D1tchd1gger
Shrine Maiden
Chio's School Road vols 7 & 8
Forgot to post about 7 yesterday.
Forgot to post about 7 yesterday.
What manga are you reading now?
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Gemsy-chan
Shrine Maiden
vol 1 of Heaven Official's Blessing (Tian Guan Ci Fu) by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu
Dragon Slayer
The Wildcard
Death March to the Parallel World Rhapsody ch 83
Even If The Sword Saint is Boring He's Still the Strongest ch 58 - 60
Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest ch 99
Houkago no Goumon Shoujo ch 110
How Not to Summon a Demon Lord ch 78.1 - 78.2
I, a Demon Lord, took a Slave Elf as my Wife, but how do I Love Her? ch 38 - 39
In Another World With My Smartphone ch 62
Karakai Jouzu no (Moto) Takagi-san ch 208 - 209
Lust Geass ch 41
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime ch 91
The Rising of the Shield Hero ch 83
Tsugumomo ch 145
Even If The Sword Saint is Boring He's Still the Strongest ch 58 - 60
Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest ch 99
Houkago no Goumon Shoujo ch 110
How Not to Summon a Demon Lord ch 78.1 - 78.2
I, a Demon Lord, took a Slave Elf as my Wife, but how do I Love Her? ch 38 - 39
In Another World With My Smartphone ch 62
Karakai Jouzu no (Moto) Takagi-san ch 208 - 209
Lust Geass ch 41
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime ch 91
The Rising of the Shield Hero ch 83
Tsugumomo ch 145
D1tchd1gger
Shrine Maiden
Chio's School Road vol 9 (complete)
This is quite funny at times, but also you can definitely tell the mangaka's background in hentai as in some parts it goes a bit ecchi, but in a bit of a sleazy way. Like the girl who plays a physical sport so she can grab other girls and elementary girls who play a game where the point is to ram their fingers up the other girls butt! There's also a plot where Chio, a first year high schooler, starts dating an older guy, who must be in his 20s at least. Whilst it's quite sweet and not done in a sleazy way like the above, it still felt a little off.
I did like all the references to gaming especially as a lot were Western game related as you don't get many of those in other things I've seen or read and the friendship between Chio and Manana feels so realistic.
7/10
This is quite funny at times, but also you can definitely tell the mangaka's background in hentai as in some parts it goes a bit ecchi, but in a bit of a sleazy way. Like the girl who plays a physical sport so she can grab other girls and elementary girls who play a game where the point is to ram their fingers up the other girls butt! There's also a plot where Chio, a first year high schooler, starts dating an older guy, who must be in his 20s at least. Whilst it's quite sweet and not done in a sleazy way like the above, it still felt a little off.
I did like all the references to gaming especially as a lot were Western game related as you don't get many of those in other things I've seen or read and the friendship between Chio and Manana feels so realistic.
7/10
The Greatest Magicmaster's Retirement Plan volume 12 (LN)
Daily Report About My Witch Senpai volume 1 - Very cute manga, eager to see how things wrap up with Volume 2!
Banished From the Hero's Party, I Decided to Live a Quiet Life in the Countryside volume 4 (LN)
Fantasy Inbound volume 1 (LN)
The Tales of Marielle Clarac volume 8 (LN)
When Supernatural Battles Become Commonplace volume 1 (LN)
Daily Report About My Witch Senpai volume 1 - Very cute manga, eager to see how things wrap up with Volume 2!
Banished From the Hero's Party, I Decided to Live a Quiet Life in the Countryside volume 4 (LN)
Fantasy Inbound volume 1 (LN)
The Tales of Marielle Clarac volume 8 (LN)
When Supernatural Battles Become Commonplace volume 1 (LN)
WMD
Guild Member
Full Metal Panic vol4-5
It's interesting how volumes 4 and 5 have so little focus on the enemies until the end so the anime managed to blend in a fair bit of extra content. The book probably handles Souskes mental fall better than the anime. Mostly because we get more of his internal monologue.
Final Lullaby vol1-2
Another kickstarter comic. Fun amd at times intense little story about witches and vampires in Durham.
It's interesting how volumes 4 and 5 have so little focus on the enemies until the end so the anime managed to blend in a fair bit of extra content. The book probably handles Souskes mental fall better than the anime. Mostly because we get more of his internal monologue.
Final Lullaby vol1-2
Another kickstarter comic. Fun amd at times intense little story about witches and vampires in Durham.
Sora & Hara (Classmates #4) by Asumiko Nakamura Seven Seas (arrived at long last!)
A Man and His Cat #5 by Umi Sakurai Square Enix Manga (review to follow)
Digital Manga:
Hiraeth #1 by Yuhki Kamatani from Kodansha - wonderfully strange and thought-provoking, as always, But why has it disappeared from sale?! No reasons given. It seems as if I was lucky to get my copy as others have not been so lucky...
