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Majime Na Jikan 1 - 9 (end)
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Antiwhippy

the holder of the trombone
Magi 197

So it all ended by him... tearing himself apart?

Huh.

I knew it wasn't the endgame, but somehow I felt that it could be more climatic?
 

Akito

Member
Hoshi Mamoru Inu & Zoku Hoshi Mamoru Inu
The corpse of a man and a dog are discovered inside a decaying car. An autopsy reveals the man died one year ago, while the dog died only three months earlier. What is this significance of this gap in time? The answer is in the sadness and joy of the little bit of life that was left between one man and one dog.
This is one of the most touching stories I've read in recent time. Like the case with Grave of the Fireflies, showing you that the fate of the characters right from the beginning will only makes the flashback which shows you how the man and his dog becoming such a inseparable pair much more bitter sweet. The second part of the first volume and the second volume (Zoku Hoshi Mamoru Inu) tell the stories of characters, who are somehow connected to the man from the first story and not only are those stories great on their own, they also tie up some loose ends. Highly recommended for anyone who are not put of by the tragic ending, even if you're not a dog person.
 
Shintetsu no Agartha 2

Nyx joins the list of characters named Nyx in media that are epic...The four+ month long wait for this chapter was worth it just for the sake of moving things along and really developing Alma and co. Tenkou's plot got to be a bit emotional there once he saw the Magane heart and then had to make a decision. Hopefully he can become just as strong as Alma.
 
Magi 197

A way to return the black rukh to the white rukh? Sounds like a goal we could be search all over the world for. Also now Aladdin has to pay up to the eldest prince the truth behind Solomon's time
 

Lirlond

Member
Hoshi Mamoru Inu & Zoku Hoshi Mamoru Inu


This is one of the most touching stories I've read in recent time. Like the case with Grave of the Fireflies, showing you that the fate of the characters right from the beginning will only makes the flashback which shows you how the man and his dog becoming such a inseparable pair much more bitter sweet. The second part of the first volume and the second volume (Zoku Hoshi Mamoru Inu) tell the stories of characters, who are somehow connected to the man from the first story and not only are those stories great on their own, they also tie up some loose ends. Highly recommended for anyone who are not put of by the tragic ending, even if you're not a dog person.

This isn't scanned ): Is there an english release available at all?
 

Akito

Member
This isn't scanned ): Is there an english release available at all?
Yes, by JManga.

Wolf & Mary ch1-3 (END)
A story about a blooming friendship between a wannabe mangaka who has accidentally killed someone and a Dexter-like guy who sees killing as a need. Despite the heavy content, this has a very weird sense of humor with the very last page being the culmination of that so don't judge until you got there.
 
Blood Lad 31

Slam is good character, though rest of them are kind of boring. Braz plotline seems like it will be the more interesting one to follow.

No Breathing 1

Jung Woosang is best one in this swimming series of sorts. Good introduction to the characters, though I wonder if it will really try to tell a story or just be a glorified preview to the korean movie for this.
 
New Jump Manga...

hachi ch1

Wasnt sold on it on cover art alone but thought to still try it out. Pleasantly surprised as it seemed to have elements of goodness and potential to be a good story. The story though feels a bit bloodier and darker than other jump series, with the bloodsucking antagonists and people wilting of sorts. I guess its trying to give some type of horror or dark feeling?
 

Aizo

Banned
The Town Where You Introduce A Bunch of New Characters - Vol. 9
Eh.

Hyōryū Kyōshitsu/Drifting Classroom - Vol. 5
You know Lord of the Flies? That takes place on a pretty nice island. Imagine that, but in a hellish wasteland with horrific things happening. A monster that kills you if you're awake, the plague, and there are surely worse things to come.
 
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya-chan Vol. 05

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Another fun New Years Dream, more snapback by Kyon, the most flowery summon battle ever and the troubles of being super-deformed.
 
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Rock Lee 24

Looks like it was Hiyashi's turn to be the butt monkey this chapter.

And once again, I get to witness Lee stripping down and wearing a woman's swimsuit.



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Rock Lee 25

The return of
Naruto disguised
Playboy Sasuke! Maybe next time AU Hinata will show up in some form too.

Really enjoyed Sakura's father brief impression of Sasuke.
 
Unknown 01

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A pair of travelers go around the world to collect wisdoms that are in the wrong hand.

So I guess one of the one shots I read ages ago is getting turned into a full series, which is why everything seemed so familiar to me.

Pretty much the same as I remember though. Nice dose of action, lots of info dumping going on here, lots of crazy faces which is pretty fun. I guess now its a series there's the whole villain lurking around so I'll keep reading.

Though the whole powers seems like a good idea, forcing a pair to work together to get them to work, so I'll keep reading for that at least.
 

Dynedom

Member
Magi 197 or HOW DAT CROW TASTE, DUCKROLL?

To be fair, even I thought it was endgame because I wasn't quite sure how they could establish a bigger threat/long-term goal. The black to white rukh conversion covers that pretty nicely. We still need to deal with Sinbad's curse as well.

Would have been silly to end the series so soon after Mor made her comeback. :(
 

wonzo

Banned
Magi 197

UUUUGGGGOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Blood Lad 31

If there's one thing that'll stop the leader of the self proclaimed Vampire Killer's (that've never actually killed a Vampire before), it's premium black market catnip.

monster waifus 18

this series is starting to get pretty dull and rote :/
 

Tizoc

Member
Kongou Banchou 42-87

Think I'm in the endgame battles of this manga now, the plot and characters have gotten progressively more stupid ( read:awesome), loving it!



