Manga Log

This week's manga log: One Piece, written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda.

Description (courtesy of MyAnimeList):

Gol D. Roger, a man referred to as the "Pirate King," is set to be executed by the World Government. But just before his demise, he confirms the existence of a great treasure, One Piece, located somewhere within the vast ocean known as the Grand Line. Announcing that One Piece can be claimed by anyone worthy enough to reach it, the Pirate King is executed and the Great Age of Pirates begins.

Twenty-two years later, a young man by the name of Monkey D. Luffy is ready to embark on his own adventure, searching for One Piece and striving to become the new Pirate King. Armed with just a straw hat, a small boat, and an elastic body, he sets out on a fantastic journey to gather his own crew and a worthy ship that will take them across the Grand Line to claim the greatest status on the high seas.

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Next series: Children of the Sea, written and illustrated by Daisuke Igarashi.

Music: "Eternal Youth" by RUDE. Please support him!

(Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uXHaVENo6E)

This week's manga log: Tomie, written and illustrated by Junji Ito.

Description (courtesy of VIZ):

Tomie Kawakami is a femme fatale with long black hair and a beauty mark just under her left eye. She can seduce nearly any man, and drive them to murder as well, even though the victim is often Tomie herself. While one lover seeks to keep her for himself, another grows terrified of the immortal succubus. But soon they realize that no matter how many times they kill her, the world will never be free of Tomie.

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Next series: One Piece, written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda.

Music: "Eternal Youth" by RUDE. Please support him!

(Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uXHaVENo6E)

This week's manga log: Sweet Blue Flowers, written and illustrated by Takako Shimura.

Description (courtesy of MyAnimeList):

Fumi Manjoume, an introverted, bookish teenage girl, is beginning her first year of high school at Matsuoka Girls' High School. She enters the school year with her heart broken by a previous relationship. At about the same time, she reconnects with her best friend from ten years ago, Akira Okudaira, who is now attending Fujigatani Girls' Academy as a first-year high school student. As they reconnect, they both deal with their own respective romantic problems, and help each other get through them.

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Next series: Tomie, written and illustrated by Junji Ito.

Music: "Eternal Youth" by RUDE. Please support him!

(Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uXHaVENo6E)

This week's manga log: Berserk, written by and illustrated by Kentaro Miura.

Description (courtesy of MyAnimeList):

Guts, a former mercenary now known as the "Black Swordsman," is out for revenge. After a tumultuous childhood, he finally finds someone he respects and believes he can trust, only to have everything fall apart when this person takes away everything important to Guts for the purpose of fulfilling his own desires. Now marked for death, Guts becomes condemned to a fate in which he is relentlessly pursued by demonic beings. Setting out on a dreadful quest riddled with misfortune, Guts, armed with a massive sword and monstrous strength, will let nothing stop him, not even death itself, until he is finally able to take the head of the one who stripped him—and his loved one—of their humanity.

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Next series: Sweet Blue Flowers, written and illustrated by Takako Shimura.

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(Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uXHaVENo6E)

This week's manga log: Boruto - Naruto Next Generations, written by Ukyō Kodachi and illustrated by Mikio Ikemoto.

Description (courtesy of VIZ):

Naruto was a young shinobi with an incorrigible knack for mischief. He achieved his dream to become the greatest ninja in the village and his face sits atop the Hokage monument. But this is not his story... A new generation of ninja are ready to take the stage, led by Naruto's own son, Boruto!

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Next series: Berserk

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(Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uXHaVENo6E)

This week's manga log: Dragon Ball, written and illustrated by Akira Toriyama.

Description (courtesy of VIZ):

Before there was Dragon Ball Z, there was Akira Toriyama's action epic Dragon Ball, starring the younger version of Son Goku and all the other Dragon Ball Z heroes! Meet a naive young monkey-tailed boy named Goku, whose quiet life changes when he meets Bulma, a girl who is on a quest to collect seven "Dragon Balls." If she gathers them all, an incredibly powerful dragon will appear and grant her one wish. But the precious orbs are scattered all over the world, and Bulma needs Goku's help (and his super-strength)! With a magic staff for a weapon and a flying cloud for a ride, Goku sets out on the adventure of a lifetime...

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Next series: Boruto - Naruto Next Generations

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(Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uXHaVENo6E)

This week's manga log: Dr. Stone, written by Riichiro Inagaki and illustrated by Boichi.

Description (courtesy of MyAnimeList):

The science-fiction adventure follows two boys' struggle to revive humanity after a mysterious crisis has left everyone in the world turned to stone for several millennia.

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Next week's series: Dragon Ball, by Akira Toriyama

This week's manga log: Tokyo Tarareba Girls, by Akiko Higashimura

Description (courtesy of Kodansha):

"I spent all my time wondering 'What if?' Then one day I woke up and I was 33." Rinko doesn't think she's that bad-looking, but before she knew it, she was thirtysomething and single. Now she wants to get married by the time the Tokyo Olympics rolls around in six years, but … that might be easier said than done!

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Next week's series: Dr. Stone, by Riichiro Inagaki (writer) and Boichi (artist).

Music: "Eternal Youth" by RUDE. Please support him!

(Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uXHaVENo6E)

This week's manga log: Edens Zero, by Hiro Mashima

Description (courtesy of Wikipedia):

Edens Zero centers around Shiki Granbell, an orphan who is raised by sentient animatronics on a deserted theme park planet in the Sakura Cosmos. The park is visited by two space adventurers, Rebecca and her cat companion Happy, whom Shiki befriends while they are there recording videos for the video-sharing website B-Cube. Following this, Shiki joins Rebecca and Happy to explore the universe in the hope of making new friends for himself.

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Next week's series: Tokyo Tarareba Girls, by Akiko Higashimura

Music: "Eternal Youth" by RUDE. Please support him!

(Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uXHaVENo6E)

This week's manga log: Dead Dead Demon's Dededede Destruction, by Inio Asano.

Description (courtesy of Amazon):

It’s just an everyday apocalypse. Three years ago the aliens invaded Tokyo. Nothing was ever the same again. But after a while, even impending doom starts to feel ordinary. The Japan Self-Defense Forces are still looking for a way to combat the alien threat, but so far conventional weapons have had no effect. Maybe it’s time to try something unconventional. Meanwhile, Kadode Koyama and her best friend avidly track the aliens’ movements on social media and less enthusiastically study for college entrance exams. When the end of the world looms overhead, you learn to take things one step at a time.

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Next week's series: Eden's Zero, by Hiro Mashima

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(Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uXHaVENo6E)