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Discuss anything about manga.

I like the magazine Manga Time Kirara and Slice of Life in general. Though I don't know much about the differences between Max, Forward, &c.

Already wrote about this on my site but, I read and finished Seihantai na Kimi to Boku manga after watching the anime 2 days ago. It's basically a zoomer romcom that's just very wholesome and focuses on dating rather than the build up to the confession. The characters are nice and decently fleshed out and it was a very positive manga overall. Both this and the anime were very cute. Very 2020 though, so you may or may not like that sort of culture.

Also, everytime I watch/read romcoms like this which focus on normies and normie friend groups, i sometimes feel like im missing out on something ! well, there's a reason why i dont have such experiences anyways and that has to do with my personal tastes and interests irl, but stuff like this makes me appreciate these people more, the kind ones at least.



Anyways this is not really anything special though. I'm not sure how interested people in this forum are with these types of manga, but it was the most recent one I read.

Typically I only read manga after I've watched the anime first and it's not from an LN. I'm just not a big manga reader sadly. But as such, my tastes in manga are pretty much the same with my tastes in most media, that is I can like almost anything that offers some value, isn't imposing its ideals on viewers too strongly, and has some interesting things to say or cover, which it manages to convey well enough. My favorite stuff typically contains some sort of slice of life elements though. If I had to recommend a manga that I really liked to people in this forum, I would recommend something like Houseki no Kuni.

AIpiqiA wrote: Sat Jun 20, 2026 10:54 pm

Typically I only read manga after I've watched the anime first and it's not from an LN. I'm just not a big manga reader sadly.

Yes. This might not be that related to your post, but there are two types of manga readers.

One is people who read famous manga magazines to read the latest developments of the mangas they like. The other is people who read the standalone manga books released as the summary. I think it is also the same for animes. Literature in general too.

I was quite the former in the past. Because I had a habit of reading the latest seiyuu magazines like Seiyuu Grand Prix, Seiyuu Paradise, &c. as a former seiyuu otaku. However I'm rather inclined to the latter these days. It feels wasteful to do the former.

Also I often read Comic Yuri Hime in the past to check some of my favourites like Yuri Is My Job! or Whisper Me a Love Song. Which are also made into animes. They are still going on Yuri Hime. Since there are not many yuri mangas anyway, reading Yuri Hime was a natural choice.

But I'm not that into yuri these days and like Kirara style slice of life more. And there are 4 different magazines being released under the Kirara name. That is ridiculous.

Though I still occasionally read those manga magazines to check what is the current trend.

AIpiqiA wrote: Sat Jun 20, 2026 10:54 pm

Also, everytime I watch/read romcoms like this which focus on normies and normie friend groups, i sometimes feel like im missing out on something ! well, there's a reason why i dont have such experiences anyways and that has to do with my personal tastes and interests irl, but stuff like this makes me appreciate these people more, the kind ones at least.

tbh if you were never drawn to "normie" things, it wasn't meant for you and there's nothing to regret about. i remember seeing photos of an acquaintance at a dinner party, wearing cute little dresses and posing in front of mirrors. i felt jealous until i remembered i've never been interested in those things in my life i felt jealous because i thought that was what a teenager is SUPPOSED to be, and i was ignoring what i actually liked. i think i was a good middle ground on the popularity scale; i was social enough that everybody knew me, but i still stayed true to myself with my "weird" close friends.

to stay on-topic, i was really disappointed by arina tanemura; her art is gorgeous (and was a huge inspiration for me as a kid ) but her writing was really lackluster. all of her side characters are so annoying. the worst example are the annoying little craps in phantom thief jeanne those guys have literally NO LIFE outside of the main couple

I'd like to put my favorite mangas by Inio Asano

Umibe no Onnanoko
This work is about teenagers doing intmidate things for escapism and a whole vibe, highly recommended but have a lot of NSFW panels if anyone have issues, just don't read it


Solanin
This manga features early adulthood, relatable characters and a song written by the mangaka himself and later released by Asian Kung-fu generation



Oyasumi Punpun
His most popular work, highly recommended too

I read another coming of age...

Aku no Hana
I did liked it but can't really recommend, honestly it feels quite weird and teenage-core so I don't think everyone can resonate but it was popular so I read it.

kshmr wrote: Sat Jul 18, 2026 4:26 am

I read another coming of age...

Aku no Hana
I did liked it but can't really recommend, honestly it feels quite weird and teenage-core so I don't think everyone can resonate but it was popular so I read it.

Actually it's one of the best manga and probably extra well-suited for readers here since it's about a guy who likes obscure poetry and literature and philosophy (and is a loner and an outcast).

kshmr wrote: Sat Jul 18, 2026 4:26 am

I read another coming of age...

Aku no Hana
I did liked it but can't really recommend, honestly it feels quite weird and teenage-core so I don't think everyone can resonate but it was popular so I read it.

haven't read this one yet, but I enjoyed Oshimi's Okaeri Alice so I think I should read more Oshimi