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Review: Panorama Toukitan

https://mangaispolitical.yoshino.garden/2026/10/14/review-panorama-toukitan/

Manga Review: Oh! My Goddess (Series)

https://countzeroor.com/2026/10/11/manga-review-oh-my-goddess-series/

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Manga Review: Record Journey Volume 1

https://countzeroor.com/2026/10/10/manga-review-record-journey-volume-1/

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Change of blog host because of terror

https://mangaispolitical.yoshino.garden/2026/09/26/change-of-blog-host-because-of-terror/

New Manga Read: Osamu Dazai's No Longer Human

This is now my second time reading a manga adaptation of a classic of Japanese literature. This is an adaptation of Osamu Dazai's 1948 novel No Longer Human, a largely autobiographical story about the son of wealthy politician, who is the last son and largely ignored by his family.

Content warnings from Anime Planet for this story include Alcoholism, Sexual Abuse, Physical Abuse, Explicit Sex, and Suicide. All those topics are covered in this story which makes me really wonder how horrible the original author's life was.

Our main character, Yozo Oba, is a tortured, abused man who feels so disconnected from reality that he doesn't even consider himself human. He is a chronic alcoholic, abuses women, and attempts suicide on a few occasions. It's such a sad, sad story with such minor moments of joy interspersed with tragedy after tragedy and lives harmed by the entirely disconnected Oba.

I felt uncomfortable reading it from beginning to end.

So, there's that.

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New Read - Manga Biographies: Charles M. Schulz

This is a biography of Charles M. Schulz, the creator of the Peanuts comics.

I mean, it's the life of him...in manga form. It's cute and I did learn some things I didn't know about him. Like that his nickname was Sparky; that he had 5 kids with his first wife; and that he was a big hockey player.

Schulz had an interesting life; sad at times, especially with the early loss of his Mom and breakdown of his first marriage after having five kids. But, overall, he (according to this) seemed like he had a pretty happy life.

I picked this up on a lark from my local public library, but glad I did. Ended up enjoying it more than I expected.

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New Read - Animal Crossing: New Horizons Deserted Island Diary, Volume 11

As it always is, this manga is extremely silly and extremely fun.

For those who never have seen the ACNH Deserted Island Diary manga, think of it as follows: it's a low stakes sitcom style gag manga where each chapter is self-contained story set on the creator's Animal Crossing island where silliness ensues.

This volume included a fishing tournament and Turkey Day celebrations.

All around silly and fun for all ages.

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New Manga Read - I Wanna Be Your Girl (Volume 4 - Final Volume)

Wow. Finished I Wanna Be Your Girl this past weekend. It ended well, but I have feelings and thoughts.

First, for those who don't know, the basic premise begins as the story of longtime friends Hime and Akira. Akira came out to her best friend Hime as trans and decided in high school to live outwardly as a trans-girl. This follows the two of them in high school and how Hime handles realizing that she has a crush on Akira. That's where it starts.

The final volume deals with some aftermath of Volume 3, it deals with Hime finally grappling with her feelings and saying these things out loud, it deals with Akira really becoming more comfortable in herself, and does two sets of flash forwards that I think are well done overall. The first flash forward is to the group of friends graduating, the second is well into adulthood as they all come together for Yukka's marriage to her girlfriend.

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New Manga Read - Kirby Manga Mania, Volume 9

So, Kirby's manga is silly.

It's a gag manga with just silly slice of life moments for Kirby and friends (and enemies) each chapter.

Low stakes. Very silly, Approachable for all ages.

I'm enjoying it. If you like the idea of a goofy gag manga with Kirby characters, check it out. Otherwise, you may be out of luck.

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New Manga Read - Soseki Natsume's I Am A Cat

I Am A Cat is an early 20th century satirical novel by Soseki Natsume, mocking the upper middle class in Japan at the time by telling the story of a stray cat who ends up living in the home of an English teacher who lives with his wife, kids, and mistress.

It's largely the teacher speaking sarcastically with his friends and former students with the cat listening and largely mocking them, as they speak about the pointlessness of life and how aimless things are.

This is a manga adaptation of said story.

As noted earlier, the story is told through the perspective of a very sarcastic, unnamed stray cat who largely listens and mocks the humans. The story ends with the cat getting drunk. Literally.

It's witty, at times. Sad. Sexist. Very of the time with the nonchalance of a group of folks talking, thinking they are smarter then they really are.

It's an interesting adaptation of a very old novel.

