Junglepenguin

joined 1 year ago
[–] Junglepenguin@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

You're in for a great time. It has one of my favourite side character glow-ups in any manga I've read, and you'll know when the time comes. I'm hoping you'll grow to love that character too!

[–] Junglepenguin@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

If I had a say, I'd hope for MORE manhwa and manhua, to add to the variety of content and discussion that we get here. The manga subreddit in its current state is so homogeneous and stale, it's an absolute slog to find anything remotely unique or noteworthy there, and I've been a bit burnt out by manga as a result.

[–] Junglepenguin@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

Nothing much to add, I just wanna say DAMN, MangaRock, now that's a throwback.

[–] Junglepenguin@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It's been awhile since I've had the time and motivation to read manga, and even more since I've written about it, but I'm in the mood to procrastinate so here's something I've re-binged recently:

Ore no Himekutsu o Haite Kure is about a skilled shoemaker struggling with a foot fetish and a chance encounter with a high school girl who wants a special pair of shoes restored.

That's right, there's romantic tension involving an age gap. No, it's not erotica (but it is ecchi). No doubt about it, the subject and context are straight up taboo, but I ended up adoring this little series that seems to have never appeared on anybody's radar. It's an uncomplicated story - the set-ups are straightforward, the characters aren't convoluted, the twists and conclusion are almost predictable - and it makes for a very mellow and pleasant read.

I really, REALLY don't like romance stories with age gaps - many of them involve the older party knowingly manipulating the younger one, or just making irresponsible decisions as the adult in the situation - but I've a soft spot for this one and how benign and tender this story turned out. I've read it several times since its serialization and I'm glad to say it hasn't lost its charm.

[–] Junglepenguin@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago (6 children)

Have you read Mousou Telepathy by any chance?

[–] Junglepenguin@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago

It hasn't been years but I wonder what Yuuji Kaku could have done with Ayashimon were he given the chance to tell that story in full. It had no time in Jump to lay the groundwork, but the Yakuza Yokai setting oozed style.

Ginka and Glüna was another series that was taken from us before its time. I think it suffered by being a little more cartoonish and straight edge in its storytelling in a time when Jump readers seem to be into more dramatic and edgy themes.

[–] Junglepenguin@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Honestly, it felt like this series had lost a little momentum before these past few chapters, but the tension and pace has really ramped up again, especially with Hikaru's performance! I love what has been done with her character - there's no personal spite or malice directed at Akane or anyone else, just a drive to prove to oneself the limits of one's ability and ambition, and the same goes for the rest of the contestants. No doubt whoever wins this competition, everyone partaking of it leaves the venue enriched by the Rakugo they get to experience. I'm very excited to see the climax of this arc.

[–] Junglepenguin@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

Yeah, this one's a gem.

[–] Junglepenguin@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

Shout-out to my American EMS brothers and sisters! May the patients you pick up have relatively manageable mangled limbs!

[–] Junglepenguin@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

As the saying goes - "Find a job doing something you love, and you'll only have to work for most of your life earning slightly more than minimum wage!"

[–] Junglepenguin@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago

If the community grows to a size as large as the manga subreddit, my guess is that it'll take on similar characteristics - that's the nature of manga in its current state and culture. It'll only be different if conscious effort is put in to moderate the content and direction of discussions that take place here.

I suppose the good thing here is that it's like we're starting on a clean slate, and we can actually steer this instance in the direction we want it to go, at least for now.

It's upsetting that the subs for media as broad as television and books and movies can hold substantial discussions and for the most part feel like a proper forum, while r/manga just made me feel like I was perpetually stuck in some corner of a sleazy bookstore dedicated to horny boys and men.

That's not to say that there weren't good conversations and recommendations to be found. I spent a good bunch of my time on that sub because the hidden gems were worth digging through the dirt to find. I'm just hoping the things I see and read here will be more palatable.

[–] Junglepenguin@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Azumanga Daioh is where it's at!

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