Manga - May 2024
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lizardjayI recently discovered that my library has MANGA (and comics, etc) AVAILABLE ONLINE, with no limits or anything. I've honestly never been a big reader of manga; when I do, I'm reading like 80 chapters at once. But after checking out a few things, I think I should read manga more casually!
All my Utena blogging has gotten me into the mood to post about all sorts of stuff. I don't expect it to last very long but we'll see :D
All my Utena blogging has gotten me into the mood to post about all sorts of stuff. I don't expect it to last very long but we'll see :D
For my first round I went through the entire LGBT tag :D Though I think I got the first one in the list just from the front page.
When I Became a Commoner They Broke Off the Engagement - Vol 1 & 2
Hello, WHUMP! Incredibly deep, this is not. So far at least; two volumes goes pretty quick. It's about two girls who were switched at birth, changeling style, but between a poor family and a noble family. The 'noble' girl finds out when one of the fairies present at the time comes by to visit. There's this whole side focus on the fairies which I'm really interested in. Anyway, volume 2 ends with the girls 'restored' to their original places, pretty unhappily for the both of them. (And yes, the engagement from the title is now broken). There's no more volumes available until later this summer :(
Breath of Flowers - Vol 1 & 2
This is complete at two volumes. Pretty cute high school F/F featuring one girl (Gwyn) who pretended to be a boy for like two or three years due to realizing the school didn't have a girls' basketball team. The other girl (Azami) has a crush on her, thinking that Gwyn is a boy, and when she finds out the truth... she says some unkind things in the moment, but she realizes she still has a crush on Gwyn as a girl!
I think this manga would've been strengthened by mentioning that trans people exist... there were a couple moments about Gwyn Being True To Who She Is that kind of hit wrong in the 'you HAVE to be this gender' way. I can believe it being true in this particular situation but I'd have liked to see ANY mention that... you know. You can actually change that.
Still, I really enjoyed it! The art style is also really cute :D
I Want to Be a Wall - Vol 1 & 2
Aroace woman and gay man get married, for their own individual reasons. This was really sweet. I think there might be more out there? Volume 2 ends with a big cliffhanger of External Drama, which has been pretty absent so far.
DROPPED
The World's Strongest Rearguard
This is isekai of some variety. I stopped after like six pages because of the gratuitous fanservice which was already SO obvious and obnoxious. On second thought you can kind of tell from the cover.
Minato's Laundromat
Was unaware that it was 30yo guy x highschooler. To each their own but it wasn't to my taste. Dropped in chapter 1.
Next time I think I plan on going through the shoujo tag... there's so much!
When I Became a Commoner They Broke Off the Engagement - Vol 1 & 2
Hello, WHUMP! Incredibly deep, this is not. So far at least; two volumes goes pretty quick. It's about two girls who were switched at birth, changeling style, but between a poor family and a noble family. The 'noble' girl finds out when one of the fairies present at the time comes by to visit. There's this whole side focus on the fairies which I'm really interested in. Anyway, volume 2 ends with the girls 'restored' to their original places, pretty unhappily for the both of them. (And yes, the engagement from the title is now broken). There's no more volumes available until later this summer :(
Breath of Flowers - Vol 1 & 2
This is complete at two volumes. Pretty cute high school F/F featuring one girl (Gwyn) who pretended to be a boy for like two or three years due to realizing the school didn't have a girls' basketball team. The other girl (Azami) has a crush on her, thinking that Gwyn is a boy, and when she finds out the truth... she says some unkind things in the moment, but she realizes she still has a crush on Gwyn as a girl!
I think this manga would've been strengthened by mentioning that trans people exist... there were a couple moments about Gwyn Being True To Who She Is that kind of hit wrong in the 'you HAVE to be this gender' way. I can believe it being true in this particular situation but I'd have liked to see ANY mention that... you know. You can actually change that.
Still, I really enjoyed it! The art style is also really cute :D
I Want to Be a Wall - Vol 1 & 2
Aroace woman and gay man get married, for their own individual reasons. This was really sweet. I think there might be more out there? Volume 2 ends with a big cliffhanger of External Drama, which has been pretty absent so far.
DROPPED
The World's Strongest Rearguard
This is isekai of some variety. I stopped after like six pages because of the gratuitous fanservice which was already SO obvious and obnoxious. On second thought you can kind of tell from the cover.
Minato's Laundromat
Was unaware that it was 30yo guy x highschooler. To each their own but it wasn't to my taste. Dropped in chapter 1.
Next time I think I plan on going through the shoujo tag... there's so much!
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Date: 2024-06-02 05:22 am (UTC)