#the god and the flightless messenger

[untilyouremember]

The God & The Flightless Messenger

Available digitally

[cesium-sheep]

the god and the flightless messenger was fine I guess. kinda leans on the same "fantasy useless cripple" trope that irritated me so much in land of the lustrous, plus there's a really soulmatesy amnesia thing going on which is just not really interesting to me. there's a lot of heavy-handed ~allegory~ afoot, with the god being chased off the mountain as dangerous and the messenger being constantly bullied for not being able to fly, it's kinda grating. but the god's main form is very cute, and I liked the god of the 6th mountain, and the way it's acknowledged that being able to fly means most of the messengers don't develop the muscles that the main character does.

it just didn't really interest me.

[tell-me-im-your-favorite]

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Names:

Shin 🪽

Baku 😀

Manga: The God & The Flightless Messenger

Author: Hagi

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My boyfriend also picked this one out 🥺

I really really enjoyed it S O much.

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I absolutely recommend it 10/10

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‼️ Small Spolier below ‼️

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I WAS S O SAD WHEN SHIN CUT OFF ALL OF BAKU'S HAIR 😭

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#shin #baku #manga #thegodandtheflightlessmessenger #bl #romance #yaoi #god #gay ##mangarecommendation

[gowiththeclouds]

2023 Summary and 2024 Plans

So... 2023 was the year in which I started reading manga for real :D Here's a quick summary of what I have read:

Complete series

Aoharu x Machinegun

One Room of Happiness + Gaiden

Summer Ghost

Bungou Stray Dogs BEAST

One-volume

The God and the Flightless Messenger

The (Pet) Detective Agency

Ongoing series

Bungou Stray Dogs

Ron Kamonohashi: Deranged Detective

Tokyo Aliens

Holmes of Kyoto

Summer When Hikaru Died

The Case Study of Vanitas

The Apothecary Diaries

Spy x Family

Go with the Clouds, North by Northwest

Gokurakugai

Frieren: Beyond Journey's End

Lord Hades's Ruthless Marriage

Glitch

(Also a shout-out to other (web)comics I've followed: Pixiu's Eatery: No Way Out, Return of Mad Demon, Lore Olympus, Helena Wiktoria ^^)

In 2024 I intend to keep following these ongoing series, as well as start a few other ones that I didn't have time for in 2023:

Daemons of the Shadow Realm

Can't Stop Cursing You

Hiraeth: The End of the Journey

My Happy Marriage

I'm currently waiting for my copies of Moriarty #18 and the one-volume story Yagiza no Juujin, which are being handled by our postal serivces... somewhere... hopefully... :) Anyway - here's to a great 2024! ^^

[megsbooklr]

To finish in 2023: reading plans for November and December 2023

Novels

finish reading The Poppy Wars trilogy by R.F. Kuang ❌

finish reading The Nature of Middle Earth by JRRT ❌

read In the Dark vol. 3 by Jin Shisi Chai ✅

read The Case Files of Jeweler Richard vol. 2-6 by Nanako Tsujimura ✅

read Osamu Dazai and the Dark Era by Kafka Asagiri ✅

read Holmes of Kyoto vol. 1-3 by Mai Mochizuki ✅

read Devil Venerable Also Wants To Know by Cyan Wings ✅

read Onmyoji and Tengu Eyes vol. 1: The Spirit Hunters of Tomoe by Yoshiko Utamine ❌

Comics & Manga

read Helena Wiktoria vol. 1-2 by Katarzyna Witerscheim ✅

read Moriarty the Patriot vol. 17 by Ryosuke Takeuchi & Hikaru Miyoshi ✅

read The Apothecary Diaries vol. 9 by Natsu Hyuga, Itsuki Nanao, Nekokurage ✅

read Hiraeth vol. 1 by Yuhki Kamatani ❌

read Tokyo Aliens vol. 3 by NAOE ✅

read Frieren vol. 4 by Kanehito Yamada & Tsukasa Abe ✅

read Lord Hades's Ruthless Marriage vol. 1 by Ueji Yuho ✅

read Glitch vol. 2 by Shima Shinya ✅

read The (Pet) Detective Agency by noji ✅

read The God and the Flightless Messenger by HAGI ✅

start reading Ron Kamonohashi: Deranged Detective by Akira Amano ✅

keep up with the on-going manga series that I've started ✅

keep reading Return of the Mad Demon by JP & Ihy, Yu Jin ✅

keep reading Lore Olympus by Rachel Smythe ✅

catch up with Pixiu's Eatery: No Way Out by Hai Jingluo & Jiu Aoao ✅

Other

re-read & catch up with Reprise IV by elfpen ✅

[jadenerd]

•The God and the

Flightless Messenger•

Review:

This story is really short and cute.

