MRC Participant: 2022 • 2023 • 2024
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Adult. Gintoki enthusiast. Lifelong manga enjoyer who doesn’t watch much anime.
I prefer to read shojo and josei manga, and to search for hidden gems, but I'll still read anything that catches my interest.
Message me immediately if you know of a series about cute animals that’s not on my lists.
1. Gintama
2. Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon (S1)
3. Kaze ga Tsuyoku Fuiteiru
4. Cowboy Bebop*
5. Ghost Stories
6. Sasaki and Miyano
7. Barakamon
8. Haikyuu (S1)*
9. Pokémon (Indigo League)
10. Link Click (S1)
(*: not finished)
Basically, I simultaneously have basic and strange taste, and have not watched a lot of anime. In fact, I have watched so few anime that Gintama is already my favorite.
I reserve the #10 spot in my Favorites bar for whatever anime I’m currently watching, so it’s not 100% accurate. When I’m not using the spot, I reserve it for my favorite Studio Ghibli movie. This procedure will probably change once I actually have a solid top 10.
Our Dreams at Dusk (Yuhki Kamatani)
Blue Period (Tsubasa Yamaguchi)
Slam Dunk (Takehiko Inoue)
From Far Away (Kyoko Hikawa)
Nabari no Ou (Yuhki Kamatani)
Usotoki Rhetoric (Ritsu Miyako)
The Night Beyond the Tricornered Window (Tomoko Yamashita)
Yuureitou (Tarou Nogizaka)
Queen's Quality (Kyousuke Motomi)
Don't Call it Mystery* (Yumi Tamura)
Kekkaishi (Yellow Tanabe)
Vagabond (Takehiko Inoue)
Mothers (Umi Kusahara)
My Love Mix-Up (Wataru Hinekure, Aruko)
Happy Happy Clover (Sayuri Tatsuyama)
Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun (Izumi Tsubaki)
Pietà (Haruno Nanae)
Banana Bread no Pudding (Yumiko Ooshima)
Tales of the Tendo Family* (Ken Saito)
Yuki to Matsu (Hidebu Takahashi)
Chainsaw Man* (Tatsuki Fujimoto)
Golden Kamuy* (Satoru Noda)
Kimi ni Todoke (Karuho Shiina)
Captivated, by You (Yama Wayama)
Hiraeth -The End of the Journey- (Yuhki Kamatani)
Nick and Lever (Kyougorou Miyata)
Mushishi (Yuki Urushibara)
Shonen Note (Yuhki Kamatani)
Snow Fairy (Tomo Serizawa)
The Moon on a Rainy Night (Kuzushiro)
Blue Morning (Shoko Hidaka)
Star Clock Liddell (Yoshimi Uchida)
Drowning Love (George Asakura)
Ghost Hunt (Shiho Inada, Fuyumi Ono)
Bokura no Chikyuu no Arukikata (Mone Sorai)
Mermaid Scales and the Town of Sand (Yoko Komori)
Double (Ayako Noda)
Stigmata: Aikon (Hidebu Takahashi)
All My Darling Daughters (Fumi Yoshinaga)
The Troublesome Guest of Sotomura Detective Agency (Sakae Kusama)
Chi's Sweet Home (Konami Kanata)
Coelacanth (Kayoko Shimotsuki)
I Love You So Much, I Hate You (Yuni)
Genkaku Picasso (Usamaru Furuya)
Love Vibes (Erica Sakurazawa)
Blue Sky Complex* (Kei Ichikawa)
Indigo Blue (Ebine Yamaji)
Tamon’s B-Side (Yuki Shiwasu)
Snow White with the Red Hair (Sorata Akiduki)*
Moonlight Flowers (Mutsumi Tsukumo)
(*: not caught up w/ Japanese release)
OPs
1. Pray (Gintama OP1)
2. Moonlight Densetsu (Sailor Moon)
3. Donten (Gintama OP5)
4. Know Know Know (Gintama OP17)
5. Tank! (Cowboy Bebop)
6. Pride Kakumei (Gintama OP15)
7. Togenkyou Alien (Gintama OP9)
8. Black Rover (Black Clover OP3)*
9. Kick Back (Chainsaw Man)
10. Kaze Tsuyoku, Kimi Atsuku. (Run with the Wind OP2)
11. Sakuramitsutsuki (Gintama OP13)
12. Kizuato (Given)
13. Dilemma (Gintama OP10)
14. Grow Up (Gakkou no Kaidan)
15. Giniro no Sora (Gintama OP3)
16. Kasanaru Kage (Gintama OP4)
17. Kaibutsu (Beastars S2)*
18. Mixed Nuts (Spy x Family)
18. Stairway Generation (Gintama OP7)
20 Light Infection (Gintama OP8)
21. Mabataki (Sasaki to Miyano)
22. Rashisa (Barakamon)
23. Life Goes On (Antique Bakery)
24. Let’s Go Out (Gintama OP12)
25. Kagerou (Gintama OP18)
EDs
