 Hey everybody welcome back to the channel today. I finally bring you another reading vlog It's been crazy these past couple of months, so I do apologize on that. Let's do it First one on the list here is Sugumi project of volume 2 I did a first impressions video on that first volume if you're interested in checking it out And this just continues that adventure as you have the main protagonist continuing the quest to find the Torat Sugumi a Mysterious weapon from ages past here in post-apocalyptic Japan He is joined by dodo a fellow prisoner Sugumi the bird-legged girl and Tora the giant monster Lion cat thing image egg. He's awesome But the main thing that happens here is that they find one of the station Facilities that was like a bunker for the previous generation I guess and once inside they discover that one of the last persons that died there had a Journal and in that journal it details some of what they've experienced so far and Offers some clues about the weapon and all the future stuff that's going to happen in later volumes The art is breathtaking and badass. I do think Ipatu has done a Magnificent job. This is an action series through and through overall highly recommend checking out Sugumi project We finally have another volume of rooster fighter and the last one left on a bit of a cliffhanger as our main cock here had an impossible task of Protecting the town from a dam that was breaking a massive flood and wave was going to basically wipe everything off the map and He had made friends with this Demon creature that wasn't as bad as the other evil doers in this manga He was actually pretty friendly and wholesome and what soon follows is the reveal that KG our lovable rooster here has a brother and The history behind that and why this brother is now here asking for help For a particular mission that involves another family member Which I'll leave for you to find out if you decide to read rooster fighter But the art is crisp nice and badass at times and sometimes beautiful too with the way the animals are drawn and the Monster designs are all Brotesque and pretty cool to see as well I hope you're interested enough by these visuals to go check it out as well The next one here is the valiant must fall volume 2 from you Ida and I gotta say one of the best and Worst things about this series is that it is historical fiction But it is also very dense in said history and I completely forgot what I read with volume 1 So I had to go back went through my notes on volume 1 the story Fortunately continues to excel I do think this is a wonderful samurai action series that If you're a fan of something like blade of the immortal you're gonna enjoy this one We follow Haruyasu along with Ikyoko Shino as they seek the legendary mythical blade weapon to Put an end to Shino's mother who happens to be an immortal and she has been eternally suffering as a result and The government is against these actions, of course, so they're gonna send people after them Of course, they meet new characters that help them along the way We'd lose some people as well some very melodramatic Things happen in this volume, but in a good way. I love the art and here you get some really nice defined Beautiful-looking characters. I do recommend this story if you like historical fiction and Samurai action definitely check out the valiant must fall Level 1 demon lord and one room hero here. We have volume 5 We finally have the other side of the equation as this new arc introduces the rest of the demons From the demon realm now these characters are a little upset that our main Demon lord after being resurrected Decided to skip his duties of restoring the kingdom if you will and is now Having fun adventures with max the hero in the human realm. So we get a really nice Somewhat shocking introduction to these characters, which we've only heard about so far We've only seen two or three in the past But now we get the full gamut of Lutenons and captains and all that stuff that are slowly being introduced. So yeah, this is really cool I love of course that this series doesn't take itself too seriously But it knows when to up the ante on the drama and action and all that stuff I love the art highly recommended if you're interested in this sort of thing to check out Level 1 demon lord and one room hero. Ah, yes, my guilty pleasure rent a girlfriend here. We have volume 20 and Similar with the Sugumi project as I'm recording this. I actually did get volume 21, but I haven't read it So I'll just give you my quick thoughts on this volume instead We finally have the resolution of the movie screening arc Finally miizuhara Is able to Present the film after the tragedy that happened in the previous volumes But the main thing here is that akazuya He's feeling a little bit down that after this project It could mean that they'll go their separate ways miizuhara and kazuya But something happens in this volume that may give our main protagonist the opportunity that he's waited for For that honest love confession. It's honestly more of the same Some of the volumes before this Let me down somewhat especially with kazuya and the way that he went about things after the tragedy that Happened like two volumes ago. So this one kind of redeemed itself a