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cursedvibes · 3 months

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I am honestly just so fascinated with how JJK is going to end because it’s gotten to a point where I truly don’t know. I could see anything at this point.

When it ends I actually hope to just completely reread it. Because I think the weekly (with the occasional break) release format definitely effects how people view and read manga. But I think if read as just one continuous story with none of the breaks, some of its flaws definitely…show. At least that was my experience when I read it! (I started reading when the Gojo vs Sukuna fight was nearing its end).

Reading the whole story or even just volumes or arcs can definitely change the impression of the story a lot. The Culling Game for example really benefits from reading it in one go instead of weekly. Although I have to say that even on rereads or when looking up specific events in a chapter I always get shocked by how aggravatingly long the Gojo vs Sukuna fight is...otherwise I would say jjk generally benefits from being read in one go, especially the fights.

The current events definitely threw my predictions for a loop (mainly because I expected the main villain who so far has pushed the story forward to actively be involved in it), but I think the further we get, the clearer the end becomes, simply because more eventualities can be counted out. I wouldn't say it's clear cut what's gonna happen or that I know exactly how it's gonna end, but I think you can make some educated guesses at this point.

For example, I think there's a good chance Yuuji either survives as the only one of the original four people team or he dies to save Megumi. You could make good arguments for both like Yuuji having to carry on the deaths of all his comerades, but always being denied to sacrifice himself for them like he so desperately wants. He will save people by killing Sukuna, but he won't be able to help the people he cares most about. Maybe you could include a moment of Yuuji being able to give Megumi a proper death. Sukuna is gone, but Megumi has been hurt to much mentally (remember he suffered through five unlimited voids and the brain damage Sukuna suffered is his too) and physically by Sukuna taking over and reshaping his body to survive. But Yuuji is there to see him off and able to give him piece of mind after he was manipulated for so long. Other option would be, Yuuji gets his wish and is able to sacrifice himself to save Megumi, Megumi possibly even taking over his body through soul swap and Yuuji dies together with Sukuna. I don't like it as much because it seems like the "easy way out" and Yuuji wanted to kill himself from the start of the series, so that feels like an unsatisfying message, but you could bring in Yuuji fulfilling Wasuke's words and dying a "proper" death killing Sukuna like he always wanted to and saving a friend through it as well. He will die surrounded by the sorcerers who helped him get this far and that lifts Wasuke's curse on him.

The other thing I'm relatively sure about is that the merger will happen in some way or at the very least Tengen is freed and runs amok. This plot point has been teased so much and it's what everything has been building on that it would feel anti-climactic for it simply never happen and it all ends with Sukuna dying and that's it. Sukuna's death being the end of everything without any other major consequences feels too neat of an end and too underwhelming. I don't think it will happen the way Kenjaku imagined by the Culling Game ending with all players dying and then all of the Japanese population gets merged with Tengen. That would mean the entire protagonist team has to be killed by Sukuna and I just don't see that happen. The ending will be a downer, but I don't think it will be straight up "the villain(s) win". Because otherwise what's the point? What do we learn from that? How would that bring the change in the jujutsu system that gets emphasized so much? So that is unlikely, but I think Sukuna could still set Tengen free, either as herself or by merging her with part of the population that has already been prepared for merging through the barrier that travelled across Japan.

Not really a prediction, but I would also like it if the protagonists (or whoever else) ends up destroying Tengen's barriers. It would mean an increase in curses, but it would also diffuse Japan's monopoly on sorcerers and huge amounts of cursed energy. It would symbolize a complete break from the old system set in place by her and the beginning of something new. Otherwise it would feel too much like the protagonists are just rebuilding status quo and will eventually repeat the mistakes of the past if the wrong people come into power. There would need to be new protections set in place, but that is a good opportunity to whipe the slate clean and start new and hopefully better.

#asks #jjk spoilers #itadori yuuji

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houkagokappa · 10 months

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The Yuri Manga Post

From when I first came across yuri manga a decade ago, followed by a long break from it due to the excruciating longing I’d experience reading about girls loving girls while not experiencing it myself, I’d been wanting to get back to reading yuri manga again. The loneliness hasn’t gone anywhere, but my love towards girls and girls loving girls has remained, and I’ve wanted to take part in it once more.

What got me started was Hanamonogatari by schwinn. People were hyping it up on twitter as old woman yuri, and not just yuri involving a grown adult, but an actual grandmother. So far only 2 chapters have been translated, so I don’t have a whole lot to say about the series. It’s a nice change of pace to read about someone in their 60′s, and it’s wholesome to see how they discover make-up as a new hobby and the salesperson as a new romantic interest. Life doesn’t end after your 20′s, y’all!

This inspired me to check out what else is popular these days, and one of the first works I saw recommended was Mahou Shoujo ni Akogarete by Akihiro Ononaka, which is the polar-opposite to Hanamonogatari. It’s about a young girl who adores magical girls, but ends up becoming a villain forced to fight them. Her new alter-ego is sadistic and enjoys teasing and torturing her opponents. The manga feels like a combination of Douman Seiman’s works and Kill la Kill, the way it’s stylized with high contrasts and contains plenty of wacky, sexy comedy that takes things just a little too far for comfort. Personally I love it. It’s not a manga for everyone, and I wish it would start wrapping up soon after 9 volumes, before it starts repeating itself too much. It’s been one of the most refreshing manga I’ve read in a while, a funny parody with an amazing artstyle, even if it also contains some... questionable scenes.

Looking at more conventional works, I picked up Ki ni Natteru Hito ga Otoko ja Nakatta by Agu. It’s about a high school girl who falls for a guy as they bond over similar tastes in music, but as the title suggests, it turns out the guy’s actually a girl and her classmate (disguised in her casual/alternative style). The manga releases on twitter, and it’s been a fun exercise for me to keep up with it in Japanese. The twitter releases have also allowed Agu to use some colour, adding lime green to the traditional black and white, which makes the manga stand out and look really cool. The art itself is great too, both girls are super cute with their own distinctive styles. I like seeing how their relationship develops and I’m glad that it doesn’t dwell on the initial misunderstanding for too long. I will say that it’s a shame to be caught up with the story, since each weekly update is only 4 pages long and I’d rather read this in one go.

