The Summer Hikaru Died JUST got the official release date, July 18th! Also, so pumped for Chihayafuary! How many times did you need to practice that tongue twister lol?
@ColleensMangaRecs Жыл бұрын
NICE!!
@roujarikvard3262 Жыл бұрын
The first volume is already out in Germany and the story is good. Mystery, scary and entertaining. I can recommend the manga 🙂
@HarlekinEO Жыл бұрын
@@roujarikvard3262 When I was reading the preview at altraverse, I was pretty much reminded at "My Elder Sister". I need more information, before I invest in another story like this.
@roujarikvard3262 Жыл бұрын
@@HarlekinEO u mean the first chapter to read for free on their website is not enough?
@thefoggysystem Жыл бұрын
It's amazing, I am glad you'll get to read it
@gabriellebertrand3054 Жыл бұрын
The Summer Hikaru Died!!!! Yes!!!!
@ColleensMangaRecs Жыл бұрын
Very excited to read it!
@jettfuelfitness Жыл бұрын
Can’t wait to read ‘my girlfriends child’. I really hope it’s going to be a nuanced and emotional look at such a stressful and complicated situation.
@evers33n Жыл бұрын
I’m so excited for all of these! I’m also really excited for the English reprint of Marmalade Boy! It’s not about loving the story or art style, it’s more about what it symbolizes, which is this being the first time an old shojo is being reprinted by a company other than Viz or Kodansha. I think we should all buy it to show our support for this gesture, in hopes that Seven Seas notices this and reprints more out-of-print series like Kodocha, Basara, Red River and Please Save my Earth!
@weirdproq Жыл бұрын
Yes! I really want to read Kodocha, after only having recently finished watching the anime series, and even the OVA. It's my most wanted manga reprint.
@evers33n Жыл бұрын
@@weirdproq Agreed! The anime is hilarious, and I honestly love Sana’s character so much. The manga is so freaking hard to find in English though 🙁
@taralynam9718 Жыл бұрын
its the year of the shoujosei renaissance and I'm so excited !! BLESS
@clampdown1134 Жыл бұрын
So many new recommendations!! 🤩 I spent 2 weeks obssessedly reading Chihayafuru on my kindle, and felt like I'd run into a brick wall when I realised there were more volumes than the official digital releases... Nooooooo!!! I need to find somewhere to read the rest!!! 😱😱😱
@unluckylibrary4866 Жыл бұрын
Absolutely so hyped for The Summer Hikaru Died! Even though its so new it's my favorite series right now! It's so good, it also just won a manga award in Japan
@nushrathumaira2257 Жыл бұрын
My tears started running with the immense frustration I feel with the mention of Furare girl, I am always frustrated with not being able to read this series properly, read only few chapters through fan scanlations.
@RisaKuma11 Жыл бұрын
I love the premise of Cinderella Closet. I reminds me a lot of Princess Jellyfish and Mairunovich (I wish this one gets an English license.) Do Not Say Mystery is my most anticipated release now that Honey Lemon Soda has been released.
@maclovesmanga Жыл бұрын
Next month is gonna be legendary. Can’t wait to see how both videos turn out. Also really looking forward to all the great shojo and josei we’re getting this year. Even if Viz won’t budge, I’m glad to see other companies picking up the slack to bring us some fantastic series.
@blueegg4198 Жыл бұрын
I may actually buy multiple copies of Do Not Say Mystery to give away to people, that's how hyped I am for the GOAT Yumi Tamura to be licensed in English again. I've loved everything I've read. The Summer Hikaru Died has also been really good, though it's still a pretty new series, I was pleasantly surprised it got picked up so soon. I haven't read My Girlfriend's Child, but I'm quite interested in checking it out, it seems to be tackling a mature topic that I haven't seen a manga explore before.
@val875 Жыл бұрын
I want a Natsume Book of Friends boxset.
@ColleensMangaRecs Жыл бұрын
that would be wonderful 😭
@samuelgonzalez157 Жыл бұрын
CHIHAYAFUARY LET'S GOOOOOOOO (also great video as always hope you're right and Gene Bride gets licensed!!!!!)
@ZainAK283 Жыл бұрын
I'm SO excited for Chihayafuary!!!
@lu6754 Жыл бұрын
I'm sooooo happy I found this channel! I love seeing other women talk about manga on youtube :''''')
@luzrios5943 Жыл бұрын
If we get Chihayafuru physicals they better keep the covers as is!
