AMAZING Manga I've Been Reading
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- Опубліковано 11 лип 2024
- Today is just a casual chat about the manga series I've been reading lately! There's been a bunch I've finally got to take off of my TBR and I'm excited to talk about them.
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0:00 Intro
1:29 Natsume & Natsume (Series Debut)
3:59 And Yet, You Are So Sweet (Volumes 6 & 7)
7:50 My Home Hero (Series Debut)
11:15 Honey Lemon Soda (Series Debut)
14:16 Sponsor
15:04 10 Dance (Volumes 1-6)
19:15 Cocoon Entwined (Volumes 1-4)
23:23 Mermaid Scales and the Town of Sand (All in One)
26:00 Spoilers
26:22 Mermaid Scales and the Town of Sand
27:23 Outro
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HOEJO NATION RISE UP
A strong and mighty nation 😤😤😤
bahahahahaha
Not to be confused with hojo nation, a formidable chain of inexpensive Howard Johnson motels
Honey Lemon Soda....that manga keep me sane to finish my last year of university. I remrmber reading this on breaks when I didn't work on my final project, my licence. Nursing school was so hard, still I got to graduate and work as a registered nurse. Shojo manga is my guilty pleasure ❤
I’ve really been enjoying the manga “The Masterful Cat is Depressed Again Today.” It’s about a large cat who takes it upon himself to take care of the housework to support his human, an office worker, so she can keep bringing home money for cat food! It’s hilarious and heartwarming. I highly recommend it! An anime is supposed to air in July.
So happy to see people hype up Cocoon Entwined! Almost no-one ever talks about it, but it's a really interesting series with beautiful art.
happy to spread the agenda!! it was on my list for awhile.
10 Dance is now on my list. I’m sucker for anything dance related.
OMG, you are going to love it seriously. Also you may enjoy Wandance (although I couldn't get into it as much)
I need something else to fill the Welcome to the Ballroom shaped hole in my heart. 10 Dance sounds awesome
I suggest also dance dance danceur such a beautiful title
That honey lemon soda might have to be my next manga. I've been reading Elfen Lied and I need something light next.
@@clashwithwords I got it and it was a good break from all of the really dark seinen stuff I've been reading
Have you read Children of the Whales Colleen? I think it’s probably the most underrated current, ongoing Shojo which is a shame given Shoujo's current state. It would have been a great way to pull in more fans. On the bright side, it's almost complete and a quick read.
I have Mermaid Scales and The Town of Sand on my shelf waiting to be read right now. I picked it up because I loved the art style and the Ponyo vibes. I’m glad to hear that it’s good and lives up to the Ghibli aesthetic. Also the story with the boy in Tokiko’s class-just hearing you describe it made me tear up. I’m definitely not prepared to read the actual manga scene!
I am so thankful for your review of Mermaid Scales you cannot even imagine!! Sorry for talking about personal stuff here, but this manga means a lot to me, especially now. [TW: death, s*icide]
You see, yesterday I was on a funeral of my cousin who was only 15. I don't want to go into details, but the reason that he stated in his letter was the pain from dysphoria and the fact that he could not turn back time and get his childhood in his proper body. The moment that my uncle told me about those sorrow events was the first moment that I heard that he was trans and a fellow lgbt+ person and generally it just saddened me that lately we never could catch ourselves up, bc I was in med school in another city. When he was younger we played a lot though, and I considered him my fav cousin.
The last time I saw him irl was 2 years ago. At that age it's obviously a lot of time. It was his birthday and I wanted to spark some interest in manga & anime in him. So I went to manga store and I had a really hard time choosing a good story that will interest him, would be a short series, won't make me look like a source of depravation and it won't scare the parents so they could buy him other mangas (FYI in my country some conservative Catholics sometimes like to spread "satanic panic" when it comes to manga, anime and video games; 95% ppl think of them as freaks, but overprotective parents can be especially susceptible to this esp if they page through manga and see some weird stuff - been there, seen that). And when I took all these factors into consideration there was not much left. I was mostly thinking about Yon&Mu Cat's Diary by Junji Ito, because he loved cats and it was probably the funniest cat manga I've ever read, but then I thought: what if he discovers other works by Junji? Or *worse*: what if his parents discover other Ito's works? So the cashier brought my attention to "Mermaid Scales..." it had a lovely ghibili vibe and honestly I fell in love with its story and dreamy style, so despite worrying it would be too boring or slow for him I went with it. He LOVED it, and it sparked his long interest in Japanese culture. I couldn't wait for the moment we could finally meet up and talk about our common interests. Unfortunately it never came.
