manga time so what are you reading now? (Links may be NSFW)

[Ruger]

Well, until recently, the only manga series I had been regularly getting in the last few months were Case Closed (picked up vol 70 this past weekend), Card Captor Sakura: Clear Card, and Record of Grancrest War...but I've recently (within the last few months) begun collecting something far better...

My collection now includes the hardcover releases of volumes 1-3 of the Captain Harlock The Classic Collection, and, as of last night, the hardcover Space Battleship Yamato The Classic Collection. I will also be placing orders soon for the volumes of Queen Emeraldas The Classic Collection (if I remember the Previews entry correctly).

Ruger

[Dies Irae]

Shinsetsu Ōkami to Kōshinryō Ōkami to Yōhishi getting a manga adaptation

Manga artist Hidori announces on twitter that they're working on a manga adaptation of Isuna Hasekura's 'Wolf & Parchment', the sequel to 'Spice and Wolf'.

[Matti]

Do we know what goes on with Domestic Girlfriend? Last Kindle version of tankobon in English is #17 from May 2018. I don't want to clutter my Kindle with hundreds of individual chapters and I'm not sure do those include extra chapters... ::)

[Reldn]

Just finished reading Tsutomu Nihei's "Abara"....While I absolutely love his artwork, the story itself was a bit...sparse. It didn't seem like there was very much explanation or background information. In all though, it was still an enjoyable read and prompted me to purchase his "Biomega" series.

[Matti]

Do we know what goes on with Domestic Girlfriend? Last Kindle version of tankobon in English is #17 from May 2018. I don't want to clutter my Kindle with hundreds of individual chapters and I'm not sure do those include extra chapters... ::)

Volume #18 is available for pre-order. All good.

[Luciora]

Been reading Sadako-san to Sadako-chan.

Trust Japan to make Horror into Moe.

[Wrangler]

I was browsing online and ran into this. This is just a picture. Not the manga, i don't think its slated to come to the West.



From what i found, what if Bowsette married Mario. Unexpected Conquest....

[Ruger]

My collection now includes the hardcover releases of volumes 1-3 of the Captain Harlock The Classic Collection, and, as of last night, the hardcover Space Battleship Yamato The Classic Collection. I will also be placing orders soon for the volumes of Queen Emeraldas The Classic Collection (if I remember the Previews entry correctly).

Ruger

Now have volumes 1 and 2 of Queen Emeraldas, and the first volume of another manga series, Kino’s Journey.

On the latter, I loved the first anime series, and loved the preview I got of the manga series on free comic book day.

Ruger

[ANS Kamas P81]

Just gonna drop a big NSFW warning; the Heaven's Feel manga just got updated to a famous point aaaaaaaand what'd been a pretty generic adaptation of the route goes way past adults-only and stays there for a good dozen pages or more.  30 chapters in and there hadn't been anything pornographic about it, all of a sudden it's the chapter where Shirou has a Dream (if you know the story) and it's...explicitly drawn.

Dropping this as a warning if anyone else is following it.  I was very not expecting that.

[Matti]

Maou-sama retry
Saint attacks demon lord. Demon lord gives her literal spanking! :o

I prefer Web novel version which has more to the story. Manga makes significant cuts. How did saint learn about existence and location of demon lord? Web novel has answer for that, manga does not.

[Luciora]

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-04-11/comic-writer-manga-adapter-james-hudnall-passes-away/.145597

[Matti]

Tomo-chan is back, and she is mad!

[Matti]

As promised in anime topic, here I tell about couple isekai manga where protagonist is NOT almighty overpowered badass.

Isekai ni Kita Mitai dakedo Ikanisureba Yoi no Darou
Japanese engineer ends up going to fantasy world because somebody's mistake, meets a girl, and tries to give a peaceful no-harm impression of himself. Girl thinks he was proposing of marriage and accepts it. Later guy joins adventurers guild to make for a living and goes adventuring. Heavy on slice-of-life, light on combat, and every encounter is a struggle. Characters are likable without being obvious stereotypes. So far so good.

NEET dakedo Hello Work ni Ittara Isekai ni Tsuretekareta
NEET decides to show off his parents he at least is looking for work. What seems like a job offer to beta test new video game turns out a transfer to fantasy world to test out some RPG-like mechanics in live. Except guy has only 1 life without save/load. Looks like an average isekai romp with harem of stereotype characters (priestess, tsundere, slave beastgirl etc.). But in latest chapters protagonist undergoes serious PTSD meltdown, which is done well enough. 1 point for that.