Next, I picked up Kakeochi Girl by Battan, since it was recent and renowned, with gorgeous covers. It’s about a woman who runs into her old high school sweetheart again after 10 years. While she never got over her, her old lover is now about to get married to a man, and have his baby. I wasn’t a huge fan of this manga. I thought it was sad how the main girl hadn’t been able to move on and felt stuck with her life for so long, while her romantic interest was stuck making bad decisions. I also didn’t like how the husband was portrayed as a villain of comical proportions. I think there’s value to the story which explores what comphet does to a woman, but it’s not something I care to read about when men become too central to the story. I also have conflicting feelings about the art. The covers, illustrations and some pages were absolutely gorgeous, and I love how Battan portrays different feelings, especially whenever something’s a little scary, but exciting, with tingles and sparks, but I’m not a huge fan of her style when it comes to the eyes and other facial features, which is a stylistic choice for her and a personal preference of mine.

I gave Battan another chance with Ane no Yuujin, since I couldn’t resist the enthralling, sensual cover. I liked it better than Kakeochi Girl, and it helped me appreciate the art more, thanks to her excellent portrayal of longing and joy. I was about to say that I liked the characters better too, but now that I think about it, I’m not sure I did. I think the fact that this was much shorter and focused on more characters masked it for me. I don’t think Battan’s works are for me, but I’m sure there are plenty of people out there who do love them for good reason!

I continued my yuri journey with another work I’d seen and heard much about, Sayonara Rose Garden by Dr. Pepperco. It’s about a Japanese maid who works for an English noblewoman, set in England in the early 1900′s. My first impression was that Dr. Pepperco is a genius for this setting and combination of aesthetics, with the Japanese maid dressing in kimono off-duty (!!!). The manga is beautifully drawn, and I enjoyed both main characters, but unfortunately a man had to get between them as well. It makes sense considering the setting, but it’s still not something I enjoy reading about, so my initial excitement was dulled out after the first volume. Overall it was a good read with great art, but because of my high expectations and slight disappointment, it didn’t end up as a favourite of mine.

After getting worried about not finding any more good yuri to read, I was happy to discover Ikemen Girl to Hakoiri Musume by Mochi au Lait and majoccoid. It’s another manga where one girl mistakes her classmate for a man and falls for them. Here the girl confesses right at the start, the other one accepts as a joke, and they end up dating while the misunderstandings are still at play. The girl who was mistaken for a man is incredibly sympathetic and a whole mood (TM), while her girlfriend is super bubbly and sweet. The manga is light-hearted and funny, and I wish I could find something similar to this, since it’s been one of my favorites.

Next up I read Yuunagi Marbled and Kimi Koi Limit by Momono Moto. Yuunagi Marbled was a tad bit on the edgy side, but still an okay read. Kimi Koi Limit had a real mess of a main character, which I enjoyed immensely, since I’ve been looking for something like that in yuri works. After all these stories about women who suddenly end up in lesbian relationships, or who have to hide the fact they want to be in them, it was refreshing to read about women who were open and assertive about their interests. I can’t say either of these works left a strong impression on me beyond that, but I found the girls cute and they were easy enough to read.

Then I went on to read Papa no Sexy Doll by Kajikawa Gaku. Look. The title is questionable. And the manga is indeed about a girl and her dad both having some sort of relationship with an android to get over the loss of the girls’ mother. I checked it out because I read something else by the same author, which left me curious about what else they’d done. Then I wanted to check what Papa no Sexy Doll could possibly be about, since it wasn’t marked as r-18. It was a pleasant surprise to see that it was yuri, and I actually got attached to the main character, who’s a young girl going through a rough patch with her crush/girlfriend and seeking solace (not necessarily sexual, but also that kind of comfort) from the titular doll. There are only a few chapters out and it’s still ongoing, but so far it’s been a nice story about loss and the pains of growing up. I can’t recommend it for everyone, but it’s been a pleasant surprise for sure.

To continue with more questionable works, I was excited to give Kyou wa Kanojo ga Inai kara by Iwami Kiyoko a try, based on the gorgeous art and a powerful line I randomly came across and had to fish out the source for. Like the title suggests, it’s about a girl in a lesbian relationship, but said girlfriend is still in the closet afraid to show any sort of affection towards her in public. Furthermore, she keeps ignoring her in favour of club activities, which leaves our main girl sad and lonely. A third girl shows up, and with a few pushes, the main girl starts two-timing her girlfriend. I love how horrible the girls are, and how easy it is to see what drove them to be the way they are. The art is to die for, and although I can’t recommend such a controversial topic to everyone, it’s been one of my favorites. The manga is still ongoing, with 4 volumes currently, and things are heating up!

After reading all these popular and currently talked-about series, and not finding that much more looking though what’s popular, I discovered the greatness of Interest Stacks on MAL. There were a few collections with titles and covers that looked intriguing, and I started reading older works, with the oldest being Maya no Souretsu by Ichijo Yukari, published in 1972. I love the 70′s shoujo manga style, and the story was a tragic wild-ride about loss and revenge.

From there I kinda fell down the rabbit hole that was 90′s josei. Some of the yuri works I read were Love Vibes and Sheets no Sukima by Erica Sakurazawa. They are both about messy relationships that involve a lot of sex and cheating, and while love between women was central for both, there was more action between women and men. Because I read other josei works from the same era before these two, I came in thinking it was cool to see women be active and forward, so I didn’t mind it, but I do think Sheets no Sukima in particular suffered from not developing the relationship between the two women further. The ending was incredibly unsatisfying and abrupt, even if it could be seen as realistic and tragic in a way I usually love, because it reflects how uncertain and unsatisfying real life can be. I definitely preferred Love Vibes out of the two, where the feelings were more clear and reciprocated. Both works had a charming artstyle, and the girls were cute so it was nice reading them.

