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[sitting completely still in my own bed] this world is gutting me like a fish

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YUBISAKI TO RENREN (2019-) created by Suu Morishita

#a sign of affection #yubisaki to renren

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#yubisaki to renren #a sign of affection #LOOK AT HER #I WOULD DIE FOR HER

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#a sign of affection #yubisaki to renren #i love her so much #she’s the prettiest

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Happiness

Shuuzou Oshimi

10 volumes (completed)

drama, horror, supernatural, vampires

TW: gore, blood, dead bodies, torture

“Nothing interesting in happening in Makoto Ozaki’s first year of high school. His life is a series of quiet humiliations: low-grade bullies, unreliable friends, and the constant frustration of his adolescent lust. But one night, a pale, thin girl knocks him to the ground in an alley and offers him a choice. Now everything is different. Daylight is searingly bright. Food tastes awful. And worse than anything is the terrible, consuming thirst. The tiny shames of his old life have been replaced by two towering horrors: the truth of what will slake his awful craving and high school itself.”

(source: Kodansha USA)

Story: 8/10

Happiness had a great beginning. The first five volumes were very exciting, however, everything collapsed with volume six. We leave volume five with a massive cliffhanger and you're like omg what's going to happen now?!? but then you get to the next chapter and there’s a weird ten years time skip out of nowhere. The whole volume six focuses on this time skip and we have the feeling to read a whole new story. There's also this new character that's being introduced, but holy shit, what a useless, boring man. Afterwards, it gets a little weird but better. The ending's not so great, but I'm not surprised. I noticed that in these types of stories it’s very difficult to create a good ending that would please the reader and answer all the questions. So I didn’t get any hopes up, it was ok-ish I’ll say. Overall the story is good but there’s a lot of missing elements and the story line feels messy.

Cast: 6/10

Not a single mentally stable person in this entire cast. I really liked the characters, they were all very interesting (aside from Sudo). Nora was supposed to be one of the main characters, but she was missing from the story and I felt the same way about Okazaki. It seems to me that the real main character was Gosho, which is weird because in the story she's just some random girl that got caught up in some vampire drama. Anyway, the cast is fine. The antagonist is more than just mean or evil, this man is straight up the devil. He has no real reason for all the awful things he did, that kind of baffled me.

Art: 10/10

Amazing, beautiful, show stopping, spectacular. The way the mangaka is able to draw the thoughts and feelings of his characters in each pages is amazing. We really can feel and see the pain and how much they struggle. The multiple references to Van Gogh's Starry Night are also amazing.

Enjoyment: 5/10

I received the first two volumes as a gift a few years ago and I finally decided to read the manga yesterday evening. I liked it so much that I ended up reading the scans, but I feel like I got my hopes up a little bit too much. Like I said, it all goes down after volume five and the end didn't satisfy me enough for me to give it more than 5/10.

Overall: 6/10

#Happiness #ハピネス #manga recommendation #manga review #book recommendations #manga #shonen #drama #horror #vampire #bloup review

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How are you supposed to make friends and mutuals on this app

#it feels very lonely #i actually don’t know how to use tumblr #i just wanna talk about manga with some people

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Rock It GiRL!!

Rocket ☆ Girl !!

Tanaka Minoru

12 chapters (completed)

comedy, romance, music, drama, girl’s love

“Kaname likes playing her guitar and singing by the streets and can't believe her ears when a strange girl who's actually a music producer suddenly offers her a contract for a debut cd. However she tells Kaname that her voice is completely worthless and that she'll have to debut within a band and just be the guitarist. Furthermore, the vocalist who will sing the songs in her place is an arrogant girl full of herself who immediately starts bullying her; however...”

(resume from Manga Updates)

Story: 8/10

Really good and really interesting!! The story is mainly about the two main characters and their relation, but we see the evolution of their band as well. I would have appreciated it a lot more if the story had been a little more music-oriented at some point, but the music is really only there to develop the relation between the two characters which is not a bad thing. I got kind of confused at one point because there's this bizarre three-year time skip and then another time jump where we go up to three years before again. It was really strange. Outside of this, we have the opportunity to see a lot of fun and serious scenes at the same time. The combination of both is very nicely done and the funny scenes are actually funny and not cringe.

