#Soma hagiwara

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mrtk games but theyre stoners

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY NATSU!!!! (Lolita Natsu + a noatsu for the soul)

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Weekly Shonen Jump 55th anniversary appendix in Weekly Shonen Jump 2023 issue #33

1968 Weekly Shonen Jump Issue #1 Otoko Ippiki Gaki-Daisho by Hiroshi Motomiya 1969 Dr. Toilet by Kazuyoshi Torii 1970 The Gutsy Frog by Yasumi Yoshizawa 1971 Tezuka Manga Award 1st Edition Samurai Giants by Ikki Kajiwara & Ko Inoue Boy of the Wilderness Isamu by Soji Yamakawa & Noboru Kawasaki 1972 Astro Kyudan by Shiro Tōzaki & Norihiro Nakajima 1973 Play Ball by Akio Chiba Hochonin Ajihei by Jiro Gyu & Jo Big 1974 Akatsuka Manga Award 1st Edition 1975 The Circuit Wolf by Satoshi Ikezawa Doberman Deka by Buronson & Shinji Hiramatsu 1976 Toudai Icchokusen by Yoshinori Kobayashi Kochikame by Osamu Akimoto 1977 Ring ni Kakero by Masami Kurumada Susume!! Pirates by Hisashi Eguchi 1978 Cobra by Buichi Terasawa 1979 Kinnikuman by Yudetamago 1980 Dr. Slump by Akira Toriyama 1981 Captain Tsubasa by Yoichi Takahashi Cat's Eye by Tsukasa Hojo Stop!! Hibari-kun! by Hisashi Eguchi 1982 High School! Kimengumi by Motoei Shinzawa 1983 Fist of the North Star by Buronson & Tetsuo Hara Ginga -Nagareboshi Gin- by Yoshihiro Takahashi 1984 DRAGON BALL by Akira Toriyama 1985 City Hunter by Tsukasa Hojo Miraculous Tonchinkan by Koichi Endo Sakigake!! Otokojuku by Akira Miyashita 1986 Saint Seiya by Masami Kurumada 1987 JoJo's Bizarre Adventure by Hirohiko Araki The Burning Wild Man by Tadashi Sato 1988 Bastard!! by Kazushi Hagiwara Jungle King Tar-chan by Masaya Tokuhiro Rokudenashi BLUES by Masanori Morita Magical Taluluto by Tatsuya Egawa 1989 Weekly Shonen Jump reaches 5.000.000 copies in circulation Dragon Quest: The Great Adventure of Dai by Riku Sanjo & Koji Inada Video Girl Ai by Masakazu Katsura 1990 SLAM DUNK by Takehiko Inoue Chinyuki by Man Gataro Yu Yu Hakusho by Yoshihiro Togashi 1992 Hareluya II Boy by Haruto Umezawa 1993 Tottemo! Luckyman by Hiroshi Gamo Hell Teacher Nube by Makura Sho & Takeshi Okano 1994 Midori no Makibao by Tsunomaru Rurouni Kenshin by Nobuhiro Watsuki 1995 Weekly Shonen Jump reaches 6.530.000 copies in circulation Sexy Commando Gaiden: Sugoi yo!! Masaru-san by Kyosuke Usuta 1996 Hoshin Engi by Ryu Fujisaki Yu-Gi-Oh! by Kazuki Takahashi Kochikame 20th Anniversary & Chapter 1000 1997 I's by Masakazu Katsura Seikimatsu Leader den Takeshi! by Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro ONE PIECE by Eiichiro Oda 1998 Rookies by Masanori Morita Whistle! by Daisuke Higuchi HUNTERXHUNTER by Yoshihiro Togashi 1999 Hikaru no Go by Yumi Hotta & Takeshi Obata The Prince of Tennis by Takeshi Konomi NARUTO by Masashi Kishimoto 2000 JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean by Hirohiko Araki BLACK CAT by Kentaro Yabuki 2001 Bobobobo Bobobo by Yoshio Sawai BLEACH by Tite Kubo 2002 Strawberry 100% by Mizuki Kawashita Eyeshield 21 by Riichiro Inagaki & Yusuke Murata 2004 Death Note by Tsugumi Ohba & Takeshi Obata Gintama by Hideaki Sorachi Katekyo Hitman Reborn! by Akira Amano D.Gray-man by Katsura Hoshino Muhyo & Roji's Bureau of Supernatural Investigation by Yoshiyuki Nishi 2005 Neuro: Supernatural Detective by Yusei Matsui 2006 To Love Ru by Saki Hasemi & Kentaro Yabuki 2007 Sket Dance by Kenta Shinohara 2008 Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan by Hiroshi Shiibashi Toriko by Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro Bakuman. by Tsugumi Ohba & Takeshi Obata 2009 Kuroko's Basketball by Tadatoshi Fujimaki Beelzebub by Ryuhei Tamura Medaka Box by Nisio Isin & Akira Akatsuki 2010 ONE PIECE New World Begins 2011 Nisekoi by Naoshi Komi 2012 Haikyu!! by Haruichi Furudate The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. by Shuichi Aso Assassination Classroom by Yusei Matsui Food Wars: Shokugeki no Soma by Yuto Tsukuda & Shun Saeki 2013 World Trigger by Daisuke Ashihara Isobe Isobee Monogatari by Ryo Nakama 2014 Hinomaru Zumo by Kawada My Hero Academia by Kohei Horikoshi 2015 Black Clover by Yuki Tabata 2016 Yuuna and the Haunted Hot Springs by Tadahiro Miura Kimetsu no Yaiba by Koyoharu Gotouge BORUTO by Mikio Ikemoto & Ukyo Kodachi The Promised Neverland by Kaiu Shirai & Posuka Demizu Kochikame 40th Anniversary and Serialization End 2017 We Never Learn by Taishi Tsutsui Dr. STONE by Riichiro Inagaki & Boichi 2018 Jujutsu Kaisen by Akutami Gege

2019 Chainsaw Man by Tatsuki Fujimoto Mission: Yozakura Family by Hitsuji Gondaira 2020 Undead Unluck by Yoshifumi Tozuka MASHLE by Hajime Komoto Ayakashi Triangle by Kentaro Yabuki Me & Roboco by Shuhei Miyazaki BURN THE WITCH by Tite Kubo SAKAMOTO DAYS by Yuto Suzuki 2021 The Elusive Samurai by Yusei Matsui WITCH WATCH by Kenta Shinohara Blue Box by Kouji Miura 2022 Akane Banashi by Yuki Suenaga & Takamasa Moue

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One Quick Note

I've changed the students' classes. This, amongst other topics are just things I changed for the sake of it. Some of these new seating arrangements help with the plot of the story, and some others are just changed for no particular reason.

