Kin no Hitsuji
A manga about a girl who moves back to her hometown to find that her three childhood friends have changed.
Really enjoyed this one. We read Kaori Ozaki’s The God’s Lie for an episode but I really thought this series was way better. Ozaki does a fantastic job setting up the four friends and their complex relationships. The story really fleshes them all out and leads to a really great conclusion.
Short and sweet series.
~dakazu
Chainsaw Man
A manga about a young man who ends up fusing with his pet devil to become a devil hunter who grows chainsaws out of his body.
I really enjoyed Tatsuki Fujimoto’s Fire Punch so I was excited to see him start a new series in Weekly Shonen Jump. Initially the manga seemed like it might get canceled but I’m really happy that it’s started to gain popularity, at least for now.
It’s got a great silly sense of humor and I love it.
Available on Shonen Jump and Manga Plus.
~dakazu
Kabedon!
A manga about a a boy who gets into the world of bouldering.
This is a pretty interesting series. I like being introduced into the world of bouldering through a manga. It does suffer from having a typical sports protagonist who knows nothing about the sport but just happens to have a specific skill that makes him a prodigy. Since this series is runs in Big Comic Spirits it does seem to avoid some typical shonen sports troupes but it’s relatively new so I’ll have to keep reading it to see how it turns out.
~dakazu
Yaseppochi to Futoccho
A manga about a homeless skinny girl who is saved by a kind chubby boy and his loving father.
What an absolutely sweet love story. I adore it. Dan and Julia care so much for each other and the story is just about them falling in love.
It’s a twitter manga by Mayumi Kato who is the wife of Ryouichi Yokoyama.
Love it.
~dakazu
Kiichi VS
The sequel series to Kiichi!!.
After reading the previous series I was interested to see where Hideki Arai would take the story. I was a little disappointed to find that he’d setup the main character as another charismatic leader because he ended up doing that before with The World Is Mine. The journey Kiichi takes to his final moments were well done but ultimately sad. The point Arai makes is that changing the public and the world is too difficult with just doing the right thing and that shows with this book.
I enjoy Arai’s works and always find that they have something interesting to say. This one is no exception.
~dakazu
Jujutsu Kaisen
A manga about a boy who is inflicted by a powerful curse and learns to controls it in hopes of one day completely summoning it to destroy it.
This series baffles me.
Not because the premise is tried and true shonen battle manga or because Gege Akutami’s art style is so distinct.
It’s because this series is popular.
I personally don’t find anything special about this series. It feels very much in the vein of Bleach. Yet somehow it’s still ongoing and continuing in Weekly Shonen Jump.
Available through the Shonen Jump and Manga Plus.
~dakazu
242 – Manga in Motion 36 – The Night is Short, Walk on Girl
On this episode we check out Masaaki Yuasa’s The Night is Young, Walk on Girl! Will we be able to spot all the references to Tatami Galaxy?
Continue readingYakubyougami 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
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
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