Merfolk & Water Creatures in Literature
Here’s part 1 of my “merfolk & water creatures in media” series, starting with literature (books & comics).
Comics & Graphic Novels
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See, Hear, Love – Manhwa Review
See, Hear, Love or also known as Can’t See, Can’t Hear, But Love (보지 못하고 듣지 못하고 사랑해) is a Korean Webcomic by Go Yeong-Hun (영훈고). It revolves around Min, a comic artist, who turns blind, and soon gets into a relationship with Sori, who is deaf. My opinion on the story As an artist…
Eve & Eve – Manga Review
Eve & Eve (イヴとイヴ) is a 1-volume GL Manga by Nagashiro Rouge (ルージュ長代). It features 6 (7 with the little epilogue) short stories.Because of that, I’ll be reviewing them separately. I want to leave behind a miraculous love As the two last humans on earth, Nika and Sayu worry about what will happen when one…
Bros. – Short Manga Review
Bros. is a 1-volume Manga by Tobi Washio (ワシオトビ). Story Two bros (brothers), who aren’t related by blood, but grew up together and always acted like brothers, find out they’re both into men. One is gay, the other is bi. Yuusuke, the older bro, is in a toxic relationship, and really just wants to be…
The girl I want is so handsome! – Manga Review
Also known as Shiki-senpai is too handsome! or in Japanese Ikemensugi desu Shiki-senpai! (イケメンすぎです紫葵先パイ!) is a two-volume Manga by Yuama. Quite unexpected! I guess I read a little too many Mangas with unbalanced pace, so I’m actually surprised the author had it balanced it here. It started fast, was fast in the middle and ended…
An Easy Introduction to Love Triangles – Manga Review
An easy introduction to love triangles – or in Japanese Goukaku no Tame no! Yasashii Sankaku Kankei Nyuumon (合格のための! やさしい三角関係入門) – is a GL Manga by Canno, exploring polysexuality. Story It revolves around three girls – Mayuki, Rin and Akira –, who know each other, but don’t know that each knows the other:Rin & Akira…
Hana ni Arashi – Manga Review
Hana ni Arashi (はなにあらし) or also known as Nanoha to Chidori, is a manga series by Ruka Kobachi (古鉢 るか). It’s completed with 13 volumes. As the second title suggests, it’s about Chidori and Nanoha. Both are high-schoolers in an all-girls-school in Sendai. They’re best friends to everyone else, but lovers in secret. Story Even…
A Man’s Skin – Graphic Novel Review
A Man’s Skin is a Graphic Novel by the french author Hubert and the illustrator Zanzim. PlotBianca has reached marrying age and in Renaissance Italy this means your parents find you a suitable partner to marry and bear children with. For Bianca, this means the rich merchant Giovanni, whom she never met. All she’d want…
Is Love the Answer? – Manga Review
It’s not that the protagonist simply concludes that she’s ace, but the fluidity of sexuality also is explained. That asexuality is an umbrella term and that there are so many different kinds of labels underneath it, and everyone feels different about it.
I’m kinda chubby and I’m your hero – Manga Review
I’m kinda chubby and I’m your hero, or in Japanese Saenai Boku wa, Kimi no Hero, is a Manga by Nore. Licensed in English by Seven Seas, available for Paperback and Ebook.
It’s a slow-burn BL about Honjirou, the titular character who’s an actor in a theatre club, and Inari Konnosuke, a local pastry chef.