.
Intelligence (we got it),He Can Fight With a Sword (we got it) and He Is sober(we Got it).
I Didn't Like In Him That He Sometimes Make Decisions that hurts his allies,and he doesn't Care About That.
and there some Great Characters That appeared and had Left a Special Place in our heart Including The Generals,Soldiers,Citizens and People That Made Sacrifices.
Enjoyment:
As I Read this Manga,I Enjoy Reading Every Page(Saying One More Page) Until I Get The Last Page In The Chapter and I Have To Wait Next Week To Read The Next One,Then Everyday I Can't Wait To The Next Chapter To Come.
All Of That Because The Great Enjoyment Of This Manga.
I Read Another Mangas And I Saw A Lot Of Kinds Of Excitements,But This Manga Had Its Own Kind Of Excitement That Could Be From The Best Kinds Of Excitements Ever.
The Things I Didn't Like That Sometimes We See The Chapter Most Of It Is Speeches And The Rest is Few Action.
I Recommend This Manga To Everyone,And If You Haven't Read it Yet,Just Read It And I Promise That You will read a Legendary Manga that Makes You Love it Forever.
Thanks For Reading My Review,I Hope You Like it.
Teru Kurebayashi is left all alone in the world after the death of her brother, Souichirou. Well, all alone except for "Daisy," someone that she can always talk to and who never hesitates to cheer her up. However, Teru has never met Daisy, she has no idea what he looks like, and her only means of contacting him is through a cell phone that her brother left for her.
In stark contrast to the kind words and encouragement Teru receives from Daisy, she gets nothing but grief from the rude school janitor, Tasuku Kurosaki, who forced Teru to work for him after she accidentally broke a window. But while Kurosaki seems like a lazy good-for-nothing who only enjoys making her miserable, is there more to him than meets the eye?
Volume 16: Hetakuso Cupid (The Hopeless Cupid)
Dengeki Daisy review
Eitoku5 commentaires 'Dengeki Daisy'
Well,the stroy, art, and everything was great. Except for the characters, for example they don't provide more informatins about the characters. Every chapter keeps me wonderin' how old Kurosaki really is.
After enduring four years of high school, Hideki Motosuwa strives to get into the university of his choice by attending cram school in Tokyo. Concurrently, he works daily shifts at a bar to make ends meet, thus missing out on the world's latest invention—human-like computers called Persocoms. Longing for a persocom of his own, Hideki is met with a stroke of luck when he stumbles upon a cute abandoned persocom in a garbage pile.
Upon finding the power button, Hideki finds his newfound robot to be faulty and only capable of uttering the word "Chii"—which Hideki decides to name her after. Chii, however, is no ordinary persocom: capable of thinking and learning on her own, she is a legendary type of robot known as a "Chobit." Now, it is up to Hideki to teach Chii how to live an ordinary life and to uncover the truth behind the elusive chobits series.
Chobits review
Maz-Maz8 commentaires 'Chobits'
Story: This manga was pretty good. It was told in a nice steady pace. It didn't feel rushed and/or episodic. There were some fillers but they were nice and not annoying in any way. The flashbacks of some minor character's storylines in the manga were absolutely amazing. I think the story was very complex and the fact they held on to the mystery of Chii and Persecoms overall was great. The ending was a nice wrap-up. I definitely thought it was going to be predictable but it absolutely wasn't at all. With that being said, I was a little sad for Hideki but I guess love is the most important thing.
Art: I'm not really an art critic lol. I did enjoy it however. It was perfectly detailed. The animation from the show was great. It didn't feel dated even 15 years later.
Character: I loved Hideki and Chi. But compared to the secondary characters, their story didn't become complex until the very end. You see the different points of view when it comes to the effect of humans interacting with Persocoms and how it effects their own relationships with other humans in the whole series. However, the main character's effect of this interaction isn't shown until the very end of the series. But overall, I think everyone was great.
Enjoyment: I really enjoyed the anime and I still had some questions I wanted answered so that's what made me read the manga. I thoroughly enjoyed this. I thought it was better than the anime. I used to own volumes of this manga and I know I would've enjoyed it had I completed it then instead of now. I would recommend this anime for a more mature audience only because I felt like the ending might leave our less mature readers a little more disappointed LOL
the greatest manga, all the elements you love in a series is all in the greatest treasure in the world
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It's said to be the greatest manga, all the elements you love in a series is all in the greatest treasure in the world, One Piece, left by a legendary pirate mangaka named Eiichiro Oda. Ever since 1997, the new era of manga began, competing to take the number one spot of Shonen Jump, so far, none has yet to step a foot in it's path.
Once I did, I asked myself why didn't I pick the series up earlier. I truly feel that this is the best Shonen series ever made if we were to review it objectively.
Anyway, to the actual review:
One Piece initially feels very constantly slow-medium paced which feels just right because it's mostly an adventure manga, you NEED that many chapters to finish a story and write a main character's journey. Also, Oda does an awesome job of offering the massive world which a lot of series doesnt have that feel. The external environment has more development than character wise which also makes OP so much different from other shonens out there. One huge advantage One Piece has over every mangas out there is that the crew simply expands and expands as they travel to new unexplored lands and beyond the endless expanding universe. It really has an element of adventure, excitement and romance(to adventure) to it. It is very straightforward to see where arcs begin and end, because they go from island to island, yet it's completely unexpected. Wheras in something like Naruto, you don't get the sense of that also, also the main character(Luffy) wants to explore the WHOLE WORLD, not just a city or a town and it is needed because adventure is the biggest theme. One Piece is an adventure manga, that being said, something simple as exploring new place after places but they reach a segment and events change, flipped around and find something completely unexpected. Oda does a great job of keeping the audience interested. As we all know that the Strawhats will visit next island, like someone living their everyday life, adding age one after another. That is the basic gist that we will only know. It's completely unpredictable. Obviously you know what you want to do with your life and such but you wouldn't know every events leading up to that. It's simply a broad general idea of it.
