Agree. This thing is getting way too much attention. Let’s not feed their egos by letting them think a right wing youtuber’s death is worth our time.

Another good one that’s more recent is Triangle Strategy. Positioning is important. Great story. Very similar to FFT but FFT is better overall. Still a great game and more modern.

“I did go out! Weren’t we just taking pictures outside??”

This is why I mostly only watch their limited series, since its always one season and done. Not always good (eg Bodies is nowhere as good as Dark), but at least it ends.

Tha manga’s art definitely got better as it went along. Still my favorite manga ever. Imo the anime did not do the manga justice. I heard the new movie is really good tho, so I am patiently waiting for it to become available in US.

Im also following MarriageToxin. The premise is interesting, altho the battle and abilities seem lacking. I hope they lean harder towards the romcom side going forward.

Started a number of titles, the three that stood out to me were:

• Elden Ring - manga that follows the game, but comedy. Definitely recommended if you’ve played the game. And if you haven’t, maybe this will inspire you to try the game.
• Uglymug, Epic Fighter - started out very strong. The setting is pretty uncommon but enjoyable. I initially thought this is one of those mangas about revenge and characters are mostly assholes, but it is actually quite wholesome. Too bad the ending is lame.
• Truth Weavers - non-isekai fantasy. I like the pacing thus far; story is moving along nicely and not dragging. The whole thing is pretty grounded, nothing too crazy going on, but its still a good read.

Pot calling the kettle black lol

I typically avoid oneshots. I’ve read the oneshot predecessor to some famous mangas, but I don’t think there is any that I enjoyed more than the serialized version. And if a oneshot is good but doesn’t end up as a series, then I’d feel bummed.

Started reading Go, Go, Loser Ranger!. Wasn’t expecting much going in. Thought it’s going to be similar to Hero Academia but the plot and characters are pretty interesting. The action isn’t very well drawn, but the overall quality is pretty good. I’m only on chapter 30 and it is starting to go down hill for me, but will see if it recovers.

Going to buy the entire manga series. It’s rare to see a great manga end at the perfect place, and not keep it going for the heck of it.

Service Wars - saw discussion posts quite regularly but I typically only read manga with at least 20 chapters already, so didn’t start on this one until recently. Only on chapter 6 so far but holy crap it’s hilarious and the gags have been plenty and mostly unexpected. Looking forward to seeing how the author can keep things fresh.

Kimi Janakya Dame na Dorei Shoujo - unexpectedly wholesome with light humor. This is pretty standard stuff, and the art is good, not great. But the execution is superb so far

I’ve been slowly reading The Dragon, The Hero, and The Courier. It’s enjoyable and pretty unique but not something I can binge. There’s far too many words and dialogs. In some mangas, I don’t mind skipping dialogs here and there (eg when the author spends 2-3 pages on some backstory that I don’t really care for), but I feel every piece of dialog here is important or funny.

Short chapter :(

I first read Hikaru no Go, and that got me into playing go for a while (although I’m still terrible at even 20 years later). It’s amazing how Obata is able to bring to life something as “passive” (for a lack of better word) as Go. But that I think that’s really what sets him apart from other high caliber mangakas. Look at Death Note, Bakuman, and Showa Shoten that followed. The focus and most exciting scenes often come from “passive” activities — writing in a book, drawing, talking. It’s one thing to make a fight scene look cool and exciting, but I think it takes even more skill to do that with a dull activity.

I don’t know of many story mangakas but after he finishes with Showa Shoten, I want to see him write one that plays games or gambling. I feel many of the popular mangas of those genre can use better art, so I want to see how well Obata can draw one.

Lol one of my favorites thus far

Thanks for this recommendation, I binged the whole thing today. Gonna check out this author’s other works. Love this type if art style and story telling

Started reading Apothecary Diaries. It’s better and very different than what I expected. The setting is ancient China, in the imperial palace. The protagonist is an apothecary but the manga is only partially about medicine. The art is top notch. The stories are interesting. It’s a mix between drama, romcom, and mystery. Highly recommend to those who like any of those genres.

There were plenty of times where BJ failed to save someone or something unexpected happens. The one example I recall is where a patient got part of a needle into his bloodstream. BJ used every trick in the book to find, isolate, and extract it, but ultimately failed. The needle miraculously came out from another end, and the needle did zero dmg the patient. It was a “win” since the patient survived but BJ took it as a huge loss. I thought that story depicted BJs personality very well.

I’ve only read Phoenix, Black Jack, and Mitsume ga Tōru. I read them in the 90s and I thought his mangas lacked detail and wasn’t that well drawn. But despite that, and me being a kid, I was drawn to his stories. I was way too young to understand the nuances (especially in Phoenix), but I still enjoyed them greatly.

I really like how his protagonists constantly “loses”. It makes the characters more relatable.

I’d like to see a discussion of Tsugumi Ohba x Takeshi Obata, particularly how people feel about their latest works and info on whether they would possibly work together again