Crunchyroll and Funimation, Pirates 4, Karneval, Yukarism, Keaton, Nozaki, Hibi Chouchou, Telle

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• Anime
  
  1. Shōwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjū ep 13 - The end
     - Crunchyroll
     - ah, the trip to memory land ended.
     - 2nd season is announced via ANN.
  2. Rewatch: Karneval ep 1-13
     - Funimation
     - ah, I still like it, I did skip some of the fighting parts!
     - I really like the ending theme "Reason" by Kamiyu.
  3. Erased ep 1-12 - The end
     - Crunchyroll
     - I marathon'ed this whole series this weekend after reading double_dear's entry about it here. It's very good. Recommended.
     - I wonder about the title, in Japanese it seems to be a sentence starting with I (male) "僕だけがいない街" - google translated to something similar to Kayo's story's title.
     - The manga is nominated for Kodansha award ANN, maybe it will be licensed in the US next year? I remember Vertical's answer to an ask on tumbler recently: The Diagonal
     "fantastico-francesca asked:
     What are the current manga trends in America?
     Anime tie-ins…?"
     hmmm.
• Chapter Book:
  
  1. Very Nearly Honorable League of Pirates 4: The Buccaneers' Code by Caroline Carlson
     - borrowed from bpl, mp3
     - read by Katherine Kellgren.
     - Hillary and the gang are back.
     - The least likely people to join pirates.
     - It's funny. I'm disappointed in Sir Nicholas. He was redeemed at the end, but ...
• Manga:
  
  1. Karneval 1-4 by Touya Mikanagi
     - borrowed from opl
     - Books 1-3 are covered by the anime.
     - I read the 1st volume in February and didn't like it then, but I requested my local library to buy it, and they did. Meanwhile, I watched the anime and am hooked. I wonder why? Maybe the timing wasn't right - I had too many books to read! or the publishers are on to something regarding a manga's popularity based on anime tie-in?
     - Karegi went to school in book 4 and Karoku recovered, but it's not all happy and rosy for Nai, alas.
     - Karoku's memory of Nai is taken by the fake Karoku!
     - I also like the art better this time around and plan to follow this series!
  2. Yukarism 1-4 - the end by Chika Shiomi
     - I read vol 1 when it came out, but collected the series and binged read now since it's short only 4 volumes.
     - memory of past lives, reincarnations, fates, regrets. Very good short series. Recommended.
     - the author's current series ゆめの守人 (Yume no Moribito) latest volume 4 is out in May, see below :), hopefully, Viz will license it (?)
  3. Master Keaton 6 by Naoki Urasawa, Hokusei Katsushika, Takashi Nagasaki
     - So good!
     - I really like Keaton.
  4. Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun 2 by Izumi Tsubaki
     - Thanks lyschan
     - very funny. I laughed and laughed.
     - Things left unsaid or only half-said :)
     - There is a bubble which I don't understand I can't find it now ...
  5. Hibi Chouchou 6 by Morishita Suu - In French
     - first date - so cute.
     - I wonder about Kasumi's brother Ichi who seemed strict and didn't talk much.
     - Karate vs other stuffs.
  6. Telle que tu es 1 by Hirama Kaname - In French
     - lots of words!
     - The french cover is different from the original Japanese one.
     
     
     
     - Reading the first volume, Tagami did say that he's a big fan of round bodies, so that was the main reason he approached her, after that he was really interested in her for who she is.
     - text sfx for "ぷに" (malaxe) is too much, especially there are the translated french next to it. Very crowded.
     - I like the art and the message so I'll continue.

Hakusensha's May releases, no covers yet.
• Love and War (extra stories) 2 by Kiiro Yumi
• 水玉ハニーボーイ (Mizutama Honey Boy) 4 by IKE Junko.
• お伽もよう綾にしき　ふたたび 6 by Kyoko Hikawa - my most favorite author, meaning I buy any book by her.
• 桜の花の紅茶王子 (Tea prince) 6 by Nanpei Yamada, one of my favorite authors
• ゆめの守人 (Yume no Moribito) 4 by Chika Shiomi
• Fruits Basket Collector edition 10 by Natsuki Takaya