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Yakubyougami to Baka Megami

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Yakubyougami to Baka Megami

A manga about the luckiest girl trying to stop the moon from falling on Earth by saving the unluckiest boy.

Man, what a wild and great sci-fi story. The concept of the luckiest girl in the world who wants to end all wars is already amazing but then she’s tasked with killing a boy who’s misfortune is so great that the moon is literally going to fall on him. Since the girl is a self-proclaimed idiot, she promises to save both the boy and the planet from doom. Meanwhile the Russian government is trying to eliminate both of them and it all leads to a crazy finale. Creator Takuya Mori’s art work shines to bring out kinetic action scenes along with a softer touch for the more dramatic moments.

2 volumes of absolute entertainment.

~dakazu

Kiss and White Lily for My Dearest Girl

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Kiss and White Lily for My Dearest Girl

A manga about different girls at Sairen All Girls school and their relationships.

Finally got around to checking out this series after Seamus talked about it so much. I was surprised to see that the story really doesn’t focus on one couple and keeps jumping around to follow the romance between other characters. The stories are pretty sweet and I enjoyed them. My only complaint is that Canno doesn’t differentiate in her artwork for character faces so it was hard to keep track of all the different girls who kept appearing.

Available from Yen Press.

~dakazu

Fukushuu no Miboujin

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Fukushuu no Miboujin

A manga about a widow who takes revenge on everyone who lead to her husband’s death.

This series is really interesting. The widow doesn’t shy away seducing the men and manipulating the women to get her revenge. The first volume ends with her seemingly finishing her goals but the story continues and delves deeper into the widow’s dark past.

I’m looking forward to seeing where the story goes.

~dakazu

La Quinta Camera

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La Quinta Camera

A manga about 4 residents who share a living space in Italy and the different roommates that rent the 5th room.

This is a wonderful story about people and their relationships. Natsume Ono is a master of making interesting characters and portraying their interactions to make for an entertaining and heartfelt read.

Short and sweet. Recommended.

~dakazu

Kiichi!!

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Kiichi!!

A manga about the strange fate and eccentric life of a boy named Kiichi.

We’ve discussed this series on a recent episode.

I’m a big fan of Hideki Arai’s manga as he has a penchant for creating and drawing characters who are very human-like in their flaws and dysfunction. He also doesn’t shy away from very adult topic that make his seinen series stand out to me in the same way Jiro Matsumoto’s manga do as well.

Initially I thought Kiichi! was Arai’s take on a child with special needs so I was slightly disappointed that it wasn’t the case when the story follows the boy though his childhood. It goes into some really strange places and ultimately ends up with Kiichi fighting against government corruption to protect a friend. The series has a follow up called Kiichi VS that concludes the life of the character.

~dakazu

Gunjou no Magmel

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Gunjou no Magmel

A manga where a mysterious new continent filled with monsters and hidden secrets called Magmel appears suddenly where rescue specialists called Anglers work for a living.

Honestly speaking this manga really doesn’t seem that interesting. It’s obviously heavily inspired by Hunter x Hunter and other works by Yoshihiro Togashi. I’ve seen it on Jump+ but just started reading it after the anime began this season. The only unique thing I found was that it’s done by a Chinese artist Dainenbyou.

A pretty typical shonen adventure manga but I didn’t see anything that would keep me reading.

~dakazu

241 – One Shot 19 – Maiden Railways

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241 – One Shot 19 – Maiden Railways

This week we read about relationships that meet and travel at trains and train stations in Asumiko Nakamura’s Maiden Railways!

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Children of the Whales

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Children of the Whales

A sci-fi fantasy manga where survivors on a floating island above a sea of sand have telekinetic powers.

This is a fantastic series! I love that the creator Abi Umeda is approaching this as a transcription of a strange journal she came across in a mysterious bookstore. Umeda’s artwork is gorgeous and the world she’s crafted is intricate and very unique. It reminds me of WOMBS or Imuri. I’ll definitely be keeping up with this one.

 An anime adaptation is available on Netflix as well.

~dakazu

Fukujuu Toshi

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Fukujuu Toshi

A manga where clothes become monstrous creatures who being devouring humans.

Yeah….

Another apocalyptic gore series. The only difference is the really dumb premise of clothes being a plot by alien invaders who were secretly biding their time to wait until their numbers had spread so they can take over the earth. The protagonist has somehow kept his clothes from fully taking over his body and he must now try and survive both clothes monster and other human survivors who question him.

Just writing this about this is enough to roll my eyes. Hard pass on this one for me.

~dakazu

We Never Learn

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We Never Learn

A romantic comedy about a male high school student who must tutor two girl geniuses in subject they are incompetent in.

I tried.

I really did, I swear.

The anime started and I tried to actually get into this manga but I just can’t.

Too much typical harem-style plots and excessive fan service for me.

~dakazu