Manga: Hourou Musuko, The Transient Son

         

Hello everyone!

      Sorry for not posting for sooooo long, this is a really fast post as I decided to started it today and ended it today when usually for a recommendation about any comic I take at least two days, and approximately 6 to 9 hours at all. 

Anyway!

Let me introduce you this cute manga which was really of my liking: *o*

Hourou Musuko

Original Name: 放浪息子

Alternative Names (English): The Transient Son, The Wandering Son

Author: Shimura Takako

Released in 2002

Magazine: Comic Beam

Publishing Company: Enter Brain

Genres: Drama, Gender Bender, Slice of Life, Romance, School Life, Seinen

Summary:

Fifth grader Nitori Shuuichi is a rather feminine boy who looks good in girl's clothes, enjoys things like baking, and tends to have mostly female friends. He and his sixth grade sister Maho transfer to a new school, where Shuuichi ends up sitting next to Takatsuki Yoshino, a tomboy that he gets along well with. Soon, they both discover each other's secrets, and find that they are not so different; in fact, they are very much the same.

Neither Shuuichi nor Takatsuki can tell anybody their secret....

By today July 26, 2012 this manga have 111 chapters, 14 volumes released, and is still ongoing.

            I started to read this manga just a few hours ago instead of finishing cleaning my room, I was a bit bored and I didn’t wanted to work on my IB projects, I thought that reading manga would be interesting, but I wanted a story different from what I usually read. I like gender bender, but before I just have read stories of girls that acted like boys, but I thought that to read stories about boys like girls would be interesting. So I entered a manga page and wrote  ‘gender bender’ on the Search bar. A really large list showed up from female and male gender bender.

            I started to read the titles, and see the pictures of each comic, then read the descriptions; some of them had just been released, so then I started to also look at the status of the comics. 

            I read two One-Shot mangas, I read the Daughter of Devil manga (from The Evil Vocaloid Music saga) which hasn’t been completed, and saw some mangas that I’ve already read (I’m planning to make recommendation of those in the future).

I saved some mangas in my list ‘To read’ but this one caught my attention, so I say, ‘why not read it now’ .

          Once I started to read it I couldn’t stop, I really loved the story. Because at first they introduce you children, but those children grow up, and you can see how they become teenagers. Also it is really interesting because the Kids as they reach puberty, they are in searching of what they are and what they want to be in the future, they commit some stupid mistakes that I’m sure most of us did at that age: have they fights, have romances, and everything that can happen on that part from the road of life.

          In the description of the manga just Nitori-kun and Takatsu-chan are mentioned, the girly boy and the tomboy. But there are other characters almost as important as them, whom without them, the story would be also meaningless. Those other adults and children help Nitori and Takatsu to keep up going on what they wanted to be and do, some of those other characters are or were the same as them. Also the families from all the characters have influence in the story, because in case of Takatsu, her mother wanted her to be feminine; while in case of Nitori, his family didn’t matter if he was boy or wanted to be a girl. The same happens with the families of the other characters. Some of those families, I think I would like to have a family like that, that would cheer for you and let you be what you want (I like to wear boys clothing and act like a boy sometimes, but other times I want to wear skirts, dresses, and be feminine. So I wanted to cut my hair like a boy and buy a wig).

          The drawing are good, thought is not the kind of drawings I like the most. I told you the story is really good, I haven’t finished it, but I loved what I’ve read. Sadly I can’t say anymore about the manga because I don’t have more information, as I just started since a few hours ago. But I REALLY, REALLY recommend you to read the story, it is really good!!!!

Well, I’m really excited by now, I think that after posting this I would be able to calm down. I wish you had liked it.

どうもありがとうございました！ ^_^

みんな！　良い一日を！ 

I wish you to have a really nice upcoming weekend,

to be healthy,

to be happy,

to be successful.

GBU a lot!

Good Luck! (if you believe in luck)

PS: here I leave you some pictures from Daughter of the Devil manga, if you has already watched the musical videos, and know the story of The Evil Vocaloid saga, read the manga. If you haven’t seen any of them yet, then read the manga and watch the videos. The manga makes you understand some things that are not clear or not even mentioned in the videos.

