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Jintor

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Not officially, but Tomoko's graduating soon, she's almost at the end of her character arc, etc.

is she not a self-hating garbage person yet or is that a bridge too far

i hate her but only because i see a reflection of myself from high school in there
 

upandaway

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Hakumei & Mikochi 9

That was legit scary especially after she got injured like that. I like the story about the wolf caravan, an old lady wolf with an eyepatch, so cool.
 

G.ZZZ

Member
Yep, none of them got to do a damn thing during this last arc. All they did was get destroyed by Joa offscreen, and then later blasted by NEO Acacia. Super dissapointing after they hyped up all of their Appetite Demons. They might as well of never eaten the Full Course!

Toriko had amazing characters that all went to shit except for the Disciples (and even Jirou got a super shitty ending with only a little closure with Teppei). But the stupidest thing was hyping a lot of things that never saw any evoluton at like 20 chapters from the end. Like Mitsutoshi spent a whole chapters on the 4HK demons only for them to be off-screened. Tommyrod and Grinpach got revived only for them to get 1-paneled, again, why? Likewise Alfaro, Kuromado and Niceny.

Like seriously, Toriko from 100 to 250 was super dragged on, and then skipped power levels and character development for no reason, like Toriko getting THREE demons of which one never was relevant except for stalling the Horse King and the other just delivered the final blow to Acacia. Why not use blue for that? Why introduce White 30 chapters from end? Why bring up GOD being a super powerful being only for him to fight 2 chapters and then magically disappear the rest of the ending? Just making him a super difficult ingredient to prepare would've smoothed a lot the ending instead of having that super confusing end fight.

Toriko gave us an amazing first 100 chapters, 150 more good chapters, and then just hypebombs for the rest of the manga. And it also gave us the three disciples which were just amazing all along.

Jirou
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Taruranto

Member
Not officially, but Tomoko's graduating soon, she's almost at the end of her character arc, etc.

Well I guess it's a good place to end it as any, in the last chapter she almost interacted with people like a normal person.

The manga humor really shifted in the last chapters, I still remember that one chapter years ago in which she imagined to be part of anime-stile club at school.
 

LeleSocho

Banned
I'll eventually comment on Toriko when it will end, in the meantime...

Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card Arc - 6
Well this was a great chapter, the artwork was superb.
 

Taruranto

Member
I'll eventually comment on Toriko when it will end, in the meantime...

Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card Arc - 6
Well this was a great chapter, the artwork was superb.

Can't wait for them to connect it to Holic/Tsubasa trainwreck or to put it on hiatus.

You know it's happening, there is no escape with Modern Clamp.
 

PK Gaming

Member
Toriko had amazing characters that all went to shit except for the Disciples (and even Jirou got a super shitty ending with only a little closure with Teppei). But the stupidest thing was hyping a lot of things that never saw any evoluton at like 20 chapters from the end. Like Mitsutoshi spent a whole chapters on the 4HK demons only for them to be off-screened. Tommyrod and Grinpach got revived only for them to get 1-paneled, again, why? Likewise Alfaro, Kuromado and Niceny.

Like seriously, Toriko from 100 to 250 was super dragged on, and then skipped power levels and character development for no reason, like Toriko getting THREE demons of which one never was relevant except for stalling the Horse King and the other just delivered the final blow to Acacia. Why not use blue for that? Why introduce White 30 chapters from end? Why bring up GOD being a super powerful being only for him to fight 2 chapters and then magically disappear the rest of the ending? Just making him a super difficult ingredient to prepare would've smoothed a lot the ending instead of having that super confusing end fight.

Toriko gave us an amazing first 100 chapters, 150 more good chapters, and then just hypebombs for the rest of the manga. And it also gave us the three disciples which were just amazing all along.

Jirou
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you should make a grave somewhere for Jirou lololololol......

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Chio-chan no Tsuugakuro 10

Lol at saying you want to be a teacher, so the other teachers will be nice.
Andou is in the wrong job though. He should at least be a construction worker or something.

Car Graffiti JK 13

Not surprised she failed the written test twice. Though honestly, I wonder how hard it is in Japan. Also, what kind of salary does that one teacher have to be able to afford a mercedes G-wagon. Those things cost like $100k new.
 

KimiNewt

Scored 3/100 on an Exam
Silver Spoon

Hachiken, my boy.

Though I can't help but feel that it may have gone on a little more slowly/differently if it weren't for all the pauses.
I assume we're heading towards the ending in a few chapters. Could be fun to see them as an actual couple for a while.
 