I guess a more important reason would be that it reflects what age I think some of the characters would be. (Typically ranging from 16-18.) Here is the list of the students (excluding OCs in order to keep it to students the fandom will recognize, of course). Also, this doesn't affect seating arrangements:

1-1: Kyuji Konagawa, Otohiko Meichi, Seiyo Akanishi, Chojo Tekina, Efude Nuriomono, Dora Tamamoto, Juku Ren, Iruka Dorufino, Sumire Suzuki, Tsubaki Uesugi, Ryuto Ippongo, Pippi Osu, Hoshiko Mizudori, Shiromi Torayoshi

1-2: Hanako Yamada, Horuda Puresu, Hazu Kashibuchi, Kokuma Jutsu, Borupen Saishiki, Shima Shiya, Beruma Dinkuri, Yaku Zaishi, Mantaro Sashimasu, Himari Fujita, Mai Waifu, Kokoro Momoiro

2-1: Ayano Aishi, Osana Najimi, Kuu Dere, Raibaru Fumetsu, Shozo Kurosawa, Kokona Haruka, Enpitsu Byoga, Beshi Takamine, Sukubi Dubidu, Homu Kurusu, Midori Gurin, Gaku Hikitsuri, Hayanari Tsumeato, Musume Ronshaku, Hana Daidaiyama

2-2: Asu Rito, Megami Saikou, Ajia Ashitomi, Saki Miyu, Riku Soma, Shin Higaku, Maka Tansei, Miyuji Shan, Rojasu Norubiru, Dafuni Bureiku, Hojiro Zameshiro, Uekiya Engeika, Umeji Kizuguchi, Akane Toriyasu

3-1: Oka Ruto, Osoro Shidesu, Sakyu Basu, Inkyu Basu, Kenko Sukayaka, Tsuruzo Yamazaki, Tokuko Kitagawa, Supana Churu, Gita Yamahato, Sho Kunin, Mina Rai, Horo Guramu, Unagi Denkashiza, Hokuto Furukizu, Dairoku Surikizu, Kashiko Murasaki, Aoi Ryugoku

3-2: Taro Yamada, Amai Odayaka, Kizana Sunobu, Toga Tabara, Shoku Tsubaraya, Daku Atsu, Geiju Tsuka, Kiba Kawaito, Budo Masuta, Furredo Jonzu, Kaga Kusha, Meka Nikaru, Itachi Zametora, Sakura Hagiwara, Gema Taku, Kuroko Kamenaga

Also, since I love adding pictures, please enjoy these uniform redesign drafts. I personally think it doesn't fit Yandere Simulator's current time, but I digress. Feedback is appreciated, as per usual.

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The distribution of students by class (This is not my idea btw).

I had the idea for a long time to translate into English and post this post, but for some reason I thought about it for a long time. In general, this idea is not really mine, I was inspired to do it by one person (I admire they headcanons, heheh), however, I don't know how to mark them on the blog-...I'm sorry.🥹

So, I hope I haven't fucked up anywhere and the characters don't repeat themselves anywhere, or there are no undesirable logical mistakes, but here's how I distributed the students into classes:

(15) Class 1-1: Ayano Aishi, Seyo Akanishi, Tsuruzo Yamazaki, Shin Higaku, Ryuto Ippongo, Pippi Osu, Beruma Dinkuri, Borupen Saishiki, Otohiko Meichi, Iruka Dorufino, Hoshiko Mizudori, Tsubaki Uesugi, Horuda Puresu, Ajia Ashitomi, Homu Kurusu.

(15) Class 1-2: Chojo Tekina, Hanako Yamada, Shiromi Torayoshi, Mantaro Sashimasu, Yaku Zaishi, Juku Ren, Tokuko Kitagawa, Midori Gurin, Kokoro Momoiro, Supana Churu, Dairoku Surikizu, Kokuma Jutsu, Sumire Suzuki, Efude Nurimono, Beruma Dinkuri.

(15) Class 2-1: Osana Najimi, Shozo Kurosawa, Enpitsu Byoga, Beshi Takamine, Sakura Hagiwara, Himari Fujita, Kyuji Konagawa, Shoku Tsuburaya, Riku Soma, Maka Tansei, Mina Rai, Hokuto Furikizu, Gaku Hikitsuri, Dora Tamamoto, Hana Daidayama.

(15) Class 2-2: Kizana Sunobu, Oka Ryuto, Asu Rito, Megami Saiko, Inkyu Basu, Hazu Kashibuchi, Kenko Sukoyaka, Saki Miyu, Shima Shiya, Miyuji Shan, Hayanari Tsumeato, Rojasu Norubiru, Sukubi Dubidu, Dafuni Bureiku, Kaga Kusha.

(15) Class 3-1: Amai Odayaka, Osoro Shidesu, Raibaru Fumetsu, Mai Waifu, Geiju Tsuka, Budo Masuta, Gita Yamahato, Horo Guramu, Itachi Zametora, Hojiro Zameshiro, Uekiya Engeika, Umeji Kizuguchi, Kashiko Murasaki, Akane Toriyasu, Aoi Ryugoku.

(13) Class 3-2: Taro Yamada, Sakyu Basu, Toga Tabara, Daku Atsu, Gema Takagaki, Kokona Haruka, Kiba Kawaito, Fureddo Jonzu, Meka Nikaru, Unagi Denkashiza, Kuu Dere, Musume Ronshaku, Kuroko Kamenaga.

I've been redoing this list a lot, but I've made it roughly the way I wanted it to be. It's much nicer to the eye when all the students in the classes are distributed not like in the game (even if all the students in the game are assigned to classes in a more convenient way for the players, I still don't like it...), but in their own way...

In the end, I just want to add that thanks to this person, what inspires me and sharing their wonderful story!🩵 (@yansimstorythatiwillnotworkon ...I kind of figured out how it works, yeah).

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Do have any headcanons for what pets certain yansim characters have? :)

Akademi Students with pets

Class 1-1

Efude Nurimono has two playful Exotic Shorthair cats. One orange and one white. Because of her obsession with anime, she named her cats “Miyuki” and “Yamiko” inspired by two of her favorite series: Magical Girl Pretty Miyuki and Life Note.

Kokuma Jutsu has an Atlas Moth that she caught in the forest near her house that she simply named “Atlas”.  Despite being harmless, most of her friends are scared of it due to how big it is (Atlas Moths are the largest moths in the world)

Kokona Haruka has a grey Chartreux kitten she found at the back of Akademi and adopted it. She named it “Mittens” because of the kitten’s soft paws.

