Comments for Mistakes of Youth: The Beast That Shouted "MOE~!" at the Heart of the World

Comment on Deathpit by Dr. Who

Dr. Who — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 03:15:30 +0000

Nice bright atmosphere for the backgrounds. The bold red and impact feel of panel one rocked my face off!

Some fujoshi are only interested in 2D, just as some male otaku are only interested in 2D. This shouldn’t be that much of a shock.

Comment on Deathpit by InazumaKick

InazumaKick — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 13:27:19 +0000

Buahaha, I freakin’ LOVE the bastion of everything that is undersexed, nerdy and female that is Otome Road,from the cute otaku girl dragging some bored guy in a 50000yen suit from 109 around to the small crowds of university-aged ponytail-and-glasses going spare over Tiger and Bunny figurines and whinging about the Ranma live action film. It’s pure atmosphere. Naturally even thought I have no interest in the love that dare not speak its name I had to venture into the BL Dungeon that is the Mandarake out of sheer curiousity.

I find the place to be kind of unnaturally yellow, in addition to the floors and shelves there are halogen bulbs in there that probably should’ve been replaced in 1998. Stepping in, the entire place just exudes the atmosphere of unused vagina, even if many of its patrons look pretty normal. I was very disappoint with some of their sections (and entire LotR section and not ONE GimlixLegolas?! COME ON!) and a little overwhelmed by the sheer volume of Tiger and Bunny doujinshi, but oddly enough I never felt out of place. The entirely female clientele just kind of ignored me, and even when I went to buy something (for a friend…) the lady at the counter seemed more interested in getting back to whatever she was reading behind the counter than helping me out. I guess that crosses it off as a potential place to talk to ladies because as you pointed out they’re probably way more interested in dudes with roses and chains in manga than actual dudes.

Dunno what’s going on with Rets’ face in Panel 3 but aside from that the comic looks pretty good. I like the muted colour pallette, very evocative.

Comment on Deathpit by Annie

Annie — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 20:01:46 +0000

I love Mandarake…in the safety of my home on my computer.

Comment on Deathpit by Hey there

Hey there — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 07:11:45 +0000

“my friend told me going in there “makes you gay.” ”

For a lot of people that ship already sailed when they got into traps.

Comment on Deathpit by Rebecca Miyamoto

Rebecca Miyamoto — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 16:11:35 +0000

Aha. That might have something to do with Ikebukuro’s usual clientele, in terms of the otaku-inclined.

Thanks for explaining. Good comic as usual.

Comment on Deathpit by wah

wah — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 15:40:47 +0000

Well, there are already floors on Toranoana for Fujoshi.

Mandarake is a general otaku used goods shop, but the one in Ikebukuro is all BL.

Comment on Deathpit by Rebecca Miyamoto

Rebecca Miyamoto — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 15:24:07 +0000

So, what… it’s like Toranoana for fujoshi? I am unfamiliar with this place.

Comment on Deathpit by Anon22

Anon22 — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 13:26:36 +0000

I guess that’s one place I need to add to my visit list.

Comment on My Wife by sepukuTora

sepukuTora — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 23:59:05 +0000

The guy in the second frame has no power and needs a better stance. Turd polishing, houses on sand, and all that.

That being said I really do like your work. Loosen up a little man. Don’t worry about the small things. Just focus on making an emotional impact through the art and dialogue. You’re doing that 99% of the time so I’d say you’re a rock star. That frame is the only one I don’t like in the whole series!

Not only that but come on; your production quality is almost as good as modern anime in some off these. Focus on the story and character development. There’s more to writing a good song than just good technique.

Everyone has off days sometimes. You can just leave those out of the compilation or redo them later. I am keeping my fingers crossed that you do enough for a compilation by the way. : D

Comment on My Wife by enyo

enyo — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 07:17:09 +0000

ahahahahaahhahaha that was hillarious xD