august manga reads

[@blogviajera]

"I think our son is gay" is so cute, I've only read the first volume but I really liked it. I hope to continue the series soon. Also, thank you for putting the list of tw 👍

[@tsukkinotes]

no problem! just want people to know what they are getting into with the series i talk about, and i'm glad you're enjoying i think our son is gay, i love it so much

[@Himeka_00]

You got me so intrigued with blank canvas! It’s so weird I haven’t heard or seen this series at all sounds like right up my alley! Oooh I actually enjoyed reading sensei pious lie but I have the same feeling as you I’m not sure how the story is going to go at all and I hope it’s a journey of healing but I doubt it. I have picked up the 2nd volume so I’ll see how that goes and update my thoughtsx

[@tsukkinotes]

oh yes i think you will LOVE blank canvas since i remember you saying you like manga about discovering your passion, definitely up that alley,, and i'll be awaiting your thoughts on sensei, personally it was too much for me to continue but i can appreciate the series for what it is, not really enjoyable but interesting

[@MadamGojira]

Also wondering if you’d ever try out chihayafuru? If you really love sports manga this one really is superb, one of the best sports series I’ve ever read. I wept so much lol just a recommendation for you, I think it’s one you’d like 😊

[@tsukkinotes]

i’ve seen some of the anime! forever hoping they print it physically in english other than those super slow release bilingual versions they have,, i plan to continue with the anime though! the only eh thing about it is the love triangle but i’ve been assured by many that the romance plays a tiny role in the story

[@bazreadsbooks]

Glad you're loving Silver Spoon! Arakawa's knowledge from growing up on a dairy farm in Hokkaido definitely shine in this series and you can feel her love for the farming community throughout.

[@tsukkinotes]

i agree! it is so educational as well as being a great series overall (i just finished the series actually 👁)

[@bazreadsbooks]

@@tsukkinotes Aww heck yeah! It's definitely a different vibe than her previous and current work but it's so special and just a great ride.

[@chrisbelyasmin6150]

If i could recommend a webtoon it would be spirit fingers. Its about a hs girl who is trying to find herself and comes across a drawing group of adults who meet up every week and they all try and help her gain confidence and learn about herself. While also showing bits of thier lives.

[@tsukkinotes]

thank you for the recommendation! sounds interesting

[@SkullKrusher017]

Finally the Dr. Stone love. The 22nd volume is the greatest manga volume of all time imo

[@tsukkinotes]

honestly i might have to agree with you, it was just that good

[@deenyStar]

Omg, I feel the same about the blue flower manga. I kept asking people what they thought about all the weird stuff in the manga. I feel like finally, someone says it. People kept telling me that all the odd stuff was expected. Anyways so many excellent mangas I have up to volume 4 Princess jellyfish I am now excited to read it now. I really want to read I want to be a wall it sounds good. I love webtoons I'm gonna check out the ones you mentioned.

[@tsukkinotes]

since when is odd stuff "to be expected" TT if they mean this specific author than i can see that bc they do have some weird themes in their works sometimes but i wouldn't call it normal or expected for manga as a whole but ya i finished the series this month and it ended up being something i wouldn't want to read again,, but hope you enjoy some of the other series i talked about!

[@deenyStar]

@@tsukkinotes I see what you mean about the author. I don't know if that is what they meant. Anyways thanks for the reply.

[@Softpeachyyy]

In regards to Sensei’s Pious Lie, it DOES go there so I definitely wouldn’t recommend you to continue with it.

[@tsukkinotes]

THANK YOU for the heads up, i was hoping someone would know

[@joonspire5275]

run on your new legs is my first sports manga (i own a few of the yowa volumes but haven't started them yet) and i absolutely love the story so far. i already feel connected to the characters a lot haha

[@tsukkinotes]

nice! i have volume 2 but haven't read it yet but the story was promising from volume 1 (like i said i am literally not picky with sports manga though lol)

[@joonspire5275]

@@tsukkinotesfor me, I think it was a great series to start out with in the sports manga genre. I like that it wasn't heavy on the sports just yet but also felt somewhat like a slice of life series. can't wait for more volumes to come out

[@HungryArms]

Yesss! Vinland Saga is so good. If you ever do have to dip on your own copies, it is a super super slow release, so once you catch up your money got time to recover at least

[@tsukkinotes]

good to know lol, knowing me i will either collect them super slow or just bite the bullet and get them all at once lol, i've had my eye on used listings for a couple weeks now 👁 it is really good so far, i'm glad i gave it a try!

