#graphic novels and manga

[haru-kuneko]

Dungeon Meshi x BIOMETRICS OCs (Babysitting Edition)

First image shows the twins Kristian and Peter (ages 15-16) and Mina (age 13) being stuck with Laios hogging all the food and inviting some friends over. Oh God! Is that weed smelling?

[kjscottwrites]

And, importantly, share some recs!

[zenniefox]

Hachi and Aoi! This was my first graphic novel manga ever.

[iohym]

judith, shakespeare's sister from a room of ones own by virginia woolf. Wolfie was right, but class is a bigger factor methinks.

anyways this ones for all the henry dargers and judith shakespeares of the world. No ones watching, but the show must go on. Just some ramblings from outside plato's cave.

recommended reading: a room of ones own (duh), I know why the caged bird sings, can the subaltern speak?, microhistory, outsider art, Octavia butler's wikipedia page

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[enfphunter]

this genre of toh official/fanart pieces make me think of the owl house as a manga or graphic novel series of some sort and I adore it

[quasi-normalcy]

*By "comics," I mean any form of sequential art telling a narrative, including traditional comic books, newspaper comics, webcomics, manga, manhwa, graphic novels, bandes dessinées, etc.

**"Professionally published" comics here mean "selected for publication by an actual publishing company, whether in print or online"

[fraternum-momentum]

KYLAR'S GOT FUCKING COOTIES EWWW

anyway yea here's a really messy comic of Kylar bc i like suffering. edit: (kind of but not really) part 2 here!

[triaelf9]

My Pathways: Chronicles of Tuvana vol 1 from @darkhorsecomics comes out in September! Preorder now wherever you get your comics!

A high fantasty adventure with a dash of scifi, queer as heck, and even some dragons. Join this group from all walks of life as they face a terrible change to their world that must be resisted if Tuvana & all its ppl are to survive! All updated art from the webcomic, plus bonus color art pages!

(look at it, it's in my hands AHHHH)

[haru-kuneko]

オススメの本 (初夏のスペシャル🌟) BOOK RECS EARLY SUMMER SPECIAL 🌟

Here’s a short quick version of my previous “BOOK PROMOS 2024” if you don’t wish to scroll all the way through it (^_−)−☆

She is actually the main character to my ongoing graphic novel called SYNTHETIC BLUE. You can either check it out on Wattpad or Webtoon.

If you’re curious what SB is about, it’s basically "Tumblr City" (err, Blue City in the story) through a futuristic sci-fi lens where furries, robots, aliens and the so-called "weirdos" get to live normal lives. They get to hold jobs, achieve higher education, own businesses and even start a family.

Of course, there’s a dark mystery looming underneath this wonderful city so it’s up to twelve-year-old Jane Sandberg and her friends -- Carlos "Oz" Carino and nineteen-year-old retired daredevil Lukas Olafsson -- to crack the case.

I was inspired by the idea of “What if the main villain from ‘BNA (Brand New Animal)’ was an AI?”

The following two images come from TCOTRB (The Case of The Red) and its upcoming sequel “AMANDI: The Secret Messenger” as shown from left to right. Both are available on Wattpad.

It’s about a group of middle school kids -- fourteen-year-old Milo Sidaris, Kaira Faez, Irene Ferrari, Leo Juegos and Jin Inoue -- uncovering one of the country’s deadliest mysteries following a massive disaster. Five years later into the sequel, they come face to face with a mysterious podcast host name Amandi who has ties to the world's most powerful families and conspiracies.

By the time they found out who it was, their friendship was never the same again.

Both of these books are inspired by my own personal experiences growing up and current events happening in the Philippines. It also tackles the challenges of growing up, friends, family, politics and inequality (especially between the rich and poor).

Now, let me remind you that despite having so many chapters, they’re actually short quick reads (usually less than a thousand words to be exact). It is also my first attempt at writing longer compelling stories with deep lore and mysteries.

[shaylogic]

Found another comic parallel! These are from Jill Thompson's "Dead Boy Detectives" manga

[sunflowerius]

every so often i remember Nora started aftg in the mindset of it being a manga and then i have to spend the next 2-3 business weeks mourning what could have been the Greatest sport manga to ever exist

[adam-trademark]

RWBY Manga

(January 25, 2019)

[my-world-my-stories]

I only became involved into the Predator/Yautja approximately at the start of the current year of our lord 2024. And THIS is already the amount of merch managed to rack up through the months... Mind you, i have no regrets but yeah.... When a brainrot hits, it fucking HITS.

