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Seitokai no Nichijou

21st July, 2010 (Wed) Category: Seitokai no Ichizon 2 Comments
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Seitokai no Nichijou is an extra volume published between the third and fourth volumes of the Seitokai no Ichizon series. I found it a pretty interesting collection of stories, quite refreshing from the usual Seitokai format (i.e. Aka-chan introduces a …

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“Seitokai no Ichizon” – Volume 3

15th April, 2010 (Thu) Category: Seitokai no Ichizon 5 Comments

Seitokai no Sanshin (Third strike) is the third volume of the Seitokai no Ichizon series. I really enjoyed it. The style is the same as its predecessors: unpretentious comedy mainly about otaku themes, lots of references, and quirky characters and situations. In some sense, it does remind me a little of Zetsubou Sensei, at least in its format, and both works benefit from this: each chapter being self-contained, devoted to one topic, means there is no need to keep a plot going, so it takes more for jokes to get thin, while the topics that can be covered (or satirized) are wider.

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Impressions: Seitokai no Ichizon / Seitokai no Futagokoro

25th February, 2010 (Thu) Category: Seitokai no Ichizon Be the first to comment

I’m reading the second instalment of the Seitokai no Ichizon series and I have to say I’m really enjoying it. First of all, the style is great. Rather than a light novel, it could be said to be a play …

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