little bit brought back some of the humor Reintroduced some of the other characters like mommy-chan who had been absent for quite some time So it definitely brought back The first couple of chapters or if you watch the anime it brought back like season one vibes, which is always fun to see One of my favorite releases from seven seas is dinosaurs sanctuary I love dinosaurs and I love the concept of this book in this particular volume the character of suma suzume Is still trying to find her place in dino land and She gets to meet the character of igarashi keisuke, which is here in the Cover and they go on more episodic adventures throughout the park with different dinosaurs and different Scenarios that zookeepers might face in real life. We see that displayed here in the manga What's cool about volume three, of course, is that at the start we get a really awesome park guide and map Which reminds me of the maps that you would see at disney world for example with all the Visiting hours and gift shops and all that stuff That is really cool The art on this is awesome As always great attention to detail to the creatures and the human characters as well Some really believable story lines and some really human stories that are just Accentuated or highlighted by dinosaurs toge oni volume one primal gods in ancient times This is by kenji surubuchi And I have to admit at first when I started reading I had a little bit of a tough time with this I don't know if it's the pacing or some of the dialogue for these characters I thought it was a little bit all over the place at times But I gave it another shot before making this video and I really enjoyed it. This is a story before Stories were made. It's like in the ancient times before recorded history I assume it's supposed to be japan and you have this character that is scheduled to be Sacrificed for the land But she gets an opportunity when a traveling priest with two assistants venture into the land And some hijinks ensue and our main character is able to go with them Now this is a land filled with magic and I guess uh like ancient Gods and there are time travel elements. There are some alternate dimensions It has a lot of concepts that sometimes I feel like it was a little bit muddy in its execution The ancient god designs look really crazy and something out of a video game There are some evil creatures present in the book and their designs are pretty well made as well Overall, I did enjoy this. It's it's fun. It's a little bit tricky at first with so many Concepts thrown at you that I feel like that second read through really helped me out Appreciate this volume even more and now I'm excited for volume two which is coming out in a couple weeks as of me making this video So whata and the house of monsters volume one from Hidenori Yamaji This is pretty awesome. Also one of my favorite reads of the year and one of my most anticipated books of the year I should say this follows the character of so whata a young orphan girl raised by knights And she was trained from an early age to fight in this war against monsters And the twist here at the start is that peace is achieved Before so whata can actually go to the battlefield Now not having anything to do She is giving the task to just venture out and explore the land and find a life for herself But what life can she find when all that she's known is just training for combat and killing monsters? It just so happens that she stumbles upon a house or a cave of goblins that are seeking the help of A team of workers one of them is named kittik He is a very famous dwarf and he reminded me of reg from maiden avis Which I thought was pretty funny so whata meets these characters and they proceed to build a really cool house for the goblins and you see the care that goes into that and This manga has a really fun time of showing you the diagrams and how everything's built and set up So yeah, the art on this is super clean and nice I like the cartoonish character designs the monster designs are great And uh, it was nice to see so whata break out of her shell and start to realize that peace is here And these monsters don't want to fight and now She has to find this life for herself outside of that prejudice and anger for monsters and of course kittik is going to teach her that lesson By employing her for her group and all that stuff If you like stuff like delicious in dungeon for example You get some of that where you have episodic adventures Understanding the world building of this place definitely do give so whata and the house of monsters a shot Hashtag drcl. I'm pretty sure that's not how you're supposed to say it, but I'm gonna say it anyways Here's midnight children uh volume one from shinichi sakamoto This is the manga adaptation of bram stoker's dracula the novel I foolishly thought this just was volume one out of volume two I did not realize that this is a currently ongoing series from Uh, mr. Sakamoto. So yeah That blunder aside. I was really excited to check this out shinichi sakamoto easily one of the best artists out there in the world right now And this does not disappoint the art on drcl is the highest selling point That I want you to take notice because if you like the art you definitely want to own this book