#a lovely reader recently printed and bound my series Not About Angels

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how do you feel about people printing and binding you fics? not for a profit of course

hi!! I feel wonderful abt it!! Everyone has blanket permission to translate my fics, print and/or bind them, i only ask that im credited and that I get to see pics !! 🥰🥰🥰 i love seeing folks enjoy any of my writing, it really feeds my soul, and I love to see printed copies of stuff I worked hard on ❤️

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Monthly Manga Review Index: May 2017

Spring house cleaning alert! In an effort to make the Monthly Manga Review Index more useful, I’ve reduced the number of categories from four to three. Those categories track closely with the original format: From the Top lists the first volumes of new and ongoing series; Ongoing Series focuses on later volumes of current titles, and From the Vault lists older series that are complete, unfinished but suspended, or out-of-print. Digital-only titles — once a separate category — are now flagged with an asterisk (*). I’ve also created a permalink for all installments of the Monthly Manga Review Index, making it easier for readers to find titles of interest. Last but not least, I added four websites to the blogroll this month: All-Comic, Anime Ushi, Manga Maniac Cafe, and SKJAM! Reviews.

Here at The Manga Critic, I posted reviews of The Emperor and I, a gag manga about a family who adopts a penguin; Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju, a drama about an ex-con who’s trying to reinvent himself as a rakugo artist; and Delicious in Dungeon, a series about a quartet of adventurers who slash, fight, and cook their way through a subterranean world of monsters and man-eating plants.

REVIEW OF THE MONTH

Khursten Santos, manga scholar and hostess of Otaku Champloo, recently posted a hilarious, detailed review of Welcome to the Ballroom. I’d been on the fence about reading this series, but Khursten’s ecstatic descriptions of the dancing sequences convinced me to give it a try. “Seeing these dancers made me appreciate the power of lines and how they express movement,” she explains. “The weight of a line that flicks to a wisp illustrates a movement so rhythmic that it’s almost animated in these panels. A turn transforms into this complex movement that twists the dancer’s body.”

By the way, if you’re following Khursten on Twitter, be sure to extend your congratulations; Khurtsen just submitted her doctoral thesis! The subject: why fujoshi love Shonen Jump. Now that’s a dissertation I’d like to read!

FROM THE TOP: FIRST VOLUMES (PRINT)

Aoharu x Machinegun, Vol. 1 (Allen Kesinger, No Flying No Tights)

Behind the Scenes!!, Vols. 1-3 (Megan R., The Manga Test Drive)

Bloom Into You, Vol. 1 (Siddarth Gupta, All-Comic)

Boruto: Naruto Next Generations, Vol. 1 (Faith Orcino, Anime Ushi)

Boruto: Naruto Next Generations, Vol. 1 (Nick Smith, ICv2)

Boruto: Naruto Next Generations, Vol. 1 (Robert Prentice, Three If By Space)

Cells at Work!, Vol. 1 (Ken H., Sequential Ink)

Days, Vols. 1-2 (Michelle Smith, Soliloquy in Blue)*

Delicious in Dungeon, Vol. 1 (Jordan Richards, AiPT!)

Delicious in Dungeon, Vol. 1 (Keith Hendricks, NerdSpan)

Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju, Vol. 1 (David Brooke, AiPT!)

Dragon Ball Super!, Vol. 1 (J. Caleb Mozzocco, Good Comics for Kids)

Dragon Ball Super!, Vol. 1 (Nick Smith, ICv2)

Dreamin’ Sun, Vol. 1 (Demelza, Anime UK News)

Dreamin’ Sun, Vol. 1 (Sean Gaffney, A Case Suitable for Treatment)

Dreamin’ Sun, Vol. 1 (Michelle Smith, Soliloquy in Blue)

Erased, Vol. 1 (Eric Cline, AiPT!)

