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Reparations in Green

“Reparations in Green” Midori no Tsumishiro (緑の罪代) by Ume Sato (梅サト) 1 volume collection of stories Genre: lovely strange > josei > fantasy drama Summary: A collection of stories. Chapters 1-3, Reparations in Green: A...

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Flowers and Pints

“Flowers and Pints” Hana to Sakazuki (花とサカヅキ) by Tsutomu (ツトム) 1 volume series Genre: lovely > seinen > light-hearted drama Summary: Ayame is 25 years old. She lost her father fifteen years ago, and is...

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Supernatural

I slacked a bit this week, so the scheduled series releases are all bumped in favor of a pair of quite lovely oneshots. The Straw Hat and the Carp is a shoujo with feels,...

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Meow?

So, I dunno about you guys, but I’m pretty much dead on Fridays. Let’s have some cats, eh? Nyatta is a surprisingly deep story about a woman searching for her lost cat, while Every...

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Happy Halloween

Our second Halloween oneshot is After Snowfall, Wonder. It’s a rather somber look into the life of a young woman with a dark past and a creepy housemate. Thanks to samara and Nutritious Milk...

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Happy pre-Halloween!

Today we begin with our vaguely Halloween-themed oneshots. The first, Death, is way over in the strange dark category, sporting atypical art and a mostly silent story. Read up for something atypical and bizarre....

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Frau Trude – Grimm-Adjacent Tales

“Frau Trude – Grimm-Adjacent Tales” Trude Obasan – Grimm no You na Monogatari (トゥルーデおばさん―グリムのような物語) by Morohoshi Daijirou (諸星大二郎) 1 volume collection of themed oneshots Genre: strange dark > seinen > horror fantasy drama Summary: A...

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Star Child

“Star Child” Hoshi no Ko (星の子) by Hashiba Mao (羽柴麻央) 1 volume series Genre: lovely > shoujo > slice of life Summary: Life is like the glimmer of the stars: sometimes merry, sometimes subdued....

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Trio

Something different today: three short oneshots. “A Life” is a rather disturbing & mature look at animal slaughter; “The Story of That Forest” is about a creepy and bizarre event that occurred to a...

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Homecoming

A short one today. Honestly, give me floating (or flying) aquatic animals, and I don’t even care what it’s about. I’m shallow like that 🙂 This is our second reader’s pick, which won in...