Wouldn’t David Bowie make a great manga character? If so, check out The Anime Blog reader and contributor Liz Ohanesian’s great article What Do David Bowie and the Boys of Shojo Manga Have in Common? at LAWeekly.com. Here’s an excerpt:
…this past year I became consumed by a nagging thought: Why is it that the male characters, particularly those who serve some sort of romantic purpose, all remind me of David Bowie? Continue reading at LAWeekly.com
Liz Ohanesian is a Los Angeles-based journalist covering music, media and club culture. She is a staff writer for Club World and her work regularly appears in such publications as the L.A. Weekly, Razorcake and Outburn. She has written for such publications as Punk Planet, PopMatters, Santa Monica Mirror and others.
Wah, the article isn’t coming up! And I just shared on Facebook too, nooooo!!
It looks like the address I used had an error. Sorry about that! I’ve updated the links – I believe you can delete and repost shared items on Facebook. Here’s the link: http://blogs.laweekly.com/westcoastsound/synthful/david-bowie-and-manga/
That is an interesting comparison. I don’t listen to David Bowie’s music, but I can see some resemblance with him to many shojo characters. Nice article Ms. Ohanesian.