#IWAMOTO Nao

[asnowperson]

I'm finally reading Kin no Kuni Mizu no Kuni by Iwamoto Nao, and seeing the top right panel in the very first chapter put a smile on my face, because I know that exact place.

It's Mevlana Museum in Konya, Turkey.

[engshoujosei]

Kingdom of Gold, Kingdom of Water

1 volume (to be released in English on November 28th, 2023)

Licensed by Seven Seas

Roll out the red carpet for this critically acclaimed and self-contained fantasy rom-com that inspired an anime film (also known as Gold Kingdom and Water Kingdom)! Once upon a time, two countries who shared a border wouldn't stop squabbling over petty issues. Their spats eventually escalated into war...over an incident involving dog poop. Finally, the gods declared that both nations had to call a truce. The most beautiful girl in the Gold Kingdom would marry the smartest man in the Water Kingdom, paving the way to a new era of peace! When Sarah, a princess from the Gold Kingdom, meets a charming man named Naranbayar from the Water Kingdom, they decide to do what it takes to stop more pointless conflict between their countries--by pretending to be in love. Will their plan work? And what if real romantic feelings blossom between them?

Status in Country of Origin 

1 Volume (Complete) 1 Volume (Special-ban, Complete)

Tags:

Adapted to Anime

Award-Winning Work

Plain-Looking Female Lead

Political Marriage

Royalty

[filliteapot]

So this is literally what Maronier starts with. The ducks. My intuition was right about this manga from the very start - Iwamoto Nao DOES UNDERSTAND.

[oratokyosaigunda]

flowers cover 2024年10月 issue

[giggly-squiggily]

I’m watching Rise Of The Shield Hero 👀

I may have fallen in love with Nao

[iwamotos]

(240229) @oshidoraex: 🦦 ／ 辰之助×湊×少年時代の水田　奇跡の3shot📸´- ＼ ⁡ ドラマでは交わることのない世界線が…✨ ⁡ ここから事件はどう展開していくのか…！ 溝端さん・織山さんが演じる “水田=漆原”にもご注目ください🫣 ( * ) ⁡

[footballmanageraddict]

Pentagon Pursuit | Part 2 | Robaato Rasamu's Job Hunt

#FM24 #PentagonPursuit Part 2: Robaato Rasamu's Job Hunt. Our #PentagonChallenge gets started as our new Japanese protagonist goes on the hunt for his first job as a #FootballManager. He has a few decent job and potentially lands on his feet. Read here:

Fledgling 39-year-old Football Manager Robaatu Rasamu was on the job hunt, fresh from completing a thesis exploring the evolution of the beautiful game. He was keen to follow in the footsteps of his heroes, including the likes of Marcelo Bielse, Fernando Diniz, Sir Alex Ferguson, José Mourinho and Carlo Ancelotti. But, with no coaching experience and only Sunday League Football playing…

[jariten]

Manga I've read that were licensed in english in 2022-2023

Meant to do this roundup forever but I some pleasant surprises the last 2 years when I saw these titles I enjoyed in Japanese be licensed/re-released in English and wanted to do a very short roundup. I unfortunately can't attest to the quality of the print editions or the translations as I haven't been able to justify a double purchase just yet but still recommend these as fun and interesting reads. (Also using the JPN covers since the pub websites and store listings have kind of bad image quality lately....)

Ramen Wolf and Curry Tiger by Emboss [Seven Seas, trans. Nan Rymer] (Furry and human cast, gay but not because of any overt romance)

Thermae Romae: The Complete Omnibus by Mari Yamazaki [Yen Press, trans. Stephen Paul] (Time slip comedy connecting ancient roman and Japanese bath culture, semi-recent anime adaption on Netflix, sequel manga series currently on Jump+)

One More Step, Come Stand by My Side by Toryumon Takeda [Yen Press, trans. Jason Moses] (One shot collection, impressive art, wide span of themes and settings, most of the stories were originally self published)

The Secret of Friendship by Kazune Kawahara & Aiji Yamakawa [Seven Seas, trans. Hana Allen] (High School setting, exploration of friendship and romance and how it might conflict, little gay if im being honest)

Gold Kingdom and Water Kingdom by Nao Iwamoto [Seven Seas, trans. Alan Cheng & Rowena Chen] (The sweeping tale of rivaling kingdoms, adapted into an acclaimed anime movie in 2023, imo we need more Nao Iwamoto translated she's kinda brilliant)

[mrsgojosatoru]

I finished two manga recently, the first Aoba-Kun's Confessions, and the second the Gold Kingdom and the Water Kingdom.

