Hajime no Ippo 1272-1274
What a wild arc this has been, forgive the all caps in spoiler because, jesus.
SENDO KNOCKED DOWN EL DIABLO
SENDO KNOCKED DOWN RICARDO FUCKING MARTINEZ
MORIKAWA YOU FUCKING MADMAN
Hajime no Sendo
Hajime no Ippo 1272-1274
What a wild arc this has been, forgive the all caps in spoiler because, jesus.
SENDO KNOCKED DOWN EL DIABLO
SENDO KNOCKED DOWN RICARDO FUCKING MARTINEZ
MORIKAWA YOU FUCKING MADMAN
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I don't know what's been going on in Haikyu!! but it seems like I'm only 3ish volume releases away from being able to catch up.
I haven't started Vol. 34 yet but in 33 the match with Nekoma started (and what a way to set it up, I was legit brought to tears as it began) and I'm guessing they won since a recent Jump cover had Hinata with some dude clearly not on Nekoma lol but I'm looking forward to seeing that match unfold. The one before against Inarizaki is simply stellar and I have no doubt Nekoma will be the same.
Kimetsu no yaiba 174Kimetsu no Yaiba 174
Yeah, I am not going to be sorry for this one like for Akaza. Rot in hell, Upper Moon One.
I still can't help but think y'all are trolling about chainsaw man
I looked up the latest chapter and saw a page about a ball kicking tournament so maybe you're right
I still can't help but think y'all are trolling about chainsaw man
I don't know what the world did to deserve such a masterpiece of a manga.
HxH complete fanboy here...can confirm it measures upI said it in a cheeky way, but despite its brevity I think it really does measure up lmao
it's a japan thingWhat is the significance of revealing a character's blood type in their "profile"?
What is the significance of revealing a character's blood type in their "profile"?
Kinda hope it ends up being fewer than 10 volumes, because I'd be more likely to pick them up. :PJigokuraku 70
Damn it really looks like this is getting close to the end. Rip Yuzuriha
What would you teach, Professor DTL? Hope you get it!Massive backlog to get through, but everything from the past month.
If I can land one of these assistant professor positions, I can finally start investing in wall to wall bookshelves and display cases I hope for my figures and mangas and games.
No you explained it pretty well, and it does sound like a really clever title. Made for an interesting post cause I don't really know Japanese but quirky use of language is always cool. And also that's a cool picture.Cross-posting something I wrote in the comic thread.
I started reading an interesting manga this week. It's called Shimanami Tasogare or Our Dreams at Dusk. Before I move on, I want to talk about the title a bit. It literally translates to Shimanami (a city in Hiroshima prefecture) twilight (or dusk), or "Twilight Shimanami." The title is super clever, though, and I unfortunately have to get into Japanese linguistics to explain why. The way it's written in Japanese is しまなみ(Shimanami) 誰そ彼(Tasogare). The way tasogare is written here is non-standard. The kanji (Chinese characters. Yes, Japanese uses Chinese characters in addition to their own native syllabary writing system) used are for "who" and "that (or him)," though the kanji typically used for the word are 黄昏 which are for "yellow" and "dusk/dark." The latter makes far more sense for a compound that means dusk, yeah? So the etymology of tasogare is that it was originally written with the kanji "who" and "that (or him)" because of a Japanese phrase "Who is that?"(そこにいるのは誰ですか) being asked as it got darker, because you couldn't make out their faces as well. Therefore, the characters used for "who" and "that" became a word for that time of day. Etymology is interesting!
So, why the fuck does that all matter?? The title of the manga is evocative of a beautiful image. Shimanami is in Hiroshima on the coast, nearby the famous Shimanami Kaido series of bridges connecting islands. So, just hearing the words together "Shimanami Tasogare," Shimanami at twilight—it may bring to mind something like this for many in Japan:
The story, though, is about a high school boy being outed. He's finding his identity and grappling with coming to terms that he's gay in a society that doesn't accept that very well. So, while the title accomplishes the task of establishing a setting for would-be readers and pulling them in with beautiful imagery, it's a pun by using the original way of writing the word (that is seriously out of use today) to say, "Who is he?" for a story about growing up and finding one's sense of self.
The author is non-binary and writes in mainstream publications. That is huge! I've never heard of such a thing in Japan, because while the west still has a way to go in terms of gender equality, Japan is like the American 1960s with gender in many ways. Because of the author's background, they're able to fill the story with complex LGBTQ characters that you very rarely see treated so well in manga.
The manga isn't perfect, but I'm only halfway through, and it shows a lot of promise. I sincerely apologize if that was difficult to understand, but I did my best to explain. Thanks for indulging my idiosyncratic love of comics and language!
Damn you read a lot of stuff. Almost called you out for not getting Black Clover 17 but I eventually found it lol.Massive backlog to get through, but everything from the past month.
If I can land one of these assistant professor positions, I can finally start investing in wall to wall bookshelves and display cases I hope for my figures and mangas and games.
Damn you read a lot of stuff. Almost called you out for not getting Black Clover 17 but I eventually found it lol.
Is that like a month of reading for you? Or just a few weeks?...Days?