Shima Shiya has a black and white Japanese Bobtail and a Dalmatian named “Dice” and “Domino” because of there black and white spotted color schemes. The two animals always seem to be at odds with each other despite Shima trying multiple methods to have them get along.

Shiromi Torayoshi has a Sphynx Cat that she named “Dog” with the sole purpose of confusing people and weirding them out. Sometimes she puts him in the clubroom which always freaks out Kuroko, who isn’t a big fan of Sphynx cats in particular.

Class 1-2

Supana Churu has three black Burmese cats named “Onyx”, “Midnight”, and “Shadow” (how edgy). When she’s at home reading the books she retrieved from the Occult Club’s bookshelves, her cats like to curl up next to her and rub against her.

Tokuko Kitagawa has a white Bichon Frise named “Lily” that she got in an attempt to one up Kizana once again. Unlike Kizana, however, Tokuko genuinely loves her dog and takes great pride and care in her

Ajia Ashitomi has a Siberian Husky named “Buster”. Every time Ajia goes to the dog park, Buster always gets let loose and wreaks havoc on the other dogs much to Ajia’s horror. Thankfully none of the other dogs get injured

Meka Nikaru always wanted to own a Red Crowned Crane as a pet, but raising a crane incredibly difficult and even dangerous. Because of this, she built a robotic crane that behaves almost exactly like its living counterpart except it is not aggressive towards people.

Midori Gurin has a green pet parakeet named “Chirp”. This bird is a massive chatterbox, which for Midori its great, but for everyone else its incredibly annoying.

Yuna Hina has a Holland Lop rabbit named “Marshmallow”. Raising her pet is one of the few things she is able to do successfully on her own.

Class 2-1

Riku Soma has a grey British Shorthair named “Barnaby”. He gets along very well with Mittens, Kokona’s cat and even has a little top hat made for him.

Sakura Hagiwara has a German Shepard named “Stellaluna”. The reason she has her is because her parents gave it to her in the event that she needed a service animal in the future (her dog is a certified service animal).

Gaku Hikitsuri has a white Samoyed dog that’s very affectionate named “Monster” (how ironic). Gaku named him that to try and make him seem intimidating, but he still enjoys his affection. He really wants a cat, but because his mother is allergic to cats he can’t get one.

Ayano Aishi has a white and grey Ragamuffin that was given to her by Kokona. To keep with a theme of Kokona’s cat, she named him “Gloves”

Osana Najimi has an orange and white Snowshoe cat named “Marmalade”. Marmalade always gets out of the house and Osana usually spends a few hours looking for her.

Class 2-2

Oka Ruto has a grey Maine Coon she got from the animal shelter named “Thunder”. She was fascinated by how large the cat was compared to the other cats at the shelter and wanted to study it.

(Warning: Mention of Animal Neglect) Kizana Sunobu has a white Turkish Angora named “Rose”. She only got her in order for her to appear more opulent and wealthy, and doesn’t take care of her at all. Her parents have to to take care of her instead.

Amai Odayaka has a Russian Blue cat named “Sugar”.  Sugar recently gave birth to 7 kittens, and this event caused a big debate in the Odayaka household on whether they should keep the kittens or not.

Hayanari Tsumeato has a Bulldog named “Vesuvius”. He is a very aggressive dog that is known to bite anyone and everyone. The only exception to this is Hayanari

Sakyu Basu and Inkyu Basu have a white Poodle named “Abella”. They like to dress her up in various outfits and accessories for fun. Inkyu once attempted to put lipstick on her, which resulted in Sakyu scolding her.

Class 3-1

Kenko Sukoyaka has a pet turtle named “Jupiter”. He usually feeds him vegetables that he grows in his garden

Borupen Saishiki has a pet Ball Python named “Diablo”. Sometimes he sneaks him in to school to terrorize other people. As a result of this, his bag had to be checked regularly for a month.

Sho Kunin has a Bloodhound named “Copper.” He hopes to train it to become a police dog for when he joins the police when he becomes an adult.

Akane Toriyasu has a pet Cardinal named “Scarlett”. Scarlett tends to sing cute little melodies in order to wake Akane up.

Kashiko Murasaki has a Chow Chow named “Butterscotch”. Sometimes Butterscotch jumps on her to wake her up or before she leaves, which sometimes ends up with her showing up to school covered in dog hair.

Class 3-2

Budo Masuta has a white Bull Terrier named “Rocky”. He often runs with Rocky in the morning in order for both of them to get some exercise

Uekiya Engeika has a pet Siamese Cat named “Poppy.” 85% of the time Poppy is covered in dirt because she tends to roll around in the dirt piles while Uekiya is gardening.

Kuroko Kamenaga has a pet Guinea Pig named “Cookie”. After being constantly pestered about getting a pet by Shiromi, she only wanted a small animal that would be low maintenance.

Musume Ronshaku has a tan pet French Bulldog named “Cashmere”. This is one of the things that Musume whined to her daddy for the most.

WOW this has to be the longest request I did. This was such an interesting and unique request and I hope I didn't dissapoint

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BASTARD!! L’Oscuro Dio Distruttore: la prima parte dell’anime arriverà su Netflix il 30 giugno, svelati altri membri del cast

La serie sarà composta da 24 episodi, che verranno distribuiti divisi in due parti.

Metallari, appassionati di fumetti e animazione, adunata! Abbiamo una data per la serie animata di “Bastard!! L’Oscuro Dio Distruttore”.

La dissacrante opera dark fantasy di Kazushi Hagiwara debutterà globalmente in streaming su Netflix il 30 giugno, con i primi 13 episodi. La seconda parte, composta da 11 episodi, seguirà in un momento ancora imprecisato del 2022. 

Con la notizia sono stati svelati altri quattro membri del cast:

Lars: Yoshitsugu Matsuoka (Bell Cranel in DanMachi)

Sean Ari: Ari Ozawa (Hina Hikawa in BanG Dream!)

Kai Harn: Shizuka Itoh (Rindo Kobayashi in Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma)

Di-amon: Takehito Koyasu (Dio Brando ne Le Bizzarre Avventure di JoJo)

Fra poco ci sarà l’AnimeJapan e potremmo veder arrivare anche un nuovo trailer, nel frattempo, per chi se lo fosse perso, ecco il teaser diffuso a febbraio.

L’adattamento, in lavorazione presso lo studio LIDEN FILMS (Cells at Work! Black, Blade of the Immortal), è diretto da Takaharu Ozaki (Goblin Slayer, Girls’ Last Tour) e sceneggiato da Yosuke Kuroda (My Hero Academia, Hellsing Ultimate).