Laughed my ass off at this page, daddy Kongou is one of my fave characters just because of how ludicrous he looks in every situation :D

Actually you're
50 chapters away from the end of the manga
 

Gintamen

Member
Dolls Fall - 1

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K, thx, bye. Never trust the big breasted, hentai faced head mistress. While reading I felt it all going down horribly, but this in the first chapter, get lost with that stuff.
 

duckroll

Member
Magi - Chapter 197

Wow, another really good chapter. Once the beam spamming stops, Magi is still a pretty great read. I guess this is the end of the current arc. I'm actually kinda glad that I could be wrong about Magi ending early next year. If the next part of the story is really going to be about Aladdin revealing more about where he came from, and travelling more to discover a way to restore the Black Rukh to the great flow, it'll probably be really interesting. Glad Titus is still "alive" in some form though. It's going to be interesting to see if he gets reborn as a replacement Magi, since the world is short of one now.

Magi 197 or HOW DAT CROW TASTE, DUCKROLL?

To be fair, even I thought it was endgame because I wasn't quite sure how they could establish a bigger threat/long-term goal. The black to white rukh conversion covers that pretty nicely. We still need to deal with Sinbad's curse as well.

Would have been silly to end the series so soon after Mor made her comeback. :(

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wonzo

Banned
Sometimes crow can taste pretty sweet.

Sweet Poolside 1
That's right, someone finally started translating the Oshimi Shuuzou swimming series with the shaving. What a glorious day.
 

Akito

Member
Sweet Poolside 1
Sometime I wonder what Shuzo Oshimi's school life was like. Basically everytime I read one of his manga.

Spotted Flower 9
So is this the confirmation that this is a bizarro world Genshiken?
 

Yonafunu

Member
It keeps surprising me how many people haven't read Kongou Banchou yet. I mean, I started reading it at least 2 years ago, so I always thought everybody already knew about it.
Funny seeing a lot of people just starting it.
 

Akito

Member
The Heroic Legend of Arslan 3
That was really intense, poor Arsland got caught up in the middle of this mess. If we go by the last page that's it for the king? It's kinda a pity because we actually got a first glimpse at his human side this time. Daryoon is crazily badass.
 

Lain

Member
Flowers (OKUSE Saki)
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There is weird, and then there is Flowers.
This is the second time I have no fucking clue what it is that I've read. Trying to make sense of anything seems a waste of time.
I'll give an example. In one of the chapters, a step-father who touches inappropriately his step-daughter, tries to rape her, so she cuts his throat. Then she has a vision of his step-father holding his throat and telling her that it will be hard on her mother because she loves both of them, so she goes back to her room and with the knife hits the man more and more.
change of scenery, a dude in what looks like a public bathroom is getting his dick sucked by a bound girl while talking on the phone, then he tells her to bite. She does it and he tells her to do so harder, then we're shown some shot of blood and him punching the girl.
change of scene again, the dude is at the house of the girl, looking at the ceiling and tellnig the mother she waited too long to call him -we're shown the blood on the ceiling dripping down on a phone- and she tells him he never picked up. Dude and a bunch of guys clean up the house while the dude enters the girl's room and we're shown how she sees him: as a man with a lot of ghosts around him, with the stepfather's joining in and starting fucking the ghost of some girl.
change of scene again, the girl is somewhere with a bunch of guys, a camera being set up and one of them instructing her that in the king game she has to suck off everyone, and if she becomes king she has to say "everyone has to lick my pussy". She asks if everyone is the king and why everyone is a man.

Yeah, it's not porn, but every story has some fucked up scenario, linked to each other by way of having one character from one of the other stories, which makes every story happen in the same world. The same fucked up world.

It was interesting in a way but.... I still don't know what the fuck I've read.
 

Aizo

Banned
The Town Where You Start A Fight With A Dying Boy - Vol. 10
If I didn't know this was a train wreck, I couldn't keep going. Were many of you reading it when it was publishing these chapters? It's just... boring, I think. The drama is so unrealistic and flimsy. Some new problem occurs, and while most series would develop those issues, this one abandons them. I seriously do not understand Eba's motivations. Wasn't their relationship going well? It's just not in her character to say that she won't get back with Haruto, and to act like she's completely uninterested in him now. It makes no sense. The writer does not know how relationships work. Barf.
 

Akito

Member
The Town Where You Start A Fight With A Dying Boy - Vol. 10
If I didn't know this was a train wreck, I couldn't keep going. Were many of you reading it when it was publishing these chapters? It's just... boring, I think. The drama is so unrealistic and flimsy. Some new problem occurs, and while most series would develop those issues, this one abandons them. I seriously do not understand Eba's motivations. Wasn't their relationship going well? It's just not in her character to say that she won't get back with Haruto, and to act like she's completely uninterested in him now. It makes no sense. The writer does not know how relationships work. Barf.
Ha, it'll get better*

*read: even more out of touch with reality, Haruto and Eba are just... barf.

And yes, I did followed the series from the beginning until a couple of months ago :(
 

Aizo

Banned
The Town Where You Have A Dead Friend, And Steal His Ladies For Your Harem - Vol. 11
The girl you like is interested in another man? Just wait until he dies, and steal her. Hell, steal any girls that were interested in him! What is going on? Is this really where the story is going? That dude dies, and Haruto is only sad for a moment before inviting this girl to his house. I don't even know these new girls names. I don't really care, frankly. These people are insane.

Ha, it'll get better*

*read: even more out of touch with reality, Haruto and Eba are just... barf.

And yes, I did followed the series from the beginning until a couple of months ago :(
It got that bad that you dropped it this late? Oh no.
 
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