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High Elf With a Long Life Vol. 1 Review: Titan Manga’s Isekai Fantasy Finds Heart in the Passage of Time https://comicbookaddicts.com/2026/08/high-elf-with-a-long-life-vol-1-review/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #HighElf #Isekai #MangaReview #FantasyBooks #ComicBookAddicts

Review: Duet of Beautiful Goddesses

https://mangaispolitical.noblogs.org/post/2026/08/02/review-duet-of-beautiful-goddesses/

Beach Manga Read - Donald Duck Visits Japan

I bring this on vacation every year for like the past 5 years and read it on the beach. It's one of my regular beach reads.

The story - Donald and his friends work for Duck Furniture. They want to branch out to Japan, so they send the trio to work at a hot springs resort with very traditional and strict management. And silliness ensues.

It's silly, it's self-contained, it's funny, and it's very easy for me to pick up and put down while chilling on the beach with my kids.

Easy annual read.

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Another new comic: 香穂ちゃんは顔がわからない (=Kaho-chan can't distinguish the faces) volume one.
The protagonist has prosopagnosia, and is struggling to tell apart the classmates she has just met in high school.
A distinctive feature of the visual presentation in this manga is the skillful combination of characters' faces as seen from the reader's perspective and their uniform, featureless faces as seen from the protagonist's eyes, which offers us a simulated experience of her view.
The story realistically depicts her secret efforts to identify her classmates while developing their relationship.

Fortunately the author 綾野綾乃 (Ayano Ayano) is active in mastodon: @ayano_ayano
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New comic book : 道端葉のいる世界 (Day By Day With Michibata Yo) volume one.
The protagonist is a non-binary university student who has just enrolled in the philosophy department.
Yo experiences the limited understanding and awkward sincerity of the classmate they fell in love with, and befriends a queer student with overseas roots through the four-color flag patch. A philosophy lecturer introduces feminist philosophy and the epistemology of discrimination to the students, and his lab serves as a space where students discuss and practice otherness. (Actually a transgender philosopher from Osaka University supervises the work.)
The diverse array of characters is rendered with great delicacy, and the panel layouts are so refined.

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Review: Red

https://mangaispolitical.noblogs.org/post/2026/07/08/review-red/

New Manga Read - Frieren: Beyond Journey's End, Volume 14

It's been a while since I read any Frieren, but just got Volume 14 from the library recently, so had to jump into it over the weekend.

Great volume. We're in a continuing story of trying to protect Serie from would be assassins. We also learn more about the group of people trying to assassinate Serie.

It was a well done volume, ready to see what happens next. Whenever my library network gets Volume 15.

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New Manga Read - Somali and the Forest Spirit, Volume 5

The volume opens with the Golem explaining to Shizuno how they met Somali. It's so sad, but a sweet moment and helps you see their past together.

That's when it happens. Someone finally connects the dots that Somali is a human. The back half of the volume is a mad race to escape and keep Somali safe. The heel turn of "Aunt" Rosa, the bipedal axolotl who had been kind to Somali is...phew.

And the final panels. I won't reveal more, because it's a lot.

Also, only one volume left. How is this story going to end?

Don't tell me. I'll find out.

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New Manga Read - The Bride Was a Boy

The Bride was a Boy is an autobiographical manga written by Chii, a trans artist and writer. This single volume originated as a blog, but with her husband's support she made it into a book.

The story is hers, about her life and experiences as a trans woman in Japan. Between chapters, she talks about LGBTQ+ rights and laws in Japan to help explain what she went through.

It was a very interesting read and a cute one, as she also talks about her love story with her husband.

Cute and informative. Glad I read it.

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Super cute #SliceOfLife "Cute Girls Doing Cute Things." So far, this is my pick for best new manga of the year. It ranks with K-On! and "Is the Order a Rabbit?" for entertainment value. More #Yuri than either, but not full-on.

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New Manga Read - The Guy She Was Interested In Wasn't a Guy At All, Volume 3

It's been since September that I've caught up with these two girls? My library network FINALLY got in Volume 3 for me to borrow and I am glad I did.

Great volume. Mitsuki is finally starting to be herself in school. Aya is jealous. There's a rift.

Also, the subplot with the uncle and his girlfriend. Oof. Emotional.

It ends at the prom. It's about to go down.

