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Sabbo Since: Jan, 2001
#201: Oct 2nd 2012 at 7:13:22 PM

Did you link to a scan site?

No matter. It still looks interesting, even if the male lead looks annoying.

Tenzen12 Red Lagoon Since: Jul, 2011
Red Lagoon
#202: Oct 2nd 2012 at 7:51:14 PM

"Please see The Rules . This is a warning that this post is the sort of thing that will get you suspended." (stardf 29)

I did read and didn't find any problem, I would be glad if you could point that for me.

edited 2nd Oct '12 7:52:25 PM by Tenzen12

probablyinsane Since: Oct, 2011 Relationship Status: I LOVE THIS DOCTOR!
#203: Oct 2nd 2012 at 9:12:43 PM

I think this will be a favorite thread of mine.

Plants are aliens, and fungi are nanomachines.
Bakazuki Since: Jun, 2009
#204: Oct 3rd 2012 at 12:28:31 AM

Looking through the previous posts, I don't think anyone has ever mentioned Piano no Mori. This is an especially strange case, as the manga (more than 70 chapters and counting) doesn't seem to have a page so far here, despite the fact that it's used as an example in both Son of a Whore and Technician Versus Performer. What?

...lolyeah I remember those. I'm almost certain I was the one that put those examples in, back when I was still getting used to this place. I put Ichinose Kai is under Meaningful name as well. XD

Though I feel somewhat slighted by Tenzen's sentiment that concours are "srs bsns" (that may be the musician in me talking, though), I do have to agree that series specialized in particular subject tend to be...difficult to trope and generate interest. I wouldn't mind having a crack at making a work page for Piano no Mori sometime in the future, though. Not now, though. One difficult-to-trope page at a time.

I'm currently working on 3-gatsu no Lion, and it pretty much just proves Tenzen's point. I didn't think a series about a morose, teenage, pro shogi player going through life lessons would be that difficult to trope. >>;; And judging from the lack of posts in the topic I created for it, I won't be getting help in quite a while. lol

Other than 3nL, though, I've been reading Gakuen Babysitters, a story about a high schooler who's babysitting his brother and the school faculty's children at their daycare center as repayment toward the chairman taking legal custody of them. As one might expect from a series revolving around cute children, it's a Slice of Life, episodic series with cute little stories that might a bit too saccharine for once sensibilities if they dislike series that Tastes Like Diabetes. XP I personally enjoy it very much, though. So much so that I also made the page for that. Annoyingly enough, that was considerably easier to list tropes under...

Sabbo Since: Jan, 2001
#205: Oct 3rd 2012 at 7:02:34 AM

Regardless of quality*

, I've recently started reading Himawari Youchien Monogatari Aiko Desho!.

And yes I realize it doesn't have a page. No I am not going to make one. The last page I made was Our Wormholes Are Different, and back then I actually had time on my hands for that sort of thing. I definitely don't have the time to make a works page.

MyssaRei Since: Feb, 2010
#206: Oct 3rd 2012 at 7:24:33 AM

One of the seinen series I'm following is Hito Hitori Futari. It's fairly obscure, which is why I was a little surprised to find that it DOES have a page here (albeit a really small one despite the amount of translated chapters). I mean, really, the other focal character is a middle-aged Prime Minister, so there's not much draw for younger readers.

fillerdude Since: Jul, 2010
#207: Oct 3rd 2012 at 7:55:49 AM

Nice manga, that one. Stumbled on it after reading a bit of the author's other work (Sky High, which I didn't really like or dislike) and I find it oddly amusing even though I can't really say I enjoy reading it.

MyssaRei Since: Feb, 2010
#208: Oct 3rd 2012 at 8:00:33 AM

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Well, given how it's mostly about politics, which I don't think MANY people find that interesting, it's not surprising. There's just something distasteful to all the wheeling and dealing that goes behind the running of governments, and how it's portrayed in Hito Hitori isn't really positive at times.

Sabbo Since: Jan, 2001
#209: Oct 7th 2012 at 2:11:03 AM

Just found another: Kanojo ga Flag wo Oraretara. (Or Kanojo ga Flag o Oraretara, if you prefer to write it that way.)

About a guy who can see the "flags" of people around him. Not just love-based flags, as the most common one is known, but anything. Whenever a person is at a crossroads in their life, he'll see a little flag on their head saying what it is (and he'll always understand what the flag means; that's a part of the power).

Reminds me a bit of Iris Zero, except he's the only person who can see anything.

rrw Since: Jun, 2010
#210: Nov 3rd 2012 at 3:35:20 AM

Onepunch-Man

Follows the life of an average hero who manages to win all battles with only one punch. This ability seems to frustrate him as he no longer feels the thrill and adrenaline of fighting a tough battle, which leads to him questioning his past desire of being strong.

Bought you by Eyeshield artist. a silly and "boring" story about superpowered hero. so far the story is basically parody and destructicon of standard superhero. but have lot of potential

SaintDeltora The Mistress from The Land Of Corruption and Debauchery Since: Aug, 2012 Relationship Status: I'm just high on the world
The Mistress
#211: Jan 28th 2013 at 11:52:11 AM

ginormous bump

does anyone else here reads Shounen Note?

or Shounen Maid?

edited 28th Jan '13 11:53:39 AM by SaintDeltora

"Please crush me with your heels Esdeath-sama!
Clarste One Winged Egret Since: Jun, 2009 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
One Winged Egret
#212: Jan 28th 2013 at 12:26:42 PM

I'm usually wary of labeling anything I've heard of as "under-the-radar", but given that Google can't find a single mention of it on this site:

Spirit Circle: By the author of Hoshi No Samidare. It's about two middle school students (boy and girl) who can somehow remember their previous lives... in which they were mortal enemies who always ended up killing each other. For very good reasons. The story is basically structured as a series of long flashbacks with intermission chapters, showing both sides of their recurring conflicts and the reasons why they both felt they were justified. Jumps around through various countries and points in history. A story about vengeance and forgiveness.

