Comments on: Natsume’s Book of Friends, vol 1 http://hoodedutilitarian.com/2010/02/natsume%e2%80%99s-book-of-friends-vol-1/ a pundit in every panopticon Thu, 24 May 2012 14:56:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: telophase http://hoodedutilitarian.com/2010/02/natsume%e2%80%99s-book-of-friends-vol-1/#comment-1138 telophase Fri, 05 Feb 2010 22:38:13 +0000 http://hoodedutilitarian.com/?p=1248#comment-1138 I loved it, but (a) I'm a sucker for youkai and those sorts of pastoral stories where nothing ever seems to happen, and (b) I read the manga after watching the anime on Crunchyroll (legal now!), which really brought out the pastoral feel, IMHO. What bothers me the most is something that comes from the original publishing schedule, of one self-contained story a month: the need to repeat at the beginning of each story what the setup is. Doesn't work as well when the stories are collected. I loved it, but (a) I’m a sucker for youkai and those sorts of pastoral stories where nothing ever seems to happen, and (b) I read the manga after watching the anime on Crunchyroll (legal now!), which really brought out the pastoral feel, IMHO.

What bothers me the most is something that comes from the original publishing schedule, of one self-contained story a month: the need to repeat at the beginning of each story what the setup is. Doesn’t work as well when the stories are collected.

]]> By: Noah Berlatsky http://hoodedutilitarian.com/2010/02/natsume%e2%80%99s-book-of-friends-vol-1/#comment-1133 Noah Berlatsky Fri, 05 Feb 2010 18:14:46 +0000 http://hoodedutilitarian.com/?p=1248#comment-1133 Hah! I just read this, and had much the same reaction. Hah! I just read this, and had much the same reaction.

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