Discussion What Are You Reading? What Do You Plan on Reading Next?

[Kaiten]

After finishing the Enrollment Arc, I'm taking a short break from Mahouka to read To Aru Hikuushi e no Tsuioku, a one volume light novel. To Aru Hikuushi e no Tsuioku might be better as "The Princess and the Pilot", the official English translation for the 2011 anime film adaption.

 

[k-dom]

Since I'm weak, I started Real. It will be really hard to wait for the new volumes of this one.
And by chance, I borrowed the first title of Mitsurou Kubo (the author of Again!) from the library. It's called Shinjuku Fever in French (3.3.7 Byooshi!! was hardly translatable). You recognize her style. I wouldn't call it a masterpiece but there are some funny moments.

 

[MattC302]

I started reading Yondemasu yo, Azazel-san the other day after k-dom bumped the thread for it. It is hilarious.

 

[Asarii]

I started reading Yondemasu yo, Azazel-san the other day after k-dom bumped the thread for it. It is hilarious.

You should watch the anime as well. They're both equally hilarious.

I first started off by watching the anime, but I wanted more so I began to read the manga too.

 

[Drmke]

After having it sit around my place for about a year, I finally read not simple by Natsume Ono. Holy crap it was fantastic. First time I've read anything by the author but I definitely want to read more. Though Jesus was the story depressing on so many levels, yet for some reason after finishing it I felt slightly uplifted. Probably the way the actual final chapter shows what can probably be considered the happiest moment of the main character's life. If you haven't, definitely give it a read. It's only a single volume.

 

[MattC302]

I just finished Helter Skelter. I don't read much Josei, but I quite enjoyed this.

 

[SharkBait]

Finished the yaoi manga Karusu ni Diamond, which was a good one. The afterword provides a good description of the stories. The title story was great while the final story had incredible suspense with the stalker. Its always nice seeing such good happy stories of two in love in the countryside just enjoying life to the fullest in a peaceful and simple way.

 

[Asarii]

I was marathoning Tomie before realizing that it wasn't a very good idea on Christmas night.

I've started reading Innocent by Sakamoto Shinichi after seeing the gorgeous colour page in the colour page thread.

 

[Leoat12]

I catched up Gin no Saji yesterday. I was expecting something really good already, since I watched the anime and liked very much, but read all this is considerably better. An excellent comedy, with, beisdes this, good and real explanations about farming, something that many may consider a bit boring, but Hiromu Arakawa explain so well that we learn and enjoy at the same time. Also, the characters are magnificent, all of them, specially Mikage, my favorite. *-*
It will be tough wait every week for new chapter.

To substitute Gin no Saji I'm going to start today Azumanga Daioh, I'm expecting great things of this manga, same author of Yotsuba&, it must be good. XD
Also, I started yesterday Slam Dunk, no comments and presentations about this. I feel heretic for not have read it until now. :P

 

[k-dom]

Expect quite a lot of pauses in Silver Spoon. That say I don't feel it's hard to wait for this serie. I like it a lot but it's not like I'm dying to know what happens next.

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As for me I'm reading a French only serie calls Iliad about the mystery of the Atlantid. Not a manga of the century but quite entertaining. I will also restart Princess Jellyfish since 10 volumes have been translated now.
And I think I already talk about it but webcomic readers (and others) shall try The Gamer. I'm pretty sure it is the next Tower of God here.

 

[Doraku]

I've been following The Gamer for a while. I doubt it has similar vibe with Tower Of God though, at least not yet. The setting seems more.. I don't know, jovial? more of a lighthearted humor with action, still does not invalidate the fact that it is an interesting read so far.

 

[k-dom]

I was more speaking in term of popularity with the mangahelpers members.

 

[MattC302]

Started reading Ore Monogatari!!. I'm really loving it so far. One of the most enjoyable Shoujo I have encountered.

 

[Doraku]

I was more speaking in term of popularity with the mangahelpers members.

I understood that's what were you trying to imply, just wanted to clear possible misunderstanding if others expecting it to be the same with ToG.

