#Shonen Sirius

[arkus-rhapsode]

Manga Recommendation: Tower Dungeon

So looks like Arkus Rhapsode is here to recommend another fantasy manga after the last one. So this time we're going for a bit of a different flavor with the series Tower Dungeon by by Tsutomu Nihei who you may know as the creator of Blame! and Knights of Sidonia.

Now I've known about this series for a bit even though it is relatively new. Having only started last year in Monthly Shonen Sirius. But I remember its announcement from people like Manga Mogul and hearing Makoto Yukimura (Author of the incredible Vinland Saga) recommending it. Now I always loved Sword and sorcery so I was gonna read it eventually, but it just wasn't translated. However, now being able to read the available chapters, I can say this is a very different type of fantasy series.

The premise is very basic: An evil sorcerer has killed a nation's king and kidnapped a Princess and now the royal knights need to ascend the "Dragon Tower" to save her. One battalion has conscripted a young man named Yuva for assisting troops medically has found he has impressive strength. Now Yuva must strengthen himself for the journey ahead as they explore the deadly tower.

Now like all simple premise stories, the real strength is in execution. And unlike the other fantasy series I've talked about before which have bucked the trend of "RPG fantasy" be leaning more into a traditionalist fantasy stories a la Tolkien, this goes for the more realist fantasy of something like Berserk or Dark Souls.

The world of Tower Dungeon may have things like magic and dragons, but it is a dingy, dirty, and lacks any frills. Knights wear heavy armor and people are covered in blood and scars from their adventures.

The mighty Dragon Tower itself? The most iconic thing about this series and the basis of the adventure? Looks like this. This isn't an opulent tower, this is a massive imposing structure where monsters dwell.

However, unlike some grim dark or edgy fantasies, this world isn't indulgent in its darkness. The violence and death are never cool or cheap. They are simply the way the world is. Even when magic exists, the world is still like Medieval Europe and all the "joys" that come from it.

The people as well are similar. These aren't romanticized or polished fantasy archetypes that often come with the idea of a Dungeons and Dragons style adventure, these feel like average joes plucked off the streets having to do a job. If you are say a fan of something like Chainsaw Man, this sort of post modern emphasis on people acting like regular weirdos and not some "anime characters." And I think that is something quite nice that even in a fantastical world, we can see our regular selves in them.

But that's just the story, what about the art? Well if you've noticed this series does have a very minimalist style. Something similar to that of Land of the Lustrous or Chainsaw Man. These almost scratchy and not the most detailed designs that make use of their simplicity to create this very unique atmosphere.

Creature designs themselves are less fantastical and more grody. Feeling as if they come from an off shoot of man rather than some majestic beast. Right down to the cat people.

This series is still new and sadly hasn't been officially translated yet. I've had to use mangadex to read this, so my heart goes out to the translator team. I can understand that this may be a niche that's not for everyone, but its something that feels like such a good sign for fantasy as a genre. A genre that I think has somewhat been stagnated in popular belief with the greater emphasis on Urban Action manga and the reliance on escapist fantasy anime like isekai. To see a more dirty but down to earth take on the premise, I highly recommend it.

#manga #manga recommendation #recommendation #tower dungeon #tsutomu nihei #nihei tsutomu #blame! #shonen sirius #chainsaw man #dark souls #knights of sidonia

[theruffiansretrorampage]

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#Kodansha #Shonen Sirius #That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime #retro #vintage #1980s #1990s

[lunarxserenity]

Anime Recs?

Literally anything of any genre would suffice. I'm putting ones I've watched in the tags so it can reach some people that'll probably be better suited to recommend something. (I'll add to the tags. XP)

#anime #anime recs #shonen #shojo #romance #fighting #slice of life #horror #naruto #black butler #blue excorsist #sailor moon #sailor moon crystal #aico incarnation #lost song #sirius the jaeger #carole and tuesday #squid girl #sgt. frog #rurouni kenshin #soul eater #your lie in april #sword art online #tokyo ghoul #attack on titan #devil's line #kamisama kiss #ouran high school host club #maid sama #princess tutu

[the-golden-city]

Monthly Shonen Sirius January 2024 Cover

#shoukoku no altair #manga #tughril mahmut #kato kotono #iskender #artwork

[multicoccinelle]

The 2nd season of the manga 🐞Miraculous Ladybug🐞

will start this month in the upcoming issue of *Monthly Shounen Sirius Magazine* that will be released on Aug 25.

