Comic - DOKYONIN WA HIZA, TOKIDOKI ATAMANOUE

Do you have any pets? When your pet did something, did you ever think about what they thought about? This time, I will introduce an impressive comic DOKYONIN WA HIZA, TOKIDOKI ATAMANOUE (同居人はひざ、時々、頭のうえ). The genre is daily life. The main characters are Subaru Mikazuki and Haru. The story and characters are created by Minatsuki and As Futatsuya. This comic was published in 4 volumes by FlexComix and Volume 1 came out in 2015. The price is 570 yen plus tax. The comic is not that famous yet, but I think that it will become popular from now on because the animated cartoon of this comic will be broadcast from the next year. I tried reading the comic at the bookstore, but I was ashamed because I cried. 

Subaru is a famous novelist who is writing a mystery novel. Since long ago, he dislikes people, so he always avoids crowds and talking to people. His parents like go to on a trip, so they wanted to go somewhere with Subaru, but he never went anywhere. Then a little time later, his parents died in a traffic accident. Finally, he became lonely. One day, he found a stray cat, and he took her back to his house. He thought that he could write a mystery novel that cats are involved in. He was inspired by the cat, but when the deadline approached, he did not eat anything. However, he completed a manuscript while fainting. The cat worried about it because she knew that human and animal died when we didn't eat food. After that, Subaru named the cat Haru. Actually, Haru has two younger brothers, but they were killed by crows, so she also was alone. This comic is the story that Subaru and Haru became a family.

There are very good features in this comic where we can watch each charactersviewpoint. Normally, the same story is not described, but there is each viewpoint,so we can know what they thought about when they did something. For example, when Subaru cried, why did Haru angry? When he patted the her for the first time, what did she think? Each viewpoint is described in turn, so we can confirm all feelings. I inserted PV of each viewpoint from YouTube, so please watch it if you are interested. And if you want to know the more contents, please read this comic, or please watch the animated cartoon of the comic next year.

"Subaru's viewpoint"

"Haru's viewpoint"

Comic - Cells at Work

Have you ever thought about the cells in your body? Do you know about the function of cells? This time, I will introduce the unusual comic, Cells at Work (はたらく細胞). The genre is science, and the theme is how to protect the human body from bacteria and diseases.  The story and characters were written by Akane Shimizu. The comic was published in 5 volumes by Kodansha, and volume 1 came out in 2015. The price is 600 yen plus tax. The comic's English version was released too, so this comic is very popular among not only Japanese but also among readers from foreign countries. And this comic's animation starts on July 7th, so it will be even more famous from now on. However, grotesque images are shown many times, so please be careful if such images make you uncomfortable.

The comic is a story of cells in the human body, so many kinds of cells will appear. The main characters are a certain red blood cell and a certain white blood cell, but many others which called platelet, macrophages, killer t cell and more are drawn. In addition, many bacteria and viruses such as influenza virus, pollen, cancer cell and pneumococcus also appear. The story is drawn primarily focusing on the red blood cell, and it is often that a virus or something invades while she is working. When pathogenic bacteria attacks, all the cells cooperate to eliminate them. Especially, white blood cell rushes in quickly and kills the enemy. Although this comic has many difficult words, the author makes detailed explanations of all the characters, so it is no problem. And all characters are personified, so it is easy to read and easy to understand. If you are interested in this comic, please buy and read it.

Comic - A Naked Swan

What is the youth for you? How about your high school life? This time, I will introduce the eccentric comic A Naked Swan (剥き出しの白鳥). The genre is comedy, but the theme is exposure. The main character is Kakeru Shiratori. The story and characters are written by Tsurun Hatomune. This comic was published in 1 volume by Shueisya, and the price is 600 yen plus tax. Volume 1 came out in March, 2018, and the comic is serialized on Weekly Shonen Jump Plus that is free app. This comic's new story is updated on Thursday. There is no comics of this theme, so it is called "dangerous comics of Thursday". However, the story, scenario and character idea are amazing, so this comic is quickly becoming popular.

Kakeru shiratori is called "perfect human" by his school all people. He has good looks, brains, reflexes, rich family and his father is a diplomat. However, he has a secret that he can't tell to anyone. The secret is that he is a flasher. He has liked taking off clothes since a long time ago, but he became a high school students, he has had an awakening. He is flapped (the author expresses the exposing as flapping because the hero call hisself bird) five times a week after school, but he does not show his naked to people, he likes to enjoy without being noticed anyone. Actually, the exposure is not only Kakeru Shiratori but also other exposures will appear.

I think the author's gag sense is great, so you can absolutely enjoy the funny comic. If you interested in it, please read this one. 

Comic - Vocchi-Men

Do you have friends? Have you ever thought about your friend's mind? This time, I will introduce the comic Vocchi-Men (ヴォッチメン). The genre is comedy, and the theme is to make friends. The main character is Yuichi Hitori. The story and characters were written by Toyotaka Haneda. The comic was published in 2 volumes by Shueisha. The price is 400 yen plus tax. Volume 1 came out in January, 2018, and the comic finished its serialization in March, 2018. The comic is complete in two volumes. This comic is the author's debut comic, but the quality is very high, and the story is interesting. Vocchi-Men is a minor comic, but I think the comic becomes popular soon.




