- Insufficient direction. Moyoco Anno. Semi-biographical comic about the Anno marriage —manga author Moyoco and anime director Hideaki, respectively represented by the avatars of Rompers and Director-kun. More than the usual trials of marriage, their main challenge will be finding a way to balance out their respective geekiness… or combine it to become something of a power couple!
Wonderful comedy that tears down quite a few preconceived notions about artists (or confirms them, depending which ones you had). Both are regarded as ‘serious’ artists (being a lead author of Josei manga and the creator of Neon Genesis Evangelion, respectively), but if anything their characters are endearingly dorky. And then there is the real heart of the story, which is simply the way in which two oft obsessive people can learn to work together —perhaps even improve each other’s lives in subtle ways.
The story is filled with a ton of genre in-jokes and references, to the degree that the annotations are nearly as long as the story itself. Said jokes aren’t essential to following each chapter, however.
In general, recommended, particularly for fans of either or both artists.
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