Showing posts with label Tokyo Tarareba Girls. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tokyo Tarareba Girls. Show all posts

Sunday, March 31, 2019

Day 45 – March Monthly Overview


This month was a good mix of getting a lot done and getting so little done.
Compared to last month, they seem to be really consistent with each other and that was completely unintentional.

I have a few bundles in mind that may take a bit to obtain them all, mainly to finish off two sets and start focusing on other sets while Food Wars is slowly caught up to date, no idea why I thought it was a great idea to buy that series but kind of no regrets here since it’s rather enjoyable, though the length is not.

So here are the stats for this month, again, not bad in my opinion.

Monthly Goals
Read 30 mangas: 57/30
Finish 1 Series: 11/1
Obtain 5 new mangas: 49/5

Series Finished
  • Panty and Stocking with Garterbelt
  • Kiss Him, Not Me
  • Genkaku Picasso
  • Pokemon Adventures Red and Blue
  • Pokemon Adventures Gold and Silver
  • Sorcerers and Secretaries
  • Made in Heaven


Series Started
  • Tokyo Tarareba Girls
  • Deadman Wonderland


Obtained Manga
  • Food Wars
  • The Ring
  • Magical Girl Site
  • Soul to Seoul
  • Machi Maho
  • Behind the Scenes
  • Ao Haru Ride
  • Hour of the Zombie


Pending Manga
  • Platinum End vol. 8
  • Promised Neverland vol. 9
  • Soul to Seoul vol. 5
  • Deadman Wonderland vol. 7
  • Shortcake Cake vol. 4
  • Shibuya Goldfish vol. 4
  • Kakuriyo vol. 1
  • Smashed


Planned
To finish: Deadman Wonderland + Behind the Scenes + Fruits Basket Another + Happiness + Tokyo Tarareba Girls + Hour of the Zombie
Lookout: Battle Royale Ultimate 4-5 + The Ring 4
Working on: Food Wars
Keep up to Date: Gantz + The Promised Neverland + Ao Haru Ride + Shortcake Cake + Shibuya Goldfish + Magical Girl Site + Platinum End + Vampire Knight Memories + Gantz G
Next series to start: Giant Spider and Me


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Monday, March 18, 2019

Day 41 – Weekly Reads (12th - 18th)


Presenting the mangas I have read this week and I am pleased to share all the things I have read this week. I am fifteen volumes in this week and it’s not bad considering I didn’t do much this week

Here are the fifteen mangas that entertained me in the week:
  • Danganronpa 2 vol 2
  • Deadman Wonderland vol 1+2
  • Food Wars vol 7-10
  • Genkaku Picasso vol 2+3
  • Machimaho vol 2
  • Paradise Kiss vol 3-5
  • Sorcerers and Secretaries vol 2
  • Tokyo Tarareba Girls vol 1

In Day 36 and 40, we have covered a few volumes, such as Deadman Wonderland, Genkaku Picasso, Machimaho and Tokyo Tarareba Girls and like previously stated, I will not reiterate these for those who already heard it and if you haven’t then I mentioned the days for you to read, since I am both lazy and don’t want to bother you all with the same thing over and over.

Let’s begin this long chapter of reviews slash comments about the mangas that has won me over the week. We shall start with Danganronpa 2 which was procured from Kinokuniya sometime ago since they sell it cheapest for me.

This continues with the trial to find out who killed off Togami and it seems like chef Hanamura is getting a little hot under the collar as he goes from the fridge into the frying pan. After that, we continue the life of the students but before long, another death occurs and due to a video game, that is holding some truths!

I really enjoyed this, even though, compared to the rest, it was a heavy read and now I cannot wait for the next volume, but I am really impatient as usual and since it ended on the usual cliff-hanger but had a really interesting bribe, I give it a 4 out of 5 bookmarks.

As it dawns on me, I have previously spoken about the four volumes of the Food Wars and feel like I shouldn’t go on about it again, so I shall share the feelings I got from it.

I really enjoyed reading these and I seriously need to finish this story arc and I want to see what happens in the semi-finals since it ended with Soma making a bet that could result in him never cooking again, despite knowing there is up to thirty volumes that we all know he wins. I am seriously excited about the story and I plan to finally be caught up to date by the end of the year or at least be right near the up to date line. I gave it a 4 out of 5 bookmarks.

