ながされて藍蘭島 (Nagasarete Airantou)
** maybe *(*/2) (At least for the first few volumes, I remember some weird scenarios appearing later on though, don't know how that'll affect the vocabulary)
Furigana: Yes, on just about everything.
Remember when romcom manga were funny, back when you first started reading manga? No? Well, either way, this is pretty good fun, since it's more of a plain comedy than a romcom.
It's nice to read something that knows it's absurd once in a while, rather than the mass of things that take themselves too seriously while being absurd in the wrong way. Sometimes I think the mangaka just doesn't know how to draw realistic animals and so doesn't even try, but that's okay, because these animals fit better (I don't think it can be properly described without an example). Story-wise, not much to say; a bit more continuity than a slice-of-life school thing, but it's definitely not a big part of the manga.
ぬこづけ！ (Nukodzuke!)
* or *(*/2) at the most.
Furigana: Yes, in the bubbles. May be difficult to see at times and there's often text outside the bubbles. Not too many kanji to begin with.
Do you like adorable things? If so, this manga will give you your fix. Premise: dude finds two abandoned nukos (intelligent, humanoid cat chibi things) and decides to raise them. It's basically a cat video if the cats could talk and weren't being leprechaun.
Published online on the 花とゆめ site; chapters are pulled when the volume is available in print.
It's a 四コマ so sometimes text will be squashed, but it's pretty easy, so it shouldn't be a problem for most (sometimes, context is your only guide, it gets so cramped!).
EDIT: I love the auto-censor; 'goblins', hah!
篠崎さん気をオタしかに！
**(*/2) maybe *** (lots of game, anime, manga vocab and more)
Furigana: Yes
It's one of those 'just a bit more than subtext' girl's-love manga that have been showing up recently. It's mostly a comedy about a bunch of otaku though, so it may be worth looking at, if any of that strikes your fancy. The main difference from other comedies of it's type would be the representation of otaku culture. Despite initially seeing it as weird, the protagonist gets pulled in and starts to enjoy the things that her new friends do (she still denies it though). There's an entire chapter or so dedicated to a tabletop RPG session. That doesn't mean the negative associations aren't played for laughs, but it's refreshing to see halfway normal representations of the hobbies.
A big note: the mangaka is seemingly obsessed with PreCure and the main characters are similarly obsessed with the in-verse 'PrePure'. There are references aplenty, so be prepared (or ignore them).
I've enjoyed this one so far, but I'd think it'd be more of a niche thing than the other titles I've shared.
Published online on the Comic-Meteor website; two most recent chapters are available online.
** maybe *(*/2) (At least for the first few volumes, I remember some weird scenarios appearing later on though, don't know how that'll affect the vocabulary)
Furigana: Yes, on just about everything.
Remember when romcom manga were funny, back when you first started reading manga? No? Well, either way, this is pretty good fun, since it's more of a plain comedy than a romcom.
It's nice to read something that knows it's absurd once in a while, rather than the mass of things that take themselves too seriously while being absurd in the wrong way. Sometimes I think the mangaka just doesn't know how to draw realistic animals and so doesn't even try, but that's okay, because these animals fit better (I don't think it can be properly described without an example). Story-wise, not much to say; a bit more continuity than a slice-of-life school thing, but it's definitely not a big part of the manga.
ぬこづけ！ (Nukodzuke!)
* or *(*/2) at the most.
Furigana: Yes, in the bubbles. May be difficult to see at times and there's often text outside the bubbles. Not too many kanji to begin with.
Do you like adorable things? If so, this manga will give you your fix. Premise: dude finds two abandoned nukos (intelligent, humanoid cat chibi things) and decides to raise them. It's basically a cat video if the cats could talk and weren't being leprechaun.
Published online on the 花とゆめ site; chapters are pulled when the volume is available in print.
It's a 四コマ so sometimes text will be squashed, but it's pretty easy, so it shouldn't be a problem for most (sometimes, context is your only guide, it gets so cramped!).
EDIT: I love the auto-censor; 'goblins', hah!
篠崎さん気をオタしかに！
**(*/2) maybe *** (lots of game, anime, manga vocab and more)
Furigana: Yes
It's one of those 'just a bit more than subtext' girl's-love manga that have been showing up recently. It's mostly a comedy about a bunch of otaku though, so it may be worth looking at, if any of that strikes your fancy. The main difference from other comedies of it's type would be the representation of otaku culture. Despite initially seeing it as weird, the protagonist gets pulled in and starts to enjoy the things that her new friends do (she still denies it though). There's an entire chapter or so dedicated to a tabletop RPG session. That doesn't mean the negative associations aren't played for laughs, but it's refreshing to see halfway normal representations of the hobbies.
A big note: the mangaka is seemingly obsessed with PreCure and the main characters are similarly obsessed with the in-verse 'PrePure'. There are references aplenty, so be prepared (or ignore them).
I've enjoyed this one so far, but I'd think it'd be more of a niche thing than the other titles I've shared.
Published online on the Comic-Meteor website; two most recent chapters are available online.
Edited: 2014-08-09, 1:44 pm