Story-wise, it's always filled with surprises. You can never predict what Oda has in store for you. This author/artist/pirate/god himself manages to incorporates various themes into some of the places in One Piece with preferences we are familiar with. For example, one of the city reminds you of Venice, Italy. Another reminds you of an Ancient civilization such as Mayans and Aztecs. There are some very powerful moments in One Piece that WILL break your heart. Even the humor is great, better than some of the American Cartoons itself which emphasizes on comedy. So far, One Piece has never disappointed me. I'm glad I gave this series a chance.
Characters are top-notch. No characters have been side-lined and left in the grave to rot like many other typical Shonen series does. There are too many lovable characters to talk about here but in every series, the main character is the most important so here we go!
Monkey D. Luffy, a young man destined for great things. He never asked to not have a mother, he never asked to be born into a world which forces him to protect others from evil and corruption, and he never asked for any of his loved ones to be hurt. Luffy is humorous, innocent, strong-willed, brave, and most of all, life-loving. His persona rubs off on others, his ability to create joy and peace is astounding. His character's even developed so far as to make his readers weep alongside when he's emotionally broken. They are confused, rendered helpless when he feels helpless. When Kuma separated Luffy's crew, no reactions would be exaggerated. Luffy lost everything he loved, and it happened right in front of him. Luffy is a character that does not treats his nakamas as if they are utterly pathetic and helpless by saying he will protect them, no he is not... He is a man that leads by actions. This is the man that encourages his friends to get stronger for themselves and to protect their captain. Not just friends inspires, he inspires enemies to get stronger as well... That is because Luffy cannot go on a boring adventure become the Pirate King.
The art isn't really something to bash about. It's very unique compared to most generic well-drawn anime that is can be topped by even better detailed art. The art is simply perfect for a series like One Piece, I wouldn't have it drawn any other way. One Piece lacks bi-shonen characters and rather opts for the wild and crazy character designs, the uniqueness and originality is top notch. Me personally, the wackier the better and having every characters look like they hopped out of Final Fantasy. The background very important in any manga and people usually overlooks this, they would rather read a series that is plagued with white backgrounds in panels over generically drawn characters. Oda's world is massive, colorful and very imaginative. Sometimes I think he goes way over-the-top but it really suits the nature of the series.
fantastic manga
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My poor little Angel Moline is so kind. To live for the heroine and die for the heroine, smile and die because of a dream with the heroine. This is Bai Yueguang for many people! The heroine is the light in his life. He is so powerful that everyone is afraid of existence, But everything is given to the heroine. Only listen to the heroine. In fact, since the appearance of platycodon, there is no good ending. Lolo! The master and heroine who love him very much, in order to become stronger, gave the master a heartbeat. But in the end, even the last memory about the heroine was erased by the heroine. Really cruel! In the end, he married Beiyue Princess, not the heroine. Nightmare, it really is. His face was ruined by the heroine, and he lost what he was most afraid of losing in order to save the heroine, as if he had become a demon because of this. His favorite face is also because of the heroine, a beautiful man! The ending is locked, oh, the hostess will find him to drink. Yun Li, the master of the heroine, love between master and disciple, is that enough? Want to catch it. Are you familiar with the routine? But his heroine has become a demon, and their relationship is actually the kind of old friend who can talk about it. It's also hate that can't be loved. Prince, some people will regard it as the male lead at first. But they are only a supporting role in a supporting role. Also the prince of the beloved heroine, this kind of love has a silent guardianship, waiting for your return. Alas, another tragedy. The last and the last. Come to right the actor's banner. Wind with wings. The background is OK. King of Shura City. In fact, don't diss the male lead. Mo Lin has become the highlight of the whole play. What about the dignity of the male lead? In fact, Huang Beiyue did not disappoint the people of the world, but only failed him (except for our lovely supporting actors). Anyway, it is actually a sad and happy feeling. In fact, they are a good match. Outstanding personality and a kind of arrogance. One fiddle and one flute. When I was young, these two appointments were actually my heartache. Because every time the heroine appears. He thought it was a dream. In the end he became the king of Shura City, who has no emotions and desires, and the king of that country. I married Wei Yanran because she had the heroine's Bai Yuxiao (gifted by the hero.) Well, the six relatives didn't recognize it at the time, and only remembered this familiar melody. Then it's too long. Anyway, in the end, Jiangshan was hired and witnessed their love under the heaven and earth. So be it. It's actually pretty good! But I thought it was very good.
Tang San spent his life in the Tang Outer Sect, dedicated to the creation and mastery of hidden weapons. Once he stole the secret lore of the Inner Sect to reach the pinnacle of his art, his only way out was death. But after throwing himself off the deadly Hell's Peak he was reborn in a different world, the world of Douluo Dalu, a world where every person has a spirit of their own, and those with powerful spirits can practice their spirit power to rise and become Spirit Masters.
The spirit that awakens within Tang San is Blue Silver Grass, a useless spirit. Can he overcome the difficulties to reach the high ranks of Spirit Masters and bring the glory of the Tang Sect into this new world?