Kuhime 5

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This week on dumb stuff people say. I'm immensely disappointed that the car crew are all either female or flooded with pain, because it means we're missing out on what could be a visual feast. As opposed to the literal feast that they're about to experience. The MC and Kiri's past meeting isn't surprising in the slightest, fortunately there was no childhood promise made.
 
Read the few Goblin Slayer chapters that are available

It's weird that an ecchi author is doing the art for this (as far as I know) because the fact that the goblins rape isn't what bothers me, its rather the way how its displayed. When thinking about this and Berserk, I can't think of any manga I've read that both had rape as a reoccurring event in the story and had it portrayed in a horrifying way minus the titillation. If anyone has any recommendations, I'd love to check them out
 

Zweizer

Banned
Read the few Goblin Slayer chapters that are available

It's weird that an ecchi author is doing the art for this (as far as I know) because the fact that the goblins rape isn't what bothers me, its rather the way how its displayed. When thinking about this and Berserk, I can't think of any manga I've read that both had rape as a reoccurring event in the story and had it portrayed in a horrifying way minus the titillation. If anyone has any recommendations, I'd love to check them out

I'd suggest you read Goodnight Punpun, Getenrou, Sakura no Sono, Marginal, and Lychee Light Club.

Now, if you feel like in a braver mood, the more adult side of fiction has plenty of such works. In particular, ShindoL's Emergence is pretty good.
 
Nanashi no Asterism 2

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Shameless interlocking of pinkie fingers during school hours = RIP her purity. Double RIP if she starts dating that guy instead of continuing the hopeless pining for her waifu. I appreciate how much they're fleshing out the trio's group dynamics here.
 

upandaway

Member
Hakumei & Mikochi 11

Hahahaha that ending. You got me.

I like how all of the carpenters have the same kind of haori no matter which kind of animal they are. I guess that's part of their work clothes. Didn't think I'd ever see a frog wear one, gonna be cool to see it on Hakumei too.

edit: okay wait. forget the frog. is that a hercules beetle with a haori what
 

Zweizer

Banned
Keijo ch96

Who knew sumo could be good practice for keijo.


Huh, I wonder why.

Tejina Senpai ch35

And thus the battle concluded with the fairest of decisions.


Poor assistant.

Kingdom ch496

So it took then a year to come up with a measure of a plan? This bodes well.

Shuukan Shounen Girl ch29

Eh, that was a bit rough around the edges.
 
Mahou Shoujo Tokushuusen Asuka 7
Today I learned that blocking unblockable attacks is a silly idea. These friendly exchanges went roughly as expected, though there's a chance of Kurumi picking herself up at the start of the next chapter and/or her comrade coming to her aid in time. I'm still having a hard time siding against scissor girl.
 

Zweizer

Banned
Nanashi no Asterism ch2


It's pretty nice how their relationship gets fleshed out, which is rare in most love triangles, let alone yuri love triangles.

I hope she won't do anything she'll regret later.
 

bobohoro

Member
Hajime No Ippo 1157

Desperate Ippo was and is annoying.
I guess that slowed down heavy training will further strengthen his core? But where exactly is that leading? Everything he does kinda further cements his strengths and lacks a cover for his weaknesses, which brought him to the kinda rough spot he is in the first place.

Keijo 96

The manga kinda did what I had feared. After the totally bonkers war, it's winding down into a training arc that just feels a bit underwhelming after all the flash and crazyness. Certainly not as bothersome when reading it in one go later on, but as an ongoing reader it kinda drags.
 
The Little Maid's Secret (NSFW)
More wonderful Mira x maid x yuri x xxx goodness for all the family. Also mildly touching, and I don't mean that in the R-18 way. I'll take Mira in any form I can get, but I wouldn't mind seeing them move away from maids and into something more wholesome, like yandere gothloli undead mono-eye monster girl tentacle yuri.
 
I'd suggest you read Goodnight Punpun, Getenrou, Sakura no Sono, Marginal, and Lychee Light Club.

Now, if you feel like in a braver mood, the more adult side of fiction has plenty of such works. In particular, ShindoL's Emergence is pretty good.