@anavictoriana_ Жыл бұрын
HAHAHAHAH I love the confidence with the Chihayafuru physicals But yes, manifesting that series finally getting physicals 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
@val875 Жыл бұрын
I am looking forward to Savage Garden. I remember reading this in middle school on a secret blog.
@bramblepathv4649 Жыл бұрын
gene bride looks really good i’m crossing my fingers!! also super pumped for river’s edge this year, just now getting into kyoko okazaki and she’s a queen
@whimsydearest Жыл бұрын
Yes!! I'm sooo excited for The Summer Hikaru Died, and I was pleasantly surprised to see Yen Press pick it up so soon.
@mochidokimochi Жыл бұрын
Really awesome to see these manga making it to English readers!! I'm especially excited for Do Not Say Mystery!! :D
@ColleensMangaRecs Жыл бұрын
Can't wait to add it to my yumi tamura shelf 😭🙏
@maxaroni39 Жыл бұрын
#CHIHAYARUARYSWEEP LET'S GOOOOO!!!! I've already preordered most of these manga, with the exceptions of The Summer Hikaru Died (Yen Press, please put it up for preorder already ;w;) and King in Limbo (not sure if I'm going to read this one), so I'm already prepared! Your licensing wishes are excellent choices, in particular I'd like to see Kin no Kuni Mizu no Kuni and Furare Girl! Great video as always!
@NextSummon Жыл бұрын
I'm excited for Cinderella Closet, found the first 2 volumes gripping so I really wanna know what happens next!
@katarinaclaes9610 ай бұрын
Wonderful video thanks so much for sharing I'll check out these Manga and give them a read.😁
@Anarchivist343 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for recommending Do Not Say Mystery to me. It is one of my favorite manga I read this year. I also love how it weaves in social commentary in a very natural way. The protagonist is a very unconventional kid, so it makes sense that he'd be likely to tell people his opinions about their lives. I am thrilled that it is ongoing and can't wait to read the rest.
@ColleensMangaRecs Жыл бұрын
I'm just so excited for manga fans now to be reintroduced to Yumi Tamura's work 🙌🙌
@Money_D_Luffy Жыл бұрын
Editing game on point! Would've never guessed this wasn't scripted. Love the Friday drops! Next month gonna be so good!! 🙏 Big mystery fan here so Do Not Say Mystery was on the radar already but Gene Bride sounds interesting! Even the brief parts you discussed was enough to sell me on it 👀
@beanqueenie_324 Жыл бұрын
I love when you talk about series that you also mention the magazines they come from. Really informative. Thank you!
@ColleensMangaRecs Жыл бұрын
I knowing the context of where things came from so I figure someone else is probably like me as well lol
@mellysandshrew Жыл бұрын
You mentioned being excited about so much I'm looking forward to, the only one I hadn't heard of was King in Limbo and that sounds fascinating as well! A lot for me to keep my eye on, too 👀 Chihayafuary! Oh man!! Please let the hype convince the right people to give us physicals I am literally begging
@Irene-lv6bo Жыл бұрын
I was also so surprised and excited to see My Girlfriend’s Child licensed. It was one of several series last year that I picked up in Japanese because I thought there was NO WAY we’d get them in English (at least any time soon). I slowly slogged through the first chapter in Japanese, and then the English release was announced like less than a month later. Based on what I’ve seen it’s really thoughtfully done. Side note: I really hate how they translated the title. It centers the male character’s voice, which based on what I’ve seen of the manga is not accurate and implies that it is not his child too. I have seen people talk about this series saying that like it’s about him staying with her even though she’s pregnant with someone else’s kid ugh.
@ColleensMangaRecs Жыл бұрын
Yeah I also find the title a little strange. How does the original title translate exactly into English??
@Irene-lv6bo Жыл бұрын
@@ColleensMangaRecs It directly translates to That Child’s Child
@michelleversailles4981 Жыл бұрын
I really like ur content as always, thank u so much! As for me, I'm so excited to finally have in my country (France) the physical series of "Kono Oto tomare" which is an amazing shojo manga that I highly recommend for those who like friendship/romance/music theme! Again, thank u for always making amazing content and so excited for the upcoming video!
@NightSong-fi1ep Жыл бұрын
I ADORE Kono Oto Tomare. It is so well written and the characters are all so endearing. I was so pumped to see that it was licensed in France- I really hope it sells well there so that an English publisher will pick it up.
@moominkomet Жыл бұрын
Here for more manga recs!
