Diaさんのイラストまとめ

Also out on 7/19: a cheaper re-designed edition of Nakamura Asumiko’s A no Gekijō, now under Shueisha's UJ YJ Comics imprint. The collection of short stories from Gothic&Lolita Bible originally came out in 2012 as a full-color hardcover B5 book 👇 B no Gekijō to follow in August!

Finally! Vol. 1 of Ōkoku Monogatari/The Tales of the Kingdom, the gorgeous fantasy epic by Nakamura Asumiko (Utsubora, BL titles like Dōkyūsei), is set to come out on July 19, after its start in Ultra Jump more than 1 year ago. It will include a 48-pg. full-color chapter ✨

And in Komori Yōko’s Kokage-kun wa Majo, lazy Yumeko is living in a similarly decrepit (yet charming) danchi, a fact she keeps hidden from her classmates. But there’s a whole forest on the roof of the house, complete with a mysterious witch boy 🌿👦🏻✨ https://t.co/aQWCcF5Jpr

Danchi apartment building complexes are prominent settings in some of my favorite manga. In Yamakawa Aiji’s Yajirobee, an old, soon-to-be-demolished danchi is the childhood home Haru & her stepfather Seiji used to live in for 10 years. My review ➡️ https://t.co/g14eiZ5oQu

Sweet josei manga for the summer: Mahiru no Polvorón by Itoi Nozo.
9-year-old Rutsubo is holding a grudge against her estranged father, believing he left her mother who died in childbirth. She agrees to spend a summer with him & slowly, her attitude is starting to change 👨‍👧💕

Another perfect summer read: Ishii Asuka’s debut Hisakata no Oto about a young teacher who returns to Aoshima, a small island full of mysterious natural wonders & inhabitants; serialized in Kodansha’s good! Afternoon, with 1 vol. out and the 2nd (& final) to follow on July 6th 🌊

The new cover edition for Sui’iki by Urushibara Yuki of Mushishi fame has a similar cover design concept to Nishi Keiko’s Otoko no Isshō. A perfect summer read with its focus on water, especially for environmentally conscious readers & Mushishi fans. So basically, for everyone 🌏

Kawabata Shiki's first ever magazine cover for the August issue of soon-to-be-gone YOU, featuring one of her 2 current series: Boku no Orion/You Are My Brightest Star. So refreshing!💧☔️💧

Shimada Masahiko, one of the most relevant Japanese writers of the past 3+ decades, has collaborated with josei mangaka Higashimura Akiko for his latest project, a novel for young adults called Zetsubō Kyarameru (Kawade Shobo). Cover + 8-page color 'warm up' comic by Higashimura!

The print apocalypse is upon us: Gentosha's monthly magazine Birz is folding after its August issue, out June 30. Its catchphrase: "Don't be like a boring grown-up." Don't laugh, this is serious. Sugisaki Yukiru, Hoshino Lily, Urino Kiko, Ikuemi Ryō have/had series running in it.