[@HungryArms]

@@tsukkinotes Its so hard to really sell people on it too without fucking up their expectations but god damn do people need to be sold on it

[@bizarreindividual4026]

You always read so much! I always forget how much I enjoyed Dr Stone tell someone talks about it. The premise for that one shot sounds so interesting. Need to get back into it and give it more of my time. Utsubora is one of my favorites. So creepy and wild! I loved how dark it was. I still don’t completely understand what the hell happens lol but I think that’s the point. Thank you for reminding me that I still have to finish Princess Jellyfish! I loved the anime so much. Think I read up to volume four. Vineland Sage is a weird one for me as I read it and didn’t care for it but years later I had to reread it for a book club and feel in love! I am now hooked! I get that $20 is a lot for a manga but I tell myself it’s really two in one so it’s only $10 a manga volume and that’s cheap compared to 13 to 15 lol 😂 Great video!!!

[@tsukkinotes]

i agree about utsubora lol, at the end of it i was like ??? but in a good way, and i am glad i gave vinland saga a shot, it is really not the normal genre i read but i am now obsessed,, and you're right that omnis are more than one volume but still TT my wallet is always crying

[@sizzy-quinny]

OMG Tsukki posted!

[@tsukkinotes]

hello 👁

[@azurereloaded]

glad to see you enjoying kaiju! lots of people have been saying it's overhyped recently but i really enjoy it. i also highkey agree about imakoi vol 2...the sister sucks but hopefully vol 3 will be better!

[@tsukkinotes]

i don’t think it’s a masterpiece or anything but it’s fun! the story, characters and art are good idk what more you can ask for lol,, and glad to see someone else agrees about ima koi, major disappointment with the sister 😭 really hoping that plot point gets scrapped in the future, just ordered volume 3 so we shall see

[@azeciala]

god, the vexation i felt with reading when the day comes just came flooding back. 😭 that series drove me ABSOLUTELY nuts. tbh, i will never understand ppl who just seem to love involving unnecessary drama in their lives, lol. have you read seasons of blossom? that i would rec, although you’re probably going to need some tissues, iykyk. 🫠

[@tsukkinotes]

that is the other series i have got recommended to me the most 👁 (seasons of blossom) and YES i hate the miscommunication trope so much, literally trash

[@alessiacastello657]

after every video of yours my to read list just keeps growing 😅

[@tsukkinotes]

that’s the goal lol jk but it would make me happy if you ended up enjoying some of the series i liked :)

[@alessiacastello657]

@@tsukkinotes actually i've been keeping up with this manhwa called best served cold which i was surprised but so far has been pretty good. defs gonna read not so shoujo love story :)

[@MadamGojira]

Man lots of good reads! Really want to get into witch hat the volumes look amazing! how’s your tbr list rn, mine is so high cuz college starting..PAIN but I’m buying a new pet snake this month so I’m breaking on purchasing any new volumes at least lol Love the video!

[@tsukkinotes]

thank you! and yes i highly recommend witch hat, it’s so good (coming from someone who doesn’t read a lot of fantasy stuff),, and my tbr is okay, it’s slowly shrinking every month which i’m happy about since i’ve been sticking to mainly just buying preorders of series im already reading,, good luck with school starting and your new pet!

[@ghostieghost2493]

Great video as always! I just started collecting High School Debut because I found volume 13 at the thrift store the other day. Just bought a bundle of most of the volumes off of mercari so I’m very excited! Would not have had it on my radar if it wasn’t for your videos, so thank you❤️

[@tsukkinotes]

thank you! and nice ahh i hope you enjoy it! one of my favorite shoujo manga for sure

[@phampug6108]

I’m so glad you’re reading and enjoying Vinland Saga! I remember a while back I asked if you would read some of the big seinen and I think you said you weren’t sure or something. But I’m curious if you enjoying Vinland Saga has changed your willingness to read other punchy-fighty-punchy seinens like Berserk or Vagabond.

[@tsukkinotes]

not really lol but i guess i’ll never say never bc look what happened with vinland saga,, i think i’ve heard more people who’s opinions i usually agree with vibe with vinland saga more than the other “big” seinens plus my library has it so i figured it wouldn’t hurt to try it out and i’m glad i did! seems like the action will be slowing down in this next arc though, the characters and politics were more interesting then the battles tbh i kind of just skimmed them especially the panels with no dialogue and just people dying graphically

[@phampug6108]

@@tsukkinotes fair enough lol. Berserk, for example, definitely had a LOT of those bloody, gritty, and gross moments. But I do think at some point you should give Berserk’s Golden Age Arc a shot if nothing else. Because I’d say it is somewhat similar to Vinland Saga in some aspects. All up to you though lol. And I’m really sorry to hear about your hospitalization and I really hope you feel better ❤️❤️ I just wanna tell you I really appreciate your content because I don’t have many people who I can talk to about anime or manga in my life, so thank you for giving me this outlet❤️❤️

