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[anokibuu]

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[mim70]

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[writernopal]

Last Line Tag

I was tagged by @teamdilf here, thanks so much!

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From AASOAF 3:

Helter-skelter. Kirik wouldn’t stop saying it when I arrived at his open-air berth in the crow’s nest the night before. He’d made room for me, I remembered, wide-eyed and disturbed as I’d never seen him. His face kept coming in and out of view as the night swell of the sea rolled beneath us, knocking his humble lamp about against the mast. It was as though he were a ghost, caught in its spectral wanderings, stunned and silent. The slick black shapes of the waves shattered the moonlight as they rose, bearing us along, frustrated and wishing for us to break, too. Whenever his face disappeared I wondered about Mariel. When it came back… “Helter-skelter.” “Aye, Kirik, aye. Helter-skelter.” But it wasn’t the roiling that set either of us adrift. It wasn’t pleasant and with the ship’s pitching magnified so many feet in the air, we were mostly rooted to the ground, but we’d flown in worse, we both knew as much. So we stayed down, passing a pipe between us with every confidence the other wouldn’t drop it, and waited for the turbulent waves to pass. No, this wasn't troubling, rather, it was the hidden space of our minds which tormented us, putting the same long, troubled look on our faces as we were beat back from the quickly receding shore of rational thought.

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Vabaduse väljak, Tallinn

[arkus-rhapsode]

Manga Recommendation: Soara and the House of Monsters

So with the popularity of fantasy series that are actually pretty hard fantasy and not just isekai fantasy in manga and anime recently. Particularly, series like Dungeon Meshi, Frieren, and Witch Hat Atelier, I wanted to personally spotlight a lesser known series in that same high fantasy genre that gave me a similar vibe. Soara and the House of Monsters

So the premise: Soara is an orphan who was raised to do battle in a war between man and monsters, but never got the opportunity to before peace was declared. Without a purpose in life, she meets a dwarf, Kirik, who builds homes for monsters. Displaying the gorgeous/imaginative art of the series.

Each "arc," if you want to call it that, often involves Soara and Kirik's party coming across a stereotypical fantasy race and their often run down or depressing lair where they can live. Kirik resolving to then build that creature their dream home. This is because monster have been motivated to steal from humans because what they desire is a home. Comfortable accommodations instead of the squalor they're trapped in. Through building these homes, Kirik makes a place where they can be happy and avoid trying to take from humans.

Now if that sounds a little like discussing how people are inclined to do bad things when society may not allow them to have a comfortable place in life, that's because it is. Despite its comedic tone, a key component of the series is Soara herself coming the grips with the prejudice that was instilled into her as someone raised to fight against monsters. But also her own hang ups of not having a home to call her own.

While I won't say it pushes the envelop of fantasy manga like the artistic tour de force of Witch Hat Atelier or the melancholic beauty of Frieren, it's still a creative fantasy series with likable characters with some great art. Following a compelling protagonist as she both has her comedic moments, badass moments, and moments of decoupling the prejudices that were instilled into her. Soara and the House of Monsters is a great little series.

First volume has already been translated officially, so you can pick it up from any book store or site.

[mushroomwarning]

Ended up forgetting to share this on the day of Trans visibility but hey! Why not show it now eh? These are characters from the comic I’m working on called What Remains. You can find more info on the comic in my pinned

[rathologic]

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