Douro mainland
wanganfei commentaires 'Douluo Dalu'
"Douro mainland" soul, soul bone, soul ring, soul force level setting is undoubtedly a breakthrough and subversion.The Tang door secret weapon cleverly combined with the western fantasy, in the early period also did well.Dou Luo also did not fall after the small white set mode (a waste wood diaosi silk suddenly counterattack), although gave a "waste soul", but the soul of twin soul and innate full soul force, make it clear is to speak of a "genius" growth path, very rare.Douro also no ring out of a medicine or pick up a girl is Haotian this "adventure", Tang three is by the master of the "ordinary people" guidance advanced (as Haotian Douro's father did not come to buff), but it is not easy.The college chapter is really the highlight of this book, seven strange each person's character, growth experience are introduced in detail, can stand a group of people's character image of network novels can be said to be rare.The competition is also very good, the seven monsters rely on wisdom and progress to defeat the enemy through beheadings, instead of Tomato and Chen Dong's favorite "sudden breakthrough", yes, I am talking about the snake Lake Ji Ning, Dongbo Xueying, Ye Fan, the emperor of the world.The conclusion of the contest is one of the high points of the book, and it is beautifully arranged.Finally is also relying on wisdom and Tang door technique rather than the illusory "breakthrough" to defeat the enemy.After the five years of separation, the experience of the killing capital, and the reunion of the seven monsters but the sacrifice of dance.There are good plot problems in this episode, and the Killing City's imagination is novel.Dance's sacrifice is another climax of the book, and the conflict is well arranged.Foreshadowing has also been used to show the three less control of the plot of the Tang.If the following canto can maintain this level, Douro can be regarded as a divine work.😊


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Winning Greyhound Coldly Abandoned After He Got Too Old To Race
By Sarah V Schweig
Published on 10/8/2015 at 1:12 PM

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Just a few years ago, Kiddo was a winning racing dog - now he has nothing.
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The Mayhew Animal Home, a rescue organization in London, is searching for someone to adopt Kiddo, a greyhound whose owner gave him away when he was no longer of any use.
The Mayhew Animal Home
"We're looking for a new home for Kiddo," Raffy Hamid, of The Mayhew Animal Home, told The Dodo, pointing out how Kiddo's plight, from winner to homeless dog, highlights the brutality of the racing industry, which often leaves dogs unwanted after they have served their purpose.
Greyhounds can live well into their teens, according to the ASPCA, but are often retired from racing after just a few years old. Afterward, they are euthanized, sent to breeding facilities or surrendered to shelters.
"We very rarely get in ex-racers," Lisa Guiney, a dog adoption officer with Mayhew, told The Dodo. "He's a lovely boy."
Kiddo is very well-behaved, calm, gentle, friendly with strangers and knows basic commands, according to Mayhew staff. He can even live in an apartment, if it's on the ground floor with a little outdoor space.
"He's now looking for a forever home with someone who is willing to give him at least one hour of exercise a day," Guiney said, adding that he can't live with cats.
Kiddo so deserves a second chance at life. If you think this gorgeous greyhound could be part of your family, call The Mayhew Animal Home in the U.K. at 020 8962 8009, or visit www.themayhew.org for more information.

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Author Gay Toltl Kinman is my first children's mystery writer, with ten books so far in that arena. But she is also a playwright, a teacher, and an incredibly prolific writer of both fiction and nonfiction.
We talk about so many interesting things, I'll see if I can squeeze them all in the show notes. First off, here is Gay's Author Page on Amazon and here is the link to some pics of Gay on her many adventures — including one taken in Alaska by the real Alison, the inspiration for her series. And let's not forget to link to Hearst Castle, the inspiration for her first YA novel, Wolf Castle (fka Castle Reiner).
Gay's second mystery series for children, The Adventures of Lauren MacPhearson, is also inspired by another granddaughter. Both the real and fictional Laurens barely spoke at all, and yet both have had marvelous adventures. For more information on Elective Mutism (now called Selective Mutism), check out the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
Gay worked with miniature books at the spectacular Huntington Library, and that experience was the inspiration for The Mystery of the Missing Miniature Books. If you like mysteries where you learn something new, this one fills the bill. I had never imagined there were so many rare and antique books under four inches tall. Here's a link to the Huntington's own collection, but if you want more details, check out the Miniature Book Society.
It's impossible to talk about children's mysteries without a nod to Carolyn Keene. Both Nancy Drew and The Dana Girls mysteries were written under that name. And I gave a shout-out to Shoshona Freedman.
When we talked about Gay's work as a playwright, she gave a shout-out to South Coast Rep and Cecilia Fannon. Here is a link to the video The Read, the cold reading Gay talks about, of her play on Grace Nicholson. Up next is her book on women heroines, featuring never-before-published material from letters and journals, and includes a vignette on Julia Morgan, architect of the Hearst Castle.
Which brings us back full circle to Gay's original inspiration. We did it!
As always, if you'd rather read than listen, here is a transcript.
Laura Brennan: My guest today is Dr. Gay Toltl Kinman. Her career is nothing short of epic: ten children's books, a YA gothic novel, several adult mysteries, two nonfiction books, numerous short plays and short stories, three Agatha Award nominations and an EPPIE win. Add to that over one hundred and fifty articles in professional journals and newspapers, book reviews, a children's book column, a teaching load that includes law, library science and writing, and I simply don't know how she has time to chat with me.
But I'm glad she does. Gay, thank you for joining me.
Gay Toltl Kinman: Well, thank you for asking me.