First, the title's Vocchi (japanese uses this word, but we say Bocchi) means alone, so Yuichi Hitori doesn't have a friend. Also Itaru Takeda and Minna Otomo don't have a friend. Hitori's appearance is very scary, so most of his school's students are afraid of him. They called him devil Hitori. Actually, he is kind, and he thinks about the feelings of other people. However, students don't notice that. Doctor Yoshida is Hitori's adviser, but also he is afraid of Hitori. And then, he always said "You will never have friends. You are much alone." In the beginning of the story, devil Hitori, Takeda and Minna were not friends, but by the end of the story, they are friends. If you interested in the details, please read this comic. I think you will absolutely be impressed if you read it.

Comic - Black Clover

Do you like magic battles? Do you want to use magic? This time, I will introduce the comic Black Clover (ブラッククローバー). The genre is fantasy battles, and the theme is magic. The main character is Asta. The story and characters are written by Yuki Tabata. The comic was published in 14 volumes by Shueisha, and the price is 432 yen plus tax. Volume 1 came out in 2015, and the comic is serialized by Jump. Recently, Black Clover became famous and popular because it is animated this autumn.

This comic is a common battle comic like One Piece and Dragon Ball. However, you can absolutely enjoy reading this comic. The comic is my most recommended one, so I want many people to read this comic.

The story is about the magic world. The world is divided into nobles, commoners and low-class people. Most people can use each magic such as fire, water, wind and very rarely, light and dark and more. The nobles can use amazing magic, but low-class people can't use great magic, so the nobles insult low-class people. Asta and his best friend, Yuno, are low-class people, but they aim at the magic emperor. Yuno has too strong magic power, but Asta doesn't have it so he can't use magic. When all people become 15 years old, they can each get a grimoire. Yuno could get a four-leaf clover grimoire that was said to only for nobles. He is a wonderful and talented boy, but Asta couldn't get a grimoire because he doesn't have magic power. He was shocked, and all people except Yuno made a fool of him. However, he didn't give up. Then, a grimoire flew to him. He got five-leaf clover grimoire called a black clover. In the book, there are not magic spells, but there is a sword that is an anti-magic sword. Asta can't use magic, but he has come to be able to fight nobles. The story begins here.

Comic - Kagaku Chop

What do you think of science? Do you like it? This time, I'll introduce the comic Kagaku Chop (カガクチョップ). The genre is comedy, and the theme is experimenting. The main character is Sai Suzuzono. The story and characters are presented by Kazuho. The comic was published in 4 volumes by Flex Comix, and the price is 570 yen plus tax. Volume 1 came out in 2014, and the comic is serialized by Manga Time Kirara. The book is released at the pace of once a year. This comic originally was approximately four pages of short stories which the author casually published.

In this comic, there are often bizarre expressions so you need to pay attention. Sai Suzuzono is the president of the science club. She is a genius scientist, but also she is a mad scientist. She does a strange experiment every day and she invents a lot of eccentric things such as a transformation umbrella bag, a mosaic gun, a artificial Santa Claus, a dog cactus, an automatic nail machine, etc. Ren Nagakura and Uyu Morumoto get involved in the experiments. At the end of the story, her invention explodes, or much blood flows because of her miscalculations.

I think the author has good imagination power because there are many strange inventions that don't exist in our world. Readers can't imagine the next inventions, so I'm always looking forward to a new story. I think science is very difficult, but you can enjoy enjoy reading this comic. If you interested in comics, I recommend this one!

Comic - City

Have you ever thought about other person's daily life? Each person has their own daily life. This time, I'll introduce the comic City. The genre is comedy and about the daily life of the people in the city. The main characters are all people in the city, but especially, Midori Nagumo appears. The story and characters were written by Keiichi Arawi. The comic was published in 3 volumes by Kodansha. Volume 1 came out in March, 2017. The price is 580 plus tax. City was released recently so the comic is not that famous. However, Keiichi Arawi is a very popular comic artist. His famous comic is Nichijou (日常) and the comic is popular among foreigners who like comics.



There are a lot of characters in this comic. For instance, there is a police officer, a landlord, a store owner, a comic artist, a scientist, Mont Blanc university students and more. The author writes about their daily life. In the first episode, he wrote about Midori Nagumo's life of one day. In the next episode, he wrote about a store owner and his family's life, but the time is the same time as the first episode, so the reader can see another angle in another panel. The author uses this style from his previous one so we can have a different way of enjoying unlike other comics.





I loved his comics when I was a 15 years old. I think he is smart, and he has got a very good point of view. The story, drawing ability, character idea and other things are great. He is particular about the details, so it is funny no matter how many times you read it. I'm looking forward to more wonderful daily life, and I want many people to read this one.