1. Yuki no Tsubasa (Gintama ED3)
2. Bokura dake no Shudaika (Given Movie)
3. Shura (Gintama ED5)
4. Hikari Shoumeiron (Gintama ED30)
5. Kagayaita (Gintama ED12)
6. sexy sexy (Gakkou no Kaidan)
7. Speed of Flow (Gintama ED8)
8. Samurai Heart (Gintama ED17)
9. DESTINY (Gintama ED23)
10. Genjou Destruction (Gintama M2)
11. Marutsuke (Given)
12. Aiiro no Sora no Shita de (Happy Happy Clover)
13. Princess Moon (Sailor Moon)
14. Innocence (Barakamon)
15. Heart Moving (Sailor Moon)
16. Balance Doll (Gintama ED18)
17. Hana Ichi Monme (Gintama ED29)
*: I haven’t watched the anime, but I’ve heard the song.
Note: I am not a big Given fan, but I love the songs. I have also never watched Black Clover; I first heard the song in a store. 😅
Anime
• Restart and finish Haikyuu S1 for the stack challenge
• Resume and finish Natsume Yuujinchou S1
Manga
Complete…
• 20 yuri
• 10 josei
• 10 shojo
• 10 manga released before 2000
PROGRESS:
• YURI: 20/20
• planning: paros no ken, applause
• JOSEI: 10/10
• planning: ikoku nikki
• SHOJO: 10/10
• planning: paros no ken, applause
• <2000: 10/10
• planning: find something from the 60s
• I feel like my taste is really obvious if you’re aware of anything about the series in my favorites/Top 25. The biggest unifying elements are mystery, gag humor, and a healthy ratio of plot to slice-of-life moments. I love being emotionally destroyed, but it takes a LOT to get me there.
• I have been “collecting” physical manga since 2009.
• BL is my most read and lowest rated genre…by far. I’m not the kind of person who needs it to be 100% unproblematic and tame—I just think most BL suffer from being way too frustrating or boring. I’m not in it for the boys or the love, anyway; I just find the existence of the genre interesting. I was once on a quest to find enjoyable ones, but it was largely abandoned in May of 2022. RIP.
• I would like to find good yuri since I would enjoy it for more “normal” reasons than BL, but maybe that’s exactly why I’m having such a hard time. I tend to prefer '90s-'00s josei yuri, but they are not licensed in English very often anymore. I dislike most of the more recent popular ones.
• My first manga were Happy Happy Clover and Pokémon Adventures. I waited until I was 18 to start reading stuff that is actually meant for my age group because I’m quirky.
• I am most interested in shōjo and josei, but I haven’t read most of THE popular shōjo yet…because I don’t like romance enough to brave most of the high school romance ones. Oops.
• My favorite mangaka is Yuhki Kamatani. I love everything I’ve read by them.
• I like things that will make me think about them for a really long time after I’ve finished reading them. Chainsaw Man, Gintama, and Yuureitou, I’m looking at you.
• I usually enjoy comics as a medium. I bore quickly watching shows. I think this explains my anime and manga statistics.
• I think that too much romance in literature is under-justified or under-explained. Most often this happens when the writing is rooted in fantasies that the authors don’t bother revealing the merit of because they’re hoping the readers will just have the same taste or experiences as them and therefore “get it”. I barely ship anything, either. I am trying to find good romance in manga as a result, or just interesting depictions of it, as no type of romance has that inherent appeal for me. I WANT to be moved by romance, but the writing has to be ON POINT. I have succeeded in this quest to some extent—my top 50 contains a few–but I’m still not satisfied. I’m not sorry for being picky; leave me alone!
• The longest manga I have ever binged was Hana-Kimi, and I can’t figure out why because it was not that good.
