I think I liked 10%+ better. Secretary's more impressive, though.

It's difficult to maintain integrity while plunging headlong into the realm of pathos and solemnity, unless the audience gets deeply involved with the story and characters(like I was). Since the majority of "Secretary" is the recollection of the past by the character extremely prone to grandiose maximalism, it's appropriately dark and lofty, whereas 10%+ never takes itself too seriously as far as the narration goes(FFFF-styled expressions persist throughout the story, for one) despite its heavy themes and emotional impact. But as far as perspective work and the technical aspects go, aye, "Secretary" devours the bloody cake.

Both of them are equally magnificent in their own ways, though. I have no idea why you didn't highlight NofNA in your comics recommendation journal on Furnation with all bolds, italics, font-enlarging and colour-tweaking possible.

Secretary sure gets all the awesome style points, but storywise these two are like fights and madness vs. words and politics - and whenever it comes to this, words win my vote. :)

> why you didn't highlight NofNA in your comics recommendation journal
I was new to it back then, plus it was rather unclear which direction Secretary is going to get.

..."Madness" ?

THIS !

IS !

MALICE !!!

I do agree that engaging forensics and social analysis in 10%+ are praiseworthy, and by great Alexstrasza, is it more colourful, but since the initial arc established the environment of this setting, it's only natural for "Secretary" to be lighter on the exposition and more focused on the story at hand. Not that there was that much formal exposition in 10%+ to begin with, though. My ramblings are delightfully aimless.

Malice indeed -))