After all these years I forgot the name of this manga and the details of this whole situation; it was only brought up bc I spoke to his close friend at his funeral, so I could do the bare minimum and get to know his name and pronouns (the whole family is obviously constantly deadnaming him and the funeral was a festival of a deadname and it just sat wrong with me). So after a funeral I went on the internet to search for the title of this manga, remembering only the slow ghibili melancholic atmosphere, cute art style, mermaids and the vaguely marine title. Found it after 3 hours. Now, I go on youtube and what do I see? Your video. Maybe it's silly, but this coincidence gave me a lot in this hard time. Thank you!
Mermaid Scales and The Town of Sand sounds very interesting, definitely adding it to my list
Thank you so much for your insights! There were a couple of series on here that I was interested in, as well as a couple that I didn't know anything about but will be picking up in the future for sure!
Wonderful recommendations!
Colleen's new manga reviews and recommendations drop.
I can feel my wallet tingling.
I'm about to read everything you listed. Thank you for expanding my never-ending list godamnit!
Amazing video thanks so much I love reading Manga. I'll check out these Manga you have been reading and read them myself.😁💖
Love hearing you talk about a variety of series and genres-- you honestly inspire me to strengthen and improve my Reader's Advisory game working at my local library! I often struggle with finding the right balance of appeal factors to use when recommending series to patrons, so I use your works as an example of how to get that passion across in a more informative manner. :) Mermaid Scales was peak cozy Ghibli vibes; hope we get more of the authors' works in English soon. And more English josei in general. So happy Vertical is publishing another Kyoko Okazaki title this summer! And you've sold me on trying out My Home Hero.
My Home Hero, Cocoon Entwined and 10 Dance sound like they're up my alley, thanks for the recs!
Love the recommendations ! Will deffo check out yet you are so sweet. I’ve also been reading My home hero and have been really enjoying it.
I wasn’t the biggest fan of Honey lemon soda volume 1 but I do think the later half of the volume convinced to give volume 2 a go so I’m hoping I can get into it
yet another banger, love your vids like this so much and they really help me figure out new stuff i might enjoy. bonus multiplier for a yuri manga being in here. thank you for your hard work as always and i hope things are going well for you colleen!!
Haven’t been reading too much the past couple weeks since I was focusing on wrapping up Winter anime seasonal and checking out Spring premieres, but some of them include:
- Mermaid Scales & the Town of Sand (“Cozy” really hits the nail on the head & I also loved the more simplistic art for this type of tale. Could see this making a really lovely film adaptation esp if a director like Naoko Yamada or a relative newcomer like Yutaro Kubo adapted it with their own directorial style).
- Loving Yamada-kun at Lv 999 (Checked this out due to the anime PV and I thought it was pretty cute! We’re introduced to the FL at a low point for her, but overall I love her attitude and the series never seemed to unnecessarily draw out certain story elements that could have easily been).
- Burn the House Down (Haven’t caught up yet and don't need to say too much since it was covered in a previous video, but it definitely hooked me early on and can’t wait to see where it goes)
- Plus some of the latter volumes of Maison Ikkoku & Children of the Whales that I've bought over the last couple month.
Mermaid scales sounds like it would make a really great rpg maker game 🤔 the premise sounds so interesting too and i think id give it a read soon!!
My Home Hero seems to tackle issues I might find interesting. Cocoon Entwined just seems bizarre which is generally a good thing. Mermaid Scales has to be better than Merman in my Tub but that wasn't the worst thing ever either, so good finds all round!
I love Honey Lemon Soda
I'm excited to try 10 Dance. The art is gorgeous.
Amazing series!!! Hope you like it.
I Definitely need to get on Honey Lemon Soda and Natsume & Natsume.
Picked up Mermaid Scales just because of this video and I have yo day I didn't expect it to be so lovely. It does have that Ghibli vibe
Great stuff! Mermaid Scales sounds so interesting, I've seen it around but didn't know what it was actually about until now.
If you're looking for any other GL series to check out, I've got a handful of semi-recent ones:
- She Loves to Cook and She Loves to Eat
- School Zone Girls
- Still Sick
- Hello Melancholic!
Great video. I’ve just ordered Mermaid scales as it sounds delightful
Enjoy!
mermaid scales is so good!! also the girl with the sanpaku eyes from denpa is the same author as natsume & natsume if u havent checked that out it’s fun!
I agree Honey Lemon Soda is great ❤
Yesterday i started looking into the reprise of the spear hero again. It's a spinoff of the shield hero series after the Spear hero goes bananas in the main story. It is extremela dumb but also very funny. I have not gotten into new manga this year but I did get the first 2 volumes of Fabiniku even though I already watched the anime. It is very funny. I also finally really started my 86 collection of Novels. Haven't read those yet, because I am still stuck at Spirit chronicles. I need to read more. But I also haven't finished my current games yet. Being lazy and easily distracted is hard.