LB: I barely know where to start here, so let's first talk about you. You have a Master of science in Library Science, right?
LB: Did you always want to be a writer?
GTK: Yes, I did. Because my mother was also. But it seemed to me so lofty and esoteric to say that I wanted to be a writer, so I don't think I ever said that I wanted to be anything specific because I didn't really know what I wanted to do. But I knew eventually I wanted to write.
LB: What was the impetus there, for that first book?
GTK: I was reading a lot of Gothic novels at the time. And I had an idea for a story, because I like Hearst Castle very much and we been up there a few times, and I just thought that whole setting was so fantastic. And I was working full time, and I said well I'm going to put aside Saturday morning and I'm going to write. I tried to do that but it's just impossible.
So I did write it. It was originally called Castle Reiner, and then we changed it with the second publisher of the book, we changed it to Wolf Castle because it involves wolves. So I wrote that, and then I started to write some other things. I had several things going and at one point in time I had, I was working for this crazy boss, I thought if I don't do it now, when am I going to do it? I decided to take a year's leave of absence.
Well, as soon as I started to do that and worked on a full-time, then I was getting published more often. And I've never gone back to work, to that work, I'm enjoying what I'm doing as far as writing goes.
LB: I want to talk about your children's books.
LB: You have a couple of series in the mystery realm, the Alison Leigh Powers series. Let's talk about them first. They are just charming. They're appropriate for 10- and 11-year-olds, but they never talk down to them, they're very smart. So how did you decide to start writing for children?
GTK: Alison is our granddaughter. We took her on a Rhodes Scholar Intergenerational trip, and she is the feistiest thing. So she is a real character, and I don't mean that in a negative sense. I mean there's something to her. I wanted to do the miniature books because I had worked at the Huntington Library here in San Marino on the miniature book collection and they are absolutely incredible. And I wanted to do something with those miniature books. So the titles in the story are real titles that the Huntington has, books that actually exist. The story just came out, I had no plan, no plot outline or anything. I don't outline, and I know half the writers do and the other half do not. So all of the stories were centered around Alison, as I say, who is really a marvelous character to write about. Lauren is another granddaughter, and she lived two of those stories, we were at the camp, the dude ranch, she was actually they are. So I used some of that, some of the things that happened, which really did happen. And then eventually used her for some of the other stories I had in mind.
LB: That's really interesting, because The Adventures of Lauren McPhearson, that has a very unique heroine. Lauren is just the name of your granddaughter, or does she, does your granddaughter also not speak?
LB: Your actual granddaughter didn't?
GTK: No, she didn't. She hardly talked at all. So I made her mute, but it's elective mutism. It exists. Ironically, I dedicated the book to a girl and I actually met her at the Los Angeles Times Book Festival. She did not speak, and her grandmother was there telling me about the girl, and I said, well I've got a book that's coming out next year. It really exists. There's lots of reasons for it, and one of the reasons I gave in the book as to why she didn't talk, but other kids just feel there's no point in talking so why bother? It's a very interesting phenomenon but thank God it goes away eventually.
LB: That is fascinating. I had never heard of that. What is it do you think about mysteries that kids just love?
GTK: You want to find out what happened. I just finished a Dana Girls book, written in 1942. It's called The Portrait in the Sand, by Carolyn Keene. But you're turning the pages to find well, why is the portrait in the sand? And why isn't it there the next day? So you're turning the pages to find out about this riddle or this puzzle. To me that's the interesting part of mysteries.
LB: Now is that what made you want to write mysteries?
GTK: Yes! Yes, that's the reason I want to write them. Yes.
LB: So, you're also a playwright.
GTK: Yes. Ten-minute plays is a genre, and I took a course, two courses at South Coast Repertory from a marvelous playwright, Cecilia Fannon, she is just a marvelous person and a marvelous playwright. And I wanted to find out what the form was and more about it, because I had written this, I started to write these plays, then I learned about the ten-minute genre, which was just absolutely perfect for me. And I don't know if I sent you this, another play was done about Grace Nicholson, who was the founder of Pacific Asia Art Museum in Pasadena here. And in the story, the turning point is she goes from selling Indian artifacts, which she loves and is very familiar with, to Asian goods, jade specifically. And she has to make this decision, to do it or not. Her companion, her friend, her chief buyer — they were not lovers, they were good friends — she doesn't think he's going to go along with her on this. Anyhow, the play's about that. A group here televised it. They did a cold reading of it. And playwrights love cold readings by actors. Actors hate them. Anyhow they did that. 10 minutes, cold reading. Then we had the 10 minute discussion, then the final 10 minutes was the final play, prepped, practiced, rehearsed and all of that.
GTK: I remember the first play I wrote for Cecilia, it was called The Wishing Well. And it has to do with Coyote, who's a trickster in the Southwest. And he is selling wishes. And so the first man comes and he says, I want a wish, I want this lady to marry me, so here's my money and please put that in. So Coyote writes it on a stone, throws it in the well, and then he notifies the woman and says, this man has put a curse on you. So give me some money, and I will eradicate the curse. It's been done about five times. Every time it's different. I can't tell you how, how exciting it is to watch the play, your words, but they have taken these words and done something else with them. Created another world. And I just sit there with my mouth open because as I say, it's different each time. Which is very exciting.
LB: So is theater really the thing you enjoy the most? Because you do so much, oh my gosh, you teach, and you write books for children, books for adults, you write nonfiction and short stories. Is there one genre that you are more, one medium that you like better than the others?
