Toward the end of last year, Hana to Yume debuted two new fantasy series “Azfareo no Sobayounin” (The Chamberlain of Azfareo) by Shiki Chitose and “Niehime to Kemono no Ou” (The Sacrificial Princess and the King of the Beasts) by Yu Tomofuji. (Yes, I localized the titles. The ones given by the Hana to Yume editors aren’t proper English.) Both
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I’ve been trying to organize this post into something, but I don’t think that’s going to happen. So… get ready for some more rambling. This post will only be about Japanese language shoujo manga. I’ll start with some shoujo magazine news that caught my eye in 2015. Series Moves: “Pochamani” moved from bi-monthly Hana to Yume to monthly Betsuhana. “Seiten
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I read a lot of Japanese language manga last year, so this is going to be a rambling post. (I apologize now for the numerous typos that slipped past my proofreading.) Here are the manga magazines I purchased regularly in 2015: Lala, Lala DX, Ane Lala, The Hana to Yume, Cheese!, Cheese! Extra Edition, Betsucomi, Deluxe Betsucomi, Betsuma, The Margaret,
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I’m seriously trying to face plant, but I know if I don’t do this before I take a nap, I won’t sleep restfully. I’ve been unintentionally putting this post off for too long because I kept working on September projects and Halloween oneshot party stuff. Anyhow, I hope I don’t make too many typos in my stupor. Once again the
Read moreIn preparation for my best of 2015 write-ups, I’m compiling a list of new mangas I would like to sample. It’s slow going, but here’s the beginning of my list. I will add to it as I find more series. Please feel free to add suggestions in the comments section. I don’t read scanlations, so please don’t link me to
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Lovely Manga 