Tag Archives: Japanese Language

What I Tried to Read Earlier: "Rafnas" by Yumiko Shirai

Title: ラルナス / Rafnas Mangaka: 白井弓子 (Yumiko Shirai) Publisher/ Publication: Fubasha / Gekkan Comics Magazine: Gekkan Action ISBN: 9784575844665  Purchase: Amazon JP / Amazon US / YesAsia / Honto Synopsis: A second planet has has covered the land. The rivers of floating land are known as “Rafnas”, and humanity has split into people must live in the Rafnas and people

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What I Recently Read: "Ningyo Oujisama" ("Mermaid Prince") Volume 1 by Yuana Kazumi

Title: 人魚王子さま / Ningyo Oujisama / Mermaid Prince Volume 1 Mangaka: 和深ゆあな / Yuana Kazumi Publisher / Imprint: Tokuma Shoten / Zenon Comics Magazine: Monthly Comic Zenon ISBN: 9784199802164 Purchase: Amazon JP / Amazon US / Yes Asia / Honto JP Genre: Seinen, comedy, gag Synopsis: 30-year old Manato Kogane has been unemployed for a year. With dwindling savings and

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What I Recent Read: "Hana and Earth" by Sanae Uno

Title: Hana and Earth Volume 1 (Hana to Earth, 花と地球) Mangaka: Sanae Uno (宇野紗菜) Genre: It straddles the border between shoujo and josei, slice-of-life ISBN: 9784253198431 Purchase: Amazon JP / Yes Asia ($9.98 includes shipping to the US) Genre: It straddles the border of shoujo and josei Synopsis: Hana dreams of running her grandparents’ healing herb cafe and living an

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What I Recently Read — "Futari no Renai Shoka" Volume 1 by YamazakiKore

Title: Futari no Renai Shoka (ふたりの恋愛書架) (“Their Love Bookshelf”) Mangaka: Yamazaki Kore (ヤマザキコレ) Publisher/ Publication: Houbunsha / Manga Time Kirara Forward ISBN: 9784832242616 Purchase: Amazon JP / YesAsia Synopsis: Kanako is a free spirited lonely women who lives in and runs a used bookstore, and Akio is a lonely young man who loves books. The two meet at a swap

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