Maichan's Manga Library

[Maka]

I bought the first book of Showa: A History of Japan. I liked the art a lot. But I never took the time to read it all so when the second issue came out, I didn’t pick it up. I gave it to my friend who is half Japanese and was born in Japan. Our local library has them so I may give it another try when they open, some day. I have so many comics/graphic novels I have bought and haven’t read yet. Why did I do that?

Peace, maka

[Gaffey]

No shelfies?

Does that mean you're afraid to post a shelfie? I don't know what ZOIKS means.

[maichan]

Does that mean you're afraid to post a shelfie? I don't know what ZOIKS means.

Afraid? Maybe embarrassed. My shelves are full, double stacked and in no particular order. Books are also stacked in other locals throughout the residence.

Should have been...


zoinks by Michael Foertsch, on Flickr

[maichan]

NON NON BIYORI by Atto

Non Non Biyori is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Atto. The story takes place in the countryside small town village of Asahigaoka, a place lacking many of the conveniences that people from the city are accustomed to. The nearest stores are a few miles away and one of the local schools consists of only five students, each of whom is in a different grade of elementary or middle school. Hotaru Ichijo, a fifth grader from Tokyo, transfers into Asahigaoka Branch School and has to adjust to countryside life with her new friends.

The series began publication in Media Factory's Monthly Comic Alive magazine from September 2009 and is licensed in North America by Seven Seas Entertainment. The story is based on the same setting as Atto's former work, Toko-toko & Yume no Yume. A 12-episode anime television series adaptation by Silver Link aired in Japan between October and December 2013 and has been licensed by Sentai Filmworks. A second anime season aired between July and September 2015. An anime film premiered in August 2018, and a third anime season has been announced.

20200426_155537 by Michael Foertsch, on Flickr

[maichan]

Hakumei and Mikochi by Takuto Kashiki

Hakumei and Mikochi is a Japanese manga series by Takuto Kashiki. In a forest inhabited by tiny humanlike creatures and talking animals, the story focuses on the daily lives and adventures of two of those tiny women living together in a house in a tree.

It has been serialized since 2011 in Enterbrain's seinen manga magazine Fellows!, which was renamed to Harta in 2013. It has been collected in seven tankōbon volumes. A 12-episode anime television series adaptation by Lerche aired from January 12 to March 30, 2018. An original video animation will be included on the second Blu-ray/DVD volume released on June 27, 2018. Sentai Filmworks licensed the anime.

Tiny little life in the woods - http://hakumiko.com/index.html


20200426_155254 by Michael Foertsch, on Flickr

[maichan]

H. P. LOVECRAFT'S THE HOUND AND OTHER STORIES Adaptation and Artwork by Gou Tanabe
H. P. LOVECRAFT'S AT THE MOUNTAINS OF MADNESS Adaptation and Artwork by Gou Tanabe

Lovecraft... need I say more.


20200426_155719 by Michael Foertsch, on Flickr

[maichan]

STAR BLAZERS 2199 OMNIBUS Manga by Michio Murakawa - Created by Yoshinobu Nishizaki

Star Blazers Space Battleship Yamato 2199 Manga Omnibus Volume 1 features story and art by Michio Murakawa.

2199 will be Earth's final year--unless the voyage of space battleship Yamato can succeed! The alien Gamilas have devastated the biosphere, determined to reshape our planet into their own new home. But a third force has intervened, as an emissary from the distant Iscandar has given humanity the plans for a faster-than-light drive. If the Yamato can battle its way through the Gamilas fleet to reach Iscandar, their technology can heal the Earth--but the odds against us are literally astronomical...

The classic 1974 anime TV series Space Battleship Yamato became a fan phenomenon in North America under the title Star Blazers. Now the epic tale of a legendary WWII battleship retrofitted as a spacecraft on a mission to save Earth has been remade by the generation of Japanese creators that grew up inspired by it--with staff including Yutaka Izubuchi (Cowboy Bebop: The Movie), Nobuteru Yuki (Kids on the Slope), and Hideaki Anno (Evangelion)!

20200426_155759 by Michael Foertsch, on Flickr

[maichan]

DRIFTING DRAGONS by Taku Kuwabara

Drifting Dragons ("Airborne Dragons") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Taku Kuwabara. It has been serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine good! Afternoon since June 2016 and has been collected in eight tankōbon volumes as of March 2020. The manga is published digitally in English by Kodansha USA under the Kodansha Comics imprint.

An anime television series adaptation by Polygon Pictures premiered on January 9, 2020 on Fuji TV's +Ultra programming block. It was followed by an international Netflix release on April 30, 2020.

The draking vessel Quin Zaza soars through the skies, hunting dragons that hide in the clouds. A single big catch means full coffers and all the meat they can eat, while failure means an empty wallet and an even emptier stomach. Join us as we log the crew’s grand adventures, chasing dreams of the sky, dragons, and gourmet cooking!

20200426_155832 by Michael Foertsch, on Flickr

[Gaffey]

Star Blazers! I used to watch that when I was a child.