Il design dei personaggi è curato da Sayaka Ono (Cross Ange - Rondo of Angel and Dragon), mentre le musiche sono composte da Yasuharu Takanashi (Record of Ragnarok, Zombie Land Saga).

La sigla di testa sarà ad opera della band Coldrain (Fire Force), mentre la sigla di coda sarà cantata da Tielle (autrice dell’insert song in Mobile Suit Gundam Narrative).

A quattrocento anni dalla caduta della civiltà moderna, il mondo è dominato da un caos di spade e magia.

Sotto la guida degli onnipotenti quattro re, l'Armata Ribelle delle Tenebre continua a espandere il suo potere nel tentativo di controllare il mondo cercando di far risorgere il dio della distruzione Anthrasax. Il regno di Meta-Likana al centro del Continente è attaccato dal mago al comando dell'Armata e per salvarlo Tia Noto Yoko (la figlia del gran sacerdote) deve decidere se far risorgere l'antico grande mago che una volta voleva governare il mondo, ma che ora è imprigionato nel corpo del suo amico d'infanzia Lucien Renlen.

Solo il bacio di una vergine potrà sciogliere l'incantesimo. Con la minaccia di un pericolo imminente, Yoko sfiora le labbra di Lucien con le sue e in quel momento un'energia oscura e potente si diffonde nell'aria. Torna così in vita il leggendario mago Dark Schneider, il personaggio più potente, sfrenato e affascinante di tutti!

Il manga è stato lanciato sulle pagine della rivista Weekly Shonen Jump ormai nel lontano 1988. A partire dal 2011, la serializzazione è cominciata a diventare sempre più irregolare, per poi entrare in una pausa indefinita; il volumetto più recente è il numero 27 e risale al 2012.

L’opera è edita in Italia da Panini Comics, sotto l’etichetta Planet Manga e ha già ispirato una breve serie OVA di 6 episodi, usciti fra il 1992 e il 1993.

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Anime TV form Japanese mystery novel

Kitsutsuki Tanteidokoro (Woodpecker Detective's Office)

Genre: Detective

On Air: April 13

Website: http://kimikoe.com/kitsutsuki/

PV: https://youtu.be/whLB5lVvo3o

Main cast

Ishikawa Takuboku CV. Asanuma Shintaro #浅沼晋太郎

Kindaichi Hyosuke CV. Sakurai Takahiro #櫻井孝宏

Nomura Kodo CV. Tsuda Kenjiro #津田健次郎

Hirai Taro CV. Ono Kensho #小野賢章

Yoshi Isamu CV. Saito Soma #斉藤壮馬

Hagiwara Sakutaro CV. Umehara Yuichiro #梅原裕一郎

Wakayama Bokusui CV. Furukawa Makoto #古川慎

Akutagawa Ryūnosuke CV. Hayashi Yukiya #林幸矢

*Guest

Ch.1 Mori Ogai CV. Suwabe Junichi #諏訪部順一

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Woodpecker Detective's Office - Crunchyroll Spring 2020 Spotlight

  Woodpecker Detective's Office is almost open for business! The Crunchyroll co-production based on the mystery novel by Kei Ii kicks off this April, so get a head start on its many mysteries in our in-depth spotlight below.

  Official website

Twitter

    Navigation

Launch Info

Official Trailers

Synopsis

Characters and Cast

Staff

Additional Info

    Launch Info

Launch Time: TBD

Territories: North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East, and CIS

Show Page (Coming Soon!)

  Official Trailers

    Synopsis

It is the end of the Meiji Era.

  The genius poet Ishikawa Takuboku, who’s struggling financially, starts a detective business out of his lodging in response to a certain murder case.

He calls it the Woodpecker Detective’s Office.

  “The ghosts of the Twelve-Story Tower in Asakusa,” “the man-eating figure who wanders the streets on snowy nights”...

  Takuboku involves himself in one bizarre case after another with his hometown acquaintance, Kindaichi Kyosuke, as his assistant.

  Other literary men such as Nomura Kodo, Yoshii Isamu, Hagiwara Sakutaro, and Wakayama Bokusui are also dragged into Takuboku’s exploits as he races all around Tokyo at the height of Westernization!

Characters and Cast

  Takuboku Ishikawa

VA: Shintarou Asanuma (Ugetsu Murata in given)

    A genius poet. Attended the same middle school as Kindaichi Kyosuke. Somewhat loose with money and women, but his good looks make him hard to hate.

  Kyosuke Kindaichi

VA: Takahiro Sakurai (Griffith in Berserk)

    A part-time university lecturer. He loves Ishikawa Takuboku’s talent. Mild-mannered and easily pushed around by Takuboku.

  Kodo Nomura

VA: Kenjiro Tsuda (Hannes in Attack on Titan)

    Taro Hirai

VA: Kensho Ono (Tetsuya Kuroko in Kuroko's Basketball)

    Isamu Yoshii

VA: Soma Saito (Hermes in Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?)

       Staff

  Original Story

Kei Ii

  General Director

Shinpei Ezaki

  Director

Tomoe Makino

  Series Composition

Taku Kishimoto

  Character Planning

Kaoru Saki

  Character Designs

Shuichi Hara

  Music

MONACA

  Animation Production

Liden Films

  Production

Tohoku Shinsha / Liden Films

  Planning

Kimikoe Project

  Presented by

Woodpecker Detective's Office Production Committee

     Additional Info

   Check out some of the cast member's comments on the series! 

  The genius poet and con man

Ishikawa Takuboku (CV: Asanuma Shintaro)

A genius poet. Attended the same middle school as Kindaichi Kyosuke. Somewhat loose with money and women, but his good looks make him hard to hate.

  [Comment from Ishikawa Takuboku voice actor Asanuma Shintaro]

It isn't often you get the opportunity to play the role of a famous historical figure from your hometown, no matter how many years you've been in the business. I’m truly grateful for this blessing, and I intend to have as much fun as I can with it. "The words I failed to say so long ago still remain within my heart..."

        The partner who supported Ishikawa Takuboku for all his life

Kindaichi Kyosuke (CV: Sakurai Takahiro)

A part-time university lecturer. He loves Ishikawa Takuboku’s talent. Mild-mannered and easily pushed around by Takuboku.

  [Comment from Kindaichi Kyosuke voice actor Sakurai Takahiro]

I’m Sakurai Takahiro, and I’ll be providing the voice of Kindaichi Kyosuke in Woodpecker Detective’s Office. This is a fun series packed with many elements, such as literature, mystery, human relationships, and entertainment. Please be sure to watch.

