Manga

I haven't had too much time to read this past week, but there are a couple things I wanted to call out:

• Loooser Loser Loser Loser Sensei / Zaako Zako Zako Zako Sensei

This series finished up with chapter 37 not too long ago, so I went ahead and binged the series. Overall, it started of a bit sus...but it finished up quite nicely. The sensei gets a nice backstory and the girls all slowly grow up in their own ways. It wasn't great, but it was pretty good, especially with a bit of a rough start.

• Earth-Girl Terra-chan / Chikyuu Ningen Terra-chan

This is another series that finished up recently, so I decided to knock it out. I can't really recommend it though. The story was a bit all over the place and the gags never really connected with me.

• Falling for Her Secret Side / Ore wa Shiranai Uchi ni Gakkouichi no Bishoujo o Kudoiteita Rashii: Baito-saki no Soudan Aite ni Ore no Omoibito no Hanashi o Suru to Kanojo wa Naze ka Tere Hajimeru

A big thing happened in this series in recent chapters and I am a big fan. I am all ready for the undiluted sugar that is on the horizon in this series. I recommend this series as one that is basically a zero-drama romance full of just unadulterated fluff.

• Heavenly Delusion / Tengoku Daimakyou

I just caught up on a batch of chapters for this series and I am really happy with it. This series does a great job of balancing answering questions that the story presented before while also introducing new mysteries. Each time I dive back into this series, it just makes me wish that we had a season 2 announcement.

Well, I finally took some time to catch up on various series. Most of them were or still are posted here (both by me and others) but there's also one I haven't really mention here before. No links this time since most of the titles aren't available on Mangadex anymore and I'm not exactly in the know on which sites are trustworthy enough to post here.

Anyway, here's the list:

• A Story About Smoking At The Back Of The Supermarket
  Things seem to be moving towards the big reveal which I'm both waiting for and dread (just in case it'll lead to an end). Either way, I still love this one - more with every chapter in fact.
• Fool Night
  I think I finally got used to the expanded world/cast and direction of the story. I wasn't really sold on this before and I still have some doubts whether it'll stay interesting or ends up jumping the shark but so far I see no reason to stop reading. I do think the spy-thriller it's doing now is a bit less interesting for me however it's not a huge deal as of yet.
• Kowloon Generic Romance
  I was a few chapters behind with this one but the anime adaptation finally gave me the push to catch up (not that I needed convincing, just kept forgetting due to other thing happening around me). We're slowly getting more and more into the mystery here which I can't wait for, at the same time however I'm a bit sad the anime is the way it is as anime-only people lose on many fun character moments. Oh well, at least it got a decent adaptation in the first place unlike some stories...
• War's Unwomanly Face
  This is a great read for anyone interested in war (specifically WWII) beyond the usual drama and heroics. It approaches these somewhat overplayed topics from a more humane and emotional perspective than usual, to the point it's one of my favourite pieces of media about this period. Granted, I'm not extremely well versed in the historical literature on this topic nor is it the only story to talk about it this way but still.
• The Saga of Tanya the Evil
  contrary to the title above, this one is just a pure action and power fantasy. I might love the humane and emotional approach but the adventures of the child war criminal are too entertaining to stop reading.
• Beware the Villainess!
  I haven't posted about this one before as I had a long break from the series after Mangadex entries skipped a dozen or so chapters which prevented me from catching up. Well, I finally did and it was just as fun as I remember it being.
  For those wondering, this is a pretty basic premise story - college student gets isekai'd into the role of a villainess of a romance novel she used to read. Using her knowledge of the plot (and being way more headstrong and stubborn than the original) she turns the story on its head in some unexpected and fun ways. The charm comes out in the execution.
  It has fantastic humour, a lot of great reaction faces and plays with art style so often it keeps the whole thing from feeling stale (even though it uses the "generic manhwa visuals" for the most part).
  Finally there are the outfits. Man, I love all the clothes used in the story but I have to give a special mention to MC's wardrobe - she has SO MANY beautiful outfits it's simply a joy to watch. Heck, I love MC's design in general but that's another matter. All in all, each chapter is a feast for my eyes.
  I'm not the most experienced web toon reader so I'm sure there are better series out there but this one has been a pretty great read for me. It also made me want to go back to another manhwa I haven't touched in years so I might do just that in the near future (I feel like I could use a change of pace from manga for a bit).

Man, after a few dry weeks I finally got to do some proper reading. It's nice to be back. Sorry for the wall of text though - I wasn't really sure how to format things this time nor had the time to play around with it. I might tidy up later, when I have some time.