Another week in the books. Let’s chat about manga in the general discussion thread! Feel free to use this thread for questions, comments, recommendations, etc.
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I’ve stumbled upon two ongoing series over the weekend. First was We Won’t Become Adults - a relatively new story (10 chapters translated so far) about two students looping through the same Monday for who knows how long, trying to engage in various activities associated with “youth”. While there’s some comedy and fanservice here, tonally the whole thing feels mostly tragic and nostalgic rather than anything else.
The second series that stole some of my time was Mysterious Mayuri-san - a comedy 4-koma about a kid and the titular Mauri-san, a strange girl with an ability to create floating doughnuts above her head. It’s simple, it’s funny, it’s easy to read in short bursts. It can feel a little random at times but not necessarily in a negative way.
While I did enjoy both of those series neither of them grabbed me in a way that really makes me want to keep up with them long term. I may, I may not - we’ll see. Either way, I thought I’d post about them in case someone else finds them to be more up their alley.
I am almost positive that I have seen somebody post about Mayuri before in this community, perhaps @Rottcodd@ani.social? I am positive because I have it added to my library, but I just haven’t had time to read any of it yet.
Completely unrelated to this series specifically, but I always find it interesting when the Japanese art and cover includes an English version of the title; but then the actual English title is completely different.
That’s possible. I tend to skim over new postings whenever the list of my currently followed series gets to a certain number so I might have missed previous mentions. Oh well, might be a useful reminder in case someone else was in the same boat.
As for the titles, I wonder if it’s an attempt by (some) authors to attract/acknowledge potential unofficial translations? They obviously can’t force a specific title for an official release in case there’s a trademark issue but this way they might try to bring attention of the English speaking audience? Or maybe they just think it looks cool, who knows?
I’m too sleepy to word good and try explaining what I’m trying to say right now. I’m going to hibernate for a bit instead… _(´ω`_)⌒)_
This past week has been super busy with work for me. Specifically, I have been doing tons of technical writing. I have found that after a long day of writing/reviewing stuff that I just haven’t had the ability to then turn around and read much manga. Instead, this past week has been more anime-focused for me. There are a couple series I managed to keep up with though:
- Tensai Majo no Maryoku Kare - The Genius Witch Lost MP - I know I have mentioned this one before, but the past couple chapters have been cute with some fairly open flirting between the main pair. I hope that this doesn’t get stuck in the forever flirting phase of things and that some actual progress happens before too long.
- Aiseki Ii desu ka? - Is It Okay If We Share a Table? - The series I have been most recently obsessed with. I swear I won’t keep posting about this series all the time. Anyway, moving on…
- Kimi wa Yakamashi Tojite yo Kuchi o! - You’re Too Noisy, So Just Shut It Already! - What a mess this end has turned out to be. For a chapter having what is supposed to be a climactic moment, it really didn’t feel that impactful.
- Houkago Kitaku Biyori - Journey Home After School - This series has been excellent. It is one of those series that manages to make me feel nostalgic for events that never happened for me. Like, I wish that I had hunted down yetis with my friends back in school. This has been such a fantastic series.
Welp, I checked out Journey Home After School and it’s great. Thanks for posting about it!
