Featured New Manga Shout Out: 11/15/10 – 11/21/10
Welcome to the next weekly article on the featured new manga that have been recently uploaded on the irc-distro bots this week. This week features a legendary doctor, a lecherous assassin, and a club filled with weirdos. If you're one of those people that are looking for newly started manga in Japan or are looking for something new to read or scanlate, then come check these series out. On with the manga~
Hitomemoe (ヒトメモエ)
By: NINAGAWA Yaeko
Demographics: Seinen
Status: One-shot (Complete)
It is said that school girls have significant cultural influence in Japan but sometimes, their behavior are a bit peculiar. Some girls wear mini skirts even in the coldest of weather. Others nervously laugh while another might talk too loud on their cell phone. Hitomemoe records these tiny moments in the life of a school girl.
Thanks go to vyc for the summary.
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K2 (Ｋ２)
By: MAFUNE Kazuo
Demographics: Seinen
Status: 13 Volumes (Ongoing)
There used to be a legendary surgeon in Japan who simply went by the name K. His speed, accuracy and overall brilliantness were second to none and he helped a countless number of patients. However, five years ago, he disappeared, never to be heard from again.
Now, a man who looks identical to the original K has appeared, claiming he is a descendant from a long line of shadow doctors that have been working behind the scenes. This new K is just as talented as the original one and has chosen to continue the work left by the old K. He has vowed as a doctor to uphold the importance of human life.
Thanks go to vyc for the summary.
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Kageko no Ankoku Shakai Kengaku (Kari)
(影子の暗黒社会科見学(仮))
By: YAGUMO Kengou
Demographics: Shounen
Status: 1 Chapter (Ongoing)
The lazy and underwhelmed Kageko and her excitable dinosaur partner wander through the booths of major companies and present current hot products, such as the games MHP 3rd (Monster Hunter Portable 3rd) and Senjou no Valkyria 3 (Valkyria Chronicles 3).
Thanks go to tethysdust for the summary.
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Kakko Kawaii Sengen! (カッコカワイイ宣言!)
By: Jigoku no Misawa
Demographics: Shounen
Status: 1 Volume (Ongoing)
A nonsense gag comedy manga about people who are described as "pretty" and "cool" although they are generally shown to be the opposite. Typically, they show people doing irrational or socially inept things. Some of the gags focus on Kao-chan, a clumsy, empty-headed girl, and the other dysfunctional people around her.
Thanks go to tethysdust for the summary.
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Kintoki (キントキ)
By: TORIYAMA Akira
Demographics: Shounen
Status: One-shot (Complete)
Long ago, there was a race with golden eyes that was worshiped as a god of war due to their incredible physical feats. However, because of their short lifetime, their numbers have significantly decreased to the point of near extinction. 19 year old Toki is one of the few remaining from the golden-eyed race left and his combat abilities live up to his golden eyes. He's on a mission to find a wife in order to continue the bloodline and find more of his own kind. Through a turn of events, Toki goes on a journey with a self proclaimed woman from Venus and a giant fighter named Huckle. What adventures wait ahead of Toki’s trio?
Thanks go to vyc for the summary.
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Koroshiya-san (殺し屋さん)
By: ICHIJO Masahide (Tamachiku) x Chiku x Haruki
Demographics: Seinen
Status: 4 Volumes (Complete)
This 4-koma manga follows the daily life of the best assassin in Japan, "Koroshiya-san." He has to deal with all sorts of crazy problems and misunderstandings that occur when he's on the job, in addition to normal awkward situations, such as flirting with girls. He's also often bothered by an unintentionally erotic school girl who wants to avenge her father, and a little boy who idolizes him and wants to be his apprentice. Life can be tough as the top hired gun in the country!
Thanks go to tethysdust for the summary.
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Koroshiya-san: Haruki Selection (殺し屋さん 春輝セレクション)
By: ICHIJO Masahide (Tamachiku) x Haruki
Demographics: Seinen
Status: 1 Volume (Complete)
This is a mostly 4-koma style manga about the life of a professional killer, 'Koroshiya-san." It is a selection of comics from the manga of the same name, Koroshiya-san. Koroshiya-san is incredibly skilled at his work and has even acquired a little orphan boy apprentice who wants to grow up to be just like him. His one weakness is his perverted side. He's constantly doing perverted things or misunderstanding things in ridiculously perverted ways.
A teenage girl has dedicated her life to killing Koroshiya-san to avenge her father's death. Unfortunately for her, she's not skilled enough to even be a threat to him, and he refuses to fight her. However, she has one weapon at her disposal. He misinterprets almost everything she says as something explicitly sexual, causing him to collapse in sexual fantasy induced hemorrhaging! Will she end up defeating him through constantly inducing nosebleeds?