Erased, Vol. 1 (Faith Orcino, Anime Ushi)

Fire Force, Vol. 1 (Ken H., Sequential Ink)

Flying Witch, Vol. 1 (Alexis Puga, BentoByte)

Flying Witch, Vol. 1 (J. Caleb Mozzocco, Good Comics for Kids)

Flying Witch, Vol. 1 (Michael, Taykobon)

The Full-Time Wife Escapist, Vols. 1-2 (Michelle Smith, Soliloquy in Blue)*

Ghost in the Shell 1.5: Deluxe Edition (Ollie Barder, Forbes)

Giant Killing, Vol. 1 (Cain Walter, The Fandom Post)*

Giant Killing, Vol. 1 (Matt, Taykobon)*

Girls’ Last Tour, Vol. 1 (Sean Gaffney, A Case Suitable for Treatment)

Girls’ Last Tour, Vol. 1 (Keith Hendricks, NerdSpan)

Gleam, Vol. 1 (Rebecca Silverman, Anime News Network)*

Hana & Hina Afterschool, Vol. 1 (Erica Friedman, Okazu)

Hatsune Miku: Acute (Alyssa Vaughn, NerdSpan)

Hatsune Miku: Bad • End • Night, Vol. 1 (Rebecca Silverman, Anime News Network)

Ichi-F: A Worker’s Graphic Memoir of the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant (Ken H., Sequential Ink)

Immortal Hounds, Vol. 1 (Julie, Manga Maniac Cafe)

Kitaro: The Great Tanuki War (Sean Gaffney, A Case Suitable for Treatment)

Love at Fourteen, Vol. 1 (Megan R., The Manga Test Drive)

Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid, Vols. 1-2 (Siddarth Gupta, All-Comic)

Mobile Suit Gundham Thunderbolt, Vol. 1 (Siddharth Gupta, All-Comic)

Murcielago, Vol. 1 (Faith Orcino, Anime Ushi)

Murcielago, Vols. 1-2 (Rebecca Silverman, Anime News Network)

My Brother’s Husband, Vol. 1 (Rebecca Silverman, Anime News Network)

My Brother’s Husband, Vol. 1 (Faith Orcino, Anime Ushi)

My Brother’s Husband, Vol. 1 (Sean Gaffney, A Case Suitable for Treatment)

My Brother’s Husband, Vol. 1 (Johanna Draper Carlson, Comics Worth Reading)

My Brother’s Husband, Vol. 1 (Charles Pulliam-Moore, io9)

My Brother’s Husband, Vol. 1 (EL, Just Love: Queer Book Reviews)

My Brother’s Husband, Vol. 1 (Ken H., Sequential Ink)

My Brother’s Husband, Vol. 1 (Michelle Smith, Soliloquy in Blue)

My Lesbian Experience With Loneliness (Sean Gaffney, A Case Suitable for Treatment)

My Lesbian Experience With Loneliness (Erica Friedman, Okazu)

Neon Genesis Evangelion: Legend of the Piko Piko Middle School Students, Vol. 1 (Sean Gaffney, A Case Suitable for Treatment)

Peach Heaven, Vol. 1 (Anna N., The Manga Report)*

Peach Heaven, Vol. 1 (Megan R., The Manga Test Drive)*

Revolutionary Girl Utena: Complete Deluxe Box Set (Rebecca Silverman, Anime News Network)

Revolutionary Girl Utena: Complete Deluxe Box Set (Erica Friedman, Okazu)

Smokin’ Parade, Vol. 1 (Rebecca Silverman, Anime News Network)

Smokin’ Parade, Vol. 1 (Justin Stroman, The OASG)

Species Domain, Vol. 1 (Faith Orcino, Anime Ushi)

Sword Art Online: Progressive, Vols. 1-4 (Nic Willcox, No Flying No Tights)

Toppu GP, Vol. 1 (Faith Orcino, Anime Ushi)

The Water Dragon’s Bride, Vol. 1 (Helen, The OASG)

Witchcraft Works, Vol. 1 (Julie, Manga Maniac Cafe)

ONGOING SERIES

7th Garden, Vol. 4 (Kate O’Neil, The Fandom Post)

The Ancient Magus’ Bride, Vol. 6 (Helen, The OASG)

The Ancient Magus’ Bride, Vol. 6 (Jordan, Taykobon)

APOSIMZ, Chapter 3 (Chris Beveridge, The Fandom Post)*

Attack on Titan, Vol. 21 (Sean Gaffney, A Case Suitable for Treatment)

Blame: Master Edition, Vol. 2 (Patrick Moore, BentoByte)

Blame: Master Edition, Vol. 3 (Patrick Moore, BentoByte)

Cage of Eden, Vol. 21 (Sean Gaffney, A Case Suitable for Treatment)

Case Closed, Vol. 61 (Siddarth Gupta, All-Comic)

A Centaur’s Life, Vol. 11 (Siddarth Gupta, All-Comic)

Chihayafuru, Vol. 2 (Sean Gaffney, A Case Suitable for Treatment)*

Clockwork Planet, Vol. 2 (David Brooke, AiPT!)