@campilove Жыл бұрын
Best part of the video: THOSE GUNS 💪 (13:15) Also you convinced me and I'm going to start Chihayafuru's anime in February or maybe the manga (or both).
@ColleensMangaRecs Жыл бұрын
hell yeah!! the anime video won't be out until end of Feb so you got a month to catch up! lol
@mirabellegoldapfel6256 Жыл бұрын
Ohh I just finished Do Not Say Mystery the drama yesterday, it's so cool we get the manga now translated! Also the drama is very good (and free on viki), highly recommend, the main actor is brilliant.
@ColleensMangaRecs Жыл бұрын
Been meaning to check out the drama as well!
@robomermaid99148 ай бұрын
i just read vol 1 of gene bride!!! got lost a lil bit but man it was interesting!!!
@morganeperraut2985 Жыл бұрын
Thanks you for the video ! If there is a manga series that I would love to see getting english physicals release, then it's "Kono oto Tomare" and it's 27 volumes, from witch come the anime "Kono oto Tomare!: Sound of life!". Why do I want it released so badly ? Because this series is one of my top ten. I love the story ! I love the characters ! And the art is absolutely beautiful ! The length and breadth of emotions are gorgeously depicted in the facials expression of the characters, and I really like how the mangaka use contrast to express things sometimes. And for me, the author does a really good job in using codes from both shojo an shônen as long as it's serve the naratives. Here the official resume ( I wanted to do one myself but I'm not very good at this, so...): Since the graduation of the senior members of the club, Takezou ends up being the sole member of the “Koto“ (traditional Japanese string instrument) club. Now that the new school year has begun, Takezou will have to seek out new members into the club, or the club will become terminated. Out of nowhere, a new member barges into the near-abandoned club room, demanding to join the club. How will Takezou be able to keep his club alive and deal with this rascal of a new member? It's classed as a Shônen in Japan, even if, in my opinion, it isn't a shônen nor a shojo but a clever mix between the two.
@vbsenthusiast Жыл бұрын
i wasn't really looking forward to any non-condition called love series but cinderella closet sounds interesting! the kin no kuni manga also sounds good, i'll have to go dig around for it! personally i'd like to see takane no ran-san get released in physicals and hana to kuchizuke get lisenced. since chihayafuru month starts soon i guess now is a good time to start reading it!
@thecabinets_stationery Жыл бұрын
Gene bride sounds interesting! I am hoping and can see Futari de koi wo suru riyuu getting translated in the next year or two 🤞
@raniaye Жыл бұрын
I can't help but hope that the second video is a Taichi video :)
@nosuperwoman79 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the recs! 2023 already seems to be a great year for shoujo. I was explaining to one of my friends about the differences between shonen and shoujo the other day and how shonen floods our market in the U.S., whereas shoujo gets the shaft. I was definitely thinking of your campaign to get more in print here.
@EinAmras Жыл бұрын
Oh damn my wallet is already crying hearing about all those series to be available.
@red5tjy813 Жыл бұрын
Just found this channel thanks to TheOmnibusCollector. I have a very limited amount of Shojo but i would love to get more. I have watched 7Seeds and I would love the manga in physicals. Definitely wanna pick up Dont Say Mystery. Furare Girl sounds so good, so i definately want a English release for that.
@bisma1352 Жыл бұрын
do not say mystery from the synopsis you gave reminds me of hyouka's protag's relationship with his mystery solving skills lol. So sold on everything you talk about but ofc anything from the woman who wrote basara 🙏
@isasenombraconS Жыл бұрын
I'm so pupmped for Chihayafuary, can't wait for it to start!
@gr1m1cu5 Жыл бұрын
I've been meaning to get around to watching chihayafuru and I guess that means I should start next month!😃
@kiwiseed7563 Жыл бұрын
i just watched the kin no kuni, kimi no kuni trailer for the movie, looks so good, will watch it for sure when the movie comes out ... thanks for the great recommendation ^^
@ColleensMangaRecs Жыл бұрын
Manga just got announced for license by Seven Seas!!
@kiwiseed7563 Жыл бұрын
@Colleen's Manga Recs it did? eyyy good news you were right ^^
@hound8801 Жыл бұрын
can't wait for more chihayafuru videos!! thanks for all the manga to keep an eye out for:P
@FoxOtaku Жыл бұрын
I have been praying for years for Tokyo Crazy Paradise to get an English license I love that series!
