My friend Jason Thompson, author of Manga: The Complete Guide, recently invited me over for a unique (to say the least) evening of manga smelling, tasting and snobbish silliness. The event is captured in his article for OtakuUSA. Check it out for a rare glimpse at at the madness that goes into reviewing manga (and an even rarer glimpse of bescarfed and Beard-Type me). A sample set of reviews of Rin! (a yaoi title):
JASON: This sweet nectar-like 2002 exhibits a pleasantly yeasty and honey- and raisin-scented nose. A pretty, elegant, feminine effort, it possesses excellent focus as well as depth of fruit. In short, extremely fruity.
JAKE: As someone who’s new to this variety, I find it surprisingly tame and a very mild flavor. I was expecting a bold taste explosion in my mouth, but it goes down surprisingly easy.
RYAN: A lean body, but not yet a mature and balanced finish.

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LOL! at the pics! hahahaha Great fun!
So how did Full Metal Alchemist taste?
Hm… We didn’t taste FMA, but I would say that it is a surprisingly complex blend whose initial sweet and berry-like flavors mask a sophisticated mix of chocolate and iron with a sanguine finish.
In all seriousness, Fullmetal Alchemist is one of the only shonen adventure series I’ve read that never outstays its welcome. I’m really honored to get to work on the English edition. : )
Roffle. I’m on my way back to Japan to taste some of the newer vintages
“I was expecting a bold taste explosion in my mouth, but it goes down surprisingly easy.”
*snicker*
(that’s what she said)
mmm tastes sweet like Ouran and bold like FMA with a minty dash of Vampire Knight
those are my favorites =) you are very lucky to get to work on the Full Metal Alchemist manga!
Here’s my review of Kindaichi Case Files, a manga I hear you’re very familiar with. Upon first taste, a shocking blend of sweet and tart, producing a playful mix perfect for a Sunday afternoon. However, one’s enjoyment can’t help but be dimished by the fact that every vintage since it’s inception has tasted exactly the same, with little to no variety.
Jake and Tim… You two are both completely insane.
And I am very happy that two lunatics like you are working on Return to Labyrinth because only those who are already mad can truly appreciate the nature of Goblin scoiety.
Damn Typo Goblins! Always crawling over my keys. That should say society.
the human brain can distinguish almost any scrambled word as long as the wrd is in the correct place in the sentence, and has the correct first letter.