It has an interesting plot that narrates of god and angels.

I really liked the backstory of Baku and I couldn’t believe he erased Shin’s memory😳

Anyway, really recommend.

It’s just 6 chapters + 1 extra :)

[lildoodlecat]

I love looking for single volume BL bc sometimes I find really cool niche lil ones that will live in my brain forever

And sometimes it's school slice of life #84 but occasionally there is an interesting twist with those. Still prefer weird fantasy :3

Anyway!!!!! go read The God and the Flightless Messenger it's probably my favorite one I've gotten so far (even if the cover is false advertising bc the god does not have long hair for most of the story and I cry forever abt it)

[ultimateunlucky]

[lgbtqmanga]

December 15 New Releases

Blue Flag vol. 5 by Kaito

School is back in session after summer break, and Taichi and Futuba are slowly transitioning their relationship from friends to something more. Suddenly, Mami starts being unusually friendly with Taichi, leaving Futuba feeling anxious. Taichi, unsure of Mami’s true intent, can’t help but get dragged along in her wake. Their situation attracts attention, more people become involved and soon everyone is questioning everyone else’s relationships!

The God and the Flightless Messenger by Hagi

A messenger's duty is to care for and protect the god they've been assigned to. In order to complete these tasks, such messengers require wings. Shin, however, can't fly. His tiny, useless wings make him the target of ridicule and scorn among the other messengers and have kept him from being able to serve a god... until now. Determined to prove himself as a capable messenger despite his flightlessness, Shin accepts his assignment to a mysterious being on one of the nearby mountains. At first, it seems an easy task to keep his charge safe and happy — especially when the deity in question is just a cute, fluffy ball of fur. But things aren't always what they seem.  Recently, messengers flying over the strange god's mountain have been disappearing. Even as suspicion mounts against his deity, Shin just can't bring himself to think that such a gentle god could have a dark side. It's strange, but for some reason... the mysterious, fluffy being feels so familiar to him. 

Goodbye, My Rose Garden vol. 3 by Dr. Pepperco

From vol 1: Early in the twentieth century, Hanako journeys to England to follow her dream of becoming a novelist. When things don't work out quite as she planned, she finds employment as a personal maid to noblewoman Alice Douglas, who makes a most unusual request: she begs Hanako to kill her! As Hanako tries to figure out why her mistress would make such a shocking plea, their relationship grows into something far deeper.

Strawberry Fields Once Again vol. 1 by Kazura Kinosaki

“I’ll never have a 3D romance!” High schooler Akira loves otome games and refuses to have a 3D romance, so she’s caught off-guard when the new transfer student suddenly declares that she is Akira’s future lover! It’s the start of the bittersweet story of two girls who are more than friends but less than lovers!

[ljaesch]

Tokyopop Announces New Manga Licenses

Tokyopop Announces New Manga Licenses

Tokyopop announced at its Anime Expo Lite panel that it has licensed The God and the Flightless Messenger, BL Fans LOVE My Brother?!, and The Cat Proposed manga for its new Love x Love romance imprint.

Unfortunately, the company did not announce any expected release dates for these titles.

Source: ANN

[heroscans]

Hello!! thank you for working on Hagi's The god and the flightless messenger!!!

I ended up finding the Eng version at my book store today and was so delighted to finally own the physical version. without your work I wouldn't have known about it

You even accompanied it with a cute latte, how adorable! ❤️

I'm so happy to see you picked up a copy of Hagi-sensei's most delightful story. It remains one of my all time favourites, and I loved working on it. It was a pleasure to bring it to a wider audience, and it's lovely that it has a physical version for readers to enjoy.

Ahhh, now I'm nostalgic for Shin and Baku! Thank you for sharing! :)

[dying-acc-idk-man]

Well now that I have an okay to share my brainworms!! [Tbh they're less theories and more like headcanons at this point but if you're willin' to read 'em]

