306 – Fantasy Magazine 2 – Science Fiction
Seamus is out this week so Morgana, Darfox, and dakazu submit their top science fiction manga picks they’d like to license for another edition of Fantasy Magazine! We also discuss Monster #8, Chainsaw Man, I Had That Same Dream Again: The Complete Manga Collection, Lv1 Maou to One Room Yuusha, Mieruko-chan, and more!!!
Continue readingTokyo Alien Brothers
A manga about 2 brothers who are actually aliens in charge of assessing Earth for colonization.
I loved Keigo Shinzo‘s Midori no Hoshi so I was excited to get into this. I really enjoyed the dynamic between the 2 brothers as the younger Fuyunosuke has assimilated well into society and while the older Natsutaro is a bumbling fool who’s always in danger of outing himself as alien. Their day to day interaction with humans are equally hilarious and endearing.
Looking forward to reading more!
~dakazu
Midori no Hoshi
A manga about 2 astronauts who crash land on an alien planet divided into a society of humanoids and talking frogs.
I really enjoyed this book. Keigo Shinzo has a distinct art style that makes his characters unique. They have more rounded faces that gave this series a very warm look that works well with the alien setting.
The story follows the plight of Takaichi who desperately wishes to escape the planet and return home but finds himself attracted to a female humanoid. He ends up having a crisis of conscience when he learns the true relationship between the humanoids and the frogs which was entertaining to experience.
A unique sci-fi story that I recommend.
~dakazu