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The Boy I Loved Became the Jaded Emperor Chapter 4

The Boy I Loved Became the Jaded Emperor Chapter 4 opens with the violence Chapter 3 promised, the spears closing in on Ham and Pie finally falling. Where Chapter 3 ended on a held breath, this chapter lets it out, and what follows is the loss the series has been quietly building toward since its opening page.

I keep coming back to how this series handles aftermath. It does not let grief sit in isolation; it shows how grief gets used, picked up by people with their own agendas and turned into something else entirely. Chapter 4 hurts for that reason. Pie’s death is not just a loss for Ham; it is the moment his pain becomes a tool in someone else’s hands.

If Chapter 3 showed how quickly family can be stolen, Chapter 4 shows what is built from the wreckage left behind.

• Series Title: The Boy I Loved Became the Jaded Emperor
• Status: Complete
• Type: Manga
• Chapter: 4
• Serialisation: Zero-Sum Online
• English Release: September 2024
• Official Link: Kodansha USA
• Genre: Romance, Fantasy, Drama, Court Intrigue, Reincarnation
• Content Warning for this Chapter: Character death, animal cruelty (offscreen aftermath), grief, blame and emotional abuse of a child, magical overexertion

Quick Summary

Previous Context: Chapter 3 ended with Ham and Pie discovering the bodies of every beast in the Demon Woods, killed in an instant by a flash of light, before Imperial Knights surrounded them with spears raised.

Going into this Chapter, I expected the knights to capture or kill Ham, with Pie fighting to protect him, and I was curious whether the manga would let the bond survive this confrontation or use it as the breaking point hinted at since Chapter 1.

Summary of The Boy I Loved Became the Jaded Emperor Chapter 4

The knights move on Ham and Pie, with Captain Abalkin among them, confused that anything survived what they call the holy light. Pie shields Ham as the knights strike her down. Ham screams her name as Abalkin’s knights drag him away, while another knight finishes Pie off with a blade.

Ham wakes later in a palace bedroom, told by Abalkin that he has come to take him home. Ham, distraught, demands to know where Pie is and insists she is human and saved him, but the knights dismiss her as a beast that does not match any report and claim it kidnapped the prince before they killed it.

Grief overwhelms Ham, and his magic spirals out of control, a blinding flash that lays waste to a tenth of the forest before he collapses unconscious. He is taken to Kentolgrad, the imperial capital, where Chancellor Georgy Bazarov introduces himself and explains that Captain Abalkin led the rescue.

Ham, still grieving, lashes out and is told by Bazarov that his weakness is to blame for Pie’s death, that if he had been stronger, she would not have died. The accusation cuts deep, and Ham comes to despise both his own powerlessness and the imperial system that killed her. From that point, he devotes himself to training and to gaining political power.

The narrative then shifts to Pie’s reincarnation. Because Alexei had given her the blessing of eternal life, her soul and memories carried over into a new body, reborn as a baby girl named Eleonora, the eldest daughter of Duke Purpleus of the Weldes Empire. As an infant, she gradually becomes aware of her reincarnation, kept hidden because of how she was treated for her appearance in her past life. She resolves not to reveal that she remembers anything.

Despite her new comfort and the affection of the household staff, Eleonora misses Ham and wonders how he is coping alone. She privately prefers the name Pie, the one Ham gave her, over Eleonora, and notes the coincidence that her new name echoes his.

Tone: The chapter opens in violence and grief, shifts into cold political manipulation, then settles into something gentler and more reflective as the focus moves to baby Eleonora. The contrast between Alexei’s trauma and Eleonora’s domestic warmth is stark.

Chapter Purpose: This chapter delivers the death that Chapter 1 foreshadowed and shows its immediate aftermath: Alexei’s grief weaponised by Bazarov to shape him into the ruler he becomes. It then pivots to confirm Eleonora as Pie reborn, setting up the eventual reunion and explaining why she conceals her memories.

Personal Thoughts and Reactions to The Boy I Loved Became the Jaded Emperor Chapter 4

Pie’s death lands with the weight Chapter 1 promised. The knights’ confusion at finding survivors of the holy light, followed by their casual dismissal of her as an unreported beast, makes the killing feel procedural rather than personal, which is somehow worse. Ham’s scream and his desperate insistence that Pie is human, that she saved him, only for the men around him to talk over and past him, captures exactly how powerless a child is against an institution that has already decided the truth.

Bazarov’s line about weakness causing Pie’s death is the chapter’s pivot point. It reframes Alexei’s entire future: the Demon Emperor reputation, the obsession with political power, all traced back to a chancellor telling a grieving child that the death was his fault for not being strong enough. It is calculated and cruel, and it works exactly as Bazarov intends.

