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Longing

Volume two kicks off with two “unrelated” chapters. One is quite ethereal, and the other… well, the other will keep you in suspense until you figure out what’s going on. It’d be interesting to...

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Knots

In this week’s pair of chapters, we begin to see the stories (and motifs) tying together. A hit man tired of the life takes on a familiar target, and our heretofore silent protagonist reveals...

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Love vs. Obsession

Today’s pair of stories center around love — innocent, unrequited love, and forbidden love. A beautiful tragedy and something akin to obsession. Can you pick out the main character that weaves through all the...

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Just a Little Puzzle

Shikou Shounen was the original impetus for me to open this group; I planned to start it (and this group) years ago, but was promptly tied up doing other things. It’s very much a...

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Silver Lining

In my opinion, this final Ariadone chapter could have stood alone as a short story. It captures young Chiyo’s struggle to perhaps an even more intense degree than the struggle of the main plot....

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Someone to Catch You

OK! This is the highly dramatic ending to the (more than a little improbable) climax of the story. Mayonaka ends on a high note with stunning imagery and intense introspection. The visuals… just lovely....

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Pitter Patter

Things are building toward the climax in the penultimate Mayonaka chapter. We get a glimpse at what’s been a bit of a missing piece in this manga: How did Chiyo get involved with the...

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Orientation

Hello everyone =D Welcome to my shiny new mini-group. I managed to drag some of my editor pals (Ximena, Minelauva, tim, & Kat <3) into my newest venture in scanlating, to focus on (mainly...

Inception

Welcome to Lovely Strange Dark, a rather peculiar little group that has been my aspiration for several years. We’ll mostly be focusing on short, obscure works — mainly josei, shoujo, and seinen — which...