Back to the present day, although ready to take a journey into the past, I continued with Yume no Hashibashi by Sudou Yumi. It’s about two women in their mid-80′s who have been in love with each other since they were 14/15, but unable to be with each other due to various societal reasons. The manga starts with them in their old age and progresses backwards in time, with each chapter giving us a small glimpse of the choices they made and the feelings they had throughout different periods in their lives. It’s quite an interesting structure, and I loved seeing what drove the characters to make the decisions they did, when I already knew what they would lead to, and to see what prevented them from choosing to be with each other throughout the years. I wasn’t sure what to think of it based on the first two chapters, but I was crying as I reached the end. It was tragic, yet beautiful, and what hurts the most is how there are people out there who have gone through similar experiences. This was another favourite of mine and I highly recommend it, with the warning that it’s a heartbreaking read. I’d love to read more yuri by this mangaka, but unfortunately I couldn’t find much else.

Following these, I read Nettai Shoujo by Yoshitomi Akihito. I picked it up after reading Balance Policy, also by him, thanks to the nice cover art. Balance Policy contained some yuri as well, which would ordinarily be a nice bonus, except here it was paired with some of the most absurd ideas of how women work I’ve come across in a long time (weird stuff about periods etc.). Along with some other choices, it was quite obvious it was written by a man. I don’t think gender should prevent you from writing whatever, and I can even appreciate yuri that’s created for the male gaze, but oh man does it hurt when it’s combined with bad writing. Both Balance Policy and Nettai Shoujo got me though, since they depict summer in the countryside, which is one of my biggest weaknesses when it comes to manga settings, especially paired with queer themes. Nettai Shoujo is a collection of shorts around that theme, and it delivers, save for a couple instances where you can clearly tell it was written by a man, and a few “but I’m a girl” lines, which I didn’t know I’d come to dislike as much as I now do. In their defence, it was written in 2007, so I can’t be too mad about it.

It was only after reading Nettai Shoujo that I realised Yoshitomi Akihito is the man behind Blue Drop. I’ve read one or two installations from the series and I’ve always wanted to read through them all, so I’m now stuck in this weird love-hate relationship with Yoshitomi Akihito and his works. I’ve gotten quite busy, so I haven’t had the time to read more than the first (original) volume so far. I love the art and the sci-fi setting of lesbian aliens taking over Earth, but it feels aged and contains gratuitous fanservice, which I don’t enjoy. The girls are either undressing themselves at weird moments, too often, or it’s done to them in a way which feels exploitative. I’ll read and reread the rest of Blue Drop, and I’ll probably check out the anime too, but for now, I no longer have the time. Pride month is coming to an end too, so this shall be it for my big yuri manga review.

Thank you for taking the time to read any or all of this!

I hope you’ve been able to read some good yuri as well, and if you have any recommendations I’m happy to receive them!

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bahkonearth · 4 months

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BAHK MONTHLY: JANUARY 2024

Hi everyone! It's bahkonearth! I make a webcomic called RAPTURE, but I also make other stuff here and there. So I guess this is just gonna be how I summarize what I'm working on for the month.

RAPTURE: A WEEKLY COMIC I DO EVERY FRIDAY!!

Rapture is a comic I started back in June of 2023, it's been half a year and I'm hopefully going to work to finish the first volume of it this year. You can read it on comicfury here!

But also, I plan to release the comic on itch.io once the full volume is out. That version will have touched up dialogue boxes and a few new pages and edits. It'll include both a CBZ archive and a PDF so you can throw them onto digital readers. That won't be the only thing I put on my itch.io though, I have another thing I'm doing.

SAINT SEIYA: A BEGINNER'S GUIDE

The Saint Seiya beginner's guide is something I only started working on recently as a project to test out twine, it's not the most complicated thing in the world but it's a thing mostly powered by brain rot lmao. I go over the basics of the series and provide starting points for people who stumble across it, this will be put up for free because I am not making you pay for a how to guide for an 80's shonen manga.

BOAT WILLIE: The great mouse depression.

Mick and Ozzie sail on a boat from place to place. This is gonna be a comic I put up on my itch.io page for 3.50 when it's finally completed, it'll be 26-pages. When it goes up you'll see a thing about it I post along with the first five pages of it. It'll probably come out sometime in February or March!

THANKS FOR READING!!

Thank you for reading through, please like and reblog and support my future work!

#big post

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initial-dream · 9 months

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Sentimental White

If you've known me for any period of time, you've likely heard me talk (read: complain at length) about the situation surrounding Initial D's extra chapters.

Now Initial D has 10 extra chapters (I won't bore you with the others but if you are interested, I have written about all of them on the wiki) five of which were never collected into a main tankobon volume.

These five chapters are the two parts of Sentimental White, and the three parts of Green Departure. They would later be adapted into Extra Stage - Act 2 (only a month after its release, apparently, which is rather cool), and Extra Stage 2 respectively.

Both saw releases in the 2014 and 2015 guidebooks "Trajectory Challenge Note" and "Trajectory Sprinting Note", their only releases outside of the pages of Weekly Young Magazine.

As they were never released in the main volumes, all five have gone untranslated into any language other than Japanese since their releases, 23 and 22 years ago respectively.

Until now, that is.

After, quite frankly, a lot of work, we (and by we I mean myself and the other members of the Project D scanlation team) have finally been able to get all of Sentimental White translated and presentable.

Sentimental White follows Mako Sato as she meets a guy, and the two try to start a relationship. If you've seen Extra Stage - Act 2, its pretty much the same, but it's nice to see it in its original manga form.

You can read both chapters right now on Mangadex.

I'm very happy to finally have this out, and I can't wait for Green Departure to be finished so I can show that too.

#Initial D #Manga #Scanlations

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hyeahgaku · 9 months

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MASTERLIST

> Greetings. I'm Soy (they/them), and I thank you for stumbling on this page and/or following me here. This blog is dedicated to Yūto Suzuki’s incredible masterpiece called “SAKAMOTO DAYS”. Support Suzuki-sensei by reading the manga on the official site: Read here!

