“Kimi ni Todoke” is on the cover of the February issue of Betsuma. The first furoku is a set of 6 postcards from “Ao Haru Ride” and “Strobe Edge”. Here’s what they look like: The second furoku is Moi Volume 12. It features two long-form oneshots and two short gag manga. Both oneshots look interesting, so I will give them
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This chapter of “Sabaku no Harem” felt like a transition from the prologue of the story to the meat that will start coming in chapter 5. I guess we all expected Johanne to be evilish. I can’t call him evil because he’s just a selfish kid. That said, I’d like to see a short spinoff about him coming into his
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While reading “Bread & Butter” Chapter 4 today, I came across an “Anne of Green Gables” reference in one of the panels. I’ve never read “Anne of Green Gables” because I fall asleep before I can finish the first chapter. Unfortunately, this means I have no idea what the reference means, which means I can’t translate it. So I decided
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Augh! It’s always hard to start talking about “Kanojo ni Naru Hi” with any initial coherence. So I’ll just start babbling and see where my thoughts take me. First of all, the stalking is just a mcguffin to talk about gender and sexuality. I guess I would have a similar reaction to Mamiya’s to having my underwear stolen, but I
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The new 2-chapter series “Barairo no Yakosoku” (“The Rose-colored Promise”) by Kaho Miyasaka is on the cover. The furoku is a ridiculously small copy of “Bokutachi wa Shitteshimatta” (“We experienced the Affair”) volume 1 by the same mangaka. It’s about 5 x 3.5-inches. Some of the text is way too small for me to read without a magnifier, so if
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