The shift to baby Eleonora softens the chapter considerably. There is something quietly funny and sad about Pie, who lived a decade in a forest fending off bears, now being cooed over by maids and asked if she needs her diaper changed. Her private longing for Ham, even as an infant, ties the two halves of the chapter together without needing to spell it out.

Detailed Story Recap (Spoilers Ahead)

Plot and Story Beats of The Boy I Loved Became the Jaded Emperor Chapter 4

• The Imperial Knights, led by Captain Abalkin, advance on Ham and Pie in the Demon Woods.
• The knights express confusion that any beast survived the holy light that killed the others.
• Pie shields Ham; the knights strike her down, and a knight delivers the killing blow.
• Ham is dragged away, screaming Pie’s name.
• Ham wakes in a palace bedroom; Abalkin tells him he has come to take him home.
• Ham demands to know where Pie is, insisting she is human and saved him.
• The knights claim no such person was reported, dismiss Pie as an unidentified beast that kidnapped Ham, and say they killed it.
• Ham’s grief triggers an uncontrolled magical flash, destroying a tenth of the forest before he collapses.
• Ham is brought to Kentolgrad, the imperial capital, and meets Chancellor Georgy Bazarov.
• Ham lashes out in grief; Bazarov tells him Pie’s death was caused by his own weakness.
• Ham comes to hate both his powerlessness and the imperial system that killed Pie, and devotes himself to training and gaining political power.
• The narrative shifts to Pie’s reincarnation as baby Eleonora, eldest daughter of Duke Purpleus.
• Eleonora gradually becomes aware of her past life while still an infant and decides to hide it.
• She is cared for by affectionate household staff, who remark on her purple eyes and blonde hair.
• Eleonora privately misses Ham, prefers the name Pie, and notes that her new name echoes his.

Character Stakes and Conflict

• Ham (Alexei): Loses the one person who gave him safety and is then told the loss is his own fault. His grief curdles into ambition and resentment toward the empire that orphaned him twice over.
• Pie: Dies protecting Ham, her death treated as an administrative footnote by the very institution that killed her.
• Captain Abalkin and the Imperial Knights: Carry out the killing and the cover story, embodying the empire’s indifference to anyone outside its records.
• Chancellor Georgy Bazarov: Introduced as the architect of Alexei’s future.
• Eleonora (baby Pie): Must navigate a second life with full memory of the first, choosing concealment over disclosure, and carrying forward an attachment to Ham even in infancy.

Dialogue and Readability

The knights’ dialogue in the opening pages is detached and procedural, discussing the holy light and the surviving beast as a puzzle to solve rather than a tragedy. This coldness contrasts sharply with Ham’s raw, broken insistence that Pie was a person. Bazarov’s lines are calm and measured, which makes their cruelty land harder than shouting would. The second half shifts into Eleonora’s internal voice, still carrying Pie’s rustic dialect even as a baby, which keeps her identity legible across the reincarnation and gives the domestic scenes their gentle humour.

Pacing and Structure

The chapter front-loads its violence: Pie’s death and Ham’s magical outburst happen within the first half, compressed and brutal. The middle section slows for Bazarov’s manipulation, giving it room to land as a turning point rather than a throwaway line. The back half shifts register entirely, moving into a slower, episodic account of Eleonora’s infancy, ending on her quiet longing for Ham.

Themes and Symbolism Found in The Boy I Loved Became the Jaded Emperor Chapter 4

The chapter continues the series’s interest in institutions versus individuals. The knights’ holy light, framed earlier as protective, becomes the instrument that nearly killed Pie and did kill the other beasts, while the knights themselves cannot reconcile her survival with their records. Bazarov’s manipulation of Ham’s grief shows how systems convert personal trauma into political utility, turning a child’s loss into the foundation for an emperor’s later ruthlessness.

The reincarnation thread continues through naming. Eleonora’s preference for the name Pie and her observation that it echoes Ham’s name keeps the original vow present even as the characters’ circumstances change completely. The contrast between the Demon Woods and the ducal household, one built on scarcity and found family, the other on inherited privilege and performed affection, sets up the isolation Eleonora will carry into Chapter 1’s “Silent Beauty” persona.

