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Superman: American Alien #4 - “Owl” (2016)

written by Max Landis art by Jae Lee & Jung Chung

Requiem of the Rose King and Cantarella

I've stumbled upon Requiem of the Rose King anime this past weekend, signed up for a free Crunchyroll trial, and now I am binging right through it. I also bought the first five volumes of the manga and I'm eagerly awaiting them. Anyhow, all that to say I have so much to say and nowhere to say it.. or with whom to share it.. So here it goes, Tumblr..

While so much is different, I am getting such strong Yu Higuri's Cantarella vibes.. both protagonists--RotRK's Richard Plantagenet and Cantarella's Cesare Borgia--are the odd ones out of a prominent family (both are dark-haired in a family of blondes even!), both have an accusation of being a demon from their surroundings from their youth, both are exceptional, both had an 'angelic' being in their proximity that kept the 'demon at bay,' both lost said person only to drown into their demonic side, both will conquer the seat they chose by being cunning and inspiring loyalty, and both have that political genius as an ally. And both have been regarded by history as treacherous and blood-hungry.

Anyway, that's it. I may be the only one to see the parallels, but I guess I wanted to put them out there...

I only came to this anime because I wanted to hear Midorikawa Hikaru's Henry VI... I came away with what I love from those historical Japanese media.. Can't wait to see if the manga is as good (probably better).

If you want to discuss (I know I'm a year late to the party, but heh), here I am!

Yoneda-sensei Replying to Questions on Twitter

Sensei replied to some fan questions through the Marshmallow app which is a popular way among manga artists to interact with their fans on Twitter. Let’s hope she makes a habit of it. ;)

Questions from June 11th, 2018

Q: Would you be interested in drawing a sequel to any of your finished works?

A: After a work is finished I wouldn’t mind drawing an additional bonus story if it’s short, but I’ve never thought about a proper sequel. A spin-off though, set in the same universe as the original story seems doable … I guess. In case of Saezuru I could imagine making Ryuuzaki, Misumi or Amou the protagonist [of a new manga/series].

Q: I love Ryuuzaki’s one sided love towards Yashiro. About the scene where Yashiro got tossed out in the snow naked: I headcanon that Ryuuzaki probably returned to the mahjong parlor around the time his friends placed their orders at the yakiniku restaurant, but Yashiro wasn’t there anymore (because Misumi had taken him with him). What did really happen?

A: I think Ryuuzaki probably passed in front of the mahjong parlor alone on his way back from the yakiniku place, but since Yashiro wasn’t there anymore, he was left with an uncertain, nagging feeling. During that time the two of them had that June feel to them.

Q: You are drawing for josei magazines as well as for seinen magazines. When did you properly start thinking about your career? You also said that you used to work an office job in the past. Did you think about becoming a mangaka during that time already?

A: I never really thought about anything … I’m not very good at making plans for the future. Working as an office assistant was a good experience for me personally, but there are many artists out there who draw interesting manga without any experience in a regular job. About my becoming a mangaka … To me it feels a lot more like I was allowed to become a mangaka rather than that I decided to become one.

[I can’t say how exactly she means the last sentence of course, but maybe it means that she had the financial freedom to choose an unsteady job, because her husband makes enough money for the family, or it could mean that she was given the chance to publish a manga in a proper magazine which is not something all doujinshika achieve, or … ]

Q: Do you prefer coffee or black tea?

A: I often drink black tea in winter, and iced coffee in summer, but my everyday drink is green tea.

Q: You said before that you wouldn’t tell us Yashiro’s first name, but could you maybe give us the first letter only, or another tiny hint?

A: I received a lot of questions regarding Yashiro’s first name, but it’s the same as with sex: If I only insert the tip it won’t stop there. So would it be okay if I didn’t? LOL

Also, Sensei’s favorite character from Golden Kamuy is Ogata.

You can send me questions if you want, in case Sensei decides to do another marshmallow round in the future. I’ll translate the ones I like and throw them at her. My mind went blank for a few minutes when I saw her tweet the other day, so I want to prepare a few questions in advance just in case, because we don’t often get the chance to ask her something. ;)

site that you can type in the definition of a word and get the word

site for when you can only remember part of a word/its definition 

site that gives you words that rhyme with a word

site that gives you synonyms and antonyms

Beautiful

WINNER

“Charles lost the car just in front of me”

If you lived your whole life with key cards and smart keys, and never metal keys 🔑, and then you don’t know what I mean when I write “he fitted against him as the key in the lock”, then maybe you shouldn’t be reading those things I write.

i hate key cards smart keys etc they’re yet another example of technology removing the eros from every day life literally what’s a key without penetration

Very much this

there’s just something about this picture….the ferrari logo looking like it’s crying, charles with one foot out the door but still looking in (for now), the sponsorships starting to blur….it feels like maybe the rose coloured glasses are starting to come off, and he’s seeing the blood in the rosso corsa for the first time.

do you know, charles? do you know they’ll keep you nailed to that cross as long as you stay?

Our gorgerous Doumeki with calm face❤

The amount of love I have for this author and artist and her art

Yoneda Kou’s art appreciation post ♡