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I've gotten into a few series over the past couple weeks.

First one is called Dr. Stone, which was recommended to me by BestGuyEver. It's about a small group of people working to revive civilization after all of humanity was petrified in stone two millennia ago. The characters themselves aren't exactly much more than a single quirk, this being a shounen after all, but the plot and art are good enough that it's never been a boring read for me. Not yet, anyway. Also, new volume every Wednesday.

Second one is a shoujo ai story called Yagete Kimi ni Naru. The writing and characterizations are nice but what really keeps me reading is the relationship between the two leads, just because of how odd it is. It's a slow boil, too, which I find comfy.

And lastly I finally decided to pick up Watamote, since I've been meaning to start that for a long time now. Good stuff.

DDT by Suehiro Maruo

The last by him I read was called Gichi Gichi-kun, which was a bit too light and playful for me given his expertise at dark, fucked up, and surreal stories. This one is absolutely his usual.

GlassMoon wrote

DDT by Suehiro Maruo

The last by him I read was called Gichi Gichi-kun, which was a bit too light and playful for me given his expertise at dark, fucked up, and surreal stories. This one is absolutely his usual.

So is it the kinda story where bad people do bad things, or where good people do bad things because of their personal beliefs?

Backlash wrote
GlassMoon wrote

DDT by Suehiro Maruo

The last by him I read was called Gichi Gichi-kun, which was a bit too light and playful for me given his expertise at dark, fucked up, and surreal stories. This one is absolutely his usual.

So is it the kinda story where bad people do bad things, or where good people do bad things because of their personal beliefs?

I'd say the former, but Maruo's stories are usually such a blur of surreal violence and sex that it's hard to tell with confidence. They tend to be very short and abstract.

He's one of my very favorite mangaka (I only like Shintaro Kago more), so I recommend his work if that sounds up your alley.

GlassMoon wrote
Backlash wrote
GlassMoon wrote

DDT by Suehiro Maruo

The last by him I read was called Gichi Gichi-kun, which was a bit too light and playful for me given his expertise at dark, fucked up, and surreal stories. This one is absolutely his usual.

So is it the kinda story where bad people do bad things, or where good people do bad things because of their personal beliefs?

I'd say the former, but Maruo's stories are usually such a blur of surreal violence and sex that it's hard to tell with confidence. They tend to be very short and abstract.

He's one of my very favorite mangaka (I only like Shintaro Kago more), so I recommend his work if that sounds up your alley.

Interesting, thanks for the recs! Though personally I ain't a fan of those stories right now in my life. If I wanted to see terrible people doing terrible things to each other, I think I'd rather watch KonoSuba.

8 days later

Saotome-Senshu
Ookumo-chan Flashback
Tsugumomo
Goblin Slayer

a year later

So I've stumbled upon a rather novel manga in the local bookstore. It's an isekai titled Accomplishments of the Duke's Daughter, wherein the main character is an otome game enthusiast who's hit by a truck and wakes up in the world of her favorite dating sim.

Sounds kinda familiar, right? But there's a twist here. With unlimited choice at her fingertips, she decides she doesn't really care that much about the plethora of suitors available to her character, and instead wants to rebuild her father's crumbling, corrupt domain. What's more, she's actually the game's antagonist in this world, and she's already en route to be sent to a nunnery if the protagonist-character succeeds in her endeavors. She resolves to avoid that ending at all costs.

The story strikes a particular chord with me, as it seems to echo the summer-long writing project me and @[deleted] embarked on in summer of last year. Whereas that tale turned Kantai Collection into a depiction of war, this one flips the isekai genre on its head by depicting a main character that is rather dissatisfied or even appalled by the world around her. The moment that (literally) sold the book to me was a chapter towards the end of the first volume wherein the main character visits her new fief. There she finds the commonfolk live in decrepit hovels, and hears from the mayor that their only contact with the nobles is when the tax-collector swings by every month.

There's no laughter in this scene. None of that fantastic levity or sense of offhandedness you'd find in a typical shounen. Instead, the main character is depicted gritting her teeth in silent, bitter anger, before she forces a smile and carries on. Just as I've done in real life.

I'm sure you could probably swashbuckle this from KissManga or somethin', and I'd encourage that to get a feel for the book. But from where I'm standing, this one's definitely worth having on the shelf.

a month later

Onanie Master Kurosawa

3/4s amazing, 1/4th abysmal. I don't know how the writer could write an ending like that and how it hasn't made this manga's reputation worse. It's hard to know how to evaluate something with such a sharp divide in quality. Like a Roman statue with a Christian cross etched on its face.

2 months later

Note: Posted this in the wrong thread before...

Been binge reading trough Bloom into You recently, a very nice yuri highschool romance that, I think, has recently gotten an anime adaption (that's how I became aware of it).