Complex Age, Vols. 3-4 (Rebecca Silverman, Anime News Network)

Erased, Vol. 2 (Eric Cline, AiPT!)

Everyone’s Getting Married, Vol. 5 (Anna N., The Manga Report)

Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma, Vol. 18 (Rebecca Silverman, Anime News Network)

Gangsta: Cursed, Vol. 2 (Kate O’Neil, The Fandom Post)

The Girl From the Other Side: Siúil, a Rún, Vol. 2 (Sarah, Anime UK News)

Happiness, Vol. 4 (Jordan Richards, AiPT!)

Interviews with Monster Girls, Vol. 4 (David Brooke, AiPT!)

JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders, Vol. 3 (Sean Gaffney, A Case Suitable for Treatment)

Kamisama Kiss (Megan R., The Manga Test Drive)

Master Keaton, Vol. 10 (Sakura Eries, The Fandom Post)

Monthly Girls’ Nozaki-Kun, Vol. 7 (Sean Gaffney, A Case Suitable for Treatment)

Murcielago, Vol. 2 (Erica Friedman, Okazu)

My Hero Academia, Vol. 8 (Nick Creamer, Anime News Network)

My Love Story!!, Vol. 12 (Anna N., The Manga Report)

One Piece, Vols. 28-30 (Renay Williams, B&N Sci-Fi & Fantasy Blog)

One Piece, Vols. 31-33 (Renay Williams, B&N Sci-Fi & Fantasy Blog)

One Piece, Vols. 34-36 (Renay Williams, B&N Sci-Fi & Fantasy Blog)

One Piece, Vol. 82 (Sean Gaffney, A Case Suitable for Treatment)

One-Punch Man, Vol. 11 (Keith Hendricks, NerdSpan)

Platinum End, Vol. 2 (Anna N., The Manga Report)

Platinum End, Vol. 2 (SKJAM, SKJAM! Reviews)

Platinum End, Vol. 2 (Robert Prentice, Three If By Space)

Prison School, Vol. 6 (Justin, The OASG)

Tokyo ESP, Vol. 7 (Richard Gutierrez, The Fandom Post)

Umineko: When They Cry, Vol. 8 (Kate O’Neil, The Fandom Post)

UQ Holder!, Vol. 9 (Nick Creamer, Anime News Network)

Vagabond, Vol. 2 (SKJAM, SKJAM! Reviews)

Void’s Enigmatic Mansion, Vol. 5 (Rebecca Silverman, Anime News Network)

The Water Dragon’s Bride, Vol. 2 (Anna N., The Manga Report)

Welcome to the Ballroom, Vol. 4 (Matt, Taykobon)

Welcome to the Ballroom, Vol. 5 (Matt, Taykobon)

FROM THE VAULT

Battle Angel Alita (Toussaint Egan, Paste Magazine)

Berserk (Charlotte Arielle, Anime Ushi)

Bound Beauty (Megan R., The Manga Test Drive)

Dawn of the Arcana (Megan R., The Manga Test Drive)

The Devil Within (Megan R., The Manga Test Drive)

The Earl and the Fairy (Megan R., The Manga Test Drive)

FukuFuku Kitten Tales, Vol. 1 (David Arul, star2)

Grand Guignol Orchestra (Megan R. The Manga Test Drive)

Haruka: Beyond the Stream of Time (Megan R., The Manga Test Drive)

Juline (Megan R., The Manga Test Drive)

Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You (Megan R., The Manga Test Drive)

Kitchen Princess, Vol. 1 (Sakura Eries, The Fandom Post)

Kodacha (Megan R., The Manga Test Drive)

Life (Megan R., The Manga Test Drive)

Nana (Megan R., The Manga Test Drive)

Shugo Chara! (Megan R. The Manga Test Drive)

A Silent Voice, Vols. 1-7 (Michelle Smith, Soliloquy in Blue)

Stepping on Roses (Megan R., The Manga Test Drive)

Two Flowers for the Dragon (Megan R., The Manga Test Drive)

Yukarism (Megan R., The Manga Test Drive)

* Denotes a digital-only release

By: Katherine Dacey