@Mewnetics Жыл бұрын
I really love watching your vids! Thanks for bringing something different to the table and awesome representation. Keep doing what you're doing because you're killing it!
@PocketLeaves Жыл бұрын
Very excited for the Chihayafuru videos!!!!
@WWseemyteeth Жыл бұрын
"But we barked together..." is still my favorite line from Colleen!!
@dylanlynch9859 Жыл бұрын
I’m hoping someone over the rainbow acquires the license to rerelease the Mermaid Melody mange. It was previously released by Del Ray when they were still a thing, but now they’re out of print so they’re a lot harder to get. I’m also hoping the sequel gets released in English as well if it hasn’t already.
@yanstein8464 Жыл бұрын
limbo the king omg!!! i remember only seeing raws of it online a few yeard ago
@Katt1721 Жыл бұрын
Happy belated new year!! Already have a few 2023 pre-orders ready to go, with A Condition Called Love [shipped], Do Not Say Mystery, & Last Game probably being the ones I'm most excited to finally own! Also very interested in checking out My Girlfriend's Child.
@ColleensMangaRecs Жыл бұрын
Yessss last game is another I'm excited for! Let's go seven seas 💪
@mono8476 Жыл бұрын
2:00 koi no hajimari 2:29 stella next to me 9:38 i want to hold aono 22:40 yona of the dawn, skip beat 23:05 colette decides to die 29:47 chihayafuru
@yuyuunon Жыл бұрын
Ahhhh I'm not sure if you heard but Kingdom of Gold, Kingdom of Water got picked up by kodansha! Would still be great for the movie also to be released internationally~~
@ColleensMangaRecs Жыл бұрын
I did!!!!!! I was so pumped
@julesdrey7415 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for pointing out Yawao to Katako has been licensed. I've been wanted to read more of it and I don't follow Manga Plaza to know it's been licensed. And I just told myself I wouldn't buy anymore books this month, but it looks like I'll have to go back on that.
@ColleensMangaRecs Жыл бұрын
Of course!! Love that series sm
@victoriapride7575 Жыл бұрын
Love me some gendered shenanigans- Cinderella Closet's release date has been noted in my manga release calendar.
@ahbiramisabanadesan8229 Жыл бұрын
I really want Namidaame to serenade licensed. The volume covers alone are so gorgeous.
@ColleensMangaRecs Жыл бұрын
Ugh sammmeee
@RoroChiraz7774 ай бұрын
Yes
@Quincy25 Жыл бұрын
Since we are getting the anime in April, i hope it leads to My Love Story with Yamada-kun on Lv999 getting licensed!!!! Hopefully either Kondansha or Yen Press is working on it already.
@ColleensMangaRecs Жыл бұрын
It actually got licensed digitally already!
@Quincy25 Жыл бұрын
Oh snap! Really! Do you know when they will be released?
@linalmao Жыл бұрын
@@Quincy25 it's been out for a while now, but you can read chapters officially through mangamo! though i do hope we can get it in print one day
@Quincy25 Жыл бұрын
@@linalmao ya, I’ve been reading the chapters on Mangamo, but wish we can someday purchase the volumes digitally or physically as well
@linalmao Жыл бұрын
@@Quincy25 mangamo is the digital platform! it's the official english license holder for the series and should be subscription based so you are making a purchase for it☺️ unless you mean the volumes as a whole to own then ya i feel you
@titoleon3101 Жыл бұрын
Wasnt Do not say mystery like ultra high on manga sales reports last year? I had no idea it was a josei.
@israaahmed7168 Жыл бұрын
My English License Wish List: - Tokyo Crazy Paradise - Kono Oto Tomare - Futari de Koi wo suru Riyuu - Faster than a Kiss - Seirou Opera - Kanojo Ni Naru Hi - Orange Chocolate - Honey Bitter - Kainushi wa Akuma - Keishichou Tokuhanka
@ColleensMangaRecs Жыл бұрын
Futakoi 😭😭😭😭
@persephonereads_ Жыл бұрын
I would LOVE to see hikaeme ni itte mo kore wa ai by fujimomo (mangaka of lovesick ellie) get licensed. it's so funny and good. I would also love to see kaoru hana wa rin to saka by Saka Mikami) get licensed as well. And finally for my big three chorokute kawaii kimi ga suki by Akari Hatta get licensed as well. What can I say? I love a good high school shoujo.
@ColleensMangaRecs Жыл бұрын
The third one you mentioned I've been REALLY wanting to read!! I'm also hoping Kodansha picks it up.