Cast: 6/10

The story is mostly about the two characters. We don't hear much from the supporting cast and the other two members of the band. We also are introduced to a certain rival in chapter 6 (I think) but we hear nothing more about it in the next chapters. To get back to the two principal characters. I really liked Seira. I wouldn't specifically call her a tsundere because she's mean to everybody and not just her crush, it's part of his persona. She is very straight forward and charismatic, perhaps a bit rude for nothing at one time or another. Kaname on the other side is her polar opposite, she’s very calm and sweet, she’s also very funny.

Art: 7/10

Pretty basic but it does the job pretty well. There are also panels that are rather striking.

Enjoyment: 10/10

I really liked this story. It was a lot of fun to follow the two girls in their relationship and career. I wish there were more chapters.

Overall: 9/10

#Rock It Girl #ロケット☆ガール #Rocket☆Girl #manga recommendation #manga review #bloup review #book recommendations #romance #manga #shojo #girls love #drama #music #comedy

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Run Away With Me, Girl

Kakeochi Girl

Battan

19 chapters (finished)

drama, romance, slice of life

TW: abusives relationship, internalized homophobia, misogyny, nudity, rape

“Maki's first love was her high school classmate, a girl named Midori. But Midori broke up with Maki at graduation, saying they were now "too old to be fooling around dating girls." Ten years later, Maki still can’t get Midori off her mind, and when the two women reconnect after a chance encounter, Maki realizes that, while her feelings haven’t changed, Midori has long moved on—in fact, she's engaged. Yet the more Maki hears Midori talk about her soon-to-be-husband, the more red flags she notices. And Midori has another secret, one she hasn’t yet shared with Maki. Will it be the last blow to Maki's hopes that their romance might be rekindled? Or will it be the push that sets them on a new path—one they'll travel together?”

(resume from Kodansha USA)

Story: 7/10

Second GL I read about some sort of infidelity where one of them is already married (or will soon be married in this case). Is this a common trope is GL Josei? Maybe... I don’t really know. I don't really appreciate NTR or anything that tries to excuse cheating (like Even Though We’re Adults) but for this story, it does seem different. I’m not saying that the man deserved to get cheated on, but he kinda does, taking into account that he is misogynistic (and probably in agreement with andrew t*te ideals). He’s just such a big asshole. The drama is really interesting in this manga and everything moves smoothly. It doesn’t feel rushed, even if the story is short. The topics discussed are interesting and well written. The three main characters being cowards and saying so on each page seemed somewhat repetitive and annoying (yes we get it, you feel lonely and you’re a pussy, me too but please stop…). What I didn't appreciate was how Tama justified his actions and toxic behaviour toward Midori, because he had some "childhood trauma". This made me very uncomfortable like… Side eye…

Cast: 7/10

A very good cast. There are characters that you may like and characters that you may hate (Tama). Midori’s coworker was such a bitch. I wish she had a bad ending, but unfortunately she didn't. She was just a nuisance. Except for that, I didn't understand the character of Midori until chapter 11. At the beginning I really felt like she was really just fooling around, taking advantages of Momo and her affection, but I guess I was wrong. It might have been better if her character had developed sooner.

Art: 6/10

Again, not my favorite type of art but it is still very pretty and easy to understand.

Enjoyment: 6/10

Really enjoyed this story. A very well written and strong intrigue. It is a very good GL which explores a lot of triggering topics but important and modern in our society at this time.

Overall: 8/10

#Run Away With Me Girl #Kakeochi Girl #かけおちガール #manga recommendation #book recommendations #manga review #bloup review #manga #romance #girls love #slice of life #drama #josei

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I really can’t wait for the anime, the characters PV looks so good!

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Just finished the first volume of My Happy Marriage. I really don't know how I feel about this first volume. I really liked the story and the intrigue. The historical context is something totally new to me, and I think it was an excellent introduction for me to that genre.

What I could criticize is perhaps that I felt like there’s too much “thinking” and that there is not enough dialogue during this first volume. It’s a really good way to show the different point of view of the characters, but I personally really felt the lack of discussion.

I made my silly little research about this manga and learned that it’s actually from a light novel (it could explain the lack of dialogue in the first volume!) and that there’s an anime AND a live action movie coming this year! I plan on watching these two and I will continue to read the manga as more volumes gets released in my country.