[@tsukkinotes]

@@phampug6108 thank you

[@lemongingham1635]

Soooo glad that you read after school lessons for unripe apples, I was one of the many people who reccomend It! I get ur point about it reminding you of lovely complex bc of the main two being compared to a singing duo😂. I think soonkki(the author) is really good at storytelling! I’m reading cheese in the trap rn and really enjoying it for the mystery elements but it is a bit wordy if ur thinking of reading it. If you are looking for completed WEBTOON I’d reccomend The Wolf and Red Riding hood (veryyyyy funny and the main character is one of my fav mcs ever, I’d reccomend going into this series blind without reading the synopsis). Another good one is Spirit Fingers (about a girl gaining confidence and finding her passion and along the way meets a group of friends that kinda becomes her found family, the art is also superb!). Also, I don’t know how much you’ve read but what are your opinions on barakamon? I’ve read up to vol 15 and it’s made me cry AND laugh out loud so many times. It will be in my top 3 if the ending turns out good for me! As you can tell I really like slice of life, comedy type series so might check out kimi to boku soon!

[@tsukkinotes]

thank you for the recommendations! and i've only seen the anime for barakamon, i am slowly collecting the manga but most of it is out of stock so i am excited to read it once i can complete the series, i have heard nothing but good things about it though

[@rise.dmonkey8001]

hello! reading Vinland Saga and its amazing! adding princess jellyfish (the boxset if possible) and Imakoi to my TBR

[@tsukkinotes]

agreed!! i’m happy i gave it a shot, i’m definitely hooked so i’m excited to read more next month,, and yes i highly recommend princess jellyfish! ima koi … thoughts pending until after i read volume 3 lol

[@Manga_Swag]

I just received my right stuff order & it had all the rest of vinland saga .. I can now binge threw it but I think I'm gonna wait to get threw a few other books on my reading list first

[@tsukkinotes]

nice! i've really been enjoying the series so far

[@sighbatsu]

As I watched your video I placed a lot of holds at my library! perks of working in a library free books! Also, I just looked at our teachers are dating because I have it in my collection...this is totally not a 13+ teen story lol??

[@tsukkinotes]

i love the library!! i wish mine had a bigger manga selection but i'm glad they have series like vinland saga since the volumes are expensive and take up a lot of space ,, and yes lol i was so shocked reading what i did of it, i'm not a prude just wasn't expecting some of the scenes

[@rexcraptor2761]

Mashle is pretty good and funny. Yes dr stone is amazing and vol 22 is my favorite for sure. Spy x family is very great as well can’t wait for volume 8

[@tsukkinotes]

mashle is fun! love how self aware it is,, and yes this latest arc of dr.stone is amazing, i was in awe at especially volume 22

[@megan2661]

I love reading GL series’s but almost all of my favorites aren’t printed in english. Like the GL that has english prints don’t even scratch the surface of the genre in my opinion. It’s really unfortunate as a collector and someone who wants to support my fav authors/artist.

[@tsukkinotes]

would love some recommendations 👁 as you can see gl is very hit or miss for me and other than kase san i haven't found another one i adore which is a shame

[@megan2661]

her tale of shim-cheong, hana ni arashi, blooming sequence, she’s still cute today, and lair satsuki can death are so of my favorites!!

[@jorgecaballero1013]

Nice video

[@tsukkinotes]

thank you!

[@zuzuroro]

For me dr stone is my special interest so anything and everything about it I want and love

[@tsukkinotes]

nice! i love dr.stone as well, it holds a special place in my heart

[@profotaku]

I dont think I've ever been like "Wow, holy s***" when reading a SJ manga just because it's so predictable. Dr. Stone volume 22 was the only SJ manga to get that reaction out of me. Especially the last few pages.

[@tsukkinotes]

agreed, it was so good, the volume made me feel a rollercoaster of emotions from sad to happy to in awe to angry like i can't even describe

[@ponderingmonk525]

I liked volume 2 of Galaxy Next Door more than Vol 1(idk if that helps lol)

[@tsukkinotes]

nice! i did buy volume 2 so i’ll check it out and decide if i want to continue the series after that

[@Mangaotakaprince]

Honestly I want to be able to read spy x family but I can't even get my hands on the first 3 so I can vol 4 that I have.

[@tsukkinotes]

hopefully they get restocked soon! the series is also available to read on the shonen jump app which is a $2 a month subscription

[@Mangaotakaprince]

@@tsukkinotes im like reading more physical manga but I most definitely can try this, thanks .