> In an effort to make this blog resourceful for all Sakadays fans, i try my utmost best to post everything associated with Sakadays here; articles, news, interviews, poll results, draft sketches, mangaka's comments, magazines extras, etc.

> I have X/twitter so you can consider followin me there. I make an effort to post everyday especially when new chapter are released.

> Most importantly: This blog is absolutely not spoiler-free.

> Second most importantly: If you use any of my translated works, please credit me. You can attach the hyperlink to my original post, or just credit my username "hyeahgaku" it's that simple.

> I read both the EN & JP versions of Sakadays and I do JP->EN translations sometimes but it's all self-learn. I am by no means a certified professional translator. Moreover, English isn't my best language so I'm not 100% fluent in both languages (MEGA LOL). So my translations aren't 100% accurate and are subjected to changes when the official versions drop. Pardon me for any grammatical, spelling and translation mistakes that you may encounter.

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My Translated Works.

SAKAMOTO DAYS Light Novel:

Suzuki-sensei illustrations & extra pages

SAKAMOTO DAYS Jump Festa 2024:

Q&A Special with Yūto Suzuki-sensei

SAKAMOTO DAYS Special Stage, featuring guests commentaries

Interviews or Q&As with Yūto Suzuki-sensei:

Exclusive Interview with Yūto Suzuki-sensei (Jump GIGA Winter 2023 extra)

WSJ Magazine Extra - Character Profiles:

Tarō Sakamoto

Shin Asakura

Heisuke Mashimo

Slur / Kei Uzuki

Lu Shaotang

Nagumo

Osaragi

Shishiba

Kashima

Gaku

Natsuki Seba

Takamura

Aoi Sakamoto

Hana Sakamoto

Boyle

Obiguro

Tatsu

Hyō

Lu Wutang

SAKAMOTO DAYS Bonus Omake *Unofficial translations by me:

Vol. 4 Bonus omake (featuring Natsuki & Tanaka-san)

Vol. 7 Bonus omake (featuring Slur, Kashima, Uda & Gaku)

Vol. 9 Bonus omake (featuring the casts for 1st Popularity Poll)

SAKAMOTO DAYS Popularity Polls:

"No. 1 Spread Campaign Poll" Results - Top 20!

1st Character Popularity Poll Results - Top 10!

1st Character Popularity Poll Results (full list with all names)!

1st Character Popularity Poll Top 10 Characters + Yūto Suzuki-sensei comments!

/note: These are mere fan-translations. All titles, synopsis and descriptions are subjected to changes in the official version.

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Official Volume Extras

Japanese version:

Vol. 1 • Vol. 2 • Vol. 3 • Vol. 4 • Vol. 5 • Vol. 6 • Vol. 7 • Vol. 8 • Vol. 9 • Vol. 10 • Vol. 11 • Vol. 12 • Vol. 13 • Vol. 14 • Vol. 15

English version by VIZ Media:

Vol. 1 • Vol. 2 • Vol. 3 • Vol. 4 • Vol. 5 • Vol. 6 • Vol. 7 • Vol. 8 • Vol. 9 • Vol. 10 • Vol. 11

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Other SakaDays-related Materials

Sakadays Movie References

Sakadays Trivia

Suzuki-sensei's Weekly Comments

Compilation of all Sakadays Volume Covers & Info

Compilation of all Sakadays Colour Pages from WSJ Magazine

Compilation of Sakadays Featured on WSJ Magazine Covers

Sakadays Official Lockscreen Wallpapers

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Others/Misc

About this blog

My replies to your asks

#yo and a warm welcome to you #masterlist

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outeremissary · 6 months

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9 People You'd Like to Get to Know Better

Tagged by @turbulentpumpkin43. Thanks for thinking of me! I know I haven't been around much (for reasons we don't need to get into), but truly nothing summons me faster than the email notification about a tag game where I know I'm going to have to say something horribly embarrassing about myself.

Three Ships: I mean, if we're counting stuff with OCs then obviously anyone following my knows Balthazar and Tristian (and the wonderful polycule with Vio) is my number one. Aside from that, the latest volume of Witch Hat has fully converted me into an Agott/Coco true believer. I actually did like the Coco/Tarteh vibe but Agott's special brand of slowly changing rival just has me by the throat. Aside from that? Ummm. Elliot and Leo from Pandora Hearts? Does that count? I did my full reread of Pandora Hearts while afk in September and those two have had me since like 2012 or 2013 or whenever they were introduced in the English release. But now that I'm older and more mature I can better appreciate what the messy later arcs had to give, and that's the beauty of a relationship between equals corrupted by a growing imbalance no one has the strength to acknowledge and devotion so deep it tears both of their lives apart. That's awesome. 11/10, everyone read Pandora Hearts and I'm not even joking

First Ever Ship: Gamers, back in early 2012 when I was in middle school and could only see images on the computer at school because searching for anything visual online was mega bad for rural internet, a friend of mine used a science classroom computer to discover you could find non-canon images of The Legend of Zelda if you searched terms like "Link blue" and scrolled down a couple rows. I distinctly remember this as the first ever time I really understood the concept of "fan art," and more importantly as my entry into fandom as we all began to realize many of these came from the same site: a place called "DeviantArt." Some of these contained such salacious and unthinkable things as two boys holding hands and blushing, and also both of those boys were Link. I was so captivated by these mysterious images that I followed them to their Four Swords Adventures manga RP fandom source, where I am not proud to say the first "ship" I adopted as such was Vio (Violet Link for people who spent their time doing better things at thirteen) and Shadow (Shadow Link, of course). That's right, everyone! It was edgy Link selfcest yaoi between a traitor and an angsty villain all the way down!!! And you know what? When I write that I don't think my taste has changed. Except the selfcest. Mostly.

The other, more respectable first ship I remember not long after that was Ulquihime. What can I say, there's just something about the Stockholm syndrome of it all.