Art Commentary

The opening pages use sharp diagonals and heavy black gutters during the attack, with the killing blow rendered in a single dark panel that withholds detail rather than dwelling on it. Ham’s magical outburst is drawn as a blinding white explosion that swallows the panel borders, visually matching the description of him losing control. Bazarov’s introduction uses still, formal compositions, contrasting with the chaos of the preceding pages and reinforcing his calm as something deliberate rather than comforting.

The second half shifts to softer linework and rounder character designs for baby Eleonora, with sparkles and floral motifs returning after their absence during the violence. The final page, where Eleonora thinks of Ham among the roses of her new home, mirrors the floral framing used for Pie and Ham in earlier chapters, tying the two identities together visually.

Chapter 4 Rating: 9/10

A difficult chapter that delivers on the dread built since Chapter 1, then pivots into something tender and almost wry with Eleonora’s infancy. Bazarov’s introduction alone reshapes how the earlier chapters read in retrospect.

Characters in The Boy I Loved Became the Jaded Emperor Chapter 4

Characters featured:

Alexei (Ham): Loses Pie, is blamed for her death by Bazarov, and begins his transformation into the Demon Emperor through grief, guilt, and a vow to never be powerless again.

Pie: Dies protecting Ham, her death dismissed by the knights as the elimination of an unreported beast.

Captain Abalkin: Leader of the Imperial Knights, present at both the killing and Ham’s rescue.

Imperial Knights: Carry out the attack and the cover story given to Ham.

Chancellor Georgy Bazarov: Introduced here; tells Ham that his weakness caused Pie’s death, setting his future path.

Eleonora (baby Pie): Reincarnated with full memory, cared for by household staff, privately longing for Ham.

Household maids: Affectionate but unaware of Eleonora’s true nature, remarking on her appearance and behaviour.

The Boy I Loved Became the Jaded Emperor Chapter 4 Quotes

• “Don’t hurt her more than you already have!” – Ham (young Alexei)
• “You were unable to save someone close to you because you lacked power.” – Chancellor Georgy Bazarov
• “This was all caused by your weakness, your highness.” – Chancellor Georgy Bazarov
• “I thought I croaked” – Eleonora
• “The world’s full of mysteries…” – Eleonora

Panel Highlight of the Chapter

The panel of Ham’s magical outburst stands out: a small figure caught mid-collapse inside an explosion of white light and jagged lightning, with the speech bubble “Don’t hurt Pie!” placed against the blast. The scale of the destruction against the smallness of the boy at its centre captures both the depth of his grief and the first sign of the power that will later define him as the Demon Emperor.

Overall

Chapter 4 follows through on the loss the series has been building toward, then immediately complicates it by handing Alexei’s grief to Bazarov as raw material. The pivot to Eleonora’s infancy gives the chapter room to breathe after its brutal opening, while keeping the emotional thread between the two leads alive through names, memory, and longing.

Are you reading, or have you read, The Boy I Loved Became the Jaded Emperor?

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Review: Bokutachi ga Yarimashita

https://mangaispolitical.noblogs.org/post/2026/06/14/review-bokutachi-ga-yarimashita/

The build up to the ending, the reveals about magic and the elves. My goodness.

And learning how vile and monstrous the Dowager Empress' father was, which led to her cruelty. It's tragic.

A warning, which comes in the latter two volumes, off-camera child abuse and rape are implied without straight up saying it.

All in all, glad I read it. Unexpectedly emotional story. And this moment...tears.

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New Manga Read - A Cat From Our World and the Forgotten Witch, Volumes 4 and 5

So, last night I started reading Volume 4 of A Cat From Our World and the Forgotten Witch. I couldn't put it down, so read both of the last two volumes.

My goodness, is the ending intense.

In the final two volumes, we learn the backstory of the Dowager Empress. We learn more about the summoning and imprisonment of Jeanne's dragon. It's all so tragic and all so well crafted.

Also, the reveal of the truth behind the Demon King and the Dowager Empress was well done.

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New Manga Read - Otaku Elf, Volume 11

Volume 11 of this series continues to be low stakes and chill. This volume, Elda and her Miko visit Osaka for a festival ran by her fellow elf Yorde. It's a fire based festival and it rains, so they work together to make due.

Again, it's low stakes, slice of life of an elf being treated like a goddess who is a massive introvert. It's fun, silly, and a quick read.

Also, Elda saying she people'd too much cause she's such an introvert? I get it.

