Dude, I’m literally just saying it’s wrong to generalize an entire people as a “cancer.” If you seriously can’t see the reason in that, I honestly don’t know what else to say.

I’m not pro-Russia by any means but this is some extremely troubling rhetoric

I would imagine it’s at gunpoint, figuratively or literally.

“This thing seems to be true.”

“Actually, this thing doesn’t seem to be true, and here’s why.”

“So you don’t want this thing to be true, then??”

Maybe now you can see how ridiculous you sound here.

Good chapter, but man, I’m never reading mangadex comments again. People can be so whiny and fragile over the smallest thing.

This is my favorite type of one-shot. Profoundly casual, and yet casually profound. 10/10

I’m a writer rather than an artist, but I think I experience some similar frustration when I’m working on stories of my own. I know how I want the story to go in my head, but when I put pen to paper it comes out wrong somehow, or just not quite how I imagined it, and I end up scrapping it and starting over a million times.

I don’t know how feasible this advice is for art, but I can share a lesson I’ve learned the hard way: Just put something on the paper. That’s all you need to do. Even if you hate it, at least it’s something. Once you’ve got something, you can work with it, mold it into the shape you want it to be, or at least something close. The temptation to edit your work as you create it is powerful, but it must be avoided at all costs. Perfection is the enemy of progress.

Like I said, I’m not sure how well that advice transfers over to drawing/visual art (or maybe I just completely misunderstood the issue in the first place, lol), but I hope that helped somehow 🙂

“Bleach-blonde fuckboi” had me cackling

The Kit-Kat test is a tried and true method of spotting a psychopath in the wild

This is one of my faves for online reading right now. Always excited to see a new chapter (and that final page was excellent!)

Def the cutest thing I’ve read in a while. And the fish puns were troutstanding!

I’ve had Apothecary Diaries sitting on my shelf for quite a while now; for some reason I just never got around to it. I’ll try and pick it up this week. Thanks for the rec!

I’m two weeks late but I don’t see another post for this week so I guess I’ll jump on this one.

I read the first couple volumes of Sword of the Demon Hunter today, which I’ve heard described as a “darker Samurai Jack”. Basically it revolves around a demon slaying samurai named Jinta from the 1800s who (somehow) ends up in the modern age (it’s kinda hard to give a good synopsis without spoilers, plus I still haven’t read far enough to get a lot of the details). The first two volumes focus on Jinta’s past, so I’m not too sure about the modern-day Samurai Jack aspect yet, but oh boy does it get dark. Overall it’s a great story with good characters that play well off of each other (I especially like Jinta and Kiyomasa’s super gruff “frenemy” vibe), but if you pick it up, you should prepare yourself for some emotional turmoil.

I also read the first volume of Chained Soldier, and… I don’t think I’ll be continuing it. It was just a little too ecchi for me, and the pacing of the story felt way off (the first chapter alone felt like someone was giving me a haphazard synopsis of what the whole series was going to be about). I may pick up the second volume someday if I get too bored, but I wouldn’t count on it.

In other news, Delicious in Dungeon continues to be a bastion of phenomenal worldbuilding and character development, and I picked up the new Zom 100, so I’ll be getting into that soon. I’m also on the hunt for Fairy Tale Battle Royale vol 2; I read the first volume like a year ago and really liked it, but I didn’t seek out the second for whatever reason, so now seems like as good a time as any!

Man I’d love to know how to break into the pro circuit of watching porn at work

Started in on Delicious in Dungeon today, after seeing someone recommend it here a couple weeks back. I was bit put off by the simplistic art style at first, but it’s grown on me, and the colorful characters are an absolute riot! I’ve already gone out for the second volume, and I’m sure I’ll be putting more in my B&N cart soon.

I also started reading Shy last week. I’ve only read the first volume so far, but I’m enjoying it. It’s about a super shy, unconfident girl who moonlights as an equally shy, unconfident super hero, among a few other heroes scattered across the world. Based on the cover art and some of the story elements (plus I think the author stated they were really into Power Rangers as a kid), it’s got a kinda super sentai-ish vibe, which I’m not normally into, but I’m enjoying the ride so far.

Other honorable mentions include Goblin Slayer vol 12 (finally!), and Chained Soldier (haven’t gotten to it yet but I’ve heard good things).

Got into Sakamoto Days last weekend. Loved the first volume; going to pick up the next few later this week. For how goofy the story is, the art is actually really stunning, and it’s one of the few fighting-based shounen manga where I can actually follow the action without getting confused. Also, looking forward to picking up Dandadan vol 4 as well!

I picked up a new series yesterday, The Witch and the Knight will Survive (MAL). I finished the first volume today, and I’m pretty interested to see where it goes. The pacing is pretty even, and the worldbuilding seems well thought out with a healthy does of mystery. Plus Cetia’s reactions and expressions are always hilarious to see 😂