Anime, Fighting and love, From Far Away, Kanoko, Mononokean, Arslan, Rose Princess

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• Anime: watching on CrunchyRoll
  
  1. My Love Story - Epi 13
     - Suna's bday
     - Suna's sister is back with a follower.
     - The group is going to amusement park.
  2. Sailor Moon Crystal - Epi 24-25
     - continue of Usagi chibi arc.
  3. Aoharu x Machinegun - Epi 1
     - Cross-dressed.
     - Fighting games
     - Energetic MC
     - playboy/host.
  4. Fate Zero - season 1 Epi 1-5
     - fighting anime.
     - Past heroes are summoned to fight to achieve a goal.
     - Treacherous between players. Fortunately, most of the heroes are as straight as an arrow.
     - Bloody and creepy. Why am I watching? For Saber, she's really cool, and possibly people on her side.
• Manga:
  
  1. Honey Blood (Tale Zero) by Miko Mitsuki
     - Borrowed from ILL.
     - I prefer the 2 one-shots included instead of the main story. They are short and cute.
  2. Reread From Far Away 3-9 by Kyoko Hikawa - ebook
     - Izark and Noriko.
     - Barago
  3. Reread The Secret Notes of Lady Kanoko 1 by Ririko Tsujita
     - Tsubaki is as unlikable as can be in the first few chapters.
     - If Kanoko hadn't approached him to find out about his relationship with Momoka, would he have noticed her?
  4. The Morose Mononokean by Kiri Wazawa
     - CrunchyRoll
     - A highschooler can see monsters (I wonder if these are yokai!)
     - An exorcist.
     - Episodic similar to Natsume's book of Friend, but the characters are more energetic in Morose Mononokean.
  5. The Heroic Legend of Arslan Chapters 1-24 story by Yoshiki Tanaka, adapted by Hiromu Arakawa
     - CrunchyRoll
     - I have volumes 1-3 but can't find them at the moment!
     - Bloody. I'm thinking if I can stand this, maybe I can give Vinland Saga by Makoto Yukimura a second try, after all, I had requested a local public library, and they acquired more than 1 set, maybe there have been other requests. Yay.
     - The similarities of character design between this series and Fullmetal Alchemist don't bother me. I'm trying to find Hughes' look-alike, but haven't found him.
     - I like Arslan, of course, he's the MC, if I don't like him, there's not much reason to continue reading, and his closed supporters - ha!
     - The queen seemed to kick ass without doing much!
  6. Kiss of the Rose Princess 5 by Aya Shouoto
     - The author is having fun with Kaede.
     - He realized he loved Anise and now seemed to be more upfront about it?
     - Rivals
     - Pretty art, fast read
     - Appetite = a point man = appointment - ha ha

• Hakusensha's August release is available here:
  • 恋だの愛だの (Koi Dano Ai Dano) 9 by Ririko Tsujita
  • けだものにロリポップ 1 - new series by NAKANO Emiko author of Emperor's Treasures
  • 世界で一番悪い魔女 1 - new series by KUSAKAWA Nari, author of Two Flowers for the Dragon
  • 天堂家物語 1 - new series by Ken Saitou
  • イデアの花 (Idea no Hana) 6 - last volume by Emura
• Manga license news at AX comprehensive write-up at Suitable For Treatment. Some of the title that I'm interested in or looking forward to (these individual links are from debaoki's twitting updates
  • Shojo Beat
    • Behind the Scence by Bisco Hatori
    • Shuriken and Pleats by Matsuri Hino, author of Vampire Knights which I haven't read, I did read her shorter series and like them enough. I'll borrow from library first.
  • Kodansha USA
    • First 12 volumes of Princess Jellyfish by Akiko Higashimura, released in 1-2 book larger size.
  • Yen Press
    • Crimson Prince by Souta Kuwahara, 16 vols on hiatus
    • Renaissance Eve by Shamu Itou, 4 vols complete
    • Handa-Kun by Satsuki Yoshino, in print, Jan 2016
  • CrunchyRoll
    • The Morose Mononokean by Kiri Wazawa, see above.
    • Princess Jellyfish by Akiko Higashimura, my patience paid off.
    • Sweetness & Lightning by
    • Scum's Wish by Mengo Yokoyari, maybe checking out the first volume.
• 2 artbooks
  • Via the translator of the series:Pandora Hearts: 2nd art book and 3rd official fan book, Yen released the first one end of last year. It's beautiful. I wonder if it does well enough for Yen to license this one as well? Fingers crossed
  • Io Sakisaka's art book of Strobe Edge and Blue Spring Ride via Heart of Manga, amazon.jp