



Kotoura-san has made it all the way from humble web manga to the giddy heights of minor hit gag anime – being acclaimed by some as the funniest of the season, and inciting more enthusiasm even than the belated “4th” season of Minami-ke (and in fact it shares the same director as both the legendary first season of Minami-ke, and the same voice talent as a certain cephalopod invader).
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Why do so many men say they want to become women?
Yuu Mental Clinic, an accredited psychiatric clinic, provides an explanation of this facet of male psychology in manga format with the aid of doctor Ryo Shinnai and nurse Asuna Kangoshi, translated below:
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What is the difference between someone suffering from a “Lolita complex” and someone suffering from “pedophilia”?
Yuu Mental Clinic, an accredited psychiatric clinic, provides a full explanation of the difference in manga format with the aid of doctor Ryo Shinnai and nurse Asuna Kangoshi, translated below:
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Popular web comic ちびミクさん / Chibi Miku-san, published online by Minami, has received a most well made anime MAD.
This will also serve as an opportune moment to introduce his popular comic series, sure to appeal especially strongly to Vocaloid fans…
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Shogakukan has posted a web comic titled “My Sweet Sunday” which is drawn by two highly acclaimed Shogakukan mangaka, Rumiko Takahashi and Mitsuru Adachi.
Posted on the Club Sunday section of Shogakukan’s Shonen Sunday website, this work is to celebrate the 50th annivesary of their long running magazine, Weekly Shounen Sunday.
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A doujin visual Strike Witches web manga, possessing notably strong moe qualities. You may wish to pay a visit to the author’s homepage, Kumichou Box.
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Fans voiced opinions of comedy anime ヒャッコ / Hyakko which ranged from unenthusiastic to harshly critical, with the second episode now drawing fire for an apparent nosedive in the quality of the animation, as well as the scathing evaluation of “原作レイプ”, or raep of the original source manga.
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Here we have Crack Graphic presenting the webcomic “Better Girls”, but what I suspect are more compelling to the vast majority of readers are the superbly eccentric character designs displayed. Original, and quite interesting to boot, though by no means prolific.
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Unusually, a (popular) web comic has had an anime version announced, in what may be a first. Axis Powers ヘタリア / Axis Powers Hetalia is published on the author’s homepage (it should be said that the author, 日丸屋秀和 / Hidemaruya Hidekazu, does have experience as a professional mangaka), and is freely viewable, though a hardcopy manga version has also been published.
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