Thubanshee

Surprisingly deep and legit

I was surprised at how balanced this story was. Parts of it are a little over the top, but the struggles the protagonists have seem very realistic.

As one of the characters is foreign (or rather a ハーフ), and especially since they’re Russian, I kind of expected the usual stereotypes – doesn’t speak Japanese, doesn’t understand Japanese culture, only there to be exotic. Maybe the times have changed, maybe the mangaka just knows better, but so far, the exotification is surprisingly tame. (I mostly

Pls gib moar

Very sweet and short manga about a woman who’s a freeter (subsists from part-time jobs only) having a hard time with her job taking a farm-stay summer vacation in Finland. There, she meets a shy older woman called Lotta who helps her find a bit more independence. It feels very realistic and I’d really have loved if it was longer! Unfortunately it’s basically only one chapter. The text has partial furigana which I personally found a nice change (never encoun