A fantasy short story collection by Ryoko Kui, the author of Dungeon Meshi, which brings a ‘realistic’ bent to stories … More
Tag: short stories
Secret of My Uniform
Got this manga because the cover looked interesting and had cute character designs. Reading it I was pleasantly surprised that the artist did make every couple look very cute and appealing.
Though I May Be a Villainess, I’ll Show You I Can Obtain Happiness! [2nd story]
A manga that seems to tell oneshots based on Otome Isekais and this one is much better than the first, … More
Hachishaku Hachiwa Keraku Meguri – Igyou Kaikitan
A series of horror stories as they’re narrated by a wanderer seeking shelter from the rain and a taxi driver. … More
Ai o Kudasai (Tsuge Amayo)
Good BL manga collection.
Gunjou Gakusha
So yeah, this is another seinen (seinen/shojo/josei? it’s the type of work that’s hard to classify) compilation of short stories that I read, in this case of 4 volumes, although I only read the first one. And it’s lovely.
Fragments of Horror
Junji Ito’s Fragments of Horror ( https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=93374 ) was a great collection of horror stories. I think it might be … More
Fushigi na Hito
There is something that I appreciate from an author that in barely 40 pages, it can make a nice powerful story with drama and a good resolution. The pure efficiency of it, how it shows so much stuff can be extraneous to the core of the story, and despite the limit in pages the writer doesn’t have a problem transmitting the feeling of the characters to the audience, without making it forced.
Saraba, Yasashi Yuuzuru
A collection of 4 short stories by Arinaga Nie. One could say the story focus on fantasy in urban setting. … More
Sore wa Tada no Senpai no Chinko
I like the manga for being what it is, a surrealist humor manga that talk about teenager and dick fascination in a light hearted manner.
Phoenix
In truth I was a bit tired of this series, maybe I rushed it too much, and I should have made pauses and read other things in between stories. Almost 4000 pages of the same style (even if there are different stories, the overall author style is seen through) are too much.
Daidai wa, Hantoumei ni Nidonesuru
The setting may be very normal but every story told is surreal, with the narrative sometimes leaving the reader wondering if what just transpired was truly “real” or not.
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