Reseña de ARC: Boys Run the Riot vol. 1 (Manga)

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Boys Run the Riot 01

 by Keito Gaku

Leo McDonagh (Translation)

246 pages

Expected publication: May 25th 2021 by Kodansha Comics (first published July 6th 2020)

Original Title:ボーイズ・ラン・ザ・ライオット

ISBN: 1646512480 (ISBN13: 9781646512485)

Edition Language: English

Series: Boys Run the Riot #1

Sinopsis: A transgender teen named Ryuu finds an escape from the expectations and anxieties of his daily life in the world of street fashion. This personal, heartfelt, fictional story from a Japanese transgender manga creator made waves in Japan and will inspire readers all over the world!

Comentario personal:

Manga realista sobre un estudiante de segundo año de secundaria mientras lucha por ser transgénero y con esa idea de encajar y mantener la cabeza gacha para no sobresalir y evitar ser juzgado y despreciado. Ryo odia tener que usar un uniforme de niña y esconderse de sus padres que lo empujan a ser más femenino.

Todo cambia cuando un chico nuevo llega a su clase - Jin Sato-, ha perdido un año, usa piercing y un peinado vanguardista, y Ryo se pregunta "¿cómo puede caminar atrayendo la atención así?", Y tenemos que decirlo , Ryo también tiene sus propios prejuicios al pensar mal del otro chico sin siquiera conocerlo. 

Reseña de ARC: Haru's Curse by Asuka Konishi

 

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Haru's Curse

 by Asuka Konishi

 Traduccion:  Hannah Airriess

 

360 pages

Published February 16th 2021 by Kodansha Comics (first published 2016)

Original Title: 春の呪い 

ASIN: B08TGW5SDN

Edition Language: English

Series: Haru no Noroi #1-2 

 

 SYNOPSIS: After Natsumi's younger sister and best friend Haru dies at the age of 19, she begins dating Haru's fiancee Togo - on the condition that he take her only to places he had taken her sister. Their relationship deepens as the seasons pass, but Haru's curse lies between them...
Will there be happiness after Haru's curse is broken?

"Haru's Curse" habla sobre el dolor -y la culpa- tras la partida de un ser querido.

El manga comienza con el funeral de Haru, víctima de cáncer. Su hermana mayor, Natsumi, la adoraba y la consideraba su única familia, a pesar de vivir con su padre, su madrastra y un hermano menor.

Haru estaba comprometida con Togo y, aunque se trata de un matrimonio concertado, parece haber sentido algo por el joven, aunque pronto nos damos cuenta de que Togo no. Simplemente sigue el camino que le ha sido determinado según su legado familiar y su madre.

Reseña: Shuna's Journey [Shuna no Tabi] by Hayao Miyazaki

Shuna's Journey

by 

Hayao Miyazaki

Anna Exter (Translator) 

 

140 pages

Published 2016 by Animage Book Collection (first published June 15th 1983)

Original Title: シュナの旅 [Shuna no Tabi]

ISBN13: 196695108

Edition Language: English 

 

Synopsis: Shuna is a prince of a very poor country. His people have very little that they can grow on their poor land, and are starving. Shuna hears of the Land of the Gods and of the Golden Wheat growing there, and so he journeys there to bring the seeds back to his people.

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

 

Desde la primera vez que vi Totoro, me han fascinado las obras de Miyazaki. Esta es una de sus obras originales que, lamentablemente, nunca llegó a convertirse en película.

Contiene las imágenes y los temas que son su seña de identidad, marcados por sociedades crueles y violentas en entornos distópicos. Donde hay un héroe compasivo dispuesto a sacrificarse por su pueblo, que no se conforma con lo fácil. Y donde la destrucción del medio ambiente, el desequilibrio de la naturaleza, crea consecuencias nefastas.

Reseña de ARC: Weathering with You , Vol.1

Weathering With You, Vol. 1 

by 

Makoto Shinkai

Wataru Kubota (Artist)  

 

 198 pages

Published June 16th 2020 by Kodansha Comics 

Original Title: 天気の子 1

ASIN: B089Y8127F

 

 

BLURB: During the summer of his first year in high school, a young man named Hodaka runs away from home to the bustling city of Tokyo. Alone and exhausted, he decides to kill time in a fast food place, where he meets a young woman named Hina who happens to work there. Little does he know that Hina possesses powers that not only affect the weather, but the whole world...