It is rich in detail Beautiful to look at even when you're presented with the most grotesque images You are still marveling at the pencils and craftsmanship from shinichi sakamoto So yeah, this is a pretty loose adaptation of dracula. There are a lot more elements introduced a lot more of manga-esque tropes if you will that are sprinkled throughout and I have to admit I needed to do my homework on the original novel because it's been ages And I don't think I ever read the whole thing just bits and pieces of it plus the movie There are a lot of nods to the book with the characters that are introduced and certain plot elements that take different twists and turns So yeah, definitely do check out drcl if one you're a fan of dracula and two you're a fan Of good artwork definitely check it out Next up is cat-eyed boy volume one heart cover from kazua umez This is one of my favorite books of the year one of my most anticipated reads of 2023 I'm so happy to finally own this chunky heart cover Kazua umez needs no introduction a master mangaka with so many wonderful works here This is one of my favorites because it tackles the supernatural and yokai elements with Japanese folklore and all that stuff And that is usually what I gravitate towards when it comes to my manga reading the actual cat-eyed boy character He is a hybrid if you will a yokai that is half human half creature and Neither side wants him they all think he is a bad omen a curse So as a result you have a character that's been a loner throughout his old life and um is more of a prankster these days where he's staying at Human houses and causing mischief. He's just staying at the attic of a house and this family is being targeted by this zombified ghoulish-looking man Of course tragedy strikes and the character moves on to another house and it's sort of that type of storytelling Sometimes the dialogue can be a little bit corny at times, but it's a product of its time and There is a timeless nature to it because it involves folklore and that never dies It just continues to grow and persist and evolve as the Citizens and towns continue to grow as well one of my favorite chapters in this is when you see the birth of the cat-eyed boy with the Really amazing Splash pages of all the different yokai and monsters and creatures and all that stuff That was one of my favorite stories for sure So yeah, overall just a fantastic read if you're in the mood for some 60s and 70s type horror with a twist with more Impish creatures causing mayhem and mischief then definitely give cat-eyed boy a shot Thankfully, it's only two hard covers and volume two comes out in december if i remember correctly So i'm eagerly anticipating that book as well Now to finish off our little reading vlog here. I have a Graphic novel that's not a manga, but it's definitely inspired by it. Here we have bang the ballad of the tiger from Josh grade house friend of the channel josh sent this to me He just wanted me to check out his graphic novel here and talk about it if i could and i said of course yeah, so we have the character of bang and she is Wearing this huge hat skull hat that was from the previous army that got defeated and The land is now ruled by a different empire Change in power if you will they don't take too kindly that our spunky character had a scuffle with another character As a show of force they are exiling her from her town and she is forced to wonder until she is able to reflect and come back and all that stuff so essentially this is the story of Growing up and going off on a journey, but it just so happens that there is a lot of cool characters badass Fight scenes and kick-ass action sprinkled throughout So she sets off on a journey and alongside her is eddie who is a young boy that wanted to go to school to be a doctor and By helping her when the officials were trying to get her to leave he committed a crime of Getting her hat which was from her late father So now the two of them are on this adventure together along the way They meet other characters like jasmine who is this badass with a sword the contrasting art here with simple tones, but really effective visuals Bring this world to life in a very unique way and of course with the anime influences the fighting I thought it was well-paced and choreographed easy to follow And the characters reminded me of things like Journey to the West and a little bit of Dragon Ball here and shown in manga So I really enjoyed volume one and I'm eagerly awaiting volume two I can't wait to buy it if you guys are interested in bang the ballad of the tiger Definitely do give this a read you can check it out on webtoons or buy volume one And there you go fall reading vlog done. Oh my gosh. Thank you so much everybody Uh, it sucks that I had to wait so long to put this video out But all good things come to those who wait, right? Thank you everybody for liking commenting subscribing and being a part of Manga geekdom. I truly do appreciate it. Thank you so much I'll be back soon with another reading vlog right after this So stay tuned for that. I'd appreciate it if you check out the other content and all that wonderful stuff Thank you everybody once again. God bless. Stay safe out there. I will catch all of you on our next video