There is no unnecessary drama in this one, the characters are simply decent human beings who care about each other but are sometimes unsure how to communicate their feelings. The depiction of the main girl obviously falling in love with the other girl chapter by chapter, while not realizing it herself, is super satisfying to read and feels completely natural.

Just all in all a very sensually written romance story. The bits of insights and life advice sprinkled throughout make it even better.

10/10 I'm into yuri now.

mnl wrote

Note: Posted this in the wrong thread before...

Been binge reading trough Bloom into You recently, a very nice yuri highschool romance that, I think, has recently gotten an anime adaption (that's how I became aware of it).

There is no unnecessary drama in this one, the characters are simply decent human beings who care about each other but are sometimes unsure how to communicate their feelings. The depiction of the main girl obviously falling in love with the other girl chapter by chapter, while not realizing it herself, is super satisfying to read and feels completely natural.

Just all in all a very sensually written romance story. The bits of insights and life advice sprinkled throughout make it even better.

10/10 I'm into yuri now.

I didn't know that got a show. I remember people on /u/ being pretty adamant that it would NEVER EVER get an anime adaptation. Guess I should get caught back up on it.

I never watched/read Kaiji the Gambler but I might have to, because I am reading Saikyou Densetsu Kurosawa and it really is an incredible manga. The perfect mix of a very Japanese kind of humor (based around a kind of faux grandiosity) and some incredibly poignant, painfully honest tragedy of daily life. And it has some of the best reaction faces...

You know it has to be good if I love it so much and it has no cute girls...

    a month later

    Swung by the bookstore the other day, remembered they released the latest volume of Accomplishments of the Duke's Daughter. I think I'm gonna enjoy it a lot. ^^

    Currently reading an old CLAMP shojo manga called Wish. Ive never really read any old manga or shojo stuff, but I figured I might as well try something new for 2019.

    Kaguya-sama
    Aishiteruze Baby
    My Father is a Loli
    Getter Robo Saga
    Densha Otoko

    Caffeine wrote

    My Father is a Loli

    Maan, ever crack open one 'a those cute genderbend series and thought "Damn. I wish that was me."

    4 days later
    Backlash wrote

    Swung by the bookstore the other day, remembered they released the latest volume of Accomplishments of the Duke's Daughter. I think I'm gonna enjoy it a lot. ^^

    I read that one based on your recommendation and I enjoyed it greatly! ^^ I really am a sucker for "logistic fantasy" stories.

    9 months later

    Just finished reading Kodomo no Jikan and it was so damn good. Highly recommend anyone to stick with it and enjoy. It starts off as light ecchi-for-lolicons but turns into something that really peers deeply into emotions I haven't seen reflected in any other manga. Beautiful.

    GlassMoon wrote

    Just finished reading Kodomo no Jikan and it was so damn good. Highly recommend anyone to stick with it and enjoy. It starts off as light ecchi-for-lolicons but turns into something that really peers deeply into emotions I haven't seen reflected in any other manga. Beautiful.

    Fancy that. You know, I always reckoned there was something substantial past the surface, and I'm a huge fan of mature stories involving lolicons. I think I'll be swashbuckling it later today. ^^

    20 days later

    Runway de Waratte is sooooooooo good but they haven't translated since September!! I love it so much and I just want to keep reading it. If anyone is interested it will be getting an anime too!

     I just also finished a manga that only had 14 chapters but it was basically the same story as Sakura Trick xD. Sakura Trick was too long imo, and this one was just alright but it was short and sweet, and had some super cute stuff! I already forgot the name of it lol

    mnl wrote

    Note: Posted this in the wrong thread before...

    Been binge reading trough Bloom into You recently, a very nice yuri highschool romance that, I think, has recently gotten an anime adaption (that's how I became aware of it).

    There is no unnecessary drama in this one, the characters are simply decent human beings who care about each other but are sometimes unsure how to communicate their feelings. The depiction of the main girl obviously falling in love with the other girl chapter by chapter, while not realizing it herself, is super satisfying to read and feels completely natural.

    Just all in all a very sensually written romance story. The bits of insights and life advice sprinkled throughout make it even better.

    10/10 I'm into yuri now.

    I'm going to start reading this when I get the chance, seems right up my alley and my brother told me to read it too

    Backlash wrote
    GlassMoon wrote

    Just finished reading Kodomo no Jikan and it was so damn good. Highly recommend anyone to stick with it and enjoy. It starts off as light ecchi-for-lolicons but turns into something that really peers deeply into emotions I haven't seen reflected in any other manga. Beautiful.

    Fancy that. You know, I always reckoned there was something substantial past the surface, and I'm a huge fan of mature stories involving lolicons. I think I'll be swashbuckling it later today. ^^

    It's made for you then. DO IT.

    As for me, about a third of the way through Parasyte now. Love these big silly teeth.