Monthly October issue of Shonen Sirius (8 / 25 release) Intensive serialization of all initial episodes "Stone Heart"

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#miraculous ladybug #ladybug #adrien agreste #marinette dupain cheng #mlb manga

[touchlikethesun]

wait i have more thoughts. (surprise surprise)

sirius tried watching reg’s pretentious anime just to shut him up, but he hated it, couldn’t get past the first few episodes on any of the series reg recommended. he does, however, absolutely love miyazaki, howls moving castle is his fav obvs (he tells reg this and reg tells him that his fav miyazaki film is grave of the fireflies and sirius calls him a sick and twisted bastard).

peter’s actually pretty into like the big shonens, not just the big three but also like fma, hxh, bnha, etc. but he’s pretty chill about it. sometimes he’ll show his shows to james and they have movie nights with popcorn it’s fun

lily is a casual fan, she seen most of the popular ones, but she doesn’t have super strong opinions about it, it’s just something to have on in the background.

mary is not an anime fan. she’s a sailor moon fan. she had a sailor moon bedroom and dressed up as sailor mars for multiple halloweens in a row, she’s seen ever episode of the original and of sailormoon crystals and she brings copies of the manga to school. but she has no interest in anime besides that.

marlene isn’t an anime fan as an adult, but she had a pretty intense yuri phase as a teenager (hard relate) and she had the biggest crush on homura it’s not even funny

dorcas is a pretentious anime fan, except, she’s what regulus thinks he is. she only watches anime that you have to buy vhs tapes of off ebay, and the majority of the time is a tape of a tape it’s so grunge. unlike reg, she also just never really mentions it. she’s part of some forums with other people that also watch these really obscure animes, but she never brings it up irl and doesn’t shame people for their taste (even tho she fully has the right to, she’s done the work)

remus hates anime. he’s one of those people that’s “bothered by the eyes.”

#this is too long but oh well #marauders #sirius black #peter pettigrew #lily evans #mary macdonald #marlene mckinnon #dorcas meadowes

[iukasylvie]

The Beast Player by Nahoko Uehashi treated an outsider protagonist and the theme of knowledge years before Witch Hat Atelier by Kamome Shirahama and A Witch's Life in Mongol by Tomato Soup.

The original novel and the sequel The Beast Warrior have been licensed in English by Pushkin Press and Henry Holt and Company. A faithful manga adaptation of the original novel with gorgeous art by Itoe Takemoto was serialized in the Monthly Shonen Sirius by Kodansha—the same publisher as the novels—and has been licensed in its entirety in French by Pika Édition.

#The Beast Player #Nahoko Uehashi #Japanese literature #fantasy literature #Witch Hat Atelier #Tongari Boushi no Atelier #Kamome Shirahama #A Witch's Life in Mongol #Tomato Soup #Itoe Takemoto #fantasy manga

[goldenworldsabound]

Fuck work

Takes a nap

Actually though I've been sleeping real bad so I needed that- and my meow meow joined me while I slept 😊 naptime pals

Upon waking I've decided fuck it, I'm going to look into making a sirius shonen account so I can buy the Clayman's Revenge raws - the place the raws were getting uploaded seems to be down and it's been a week of being down so...and I would like to support the author and the manga and ensure we keep getting more! So I'll look into that more seriously...

#unique skill: beating heart #I mean barely but tagging anyway- #mostly I'm just babbling because no husband at home to babble to

[maoichimichi]

Comments from M・A・O, who plays the role of Rio Nishina in "The Masterful Cat Is Depressed Again Today"!

A cast comment has arrived from M.A.O, who plays the role of Rio Nishina, about the anime "Dekiru Neko is Melancholy Today", which will be broadcast from Friday, July 7, 2023.

"The Masterful Cat Is Depressed Again Today" (Author: Yamada Hitsuji) is a popular comic serialized in Monthly Shonen Sirius. A slapstick comedy about Yukichi Fukuzawa, an office worker with zero living ability, and Yukichi, a rather large cat who does housework perfectly on behalf of her.