    The empathetic big brother type

Nomura Kodo (CV: Tsuda Kenjiro)

A student at Tokyo Imperial University. Was in the same middle school class as Kyosuke, making him Takuboku’s senpai. The empathetic type, good at looking after others. Like an older brother to the literary duo.

  [Comment from Nomura Kodo voice actor Tsuda Kenjiro]

I’m having fun playing Nomura Kodo, one of the literary men who frequent the milk bar. I hope everyone will enjoy the historical setting and atmosphere shared among these literary men.

    A young literary man striving to be a novelist

Hirai Taro (CV: Ono Kensho)

A young man of literature with insatiable curiosity. He’s deeply interested in the cases Takuboku handles. His eagle eye gives him powers of deduction that put adults to shame. Later known as Edogawa Ranpo.

  [Comment from Hirai Taro voice actor Ono Kensho]

I’m Ono Kensho, and I play the role of Hirai Taro. Hirai Taro is someone who likes to butt in on interesting cases, and he later becomes known as Edogawa Ranpo. I’ll do my best to express his sharp wit and behavior in a way that will give viewers a glimpse of him!

    The poet and count of many loves

Yoshii Isamu (CV: Saito Soma)

Well-bred and a bit pretentious. Sees Ishikawa Takuboku as a rival. Later became famous for writing the lyrics to the popular song Gondola no Uta.

  [Comment from Yoshii Isamu voice actor Saito Soma]

I love both literature and mysteries, so I’m thrilled to have a part in this project! Aside from the mystery-solving at its core, it’s packed with depictions of the daily lives and humor of some very unique young men of literature! I really hope you’ll all enjoy it!

        A shy, pure poet who can’t speak well

Hagiwara Sakutaro (CV: Umehara Yuichiro)

Shy, reclusive, and sensitive by nature, but also deeply cares for his friends. Would later be known as the father of modern poetry.

  [Comment from Hagiwara Sakutaro voice actor Umehara Yuichiro]

My character, Sakutaro, is a sentimental guy with a pure heart. I’ll do my best to make sure he isn’t buried by the unique personalities of the other characters. The series gives very satisfying depictions of the interactions between all these literary masters, so I hope everyone will watch it.

    A poet who loves traveling, booze, and taking life at his own pace

Wakayama Bokusui (CV: Furukawa Makoto)

A Waseda University student who’s active as a poet. Loves to drink. A free-spirited man who likes to travel and takes life at his own pace. A boundlessly cheerful mood-maker.

  [Comment from Wakayama Bokusui voice actor Furukawa Makoto]

Among the many poets featured in the series, Bokusui is depicted as a cheerful, big-hearted guy. I’ve enjoyed reading poems while feeling immersed in the historical setting of the series, so I hope everyone will have fun watching it. Be sure to check it out.

    A proud, aloof high school prodigy

Akutagawa Ryunosuke (CV: Hayashi Yukiya)

A student at First High School. Cool and collected, with a brilliant mind. Often says things that make people’s hearts skip a beat. Deeply admires Natsume Soseki.

  [Comment from Akutagawa Ryunosuke voice actor Hayashi Yukiya]

Woodpecker Detective’s Office will be my anime debut. I’ve been trying my hardest to keep up with the amazing, experienced voice actors and staff on this series. As for what kind of person my character, Akutagawa Ryunosuke, is... I hope you’ll all watch and find out!

  By: news+feed@crunchyroll.com

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Akademi HIgh: [Name] Quellette

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/2TUMP7j

by squidlysprite

Every student is dating [Name] Quellette. How they put up with her.

Words: 120, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Fandoms: Yandere Simulator (Video Game), Dangan Ronpa - All Media Types

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Categories: F/F, F/M, Multi

Characters: [Name] Quellette, Shiron Quellette, Technically Everyone

Relationships: [Name] Quellette/Taro Yamada | Senpai, [Name] Quellette/Taeko Yamada | Senpai, [Name] Quellette/Info-chan, [Name] Quellette/Osana Najimi, [Name] Quellette/Amai Odayaka, [Name] Quellette/Kizana Sunobu, [Name] Quellette/Oka Ruto, [Name] Quellette/Asu Rito, [Name] Quellette/Osoro Shidesu, [Name] Quellette/Hanako Yamada, [Name] Quellette/Megami Saikou, [Name] Quellette/Sakyu Basu, [Name] Quellette/Inkyu Basu, [Name] Quellette/Kuu Dere, [Name] Quellette/Horuda Puresu, [Name] Quellette/Kyuji Konagawa, [Name] Quellette/Otohiko Meichi, [Name] Quellette/Hazu Kazubuchi, [Name] Quellette/Toga Tabara, [Name] Quellette/Raibaru Fumestu, [Name] Quellette/Shoku Tsuburaya, [Name] Quellette/Kenko Sukoyaka, [Name] Quellette/Seiyo Akanishi, [Name] Quellette/Ajia Ashitomi, [Name] Quellette/Saki Miyu, [Name] Quellette/Tsuruzo Yamazaki, [Name] Quellette/Shozo Kurosawa, [Name] Quellette/Riku Soma, [Name] Quellette/Tokuko Kitagawa, [Name] Quellette/Kokona Haruka, [Name] Quellette/Shin Higaku, [Name] Quellette/Chojo Tekina, [Name] Quellette/Daku Atsu, [Name] Quellette/Supana Churu, [Name] Quellette/Kokuma Jutsu, [Name] Quellette/Geiju Tsuka, [Name] Quellette/Borupen Saishiki, [Name] Quellette/Enpitsu Byoga, [Name] Quellette/Maka Tansei, [ - Relationship, [Name] Quellette/Efude Nurimono, [Name] Quellette/Miyuj Shan, [Name] Quellette/Gita Yamahato, [Name] Quellette/Beshi Takamine, [Name] Quellette/Dora Tamamoto, [Name] Quellette/Kiba Kawaito, [Name] Quellette/Budo Masuta, [Name] Quellette/Mina Rai, [Name] Quellette/Sho Kunin, [Name] Quellette/Shima Shita, [Name] Quellette/Juku Ren, [Name] Quellette/Fureddo Jonzu, [Name] Quellette/Rojasu Norubiru, [Name] Quellette/Sukubi Dubidu, [Name] Quellette/Dafuni Bureiku, [Name] Quellette/Beruma Dinkuri, [Name] Quellette/Kaga Kusha, [Name] Quellette/Horo Guramu, [Name] Quellette/Yaku Zaishi, [Name] Quellette/Meka Nikaru, [Name] Quellette/Homu Kurusu, [Name] Quellette/Itachi Zametora, [Name] Quellette/Hojiro Zameshiro, [Name] Quellette/Unagi Denkashiza, [Name] Quellette/Iruka Dorufino, [Name] Quellette/Mantaro Sashimasu, [Name] Quellette/Uekiya Engeika, [Name] Quellette/Himari Fuijta, [Name] Quellette/Sakura Hagiwara, [Name] Quellette/Sumire Suzuki, [Name] Quellette/Tsubaki Uesugi, [Name] Quellette/Gema Taku, [Name] Quellette/Ryuto Ippongo, [Name] Quellette/Pippi Osu, [Name] Quellette/Midori Gurin, [Name] Quellette/Mai Waifu, [Name] Quellette/Umeji Kizuguchi, [Name] Quellette/Hokuto Furukizu, [Name] Quellette/Gaku Hikitsuri, [Name] Quellette/Hayanari Tsumeato, [Name] Quellette/Dairoku Surikizu, [Name] Quellette/Kuroko Kamenaga, [Name] Quellette/Akane Toriyasu, [Name] Quellette/Shiromi Torayoshi, [Name] Quellette/Aoi Ryugoku, [Name] Quellette/Musume Ronshaku, [Name] Quellette/Kashiko Murasaki, [Name] Quellette/Hana Daidaiyama, [Name] Quellette/Kokoro Momoiro, [Name] Quellette/Hoshiko Mizudori, Onesided [Name] Quellette/Shiron Quellette, [Name] Quellette/Osano Najimi, [Name] Quellette/Amao Odayaka, [Name] Quellette/Kizano Sunobu, [Name] Quellette/Oko Ruto, [Name] Quellette/Aso Rito, [Name] Quellette/Osomo Shidesu, [Name] Quellette/Hanoko Quellette, [Name] Quellette/Megamo Saikou