Last Song: No title - REOL. Narrowly missed this being edgy early Vocaloid. I've been revisiting old favorites recently.

Last Movie: I'm pretty sure it was Surf's Up. For whatever reason my friend decided we should rewatch it when I visited him a few weeks ago. Holds up better than it should, but I've rewatched it twice in little over a year and truly that is my Surf's Up limit. That trip was also when my friend forced me to watch Barbie and the D&D movie. Look at me catching up on relevant pop culture only for fucking Surf's Up to be what made this list.

Currently Reading: I'm pretty sure this came up last time, but because I haven't gotten started on a better book since then I'm unfortunately still periodically chipping at The Thousand Deaths of Ardor Benn. This book fucking sucks. Don't read it. If we could manga and stories that are actually good I recently did a Witch Hat Atelier reread after getting volume 11!!! That volume is. So painfully personal.

Currently Watching: Cyberpunk: Edgerunners and Jujutsu Kaisen season 2. JJK is with my friend for weekly hangout, but Edgerunners is a solo endeavor because it was bumming him out way too much. Good show though. Also JJK was way more of a bummer than expected in ways that caught me off guard??? I'm not getting over what happened to that girl, I really got fucking got by that scene. Jesus

Currently Consuming: Nothing. Just finished dinner, where I had a chicken sandwich and fries. I need groceries. It's dire.

Currently Craving: doing something creative, but that would require moving the giant zine pile on my chair........ this is how I'm procrastinating

I'm sorry, but I'm actually not tagging anyone on this tonight! I haven't been on enough lately to know who has or hasn't done it, and frankly I'm not ready to be back on Tumblr enough to map that out. If you're seeing this and want to do it, please go ahead and do it. Tag me like I tagged you, we are collaborators in this and I want to see what you say.

#I'll be real gamers the selfcest devil has whispered in my ear a time or two as I've continued to workshop my DUrge #I'm not elaborating on that.#anyway with this up it's time to move the zine pile that also stopped me from adding a Spotify link and try to do some stuff #my terrifying backlog won't work through itself...#tag game #turbulentpumpkin43 #I feel like I've told one or two of these stories before so Ash. I'm sorry if any of these bits are played out.

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shuunnico · 1 year

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About the Marvel Comic post. Wouldn't having to put out a comic every week be stressful on the artists and writers?

I didn't really explain that bit well, I sorta threw it in without expanding on it. The idea would be to have a fast-paced release schedule. That could be weekly, bi-weekly or monthly.

That does not mean the artists need to work consistently for a weekly or bi-weekly schedule. There are manga that go on hiatus between volumes/arcs/sagas/etc and people are happy to wait for those. Chainsaw Man went on break for 1.5 years. Probably the most famous example is Berserk, which frequently went months between issues. If the story is good, people will excuse breaks.

The idea would be to tailor releases both for the creators, plus what makes sense for the story. If the creators front-load their work while on a publishing hiatus, then the work is released weekly or bi-weekly in a singular 'block' or 'arc'.

If the creators can produce the work on a monthly basis and it makes sense to do so for that book, given page length and detail, then that's what it'll be. If they go on hiatus, put out a massive amount of pages during that time, then the books can be released faster.

The big pitfall of this would be the need to have enough ongoing books at any one time so there's never a 'dry spell' for Marvel as a whole.

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pochqmqri · 2 years

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“The Truth is Always One Piece of Treasure” ONE PIECE × Detective Conan Collab

Gosho Aoyama and Eiichiro Oda have a major thing in common: They both are the creators of popular currently running manga series with over 100 volumes. To commemorate this, the two authors will have a miraculous dialogue that spans magazines.

The first part of the dialogue will be released in the 34th issue of Weekly Shonen Jump released on July 25th. The second part will be released in the 35th issue of Weekly Shonen Sunday on July 27th.

In 2019, Aoyama was interviewed for a magazine where he expressed interest in talking with Oda, who he considered a comrade as both creators had series that are serialized weekly in magazines and broadcasted weekly on TV at the same time. Last year, in the 49th issue of Shonen Jump, Oda congratulated Aoyama on Detective Conan publishing its 100th volume, also calling him a “comrade in arms.”

#ONE PIECE #detective conan #dcmk #case closed #gosho aoyama #eiichiro oda #shonen jump #shonen sunday #weekly shonen jump #weekly shonen sunday #manga

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tempenensis · 1 year

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hi lele! i was reading and comparing both the latinamerican spanish manga of jjk (translated by panini comics) and the manga plus translation in english and i noticed that in this panel (chapter 120) on manga plus the rectangle has no words on it:

meanwhile my panini manga translation says “el hecho de que vivas…” (“the fact that you’re alive…”)

do you know if the original japanese has a sentence on it and if so, was the omission of it better for the translation? (the sentence through me off a little when i first read it since i wasn’t sure who was talking and who they were talking about, specially since there is a change of font used in it)

This is actually something that is added in the tankobon release. Below is the panel from weekly release. The topmost panel is empty

while this is from tankobon/volume release. The "because you are alive" is added here.

#le-ask #jujutsu kaisen #jjk manga spoilers #jjk120

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demifiendrsa · 1 year

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SAND LAND project - Teaser Trailer

More info will be released on December 17, 2022.

Overview

About SAND LAND

SAND LAND is an original manga created by Akira Toriyama, the author of DRAGON BALL and Dr. Slump. Serialized for a short period in Weekly Shonen Jump, the one volume comic has gained worldwide popularity since its publishing in 2000.

Story Summary

In a desert world where both demons and humans suffer from an extreme water shortage, Beelzebub, the prince of demons, and Rao, a small-town sheriff, form a tag-team and set off on an adventure in search of the Phantom Lake somewhere in the desert.

