Lotte 'just an idiot' May (@LotteMakesStuff) — [archived] 2023-09-23T22:08:10.014Z

September 11th - 17th (once again, late in posting)

Stuff I read this week

Citrus + Vol. 1

It’s back!!!!! You know that massive feeling of disappointment when you get to the end of a yuri series and all the angst is over and it’s just like… ending where the relationship starts? IT SUCKS! Well for Citrus, Saburouta sensei decided to fix that with a sequel series. I HOPE IT IS GOOD!

There’s a panel early on when Yuzu’s mum is looking at Mei blush about the idea of going on a date with Yuzu and like, smiling warmly at the whole situation. That panel is great. Only someone with a truly, incredibly, amazingly massive brain could have drawn that.

I Don't Know How to Give Birth!

This is an incredibly heartwarming autobiographical manga essay by Kazama Ayami about (obviosuly) her trying, failing and then finally succeding in having a kid. This book is full of warmth, the art is really pretty, and this lady portrays herself as a massive idiot and OHHH GOSH i do love me a good idiot. You really can't help but adore this lady as she works her way through pregnancy.

At the end of each chapter there’s a one-panel comic and write-up by her husband (who is a ero mangaka) and daaaang that dude is the world's biggest supporter of women and a massive wife guy it’s very funny.

[Oshi no ko] Vol. 3

This volume is the reality tv show arc. It’s really good! But wow I do this this arc was way better in the anime? They did such a killer job on some of the big reveal moments in the show and they just dont hit as hard in the book - but still this volume was incredibly good.

Magic Artisan Dahlia Wilts No More Vol. 2

Cute. I like that this is solidly fixating on Dahlia and Volfred’s friendship- but it’s deffo going to turn into a romance in next volume I can feel it coming. Shame, would be cool if just focused on the buddy-buddy aspect forever but whatever. Fun book

Seirei Gensouki: Spirit Chronicles Vol. 1 - 2

Look I’m way to sicky to write anything about this right now. It’s a isekai. Are you a genre pervert? Did you watch the anime? Then it’s for you. 8/10 (i was VERY ill when i wrote this.. maybe that's why I forgot to post this on time!)

The NPCs in this Village Sim Game Must be Real! Vol. 2

Volume 2 of Chat GPT the manga is pretty good still, the villagers have stepped up their cave security and Protag-kun now has the motivation to do better and get a job doing hard labour. Dudes really will just use a chatbot rather than do therapy but whatever works I guess. The story mechanic where any offerings the villagers leave at the god of fait's shrine show up the next day with the post is pretty funny. This dude gets so many free logs. How do you even post a log?

My Happy Marriage Vol. 3

Still good, but the anime’s still better.

Bonus: Audiobooks

Reborn to Master the Blade: From Hero-King to Extraordinary Squire Vol. 1

So, i saw the anime (which sucked) and was like... maybe the light novel is good? Its better... but its NOT good. Genre perverts only... 6/10