I haven't gotten all of the watcher/listener lore down [I still need catch up more on the Evo context] but atm I like the concept of him being turned into a watcher/listener except his being turned into a watcher/listener was moreso a means of holding power over his head and to have more range of control over bullying the man with his own death as per his typical recklessness, clumsiness, and overall habit of dying fast. He has always been their canary to sing in their coalmines till the fumes silence him, however proper canary features didn't develop [I like to think of a contrast between he and Grian being that Grian was originally a watcher so his appearance is more properly avian meanwhile Jimmy only gets /clipped or mostly flightless/ wings and extra feathers-- like the difference between an elytrian flight and avian slow falling in the origins mod, a born avian vs a made avian] until when he went red in 3rd life since that was basically when the canary curse of the life series became locked in [He can control whether or not he has those features in other servers, but in the life series or general hardcore servers he can't put them away] His being a turned watcher/listener is what makes his death consequential beyond being the first to die: all the worst chaos beginning directly after his death directly ties into abilities he can't tap into himself as per the other watchers/listeners blocking him from the very power they gave him to turn him into a watcher/listener. I also like watcher/listener Jimmy because then he can go god competent op mode and honestly Jimmy deserves to go god competent op mode and like paired with my hc of him not even being fully aware of his powers or the extent of them, it creates these accidental god mode moments like say if he saw someone falling from to their death he'd just like go Oh Shit I Need To Do Something and then he Does by going god mode and swooping in with massive ass pheonix-esque wings and like once they're both safely on the ground it all dissapears and he was so caught up in the moment he didn't even realize and he was like "Damn how lucky!! I must've broke our fall!!" MEANWHILE THE PERSON THAT JUST WITNESSED GODMODE WATCHER JIMMY JUST IS IN UTTER DISBELIEF THAT HE DIDN'T EVEN REALIZE??? THAT HE DID THAT???? Even better, he finds out about his god mode appearance and abilities But He Still Can't Activate It Himself so when something like that situation happens again and someone says something he just goes "hAaah yeah, that just like,,, happens sometimes,,, I don't control it ^v^;;" hrhrhrhrhrjfurj ALSO imagining watchers having like this uniform that includes a boob window for like a chest eye rather than boobs and yes that is an excuse for me to draw Watcher!OP!God Mode!Jimmy in a fancy cloak and gown with a boob window and I will stand by Jimmy boob propaganda till the day I die

But yesyes, these are my brainworms, thank ye for takin' 'em [I may or may not come back with more stuff like this purely because I have too many thoughts in my brain and little to no outlet so it helps to scream it into a void where it may or may not get acknowledged] -- Think of me like a messenger pigeon but instead of bringing messages I just carry brainrot to anyone that is willing to listen :> and may you find an interesting rock sometime soon •🕊

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i missed when tumblr asks had a limit i woke up to this long thing

i mean its not bad but jeez louis this was so much to read for me aachhchfjx

but your idea is vvery interesting, but it seems i will be having my own interp then since im not that into your idea (well to say, im not into working with the same idea) but yours is rly good! i liked that a lot

[cesium-sheep]

also the god and the flightless messenger was on sale for $2

[potatophantom74]

literally no one asked but I'm bored SOOOO...

HOLLY'S TOP 10 BL MANGA AS OF JULY 2022

1. Liquor and Cigarettes by Zariya Ranmaru(1 vol, complete)

2. Coyote by Zariya Ranmaru (3 vols, ongoing)

3. Sasaki and Miyano by Shou Harusono (5 vols, ongoing

4. Our Dining Table by Mita Ori (1 vol, complete)

5. Until I Meet My Husband by Ryousuke Nanasaki and Yoshi Tsukizuki (1 vol, complete)

6. Star Collector by Sophie Schönhammer and Anna Backhausen (2 vols, complete)

7. Therapy Game by Meguru Hinohara (2 vols + 2 vols for Therapy Game Restart and 1 vol prequel secretXXX, ongoing)

8. Bad Boys, Happy Home by SHOOWA and Hiromasa Okujima (3 vols, complete)

9. The God and the Flightless Messenger by Hagi (1 vol, complete)

10. Dick Fight Island by Reibun Ike (2 vols, possibly complete?)

[bl-reccomendations]

Kamisama to Tobenai Tsukai

by Hagi

♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️/5

Shin, born to a race of winged messengers, faces life as an outsider due to the tiny deformed wings on his back. Flightless, he endures ridicule and loneliness. His people tend to the needs of the Gods who reside in the same mountains, and unexpectedly, he is tasked with the care of the mysterious God residing at Mountain 32. A troubling future looms ahead as Gods and Messengers have begun to disappear without trace. What danger awaits Shin and his people, and the Gods they care for?

Can you guys see what my preferences are ? (Check out those with more than 5 hearts lol) I can't even put a finger on what it is but I know it when I read it?

[dreamsfullofdragons]

LGBTQ+ Manga

I’m making a list of licensed queer manga, since I always forget them whenever I’m asked. Please tell me ones I’ve missed!