#Sand Land #Akira Toriyama #Bandai Namco #anime #video game

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smileyyyyyl · 11 months

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MY TOP 10 SPORTS ANIME

Sports anime nowadays has a profound impact on today's society, inspiring countless individuals to pursue their passions, embrace teamwork, and overcome challenges both on and off the field. Here are my top 10 SPORTS anime you might like:

1. Kuroko no basketball

Kuroko's Basketball (Japanese: 黒子のバスケ, Hepburn: Kuroko no Basuke) is a Japanese sports manga series written and illustrated by Tadatoshi Fujimaki. It was serialized in Shueisha's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump from December 2008 to September 2014, with its chapters collected in 30 tankōbon volumes. It tells the story of a high school basketball team trying to make it to the national tournament.

2. Haikyuu!

Haikyu!! (ハイキュー!!, Haikyū!!, from the kanji 排球 "volleyball") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Haruichi Furudate. It was serialized in Shueisha's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump from February 2012 to July 2020, with its chapters collected in 45 tankōbon volumes. The story follows Shoyo Hinata, a boy determined to become a great volleyball player despite his small stature.

3. Slum dunk

Slam Dunk (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese sports manga series written and illustrated by Takehiko Inoue. It was serialized in Shueisha's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump from October 1990 to June 1996, with the chapters collected into 31 tankōbon volumes. It tells the story of a basketball team from Shōhoku High School in the Shōnan area of Japan.

4. Yuri on ice

Yuri on Ice (Japanese: ユーリ!!! on ICE) is a Japanese sports anime television series about figure skating. The series was produced by MAPPA, directed and written by Sayo Yamamoto with original scripts by Mitsurō Kubo under the chief direction of Jun Shishido. Character designs were handled by Tadashi Hiramatsu, and its music was composed by Taro Umebayashi and Taku Matsushiba. The figure skating was choreographed by Kenji Miyamoto, who also performed routines himself which were recorded and used as skating sound effects. The series premiered on October 6, 2016 and ended on December 22, 2016, with a total of 12 episodes. A Yuri on Ice feature film, Ice Adolescence, was originally planned for release in 2019, but has been delayed to a later date. The series revolves around the relationships between Japanese figure skater Yuri Katsuki; his idol, Russian figure-skating champion Victor Nikiforov; and up-and-coming Russian skater Yuri Plisetsky; as Yuri K. and Yuri P. take part in the Figure Skating Grand Prix, with Victor acting as coach to Yuri K.

5. Free!

Free! is a Japanese anime television series produced by Kyoto Animation and Animation Do. The series is loosely based on the light novel, High Speed! (Japanese: ハイ☆スピード!, Hepburn: Hai Supīdo!), written by Kōji Ōji, which received an honorable mention in the second Kyoto Animation Award contest in 2011 and was published in July 2013. The first season titled, Free! - Iwatobi Swim Club for international distribution, aired in Japan in 2013; and the second season titled, Free! - Eternal Summer, aired in 2014. A third season of the anime series titled, Free! - Dive to the Future, aired in 2018. Hiroko Utsumi directed the first two seasons, while season three was directed by Eisaku Kawanami.The story is centered on high school student Haruka Nanase, a gifted swimmer. After encountering his childhood rival, Rin Matsuoka from Samezuka Academy, he and his friends revitalize Iwatobi High School's swim team.

6. Blue lock

Blue Lock (Japanese: ブルーロック, Hepburn: Burū Rokku) (stylized as BLUELOCK) is a Japanese manga series written by Muneyuki Kaneshiro and illustrated by Yusuke Nomura. It has been serialized in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine since August 2018, with its chapters collected in 24 tankōbon volumes as of May 2023.Yoichi Isagi, an unknown high school football player conflicted about his playing style, decides to join the program to become the best striker in the world.

7. Aoashi

Aoashi[a] (アオアシ) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yūgo Kobayashi and based on a concept by Naohiko Ueno. It has been serialized in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Weekly Big Comic Spirits since January 2015. The series involves youth football player Ashito Aoi and his journey and experiences in the Tokyo Esperion youth academy.

8. SK8 the infinity

SK8 the Infinity (Japanese: SK∞ エスケーエイト, Hepburn: Esu Kē Eito, simply SK8 and stylized as SK∞) is a Japanese original anime television series produced and animated by Bones that aired from January to April 2021 on ABC and TV Asahi's ANiMAZiNG!!! [ja] programming block. A comedy manga spin-off began serialization on the Young Ace Up manga website in January 2021. Reki, a high school sophomore and hardcore skater, takes new transfer student Langa to S one night, and ends up pulling him into the world of skateboarding.

9. Ace of diamond

Ace of Diamond (Japanese: ダイヤのA, Hepburn: Daiya no Ēsu) is a Japanese baseball-themed manga series written and illustrated by Yuji Terajima.The series follows Eijun Sawamura, a baseball pitcher with an unusual pitching style that naturally causes the ball to move unpredictably at the plate.

10. Inazuma eleven

An animation television series based on the game aired on the TV Tokyo network from October 5, 2008 until April 27, 2011. The series was produced by Level-5 in conjunction with TV Tokyo and OLM.A talented young goalkeeper tries to revive his school's lackluster team in this anime series based on the hit manga and video game

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Inazuma Eleven (TV Series 2008–2011) - IMDb

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuri_on_Ice

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slam_Dunk_(manga)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free!#:~:text=Free%20is%20set%20in%20the,Iwatobi%20High%20School%27s%20swim%20team.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aoashi

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SK8_the_Infinity

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bmpmp3 · 1 year

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I READ a lot of different manga recently and i WANNA talk about em :)

SO LIKE i ADORE stories about the entertainment industry like music actors celebrity whatever i LOVE IT so oshi no ko had been on my to-read list for like a bajillion years now BUT queen bee doing the ending song for the anime (MEPHISTO!!!! LISTEN TO IT!!!!!!!!!! ITS SO GOOOOOOD!!!! LISTEN TO EVERY QUEEN BEE ALBUM RIGHT NOW!!!!!!!!!!!! the opening is good too) finally pushed me to read it (not watch it sorry... normally the anison industry has this symbiotic relationship between the songs and the shows where the show makes people get interested in the musicians and vice versa but as a person who cannot watch a single episode of a show ever (jk.....probably) I only ever check out the manga and osts HJKFJFDHKDSLS its kinda cool that the first episode is like a movie length adaptation of the first volume of the manga though from what i can tell) AND its very good!!

