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Questions are good things. They are there to get to know others and to find the common ground with each other, with the people we want to love. Well, I would think that the biggest thing I need to learn is to love myself. I think at least. I like lists, I make lists, mainly about anime and manga that I want to read and watch. And sometimes about American books too. My life does revolve around things that I consume. And I do not know if I am fine with that. I would like to fancy myself that I like philosophy, but in truth, I like the idea of philosophy. In the sense, philosophy means the love of knowledge, because we cannot know everything. So we need to start with things that we do not know, even though there are many famous figures in philosophy, I do not want to read from them. Because the biggest thing that I do not know if myself. And, as I am right now, I am more interested in filling the emptiness in me, if that makes sense. But I like questions. So, I went out and looked for que...

Rakshasa Li San [manhua review]

Rakshasa Li San was made by Liu Mu Qiao and it is a one-shot that had won 3rd place in an amateur contest on Kuaikan Manhua. It is a nice story about two men wandering around working around for small money.

The art is fantastic and beautiful, the characters are well designed, even though, some of the side characters, who weren't put that much thought into looks strange from time to time, however, it doesn't affect the enjoyment of the manhua. They are invited in for a request from the lord of the Wei Manor, an arrogant man who believes he can get anything. And he wants something that our main characters have that is rumored that it cannot be bought by money. But the lord believes that he can have anything if he offers a price high enough.

[Spoiler: The ending of this is satisfying. The Wei lord things that the man is the fabled Rakshasa Li San, who is traveling around under a false name, and has a demon that he keeps with him. This demon is the sick kid with albinism who loves money more than anything and has no problem remaining sick. The Wei lord is only half right. Rakshasa Li San is not one person but two, Rakshasa, the white-haired kid with amazing fighting skills and Li San who is more of the brains of the operation.]

The story is really enjoyable and it is a short read that is worth checking out.

Score: 9/10

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Questions are good things. They are there to get to know others and to find the common ground with each other, with the people we want to love. Well, I would think that the biggest thing I need to learn is to love myself. I think at least. I like lists, I make lists, mainly about anime and manga that I want to read and watch. And sometimes about American books too. My life does revolve around things that I consume. And I do not know if I am fine with that. I would like to fancy myself that I like philosophy, but in truth, I like the idea of philosophy. In the sense, philosophy means the love of knowledge, because we cannot know everything. So we need to start with things that we do not know, even though there are many famous figures in philosophy, I do not want to read from them. Because the biggest thing that I do not know if myself. And, as I am right now, I am more interested in filling the emptiness in me, if that makes sense. But I like questions. So, I went out and looked for que...