*digital only release

Gay

10 Dance by Satou Inoue

Bad Boys Happy Home by SHOOWA

Black or White by Sachimo

Blue Flag by Kaito

The Cat Proposed by Dento Hayane 

Canis Dear Mr. Rain by Zakk

Caramel by Puku Okuyama (digital)

Chéri, My Destiny! by Okoge Mochino

Cherry Magic! Thirty Years Of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?! by Yuu Toyota

Classmates by Asamiko Nakamura

The Cornered Mouse Dreams of Cheese by Setona Mizushiro*

Deko Boko Sugar Days by Atsuko Yusen

Deko Boko Bittersweet Days by Atsuko Yusen

Don’t Call Me Daddy by Gorou Kanbe

Don’t Call Me Dirty by Gorou Kanbe

Entangled Circumstances by Kikuko Kikuya

An Even More Beautiful Lie by Kei Kanai

Fangs by Billy Balibally

Given by Natsuki Kizu

Glass Syndrome by Eiko Ariki

The God and the Flightless Messenger by Hagi

Go For It, Nakamura! by Syundei

Hanger by Hirotaka Kisaragi

His Extra-Large, Ever-So-Lovely... by Omoimi*

Hitorijime My Hero by Memeco Arii

I Can Hear the Sunspot by Yuki Fumino

I Cannot Reach You by Mika

Katakoi Lamp by Kyohei Azumi

Key Ring Lock by ymz*

Kisses, Macarons, and Lonely Pie by Hyougo Kijima

Koimonogatari by Tohru Tagura

Links by Natsuki Kizu

Liquor & Cigarettes by Ranmaru Zariya (both are bi)

Like Two Peas in a Pod by Kanbe Gorou

Manly Appetites: Minegishi Loves Otsu by Mito

Monster and the Beast by Renji

My Brother’s Husband by Gengoroh Tagame

My Summer of You by Nagisa Furuya

New York New York by Ragawa Marimo

The Night Beyond the Tricornered Window by Tomoko Yamashita*

No. 6 by Hinoki Kino, Atsuko Asano

No Touching at All by Kou Yoneda*

Our Dining Table by Mita Ori

Our Not So Lonely Travel Guide/Bokura no chikyuu no arukikata by Mone Sorai

RePlay by Saki Tsukahara

The Rule of Standing on Tiptoe by Puku Okuyama (digital)

Sarazanmai (novel) by Kunihiko Ikuhara and Teruko Utsumi

Sarazanmai: Reo and Mabu by IKUNIRAPPER, Kunihiko Ikuhara, Misaki Saitoh, miggy

Sasaki and Miyano by Syou Harusono

Scattering His Virgin Bloom by Aya Sakyo

A Season of Young Leaves by Venio Tachibana, Akeno Kitahata

Seven Days by Tachibana Venio, Takarai Rihito

Star Collector by Sophie Schönhammer, Anna Backhausen

The Song of Yoru and Asa by Harada

Summer of the Fox by Nacolat (summer 2022)

The Summer of You (My Summer of You Vol. 1) by Nagisa Furuya

That Blue Sky Feeling by Okura

There Are Things I Can’t Tell You by Edako Mofumofu

This Wonderful Season WIth You by Yusen Atsuko

Twilight Out of Focus by Jyanome *

The Two Lions by Nagisa Furuya

A Vampire and His Pleasant Companions by Narise Konohara, Marimo Ragawa

What Did You Eat Yesterday? by Fumi Yoshinaga

The Wize Wize Beasts of the Wizarding Wizdom by Nagabe

Would You Like to Be a Family? by Koyama

Yes, No, Or Maybe? (novel) by Michi Ichiho, Lala Takemiya

Lesbian

Adachi and Shimamura (novel) by Hitoma Iruma 

Adachi and Shimamura (manga) by Moke Yuzuhara

After Hours by Yuuta Nishio

Akuma no Riddle by Sunao Minakata, Yun Kouga

All You by Ruri Hazuki *

Alter Ego by Ana C. Sanchez

Assymetry by sheepd*

As You Wish by Aosaki Rusou (digital)

Beauty and the Beast Girl by Neji

Bloom Into You by Nakatani Nio

Bloom Into You (novel) by Hitoma Iruma, Nakatani Nio

Breath of Flowers by Caly

Can I Pretend to Buy You With Money? by Tachi (digital)

