Re: Easy/Baby Manga to practise
I really don't know much 'easy' manga out there. I've been translating (or trying my best) using the internet as my guide.
I've been taking manga... and trying to translate them. Make sure it has furigana (those hiragana and katakana by the kanji). I mostly use anime to help me with my pronunciation. Currently my progress isn't really that good.
Re: Area no Kishi by Igano Hiroaki & Tsukiyama Kaya
I like this series a lot, and this is the first time to read about a heart transplant that involves something spectacular.
I agree with cmertb on this one. The author of the manga probably didn't know what the gisei-go (onomatopoeia). I'm guessing the small tsu is emphasizing it was a quick pinch?
Ashecriet (my spelling is horrid now) was going to be crowned Blatt master when he did finish his trip but he died in the forest of the death. I guess he's thinking what would happen to him if he was in the same position Ikfes was in though I don't think he really wanted it since he wasn't...
Yes, sorry for the resolution. I'll try to make things bigger next time. I had to go back to the book multiple times to actually see those obscure lines, but sometimes it didn't help at all.
Kodansha Kanji Learner's Dictionary
My kanji dictionary seems to determine the kanji by... left/right...