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    Chounin A wa Akuyaku Reijou o Doushitemo Sukuitai: Dobu to Sora to Koori no Himegimi - Vol. 2 Ch. 6 - Glider

    All these comments about sudden airplanes in a fantasy setting, and nobody has mentioned the OG Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, and her noble steed Mehve?! This thing is a direct rip-off... er... "tribute" to Miyazaki's creation. Even the air intake has the same shape! I'm also amused...
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    81diver

    As a shogi player, I wanted to comment on that aspect of this crazy manga. This probably has the highest quality and quantity of shogi game portrayal of any manga out there. The games and positions were even chosen appropriately to match the particular drama of each scene. I heard that the pro...
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    81diver - Vol. 35 Ch. 372 - Unbeautiful Shogi

    Got a shogi question about the ending of this climactic game. The dialog implies there's a forced mate all the way back when choosing S*3a vs B*3a last chapter, and based on the board position on p.132-134, it looks like G*1c Kx1c S*2b Rx2b Sx2b= K-1b R*3a Kx2b B*3a was played, and mate from...
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    /a/nonymous

    Despite the death of 4chan and the actual /a/ forum, the group is still kicking. They just uploaded the latest chapter of BokuYaba. And may I say that I also appreciate you guys and hope you find a new home. I'll miss the live translation threads. (note to members: if you find some other forum...
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    March Comes in Like a Lion - Ch. 208

    Gotta say, I've never seen that development (knight on the head), though having both players do it is actually kind of balanced. Makes me think of those meme images of people wearing silly horse head costumes! (More usual is the "silver crown" development of the Mino castle, where you shift...
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    Boku no Tsuma wa Kanjou ga Nai - Vol. 7 Ch. 41

    It would be funny if that guy wasn't actually an android, but a human chuuni pretending to be one. Why else have obviously displayed robot arm?
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    Takane no Hana wa Midaresaki - Vol. 2 Ch. 7

    @AckSed: came here to post about that! as if the cloud itself were bound, it is a lovely metaphor for this series
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    Soredemo Ayumu wa Yosetekuru - Vol. 7 Ch. 92 - The 92nd move

    That shogi piece / character name pun was a big deal in another shogi manga: Mononofu. It was shown on one of the covers, where each character held their corresponding piece. They didn't extend the pun to the game strategy like this though!
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    Sousou no Frieren - Vol. 4 Ch. 37 - First Class Exam

    Oh boy! It's the Hunter exam! Don't accept any fruit juice from strange men!
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    Furyou Taimashi Reina - Vol. 4 Ch. 37 - Exorcism #37 - The Culture Festival (2)

    Thanks to the translators for such good TN notes! I was curious about the calligraphy. and thanks to @Dramen for copying it here
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    Ryuu to Yuusha to Haitatsunin - Vol. 4 Ch. 21 - Human Resources, Workload, and the Courier

    Wow, that letter was a callback all the way to chapter 5! I love how cross-linked all the plots and characters in this series become.
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    Ryuu to Yuusha to Haitatsunin

    I would never have guessed that you could make an entertaining manga about regulatory compliance in a fantasy setting! I'm sharing it with all my FDA-contractor friends!
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    Komi-san wa Komyushou Desu. - Vol. 21 Ch. 270 - NumaBros Tournament

    "Next: pounding mochi" literally happening in the next millisecond!
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    Witch Hat Atelier - Vol. 7 Ch. 40.6 - Special Edition Concept Art Artbook

    @alacaelum: Promethea was a graphic novel by Alan Moore, in which imagination made reality often featured, as well as the occult, Tarot, and Hermetic Qabalah.
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    Witch Hat Atelier - Vol. 7 Ch. 40.6 - Special Edition Concept Art Artbook

    I want more Art-Nouveau manga! Are there other graphic novels with this feel, like parts of Promethea?
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