New and Notable Manga From 8/12-8/19
1. Cubism Love
Author: Shibamura Yuri
Artist: Matsumoto Temari
Genre(s): Drama, Romance, Shoujo, Supernatural
“Noriko is caught up in an accident while she is going to her running tracks competition. When she opens her eyes, there is the young doctor Shinoda who seems very concerned about her. She is attracted to his child-like smile, but from his lips, she learns a shocking truth - in the accident, Noriko has lost her physical body and what remains is only a brain, stuck in a little black box?!” -Aerandria Scans
Click below to view the rest of the notable manga from 8/12 - 8/19.
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Disclaimer: The manga mentioned in this post have been posted on a manga hosting website within the mentioned time frame. These manga may not have been written recently, some are many years old and are only now being posted. Some have been posted on previous websites other than the ones mentioned in this post. Furthermore, some manga mentioned are one-shots and thus are likely not to be continued. Manga mentioned here have been picked from a limited number of websites and are chosen based on my opinion. The following is not a complete list of all new and notable manga released within the time frame mentioned in the title. The term “manga” is used loosely to also include both manhwa, manhua, and web comics.
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2. Back Alley Magical Detective Agency
Author: OOKI Risa
Artist: N/a
Genre(s): Action Comedy Fantasy Shounen
A fire breaks out while Eileen, an android, is in the process of learning matter-altering magic, but luckily, Jack rescues her. The matter-altering magic, kept secret by the Ministry of Magic, then splits into two. Jack gains the power to construct and Eileen gains the ability to deconstruct. They are two pieces of a whole and partners in their detective agency.
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3. Omae no Gohoushi wa Sono Teido ka?
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Author: Morita Kisetsu
Artist: Urute
Genre(s): Romance, Shounen, Supernatural
“Ryouta Asagiri unknowingly wanders into a country of vampires that had just recently become independent from Japan. There he meets a pretty little vampire girl named Shiren Fuyukura, who suddenly questions him and bites him, later to claim that he has become her ‘Minion’. He soon finds out that he is unable to leave this country of vampires (The Sacred Blood Empire) and thus decides to comply to the vampire girl in becoming her ‘Minion’.” -Seinagi
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4. Gate - Jietai Kare no Chi nite, Kaku Tatakeri
Author: Yanai Takumi
Artist: Sao Satoru
Genre(s): Adventure, Fantasy, Mature, Seinen
“One day in the 21st century, a gate opened in the middle of the Ginza district of Tokyo. Out of the gate poured soldiers and strange creatures, and they soon made Ginza look like an image of hell. The gate apparently connected Japan to another world, a world with a militant empire and many supernatural creatures. The Japanese Self-Defense Force decided to send a small group, led by a soldier who’s also an otaku, into the other world on a reconnaissance mission. They’re meant to learn what they can about the empire (and its plans), the world, and the people.
They’re hardly in the world yet, though, when they come across a village destroyed by a giant fire-breathing dragon. The only survivor is an unconscious elven girl they find hidden in a well. Now they feel like they must warn the nearby towns about the dragon, and do what they can to help. On the way, they’ll meet more magical, female companions, and learn more about this dangerous new world.” -Mangahelpers
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5. Soredemo Sekai wa Utsukushii
Author: Shina Dai
Artist: Shina Dai
Genre(s): Adventure, Fantasy, Romance, Shoujo
“Nike, the fourth princess of the Rain Dukedom and one who holds the power to call forth the rain, travels to the Sun Kingdom to marry Sun King Livius for her country, despite her own reluctance. She soon discovers that the King, who conquered the world in only three years after his ascendance to the throne, is still a child!! Furthermore, for trivial reasons, he has demanded that Nike call forth the rain?” -Mangafox.com
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6. Best Couple
Author: Park Kyoung-lan
Artist: Bak Kyung Lan
Genre(s): One Shot, Romance, Shoujo
“A sweet tale of the “Ugliest couple” when beauty for a man and a woman is flipped.” -Mangafox.com
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This week’s new manga highlights are:
1. Cubism Love
4. Gate - Jietai Kare no Chi nite, Kaku Tatakeri
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