i would’ve killed for a sasuke manga, but at least with the minato manga we got more of kushina
i did end up liking the oneshot tbh more kushina and jinchuriki lore and minakushi/narusasu parallels were nice im just. baffled minato won it
like are you telling me people read watch all of naruto and when they finish their favorite ch is HIM?
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The new Minato manga oneshot came out and confirmed something a lot of people had theorized about: Minato sucked at naming things even back when he created the jutsu, so his name for the Rasengan was comically lame and overly long, and Kushina was the one who shortened it to Rasengan, which he started using as the official name afterwards.
His original name for the Rasengan, based off an earlier scene where Jiraya used an ice cream and his hair as a metaphor, was “Halo Hair Whorl of Jiraiya Inspired By Frozen Dessert Twin Style Sphere”; it's really cute that Kishimoto not only remembered the fact that he gave Minato the quirk of giving things comically long names, but also offered a pretty solid explanation and story as to why the Rasengan had a really simple and straightforward name in spite of that.
I do like that the Rasengan, Naruto's most iconic jutsu, was inspired by both of his parents. Minato may have created the Rasengan, but Kushina was the one to give it the iconic name because Minato can't be trusted to name anything.
It's also just a quirk that I like. Minato having complicated names and being kinda a dork is endearing for him, especially with the little backstory he got compared to some of the other Hokages.
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Hi maddy.
Sorry to bother you but... I need to rant.
Most people are celebrating and enjoying the new Minato manga, which is great, but there are a few petty people who are turning the scenes in the oneshot into some kind of pissing contest,
like by saying that since Minato personally went and told Kushina that he couldn't train with her, he is now a better spouse than Naruto and Sasuke, who would not do those things and would use clones or something instead
And I find this really annoying because 1) Minato and Kushina died before enjoying a long life together unlike Naruto and Sasuke so it's an apples to oranges comparison anyway because Minato has never been in the situations Naruto and Sasuke have been in and
2) Minato sealed the Nine Tails into baby Naruto mainly for the village's safety, when the Nine Tails was a malevolent rampaging mass of hate, thereby prioritizing the village over his own personal family attachments, just like Naruto and Sasuke, and all the other Hokage for that matter, so if he had lived long enough and had been put in the same situations as Naruto and Sasuke, i'm pretty sure he would have reacted in the same way they did
(And I'm not saying that's a bad thing or that Minato was a bad husband and father - he did what he had to do and it worked out)
It's just...Minato is a good husband and father, and Naruto and Sasuke are also good husbands and fathers and there's no need to tear them down to make Minato look good
Basically, what I'm saying is that the Naruto fandom is ridiculously extra and uber annoying
Anyway I'm sorry for dropping this long rant into your inbox.
Have a nice day!
Basically, what I'm saying is that the Naruto fandom is ridiculously extra and uber annoying
Yes, yes it is.
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i live for josei manga! it seems like there are so many series that never get a release outside of japan tho. :( what are your favorites that you would recommend?
Okay, I made some lists in the past and I’m not taking any of those I had put there back, but I wanted to make a new list of recs for a while, so I guess it’s high time to do so.
All time recs:
Ikuemi Ryo’s works: my faves are Kiyoku Yawaku, Taiyou ga Miteiru, Principal, Anata no Koto Wa Sorehodo. But. Pretty Much everything by Ikuemi is worth checking.
Tamura Yumi’s works: the obvious 7seeds and Basara aside, I beg you, read her Neko Mix Genkitan Toraji. Also, she has some quality oneshots like this one.
Okazaki Mari’s works: & (I didn’t like it when I first tried to read it, but last year I opened it and it got to my heart), Tomodachi Ijou (second oneshot is something I reread to feel better) and Suppli (love from the first page I saw)
Nishi Keiko’s Otoko no Isshou (it has some things I don’t rly like reading about and yet it owns my heart) and Koi to Gunkan (sadly, translation was dropped)
Umino Chica’s Honey and clover (and 3gatsu no Lion)
Higashimura Akiko’s works: Kakukaku Shikajika (her best work imo) and Tokyo Tarareba Musume
Yazawa Ai’s works
Attention: I know that some of these go as shoujo or seinen but it’s just bc they were published in shoujo/seinen magazines which doesn’t change the fact that these are Josei Authors to me and frankly I don’t give a damn about how they are labeled so no need to tell me about it. Thank you very much.