Additional Tags: Harem, Polyamory, Polyamorous Character, Sibling Incest, Sister/Sister Incest, Sister-Sister Relationship, Memes, [Name] is Reader

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Hi. First time making text posts. Enjoy some marutoku textposts one part 1

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This is very self indulgent do forgive me

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Woodpecker Detective’s Office: locandina, nuovo promo e cast della serie animata

L’anime debutterà in Giappone il 13 aprile e sarà distribuito in simulcast da Crunchyroll.

Pubblicati una nova locandina e un secondo video promozionale per la serie animata tratta dal romanzo “Kitsutsuki Tantei-Dokoro” (Woodpecker Detective’s Office) di Kei Ii, svelando che l’anime andrà in onda a partire dal 13 aprile. Essendo co-prodotto da Crunchyroll, sarà distribuito in simulcast dalla piattaforma di streaming.

Lo spot anticipa la sigla di testa "Honjitsu mo Makoto ni Seiten Nari", cantata da Makoto Furukawa (Tsukipro The Animation, One Punch Man 2). Il brano di chiusura si intitolerà "Gondola no Uta" e sarà ad opera delle NOW ON AIR.

Svelati anche i bozzetti e i doppiatori di tutti i personaggi principali, presentati nel video.

Takuboku Ishikawa: Shintaro Asanuma 

Kyousuke Kindaichi: Takahiro Sakurai   

Kodo Nomura: Kenjiro Tsuda

Ryunosuke Akutagawa: Yukiya Hayashi

Isamu Yoshii: Soma Saito 

Sakutaro Hagiwara: Yuichiro Umehara

Taro Hirai: Kensho Ono 

Bokusui Wakayama: Makoto Furukawa     

Nel cast è stato confermato anche Hayato Furusawa, ma al momento non è stato rivelato il ruolo da lui interpretato. 

È la fine dell'epoca Meiji. Il geniale poeta Ishikawa Takuboku, nei guai economicamente, inizia a lavorare come investigatore partendo da un caso di omicidio. Lui lo chiama il Woodpecker Detective’s Office. “I fantasmi della Twelve-Story Tower di Asakusa”, “il cannibale che si aggira per le strade durante le notti nevose”… Takuboku si mette alla prova un caso bizzarro dopo l'altro con Kindaichi Kyosuke, abitante del luogo, come aiutante. Altre figure letterarrie come Nomura Kodo, Yoshii Isamu, Hagiwara Sakutaro e Wakayama Bokusui sono trascinate in gioco da Takuboku mentre si aggira per Tokyo durante l'apice della sua occidentalizzazione!

Il progetto vede il debutto alla regia di Tomoe Makino, che sta dirigendo il tutto presso lo studio LIDENFILMS (Boarding School Juliet, Hanebado!) con la supervisione di Shinpei Ezaki (Hanebado!). La sceneggiatura sta venendo curata da Taku Kishimoto (Haikyu!!), il character design è affidato a Shuuichi Hara (Lost Song), mentre le musiche sono targate MONACA (Garo: Vanishing Line, Nisemonogatari).

Autore: SilenziO))) (@s1lenzi0)

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Weekly Shonen Jump 50th anniversary Shikishi

Hiroshi Kaizuka (Chichi no Tamashii)

Hiroshi Motomiya (Otoko Ippiki Gaki Daishou)

Kazuyoshi Torii (Toilet Hakase)

Daijiro Morohoshi (Yokai Hunter)

Satoshi Ikezawa (Circuit no Okami)

Kontaro (1•2 no Ahho!!)

Yukinobu Hoshino (Blue City)

Yoshinori Kobayashi (Todai Icchokusen)

Osamu Akimoto (KochiKame)

Hisashi Eguchi (Susume!! Pirates/Stop!! Hibari-kun!)

Buichi Terasawa (Space Adventure Cobra)

Yudetamago (Kinnikuman)

Yoichi Takahashi (Captain Tsubasa)

Tsukasa Hojo (Cat's♥Eye)

Shinji Hiramatsu (Black Angels)

Motoei Shinzawa (High School! Kimengumi)

Ryuji Tsugihara (Yoroshiku Mechadoc)

Masakazu Katsura (Wing-Man/Video Girl Ai/I"s)

Buronson and Tetsuo Hara (Fist of the North Star)

Yoshihiro Takahashi (Ginga -Nagareboshi Gin-)

Akira Toriyama (Dragon Ball)

Koichi Endo (Tsuide ni Tonchinkan)

Akira Miyashita (Sakigake!! Otokojuku)

Masami Kurumada (Saint Seiya)

Kouji Koseki (Kenritsu Umisora Koukou Yakyuu Buin Yamashita Tarou-kun)

Hirohiko Araki (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure)

Tadashi Sato (The Burning Wild Man)

Kouji Maki (God Sider)

Kazushi Hagiwara (Bastard!!)