Bad Boys, Happy Home #3 SHOOWA and Hiromasa Okujima SuBLime - final volume of this hard-hitting comedy/drama (the 'crazy' humour is very much a SHOOWA thing - we need more SHOOWA in English, physical copies, not just on Renta). A very different BL series - you'll either love it or walk away.
A Man and His Cat #5 by Umi Sakurai Square Enix Manga (review to follow)
Digital Manga:
Hiraeth #1 by Yuhki Kamatani from Kodansha - wonderfully strange and thought-provoking, as always, But why has it disappeared from sale?! No reasons given. It seems as if I was lucky to get my copy as others have not been so lucky...
Bad Boys, Happy Home #3 SHOOWA and Hiromasa Okujima SuBLime - final volume of this hard-hitting comedy/drama (the 'crazy' humour is very much a SHOOWA thing - we need more SHOOWA in English, physical copies, not just on Renta). A very different BL series - you'll either love it or walk away.
Looking at the article ANN wrote about the release, it seems like it got pushed to March due to a production issue. So I guess it got pulled from sale after they noticed...
Seems like I was 'lucky' to have got my download on the 4th (I missed the update to the article, which seems to have been on the 7th)!
(It reads perfectly well, so I wonder what the 'production issue' was...)
I wonder if there's a name or term that they've needed to replace, can't imagine it's a huge error of any kind if you find it reads fine.Seems like I was 'lucky' to have got my download on the 4th (I missed the update to the article, which seems to have been on the 7th)!
I also wondered if it might be a licensing issue...I wonder if there's a name or term that they've needed to replace, can't imagine it's a huge error of any kind if you find it reads fine.
RadFemHedonist
Mad Scientist
I finally finished the Chibi Vampire manga! (so I have now read volumes 1-14, there is a fanbook/bonus called Chibi Vampire Airmail and there is a series of light novels which I have not read, but I have now taken in the most complete version of the story - I also watched the anime years ago which is what got me interested in reading the manga) 
It took me a long time but I am glad I finished another manga series (the last one I finished before that was Please Save My Earth and that was def a while ago!) I loved this series and got really attached to the characters, I also thought the vampire themes were better thought out and relatively original compared to other more cliched supernatural manga, and the comedy was funny, it was poignant and I rooted for the main pairing throughout
It took me a long time but I am glad I finished another manga series (the last one I finished before that was Please Save My Earth and that was def a while ago!) I loved this series and got really attached to the characters, I also thought the vampire themes were better thought out and relatively original compared to other more cliched supernatural manga, and the comedy was funny, it was poignant and I rooted for the main pairing throughout
RadFemHedonist
Mad Scientist
Lovely Complex/Love*Com Volume 3 (I read Vol. 1-2 years ago)
Sofure Buka volume 1 (Complete, JP)
The Devil is a Part-Timer! volume 15 (LN)
Again!! volume 1 - Not sure what I make of this one yet. Interesting premise but I don't find myself completely taken with the cast. I'll definitely at least read Vol 2 to see if it can change my mind though.
Ascendance of a Bookworm volume 17 (LN)
My Quiet Blacksmith Life in Another World volume 1 (LN, dropped) - Interesting premise, but by the time I got to the end of Volume 1 I just felt satisfied with where the story went and didn't care about the characters enough to want to read more of it. Maybe because it's very similar to Cooking with Wild Game (apart from not being about cooking) and one series like that is enough right now.
My Daughter Left the Nest and Returned an S-Rank Adventurer volume 3 (LN)
The Devil is a Part-Timer! volume 15 (LN)
Again!! volume 1 - Not sure what I make of this one yet. Interesting premise but I don't find myself completely taken with the cast. I'll definitely at least read Vol 2 to see if it can change my mind though.
Ascendance of a Bookworm volume 17 (LN)
My Quiet Blacksmith Life in Another World volume 1 (LN, dropped) - Interesting premise, but by the time I got to the end of Volume 1 I just felt satisfied with where the story went and didn't care about the characters enough to want to read more of it. Maybe because it's very similar to Cooking with Wild Game (apart from not being about cooking) and one series like that is enough right now.
My Daughter Left the Nest and Returned an S-Rank Adventurer volume 3 (LN)
Holmes of Kyoto volume 8 (LN)
Junjou Drop volume 1 (JP, complete) - A nice one-volume story from the creator of Love Com.