[comikadraws]

Itachi's Age

Itachi's age in canon is quite a weird topic. Mostly because Kishimoto messed up the timeline completely with contradictory information scattered literally everywhere. And also because the anime changed him to resemble an adult. Depending on the source, Itachi could've been anywhere from 11 to 13 years old during the massacre. Now let's take a closer look.

The exact sources (as well as elaborations) are in the image descriptions. Pluses between panels mean that the panels do not belong next to each other. Slight edits here and there!

Follow-Up Post with a Timeline for Itachi's Life

Sasuke's age during the massacre

First of all, since many people seem to get this one wrong, Sasuke's age during the massacre is confirmed to be 7 years old. This is the only information we have for placing the night of the massacre on the timeline.

Databooks

The databooks will consistently put Sasuke and Itachi at a 5-year gap. Itachi is born on June 9th and Sasuke is born on July 23rd. Using this information, Itachi would have been 12-13 years old during the massacre.

Kakashi's Statement

Next up is Kakashi. He states that Itachi was 13 years old when he became a squad captain at ANBU. This information matches the one from the databooks and implies that Itachi got promoted in the short timespan of less than two months between his own birthday and the Uchiha massacre.

Sasuke's Memories

Now, looking at the manga, things are getting a little more tricky.

First of all, since this is very important for pinpointing the characters' ages, Japanese schools start the school year in April. The children who start school are aged 6. While this is not stated outright by the manga, it matches fairly well with later established information from the manga.

The Waves Arc takes place during Spring. So Genin must graduate/start in Spring as well (further elaboration in the image description).

And we know that Itachi began the Academy at age 6. So it is probably the starting age for all children in Konoha.

But now we run into our first issue just by puzzling together the timeline utilizing chapters 220-224. As explained in Sasuke's flashbacks, Itachi became Chunin at age 10. At some point, 6 months after that, he joins ANBU - which coincides with Sasuke's first day at the Academy which is most likely in April.

The problem here is the characters' birthdays.

6 months before April was October. Since Itachi's birthday is in June, he could not have turned 11 in that time frame. In other words, Itachi is still 10 years old when he joins ANBU. And since Sasuke is still 6 years old at that point in time, that puts Itachi and Sasuke at an age gap of 4 years as opposed to 5. Consequently, during the massacre (when Sasuke was 7) Itachi would have been 11-12 years old.

This would also be a much better match for Sasuke's depiction in chapter 402. Here, an Academy-aged Itachi (6-7 years old) is playing with his brother. Sasuke would be 2-3 years old rather than 1-2.

We now know that the databook information does not match Sasuke's flashbacks on multiple accounts and it's either because of their alleged ages, their birthdays, or both.

But Now Which One Is Correct?

The answer to that one is: We don't know. Kishimoto didn't pay a lot of attention to his timeline and Itachi is the biggest victim of that. But we can guess.

Right now, the databooks are contradicting the manga. One solution to this problem can be found in the novels. In "Itachi Shinden: Book of Dark Night" (chapter 6, part 2) in a conversation between Danzo and Hiruzen, we learn that Itachi was aged up on paper to lead an ANBU squad.

While the timelines are not a perfect match (for example, the novels state Itachi to be 11 years old during his promotion to ANBU), this is a plausible explanation for the discrepancy: The databooks might just reflect the information considered "official" or "known" in-universe.

The databooks would remain (mostly) accurate in this regard. It would explain the 4-year gap between Sasuke and Itachi from the manga. It would explain the memory from chapter 402. It would explain why Kakashi thinks that Itachi was 13 during his promotion. It would even explain height inconsistencies between manga Itachi and databook Itachi, knowing the data was messed with.

In conclusion: Itachi was likely 11-12 years old during the massacre. Furthermore, this means he was 16-17 during part 1 of Naruto and 20 at the time of his death.

If you're interested in a visualization of Itachi's life in a timeline, check out my follow-up post.

[the-bunbunart]

[tsukaretired]

[1/2(?)] I made a lil manga thing, because there is not enough gender manga in the world.

Maybe another part? probably? This took a while to make.