GTK: I don't have a particular favorite genre. It's what story I have in mind — and I don't want to make this sound mystical or anything — it will tell me what form it supposed to be in. Death in Russia, which is a short story, I wanted to do more with it but there wasn't anything necessarily more to the story that would be interesting. So I made it into a short play, a ten-minute play. And when you change the form, you change the story, too, because different things happen. And sometimes the ending isn't the same.
LB: You told me you're working on a new book, a nonfiction book, which is awesome, a children's book.
GTK: I'm working on a children's book about, a nonfiction book, about women heroines using original materials. They're like diaries and so forth, but the vignettes will only be two or three pages long. But it'll be things that have never been published before, either because they're too short — for example, Julia Morgan has a couple of letters there that have never been published.
LB: Is that something big in the library community that you guys worry about?
GTK: Absolutely. And it happens all the time. And they have policies in place to try to prevent any kind of theft. From the Huntington, from any research facility where you cannot check out materials, yes. And there is no inventory, you can't go through every file folder and count the number of pieces. So I don't know what the statistics are, or if anybody does, but all the major research libraries have losses.
LB: Do you have like a dream project that you really want to do? What's motivating you to keep writing?
GTK: It's what I love to do. So, if you like to play tennis, than that's what you do. You love to play tennis, you play tennis all the time. I love to write, so that's what I do. My projects are, I have a series of stories called Vengeance is Mine. And it's about two police officers, two female police officers who have retired from LAPD and they've opened this PI agency, and they do unusual things. They get justice for the person who is paying them. And their fee is very high. I haven't named with the fee is, because in 10 years, it won't be high. So I have a series of short stories, three of those have been published, some going to try to put together enough short stories for a book. So that's one thing.
All of my plays, I would like to publish in a book. I'm working on the index to that; I have one more play, and then I think we can go ahead and put that book out. And then I have a series of stories about an LAPD officer Agnes Graham and a PI she works with. So there's a book, I have a book ready to go. I need to let it marinate a little bit longer, and then I will revise that. So there's about three short stories, one was published in a Sisters in Crime anthology. They're long stories, so possibly three, probably four, will make a book of her exploits. And then I have another series, Stand Down, about an Afghanistan vet, a woman who lost her legs and she is coping with life. So I've got six stories in that, four have been published, one is finished but it needs be gone over again, and the sixth one is not finished. So I've got those collections of short stories that I'm working on and the play index.
LB: That's incredible. How do you juggle everything? Because you also have a teaching workload and you do so much research and professional work. How do you juggle it all?
GTK: I'm not teaching anymore, but I do do classes occasionally. And I do a workshop on how to write a mystery, and it's an interactive workshop and it can be done for any age. I've done it in the schools, as low as the second grade. They come up with the crime, and the crime was Grandma's Viper was stolen. I had no idea what a Viper was! But I figured it out, it was a car. It was this kid in the second grade who comes up with this. So they all came up with the plot, they were absolutely fabulous. And I taught at Cal State San Bernadino, I taught library science and I've taught paralegals and writing. So it wasn't just the writing.
LB: Right. Your doctorate is in law, right?
GTK: Right, it is, yes. But I am not an attorney.
LB: Did you do it in order — I mean, my only reason to think about going into law is to get the details right for mysteries.
GTK: Yes, and that has been so helpful! And I've also worked in the police department, and that has been very helpful. Getting those things right. Otherwise you don't know what the procedure is. And if I read something and that would not happen — but it might happen in a small town. You can pretty much do anything a small town. Not necessarily wear booties and gloves when you go to a crime scene. I have a friend who's a CIA agent and he didn't write about the CIA. He came out with this series about, set in 1860 or something about a sheriff. And I said, what happened? He said, I'm just too close to it. I can't write about it, I want to write about these other things.
LB: I interviewed Shoshona Freedman, and she had worked as a private investigator, but that is not what she wrote about.
LB: Gay, thank you so much for joining me today.
GTK: You're welcome. Thank you my dear.


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UC Santa Cruz undergraduates of color, women, LGBT+, students from economically disadvantaged communities, and those with disabilities are urged to learn more about opportunities to connect over Philosophy.
Philosophy in an Inclusive Key Summer Institutes (PIKSI) are held at universities across the country; Penn State, MIT, Rutgers, Brown, UC San Diego. These engaging 1 or 2 week summer programs are designed to encourage undergraduates to consider future study of philosophy by introducing various areas of specialization, exploring what it means to be a professional philosopher and offering helpful preparation for applying to and succeeding at graduate school in philosophy and beyond.
Read more about the application process here: http://www.piksi.org/application/
The American Philosophical Association also offers advice for Underrepresented Groups considering graduate study in Philosophy.
Minorities and Philosophy (MAP) began in 2013 as a handful of graduate students who wanted to discuss issues related to diversity in philosophy. Three years later, MAP is an international organization with 60 chapters in 5 regions - US, UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand - that have organized over 200 events and projects worldwide. Broadly these events address issues around underrepresented groups in the discipline, theoretical issues in philosophy of gender, race, etc., and philosophy done from minority perspectives.
Through MAP's network, students can exchange ideas on topics related to minorities and philosophy, meet and support peers, learn from other philosophy departments, examine and address issues of minority participation in academic philosophy.
Though the format of MAP varies from school to school, each chapter aims broadly at addressing;
minority issues in the profession,
theoretical issues regarding philosophy of gender, race, sexual orientation, class, disability, native language, etc, and
philosophy done from minority perspectives.
