Issue #83
Issue summaries are more fun with pictures, so starting now I’m going to add a bunch of screenshots! I tried not to post anything ultra-spoilery, but wanted to warn you all just in case.
Oh man, it’s almost June and I’ve only read eight nine issues! That is a faster pace than they are coming out at least though, so I’ll call it good. 
新連載
虎は龍をまだ食べない。 by 一七八 ハチ (いなば はち)
Meh. The dragon boy is cute …
But other than that … There were a couple things that made me want to hard-pass.
★涙子さまの言う通り by 山本 ルンルン★
Oh. Wow. Okay. Um. Wow.
That was unexpectedly creepy and disturbing particularly given how sort of comic-y and cute the drawing style is? And also a surprisingly quick read for how long it is. And I’m also surprisingly into it given how much I’m usually not into really violent things. Expectations broken on every spectrum. 
読切
★管理二課の一日 by 宇野山 むじ (うのやま)★
Whaaaat …?? Tempted to reread right away. Did she make the apartment different for him? Was that a coincidence? Did he get transferred to the ghost division because they realized something about him when he said what he said in the meeting? What?
I really liked this one. (And I really like his new boss.)
★ヤギとぎょしゃ座と流星と by 大家ちひろ★
The connection between the two stories felt pretty loose, and it made me antsy to be constantly going back and forth between them. But I did really like both of them and the art style. So I might go back someday and read it again (knowing what’s coming will probably make me less antsy.) Maybe we’ll see more from this artist in the future! * fingers crossed *
連載
クプルムの花嫁 by namo
Skip for now because … I ordered the physical volumes!!! I’m just pretty confident that I will enjoy this one at least twice as much if I’m reading it on paper. It’s a little inconvenient that the medium affects my enjoyment so much, but oh well. I’m still happy to have digital copies of Harta because 1) it would take up SO MUCH SPACE if they were all physical and 2) it would have cost me hundreds of dollars more probably. Also, for learning purposes, having the option to zoom way in is extremely helpful. (That said, once I get through the digital copies I got for super cheap, I do hope to switch to physical magazines. I’ll cross that storage hurdle once I get to it.)
On the other hand, I do love when I get to a full two-page illustration reading digital, it is so much nicer not to have it bifurcated. Augh! How will I ever choose!?
先生、今日どうですか by 高江洲 弥 (たかえすやや)
I liked this chapter a lot! I loved the knitting plotline, and I like the neighbor who gets really uncomfortable around Murasaki and Sensei, because I relate to that lol, but also just enjoy that character.
Adding this last screenshot largely because of what she’s standing on … in the 気になってる人は男じゃなかった book club someone noticed a character standing on a piece of newspaper in order to check her outfit + shoes in the mirror …
あかねさす柘榴の都 by 福浪 優子 (ふくなみ ゆこ)
Interesting… The mangaka is using a technique I like, where they just drop you into a situation without explaining it. It’s confusing, but interesting! Very nice art, though I feel like it’s noticeable that this mangaka is probably not super experienced yet. Anyway, really enjoying Spain through the perspective of a Japanese main character with Spanish heritage (but who seems not to be super familiar with Spanish culture).
★夜の名前を呼んで by 三星たま (みつぼしたま)★
Great chapter.
★ふくふく万福帳 by 伊藤 有生 (いと ゆせい)★
Aw, I loved this chapter! I really love the main character. And the character design of the little happiness gods.
I’m sad this series never got collected into a volume, but on the other hand, super happy that I am reading Harta and getting to enjoy manga that I definitely never would have had access to before!
Also, here, have some kitties.
アビスアジュールの罪人 by 冨 明仁 (とみ あきひと)
This was a pretty fun chapter. I think action sequences suit this artist’s style. And I like the little world-building touches around mermaids, like that they have a good sense of smell (because you can’t see anything in the deep sea) and bioluminescent hair (so cool).
ガラスの瞳で覗かせて by 井上 きぬ (いのうえ きぬ)
Once I got into it, it was a pretty quick read. Weird. Cute.
… but when do I get to read 生き残った６人によると?
★ホテルメッツァペウラへようこそ by 福田星良 (ふくたせいら)★
Probably my favorite chapter so far; I adore the “tough guys paired with adorable children” trope, so Jun and these little girls (in their adorable viking-esque get-up!) was pure joy.
生き残った６人によると by 山本和音 （やまもとかずね）
Not bad. It doesn’t feel like a ton happened this chapter. I feel like maybe I’m addicted to the art style somehow. 
３号限定再録企画
★ききみみ図鑑 by 宮田 紘次 (みやた こうじ)★
Pretty!
So good! Love that feeling when a story starts out not making sense at all, then resolves into making perfect sense by the end. Also, the editorial note at the end was perfect, because it prompted me to google around and I found this video:
https://youtu.be/lgme4gUk7Hc?si=I-Vz3m80qKD8zDvG
This one is also really cool: https://youtu.be/jfVxtCLkV4c?si=I5NVI5IDeqYqNlV5