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The Aokishi Katalog is a ~50p booklet that came with Dengeki Maoh's December 2021 issue. The catalog contains a short introduction to the magazine, followed two page spreads for all its series, such as the one included in here. The reason for it is that Aokishi magazine was launched by Kadokawa...

Forgot I had to upload this... This is what the postcard looks like, if you're curious. I don't have a scanner at hand. So, see you in volume 2, in a while. Next chapter is also set in America, and takes place during the 'Bedford Record Market' (or BRM), which they say is the biggest record...

Ah that's the Jukebox! That really makes sense. For some reason all the 50-60s jukeboxes I saw were either like the classic Wurlitzer ones; or the part where the titles are listed was a lot bigger. So the "closest" thing I saw this sound leisure one. But certain things just didn't line up. It's...

Didn't realize it was Wednesday already. Maybe I should have let this one cook a little longer. Hopefully no glaring typos or anything. I'll have the afterword this weekend, it's only like two pages. And afterwards, a break, but mainly so I can work on volume 2 in bulk to then have the chapters...

Forgot to say in the notes, but Nikki doesn't literally say "engrave". She uses the general verb 'turn into/become' (思い出になる). It's just that the overall dialogue is more vague and sorta centered on the word memory instead (思い出) which is also in 'being able to remember' (思い出せる). 'Literally' they...

Oh, that's really cool! And it's really great just how much technical info is out there regarding the equipment and everything, in websites like the offshore radio museum and the pirate radio hall of fame. Though I personally haven't looked much into that aspect as it's beyond my capabilities...

With the release of volume 3, we have a definitive chapter count and everything: 32 in total, since the final part has been collected into an 86-long chapter. Which means it'll probably have even longer notes? And I don't really have much for volume 3, so expect a small break between volumes...

To be continued in chapter 5. This first part was originally published in October 2021, but the next issue instead had a special chapter featuring Miyama, and it wasn't until February 2022 that the second part was published. Fortunately you won't have to wait as long, I'll probably have it in...

Really interesting, thank you! Other than there being a Fender poster in the cover page, I didn't think to look into the guitar stuff (not like I would've known anyway). And coincidentally, the final chapter in volume 2 is set in postwar Japan and is about a couple into foreign music who can...

I just saw the third volume listed online by chance today. Only amazon has the cover for now, and it lists it as being 256 pages, which is more or less the same as the magazine chapters. It might just have a small afterword or something, it's hard to say; and the description is almost copied...

Interview on Phileweb (2022/07/02) Interview on Tokyo Sports (2022/08/07) Interview on WebVanda part 1 (2024/05/25) Interview on WebVanda part 2 (2024/06/25) There's also an article on realsound. And maybe a few other articles I'm missing. Translating them with your browser should give you the...

Oh yeah, the rooftop performance is somewhat reminiscent of the Beatles ones, I guess? In interviews there's also some more background regarding these stories. Like when asked about this one, he talks about the Philippines being one of the countries where American (US) influence is more...

Right, that's tricky. It's not 'pre-serialization' as in "a version of the story from before it was published", as they're completely different stories; but as in stuff that he made before his 'debut' (デビュー前の自主制作漫画). And 'shared-universe' well... kind of, but not really? It’s focused on a record...

Not that many covers this time, except Rubber Soul. Does anyone recognize the post on the upper left in the basement? Anyway, it's been two weeks since last chapter, but the next one(s) might take longer (I'll be busier the rest of the month). And these chapters can be quite long as you see...

Again, next one in two weeks, same as all the others from now on. If you're curious, you can read more about Japanese patterns and their symbolism here.

Interesting! I didn't know that, thanks. As for whether the title thing is intentional... it's like you said, we can only guess. But I do think he has a decent grasp of English though, (at least better than the average manga author) given his experience with 'foreign' music amongst other things.

Yup, the manga is intended to feel like that. It's often referred to in the magazine and elsewhere as a "one-shot series" (読み切シリーズ). Most chapters share some degree of connection, even if it's not obvious at first; but they also work as standalone stories. If I did chapter 14 next instead of 2...

Chapter 20 in two weeks. But I'll also upload a short extra chapter next week, so less waiting. I'm also using this extra time to work on the translation of the uncollected chapters. Good news if you like bunny girls, 76 of about 250 pages are dedicated to that. Another reason I think Vol 3...

Maybe 'retro' isn't the best word for Ginga Rokumeguri, so here's something from the first story. The family of the girl runs a Japanese candle (warosoku) store and they set her up for one of those formal meetings for possible marriage (miai). The guy is nice, but always looks pissed as hell...

Read more in detail... I'm not sure, I picked it up over time with the language, so I'll elaborate: In short, you have a word for “[name]” and others for "house of [name]". Similar to 'Oktoberfest' being a single word that you don't change to "oktoberfest festival", though of course 'october' &...