The Evil Saga, Main Part, videos in Chronological Order

Part1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1DWJYe2JJ8&feature=related

Part2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4XEiHs9lIc&feature=fvwrel

Re_Birthday  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmHjCPV0TX0

Complementary to Evil Saga

Daughter of the Vengeance  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6CWuQm6nb4

Daughter of Green  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0b2KwE2wac4

Prince of Blue  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2mjjQQsQFM&feature=related

Manga: Iris Zero

Hello everyone,
Sorry for not posting on the past two weeks (I think it was two weeks), but my stupid mac doesn’t work anymore and I’ve been living without internet or computer for long time T-T. I've just been living by reading novels and sending text messages with the cellphone, without mangas, manhwas or Facebook games. For me it was maddening because there were lots of social protests and other social issues here in Nuevo León México, and i didn’t have mean of communication except cellphone! Yesterday I said “I’m getting insane” while laughing in front of the bathroom mirror, I was really driving insane!!!!!
Anyway..., leaving that aside...

From today onwards I’m going to post the summary and recommendation of Asian Comics in another way, ‘cuz I’m finally in vacations and the blog doesn’t matter for my school grade anymore, yeah!!!!! So the English teacher won’t check it anymore and I can also make entries in Spanish. If you want to read the comic just click the name of the manga. Here it is:

       IRIS ZERO Manga
Original name: アイリスZERO(アイリス・ゼロ)
Pronunciation: airisu zero
Story created by Shiki Piro and drawn by Takana Hotaru
Genres: Mystery, Psychological, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance, School Life, Shounen, Seinen, Supernatural
Released in 2009
Magazine: Comic Alive
Publishing company: Media Factory


Summary: In a world where every boy and girl has a special power called Iris, Toru who, as a result of not having any kind of special power, was bullied from a young age, lives by his motto: "low exposure”, “to live without standing out." But his peaceful school life changes when he receives a certain "Confession" from the schools most popular girl, Koyuki. His motto begins to shake!!
The school fantasy story that shakes the heart begins with their meeting.


By today, 15/December/2011 it is still ongoing and have released 5 manga volumes.


      Well, as you’d read, this manga is about people with powers called Iris(it is futurist, and according to the story kids were born with iris since 21 years ago, but when it started the chance of having Iris was .1%), and this comic genre is classified in fantasy, mystery and supernatural, most of the people would think it could be something really extraordinary, but no, it is just based in a normal high school, and it is completely about high school(teachers, students, grades, school groups, etc.). Thou it is based and all the stories are developed in or are about high school issues, it is really interesting because sometimes reading comics from amazing things or people doesn’t let you appreciate what is around you in your normal life, sometimes you could wish to have an amazing life or something really extraordinary in your life too. But, by reading this manga, you can change your way of thinking and perception about the world as it is about high students life (I’m think most of the people that read this blog is still student).
The main character, Toru, does also have an interesting way of thinking, which is another factor that can make you like this manga. His motto of “low exposure” have maintained him keeping him out of meeting people or befriend them, but as Koyuki started talking to him, a lot of problem arises and he met other people with whom he became good friend later.
Sorry if i'm being redundant.
      I liked this manga because this semester was really crazy, and in International Baccalaureate, the classes weren’t boring as they were in Bicultural, also there were lots of problems another issues with my classmates as they weren’t before, Iris Zero made me think more about it, and about life as it is right now. I really liked this manga. I’m really grateful that a friend recommended me this manga. So I also recommend you to read it, and I’m sure that you will also like this Japanese Comic.
Thanks for reading,
GBU,
Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Have a nice weekend!



PS: I don't know who wrote that summary but I found it in different manga webpages.

Manga: Working!!

Hello world! ,

How are you? I wish you are healthy and well rested, because I'm really tired. I think I'll become insane one of these days TT.TT, I really need and want to take a rest.

Anyway, let's continue.