Just finished reading. Those stories were....interesting lol. Though, I did ask for scary rape scenes, so I shouldn't be surprised at the depressing vibes in those manga. Nice to know Sakura no Sono was made by the author who did Bokura no Hentai
 

hamchan

Member
So I went a bit nuts and bought 70 volumes of the One Piece manga, 13 volumes of Yotsuba&! and the Azumanga Daioh omnibus. Guess I felt bad that I've been reading One Piece for free all these years and have been loving it.

Now I'm looking to buy a Dragon Ball full set but it seems like sort of a mess, where each version out right now have their own flaws like censorship, or poor quality paper and the definitive versions which are full color are only up to the Frieda saga, with only 3 volume releases a year. So yeah that sucks, such an iconic series shouldn't be like this.
 

Zweizer

Banned
Just finished reading. Those stories were....interesting lol. Though, I did ask for scary rape scenes, so I shouldn't be surprised at the depressing vibes in those manga. Nice to know Sakura no Sono was made by the author who did Bokura no Hentai

Haha, there's a prequel-sequel to Lychee Light Club that fleshes out the characters a lot, which you should read as well.

Furuya's others works, The Music of Marie, and Genkaku Picasso, don't really feature rape, but are well worth reading as well.
 
Fureru to Kikoeru 1-12

Dubbed the "love story that brings sadness to the heart." The third romance comedy/drama from the author of Nozoki Ana and Kimi X Nozo. Premise is about a guy who gains the ability to hear the inner thoughts of others by touching them because a new transfer student with the same powers fell in love with him. Lots of drama, a good dose of comedy, and great characters. First 12 chapters are great and there are already many sides I'm already rooting for. Really easy to get into the this manga. Excited for more.
 

Vic_Viper

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Would someone here mind posting me a link for the original Ghost in the Shell manga. I'm not sure which was the original run and what is a newer series. Also how many volumes is the original run? Looking to buy it and I also don't want a censored edition as I've seen on Amazon. Thanks in advance!
 
It's Not My Fault That I'm Not Popular 106

Aw, lookit her, talking to others as if she was a real person.

They grow up so fast.

Honestly I've liked the direction this manga went. In a world where people find entertainment in cringing, I literally find Ben Stiller movies unwatchable so the humor this manga originally had felt way too much like punching down and was depressing for going on as long as it did. It got into a rut. When it began to shape Tomoko and evolve her and get her to start being a ball of awkward bouncing off of others it became significantly more interesting and funny as a result. Her being a fucking shitty weirdo in the middle of a bunch of other characters is funnier by far than her constantly being a sad, lonely piece of shit by herself.

Her dad finding the massager will never not be funny tho.

Alice in Borderland Side Story and in General

The real strength of this manga has, and will always be, the author's backstory and characterizations. Everyone in this manga has experienced tragedy or has some messed up backstory and the way he gets you into the games is through them. Because honestly, while the death games can be fun at times they're not particularly inventive for the most part. The mindfuck ones can be but the vast majority are just...death games. So it makes you way more into it because this guy can write VERY good character depth which is incredibly surprising. Specifically I can throw out the leaders of the beach, the trans lady, Agni, the useless guy in the pole touching game...I mean he has so many really good character stories that make so much of the action in the games have meaning. And the MC isn't some awful whiner either, he goes through some super rough shit. Ya kinda want him to stop moping sometimes just because he's actually really smart and crafty and you want to see him succeed.

Best girl is trans girl tho. 2nd best is Legless Girl. Best boy is Agni. 2nd best boy was Naked King.

Again 101

Oh shit son, more Again!

Oh shit son, focusing on the shittiest two characters!

Oh shit son, I forgot Imamura didn't get together with Hanataka who is the toppest tier girl that has ever existed, especially with short hait.

Current Prison School

Oh god, I loved everyone jumping on Vice Prez and that picture of everyone looking super serious while hanging onto her. It was a fucking riot.

Monsuga 82

Oh my god, I don't care about this mysterious old friend who was never mentioned before. UNITE WITH HIME ALREADY OR I SWEAR TO GOD. I do like how Rokka is getting a bit more aggressive but she's still far behind Hime.

...shit almost all of my impressions are about who is the best girl in these manga. Dammit.

Kengan Asura 40

This was a nice break of pace with the humor and equal opportunity cheesecake. Good to have some downtime before shit gets real. Nice to see Jerry Tyson has returned! And that a lot of the side characters have their own thing going on. Still hilarious to see Ohma completely out of his element when it comes to the Kure assassin girl and the interaction between the Kure guy and the Pleasure Group guy was hilarious. When he's like:

"Why would you break your clan's code to sell yourself to a company?"
And then the pleasure group girl walks up in a micro bikini.
"Wait, don't tell me you broke your laws for a wo-"
"I look forward to settling this on the battlefield and testing our skills and whatever and okay bye gotta go"

Dying.

