Essays

Wow, do I like to write essays. I’ve always thought I’ll be an academic if I weren’t drawing manga, so I never hesitate to shoot off at the mouth at whatever topic of interest that concerns me for the moment. And my livejournal is the place of choice.

All these posts are found at my LiveJournal. I categorised them here so it will be easy to reference for readers.

Entertainment

• Documentary Recommendations
• Top 10 Movie Villains of All Time!
• Howl’s Moving Castle - A Review

Essays on Manga

• Working in the Three-Book Format for TOKYOPOP - Difficulties Encountered
• E-Anthologies, the Internet and E-Delivery Systems
• E-Anthologies, the Internet and E-Delivery Systems (Follow-Up Article)
• Shoujo Bashing - Rant
• On Girls Reading Shounen
• Science Fiction and Fantasy in Manga - Rant
• Adopting Manga: From Hong Kong to America (Part of Monash Symposium)
• Monash Manga Symposium - Select Essays
• The Word “Manga” VS The Word “Comics” (Part 1 of 2)
• The Word “Manga” VS The Word “Comics” (Part 2 of 2)
• Reply to 2 articles - “The Growing Manga Threat” and “The Growing Manga Opportunity”
• Realistic Art VS Stylised Art, and how it relates to Popular Appeal
• About Yuri
• About Horror
• Thoughts on Japanese Manga Squeezing Out Local Talent in South-East Asia

History

• The Crusades (Part 1) - Introduction
• The Crusades (Part 2) - Europe & the Islamic Empire
• The Crusades (Part 3) - The First Crusade
• The Crusades (Part 4) - The Second Crusade & The Knights Templar
• The Crusades (Part 5) - Saladin & The Third Crusade
• The Crusades (Part 6) - The Fourth Crusade
• The Crusades (Part 7) - Subsequent Crusades
• The Crusades (Final - Part 8) - Positive & Negative Effects
• The Rear Palaces Of Dynastic China (Part 1)
• The Rear Palaces Of Dynastic China (Part 2)
• The Rear Palaces Of Dynastic China (Part 3)
• The Rear Palaces Of Dynastic China (Part 4)
• The Rear Palaces Of Dynastic China (Part 5)

Humour

• Funny Examination Answers
• Olympic Comic Relief
• Spike and Mike

Manga Recommendations

• Black Jack
• Doraemon
• DragonBall Z
  
• JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure
• Megumi No Daigo
• Slam Dunk
• Secret Comics Japan
• Even a Monkey Can Draw Manga
• MANGA: 60 years of Japanese Comics
• In Dreamland Japan

Miscellaneous

• Book Recommendation: Portrait of a Young Forger
• Erving Goffman - Essay
• Aussie Politics
• Modern Juries
• Shared Copyrights - Good or Bad?
• My Trip to India - Bangalore