Quotes January 2013, Part 2

Bamboo Dong on King of Thorn: "But mostly, there's a dragon because the entire movie is also supposed to be an homage to Sleeping Beauty, which we know because the characters never stop talking about it."

Sean Gaffney on Young Miss Holmes: "I read Vol. 1-2 expecting something a lot more lolicon, but was surprised to find an addictive set of mysteries that treated Holmes with respect and had the best Action Maids I’d seen in ages."

Shaenon Garrity on X: "CLAMP's professional debut, the moody sci-fi/fantasy/religious mashup RG Veda, is pretty badass, but the gang's passion for absurdly superpowered characters beating the crap out of each other reached its peak with X, the story of approximately six million hot young psychic warriors and their efforts to blast ragged holes in each other. Of all manga to feature a death by crucifixion, this is definitely in the top ten."

Sara K on Princess Pearl: "I would say that, in the culture of the United States (as well as in Britain, Canada, Australia, etc), romantic relationships are valued more than parent-child relationships. In the Chinese-speaking world, it’s the other way around."

Carl Kimlinger on Wandering Son: "Wandering Son does make the mistake of having its children think, act and speak in ways no child their age ever would. Chiba, a troubled girl with feelings for Nitori, argues like an understudy from Inherit the Wind; Nitori and Takatsuki have the emotional maturity and stability of an old married couple; and no one seems the least inclined to pull their briefs over their head and play Undie Man. It's a serious lapse in realism, but an almost inevitable one given the grown-up content, and certainly a forgivable one. "

Johanna on a Devil and Her Love Song: "This series, in short, is twisty about human nature and teaches readers to think about what they really mean, not just what they’re saying."