Shinji Imaizumi (Kami-sama wa Southpaw)

Tatsuya Egawa (Magical Taluluto)

Riku Sanjo and Koji Inada (Dragon Quest: Dai no Daibouken)

Masaya Tokuhiro (Jungle King Tar-chan)

Takehiko Inoue (Slam Dunk)

Shin Mitsuhara (Outer Zone)

Yutaka Takahashi (Bonbonzaka High Drama Club)

Keishuu Ando (Kyuukyoku!! Hentai Kamen)

Haruto Umezawa (Hareluya II Bøy)

Kouji Kiriyama (Ninku)

Hiroshi Gamo (Tottemo! Luckyman)

Shou Makura and Takeshi Okano (Hell Teacher Nube)

Kokichi Naniwa (Ousama wa Roba ~Hattari Teikoku no Gyakushuu~)

Nobuhiro Watsuki (Rurouni Kenshin)

Tsunomaru (Midori no Makibao)

Hajime Kazu (Mind Assassin)

Makoto Niwano (Jinnai Ryuujuujutsu Butouden Majima-kun Suttobasu!)

Yuko Asami (Wild Half)

Ryu Fujisaki (Hoshin Engi)

Kazuki Takahashi (Yu-Gi-Oh!)

Kazumata Oguri (Hanasaka Tenshi Tenten-kun)

Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro (Seikimatsu Leader-den Takeshi!/Toriko)

Eiichiro Oda (One Piece)

Masanori Morita (Rookies)

Daisuke Higuchi (Whistle!)

Yoshihiro Togashi (Hunter x Hunter)

Nakaba Suzuki (Rising Impact)

Takeshi Konomi (The Prince of Tennis)

Masashi Kishimoto (Naruto)

Kyosuke Usuta (Pyu to Fuku! Jaguar)

Yoshio Sawai (Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo)

Shinya Suzuki (Mr. Fullswing)

Tite Kubo (Bleach)

Mizuki Kawashita (Strawberry 100%)

Riichiro Inagaki and Yusuke Murata (Eyeshield 21)

Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata (Death Note)

Hideaki Sorachi (Gintama)

Akira Amano (Reborn!)

Katsura Hoshino (D.Gray-man)

Yoshiyuki Nishi (Muhyo & Roji's Bureau of Supernatural Investigation)

Kentaro Yabuki (To Love-Ru/Yamato Gensouki/Black Cat)

Saki Hasemi (To Love-Ru)

Yasuhiro Kano (Mx0)

Kenta Shinohara (Sket Dance)

Hiroshi Shiibashi (Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan)

Kouji Ooishi (Inumarudashi)

Tadatoshi Fujimaki (Kuroko's Basketball)

Ryuuhei Tamura (Beelzebub)

Nisio Isin and Akira Akatsuki (Medaka Box)

Naoshi Komi (Nisekoi)

Haruichi Furudate (Haikyu!!)

Shuuichi Asou (The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.)

Yuusei Matsui (Assassination Classroom)

Yuto Tsukuda and Shun Saeki (Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma)

Daisuke Ashihara (World Trigger)

Ryou Nakama (Isobe Isobee Monogatari: Ukiyo wa Tsurai yo)

Kawada (Hinomaru Zumo)

Kohei Horikoshi (My Hero Academia)

Yuki Tabata (Black Clover)

Tadahiro Miura (Yuuna and the Haunted Hot Springs)

Koyoharu Gotouge (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba)

Mikio Ikemoto and Ukyo Kodachi (Boruto: Naruto Next Generations)

Kaiu Shirai and Posuka Demizu (The Promised Neverland)

Taishi Tsutsui (We Never Learn)

Riichiro Inagaki and Boichi (Dr.Stone)

Tatsuya Matsuki and Shiro Usazaki (Act-Age)

Gege Akutami (Jujutsu Kaisen)

Haruto Ikezawa (Noah's Notes)

Masayoshi Satosho (Momiji no Kisetsu)

Kazusa Inaoka (Kimi Wo Shinryakuseyo)

Keiji Amatsuki (Seiji Tanaka)

Takahide Totsuno (Alice & Taiyou)

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Bookshelf Briefs 6/25/18

Astra: Lost in Space, Vol. 3 | By Kenta Shinohara | Viz Media – Two things are the most notable about this volume of Astra, which otherwise sees our heroes going to more alien worlds and slowly firming up into the obvious romantic couples. The first is the big reveal that Luca is intersex, which comes out after a confrontation with Ulgar over Luca’s father, the senator. We’ve seen intersex characters in manga before, but it doesn’t usually hit Jump titles. The other reveal is back with the parents discussing their kids, who have now been missing for a month. It’s clear that there is some sort of big conspiracy going on here. That said, I’m not sure I’d really be continuing with this if I didn’t know the next volume was the last. I look forward to it ending, but also want to see the end. – Sean Gaffney

Battle Angel Alita: Mars Chronicle, Vol. 2 | By Yukito Kishiro | Kodansha Comics – Having recently started reading and enjoying the original Battle Angel Alita, I was naturally curious about Mars Chronicle. While the first volume of Mars Chronicle served as a prequel to Battle Angel Alita, taking place during Alita’s childhood as a war orphan on Mars, the second volume is a sequel set after the events of the Last Order series. Tying the volumes together are the characters and the Martian landscape. Alita finds herself caught up in a dramatic battle with Erica, her childhood friend and another expert martial artist, while larger efforts to establish a unified Mars are in danger of collapsing, Alita herself framed for an assassination attempt of the emerging leader. For the most part, Mars Chronicle is a fairly accessible series even for those who haven’t read the earlier manga, although some basic familiarity with the franchise can still be useful. – Ash Brown

Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma, Vol. 24 | By Yuto Tsukuda and Shun Saeki | Viz Media – One of the more iconic things about Food Wars! are the images that are drawn by the artist summing up the preparation of food. Sometimes, when it involves the judges eating, it’s pure fanservice, but not always. There’s two terrific portraits here of the different types of cooking that two of the teams do—the one with Gin, Takumi and Megumi is shown as a sort of cocktail jazz band, while the one with Soma, his dad and Erina is shown to be avant-garde Jackson-Pollock style painters. It’s great stuff, and helps get us into the big final matches, which start with Soma immediately having rotten luck destroy him, as he’s challenging a soba expert and the meal they’re doing is soba. Ah well, he’s the hero, I’m sure he’ll come up with something. – Sean Gaffney

