Image from ShogakukanWas working yesterday, so I couldn't get this one up on time. Title: 魔法行商人ロマ, Mahou Gyoushounin Roma, Magic Peddler RomaAuthor: Kurazono NorihikoGenre: Shounen, Drama, Fantasy, SupernaturalSerialized in: Shogakukan Shounen SundayTotal Volume Count: 5Series Summary from MangaUpdates:Roma is a mysterious girl that is on a mission to collect “human greed” through the use of various magical objects that have unique powers. When humans...

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I don't know how many of these I'll be doing, but I really like this series, so I'm doing one on this at least.The OP really fits the series well. It's cheery, bouncy and just a whole lot of fun. It's one of the reasons this one is probably one of my favourites of the season. It's consistently great week to week and...

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Finally a song with a title I can read!Also, to make up for the Song of the Week I didn't do yesterday, here's another one.I'll probably end up putting the Song of the Week up later though.Title: アイロニ, IronyProducer: すごっぷArt: はるはる Genre: PopVocaloid: 初音ミクSOFTKenn's Comment: I rather like this one. I admit that Miku doesn't sound as good as she does in the...

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Image from Square-EnixThis one's pretty interesting if you can stomach it.Title: アカメが斬る, Akame ga Kiru, Akame ga KillAuthor: TakahiroArt: Tashiro TetsuyaGenre: Shounen, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, RomanceSerialized in: Square Enix Gangan JOKERTotal Volume Count: 5 (ongoing)Series Summary from MangaUpdates:Tatsumi is a fighter who just got robbed by a pretty girl, but his luck seems to be looking up, as another pretty girl has taken...

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The PV is pretty cool. I kind of like ones like this over the animated ones.Title: Magician's OperationProducer: EZFGGenre: ElectronicVocaloid: 巡音ルカKenn's Comment: I'd have to say that the PV is probably what really struck me the most. Then how similar it kind of sounds to a song that might be made by AVTechNO!.It's a great song and sounds awesome. That and it's not...

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I wouldn't be surprised if the last time I posted one of these was last year.Top Picture: the pear blossoms in my front yard. Photo was taken probably mid to late April, just as they started to open up. My family's always had a pear tree at our house, but these flowers are always really quite beautiful.Even earlier than April, I took this...

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I didn't have a song prepared for today, so I'm falling back to good ol' Toby!Title: Dramatic SongArtist: Toby Turner (Tobuscus)Genre: ComedySingle: N/AAlbum: N/AVintage: 08/05/12 ddmmyyKenn's Comment: This song is surprisingly good and quite catchy. If you don't speak English, well, let's just say you'd be have an awfully hard time reading this.Jokes aside, he does a good job in making it a...

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Image from CeronAwesome series that's getting animated in the spring by, get this, SUNRISE.Title: 貧乏神が！, Binbougami ga!, The Poverty God is...!Author: Sukeno YoshiakiGenre: Shounen, Action, Comedy, FantasySerialized in: Shueisha JUMP SQTotal Volume Count: 12 (ongoing)Series Summary from MangaUpdates:Sakura Ichiko is a 16-year-old girl who leads a charmed life and is blessed with beauty, brains, and health. She has an abundance of “Happiness Energy”,...

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The song is about 30 seconds long....which greatly upsets me.Title: 天堕-序章-, Not sure how to read the first part, second I'm pretty sure means 'Prologue'Producer: 乙PGenre: PopVocaloid: IAKenn's Comment: Given that 'Prologue' is in the title, I'm really hoping this is just a teaser for a full length song that'll come out in the future. It's so freaking good! IA's voice in this...

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Image from Sam ParkerAwesome song! The MV is both ridiculously awesome and adorable at the same time. Makes me want a cat too. Instead, I have a hyperactive puppy and a somewhat loyal senior dog.Title: DrunkArtist: Ed SheeranGenre: Acoustic RockSingle: DrunkAlbum: +Vintage: 17/02/12Kenn's Comment: The cat is so awesome. It's a Bro-Kitty! Sheeran's a relatively new artist on the UK scene, about a...

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Image by Morino HonYes, after a long, long hiatus, the Weekly Doujin is back! It'll be considerably more spontaneous than before, as it takes me a while to find ones I can read.Title: オモイト, Omoito, Thoughts and...Artist: Morino HonGenre: Action, DramaCharacters: Alice Margatroid, Shanghai, Hourai, Marisa Kirisame, etc.Kenn's Comment: Morino Hon's Omoito is a series of 4 volumes (they're numbered in German; Eins,...

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This week we head head (once again) back into Korean webcomic territory.Title: 소녀 the Wild's, 소녀더와일즈, Girls of the Wild'sAuthor (story): HUNArt: ZhenaGenre: Shounen, Action, Comedy, Drama, RomanceSerialized in: NAVERTotal Volume Count: N/A (38 chapters)Series Summary from MangaUpdates:Wilds high, it has a history of 42 years as a fighting specialist all girls private highschool meant solely for the elite. The place Wilds-League is...

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A bit late (okay, quite late), but at least it's here!Title: セツナトリップ, Setsuna torippu, Moment TripProducer: Last NotePV: こみねIllust.: のんGenre: PopVocaloid: GUMI powerKenn's Comment: It feels like forever since I did one of these.GUMI's tuning in this one is magnificent. She sounds so very human. The song also has a very distinctly Japanese sound to it, though not quite as pronounced as say,...

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Image from PitchforkOff the latest album of this awesome local (Vancouver) band.Title: The House That Heaven BuiltArtist: JapandroidsGenre: RockSingle: The House That Heaven BuiltAlbum: Celebration RockKenn's Comment: Awesome band that I just found out about, despite them being from my hometown. It's a bit of a shame that they're not signed to a local record company, but at least they're still around! It's...

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