It's June! That means its time for another installment of my semi-annual Manga Recommendations! I have Five manga that have begun serialization withing the last six months for you today
Blue Proustian Moment by Emofuu: A prudish rich girl whose father is gentrifying the town comes across a brash poor girl and is instantly drawn to her. The more time rich girl spends with poor girl, the more she begins to open up and learn about the effects her family is having on the not wealthy. Apparently the mangaka said this manga was about how having a friend is more important than a boyfriend at this stage of life. But this is definitely a yuri. Characters arent the most unique but are written well and the social commentary is great. Currently at 8 chapters and releases on Fridays.
Chuck Beans by Tsurun Hatomune: Chuck beans is a gag manga about a robot sent from the future to help a teen boy. The boy is incredibly in different to Chuck Beans but starts to warm up (just a bit) as the series goes on. CB has a lot of futuristic gizmos and gadgets he uses to try and help out. Chuck Beans reminds me of my favorite Yugioh card, Jerry Beans Man. The mangaka is the same one behind Service Wars, the mangas share the zanny over the top comedy. Currently at 16 chapters and releases on Saturdays
War of the Adults by Kappy and Masaaki Tsuzuki. 16 year old Yutaro aspires to be a great adult like his father, keepin examples and behaviors of respectable adults in a notebook. Yutaro is hit by a truck (the first chapters is titled YOU MEAN YOU CAN'T BE REINCARNATED BY A TRUCK?) while saving a cat and goes into a coma for 15 years. Upon waking up, he learns that a man witnessed his sacrificed and found his notebook. That man was so moved that he took the notebook as gospel and became a high ranking politician so he could implement Garden. A surveillance state program that ranks citizens of japan in levels of adulthood based on actions witnessed on that persons Garden page aka a near constant live stream of their life. Another manga with great social commentary. The characters are written very well and I personally find the political thriller of it all very compelling. Its gaining a decent amount of popularity so I see this running for quite a while. Currently at 11 chapters and comes out on Fridays.
Maison and the Man-Eating Apartment by Kuu Tanaka and Akima: Centuries in the future the Earth is one second away from being destroyed. Thankfully there is one building paused in that one second. The Apartment. Our hero, Maison, was designated at birth as the next Landlord of the place. Her job is essentially to help the citizens, keep an eye out for issues and maintain the status quo, but she is rather curious about some of the oddities around. I love the world building here, finding out about the weird secrets of this building. There are some wacky character designs here. The story is still relatively new so there is still a whole mess of things to discover and I am looking forward to every chapter. Currently at 9 chapters and comes out bi-weekly on Thursdays
Stellar Friends by Ichinohe: Yota and Octo-chan have been friends since they were little. They love the weird, mystical and supernatural. One day while exploring an abandoned building, Octo-chan is killed by the ceiling caving in. Draw in to Yota's desire to see Octo-chan again, a Wishing Star appears to grant his wish! Octo-chan is reborn, but in an incomplete state? Normally only one wishing star lands on a planet at a time, but it seems multiple have shown up now with only enough energy to grant one wish. To truly bring Octo-chan back, they have to crush others wishes. The characters are really fleshed out, the are is wonky (affectionate) and there is an amazing battle system. A very refreshing story that I really really truly adore but I'm not sure how much longer it has. Currently at 23 chapters and comes out on Saturdays