Meeting formats include: external or internal speakers, reading groups, film screenings, mentorship events for undergraduates or graduates, panel discussions, practical workshops (e.g. on communication techniques, navigating stereotype threat or implicit bias). Once a year, representatives from each participating school meet to discuss their chapter's progress.
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The Battle of Braddock Down – guest post by Mark Turnbull
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This is a very different post for my blog, not only because I didn't actually write it but because it covers a period of Cornwall's history which I feel few people, including myself, know well. But that, combined with the anniversary of the battle at Braddock Down coming up, is why I decided to take up Mark's offer and share his research here. I hope you enjoy! And I look forward to reading your thoughts.
In 1642 the fault lines which split the nation were as stark as the iconic Cornish coastline.
Every county was hotly contested when the British Civil War broke out, but Cornwall doubly so. Braddock Down was the battle which decided Cornwall's allegiance, but, remarkably, it was also fought over in the dock, when king and parliament went to war in the Truro assizes. Both actions were fierce and the anniversary of Braddock Down, on 19th January, offered me the chance to research them.
The King and Parliament employed different methods to secure the counties, cities, towns and fortified places of the kingdom. King Charles opted for a mediaeval Commission of Array to raise troops. Parliament formed local committees in order to extract money and men. With Devon firmly in Parliament's grip, a Somerset man named Sir Ralph Hopton rode into Cornwall with 160 horsemen and read out the King's commission.
King Charles I – Credit: National Portrait Gallery
Sir Alexander Carew and Sir Richard Buller of Parliament's Cornish Committee marshalled their opposition in the Truro quarter-sessions.
An indictment was made against 'divers men unknown, who were lately come armed into [Cornwall] contra pacem.'
Hopton stepped into the firing line and attended court to oppose them. He advanced the commission appointing the Marquis of Hertford General of the West and his own as Liuetenant-General, both signed by the King. The Great Seal of England stamped its authority and the image of the monarch looked out from the wax effigy. In the face of such arguments, the jury withdrew to settle the question of Cornwall's conscience.
Hopton was acquitted and the jury remarked that it was, 'a great favour and justice of His Majesty to send down aid to them …' Going further, they described it, 'the duty of every good subject, as well in loyalty to the king as in gratitude to those gentlemen, to join with them any hazard of life and fortune.' Hopton seized the moment. He indicted Carew and Buller for 'rout and unlawful assembly at Launceston, and for riots and misdemeanours committed against many of the king's good subjects in taking their liberties from them.'
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This time the jury instructed the High Sherriff to raise the posse comitatus (an armed escort) to disperse those at Launceston and recruited a force of 3000 men. The judicial scales tipped in Hopton's favour when they were placed under his command, and he made ready to raise the Cornish drawbridge.
On 19th January 1643 the two armies of King and Parliament met and this time the final verdict would be written in blood near Boconnoc.
By now, Hopton had an army of 5000. To the east, they spotted the 4000-strong army of Colonel William Ruthven, a Scotsman, and Parliament's Governor of Plymouth. Both sides shared the aim of securing Cornwall once and for all, but Ruthven had a personal motive – to defeat the royalists and claim the laurels before his superior arrived.
At noon they drew up on Braddock Down, outside Liskeard. Ruthven, having left the cream of his army – his Scottish mercenaries – in Plymouth, was relying on raw levies (enlisted troops) and trained bands. He possessed more cavalry, however, and arrayed his army on the top of a large hill for added defence. Hopton chose a suitably equal hill within musket-shot. Between the armies lay a valley that seemed to signify the deep divisions that now pitched countrymen against each other.
For two hours this is how it stayed. Both sides were unwilling to come down from their perches to do battle.
Hopton, using his time wisely, sent to the nearby home of Lord Mohun for artillery and was provided with two minion drake cannons. Prayers were read out to each royalist regiment while these guns were pulled into place just out of sight of the enemy, upon whom they would unleash a sermon of their own. The parliamentarian officers, stoking up fervour in the bellies of their own men, accused the royalists of engaging in catholic mass.
Hopton unleashed his cannons and the signal saw the royalists descend into the valley with such confidence that they struck a fear into Ruthven's troops. Hopton's cannonballs whizzed over the heads of his men in an iron storm that aimed to pelt the parliamentarians back to Devon. The shock of the cannonade was still reverberating through Ruthven's army when the royalists began to ascend from the depths and fired a volley of musket-shot.
But Hopton's men barely managed to get to grips with the parliamentarians before they broke. The lines of Ruthven's men disintegrated into a general rout with Ruthven himself fleeing to Saltash. His broken soldiers streamed into Liskeard, caught between the royalists on their heels and the hostile townsfolk.
Royalist orders were to take no prisoners, but the Cornish, as Sir Edward Hyde recounted, stated they could, "not find it in their hearts to hurt men who had nothing in their arms."
Therefore, Hopton took 1250 prisoners, as well as four of the enemy's abandoned brass guns which hadn't even been manoeuvred into position when the royalists attacked. More importantly Cornwall was safely secured for the King at the cost, it was claimed, of two casualties.
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Why Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark Didn't Build on Their Success With 'The Pacific Age'
No band plans to spend years slogging it out in search of a hit just so they can break up as soon as they find success. But for Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, their biggest single proved a sad prelude to an untimely split, which happened after their seventh record, 1986's The Pacific Age.
For much of the first half of the '80s, OMD seemed to actively avoid worldwide pop stardom, playing a brand of moderately radio-friendly synth-pop that earned them a healthy following in the U.K. but landed solidly outside the mainstream in the United States. And just when they seemed to be building some solid momentum, they took a sharp left turn with their fourth LP, 1983's Dazzle Ships, which debuted to harsh reviews and confounded fans.