i did NAHT expect the reincarnation stuff (all i knew was it was a manga about an idol who has kids in secret) but theres some glimmers of interesting concepts touched on with that (kinda like half way between the modern isekai “i just am the person i was before i died just in a different body” and the 90s shoujo manga style “im mostly the new born person but there is the remnants of someone else in here”, it hasnt touched on it That Much but what they brought up is interesting, like that kid has simultaneously been alive for over 50 years and also is incredibly 15 years old hjkfdsjhfds) but it’s a showbiz mystery thriller with so much tonal whiplash OF COURSE i’d like it those are like. my favourite genres hjkfddsjklfd

so far ive been digging it. OR... well i’ve caught up and the last third has been. a little odd? i know i just said i love my tonal whiplash but it feels a little like its going really fast but also like. dropping some plot threads and character arcs that i was kind of hoping they would go back into? it’s still ongoing though, it could easily bring stuff back and turn around. im assuming this is a symptom of the weekly release schedule? 99% of the manga i read is monthly or occasionally volume at a time so im not as familiar with the structure. is the author like. okay. i know they take breaks but man. i could feel it with the arcs about the manga authors. salutes

that does remind me though. this isnt a manga ive read Recently (i first read it like a year or two ago) but recently i finally was able to collect all volumes of penguin revolution (VERY DIFFICULT FEAT for some reason all the volumes were cheap as hell except people kept listing volume 6 for like hundreds of dollars and i was like. its not worth that. i was finally able to find one for like under 15 bucks after like a year but MAN) and its interesting that like oshi no ko felt like. the slightly bloodier penguin revolution. penguin revolution with more blood and less acting magic hallucination little girls (actually what was that one little girl who showed up for a chapter....maybe they both have equal amounts LOL) JK JK they’re probably not very similar ones an award winning 2020s era seinen and the others a weekly shoujo from the mid to late 10s that was cut off short and while well rated, largely forgotten (not to me...to me its Everything) so they got different things going on its just little blonde boys and their mother situations put me in the mind of penguin revolution...i should reread it again...

ALSO before i started that i read sweat and soap and um. first of all. that man is a little freak <3 second of all ITS REALLY GOOD its a really nice and sweet story about a couple navigating their relationship, the first chapters are a little clunky (i think the author mentioned it was a one shot that unexpectedly got picked up for a full series so thats why the first chapter is a little fast lol) THIRD OF ALL the depiction of bullying and how it can affect one later in life even as an adult was Very well done like especially how the bullies themselves may have completely moved on, thinking nothing of it even while it still consumes you, real ass shit for a manga about a little freak who sniffs <3 also just a very funny and fun manga with pretty great characters. if i ever get physical copies some of those book covers are gonna be. hard to explain

speaking of real ass shit before that i also borrowed sand chronicles from my library (<3 my local library it has so much manga for some reason!!!!) and that was ALSO 99% really really good as like a decade long coming of age character study about this girl and her trauma and how she attempts to navigate it, very realistic in a lot of ways, i mean it was heightened in classic 2000s shoujo ways but so many of the characters had me going like damn. i feel like i know these people jfkdshfds its good!!! EXCEPT. why’d they make that one guy marry his cousin. 99% good and 1% girl why. oh well, im still glad i read it, sometimes i find that something that does most things fantastically and one thing really bad has a lot of value as someone who loves media analysis LOL

OH and i havent finished this one yet, but seeing that little red bespectacled blonde twink and his 2018-ass undercut reminded me that i’d been meaning to read trigun, i watched the original anime when i was like 10 but all i remember is like. the opening theme guitars. something about plants. love and peace SO this is basically a new experience hjkFjdskdjfkds its good so far! I’ve only read like 3 chapters but i like it! i wish i could watch the new show too (i love that style of 3d animation) but as i said before. watching a show is. a monumental task. maybe someday

ANYWAY this has been BEEBEEPBEEBEEEBEEBEEP (news jingle) things i have read in the past couple months thank u and good night

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halt-kun · 2 years

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Hunter x Hunter Chapter 114 - September 4th (13)

Heyoooo

So apparently the next volume release has been announced to November 4th. In two month chapters 381 to 390 will be in this volume and if it works as usual chapter will be published in the WSJ around the same time weekly. Chapters 391 to 400 most likely

Anyway I will be liveblogging them as they release with the tag “hxh spoiler” most likely and “hxh manga only” but I will keep using “hxh liveblog” so I hope nobody will be spoiled if it happens

I’ll say that back when it comes back

Anyway let’s liveblog a bit

YEP GONE HAHAHA

Nice Chapter cover

Losing a molar must hurt as hell

And Killua managed to break some ribs

Was it the kick ? Or the stabbing through the chest ? Or both ?

Clear and to the point !

This is it the only use of Psychometry

reading the memory through an object

It’s so coool

Kurapika looks good and Chrollo doesn’t seem to enjoy the kinkiness much

Yep delaying reaction is so cool

I love the hxh characters that tend to overthink

I relate a lot and it’s always so interesting to read

I LOVE IT

Pakunoda overthinking

She’s very smart too

Uvo looked so slim back then compared to now

And the afro too what changed since then

Franklin just look so young

Pakunoda looks so young and Machi too

And I like that part of the spider and how they still love the individual part of it

You have a dilemma on your hands

I’m pretty sure the reaper lingering at your side will be the judgement chain

She still doesn’t have all the elements to decode this fortune

Yet indeed her choice is very hard and not very clear. Which is pride and which is betrayal

The spider or Chrollo

Overthinking as I said

I love how everyone knows how Paku can overthink and get stuck in her own head

And here comes her decision to save Chrollo

Don’t worry about that it’s for next week

Chilling in the car, less than five feet apart ‘cause we are all gay

Looking if murderers are following

Checking you out of course

The wig off isn’t helping Kurapika

He’s trying to provoc you Kurapika too

Not in the fortune so no danger here

I guess it not being in Paku’s fortune means there shouldn’t be a choice here too