Ghost in the Shell README: 1995-2017 | By Takuma Shindo | Kodansha Comics – Despite being subtitled 1995-2017, the recent Hollywood live-action Ghost in the Shell film is oddly the first incarnation of Shirow Masamune’s manga to be addressed by the README guide and artbook. The rest of the volume is devoted to the various anime films and series by Mamoru Oshii, Kenji Kamiyama and, most recently, Kazuchika Kise. Each of the adaptations is given a chapter of its own which includes general information, story summaries, character, mechanical, and landscape designs, an abundance of full-color artwork, and more. For me the most interesting parts of README were the essays, the interview with Atsuko Tanaka and Maaya Sakamoto (the voices of “The Major,” Motoko Kusanagi), and the roundtable featuring all of the Ghost in the Shell anime directors in conversation with one another. README will likely appeal most to established fans of the franchise, but it provides a terrific overview and general introduction, too. – Ash Brown

Horimiya, Vol. 11 | By Hero and Daisuke Hagiwara | Yen Press – It really is impressive how the author of Horimiya is just not letting go of the fact that Hori really gets turned on by being dominated/struck, and that this really seems to bother Miyamura. It’s one reason, perhaps, why the volume ends with a short chapter that shows that, though they love each other, they still have tremendous difficulty figuring out how the other thinks. And there’s also Hori’s rage issues, which they at least acknowledge but don’t really deal with. As for the other couples, well, Ishikawa and Yoshikawa (Ishiyoshi?) are still struggling a bit, mostly due to embarrassment and embarrassing family. Horimiya isn’t as fantastic as it once was, but it’s still fun. – Sean Gaffney

Kuroko’s Basketball, Vols. 23-24 | By Tadatoshi Fujimaki | VIZ Media – We begin with the conclusion of the Winter Cup semifinal game, during which Seirin manages to defeat Kaijo by a one-point margin. It’s tense and exciting and there is a lot of manly crying. Rather than move right into the finals, however, the story diverges into flashback mode, with Kuroko telling the story of his time at Teiko Middle. This arc is fabulous and I’m a little bummed we didn’t have it earlier, as it would’ve informed so many of Kuroko’s interactions with his former teammates. However, putting it before his big matchup against Akashi makes sense, since Akashi was the one who sensed his potential to develop a unique style in the first place. In particular, I wasn’t expecting to come out of the arc loving Aomine so much. It’s nice knowing he finally did find someone who could defeat him. One of the best volumes in a while! – Michelle Smith

Kuroko’s Basketball, Vols. 23-24 | By Tadatoshi Fujimaki | Viz Media – As you might expect, Kuroko solves things, and is even allowed to make the winning shot—something that stuns him a bit. We’re clearly getting near to the end of the series, which means it’s now time for a biiiig flashback showing how the Generation of Miracles actually came to be. As you might imagine given everyone we’ve seen, it was not free and easy. Kuroko is almost put off the team a few times and the others barely work together at all. (It’s also cute seeing a middle-school, pre-sexy knockout Momoi falling for Kuroko.) I’m glad that this flashback is coming now, as we’ve come to know all the leads, and it also gives us a break from the tournament while still being filled with basketball. – Sean Gaffney

Mushroom Girls in Love | By Kei Murayama | Seven Seas – If it weren’t for the length, this could easily have fit right into the middle of A Centaur’s Life, a series that seems to enjoy randomly wandering off into whatever the hell for a few chapters on end. Instead of animal-human hybrids, this time it’s fungi-human hybrids, as our heroines try to stay married and in love despite root rot, royalty trying to break them up, and evading gunfire and the world seemingly being against them. As with A Centaur’s Life, this is not so much comedic or dramatic as just plain weird. And then there’s the girls riding tarantulas like horses… I guess what I mean to say is that if you like A Centaur’s Life and wish that the lesbians were the main characters, give this a shot. – Sean Gaffney

Princess Jellyfish, Vol. 9 | By Akiko Higashimura | Kodansha Comics – In many respects, this is a satisfying finale. Jelly Fish is back in business and it’s great to see the girls, particularly Jiji, finally able to don fancy clothes without hesitation in order to help Tsukimi’s visions become reality. In fact, I pretty much cried straight through from that point on. Reveals and reunions occur, but when one looks closer, one sees that several things remain unsettled. Amamizukan is still owned by Kai Fish, we don’t know whether Jelly Fish will actually be a success, and we don’t know how Tsukimi feels about Kuranosuke being in love with her (though I do love that he recognizes she doesn’t need a man right now). The feeling is all very optimistic, though, and perhaps it’s for the best that we just imagine a happy outcome without worrying about the details. It’s hard to believe it’s over! – Michelle Smith

Wotakoi: Love Is Hard for Otaku, Vol. 2 | By Fujita | Kodansha Comics – If you enjoyed the first volume of Wotakoi, this second one gives you more of what you enjoyed. The four leads are still all otaku types, but realistic and not caricatured. We get to see how Hanako and Taro met, which temporarily turns Wotakoi into Haikyu!! for a bit, and also see the couples accidentally getting swapped thanks to a haunted roller coaster. And there’s a new character, introduced (I thought) to be a gay love interest to Naoya, but no, she’s just a shy girl who dresses like a schlub. Still, there’s some comedy to be mined from hiding this from Naoya for the time being. As an anime and manga geek, reading Wotakoi is both fun and heartwarming, and I like it a lot. – Sean Gaffney

Wotakoi: Love Is Hard for Otaku, Vol. 2 | By Fujita | Kodansha Comics – I really liked the first Wotakoi omnibus, but I flatout loved this one. All of the characters are so great and so vivid, and there was an interesting structure to the two volumes included here. In the first, the continuing story of Hirotaka and Narumi’s first real date is interspersed with short vignettes and the story of how Naoya makes a friend. I came away with a much stronger idea of why Hirotaka loves Narumi, and how he feels like an inferior adult compared to her. In the second volume, the continuing story is an amazing flashback to Kabakura and Koyanagi in high school, with all the tsundere goodness one could wish for. Ordinarily, characters who bicker this much would bother me, but these two are the exception. This is a fabulous series that everyone should be reading. Get on it! – Michelle Smith

Yuuna and the Haunted Hot Springs, Vol. 2 | By Tadahiro Miura | Seven Seas – If nothing else, Yuuna is proving to be a slightly better ecchi Jump title than To-Love-Ru has, possibly as there’s slightly less emphasis on falling into everyone’s breasts all the time. Only slightly, though, and Yuuna still positions itself for one type of reader and one alone—the horny teenage boy. But if I were a horny teenage boy, I’d like this—Kogarashi is a bit less hapless than the typical ecchi protagonist, the girls are for the most part fun (I was amused that the drunken Kitsune wannabe is a manga artist), and there is the occasional sweet romantic tease. Still, if you’re expecting romance, read Nisekoi. If you want boobs, this is the book for you. – Sean Gaffney

By: Michelle Smith