New Read - My Lovesick Life as a '90s Otaku, Volume 3
Volume 3 has been read and it was a journey.
Masamune is trying to set up something nice for his sister's birthday. Megumi gets involved, trying to encourage him to do a party and maybe ask his Mom to come. Also, she finally meets Yui in person and finds out that Yui is a boy! And he tries hard to not reveal that he has a huge crush on Megumi.
It's just adorable.
But, Megumi ends up pulled in two directions and her crush / trying to help Masamune pulling her another way and it all comes crashing down as a bag full of her precious manga falls out onto the ground during Masamune's sister's birthday, which had already become a mess because of Masamune's Mom.
The ending of this volume. Ugh!
I don't know how I'm going to wait for the conclusion in Volume 4 which doesn't drop until August. Ugh!
Let me know your thoughts in the comments if you've read this.
Moin Fediverse :akko_hi2:
Mein Name ist Hinata. Meine Hobbies sind Radfahren, Laufsport, Anime gucken und Fußball. Ich bin Anhänger des BVB. In meinen Tröts wird es unter anderem auch um Depressionen gehen, weshalb meine Tröts triggern könnten und ihr euch gut überlegen solltet, ob ihr mir folgt. Ansonsten ❤-lich willkommen in meiner Welt. #neuhier#notjustsad#Laufsport#Hobbyläufer#nurderBVB#Otaku
New Read - My Lovesick Life as a '90s Otaku, Volume 2
Okay, internet, I'm caught up!
I finally read Volume 2 of My Lovesick Life as a 90's Otaku and my goodness - the emotions. The feeling of being a nerd in the 90s and trying to be...normal around others. It's too real.
Volume 2 finally sees Meggers embrace her otaku-ness publicly, kind of, but also not. It advances the slow burn romantic tension between the class President and Megumi in such an adorable way. You see Masamune, his anime / manga obsessed Mom, and you see that he's basically solo parenting his siblings. It brings in some sad, but also sweet moments.
Also, Megumi makes an unexpected livelong friend this volume too by defending another girl who has a hard time making female friends. It's adorable and I love every second of it.
I am so glad I jumped into this series and looking forward to Volume 3.
The April 2024 manga, light novels, & book releases from 10+ publishers, such as Yen Press, Seven Seas, J-Novel Club, VIZ Media, Kodansha, @Azuki, & Irodori Comics!
This weekend I sat down and read through the manga adaptation of the One Piece side story "Ace's Story." Originally released as a novel entitled, "One Piece Novel A," this manga adaptation was setup by Ryo Ishiyama with art by Boichi of Dr. Stone fame.
The volume is gorgeous and stylish, as is all art from Boichi. The story is well done, telling about how Ace first got his Devil Fruit powers, but also the formation of his original pirate crew, the Spade Pirates.
It follows Ace's initial adventures in piracy, his second in command Masked Deuce, and his plan to take on the powerful pirate, Whitebeard.
Along the way, we meet some familiar faces and it's a great journey focusing in on Ace.
If you like Ace as a character, check this manga adaptation out.
The volume ends with Boichi's adaptation of One Piece chapter 51, "Roronoa Zoro Falls Into the Sea," where Mihawk and Zoro battle for the first time. It's a great chapter, and Boicihi's art just makes it look so cool.
Can't wait to dive into Volume 2, which concludes this side story, when it drops.
New Read - My Lovesick Life as a '90s Otaku, Volume 1
Mangagram had been talking about this nonstop it felt like, so I decided to pick up Volume 1.
Now, before I get much further into anything review-esque, let me tell you a bit about myself. I have always been a big nerd. In the mid to late 90s, I was a teenager who loved comic books, Dungeons and Dragons, and video games. Me and a friend created our own card game called "Tragic: The Saddening," a spoof on Magic the Gathering. I tried to be as normal as possible at school, but I was a socially awkward teenager who said the weirdest things sometimes which led to awkward moments of my peers just looking at me.
By the time I was a senior, I had learned to fake being more average and sociable, a skill which I have honed to this day.
I did not discover anime or manga until college cause, I'm an American and where I grew up it wasn't really accessible.
However, all of this is to say that this series was relatable. Socially awkward teenager who has crushes and is trying not to gush about their geeky hobbies. Check and check.
I plowed through this first volume so fast and already pre-ordered the remaining 3 volumes.
Suffice it to say, I enjoyed it and am looking forward to reading more.
I didn't grow up with Dragon Ball or Dragon Ball Z. I stopped having cable at home in the early 90s. So, my first real experience with Dragon Ball Z was in college. I had a roommate who would watch subtitled episodes late at night really loud, which annoyed me. I avoided the franchise for that reason for a long while.
In 2019, I picked up a copy of Dragon Ball FighterZ because of how highly it was rated. I fell in love with it immediately. Such an amazing fighting game. In December, Viz's Shonen Jump service dropped and allowed you access to their full archive of manga for certain series. Dragon Ball was among them. I decided to read the manga to get the backstory of these characters. I became enthralled and within three months had read all of Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z, and Dragon Ball Super.
Since then, I have plowed through so much manga from Akira Toriyama. From Cowa to Sandland to a ton of stuff in between. His influence on the anime and manga industry will be felt for generations to come.
Here's a picture of a few of the Bandai model kits I have of Goku and Vegeta in their Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan forms.
Rest in Peace, Toriyama. Thank you for all you have given us over the years. May your family and fans be comforted following your passing.
Diggin', diggin'... the East Asian #AMradio scene 🍛
This time I found two Chinese blogs related to radio. One, 5bcl.com, doesn't seem to be updated regularly, but another, blog.xmgspace.me, is more active as the author calls himself an #otaku 😜
Both blogs share what I think mirrors overall attitude to CCP government & outside world: caution they deal w/ certain stations... you know what I mean 🤠 if not, can you spot which stations are missing in this otherwise convenient #shortwave schedule?
Move over, idols - there's a new katsu in town. Adults are engaging in リカ活 (Rika-katsu) - collecting, dressing up, and even going on outings with Licca, Japan's equivalent of Barbie. Reports say interest in Licca seems to have deepened during the pandemic.
Have you checked last week's Reader's Corner yet? We had mini-reviews on Kaiju No. 8 (Vol. 9), No Longer Heroine (Vol. 5), Solo Leveling (Vol. 8), and more!
Been spending a lot of time today finding and following fellow #Weebs on #Threads now that they've (finally) implemented an easy to use Desktop interface. It's been fun weebifying my Threads timeline with more and more #anime#otaku shit. It brings me joy.
The December 2023 manga, light novels, & book releases from 10+ publishers, such as Yen Press, Seven Seas, J-Novel Club, VIZ Media, Kodansha, @Azuki & Irodori Comics!