Ships' reception helped prompt another shift in OMD's sound — this time toward the pop end of the spectrum. With 1984's Junk Culture and 1985's Crush, the band proved they were more than capable of recording in tune with the zeitgeist — and the latter album even gave them their first U.S. hit, "So in Love." But it was really just the opening act for an even bigger success waiting right around the corner.
That hit came in the form of "If You Leave," a song they wrote to order for the John Hughes-penned teen romance Pretty in Pink. Released in early 1986, the soundtrack collected an eclectic blend of tracks from new wave pop bands of the moment, including a number of mid-sized hits in various parts of the world for an array of acts that included Echo and the Bunnymen, New Order, and Suzanne Vega. But for most mainstream audiences, the movie's true sound lay in the strains of "If You Leave," which soared to No. 4 in the U.S. after being shipped to radio in the spring of 1986.
"If You Leave" gave OMD a much-needed worldwide profile boost, but it came at something of an inopportune time for the band — they were between records, with Crush already nearly a year old (and minus their big hit single in the track listing). In fact, as the song made its way into heavy rotation, the members of the group were in the studio, making their way into the homestretch with sessions for what would become The Pacific Age.
Bad timing wasn't the only thing that plagued OMD after "If You Leave" struck. While writing and recording The Pacific Age, they continued to tinker with their sound, drifting further from their moody electronic roots and moving toward more polished, expansive arrangements — an evolution assisted by the increased involvement of multi-instrumentalists Graham and Neil Weir, who bulked out the band into a six-piece. With co-founders Paul Humphreys and Andy McCluskey at the helm and Crush producer Stephen Hague back behind the boards, they tracked a collection of songs that left them sounding more like a band than ever — a very deliberate choice.
"For years people have been telling us that we have more energy on stage than on vinyl, and we thought it was time to capture some of that in the studio," McCluskey told Creem. "Paul and I wrote the tunes the same way as before — using a Fairlight, drum machine, and Emulator. But then we handed over the songs to our band for their input and recorded quickly. It was important to us to use real live drums by our drummer and fit everything else around that, rather than set everything to a click track. Instead of using sequencers, we played all the instruments by hand, to get a manual feel."
While The Pacific Change definitely captured a band in flux, it wasn't a complete departure from the OMD fans were accustomed to. Synths were still a big part of the mix, and Humphreys and McCluskey's distinctive vocals still topped off the songs — and the band still had some forward momentum, as evidenced by the No. 19 U.S. chart peak enjoyed by leadoff single "(Forever) Live and Die." During the lead-up to the record's release, there was every reason to believe "If You Leave" might be just the first in a long series of hit singles.
"It's a phrase that refers to the rise of countries like Japan and China, but in true OMD fashion, the song has a vague, personal viewpoint. It's about someone who's undergoing changes — who may not even be aware of them and can't do anything about them. It seemed to make sense as an album title. We feel this is a period of change for us," mused McCluskey of the album's title. "We're very nervous about The Pacific Age, because we've allowed ourselves to be hopeful for the first time."
Unfortunately, that hope proved short-lived. Exhausted from years of recording and touring, deep in debt to their label after a string of underperforming releases, and at odds over OMD's creative direction, the lineup splintered shortly after the tour in support of The Pacific Age. The band managed only one more track — "Dreaming," appended to 1988's The Best of OMD — before Humphreys departed with two other members of the group to form the Listening Pool, leaving McCluskey to soldier on with a de facto version of the band rounded out by session players.
Yet even after the split, McCluskey and Humphreys continued their partnership — Humphreys made songwriting contributions to 1993's Liberator and 1996's Universal LPs — and they'd eventually find their way back together, long after many fans had given up hope of hearing them perform together again. In 2006, 20 years after The Pacific Age failed to fully capitalize on "If You Leave," OMD's classic four-piece lineup reconvened — a reunion that has not only produced a pair of hit U.K. albums in 2010's History of Modern and 2013's English Electric, but remains a going concern. In 2016, the group toured the U.S. with fellow pop vets Howard Jones and the Barenaked Ladies.
"We have freedom again like we had when we first started out as a band," observed Humphreys during an interview conducted on the tour. "The pressures really got to us in the late '80s, and we started to make records that we weren't very proud of, to be honest. We've come full circle, and we're completely in control of our destiny now. We just do whatever we want to do. It's a great freedom to have as an artist."
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When it comes to your real estate logo design, you know that the colors, copy, and images you choose matter.
However, don't overlook the importance of typography.
Choose the right font, and your branding will connect with customers no matter where you put your logo. Choose the wrong one, and your logo could look unprofessional or outright illegible.
In this post, we'll give you 5 examples of fonts that will increase your brand recognition and help you get your message across in a matter of seconds.
Especially in today's era of minimalist trends in logo design, there's nothing that quite says "professionalism" like this classic font.
For example, let's say you primarily sell and rent condos that are run by private landlords.
Using Times New Roman in your logo design will help assure potential clients that you've done your due diligence when it comes to vetting these landlords. It communicates a message of thoroughness and authority, as it's used in so many newspapers.
If you know that your logo will be displayed in a variety of locations, then Arial is an excellent font choice for you.
This font is easy-to-read no matter the size of your logo. So, if you need to resize your design to place it on business cards, "For Sale" signs, and your social media accounts, go for this option.
This is one of the newer fonts on our list, but you might recognize it from the logos of Spotify and Twitter.