Now we have the final part of the Paradise Kiss manga reads and it was such a great read. I am even more happy to finally own the complete series since I been wanting a physical copies but didn’t realise it had one till recently and I am so pleased to have them but let’s share the synopsis of the last five.

In the third volume, we follow Yukari as she steps out of school and into the catwalk and her life has never been the same since, she’s rapidly becoming a desirable model and can’t make a single move without parental consent. When she asks George for advice, he gives her grief and not answers, and she wonders if he is worth her time or devotion.
The fourth volume features the school fashion show and a last-minute fight to the finish as the drama escalates and Yukari passes out! A mysterious lady from George’s life shows up and supports him on the big day, Yukari is conflicted if they are friends or more than that and it eats at her trust for others, but she only knows one thing, that she wants everyone at Paradise Kiss to take the first prize at the show.
In the final volume, the show comes to an end, as well as what everyone wants to do as their future is looming closer as they are edging towards the end of their school lives. Yukari is still on between wanting to follow the college route or a modelling career, which also brings her relationship with George to the crossroads that will change their lives forever. Will this be the end of Paradise Kiss?

I really enjoyed the story but not as much as I enjoyed the ending. It was amazing and I really hope people give it a read since it does seem like different compared to other mangas and it tends to break the fourth wall a lot as well. I want to give this a 4.5 out of 5 bookmarks for this series.

Now onto the final volume that I have read and also, a final volume of the series. It was a second-hand procurement and have been mentioned previously in a post but now I will share my second final views on this since I hope to share a better review. 

The story is amazing, and I cannot emphasis that this is fairly a good read and I hope people read this series if they want more of a western feel and view manga with fantasy, romance and drama. It is also fairly short, and I give it a 4 out of 5 bookmarks.

I am really amused that I read this much this week and it makes me happy to read. I am unsure on what to say further since I am burnt myself out by gushing all about the mangas and I really want everyone to give these a read too. Now, this is Mizu signing out and like me, remember to read all the things!


Weekly Reads

Monday, March 11, 2019

Day 36 – Victory is ours!


Good news everynyan!

Okay, mainly for me since I managed to win a manga from Kinokuniya. I couldn’t believe it because I didn’t expect to win or anything. So, I now am a proud owner of Tokyo Tarareba Girls volume 1, since it is apparently a really underrated manga series. I personally may not agree with that since observing a small portion of the manga community on Instagram has shown me that the series is actually fairly popular and highly desired.

Tokyo Tarareba Girls follows our 33-year-old protagonist Rinko, who has felt she has done everything right in her life, such as working hard in her 20s to become a screenwriter, renting her own trendy Tokyo apartment and everything has been coming to fruition in her life plans. Yet, she can’t help but lament over the fact that it’s not all getting better as her career has plateaued, still painfully single and spends most nights drinking with her two best friends at their favourite pub.
One night, while under the influence and pretty delusional, she vows to be married by time the Tokyo Olympics happens in 2020 but that’s the least of her problems since she needs to find herself a man, let alone to love, which is a cutthroat and dirty job for a romantic at heart.

Personally, it sounds very interesting since I can somewhat relate, considering I have moments where I question things and go on what-if tangents and make grand statements like getting married before a certain time or having kids by a certain age. Then again, I enjoy Akiko Higashimura whose previous work of Princess Jellyfish was a very fascinating read for me and I hope to one day obtain that delightful series in a complete boxset.

So, you may or may not be wondering how I manage to win this manga?
Well, it was simple. Watched a video, sent in an email answering which one I would like to win and why. Simple it was but there were also other amazing series that captivated my interest but since either owning them or reading them in the past, they were exempted from the list and Tokyo Tarareba Girls was the one who called out to me and I entered in hopes of winning it and boom! I won it, it really made my day.

I do honestly plan to read it in the coming days, so I have a reason to go on about this series. Hopefully I can finish this at a reasonable rate compared to Princess Jellyfish cause me delaying means saving up for the boxset instead. Anyway, that is all, read all the things!