It was always about saving Chrollo

Smug asshole

Yep Kurapika, keep calm though

You aren’t the typical avenger losing it easily, you can be calm and composed even when angry though sometimes you are too angry to be smart and act rashly

I believe in you Kurapika

End of chapter

#hxh c114 #hxh liveblog #hxh manga

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3rr0r-p1ast1qu3 · 6 months

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Best anime show for beginners (In my opinion)

Hi, my name is Quilson Endre V. Tamparia and I am here to tell you the best anime show for beginners in my opinion which is:

Demon slayer

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (鬼滅の刃, Kimetsu no Yaiba, "Blade of Demon Destruction") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Koyoharu Gotouge. It was serialized in Shueisha's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump from February 2016 to May 2020, with its chapters collected in 23 tankōbon volumes. It has been published in English by Viz Media and simultaneously published by Shueisha on their Manga Plus platform.

It follows teenage Tanjiro Kamado, who strives to become a Demon Slayer after his family is slaughtered and his younger sister, Nezuko, is turned into a demon.

A 26-episode anime television series adaptation produced by Ufotable aired from April to September 2019. A sequel film, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train, was released in October 2020 and became the highest-grossing anime film and Japanese film of all time. the manga had over 150 million copies in circulation, including digital versions, making it the ninth best-selling manga series of all time. Also, it was the best-selling manga in 2019 and 2020. Both the manga and its anime adaptation have received critical acclaim. The anime series has received numerous awards and is considered one of the best anime of the 2010s. In 2020, the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba franchise generated an estimated annual sales revenue of ¥1 trillion ($8.75 billion), becoming one of the highest-grossing media franchises of all time.

The advent of a shockingly quality anime surprised experienced fans all over the world in 2019. It is set in the Taisho period (1912-1926) in Japan where demons exist with human beings. This anime includes every important part of an excellent anime from the main character’s purity and growth to friends with the spirit of brotherhood and respect for all characters. The battle scenes between demon slayers with swords and unique demon characters are intense, which is beautifully drawn. Each character’s past and background including even demons is respectfully depicted in this anime.

This is my favorite anime and is great for beginners. So to sum it all this anime show is great for beginners and there are a lot more out there like Pokemon even non-anime fans know but this is what I recommend that you watch before you move to the anime world and become a fan/freak for anime possibly even cosplay the characters if you are a DIE HARD FAN of anime.

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otakusmart · 6 months

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Uma Musume Pretty Derby: A Journey from Manga to Mobile Game Stardom

Uma Musume Pretty Derby, a sensational franchise that marries the world of horse racing with cute anime storytelling, has been making waves across the entertainment industry. From its humble beginnings as a mobile game, anime has evolved into a multimedia phenomenon, capturing audiences' hearts worldwide. In this article, we'll take a closer look at the franchise's evolution, its various adaptations, and the impact it's had on the gaming and anime communities.

Uma Musume Pretty Derby: What's up with the manga?

Shogakukan's Monthly CoroCoro Comic magazine recently revealed an exciting addition to the Uma Musume Pretty Derby universe. A brand-new manga series, set to feature the beloved character Gold Ship as its protagonist, is slated for release on the Weekly CoroCoro Comic website. This announcement has sparked anticipation among fans, eager to delve deeper into the rich narrative of franchise.

The anime adaptation triumphs

Uma Musume Pretty Derby's success story began with its inaugural 13-episode anime season that premiered in April 2018. Thanks to platforms like Crunchyroll, fans around the world were able to join the excitement as the series unfolded in Japan. The franchise's popularity soared, leading to the release of additional content, including the "BNW no Chikai" anime bundled with the fourth Blu-ray Disc volume in December 2018. Subsequently, the second season of the main Uma Musume Pretty Derby anime debuted in January 2021, and once again met with enthusiastic viewership both in Japan and internationally. The third season, which premiered on October 3, further cemented the anime's status as a fan-favorite series.

Video games, manga, anime, and more

The Uma Musume Pretty Derby franchise ventured beyond traditional anime by introducing the net anime "Uma Musume Pretty Derby: Road to the Top." This exciting series, which premiered on YouTube, showcases exhilarating competitions between iconic Uma Musume (Horse Girls) like T.M. Opera O, Admire Vega, and Narita Top Road as they vie for victory in Classic competitions. The franchise universe expanded with the release of the spinoff manga series, Umayon, which inspired its own television anime. Premiering in July 2020 and concluding in September of the same year, Umayon provided fans with a fresh perspective on the beloved characters. In addition to Umayon, Cygames unveiled several other spinoff manga titles, including "Uma Musume Pretty Derby: Haru Urara Ganbaru!" and "Starting Gate: Uma Musume Pretty Derby," all available on the Cycomi platform.

Mobile Gaming Marvel

The Uma Musume Pretty Derby video game made its highly anticipated debut in February 2021 for both iOS and Android platforms, capturing the heart of the players with its immersive gameplay and compelling narrative. Originally slated for a winter 2018 release, the game's launch was delayed to ensure the highest quality gaming experience. Subsequently, the franchise found a new home on PC through DMM Games in March 2021, expanding its reach to an even wider audience. In the game, players assume the roles of teachers and trainers at the Nihon Uma Musume Training Center Gakuen, guiding aspiring Horse Girls to become top idols and compete in the prestigious "Twinkle Series." This unique blend of sports entertainment and idol culture has garnered praise for its engaging gameplay and compelling storytelling.

Conclusion

The anime franchise, with its blend of horse racing, anime, and mobile gaming, has become a cultural phenomenon. From its origins as a mobile game to its expansion into manga and anime, Uma Musume Pretty Derby has captured the hearts of fans worldwide. With its continued success and the promise of new adventures on the horizon, it's clear that the Uma Musume Pretty Derby universe is here to stay, thrilling audiences for years to come. Read the full article

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