In Weathering with You, Makoto Shinkai dives into topics like love and sacrifice to show how far one boy goes to protect the thing he loves most. This manga reveals the backstories and true thoughts of the characters who stole the hearts of fans and critics worldwide.

My rating: 3 of 5 stars

This is the first volume of 3, so the story is put on hold.

Hodaka Morishima, a 16-year-old boy, leaves his island to go to Tokyo without a clear plan. The city is hostile, the rain permeates everything, and soon he is homeless on the street. An unknown girl is the only one who gives him a meal, and he ends up looking for a man he met on the ship who gives him a job as an assistant in a self-published magazine that follows strange events.



 

 

Rseña de Manga Midori no Tsumishiro - Reparations in Green

Midori no Tsumishiro - Reparations in Green 

by 

Umesato

 

190 pages

Published by flower comics

ISBN: 409137770X (ISBN13: 9784091377708)

Edition Language: English

My rating: 3 of 5 stars
Este volumen contiene 4 historias cortas muy distintas, variando entre el misterio normal hasta la fantasia.

1.-Reparations in Green - 4 stars La primera historia es la mejor. Un abogado llega buscando a una mujer diciendo que su marido tras su muerte ha dejado varias deudas,. La cuestion es que la mujer no la visto en 40 años. Asi comienza la historia donde ella se reencuentra con su pasado, muchas mentiras, y un tanto de misterio. Es una historia agridulce.

 

 

 

Reseña: The Way of the Househusband, Vol. 1

The Way of the Househusband, Vol. 1 

by 

Kousuke Oono

 160 pages

Published September 17th 2019 by VIZ Media: VIZ Signature 

Original Title: 極主夫道 1

ASIN: B07WT6JQ5L

Edition Language: English

Series: Gokushufudou: The Way of the House Husband #1

BLURB: He was the fiercest member of the yakuza, a man who left countless underworld legends in his wake. They called him “the Immortal Dragon.” But one day he walked away from it all to travel another path—the path of the househusband! The curtain rises on this cozy yakuza comedy!

My rating: 2 stars b/c made me snooze.

Art - 3.5

Story - what story?

Good art, but Gag Manga is not for me.

A feared Yakuza turned househusband that takes day-to-day chores very serious. The way the people acts with his so-called fierce facade and way to do things is supposedly funny.

Reseña: Cirque du freak (Manga 1)

Cirque Du Freak (The Manga #1)

by  

Adaptado por Takahiro Arai

Darren Shan (Autor original)

208 pages

Published July 25th 2013 by Harper Collins Children's Books (first published January 1st 2003)

ISBN13: 9780007539482

Edition Language: English

Series: Cirque Du Freak: The Manga #1

BLURB: The amazing manga retelling of Darren Shans international best-selling vampire saga, with illustrations by Japanese artist Takahiro Arai.

Darren Shan is just an ordinary schoolboy until he gets an invitation to visit the Cirque du Freak until he meets Madame Octa until he comes face-to-face with a creature of the night!

My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Este es el manga del libro de Darren Shan. En su tiempo, me leí la saga de un tirón, y me fastidió ese final de la saga la verdad. Luego, ni hablar de la película. Ahora por un reto vi este titulo y bueno, le di una oportunidad aunque del libro al manga tampoco es que me gusten mucho las adaptaciones.

Reseña: My Brother's Husband, Volume 1

My Brother's Husband, Volume 1 

by 

Gengoroh Tagame

352 pages

Published May 2nd 2017 by Pantheon Books (first published May 25th 2015)

Original Title: 弟の夫 #1-2

ISBN: 1101871512 (ISBN13: 9781101871515)

Edition Language: English 

BLURB:  Yaichi is a work-at-home suburban dad in contemporary Tokyo; formerly married to Natsuki, father to their young daughter, Kana. Their lives suddenly change with the arrival at their doorstep of a hulking, affable Canadian named Mike Flanagan, who declares himself the widower of Yaichi's estranged gay twin, Ryoji. Mike is on a quest to explore Ryoji's past, and the family reluctantly but dutifully takes him in. What follows is an unprecedented and heartbreaking look at the state of a largely still-closeted Japanese gay culture: how it's been affected by the West, and how the next generation can change the preconceptions about it and prejudices against it.