The TV anime will be broadcast every Friday from 2:23 am on MBS/TBS, and from 3:00 am on BS-TBS every Friday from Friday, July 7th.

In this work, Rio Nishina works part-time at a supermarket that Yukichi often goes to. M.A.O, who plays Rio Nishina, commented, "I felt that Rio-chan's harsh words are charming, so I would like to play her so that she can convey that kind of atmosphere." rice field.

Stay tuned for the follow-up report on the anime "Dekiru Neko is Melancholy Today" broadcast on Friday, July 7!

◆ Character information & cast comments Rio Nishina CV: M・A・O

A part-time job at the supermarket that Yukichi often goes to. university student. She remembers her disgust at the store manager's incomparable love of cats, and she often treats him coldly. When she comes to the store, she is suspicious of Yukichi and quietly observes her behavior in the store.

I'm M.A.O, and I'll be playing the role of Rio Nishina. When I saw the original work, I was soothed by the interaction between Yukichi-san and Kouki-chan with a chuckle, so I'm really looking forward to seeing her move in animation! She felt that Rio-chan's slightly harsh words were charming, so I would like to play her so that she can convey that kind of atmosphere. Nice to meet you! !

#m・a・o #mao ichimichi #ichimichi mao #市道真央 #The Masterful Cat Is Depressed Again Today #hitsuji yamada #デキる猫は今日も憂鬱

[ljaesch]

The I Guess I Became the Mother of the Great Demon King's 10 Children in Another World Manga Ends

Retailer Rakuten Books is listing the January 2024 issue of Kodansha’s Monthly Shonen Sirius magazine as containing the final chapter of Ema Toyama’s I Guess I Became the Mother of the Great Demon King’s 10 Children in Another World manga. The manga is described as: Akari was a typical game-loving 16-year-old girl who lived with her mother, until a fateful accident left her orphaned. A year…

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#I Guess I Became the Mother of the Great Demon King&039;s 10 Children in Another World #manga

[otakuplayerfr]

Après Alter ego et Sirius, la nouvelle série shonen d'Ana C. Sánchez !

Aurora Edelweiss, presque seize ans, a un don : elle peut voir et interagir avec les esprits des morts. Elle se sert de son pouvoir pour enquêter sur les phénomènes surnaturels et en particulier sur de mystérieux objets nommés “essences de l’âme”. Un... source http://www.otakuplayer.fr/2023/05/apres-alter-ego-et-sirius-la-nouvelle-serie-shonen-d-ana-c.sanchez.html

[arkus-rhapsode]

Wanna give some love to a mangaka that I don't think gets enough credit. Kyoutarou Azuma artist for series like Tenkaichi and Versus as well as the adaptation of King of Fighters. He can make some heart pumping action and cool visuals.

For me, seeing all of these different manga series from Monthly Shonen Sirius all together in this dynamic layout with their personality shining through in a unifying art style makes me confident in saying Kyoutarou Azuma is up there with guys like Murata and Horikoshi in their artistic skill when they do stuff like this.

#mangaka #art #kyotaro azuma #kyoutarou azuma #versus #one #tenkaichi #Altair: A Record of Battles #Yozakura Quartet #cells at work #ride-on king #That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime #Princess Resurrection #king of fighters

[theruffiansretrorampage]

#Kodansha #Shonen Sirius #Cells at Work! #retro #vintage #8-bit

[redsnerdden]

Sirius: Twin Stars- A Story of Love, and Astronomy

New Review Alert! 🚨 Sirius: Twin Stars Review- A Story of Love, and Astronomy 🏳️‍🌈 #Yuri #Manga #LGBTQ #TokyoPop #GL

Before we begin this review, I would like to thank TokyoPop and NetGalley for the opportunity to review this title. It has been one month since I reviewed a manga title, and this time, we’re taking a brief break from Shonen Manga and moving into my very first yuri manga review. Sirius: Twin Stars focuses on a young lady named Dani, who was an Elite Tennis Player with a bright future ahead of…

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#LGBTQ #Love X Love #Manga #Manga Review #Reviews #Sirius Twin Stars #Tokyopop #Yuri

[recentanimenews]

Manga the Week of 6/8/22

SEAN: As June continues, what varieties of manga do we see before us?