[Luciora]

Endo and Kobayashi’s Live Commentary on the Villainess
 

Loving the premise.  A boy, in order to spend time with the girl he likes, decides to play the otome game she really enjoys.  She has already finished the game and also played follow up content in where they find out the main villainess is a misunderstood villainess.  Since both are members of the Commentary Club, they decide to practice using the game and the characters.  Instead of them guiding the main character of the game, they both end up mistaken as deities when the main capture target, the Prince can hear them talking.

Using this, they hope to avoid having the villainess turning into one and instead try and make a new story where everyone gets a happy ending instead some characters dieing during events.

Also has a light novel.

https://mwmtranslations.com/category/endo-and-kobayashis-live-commentary-on-the-villainess/

[Matti]

I have had few surprises in the past few days.

In Dosanko Gyaru Is Mega Cute protagonist has strict grandmother who has told him to choose friends carefully and they should act with class and grace. Along comes gyaru who is anything but. Grandma is gonna flip... SHE DOESN'T!?

Half-elves Fall in Love is fantasy... but it's not isekai? Protagonist has a memory about half-elf girl from his childhood whom he had put on a collar around her neck before joining military. 15 years later this half-elf makes a sudden appearance, calls him a master and herself a slave. Guy is totally gonna stonewall her, saying she's got a wrong idea or some other BS... HE DOESN'T!!?

At least Konosuba light novel isn't going to have these kind of surprises, right? Let's see... So Darkness wants to Kazuma to use mithril wire on her in order to test its strenght. Yeah, it's holding her up quite well. They don't want to be seen by the other girls like that though and go hiding around. They're going to be found out and be lectured for breaking status quo, right? They got found out all right... BUT THEY'RE COOL WITH IT!?!?!

What the frak? ???

[Reldn]

Just received Volume 1 of Kazuo Umezu's "The Drifting Classroom: Perfect Edition" today. I've been looking forward to reading this one for a while now.

[Ruger]

The latest Previews magazine has a listing for volume 11 of Black Lagoon. Supposed to be released January 22 next year.

Ruger

[Reldn]

I'm halfway through Volume 4 of "Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin" at the moment, but, taking a break to read Junji Ito's manga adaptation of Osamu Dazai's "No Longer Human".

[Wrangler]

The latest Previews magazine has a listing for volume 11 of Black Lagoon. Supposed to be released January 22 next year.

Ruger

Wow, i was just thinking about it as i was looking at screen shots of old mangas.  I'm glad still going.

[Wrangler]

Catching up on a manga/webcomic called Skeleton Soldier Couldn't Protect the Dungeon.  Its not a iseka or a comedy, this about undead human skeleton solider who not in video game or anything like that. Its skeleton who trying fullfill it's duty protect his dead master (dead dead), but when he dies he somehow is reborn and returns to his previous place.  There levels like video game to him, but he doesn't know why.  His past life when he was a live is mystery to him, not focus. Only improve to become someone to protect people he desires to protect.

Overall its interesting webmanga. 

[elf25s]

Youjo Senki aka saga of tanya the evil
look it up anime is bit short but manga is way way out there

[Top Sergeant]

Retired Heroes is very enjoyable!

I just finished Lady and Her Butler. That one was good too.

[Dies Irae]

Well... it seemed somewhat appropriate to revive this thread given Haruhi Suzumiya is getting new material for the first time in yonks.

A new light novel compilation, 'The Intuition of Haruhi Suzumiya' is expected to get pushed out in November.

[elf25s]

Youjo Senki is finishing its first arc next month

[Wrangler]

As a flash from the past. I found or I should say uncovered a manga that wasn't released in the west but it's for something that was. Front Mission.

Basically it's based on the video game that they released on Playstation Emeka game now this is not a kitty thing this is actually a pretty serious drama from when I started to read it. It's very interesting.

I am hungry for hard scifi im tired of the regular theme stuff ive been typically reading.

[Elmoth]

(wrong thread)

[Reldn]

Currently reading Osamu Tezuka's "Alabaster". It's a lot darker than I had expected. A really good read so far!

[elf25s]

ok found  a copy of new appleseed based on appleseed alpha
took me few pages to get used to artwork since it was not penned or drawn by shirow

[ANS Kamas P81]

What's Appleseed Alpha, and who's doing this new series?

[Wrangler]

What's Appleseed Alpha, and who's doing this new series?

Manga wise it's Iou Kuroda.   Art looks okay, actually fairly old, like 3 years. There was anime as well, but I've found Appleseed hasn't had a lot of good animator houses handle it lately.  I didn't realize Alpha was prequel, set in cyborg run New York City.  I miss Masamune Shirow's original.  However, he retired now from doing it.