Using a font that's associated with the millennial market is a great way to connect with buyers who are purchasing their first homes.
Especially if your real estate business has a popular blog and several social media platforms, this font will help you find your ideal client.
Looking for a font that helps you to connect with a specific section of the housing market?
If so, look no further than Bodoni.
This font, used by Vogue Magazine, Calvin Klein, and other luxury-associated brands, is perfect for real estate agents that deal in penthouses and sprawling estates.
Don't see the perfect font for your real estate business on this list?
If not, then it may be time to create one for yourself. Hire a professional font designer to create a vision for your logo's copy that's all your own.
Having a unique font won't just help you to stand out from your competition. It will also work to build brand recognition, as people will associate your specific font with your company.
Just like finding the perfect house for a client, you likely won't get your real estate logo design right the first time.
Using the information contained in this post and the countless others on our website, draw up several potential designs. Then, poll your coworkers, friends, and followers to see which one is the most effective.
Designing your next logo is simple with our free online logo maker tool — so check it out today, and start creating.
Is it time for company awards again? Are you sponsoring a big event in your area?
If the answer to either of these questions is, "yes", you need to get a trophy with your company logo engraved on it.
Engraving a logo is your chance to add a personal, yet professional touch to any award. It expresses your pride to be a part of something bigger than your business and offers a great opportunity to build brand recognition in the community.
Plus, the recipient will likely put the trophy on display, which is further company exposure.
Before sending your logo engraving order in, there are a few things to be aware of. We have everything you need to know about the process below.
Do not make the mistake of thinking you can use the high-res logo file you have saved for brochures and other prints.
The best way to send your logo to get engraved is in a vector file.
High-res files are actually small pixels combined to make an image. When scaled up or down, they tend to lose their sharpness.
Vector files, on the other hand, remain sharp and smooth no matter how big or small you manipulate an image. This is because they are made of connecting lines, points, and curves.
On your computer, vector files are categorized as AI or EPS.
However, you can sometimes submit files as a PDF. If you opt for PDF, double check the resolution of your logo.
Resolution standards can vary across engraving companies, but they tend to be much higher than files used for web design or traditional print. The average resolution is around 300 DPI.
It is also good practice to submit the highest form of resolution, no matter the company minimum.
Once you understand the required file format, consider the color of your logo.
If your standard logo has any form of color, it has to go. The only thing an engraving machine will pick up is solid black lines.
This should be an easy fix, since it is not advised to have many colors in your logo anyway.
Just like your company logo went probably went through a series of proofs before the final edit, ask your engraving company for a proof of your trophy.
Is the logo as big as you thought it would be? Do you think it would look better on a different part of the trophy or plaque?
The answer to these questions will be clear once you see an example of the final trophy. The proof allows you to be hands-on when creating the finished product.
Making edits before any actual engraving has been done saves time and money in the long run.
To get an idea of some trophy options and proofs, click here.
Ordering a logo engraved for the first time can be tricky if you are not prepared.
Always keep a vector file handy for special situations, and a solid black and white file helps, too. Remember to ask for proofs, then sit back while you wait for the final product!
Have you recently had a logo engraved on a trophy or other surface? Tell us about your experience in the comments below!
When you have a medical site, you want to make sure your logo sends the right professional message. There are many types of logos you can create, and most of them involve choosing a font as well as creating an image.
The words in your medical logo are accentuated by the typography you choose. Make sure you follow these key tips when choosing the font in your logo.
When you have words in your logo, you want to ensure the typography is easy to read. You don't want people to wonder what it says. Even more, you don't want folks to think it says something inappropriate!
Being fancy is far less important than giving the right feel and clear information. Consider accessible fonts if you want to emphasize your customer-friendliness, and bold square fonts if you want to highlight your authority.
Be sure to test your logo and typography before you commit. Share options you're considering on social media and let your fans and customers vote. This will help you discover if you are unintentionally sending the wrong idea with a logo.
Medical information can be hard to digest for many readers. While you're answering questions like "Does sermorelin work?" your reader's mind may be wandering.
To counteract this, use a font in your logo and throughout your website that has a distinctive feel. When you have personality in your presentation, you will hold visitors' attention much more easily.
You have important information to share. Make it accessible by using a font that grabs attention while sending the right message about your brand.
The typography that looks best with your logo will depend on the image you're using. A bold, large image will look better with a stronger text. A finer typography will go well with a more delicate or detailed image.
You want the eye to see both the image and the text, so neither one should outshine the other. If they don't feel balanced, keep trying different fonts.
Finding a fresh, clean font that matches your image may take time, but it's well worth the effort.
Once you've implemented the previous tips, you're almost ready to go. However, there is one last step.
Check your logo in a variety of sizes, from very large to very small. Your logo will be on large signs and banners and on free pens you give away. You want to make sure the logo is clear and legible in multiple sizes.
You should also check how your logo looks in both color and black and white. It shouldn't have too many colors, or it will be difficult and expensive to print. You want a logo that can move seamlessly from business cards to T-shirts.
Are you ready to create an incredible medical logo? Online Logo Maker is the perfect tool. With both a free and premium version, you can find the versatility you need. Get started today!
The great part of a designer's work is to find right combinations. But how to match font and image on your design? Images and fonts need to connect with its context. But how? When we work with images and texts at the same time, we need to take special care to match the elements. A classic concept in Comic Sans would be at least weird, right?
Of course Comic Sans is not very indicated for most of the designs and has become a joke between designers. But instead of judging your design, we will give you some hints to get better results at matching fonts and images.