Catch These Hands by Murata

Chasing After Aoi Koshiba by FLY

Cocoon Entwined by Yuriko Hara

Conditions of Paradise by Akiko Morishima

Days of Love at Seagull Villa by Kodama Naoko

The Demon Girl Next Door by Izumo Ito

Donuts Under a Crescent Moon by Shio Usui

Eclair by ASCII Media Works

Even If We Became Adults by Takako Shimura

Failed Princesses by Ajiichi

Farewell to My Alter by Nio Nakatani

Fragtime by Sato

Futaribeya by Yukiko

Girlfriends by Milk Morinaga

Goodbye, My Rose Garden by Dr. Pepperco

GUNBURED × SISTERS by Wataru Mitogawa

Hana and Hina After School by Milk Morinaga

Harukana Receive by Nyojizai

HIRAETH -The End of the Journey by Yuhki Kamatani* (this might have more representation but I’ve only read 2 chapters so far)

How Do We Relationship? by Tamifull

I Love You So Much I Hate You by Yuni

I Love Yuri and I Got Bodyswapped with a Fujoshi! by Aijiichi

I Married My Best Friend To Shut My Parents Up by Kodama Naoko

If I Could Reach You by tMnR

If We Leave on the Dot by Ayu Inui

It’s Personnel! by Yuni

Kase-san and... by Hiromi Takashima

Kiss and White Lily For My Dearest Girl by Canno

The Life of a Yuri Couple in Love by mk*

A Lily Blooms in Another World by Kaeruda Ameko *

Magnum Lily by Rei Abe*

Monologue Woven For You by Syu Yasaka

Mushroom Girls in Love by Kei Murayama

My Alcoholic Escape From Reality by Nagata Kabi (third in the “series”, but probably can be read alone like the second)

My Idol Sits the Next Desk Over! by Tetsu Tsutsui and Koyubi Sugawara*

My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness by Nagata Kabi

My Solo Exchange Diary by Nagata Kabi (technically the sequel, but can be read separate from My Lesbian Experience)

Nameless Asterism by Kina Kobayashi

Night and Day by Yu Akegata (manga planet)

Now Loading..! by Mikanuji

Otherside Picnic (novel) by Iori Miyazawa

Out Teachers Are Dating! by Pikachi Ohi

Our Wonderful Days by Kei Hamuro

Pandora in the Crimson Shell: Ghost Urn by Shirow Masamune and Rikudou Koushi

The Rain and the Other Side of You by Moto Monoma (digital)

Roadqueen by Mira Ung Chua

Roll Over and Die (novel) by kiki, kenta

Sailor Moon by Naoko Takeuchi

School Zone Girls by  Ningiyau 

Secret of the Princess by Milk Morinaga

semelparous by Jun Ogino

Sexiled: My Sexist Party Leader Kicked Me Out, So I Teamed Up With a Mythical Sorceress! (novel) by Kaeruda Ameko, Miya Kazutomo 

Shiori and Yuki by Twa (digital)

Side-by-Side Dreamers (novel) by Iori Miyazawa

Strawberry Fields Once Again by Kazura Kinosaki (Dec. 2020)

Superwomen in Love! by sometime (Apr. 2021)

Sweet Blue Flowers by Takako Shimura

Syrup: A Yuri Anthology by Yoshimurakana, Kodama Naoko etc

A Tropical Fish Yearns For Snow by Makoto Hagino

Vampeerz by Akili (Jul. 2021)

Wednesday - Maybe I Love You: Fubuki & Yuzu & Ruiro by Ruri Hazuki (digital)

Whenever Our Eyes Meet...: A Women's Love Anthology by ASCII Media Works

Whispered Words by Takashi Ikeda

Whisper Me a Love Song by Eku Takeshima

A White Rose in Bloom by Asamiko Nakamura

A Witch’s Love At The End of the World by Kujira 

The Whole of Humanity Has Gone Yuri Except Me by Hiroki Haruse (June 2021)

Yunagi Marbled by Moto Monomo (digital)

Yuri Bear Storm by Ikunigomamonaka, Akiko Morishima

Yuri Is My Job! by miman

Yuri Life by Kurukuruhime

Bisexual

My Love Mix-Up! by Wataru Hinekure

Transgender

Boys Run the Riot by Keito Gaku (trans male)

The Bride Was a Boy by Chii (trans female)

Claudine by Riyoko Ikeda (trans male)

Wandering Son by Takako Shimura (trans male and trans female mcs)

Non-Binary

Love Me For Who I Am by Kata Konayama

Multiple Representations

Cardcaptor Sakura by Clamp (gay, lesbian, bisexual)

Love Me For Who I Am by Kata Konayama (non-binary, trans female, gay)

Our Dreams at Dusk (gay, lesbian, asexual, trans male, questioning)