Sabbo Since: Jan, 2001
#213: Jan 29th 2013 at 4:31:18 AM

I just read Shingeki no Kyojin today. Hadn't heard of it before, but it's... interesting? I guess. Very bloody though. Oh, and it's ongoing.

Tenzen12 Red Lagoon Since: Jul, 2011
Red Lagoon
#214: Jan 29th 2013 at 4:38:31 AM

Hinamatsuri: about high ranked yakuza that graduated to parent strange but very bratty telekinetic teenager that fallen into his (fancy) apartment by some time-space crack. Very funny Slice-of-life.

edited 29th Jan '13 4:38:56 AM by Tenzen12

Sackett Since: Jan, 2001
#215: Jan 31st 2013 at 3:24:25 AM

Koi Dano Ai Dano: A non typical highschool romance. The female lead is a bit of a plain jane, and she knows it, but she doesn't care in the least. She's too busy blackmailing, bluffing, and otherwise manipulating the school around her. Completely oblivious to love, and not interested in it.

Tropes associated with her: Guile Hero, The Chessmaster, Pass the Popcorn, Oblivious to Love, Pet the Dog, I Was Just Passing Through, The Spock, Deadpan Snarker, He Is Not My Boyfriend, Just Friends

fillerdude Since: Jul, 2010
#216: Jan 31st 2013 at 3:40:42 AM

[up] Seconding that. She's awesome.

Desertopa Not Actually Indie Since: Jan, 2001
Not Actually Indie
#217: Feb 22nd 2013 at 6:12:34 AM

This doesn't seem to be under the radar at all in Japan, but so far it doesn't seem like anyone else on this site reads Shibatora. When I first checked a few days ago, it hadn't garnered even a mention on the entire wiki. This is a tremendous oversight.

...eventually, we will reach a maximum entropy state where nobody has their own socks or underwear, or knows who to ask to get them back.
rrw Since: Jun, 2010
#218: Apr 4th 2013 at 3:49:32 AM

Abnormal-kei Joshi

High-schooler Shiina Shinya thinks that all girls are pretty much good-for-nothing, mostly because he doesn't understand them at all. That doesn't stop him from being surrounded by strange girls! Tsubasa Tooka, a cute, much-admired girl, stalks him. Shikimura Masami is majorly into masochism, and has recruited Shinya into her play sessions. Ikari Satsuki seems suspiciously interested in the recent serial stabbings, and seems to want to drag Shinya into it. Banjou Yoruko, a normally quiet, bookish girl, has decided she and Shinya are bound up in some fantasy setting. Uchida Yumeji is the school's sleeping beauty, who spends all of her time in the infirmary because she requires so much sleep. Shinya brings her newspapers, so she can keep up with current events in the short time she spends awake. Lastly, Okui Akane is convinced she is a vampire. For all Shinya knows, it could be true, but in practice it just means that he has to let her drink his blood. How will Shinya deal with all these good-for-nothing girls that complicate his life? [tethysdust]

http://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=78305

edited 4th Apr '13 3:49:56 AM by rrw

Mt Since: Oct, 2011
#219: Apr 4th 2013 at 6:24:04 AM

Feng Shen Ji: Surprisingly good manhua about a prince who vows revenge against the gods when his family is killed in an uprising against the gods. Also contains several Chinese historical references.

Rolan The Forgotten King: A story about a princess of a weak country and her mysterious bodyguard Rolan who are trying to stop a losing war between her country and the larger power.

Pyrite Until further notice from Right. Beneath. You. Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Hiding
Until further notice
#220: May 9th 2013 at 11:30:55 PM

Just finished Ashita Dorobou. It's the story of your average salaryman who can't get over his ex-girlfriend from school (possibly because she was a Manic Pixie Dream Girl)... only to find her reappearing at the scene of an alien invasion and not having aged a day. It's an... interesting... take on the themes of growing up, first love and emotional maturity, the pacing is decent, and it's short enough to finish in an afternoon.

edited 9th May '13 11:41:07 PM by Pyrite

Not a substitute for a formal medical consultation.
fillerdude Since: Jul, 2010
#221: May 10th 2013 at 1:06:09 AM

[up] Cool, someone else reads— wait, it's done already? How fast time flies.

MyssaRei Since: Feb, 2010
#222: May 10th 2013 at 1:59:44 AM

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Been a while since I heard that title. And it's finished now? Neat! Finally can do it in one go.

Pyrite Until further notice from Right. Beneath. You. Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Hiding
Until further notice
#223: May 10th 2013 at 4:36:46 AM

I suppose we really should be getting around to creating a Works page for it.tongue

Not a substitute for a formal medical consultation.
SixthSaint Dread Pirate Roberts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: In Spades with myself
Dread Pirate Roberts
#224: May 10th 2013 at 3:40:31 PM

Not sure if Akame Ga Kiru! is mentioned here. If not, then I'm mentioning it.tongue

Other manga that I read include Yankee-kun to Megane-chan, Tasogare Otome X Amnesia, Yandere Kanojo, and Higanjima.

MyssaRei Since: Feb, 2010
#225: May 10th 2013 at 5:51:59 PM

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Dunno, Alyosha just finished (which means I put the finishing touches on it), and that manga is OLDER than Alyosha. Hmm.


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