Stories I mention less often:
Konishi Asuka’s Haru no Noroi
Watanuki Yoshiko’s Manatsu no Delta (a real jem imo, keeping an eye on this author from now)
Fumino Yuki’s Saraba Yoki Hi (I feel like when Ikuemi’s TGM ended the Universe tossed this one to me bc it knew I needed something else with the same lvl of pain and ability to make me rage and want to die while reading but not dropping the series)
Omoide no Toki Shuurishimasu by Tani Mizue (story) and Yamaguchi Izumi (art) - I read it years ago on otakumole, not sure if there’s translation anywhere else.
Hozumi’s Usemono Yado
Ninomiya Tomoko’s Nodame Cantabile
Katsuta Bun’s Chikutaku Bonbon and Daddy Long Legs (oneshot collection)
Kazuno Tani’s works (Her oneshot In The Pocket is the right mix of slice of life and fantasy-or-was-it-a-dream-like experience which I appreciate so I want more of her works)
Ima Ichiko’s Hyakki Yakoushou (not romance, darker fantasy with Japanese folklore creatures)
Kodama Yuki’s works (her stories are not my 100% faves, but I love the art and the nostalgic atmosphere)
Morimoto Kozueko’s Koudai-ke no Hitotobito (for the humour and The Poor Little Bjorn)
Yoshimura Akemi’s Bara no Tame ni (the main romance annoys me so much but this series overall does have good things so I’m putting it here)
Tanikawa Fumiko’s works (cute romance oneshots mostly)
Things that caught my attention that I still need to check out myself:
Ikebe Aoi’s works (Zassou-tachi yo Taishi o Idake)
Nanamaki Kanako’s works (Minato Machi Neko Machi)
Yoshinaga Fumi’s Ooku (an award winning thing, I’ve read the first volume and wanna continue bc it is interesting indeed but I can’t read it with a lighthearted attitude)
Shimura Takako’s Koiiji (I feel like I’ll be raging a lot while reading about unrequieted love and bad life decisions but I’ll check this one)
Opening a New Rubric: Things I Want Translated
Sugita Kei’s Chouyaku Hyakunin Isshu: Uta Koi. I yelled about it so much last year, so I want to mention it here too. The anime for Uta Koi is a rec too, but the manga has more stories and contents.
Okazaki Mari’s Suppli (I’m that “let me in” meme but “let me read it let me reaaaad” as this story got me caught with raws only - I knew it was over for me when I saw this page)
Kuramochi Fusako’s Tennen Kokekko and Tsuki no Pulse (in love with her style and wishing to get Tsuki for personal reasons)
Itoi Key’s Hana to Hoho (I loved the summary and Nishi Keiko’s comment on it, would love to read it one day)
Isoya Yuki’s Nagatan to Ao To (for the sake of Yearning and Food)
Iwamoto Nao’s works (they look so interesting and I love the style)
Nemu Yoko’s Sandaime Kusuriya Kyuubee (several oneshot collections of hers are translated, but I’m not really into them, and I want to read her longer series much more)
Ikuemi’s new series: Ichinichi Nikai and her adaptation of the novel Eine kleine Nachtmusik (looked through chinese raws > cried bc of Ikuemi’s powerful storytelling getting to me even past the language I don’t understand at all)
Anything by Katsuta Bun
Webtoons - I’m (sooo) not a big fan of this format but there are good josei-like stories in it so I decided to mention them too:
Yaggug’s Unlucky Mansion
Go Ara’s stories (some of them are pretty much pessimistic but ugh they hurt me and left a mark – yeah I’m looking at you, Teenager Younghwa)
Kim Ji Hyo’s Hans and Emily (I got such a good fairytale feeling from this one and loved the style)
Uni life stories like Cheese in the trap or Love Barometer (I enjoyed them pretty much in the past, though I haven’t finished both stories yet)
This is it. For now. I’m not sure what you expected from me when asking about josei recs, but I guess now you can see how much I love talking about it. :“)
Of course, the new josei suggestions (and asks about stories in general) are always welcome.
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