not a gosh-darned chance in heck

[esmenet]

So The Middleman is a really, really great show, and I may or may not be giving up on all my present life's ambitions in favor of trying to become Wendy Watson.

Or the Middleman. Either is fine.


Also, I am really enjoying Ao no Exorcist! I especially like the reactions of Rin's friends to the whole 'son of Satan' thing, and Rin's own response to that. He is like Well, this sucks, but it's totally understandable. Because he did kind of go berserk right next to them, have his evil heritage revealed, and then get dragged away by the Vatican, and that kind of puts a damper on your casual friendships.

In addition to that, I'm really liking the way this manga treats friendship in general. Rin's classmates are not actually his close friends. He doesn't have any lifelong BFFs, he's only known these people for a few months if that, and while they like each other fine there's no deep soul connections going on here. It feels very natural, even if it sucks that Rin doesn't really have people to rely on at a time like this.

The fight scenes are also nice, by which I mean not incredibly long. I think I am going to continue enjoying this series, even if the mangaka doesn't really seem to understand how breasts work. (Hint: bikinis and bras are not there just to cover your nipples. They are actually used to support your breasts, and prevent uncomfortable bouncing. I know this may sound weird, but trust me here.)

Comments

[yifu]

And when your bras don't fully cover your breasts, the bras tend to slide off their assigned position and your breasts to escape, or: this is why we don't have Shura in the stage play.

[skygiants]

Being Wendy Watson is the greatest life ambition.

[esmenet]

This show is made of happiness and rainbows, I swear. SO GREAT.

[esmenet]

Also, now I know where that phrase on your Akio icon came from! :D