Reviews

Insufficient Direction by Moyoco Anno

skipbassman's review

3.0

This was good, but felt like homework.
I didn't dislike it, but was hoping to like it a lot more.
Even an Otaku like me maybe got half of the references in the book?
Thankfully theres a COMPREHENSIVE annotations section. Of 38 pages.
The story proper is 138 pages.

Some of the panels were just so relatable though. We all hope to find out Ota-Wife one day.

misssusan's review

3.0

awww. nerd couples: always cute! the humour doesn't always quite land and i was obviously missing a few of the references but this was a pleasant enough way to while away an hour

also i don't generally do sister books for manga but in this case a title pops instantly to mind

sister book: my girlfriend's a geek by pentabu - don't let the title translation throw you off, this is definitely a otaku love story

marcon's review

1.0

Easily one of the worst manga I've ever read. Boring, terrible translation. I wonder why it was even published in English.

kejireads's review

funny lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

4.75

count_zero's review

4.0

I really enjoyed this book. In particular it was great to get a look at the real Anno is like, as opposed to the image of the somewhat constantly depressed Byronic artist.

claumochi's review

i stand for dorky otaku relationships >

x_tora's review

funny informative

3.0

jpeg1000's review

funny hopeful lighthearted reflective fast-paced

5.0

I’ve read a lot of manga, and this is the most honest, literate, and hilarious one of all. I would recommend this to nearly anyone. It still requires a bit of referential knowledge, but it’s otherwise perfect.