And Yet, You Are So Sweet volume 5
Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest volume 8
Full Clearing Another World Under a Goddess with Zero Beliverers volume 2 (LN)
The Executioner and Her Way of Life volume 3 (LN)
Yamada Kintetsu Tanpenshuu: Zengun Funtou! (JP, complete) - A short story collection from the author of Sweat and Soap. I was surprised to find almost all of the 6 stories in here were a fantasy given neither Sweat and Soap nor the creator's new work fit into that genre. Of course, it was a nice surprise and I'm happy to see that Yamada can create interesting and inviting worlds even within the confined of a single chapter while keeping around a dorky lovable cast. Hopefully, this'll get licensed in English at some point.
Junjou Drop volume 1 (JP, complete) - A nice one-volume story from the creator of Love Com.
And Yet, You Are So Sweet volume 5
Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest volume 8
Full Clearing Another World Under a Goddess with Zero Beliverers volume 2 (LN)
The Executioner and Her Way of Life volume 3 (LN)
Yamada Kintetsu Tanpenshuu: Zengun Funtou! (JP, complete) - A short story collection from the author of Sweat and Soap. I was surprised to find almost all of the 6 stories in here were a fantasy given neither Sweat and Soap nor the creator's new work fit into that genre. Of course, it was a nice surprise and I'm happy to see that Yamada can create interesting and inviting worlds even within the confined of a single chapter while keeping around a dorky lovable cast. Hopefully, this'll get licensed in English at some point.
setokaiba
Student Council President
Started reading After the Rain and wow, I wish I had more than just volume 1 and 2!
At first I was a bit unsure how I would feel about it. I'm really open minded when it comes to fiction (I have my limits but I rarely come across a manga that will step over them), but still it was my first time reading an "age gap" manga with an actually visible age gap. Usually, the age gaps are practically in writing only as the characters basically look the same age.
The premise was interesting enough to pick it up but I went into it with somewhat low expectations to avoid disappointment and instantly I was charmed by the two main characters. There is a great cast of side characters too. There is also some really fun humour and I particularly like the colour pages, Akira is so uniquely pretty in all of her artwork. The story really has me hooked and I had to jump straight into volume 2 after volume 1's cliff hanger! The last manga I read was kind of a let down (one of the few in my collection I might sell/trade) so I was really happy to enjoy this one so much.
As for the age gap, it's definitely not weird, and I'm not really seeing this as a typical romance story. It seems more like a realistic story about two complicated individuals having complicated feelings and how they deal with it. I love that kind of story so I can't wait to read more.
At first I was a bit unsure how I would feel about it. I'm really open minded when it comes to fiction (I have my limits but I rarely come across a manga that will step over them), but still it was my first time reading an "age gap" manga with an actually visible age gap. Usually, the age gaps are practically in writing only as the characters basically look the same age.
The premise was interesting enough to pick it up but I went into it with somewhat low expectations to avoid disappointment and instantly I was charmed by the two main characters. There is a great cast of side characters too. There is also some really fun humour and I particularly like the colour pages, Akira is so uniquely pretty in all of her artwork. The story really has me hooked and I had to jump straight into volume 2 after volume 1's cliff hanger! The last manga I read was kind of a let down (one of the few in my collection I might sell/trade) so I was really happy to enjoy this one so much.
As for the age gap, it's definitely not weird, and I'm not really seeing this as a typical romance story. It seems more like a realistic story about two complicated individuals having complicated feelings and how they deal with it. I love that kind of story so I can't wait to read more.
Gemsy-chan
Shrine Maiden
vol 1 of Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation (Mo Dao Zu Shi) by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu
vol 6 of Moriarty the Patriot
vol 6 of Moriarty the Patriot
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Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - Stories of Water and Flame volume 1 (Complete) - Definitely a good one to pick up if you're a fan of the Flame and Water hashira. With Rengoku having played such a big part in the anime just recently this release is all the more timely.
The Yakuza's Guide to Babysitting volume 3
Vampire Dormitory volume 1
Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest volume 9
Sweat and Soap volume 10
Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun volume 12
I've yet to read further than that first omnibus collection for After the Rain, but I did watch all the anime and appreciated the sensitive way it dealt with the topic and the feelings of all involved. I certainly enjoy reading a good age-gap romance, but it's tricky to make them realistic and genuine when there is a gap that big usually, but After the Rain certainly presents its story well and like you say the characters are complicated and their feelings and motivations are explored properly. I really do need to pick up more of the manga myself.
The Yakuza's Guide to Babysitting volume 3
Vampire Dormitory volume 1
Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest volume 9
Sweat and Soap volume 10
Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun volume 12
I've yet to read further than that first omnibus collection for After the Rain, but I did watch all the anime and appreciated the sensitive way it dealt with the topic and the feelings of all involved. I certainly enjoy reading a good age-gap romance, but it's tricky to make them realistic and genuine when there is a gap that big usually, but After the Rain certainly presents its story well and like you say the characters are complicated and their feelings and motivations are explored properly. I really do need to pick up more of the manga myself.