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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Here’s what I bought in October. “Kyou no 3600 Byou” is a time travel shoujo. The first chapter is an excellent set up. This is on my 2015 reading list. “Lip ni Shadow” is typical shoujo that was super charming. It’s on my CF to do list. “Sister to Vampire” is the worst kind of rapey sacrilege shoujo. It’s an
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Yakko Kaga’s newest series “Hana ni, Kamitsuku” (For Hana, a Bite) is on the cover of the April 2015 of Betsucomi magazine. The furoku is a set of “Koisuru Harinezumi” (“A Hedgehog in Love”) / “Hatsu * Haru” magnets. What I read: “Hana ni, Kamitsuku — Your Sweet Poison” — Dead girls are showing up in Hana’s high school, but
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Somehow I forgot to post my August 2015 purchases. Let me get that done now.
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Lovely Manga 