Yen On debuts Your Forma, a sci-fi detective story that asks the question: what if getting 5G wireless injected into you from a vaccine was actually real? and it spied on your every sense? This could be very good or very bad, and I suspect that depends entirely on the politics of the writer.

ASH: Hmmm. The genre certainly appeals to me, but I suspect you’re right.

ANNA: Yeah, going to skip this one and I’m generally in favor of sci-fi goofiness.

MELINDA: I feel a little “yikes” on this one.

SEAN: Also from Yen On: The Eminence in Shadow 4 and Sword Art Online Progressive 8.

Yen Press, meanwhile, has new manga volumes. Adachi and Shimamura 3, Bofuri: I Don’t Want to Get Hurt, so I’ll Max Out My Defense 4, Goblin Slayer Side Story: Year One 7, Konosuba: God’s Blessing on This Wonderful World! 13, and A Terrified Teacher at Ghoul School! 11.

Viz debuts Ghost Reaper Girl, a Shonen Jump + series by the creator of Rosario + Vampire (though under a different pen name). Chloe wants to be an actress. But she’s 28, and her window is closing. Can she find fame as a ghost reaper, though? Note that this series is being published flipped at the request of its creator.

ASH: Interesting! Not much seems to be flipped these days, let alone at the creator’s request.

SEAN: Chainsaw Man is also ending with Vol. 11, though a sequel is in the works. We also see Black Clover 29, Ima Koi: Now I’m in Love 2, Snow White with the Red Hair 19, and Yona of the Dawn 36.

MICHELLE: I’m always here for VIZ shoujo.

ASH: For sure!

ANNA: Viz shoujo saving the week for me!

SEAN: Tokyopop has A Gentle Noble’s Vacation Recommendation 5.

Hope you like debuts from Seven Seas, there are a ton of them.

I Think I Turned My Childhood Friend Into a Girl (Osananajimi() wo Onnanoko ni Shiteshimatta Hanashi) is from Ichijinsha’s Comic Pool. A boy trying to practice his makeup technique has his best friend offer to be a guinea pig… but the results are more than either of them could have guessed. Despite the light-novel-ey title, this looks like fans of LGBT should enjoy it.

ASH: I’m definitely curious about this one.

SEAN: Namekawa-san Won’t Take a Licking! (Name Raretakunai Namekawa-san) is from Comic Yuri Hime, and features a bullied girl who decides, for her high school debut, to become a delinquent. Unfortunately, now she attracts the attention of the disciplinary officer. I am always wary of yuri series described as hilarious.

ASH: A different sort of delinquent manga than is often seen, it would seem.

SEAN: Nightfall Travelers: Leave Only Footprints (Yuuyake Trip) is from Houbunsha’s Comic Fuz. Two high school girls investigate supposedly haunted areas of their town and grow closer. The art is apparently the reason to get this.

ASH: I’ll admit, the premise intrigues me, too.

SEAN: This Is Screwed Up, but I Was Reincarnated as a GIRL in Another World! (Yoku Wakaranai Keredo Isekai ni Tensei Shiteita You Desu) is a manga from Kodansha’s Suiyoubi no Sirius, based off a novel (not yet licensed, I believe). I’ve been told it’s another one of those “this becomes fluffy slice-of-life isekai assuming you can get past all the sexual assault and threats of slavery at the start” series. Sigh.

ANNA: No thank you!

MELINDA: oh my god.

SEAN: Lastly, The Two of Them Are Pretty Much Like This (Futari wa Daitai Konna Kanji) is a yuri series from the creator of Whispered Words (Sasameki Koto). A 30-year-old writer and a 22-year-old actress are living together as a couple, and we see their everyday life. This is extremely comfy and fun. It ran in Gentosha’s Comic Boost.

MICHELLE: Well, at least one of these appeals to me.

ASH: I rather liked Whispered Words, if I recall correctly.

MELINDA: This sounds actually great.