First. Aoba-Kun's Confessions. A sweet high school romance shoujo manga by Ema Toyama. It's about a girl who works at a "listening house" so people can get their problems off their chest without judgement, and a popular boy with seemingly no problems who suddenly shows up one day. It's 8 volumes, short and sweet, the main lead has so much charm and develops wonderfully. It's also a good little manga about mental health support and how important it is.

While short and sweet and definitely worth a read if you want a cute little high school romance, worth a read. I don't think I'll collect or revisit it though so over all 6/10.

Next The Gold Kingdom and the Water Kingdom a historical fantasy josei by Nao Iwamoto. Two people from rival kingdoms meet and pretend to be each other's husband / wife to prevent their kingdoms from going to war.

The characters are great, the setting is great, the art is beautiful, the story is sweet. I was sad that it was only 7 chapters in total. I could have read 50 volumes of this manga. 10/10.

[fandogamia]

¡POR FIN! El 19 de octubre llega el primer volumen de LOS SIETE CABALLEROS DEL REINO MARRONNIER, el nuevo manga de Iwamoto Nao.

La generala Baribara del reino Marronnier tuvo siete hijos que, al crecer, se convirtieron en caballeros con un propósito futuro en mente: “¡servir galantemente a la princesa de nuestro país algún día!”. Cada hermano tendrá una función que cumplir en el reino para ello y, una de las principales, es cuidarse de los reinos vecinos, de los que están geográficamente rodeados. Además, no faltan los misterios e intrigas en su propio reino, de los que también habrán de permanecer alerta.

¡Se alza el telón de esta historia de caballeros en la Edad Media!

💧Su autora, Iwamoto Nao, es también la creadora de PAÍS DEL ORO PAÍS DEL AGUA.

🏰 Hay preciosos escenarios basados en arquitectura europea real.

🫣 Un thriller político camuflado de romance... y viceversa.

#fandogamia #editorial #manga #shojo #cómic #octubre #lanzamiento #tebeo #medievo #caballeros #portada #sobrecubierta #tebeón #iwamotonao

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[afredam]

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[pomnavi]

Art meme - 5, 18, 21!

5. What’s your favorite thing to draw?

This one is kind of hard to answer since when I'm doodling I mostly draw shoulder-up, and I don't have a ton of finished pieces usually. I really like drawing eyes though, and really like the super detailed shojo look. But I also like korean manhwa-type art for male characters though, so that's my goal lol.

18. What are you currently trying to improve on?

One of my long term goals is to get better at backgrounds and environments! I've got stories that I want to write and draw, and I would love there to be actual backgrounds for some of my art lol. I've been really inspired by:

Kamome Shirahama

and Nao Iwamoto

21. Do you like to challenge yourself?

In the sketch stage, I usually thumbnail more challenging poses and angles, but it just never works out and I just switch back to something more standard after getting frustrated lol. I need to get better at drawing.

The answers are for this ask meme.

[mirimangarecs]

country of gold, country of water - iwamoto nao

to solve the long-standing hostilities between their nations, land a and land b each agree to send a marriage candidate to the other. however, when both kingdoms renege on the deal, the marriage candidates have to solve their problems themselves

the couple: despite being a short series, they actually develop really well and have a lot of cute scenes together :) the princess especially is my everything

story & setting: historical romance in a fictionalized hodgepodge of middle eastern cultures. lighthearted, funny, and a bit frantic

the art: broad and expressive, with the ability to pack a lot of high quality details into small spaces

[anime-end-cards]

March Comes in like a Lion

Episode 42 end card by Iwamoto Nao