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    The Undervalued Art of Paneling

    Taking a look at manga, the most striking feature is the art style of the mangaka. It's often quite impressive to see how some mangaka are able to put up with weekly/monthly publications while still keeping their art consistent. One aspect of manga, or any graphic novel, that is often overlooked is how a page is paneled, or laid out. Good paneling is striking, and it elevates what is being depicted in the art. I think of Tatsuki Fujimoto, author of Chainsaw Man. Despite only having a limited number of pages a week for part one's run, he wasn't afraid to dedicate so many panels to the mundane, which is ultimately the core of Chainsaw Man.

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      Denji is one of the best MC’s from Shounen Jump in a while. It’s a shame that people constantly mischaracterize him and most others in the series. Glad to see the next arc getting a film adaptation, as well as “Look Back” getting a film as well.

      Chainsaw Man and the New Shonen Protagonist

      Great points made here. I think that the stereotyped image of a “typical” criminal in the streets of Baltimore is disturbed even more in season two. The white dock workers who are unionized weren’t exactly what I had in mind when I began the second season, but I quickly realized that their crimes were much more worse than what we saw in the first season. It’s an ugly detour, emphasizing that anyone can commit crime, and our preconceived image of criminals are often not the reality.

      "The Wire," Chess, and Urbanity: Deconstructing Hegemonic Ideas of Urban Culture

      Very interesting piece! I think an anime that would fit perfectly here is Terror in Resonance, directed by Shinichirō Watanabe. The detective, Shibazaki, is related to survivors of the Hiroshima bombing, and his ties to them motivate his investigation into two terrorists. His childhood summers are desolate, due to the elderly survivors being too ill to go outside. The idea of another desolate summer as a result of the terrorism becomes his main motivation. It’s such an interesting and super personal way to look at the generational trauma caused by the atomic bomb.

      The Legacies of the Atomic Bomb in Anime