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I was hoping to see Daigo-ji in this. A few years ago, I stayed in a home right next to it and it was one of the first places I visited in Kyoto. It has a special place in my heart. Coming home or leaving, I could walk through its gates past a smaller temple and gardens partly designed by...

Knowing the history of this area--the future after this manga--has always filled me with sadness and dread to think about. The same with Emma. Knowing most characters would see WWI and knowing the children might be most involved turned the manga dark for me at times.

Japanese homes are so cold. My husband and I stayed in one a few years ago and we usually left for sightseeing late in the day because we were too cold to move. I wouldn't be surprised if the house had no insulation. We had a heater but were kind of guilted into keeping it low. No antics...

To those who know Japanese,

This was one of the best series I've started in a while, and sacrificed sleep to get more. I feel quite satisfied with the resolution. I also like manga with mature characters!

Uuah, you mean I have to go up to my attic, risk seeing giant spiders to bring down all of the old style one-chapter issues? I really ought to order the omnibus version (I think there is one). I haven't read the manga in years but it's still a favorite!

So strange, the manga that get ratings of 9+ and thousands of views on their day of upload when great ones do not. I suppose those with great taste must be rare and plebs must pleb.

I am surprised so many dislike this so much when even more basic, even more offensive things with so-so art get 9 ratings. I suspect most people have to relate to the morality of characters, or even like them to enjoy a work. I really don't think these characters are so bad, though. Or at least...

Noooo, this couple ought to be making as many kids as possible for their country's future! Let them struggle!

Yay, an update! :o

I rarely follow the links to buy manga but have made an effort to support my very most favorite mangaka. We've run out of room for physical copies, so I've put off much purchasing until we have more room. My priority is nicely done hardcovers and omnibus. My husband buys a fair amount of...

Greyvenn, there's little in common with Black Jack other than the profession and the critique of it, approached in a very different way. I read this a few years ago and think about it a lot. Many in the US want a different health care system, and certainly, it should be improved. But let's...

Thank you, lespookycarrot. I do think the reviews, ratings say more about the readers. Seeing the rating of this consistently under 7 puzzles and saddens me. I try to read things that are popular and often don't understand the trends, can only figure people want things that are easier to...

The author is said to be Riyoko Ikeda. I think this needs an edit. 😅

The discussion of the era and its literature in this states that it is known as the earliest Japanese story. I suspect that the translator had to deal with a word like monogatari, which is like a genre. There are plenty of written stories before monogatari were popular. But this is one early...

I'm really not into this male on male stuff but I really enjoy this. I wish the kids here would stop rating things so lowly if it's yaoi, too "problematic," personal reasons. Even if you hate the topic, even the characters, it's right to consider effort in story and art. This one does both...

So glad it has been uploaded here. Pygmalion is one of my favorites! <3

Correction, type 3 HMG, the rifle is type 38. Not a big deal, just figured it out when looking them up. I often have great fun going down the Wikipedia Rabbit hole reading this manga. ?

I've read the full Seidensticker English translation a couple of times and random parts many as well as lots of commentary. I think this is a good abridged edutainment style version. Maybe this is why the current rating isn't so high. But it's good for what it seems to be aiming for especially...

This reminds me a little of the experiences of myself and friends during our middle school and high school years. I wish I could say that it was just fun and magical but it was more silly, embarrassing and even a painful time. We were the types to learn from reading everything from novels to...