#i’m so excited #My Happy Marriage #Watashi no Shiawase na Kekkon #わたしの幸せな結婚

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If you are enjoying the anime/manga “The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague” (if you haven’t heard of it, go read it now it’s really worth it!) I would recommend you to read “Ms. Seal Who Does Not Want to be Killed Anymore”.

Maybe the title is a bit too long and sounds silly, but it’s really good. It’s a short, easy to read office romance. The art is pretty and the characters are adorable. It’s a little episodic, but it still follow a narrative.

This manga taught me that octopuses have nine brains, seals can eat octopuses and orcas can prey on seals. I had no idea. So I can confidently state that this manga is educational (in a way).

Anyway, if you’re looking for something short and cute to read, give it a try!

#long ass title again #this one is so cute #Ms Seal Who Does Not Want to be Killed Anymore #Kondo wa Korosaretakunai Azarashi-san #今度は殺されたくないアザラシさん #manga recommendation #manga #romance #bloup short rec

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Museru Kurai no Ai o Ageru

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Good-bye Dystopia, a really good and short manga about two girls traveling together and getting to know each other. I really liked reading their aventure and hearing about their philosophy in life. What I could criticize is the lack of informations we have about the characters and their backstory even during the final volume. Still a really good manga.

Amazing art too, you should definitely check it out just for the ruins and pretty sceneries.

#Goodbye Dystopia #グッバイ・ディストピア #manga recommendation #book recommendations #manga review #manga #adventure #bloup short rec

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Just finished the first volume of My Happy Marriage. I really don't know how I feel about this first volume. I really liked the story and the intrigue. The historical context is something totally new to me, and I think it was an excellent introduction for me to that genre.

What I could criticize is perhaps that I felt like there’s too much “thinking” and that there is not enough dialogue during this first volume. It’s a really good way to show the different point of view of the characters, but I personally really felt the lack of discussion.

I made my silly little research about this manga and learned that it’s actually from a light novel (it could explain the lack of dialogue in the first volume!) and that there’s an anime AND a live action movie coming this year! I plan on watching these two and I will continue to read the manga as more volumes gets released in my country.

#My Happy Marriage #Watashi no shiawase na kekkon #わたしの幸せな結婚 #manga review #manga #romance #historical #shojo #bloup short rec

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Even Though We’re Adults

Otona ni Natte mo

Takako Shimura

8 volumes (ongoing)

drama, romance, slice of life

“Ayano, an elementary school teacher in her thirties, stops by a bar one day and meets another woman named Akari. Sparks fly as the two chat, and before the night is over, Ayano even goes in for a kiss. Akari is intrigued but confused…especially when she discovers that Ayano has a husband! Both Ayano and Akari are about to find out that love doesn’t get any easier, even as you grow older.”

(resume from Seven Seas Entertainment)

Story: 7/10

A simple yet complex slice of life story. I was a little scared because it seems that many topics were covered in this manga, like queer relationships and depression for example, but it all seemed really natural in some way. The entire story is very realistic and I could totally see it happen to someone in real life… One thing I could criticize is the infidelity in the manga. It just feels very wrong and it made me uncomfortable on a few occasions. I hate stories that attempt to justify adultery by "real love/fate" or whatever.

Cast: 9/10

The cast is very humanlike. All of them have their faults and their qualities. I’m thinking about the husband (I forgot his name ngl). I find his behavior somewhat irritating but at the same time I totally understand how he feels about all of this and why he's acting that way. You don’t really get to like or dislike a character because they all have their reasons to be as they are so you can't actually blame them. And I love that, it makes the story even more real.

Art: 6/10

Not my favorite kind of art, but I still love it a lot. It’s easy to understand. The volume cover are beautiful, I like the watercolour ambiance and the color scheme used is also very nice.

Enjoyment: 6/10

I really liked this story. I've only been through the first three volumes. I'm going to wait for the rest to be released in my country so I can buy the manga. Even if, once again, the whole infidelity thing made me uncomfortable.

Overall: 7/10

#Even Though We’re Adults #Otona ni Natte mo #おとなになっても #manga recommendation #book recommendations #manga review #bloup review #manga #romance #girls love #slice of life #drama #josei

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I just read volume 1 and 2 of Yano-kun no Futsuu no Hibi and it’s really good! It's like a breath of freshness in all the romance manga I've read in the last three weeks. I’ll probably have to redo my top 10 romance manga to find a place for this one, it’s just SO good.