SEAN: Also from Seven Seas: Monologue Woven For You 2, the 13th and final volume of New Game!, and Trapped in a Dating Sim: The World of Otome Games is Tough for Mobs 5.

Kodansha has MORE Shuzo Oshimi in print next week, with Welcome Back, Alice (Okaeri Alice). This runs in Bessatsu Shonen Magazine, and got a digital release in February, but the print came fast. Three childhood friends have what seems like a standard love triangle… then one of them shows up dressed as a girl.

ASH: Somehow missed this being licensed!

MELINDA: I don’t know what to expect from this. Maybe great?

SEAN: Also in print: Cells at Work! Baby 4 (the final volume), Interviews with Monster Girls 10, Lovesick Ellie 4, Orient 9, Sailor Moon Naoko Takeuchi Collection 2, SHAMAN KING Omnibus 9, Sue & Tai-chan 4, Vampire Dormitory 5, and What Did You Eat Yesterday? 18.

MICHELLE: Hooray for more What Did You Eat Yesterday?!

ASH: Indeed!

MELINDA: YESSSSSSSSS

SEAN: The first digital debut is The Shadows of Who We Once Were (Nare no Hate no Bokura), a survival game manga from the creator of Until Your Bones Rot. It’s from Weekly Shonen Magazine, and… it’s a survival game manga.

The other digital debut from Kodansha is Joy, a BL manga from Kodansha’s Honey Milk. A shoujo manga artist is asked to write a BL work… and also discovers his assistant is gay. Maybe he can get inspiration for the BL by a fake relationship?

MELINDA: Oooo, this…

SEAN: Also digital: The Abandoned Reincarnation Sage 3, Changes of Heart 2, Chihayafuru 32, Girlfriend, Girlfriend 9, Kounodori: Dr. Stork 24, Love After World Domination 4, My Master Has No Tail 6, Oh, Those Hanazono Twins 2, and The Transcendent One-Sided Love of Yoshida the Catch 2.

MICHELLE: Insert habitual Chihayafuru squee.

ANNA: Gesticulates in celebration of the series, then transitions to despair at being so far behind.

SEAN: J-Novel Club has some print releases. We get Ascendance of a Bookworm’s 10th manga volume, By the Grace of the Gods 9, The Faraway Paladin 4, In Another World with My Smartphone 22, Marginal Operation 10, My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! 10, Otherside Picnic Omnibus 3, and The Unwanted Undead Adventurer 6.

J-Novel Club’s digital debut is a manga, The Saga of Lioncourt (Lion Coeur Senki), which is from Takeshobo’s Kissca. Office worker reincarnated as a warrior in a middle-ages era setting.

And also Forget Being the Villainess, I Want to Be an Adventurer! 3 (the final volume), How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom 16, A Late-Start Tamer’s Laid-Back Life 3, Marginal Operation 13, and Otherside Picnic 7.

Ghost Ship debuts World’s End Harem: Fantasia Academy, a spinoff of a spinoff of the series that is for everyone who wants to bone 10,000 women who adore them. This is apparently a high school AU version.

Also from Ghost Ship: Ero Ninja Scrolls 3 and Might as Well Cheat: I Got Transported to Another World Where I Can Live My Wildest Dreams! 3.

Denpa has two new releases. The Men Who Created Gundam (Gundam Sousei) ran, appropriately, in Gundam Ace. It’s a done-in-one omnibus about the creators of Gundam… but expect comedy.

Vampeerz: My Peer Vampires is a Sunday GX series about the love between a teenage girl and a vampire… I think. The description is vague, but I mean, title.

ASH: Count me curious.

MELINDA: Same.

SEAN: And Airship has two early digital titles, including a debut. 7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy! (Loop 7-kaime no Akuyaku Reijou wa, Moto Tekikoku de Jiyuukimama na Hanayome (Hitojichi) Seikatsu wo Mankitsusuru) is, yes, a villainess novel. But this time our heroine has done this a lot. She’s lived full lives. She’s done different occupations. She keeps getting killed. Now, on her 7th try, why not marry her killer?

We also get the first volume of Classroom of the Elite: Year 2.

That turned out to be a whole lot. Thoughts?

By: Sean Gaffney

#Anime #News #Manga Bookshelf

[fantastico-francesca]