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pls read iron rust and 1000 carat !! there aren’t many chapters yet but i am already hooked and can’t wait to see more of yuni and aleclaire AAAAAA
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ST. ❤︎ DRAGONS GIRL (Pt 2)
Volumes 2-4
OKAY!!
I’m such a stupid sucker for these kinds of stories. It’s so cheesy and silly, there’s moments of emotional build up ends up as a joke, and the slap stick abuse as a joke isn’t my favorite. I especially don’t like how the main guy is called perverted and often beat up, sometimes provoked, mostly not. I really think tropes like that need to be left in the 90s.
BUT, I can’t lie. I’m loving it. It reminds me of being a teenager and reading the silliest series and just having fun with it. I’m so used to reading series with serious emotional weight and critical thinking. It’s nice to turn my brain off once in a while and watch a cute girl do some dick king fu with a magical dragon.
I think my favorite chapter so far was the one with the wedding dress (chapter 11) it was relatively simple over all, but the art and story in this one got me by the teeth. The story of a wedding dress, that every night snakes come and cry around it, as well as possessing whoever wears it to destroy their love life. It’s a banger.
Overall, I think this would be enjoyable to most people, but also extremely forgettable. The praise I give it for being a simple read, is also its biggest downfall. The lack of any real threats or mystery make it go into one ear and out the other.
Enjoy it for what it is. Just don’t expect too much.
3/10/26
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“Apu-chan Monogatari: Hisho Gaeri”
by Kawahara Kunio
Published in Shoujo no Tomo, September 1933
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今日の落書き②
平成のドが付くマイナー漫画、紫部さかな先生作『幻想曲芸団』のピエロ、ソルト（左）とオリゴ（右）。
コミックスが出ていないのでなかよし連載中にリアタイしてないと知る由もないのですが、同時期にセーラームーンやカードキャプターさくら、怪盗セイント・テールの作者のなにがしかの連載があったいわば黄金期だったので見てた人は結構いるんじゃないかな…。
絵のデフォルメがかなり好きで、夏季増刊号でミニキャラバージョンの漫画が掲載されてそれだけのために買った記憶があります。
ストーリーは謎を残しつつもサクサク進んで、あっという間に掲載が終わったのだけど、親が勝手に古い雑誌を捨てる家だった＆まさかコミックスが出ないとは思わなかったので、切り抜きしておかなかった…😩
少女人形のマリオネットと中華風男性人形のレイ、女形の用心棒・雪之丞も好きだったよ。
当時はちょっと不思議なファンタジー世界観や設定と、当時で言うところの、ことぶきつかさ氏のアニメみたいなデフォルメがアニメぽくて好きだったんですが、今思い返すと、主人公がいろんなキャラとのロマンスが期待できそうな逆ハーレム状態だったね。
ストーリー付きショートギャグ漫画の体裁だったので次々と新キャラを出して良かったので、他の作品（当時はヒロイン１人に対してヒーローが最高２人までが普通だった）よりもイケメン割合がかなり多いのも特徴だったかも😎
最近友人がピエロの話をよくしていたので思い出して描いてたよ。
追記
ヤフオクのログにあった雑誌切抜き画像から記憶を掘り起こして描いたけど、ソルトの目の瞳孔（？）を間違えていました🤔
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Every now and then I remember the shoujo manga Kitchen Princess and how utterly insane it was and still is that one of the heroine’s love interests was suddenly killed off for real.
To this day, I wonder if this happened because the openly affectionate Sora was more popular than the emotionally constipated Daichi…
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Happy Sunday!
I am SO incredibly excited for this week because I’ll be interviewing the very lovely Mei Amaki, the translator of Magical Girl Dandelion! This has been such a special series to me, and being able to interview her feels surreal! I hope you will look forward to it, as well as all these videos! 🤗
Cheers to a wonderful week, friends! 🧡
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Really really great volume of The Eccentric Doctor of the Moonflower Kingdom!
Teared up at the end and thought it very interesting that it went in depth about female health! (We even see Koyou give a pelvic exam!)
I’m invested to see what happens next!!
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Had to grab the Yona volume 47 special edition that came with this lovely artbook! 😊
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Shoujo romance anime releases are hitting good this year so far. The dub is soooo funny. Also, Suzuki and Tani remind me of the main Wotakoi couple
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New to shoujo manga? Start with these 10 series!
If you’re looking to start collecting shoujo manga but aren’t sure where to start, I’m here to share my recommendations! In this post I’m going to talk about 10 shoujo manga series that I think everyone should have in their collection. If I were to restart my collection, these are what I would search for first!
If you are unsure of what “shoujo” means and would like a more in-depth explanation,…
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Shoujo manga news!: Ribon Manga Magazine - April
Ribon is a shoujo manga magazine, featuring various different shoujo manga. Every month, they release a new volume housing the latest chapters of all their ongoing manga. Some of the series featured in this magazine are on the more cutesy side. If you’re looking for something a little more girly to read, I’d recommend checking this one out!
This volume can be purchased digitally here.
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Ok so I’ve recently started reading April Showers Bring May Flowers and this might just be my daddy issues talking but
Why’s the teacher kinda fine?
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After reading manhwa for so long I’ve forgotten how AMAZING manga is and how much more tailored to manga I am than manhwa. Like damn I’ve missed this feeling manga gives me. The story structure and the way the panels fit on the page is just so fun to look at.
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New episode discusses all eight volumes of MIXED VEGETABLES by Ayumi Komura.
Hanayu wants to be a sushi chef, but her father expects her to take over the family pastry shop. Hayato wants to be a pastry chef, but is expected to take over his family’s sushi restaurant. Uh, you can see where this is going, right? Shojo & Tell host Ashley and her husband Asher discuss this romantic comedy series in which these 15 year old children place the weight of the world on their shoulders. Mixed Vegetables may be a mixed bag, but hey, maybe that’s your cup of tea (to mix metaphors).
Listen to the podcast in your favorite podcast app or on YouTube.
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Looking for a new manga to read?: Anefure Manga Magazine - March News
Anefure is a josei manga magazine, featuring various different josei manga. Every month, they release a new volume housing the latest chapters of all their ongoing manga. You can this of this magazine as Dessert’s big sister. The manga included are slightly spicier, and feature slightly older characters.
This volume can be purchased digitally here. This is a digital-only manga magazine.
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Looking for a new manga to read?: Anefure Manga Magazine - March News