#Yano-kun no Futsuu no Hibi #Mr. Yano's Ordinary Days #manga recommendation #romance #manga #slice of life #shojo #bloup short rec

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You’re My Cutie

Kawaii Nante Kiitenai

Harufuji Nakaba

romance, comedy, slice of life,

6 volumes (ongoing)

“Madoka is obsessed with shojo manga—specifically manga that features younger, innocent guys who fall for their Sempai. So she should be thrilled when a gorgeous kohai comes to work at her father's restaurant...except he's rude and standoffish, and wants nothing to do with her. But when she protects him from some extra-pushy fans, he finds that maybe he's found someone letting his walls down for...!”

(resume from Kodansha USA)

Story: 6/10

Kicked my feet and screamed into my pillow multiple times. I've certified it a good romance, you can trust me. I love how Madoka sometimes acts as a male love interest would be in other romance manga with Momoki. Also the fact that they only see each other at work and not in school adds something to the story, it makes their interaction more interesting.

Cast: 8/10

I keep writing these reviews, and I think I should change "cast" to "couple". I noticed that authors don't really focus on the background characters and mostly focus about the main couple but yes, very good characters. The two of them go so well together. I was taken aback by Momiki's personality. I was not expecting a tsundere. I usually hate it, but it's not toxic or boring with him, it's even sweet.

Art: 6/10

Super pretty art. Maybe a little bit simple and can get messy at some point but it’s nothing unsettling

Enjoyment: 9/10

Probably one of my favorite romance, I feel like I say that a lot but this one is really good. It feels so new and refreshing. It is different from other stories, but at the same time it follows the basic patterns of how to make a good shojo. Certainly recommend it.

Overall: 7/10

#You’re My Cutie #Kawaii Nante Kiitenai #カワイイなんて聞いてない!! #manga review #manga recommendation #book recommendations #manga #romance #comedy #tsundere #shojo #bloup review

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Hiren Trip

Anashin

romance, school life

2 volumes (completed)

“Miyu, an ordinary new first-year student who hopes to become a mangaka meets the school's class president who seems to have a hidden side to him. While being pushed around by the cool but private class president, the curtain on Miyu's stormy school life is raised.”

(resume from MU)

Story: 3/10

It started as a casual romance shojo but I don’t know what happened, the mangaka decided to put some sister complex in the story and make the love interest super annoying. The premise of the plot wasn't that great to begin with so it just ruined the small amount of hope I had for it. The ending is bad. I’m not sure about it but it feels like the story got axed and that’s why everything is so messy.

Cast: 2/10

I think the cast was what ruined the story. Especially the love interest. He's so annoying, he's the embodiment of what an asshole is. He doesn’t answer texts nor calls, he came up 1 hour late for the date that HE promised her, he wants to keep their relationship a secret without expressing his reasons clearly (a huge red flag for me) and ON TOP OF THAT this motherfucker got a sister complex and is in love with her. How could you write such a bad love interest seriously. The only good thing he got going on was his funny/sarcastic personality, but honestly I feel like it just adds more to his asshole side. The main character looked promising at first, but she's actually quite annoying too. She let herself get walked over by Kousei and chase after him even though he’s the biggest asshole on earth. Her whole dream about being a mangaka was cute at the beginning but it honestly felt cringe at the end I can’t explain why.

Art: 6/10

The art was the only good point I guess. The characters designs were pretty basic and boring.

Enjoyment: 2/10

Did not enjoy it at all. I was really excited about this story but once again, the sister complex just ruined everything. I don’t care if they are not technically siblings because she’s his step sister, she’s still his sister and it stills disgust me. The mangaka could have used any other female character to create that love triangle/unrequited love but no, she decided to use his step sister. Bad move. Horrible even. I am also very disappointed because it’s from the same author as “Unmei no Hito no Deau Hanashi”. I really liked this manga but the author did not slay this time.

Overall: 3/10

#Hiren Trip #ヒレントリップ #manga review #manga recommendation #book recommendations #manga #romance #shojo #school life #bloup review #very bad romance #it’s not a lady gaga reference #sadly