• I am totally not in love with all the women from Shirayukihime. Who told you that?
• I am most definitely not a rabid 銀土 shipper. Do not be fooled by their adjacency in my favorites! (They’re in the wrong order! 😉)
Complete
Sailor Moon, Shimanami Tasogare, Nabari no Ou, Happy Happy Clover, Chainsaw Man Part 1, Antique Bakery, Vagabond, Barakamon, Slam Dunk, Gintama, Mermaid Scales & Town of Sand, everything available in English by Yama Wayama & Konami Kanata
Up to Date
Golden Kamuy, Pokémon Adventures, Usotoki Rhetoric, Shōnen Note, Blue Period, Witch Hat Atelier, Kieta Hatsukoi, Bokura no Chikyuu no Arukikata, Sasaki to Miyano, Hirano to Kagiura, Double
Incomplete
Gekkan Shōjo Nozaki-kun, Kanata Kara, Natsume Yuujinchou, Kekkaishi, Nana
Oh ahahaha you saw that 🙂↔️ Thank you for all the reccssss. I haven’t read much lgbt stuff cuz all the popular ones I see are like bl written for fujos and I feel alienated reading them lol thats why I thought maybe this event would be a nice place to start and the elves got us matched perfectlyyy
HELLO HAPPY NEW YEAR THANK YOU FOR THE GIFT NICE TO MEET YOU
I READ LOVE MY LIFE AND IT WAS VERY CUTE
I also started nick and lever and I’m enjoying it so far! The manga we’ve read is so different but you read all these things that I’ve always wanted to get into but never knew what’s good or bad (also not a fan of highschool romance, ahaa). I saw in the elf message that the reccs you sent in other than the main 3 got deleted, I did the same to my recipient so they prob ended up the same LOL. I’ll be stalking your manga list and favourites for more recommendations after I finish these 3!
haha, I put any recent manga that I really liked into my favorites! :) although some of them are ones that I read last year because I haven't been good at keeping it updated lol
Hey there!
Thank you for being my secret (not secret anymore) Santa for the Manga recommendations!
I already finished "Yuki no Yousei", and it nearly got into my favorites. It was just so damn cute. As for "Kieta Hatsukoi", I nearly finished reading. I had to lough even when being sad. I think it's great. Didn't start the others yet, but I will read them for sure!
Your recommendations really made my day when I got them. They couldn't match my taste more perfectly!
Thank you very much and a happy new year!
ohhh i see! it's surprisingly easy to binge (but i was also in the mood for something lighthearted), i'll probably finish it today. i'll read the manga soon too because i want to compare the two. i'll let you know my findings then haha
Yesh! Haven't read to chapter 12 yet though so I haven't looked beyond that point this far.
He has a way with words and composure that just mesmerizes me so it's got the style and charm to make me love it.
Okay that's a pity. I think the scans should be a decent alternative indeed.
Thanks a lot :)
You're almost at the Abashiri Prison arc (10 chapters left), and it's got very good twists! Even rereading that part I felt so emotional I was at a loss for words just sitting and staring like an idiot hahaha!
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I READ LOVE MY LIFE AND IT WAS VERY CUTE
I also started nick and lever and I’m enjoying it so far! The manga we’ve read is so different but you read all these things that I’ve always wanted to get into but never knew what’s good or bad (also not a fan of highschool romance, ahaa). I saw in the elf message that the reccs you sent in other than the main 3 got deleted, I did the same to my recipient so they prob ended up the same LOL. I’ll be stalking your manga list and favourites for more recommendations after I finish these 3!
Also, mind if I add you?
also, happy belated birthday!! ^^
Thank you for being my secret (not secret anymore) Santa for the Manga recommendations!
I already finished "Yuki no Yousei", and it nearly got into my favorites. It was just so damn cute. As for "Kieta Hatsukoi", I nearly finished reading. I had to lough even when being sad. I think it's great. Didn't start the others yet, but I will read them for sure!
Your recommendations really made my day when I got them. They couldn't match my taste more perfectly!
Thank you very much and a happy new year!
was the anime adaption not as good? i see you've put it on hold
He has a way with words and composure that just mesmerizes me so it's got the style and charm to make me love it.
Okay that's a pity. I think the scans should be a decent alternative indeed.
Thanks a lot :)
Enjoy your day ~