What do you get when you combine a gag manga with a healthy dose of Boys' Love, then add buckets of puns, pop culture and manga references, and a large helping of psychedelic drugs?

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Some thoughts on the manga after finishing it.

Hi Izuru Tokoro No Tenshi (Heaven's Son in the Land of the Rising Sun) was written by Ryokou Yamagishi, an esteemed member of the Magnificent 49ers group of female manga artists who revolutionized shojo manga and created works of art that can stand among the great works of literature. This is her magnum ( Read more... )

Just started Ryouko Yamagishi's shojo classic Hi Izuru Tokoro no Tenshi (Emperor of the Land of the Rising Sun).  No English scanlations are available so I've had to use Chinese scanlations.  The problem is traditional Chinese characters are a pain to read and look up in a dictionary, so my progress will be snail-like.  I love the artwork of this ( Read more... )