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Yesterday while waiting for New Year, I was reading Manga of the Dead, a collection of Zombie related one-shots by famous authors such as : Hiroe Rei (Black Lagoon), Samura Hiroaki (Blade of the Immortal) and Matsumoto Jiro (Freesia)

 

[Leoat12]

Expect quite a lot of pauses in Silver Spoon. That say I don't feel it's hard to wait for this serie. I like it a lot but it's not like I'm dying to know what happens next.

Yeah, I know about the pauses, I noticed along the chapters. I think that it is for research purposes.
What I meant with "tough to wait weekly" was that it is a very refreshing series to read weekly and I'm looking forward to it. Not about the story itself.

 

[Kaiten]

I haven't started a new manga in a long time, but I did finish reading the light novel Toaru Hikuushi e no Tsuioku (Remembrance for a Certain Pilot, or The Princess and the Pilot). A one volume light novel, and something of an old fashioned adventure-romance. A lovely story about social barriers, class structure, prejudice, and forbidden love, Hikuushi-Tsuioku was quite enjoyable. Both of the leads were interesting, complex characters. Since finishing, I have resumed reading Mahouka, a series I could not recommend more. After the Nine Schools Competition (volumes 3 and 4) and maybe the Summer Holiday Chapter (volume 5), I'll take another short break and read the first volume of Tokyo Ravens. I already watch the anime, and have little doubt I will like the novels.

 

[k-dom]

Yeah, I know about the pauses, I noticed along the chapters. I think that it is for research purposes.
What I meant with "tough to wait weekly" was that it is a very refreshing series to read weekly and I'm looking forward to it. Not about the story itself.

From what I understood it's more linked to Sunday policy. They don't cancel series but as a result there are breaks every week. And naturally popular series tends to have more

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Started reading Ore Monogatari!!. I'm really loving it so far. One of the most enjoyable Shoujo I have encountered.

Indeed unfortunatly not translated anymore :-(

 

[MattC302]

Indeed unfortunatly not translated anymore :-(

It looks like 2 new chapters got released last week. That's why I started reading. I'm hoping they keep them coming.

 

[Leoat12]

From what I understood it's more linked to Sunday policy. They don't cancel series but as a result there are breaks every week. And naturally popular series tends to have more

Really? Magi and Kenichi have pauses hardly ever, I think it is not the case. However, it is subject for another thread. XD

Next in my list to read is Tower of God, I heard good things about that one, and, finally, Gintama. Probably next week or so. I'm enjoying my vacation of the best way.

 

[Kaiten]

Really? Magi and Kenichi have pauses hardly ever, I think it is not the case. However, it is subject for another thread. XD

Gin no Saji does not necessarily take more breaks because of Sunday policy. Serializing the follow up to Hagaren was a coup for Shogakukan. Arakawa probably received a very favorable contract to lure her away from Square/Enix. Writing a weekly manga is brutal. The deadlines are nightmarish. She has never serialized a weekly manga before. Hagaren and Juushin Enbu were both monthlies. There is a good chance that Sunday is contractually obligated to allow her to take a certain number of issues off every year. That is something that could have been negotiated when she moved to Sunday. Sunday does typically have at least one or two series absent per issue. This may allow them a little extra room, to serialize one or two more series at a time. I would not assume that is the reason, or the sole reason, for having absent series every week. Some mangaka probably negotiate time off, particularly mangaka lured away from other publishers. Arata Kangatari also takes frequent breaks, similar to Gin no Saji. Like Arakawa, Arata mangaka Watase Yuu was a well known mangaka before she came to Sunday. She wrote many famous shoujo manga, like Fushigi Yuugi and Absolute Boyfriend. She also would have had leverage to negotiate time off. Maybe not as much as Arakawa, but she would have still had room to negotiate.

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Kodansha's seinen magazine, Evening, is a better example of a magazine that really does use breaks to increase the number of titles serialized. Evening is published bi-weekly, two issues a month. Only five manga are serialized in every issue, the rest are published monthly. Series alternate issues. Some are in the first issue of the month, others in the second. Sunday only has a few series off per issue, usually never more than four, allowing only a limited number of extra series per week. Most of Evenings manga take one issue (out of two) off per month, allowing them to near double the number of series published.