Imposter syndrome is pretty common in academia. I hope you can become a doctor of BL one day!BL!
I wish
microbio or immuno
Thanks, i always have this fear that im never qualified for anything :( even though i match or exceed all the requirements :/
Cross-posting something I wrote in the comic thread.
I started reading an interesting manga this week. It's called Shimanami Tasogare or Our Dreams at Dusk. Before I move on, I want to talk about the title a bit. It literally translates to Shimanami (a city in Hiroshima prefecture) twilight (or dusk), or "Twilight Shimanami." The title is super clever, though, and I unfortunately have to get into Japanese linguistics to explain why. The way it's written in Japanese is しまなみ(Shimanami) 誰そ彼(Tasogare). The way tasogare is written here is non-standard. The kanji (Chinese characters. Yes, Japanese uses Chinese characters in addition to their own native syllabary writing system) used are for "who" and "that (or him)," though the kanji typically used for the word are 黄昏 which are for "yellow" and "dusk/dark." The latter makes far more sense for a compound that means dusk, yeah? So the etymology of tasogare is that it was originally written with the kanji "who" and "that (or him)" because of a Japanese phrase "Who is that?"(そこにいるのは誰ですか) being asked as it got darker, because you couldn't make out their faces as well. Therefore, the characters used for "who" and "that" became a word for that time of day. Etymology is interesting!
So, why the fuck does that all matter?? The title of the manga is evocative of a beautiful image. Shimanami is in Hiroshima on the coast, nearby the famous Shimanami Kaido series of bridges connecting islands. So, just hearing the words together "Shimanami Tasogare," Shimanami at twilight—it may bring to mind something like this for many in Japan:
The story, though, is about a high school boy being outed. He's finding his identity and grappling with coming to terms that he's gay in a society that doesn't accept that very well. So, while the title accomplishes the task of establishing a setting for would-be readers and pulling them in with beautiful imagery, it's a pun by using the original way of writing the word (that is seriously out of use today) to say, "Who is he?" for a story about growing up and finding one's sense of self.
The author is non-binary and writes in mainstream publications. That is huge! I've never heard of such a thing in Japan, because while the west still has a way to go in terms of gender equality, Japan is like the American 1960s with gender in many ways. Because of the author's background, they're able to fill the story with complex LGBTQ characters that you very rarely see treated so well in manga.
The manga isn't perfect, but I'm only halfway through, and it shows a lot of promise. I sincerely apologize if that was difficult to understand, but I did my best to explain. Thanks for indulging my idiosyncratic love of comics and language!
Oh around an hour is what it takes me for manga volumes too (except One Piece which takes longer than most). But I tend not to read from multiple series in the same day so I guess when I saw all those different series I applied that logic to it for some reason haha.Usually can finish a manga volume in an hour or so, LNs a bit slower. But I havent done any of these since I've been trying to get through all of Fire Force volumes since Shinra and Arthur are so good. Loving Fire Force more than Soul Eater since I only liked BLack Star in that.
Man, you've been reading this for years. How's it treating you?Ippo 1275
Ricardo Martinez: "I want everyone to stop bothering me, so I'm going to take the lamest down of all time just so these two schmucks fight each other and leave me alone."
Also Ricardo Martinez: "Ippo Makunouchi, it's almost as if the world is revolving around him. He's vanished but I keep hearing his name, I wonder what this means..."
Honestly, it's probably better than it's been in years. It feels like the series has a real idea of where it's going and exactly how it's going to get there now.Man, you've been reading this for years. How's it treating you?
That series always sounded like such an emotional roller coaster. I've never read it, but I see spoilers like once a year, and it just seems like such an odd experience. It'll probably go another decade at this rate, huh?Honestly, it's probably better than it's been in years. It feels like the series has a real idea of where it's going and exactly how it's going to get there now.
At the moment it's just a matter of when Ippo comes back, not if.
I dunno, it's going to depend entirely on when Ippo comes back to the ring. Once he does, it feels like a fairly straight shot to the world title fight is being set up.That series always sounded like such an emotional roller coaster. I've never read it, but I see spoilers like once a year, and it just seems like such an odd experience. It'll probably go another decade at this rate, huh?
Ippo 1275
Ricardo Martinez: "I want everyone to stop bothering me, so I'm going to take the lamest down of all time just so these two schmucks fight each other and leave me alone."
Also Ricardo Martinez: "Ippo Makunouchi, it's almost as if the world is revolving around him. He's vanished but I keep hearing his name, I wonder what this means..."
Viz seem to be having a general sale this week on shojo ebooks as opposed to just a single series. Handy if you want to catch up on some series.
Yeah its annoying. I think the last time honey and clover was on sale was 3 years ago.Damn thanks for this, I'm about to buy a shitton of manga, Viz so rarely has a bunch of stuff on sale
Meanwhile I feel like Kodansha has their entire library on sale every couple weeks lol
Now PLEASE Viz, pick up 3-gatsu.Yeah its annoying. I think the last time honey and clover was on sale was 3 years ago.
Chainsawman 38
Best tournament ever. I lost it for several pages.