Uratarou 1-12

I knew it. The dude who does Nejimaki Kagyu has an extremely surreal and exaggerated style that seemed perfect for horror and this manga is totally a horror manga even if it is also a fighto bloody manga. The dude really has an eye for making like...exaggerated grotesque stuff.


Basically a girl who is destined to die in a year is searching for a way to be immortal and follows rumors to find the immortal Kijin who decides to join her in hopes he can find a way to die. So they journey and encounter a lot of folklore-y monsters like Ippon-Datara and Jiangshi and such. A good set up and the characters are funny and charming so it makes the blistering pacing not hurt as much. And holy shit is the pacing fast as fuck. I wish he spent more time with characters but honestly it's entertaining enough that it's not a dealbreaker. The action is good, the comedy is good, the gore is good, the artstyle is good, it's just a good manga.


Also because it's by the author of Nejimaki Kagyu DEM FUCKING HIPS AND THIGHS.

Uratarou 13

*reads up to the last page* Oh shit son, this dude is a monster and tearing him apart. How is he going to save-

*flips page*

HA HA HA FUCKING WHAT

Chio-chan no Tsuugakuro 13

Such pure friendship.

This manga is so fucking funny.

Silver Spoon 119 and 120

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Tejina Senpai 35

Fair play. I'm sorta surprised both of them were okay with that honestly. Assistant, you did your best.

Danberu nan kiro moteru? 8

Uh oh, we got a Christmas Cake now. They're really just trying to make this manga impossible for anyone to read in public, aren't they? Girls need to stop getting roped in by Machio-kun. Also, I learned good bicep form today.

Shuukan Shounen Girl 29

Pretty sure that that's how I see most days before 11AM.

Mahou Shoujo Tokushuusen Asuka 7

I still unironically like this. The combat is really really fun and just like the two man magic/axe team it is really strategic in nature. Maybe I'm a total tryhard edgy weeaboo but I super enjoy the realistic "Magical Girls in a Combat Scenario" tone because it's not just a Madoka clone or whatever, it's taking magical girls and utilizing them as advanced weapons or operatives in military scenarios which is entertaining as fuck. Unfortunately for a lot of people the fan-service/everyone has big breasts stuff might turn them off but for me it doesn't.

I know War Nurse's specialty was healing and such but considering she continued to be an operative you'd think she wouldn't get completely housed by a knock-off magical girl. I hope she puts up more of a fight next chapter because Jesus, she came out looking fucking amateur.

Grand Blue 15

Oh yeah, this is a diving manga.

 
For being a kinkster, I literally cannot read the vast majority of hentai translated. So much of it is so fucking rapey and I just cannot stomach anything like that. Even vanilla stuff has way too much "OH GOD I CAN'T CONTROL MY BODY, THE LUST HAS MADE ME LITERALLY UNABLE TO DO ANYTHING BUT FORCE MYSELF ON YOU" and then the girl will keep telling him to stop and then cum a bunch and be like "but it feels so good" and ugh fucking Japan.

Vanilla consensual sex or rarer still, aggressive women in a non dommey role, is like the golden jewel of hentai. Not rarer than non-BDSM heavy, emasculating pegging porn tho. That shit's like a needle in a pile of other, lesser needles.

On an unrelated note, Fureru to Kikoeru better have as much naughtiness as Nozoki Ana.
 
Chikyuu no Houkago 28

Masahi sure is dense. I mean really.
That and jumping into a phantom probably isn't the best idea.


Nanashi no Asterism ch2
It's pretty nice how their relationship gets fleshed out, which is rare in most love triangles, let alone yuri love triangles.

I hope she won't do anything she'll regret later.

Oh I'm sure that's going to happen at some point.
 

Semblance

shhh Graham I'm still compiling this Radiant map
I Am A Hero ch. 241

Is this dude hallucinating again?

Uratarou 1-12

I knew it. The dude who does Nejimaki Kagyu has an extremely surreal and exaggerated style that seemed perfect for horror and this manga is totally a horror manga even if it is also a fighto bloody manga. The dude really has an eye for making like...exaggerated grotesque stuff.

This seems pretty relevant to my interests, will give it a look at soon.
 
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