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‘Tis Time for “Torture,” Princess

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‘Tis Time for “Torture,” Princess

A manga about a captured warrior princess who is tortured by the demonic enemy forces. She fails to resist against “horrific” temptations like food and video games, and she always reveals her kingdom’s secrets but luckily the hell lord is too busy taking care of his daughter to take advantage of them.

We’ve discussed this on an older episode.

At the beginning the shtick gets old quickly as the grand inquisitor always presents a simple pleasure like fresh toast and at first the princess resists it and her magic sword praises her spirit. Then the grand inquisitor raises the stakes by adding a new element like the remains of beef stew and the princess is powerless to resist this. After she gives up a kingdom secret the hell lord never takes advantage because he’s caring for his young daughter. Rinse and repeat.

Eventually the series focuses more on the growing friendship between the princess and all the demons. The tortures all become exceedingly sweet and the series transitions into a full iyashikei/feel-good story about a princess being friends with the demon forces. I give Robinson Haruhara a lot of credit for keeping the story upbeat. The artist Hirakei worked on another comedy manga Shinmai Nitta-ism which was also hilarious and heartwarming so they are a prefect fit for this series.

I really enjoy this manga but I can see how it’s not for everyone. You can read it in English now on Manga PLUS.

~dakazu

272 – Darfox Dabbles 6 – MANGA Plus 2

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272 – Darfox Dabbles 6 – MANGA Plus 2

On this episode dakazu has gone back to watch everything Psycho-Pass and talks about the brilliant job Psycho-Pass 3 does to reboot the series. Then it’s time for Darfox to revisits MANGA Plus and check out the new titles! Get his impressions on The Vertical World, SPY x FAMILY, East, Into The Night, and more!!!

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Shinmai Nitta-ism

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Shinmai Nitta-ism

A manga about a brand new teacher who helps teachers and students alike with his unorthodox methods but it all may be a ploy to take over the school.

I really enjoyed this series while it ran on Jump+. It’s similar to GTO in a lot of ways but the protagonist here is almost a perfect being, as he’s adapt at everything from drinking veteran teachers under the table to befriending lonely students through video games. Nitta uses quite a bit of underhanded tactics like blackmailing to get his ways but it’s always done with the best interest of others in mind. Also this series is incredibly witty and has great comedic timing.

The artist Hirakei is currently working on another awesome comedy called ‘Tis Time for “Torture,” Princess that you can read on Manga PLUS!

~dakazu