@sharnicaxd5321 Жыл бұрын
I love these videos! Gives me recs that I could check out online before buying it physically when it comes out :)). Here’s a Rec for you, it’s called Pochamani and it was a DELIGHT. I would do a whole video essay on it if I could but it’s basically this shojo romance about a girl that is chubby/overweight and a guy that is a chubby girl lover. It’s so nuisanced well written and just so lovely and a huge breathe of fresh air in the genre. Give it a read ❤
@titoleon3101 Жыл бұрын
7:23 LOL Platinum End could have very well been an Ohba powerpoint presentation about how smart and profound he is and how everyone who doesnt agree is an idiot or a child.
@ColleensMangaRecs Жыл бұрын
LITERALLY
@berniekatzroy Жыл бұрын
Still hoping for english versions of Kengan Ashura
@Nikita_Akashya Жыл бұрын
I am German and none of these series interest me, but I still hope you get your wish with Chihayafuru physicals in English. Personally, I still want the Light novels of The sacred Blacksmith to release in the west. It is one of my favorite manga and I am still salty we never got the full story. And then there is Ouran, which i would love to get an Omnibus version here in Germany, because the series is so old and the original books are so hard to find. Just like Kenshin. But Kenshin is getting an anime remake, which I am very excited for. Even though I know that "thing" about the author, I won't let it hinder my enjoyment of Kenshin. Btw, I have also asked some publishers to bring over the LN for Chivalry of a failed Knight, because I love it so much. Negotiations sadly take a few years, but i will wait patiently until something can be said. I still hope my other LNs get here soon. I want to have 86 on my shelf.
@EnrixKeeper Жыл бұрын
Hm, Im guessing the Chihayafuru videos are going to be full spoilers? I just started the anime so I'll wait until I finish it to watch the vids
@lilyguriel7151 Жыл бұрын
I need Colette Decides to Die in English like I need air
@ColleensMangaRecs Жыл бұрын
you and me both
@Yona550 Жыл бұрын
When does pink to habanero come out,
@user-io2ro7xy1x Жыл бұрын
i want a girl and her guardian dog in english paperback bye *cries*
@milom5030 Жыл бұрын
I'm not a shohoe (is that how you spell it? Xd) but i really enjoy your channel, you have a great vibe and i love how engaged you are!
@mono8476 Жыл бұрын
hoejo XD
@milom5030 Жыл бұрын
@@mono8476 lol i knew i messed it up but didn't expect to be so far off 😅
@danamytereads5304 Жыл бұрын
I want to read Colette Decides To Die so bad! 😭 Where can I read it online??? Where to read Shojo online in general??? I'm on a book/manga buying ban until after our move next month! 😅😅
@sara-ara-ara Жыл бұрын
💖💖💖
@audreywagnon5397 Жыл бұрын
\(◎o◎)/ me when someone actually mentions Gattaca
@ColleensMangaRecs Жыл бұрын
I had to watch it in high school for a class or something. I remember so little about it other than like DNA or something.
@rochellerodriguez6431 Жыл бұрын
This might be a silly question but, how do you access the Manga you read? I know you mentioned Viz doesn't have an app but are there other online sources for shoujo that you recommend? Also what is your preferred bookstore for physical copies?
@ColleensMangaRecs Жыл бұрын
There's no specific app for these series and since I don't have Kindle or any device like that I just purchase and read them through the Google store lol There's apps like mangaplaza, azuki, comikey, and libby that have some of these titles as well
@rochellerodriguez6431 Жыл бұрын
@@ColleensMangaRecs Thank you for your response! I'll check these sources out for my Manga fix ^_^
@val875 Жыл бұрын
22:51 Skip Beat?
@ColleensMangaRecs Жыл бұрын
Nope lol
@mono8476 Жыл бұрын
im guessing kaguya
@javierhrndz Жыл бұрын
How do you spell the name of the manga talked about at 2:02 ?
@amuletangeldevil Жыл бұрын
Koi no hajimari
@javierhrndz Жыл бұрын
@@amuletangeldevil thank you so much
@linalmao Жыл бұрын
really excited for my girlfriend's child and the summer hikaru died! speaking of margaret and wanting licenses i'm always requesting miniamaru kareshi to get licensed so i really hope we get that one day🫠
@ColleensMangaRecs Жыл бұрын
UGH SAME!!! Such a funny romance series. Both the leads are so goofy 😭