Thanks go to tethysdust for the summary.
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Nozoichao (のぞいちゃお)
By: GUNN Ryusei
Demographics: Seinen
Status: 1 Volume (Complete)
A compilation of stories featuring young women and their wild sexual encounters. Men range from young to older, experienced and not experienced. Their steamy relationships from neighbors to friends of siblings, Nozoichao shows the hot intimacy between men and women.
WARNING!!!: Contains adult content. Continue at your own discretion.
Thanks go to vyc for the summary.
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Omoitattara Nyuujitsu (思いたったら乳日)
By: YUMISUKE Kotoyoshi
Demographics: Seinen
Status: 1 Volume (Complete)
Yagumo Shigeru works as a manager at a large talent agency and is also a newlywed. His wife is the beautiful Nanoha, a very famous and popular model, who retired after marriage. Their relationship is just as steamy as the first time they met. Shigeru is the manager for two models, Tsubaki and Mei. He loves his amazingly sexual wife Nanoha, but he can’t help but notice the sexy Tsubaki and Mei and it is becoming increasing harder to shake them off.
WARNING!!!: Contains adult content. Continue at your own discretion.
Thanks go to vyc for the summary.
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Senjou no Valkyria 2 (戦場のヴァルキュリア2)
By: SEGA x Watari
Demographics: Shounen
Status: 3 Chapters (Ongoing) / 1 Chapter Available
In the country of Garia, teenage boy, Avon Hardens lives in a small town called Melfair, located at the outskirts of the city. His older brother Leon attends the Lanseal Military Academy in the capital. One day, Brickson, a man claiming to be one of the teachers at the school, comes to report to Avon that Leon is dead. Even more, due to top secret reasons, his death will not be reported nor will Avon be able to know the circumstances of Leon’s death. Distraught and angry, Avon decides to enroll into Lanseal to get to the bottom of the cover up and find out what really happened.
Thanks go to vyc for the summary.
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Suzuri Shikkou Chuu / Suzuri Shikkou Cyuu (すずり執行ちゅう！)
By: Ryp
Demographics: Seinen
Status: 1 Volume (Ongoing) / 14 Chapters Available
Suzuri dreams of being a novelist one day. Her role model for this aspiration is Mizuki Yukari, who debuted as an author while still in school. Following in her footsteps, Suzuri went to the same school, the private Universe Academy, with her childhood friend Eri. Together, they went to check out the Executive club, of which Yukari had been a member.
Suzuri and Eri are pulled into the most bizarre organization they've ever seen. Among their members is a strange girl obsessed with rope bondage, an otaku pervert, and an actual talking bear, who apparently gets terrific grades in school. To their surprise, they also find Suzuri's older non-blood-related brother, who tries, in vain, to protect them from the worst of the weirdness. Suzuri and Eri certainly have a crazy high school life ahead of them!
Thanks go to tethysdust for the summary.
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Yomidoki (よみどき)
By: TAKAHASHI Yoshiyuki
Demographics: Seinen
Status: One-shot (Complete)
Fushimi has a crush on his classmate, Kusunoki Nagisa. She is one of the pretty girls at the school, but her interests lie more with books rather than with guys. Every single spare moment she has is occupied with the pages of a book and Fushimi could not be further away from the act of reading a book. Fushimi sees Nagisa in the crowded station and his search of her leads him to an old bookstore. He finds a children’s book about a child and a hero that really catches Fushimi’s attention. Will this be the thing to connect the two together?
Thanks go to vyc for the summary.
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Opinions for the manga:
From tethysdust:
"Koroshiya-san was pretty funny. The Haruki Selection appears to be simply a subset of the Koroshiya-san strips. Some of the jokes are very sexual in nature, so beware! Also, Tonnura-san is incredibly weird. I think it's the strangest manga I've read in a while."
From vyc:
Two series this week that I really enjoyed. First one is K2. Apparently a sequel to an already accomplished series about a medical surgeon who helps people with their illness. Has the feel of a modern day BlackJack if anyone is familiar with the old series by Tezuka Osamu. A great read. Second is Kintoki. Drawn by the famous author Toriyama Akira (Dragon Ball if you didnt know). Hopefully it does get picked up and the series continues. The story sounds and looks familiar. Not sure if that is a good thing or bad thing but anything from Toriyama sensei can't be bad.
As for me:
Suzuri Shikkou Chuu seems a little interesting due to the fact that there's a bear that goes to school. XD Yomidoki might be good for a cute short romance one-shot.
Well, I hope you enjoyed this brief look at some of the new manga on irc-distro. Follow our Twitter to know what new manga are getting uploaded instantly and see you next week when we check out a new batch of manga~ ^_^