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There were also a number of flashbacks that show that the entire world is fearful of those with magic. Not just fearful, but ready to shun and harm them if identified. So, Jeanne was always destined to be exiled or hurt. Even her family shunned her when she was a teenager, running around trying to save the world and provide for them.

It's so tragic.

And so much better than I expected based on the premise alone.

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New Manga Read - A Cat From Our World and the Forgotten Witch, Volume 3

Okay, Volume 3. Hitting all of my emotions.

In Volume 3 it's been made very clear, the hero who was Jeanne's friend was forced into a marriage with the woman who currently rules the kingdom. She wanted to ensure no one could challenge her power and authority, so she was the one who had Jeanne stripped of her powers.

Her son, Robbin, is a sweetheart and accidentally meets Jeanne in the woods. He hides who he is. His trauma, oof.

The volume ends with a bang. It's a lot and it's well done.

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I am so invested in these characters and it's so much better than I expected it to be.

I've already got the last 3 volumes from the library already so I can read the entire story.

Also, Volume 2 hints that the late King and Jeanne's former friend, may have not been the cause of Jeanne's abuse and magic removal.

Great second volume. I'm really liking this series.

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New Manga Read - A Cat From Our World and the Forgotten Witch, Volume 2

Volume 2 introduced us to three new characters. An enslaved child who escapes and hides out with Jeanne. An emotionally broken former soldier sent to assassinated Jeanne, but does not after meeting Mew. And the former head guard who moonlights as a prostitute cause she cannot make ends meet as a soldier and also refuses to assassinate Jeanne after recognizing her.

Each of these characters are ignored, abused, and harmed by the existing power structure. Jeanne provides them refuge, kind of.

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Manga Review: Spy x Family Volume 14

Spy x Family Volume 14 includes four stories, and as of this writing, none of them have been adapted for the anime series. If you’re only following Spy x Family through the anime, please be warned that there will be spoilers for future plot points in this review.

http://lesleysanimeandmangacorner.com/2026/05/26/manga-review-spy-x-family-volume-14/

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New Manga Read - I Wanna Be Your Girl (Volume 3)

The last volume introduced us to a new character, Hiro. He's a teenage boy who cross-dresses at work in an attempt to help encourage his sister who was struggling with men sexualizing her at a very young age. Hiro and Hime begin talking more, getting closer, as the after effects of Hime and Akira's argument are noticed.

Again, this series tackles LGBTQ+ topics well.

Waiting to get Volume 4 from the library.

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New Manga Read - Chi's Sweet France

Have you ever read / watched Chi's Sweet Home or Chi's Sweet Adventure? If not, let me give you the rundown.

Chi is an adorable little kitten who lives with a small family of a Mom, Dad, and son. The kitten gets into trouble doing kitten stuff and running around out in the neighborhood.

It's an all ages series, but largely for kids.

This series is a single volume series where Chi's family moves to Paris. Basically, more cute stories about a kitty getting in to silly situations, set in France.

Very cute. Glad I got it.

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New comics on the strange couples in the forest.

The Assassin Wants to Kill the Immortal Witch (vol. 1) is a story of two unfortunate people: a lonely woman and an ex-slave boy rescued by her. This first book does not yet depict the situation described in the title, but concentrate on the peaceful, secret, and vulnerable daily lives they have just started.

I'll Tell You, My Dear Demon King features the similar relationship between a human girl who was persecuted by others and a young, gentle, and strong demon. The strong-willed and outspoken woman is charming for the contrast between her various expressions and her inner worries, while the benign demon has family problems in his background. The story are going to get dramatic.

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Imagine Frieren's story - a spellcaster saving the world with a known human hero far in the past of the current story.

Except after saving the world, Himmel betrays Frieren, has her locked up, stripped of her powers, and he becomes king. She then escapes, moves into a secluded woods and lives in secret, despite the fact that the world still worships the former witch who saved the world, no one nearby realizing that it's her.

She's hated by the local community...and then summons a giant housecat from RL as her helper.

Volume 1 was so well done and unexpected.

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New Read - A Cat From Our World and the Forgotten Witch, Volume 1

I was at a very small library a week or so ago and saw this sitting on the shelf, so picked it up.

This story follows Jeanne, a witch who historically helped saved the world, and the cat Mew. Mew is from our world and was summoned by Jeanne into her world. It's an isekai where the cat was sent to a world of magic. But instead is giant sized in that world.

What's most interesting is the premise with Jeanne.

I'm going to frame her narrative in terms of Frieren for those familiar with that series

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