[@ellythehuman9304]

💜💜💜

[@rexcraptor2761]

Yeah I ended up buying dr stone byakuya reboot just because of the art and I’m a dr stone super fan but the story was kinda eh, also it’s not canon as it says in the first page it’s just a kinda what if story

[@tsukkinotes]

i agree! the art is great but definitely not needed, i hope boichis series become available in english soon though, would love to read more of his original stuff

[@richardprice6624]

Which of nakamura’s works that are available in Spanish but not English do you recommend?

[@tsukkinotes]

the main one is probably all about j, i didn't think it would ever get published in english due to the dark themes (tw: incest, r@pe, transphobia, gore) but if something like sensei's pious lie is out by kodansha it may be brought in english? also tales of the kingdom is being released by yen press (i haven't read that one) but that also makes me a little hopeful as well

[@kittykat896]

That's so weird, my comment was removed😳. I guess I'll try to remember what I wrote.... Wasn't expecting Our Teachers Are Dating to be a spicy manga 😅. But totally get the whole Yuri issue in manga. I keep trying them out but I usually hate the way the women are written. The women seem so one dimensional and superficial that I have a hard time believing that these figures are meant to represent people cause they're written like such artificial caricatures. Kinda surprised you're enjoying Doughnuts Under a Crescent Moon. I hated it after the first volume and to me the rival character felt super forced. In fact, the only Yuri I've read and enjoyed so far (a Yuri manga that is) is from the same mangaka that wrote Sweet Blue Flowers, Takako Shimura and that one is Even Though We're Adults. Be interesting to hear your thoughts on it since I know you have picked it up ( no weird incestuous implications or teacher/student relationships, so far at least). But I did recently read a Korean Yuri webtoon which I really thought was great, and so maybe it's something that you might want to try since it seems like you've been getting into webtoons lately and that one is Her Tale of Shim Chong. I would highly recommend that one for anyone who is trying to find well written Yuri without much luck because it really does a fantastic job of the characters, as well as having an engaging plot within the story.

[@murray0122]

I had the same experience when trying to read more shoujo ai/ yuri. But after I started reading korean webtoons and chinese manhua I’ve found more GL I like. So idk, maybe it’s just the way japanese GL manga (+ gl characters) are written that generally don’t suit my tastes.

[@megan2661]

Her Tale of Shim-Cheong is amazing, truly one of my all time favorite. There’s so many great GL manhwas/webtoons out there, it’s just harder to find than BL and straight stuff

[@tsukkinotes]

completely agree TT especially with our teachers are dating it was so shallow, i don't think i would have minded as much if they marketed it as a fanservice series but them trying to make us believe their in love?? no chemistry fr,, i think i like doughnuts since it is a slow burn, it really annoys me when characters are together in the first chapter in lgbt manga unless they are already an established couple, and i like the progress of the mc figuring out what she wants, the rival is annoying but i've seen it done much worse so i'm not too fussed lol,, and i plan to continue even though we're adults! i read the first volume ages ago and i need to get back to it, have you read how do we relationship? it kind of gives the same vibes to me minus the cheating,, and thank you so much for the rec, i am always open to gl recs no matter the medium, idk why it is so hard to find the good stuff

[@kittykat896]

@@tsukkinotes I've heard about How Do We Relationship having the same vibe as Even Though We're Adults, so maybe I should try it out. I know people have been turned off from Even Though We're Adults because of the cheating aspect but for me honestly, I think it plays an important part of the whole exploration theme of comp-het, particularly with those who are older and have already formed established relationships with others and how comp-het effects them by proxy. 🤷 And I do think it really does showcase this realistically and fairly. If you like slow burns and not having Yuri being written fetishistic, then definitely read Her Tale of Shim Chong, you won't be disappointed on those grounds lol.

[@hiyariyanaupoma391]

First 💙

[@tsukkinotes]

heyyy ❤️

[@Teto_0-d12]

not gonna lie kaiju 8 kinda sounds like attack on titan LOL

[@tsukkinotes]

HONESTLY …. 👁 the mc can turn into a kaiju as well so …

[@godspeedbn]

noti

[@KKchanisaGirl]

I felt the same way about Ima Koi 🥲 I liked the first volume, but volumes 2-4 were all really annoying.. I don’t have a high threshold for annoying drama in hs romances 😐

[@tsukkinotes]

dang :/ so it doesn't get better in your opinion? i ordered volume 3 so we'll see if my opinion changes but i am the same, i'm not one to stick around for annoying tropes