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An adorable manga about a mom quietly being an ally for her less-than-subtle son who she suspects is gay. I enjoyed the high levels of fluff in this first volume. #LGBTQIA #Motherhood

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mariaku21

Spy x Family, Vol. 12 | Tatsuya Endo

so-so

This volume is back with the action adventure I was hoping for.

Nothing against Anya but sometimes she takes away from the original plot but anyways this volume was more of Loid being his operative self and hunting down a mole in their midst.

All in all this was a good volume and thanks to that illegal cliffhanger, I'm off to find the next volume at the library.

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bibliothecarivs

Adulthood Is a Gift!: A Celebration of Sarah's Scribbles | Sarah Andersen

Random book from our personal library.

#comics

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AshRaye

I Had That Same Dream Again: The Complete Manga Collection | Yoru Sumino

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This is my first time reading anything by this author, but I had heard that they really know how to write an emotional story. This one had me crying multiple times. It was a beautiful story.

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Robotswithpersonality

Sunny, Vol. 1 | Taiyo Matsumoto

so-so

I dunno... it's hard to judge where the series might go considering it's six volumes and this is only the first, but if it's similar to Tokyo These Days by the same author, it could mean the majority of moments spent on what is essentially the same theme, and while manga publishing, artists and editors lives and artistic crises was a place I was happy to dwell in, this series is focused on a group home and I find it eminently more stressful. 1/?

Robotswithpersonality 2/? Haruo seems to be the protagonist, and those first moments, where it's evident that he spends a fair amount of time in a stationary wreck of an old car (Sunny) fantasizing different lives a driver might have, were captivating, but the book soon expanded out to all that other kids at the home, as well as those who live and visit there to help out. There is also Taro living at the home, who appears to be a large, fully grown adult with a 2w

Robotswithpersonality 3/? developmental disability, who spends his time singing row your boat and is, when able to focus, gentle with kids in the home, and able to bring home a temporarily strayed toddler.
Any place with a number of young children will end up chaotic, add on top of this the admittedly stereotypical actions of 'troubled kids': clamouring for attention, difficulty sharing, skipping class, stealing, attitude towards authority figures, fighting. 2w

Robotswithpersonality 4/? The literally snotty kid keeps pushing my ick threshold - I recognize that's a personal issue.
It appears from the narrative that a number of the kids are not truly orphans, but have parents that they visit or come visit them, perhaps they are too sick or for other reasons cannot have full custody of the kids, and that adds to the frustration and loneliness of the kids involved. To know their parents are out there, and they can't go home/ 2w

Robotswithpersonality 5/? /can't be with them all the time.
It appears a number of the children have crushes on older kids or even caretakers in the home, which makes me nervous even though no wrong action on the part of any older individual has been indicated.
I could see threads that lead to a more cohesive demonstration of this ragged bunch thrown together becoming a found family, but it's not truly evident yet. 2w

Robotswithpersonality 6/6 Key to the other manga I've read by Matsumoto, the work continues to demonstrate a strong blend of pathos-producing reality and flights of fancy/escapism, but I think this volume spent so much time in this anxious reality that I'm not yet eager to pick up the next volume. 🤷🏼‍♂️
⚠️ Animal death (edited) 2w

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Robotswithpersonality

Cat + Gamer Volume 2 | Wataru Nadatani

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The sweetness continues. 😍 Gamer navigates life with a cat, cat continues to find ways of making gamer's life interesting. 😉 The motif of leveling up remains fun, as do the over the top reactions from all involved, except for Musubi. The furball is very chill for an agent of chaos. 1/?

Robotswithpersonality 2/? Glad to see cat care discussed as part of the leveling up considerations, one always worries that if an adorable series gets ultra-popular that it may influence a spree of animals spontaneously adopted/purchased - at least the series indicates some of the effort, cost and appropriate measures inherent in being a cat caretaker. 2w

Robotswithpersonality 3/3 Also appreciate the mild commentary about the effects of getting too far down the rabbit hole of social media and 'likes', and perhaps the need for gamer girl to get out a little more. 2w

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Robotswithpersonality

Cat + Gamer Volume 2 | Wataru Nadatani

I ship it. 🥰

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BarkingMadRead

Natsume's Book of Friends, Volume 19 | Yuki Midorikawa

Thank you @Cuilin for this beautiful card, what a beautiful surprise!

Cuilin 🩷🤍❤️ 2w

wildwoodreads How precious! 2w

AnnCrystal 😍💝. 2w

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mariaku21

Spy x Family, Vol. 11 | Tatsuya Endo

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Aside from a small diversion about Loid, this was mostly about Anya and her classmates on a fieldtrip gone wrong and boy does it go WRONG!

All in all some good character growth and back to the general story but what is up with that ending... the difference is literally a night and day difference and I'm very interested to know more.

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Robotswithpersonality

Cat + Gamer Volume 1 | Wataru Nadatani

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Wholesome fun. The motif of the gamer girl approaching cat caretaking as a challenge with levels, echoing levels in her fantasy game is, like all the interactions with the kitten and the bonus moments from his perspective, adorable. The intentional hilarity of basically everyone in her office having over dramatic reactions, including Riko, is a welcome goofy break from the sweetness. Happy to keep reading in the series.

Texreader Great review! 3w

Robotswithpersonality @Texreader Thanks! ☺️ 3w

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