Thank you for your content💕I loved the growth in honey lemon soda. The main character felt relatable for me. I might need to start reading it again.
Cocoon Entwined hurt my brain so much those back and forth time skips.
Great stuff! 🙌 Mermaid Scales is probably the winner for me this time but I have seen 10 Dance at my library and looks interesting! 🕺 🕺
Next time you do an update I wanna hear about Land of the Lustrous! One of the most unique worlds and art styles I've seen in a while and has some jaw drop moments that had me gyabo'd out of my damn mind! 💎
Hopefully I'll have gotten to it by then. Bokura no Kiseki read through is taking me awhile 😂
Your manga shelves in the back are popping off. Will you do another shelf tour to show off how it's grown?
Maybe closer to the end of the year after a lot of the series I've been waiting for come out!!
You are very excellent at this cause even while I think “nah, doesn’t sound like my thing” then you explain in depth and I go *sigh* and open up a purchase tab 😂
Dance 10 I really want to see, I love dance stories.
My Home Hero sound amazing even though it’s outside of my usual genres.
Speaking of yakuza… curious if you have Yakuza Fiancé on your radar? It has similar vibes to Love and Heart and also similar-ish to Love of Kill, in terms of pacing and action. I finished both volumes in a rush then had to immediately re-read them, and am currently dying for volume 3 😅 so I highly recommend!
Yess I've been a big Yakuza Fiance fan for awhile and for the exact reason you mentioned lol
Omg I've been looking for more gls thx so much for the recommendation so excited for all the anime adaptations coming this year especially I'm in love with the villainess and whisper me a love song.
Also gunna add some more recommendations:
Goodbye my rose garden
The girl who can't get a girlfriend - "more targeted towards a sapphice audience"
Bloom into you
Again whisper me a love song and I'm in love with the villainess
I married my best friend to shut my parents up
Yuri is my job - "just got an anime"
Goodbye My Rose Garden and Yuri is My Job are GLs I'm eyeing next!
Goodbye my rose garden is amazing you won't regret it!
i reccomend these yuri reads: Yuri is my Job, Amayo No Tsuki, Run away with me Girl, She Loves to Cook and She loves to Eat, Still Sick, Doughnuts under a Crescent Moon
Thanks for this video many of this titles are not edited in italy😢
Did you read true beauty? Opinions?
I am obsessed with Honey Lemon Soda it is everything I want in a shoujo! Can't wait to see how it will go on!
Thank you for mentioning "And yet you are so sweet"! I read some first chapters and enjoyed it, but then forgot about it until now 😅 I'm going to check it out!
Honey Lemon Soda was surprising to me, didn't expect to like it as much! But Uka and Kai are very likeable and have a great evolution through the chapters ❤ the supporting cast is also wonderful!
Ayyyy I’m currently reading Honey Lemon Soda too lately! I didn’t think I’d like it, but I do
I can kinda relate. After 30 chapters or so you feel as the creator does not know what to do with the main couple, and has no idea how to keep the plot going. It is such a shame bc the story is soooo sweet- it hurts my heart
@@clashwithwords I see. I reached chapter 56. So I am a bit ahead of u. I have not finished it yet - the burn out of it touched me, but I eventually plan to do so. It is a really good manga so lets hope that this stagnation only lasted for the last chapters that I've read. Lemme know once u read most of it, if the last chapters are worth it! (ofc if u wanna answer to a random person at the internet ahahah)
@@clashwithwords It sure is. Shoujo fans must unite ahahaha
Please read girl from the other side!
i actually wasn't a big fan of honey lemon soda 1! idk something about it annoyed me
Have you read shadows house?
i reccomend these yuri reads: Yuri is my Job, Amayo No Tsuki, Run away with me Girl, She Loves to Cook and She loves to Eat, Still Sick, Doughnuts under a Crescent Moon
I don't know if you've read it or not but I recommend "skip to loafer" it's really heart warming series and the characters are well written so I hope you give it a chance
I've been reading it since 2021 🤞
@@ColleensMangaRecs glad to hear that ❤
3:44 Heh. "Hombre hair."
Me: actively looking for physical editions of the digital ones mentioned cuz I didn't pay attention to the "digital"... the damn french get em all
jk but luckily some of them are published in spanish! My Home Hero has 1 volume in spanish, Y Aun Asi Eres Muy Dulce/And Yet You are So Sweet has 3 volumes :)
I really hope they release the other manga series by the same mangaka of honey lemon soda. I love the art style so much and her characters are always so cute
early :]