Today as the past weeks I'm going to present you another comic, Working!!(ワーキング！) created by Takatsu Karino; This is a 4-Koma manga, which means that is a four celling Japanese Comedy Comic, yeah!!! (Those manga maybe at first are a little hard to read, but they are really cool and fun.) x3 This story is a weird one, but believe me, you will laugh like crazy :D :

   Takanashi Souta, a young man of 17 years old, was looking for job. He is recruited by the cute Taneshima Poplar in the streets to work on a familiar restaurant named Wagnaria, and now he must learn to adjust to his brand new job. In his new work none of the coworkers are what can be classified as "normal people": a cute little senpai with the obsesion of becoming bigger, a bully and suborner chef, a girl with androphobia and hits men when she see them, a manager who does nothing but eating, a waitress that always carry a katana(samurai sword) with her, a girl with the obsession of not be seeing as abnormal by others, a fawning girl with mysterious aura, a general manager who is always absent because he's searching for his wife, and a chef who seems to be emotionless; also Souta is not normal, he have a weird obsession with cute little things.

      Some of the characters are not introduced since the beginning, but as the story develops. :P This manga is more about the working life than of Takanashi own personal life(like most mangas), that there's even a moment when you'll ask yourself who is the main character of the story n.n?? . Other character that appear frequently are Souta's four sisters (a lawyer, a novelist, a drunk woman, and an elementary school girl) from whom he was ashamed of being family. xD As time passes with Takanashi working at Wagnaria, there happen lots of interesting events in which comedy, romance, and irony take place. The genres of this manga are Seinen, Slice of life, and Comedy(obviously). OɜO

       This manga is not really famous, instead is more famous the anime from this manga, but as I prefer to read than to watch TV, I read the manga. As I've said that its genre is comedy, this is what made this manga famous, because some situations that occur at Wagnaria are just so stupid and laughable; and other thing I'd said is that there's a point in which you'll ask yourself "who is the main character?", most of the people that had watched the anime thinks that Inami is the main character and not Takanashi(if you read the manga or watch the anime you'll know why –w– ), that's why it is confusing to read this kind of mangas. Other thing that can help you and guide you throughout the story is reading the mangaka notes, those can be found at the end or at the mere beginning of each volume, and usually have a chibi version that the mangaka made of himself/herself. 

It is all for today, have a nice weekend, 

Goodbye, GBU. 　さようならみんな！ :)

Manhwa: The Breaker

Hi everybody~!

How are you? I wish for you everything is fine.  :)

For me, things have been hard since I was at partial exams :S

         As in past posts, I'm going to present you another Asian comic :D , now I'm going to present you another Manhwa:  

The Breaker(브레이커) created by Jeon Geuk-Jin and Park Jin-Hwan, this story does also have a second part The Breaker: New Waves. :B This is one of my favorites Manhwas, it is full of fights and action, romance and friendship:
 ...

Shioon

      Shioon is a high school student that is constantly bullied by his classmates. One day  a new English teacher came to the school, Chun-Woo, but he wasn't the normal kind of teacher with his wily ambitions. When Shioon was determined to become stronger in order to protect his best childhood friend and to not be bullied again, in his way to the gym, unexpectedly he witness Chun-Woo fighting, and saw how strong his teacher was, so he begs him to take him as disciple. The teacher accepted with one condition: that Shioon throw himself in the river to prove his will. However, he didn't even imagined that his teacher was a killer with the mastery of the nine dragon arts techniques of Murim(secret or forbidden martial arts) world and was hiding himself after a big mission.

The Breaker New Waves

       The plot is set in Seoul, the capital of South Korea. The Breaker have lots of characters, and a really interesting story, it may be a little bloody because of the fights (when there are fights, there’s death), at first it is centered at the high school life and how Shioon defended himself and his friend from the people that bullied him, but then it turns to the Murim lifestyle. This Manhwa have a really good story (a good beginning, an excellent ending), and good drawings. It has to be read as the Japanese Comics, not as the normal way of reading Korean Comics. The Breaker genres are Seinen, Action, Comedy, Martial Arts, Ecchi, and School Life.

Goonmoonryo Sunsengnim's fighting skills

Well, that's all for this week. I wish you had like the posts I’ve been writing by now.

Goodbye, have a nice day, everybody~! :P

GBU!