My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Un viudo acongojado. Un hermano en conflicto. Una niña inocente y alegre.

Yaishi es un padre soltero que cria a su hija Kana quedandose en casa. Su hermano gemelo murio en Canadá hace poco, y su esposo canadiense, Mike quien es un enorme hombre tipo oso, llega a su hogar persiguiendo memorias de su esposo y buscando probablemente una conclusión.

El esposo de mi hermano es el titulo de un manga Otōto no Otto que esta hecho para que la gente piense y reflexione acerca de la presencia homosexual en nuestras familias y sociedades. Este esta hecho para Japón, pero vale para otras partes.

Reseña: Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card, Vol. 1

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Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card, Vol. 1 

by 

CLAMP

 

157 pages

Published December 19th 2017 by Kodansha Comics (first published December 2nd 2016)

Original Title:カードキャプターさくら クリアカード編 1

ISBN:1632365375 (ISBN13: 9781632365378)

Edition Language: English

URL:https://kodanshacomics.com/volume/cardcaptor-sakura-clear-card-1/

Volume contain issues 1 - 4

My rating: 2 of 5 stars

This is the sequel to Sakura Card Captor, when Sakura Kinomoto start junior high scholl. She is excited about the new school, Dad Fujitaka is clueless, big brother Toya enjoy teasing her, and Tomoyo is her best friend. Uh, and Kero wants sweets. So, no changes in that front.

Well, Syoran is back .

Recomendaciones de Manga Yaoi

 RECOMENDACIONES DE SEPTIEMBRE

A aquellos que les gusta el manga yaoi, esto es homoerotismo, y que sois mayores de edad, que esto es con alto contenido sexual y de violencia les recomiendo mis descubrimientos en este género. Ambos bastante diferentes.

 

Crimson Spell, Vol. 1

(Book #1 of Crimson Spell)

By Ayano Yamane

Upon wielding an ancient sword that has been passed down through his royal family for generations, Prince Vald is struck by a curse that turns him into a demon! In search of guidance, Vald appeals to the powerful sorcerer Halvi for help, and the two set out on a journey to break the curse. However, there is one thing the handsome sorcerer is keeping secret from the young prince—the raging demon that Vald turns into every night can only be calmed when Halvi satisfies his lust! And so begins their epic journey in search of clues to break the young prince’s curse.
Reads R to L (Japanese Style) for mature audiences.

Esto es alta fantasía / fantasia épica, hay un príncipe con una espada maldita que se convierte en demonio, un hechicero que le ayuda , con segundas intenciones, una búsqueda por una cura. Mucho sexo. Otros demonios, y magos, y ladrones y princesas, y dragones y animales de lo más raros.

El dibujo es precioso, hay humor y mucha acción.

Hay 5 volumenes publicados hasta ahora.

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El otro recomendado es más actual, con una trama muy distinta, nos presenta un mundo criminal moderno, de los yakusa.

囀る鳥は羽ばたかない 1 (Saezuru Tori wa Habatakanai 1)

Twittering Birds Never Fly #1

by Kou Yoneda

Yashiro is the young leader of Shinseikai and the president of the Shinseikai Enterprise, but like so many powerful men, he leads a double life as a deviant and a masochist. Chikara Doumeki comes to work as a bodyguard for him and, although Yashiro had decided that he would never lay a hand on his own men, he finds there's something about Doumeki that he can't resist. Yashiro makes advances toward Doumeki, but Doumeki has mysterious reasons for denying. Yashiro, who abuses his power just to abuse himself, and Doumeki, who faithfully obeys his every command, begin the tumultuous affair of two men with songs in their hearts and no wings to fly.

https://www.junemanga.com

Esto es mucho drama, angst, y cosas criminales, personajes muy disfuncionales y atraidos hacia otros hombres. Jefes y asesinos mafiosos japoneses, conspiraciones y dramas personales. 

Hay cuatro volumenes publicados.