Maison Ikkoku - Rumiko Takahashi

Definition time: Manga is a Japanese comic book; Anime is animation. Get it now? Great! You know, I find Japan very interesting. It’s customs, traditions, culture and history is almost unique due to the country having been so secluded and isolated all the way to the mid-19th Century when traders from the west started to take the first trepidatious steps into opening the country up for the rest of the world. Deeply rooted with traditions, the country still has an air that makes you think they’d rather mind their own business and not really let the outside world get too close, although a lot of the post-WWII youth are a lot more open and welcoming. One of the ...