Discussion Manga Club - #03 Reading & Sharing "The Faraway Paladin"

[Farfalla]

Hello and welcome to the Manga Club!

Presentation and General Rules

This is a collective read spot where we'll be periodically selecting series to be shared. We aim to have people introducing their favorite hidden gems to the community - series we hardly or never heard about and that really deserve some love and attention. So here's the Manga Club format:

• Any member can join the club! Just post here saying you wanna be a part of it. The moment you do it, you'll be added to the current rotation. You can participate the reading and the discussions even if you don't join the suggestions part. You are also allowed to suggest manhuas and manhwas, completed series and oneshots.
• The series rotation format follows these phases: suggesting, selecting, reading and sharing (explained in the section bellow).
• Avoid suggesting series that already have a dedicated discussion thread, we don't wanna shift the focus from it. In case someone suggests one of those, we'll debate if it will be included as an option for the Manga Club or if the person will be requested to suggest something else.
• The first volume of the selected series will be recommended for the reading cycle. Anyone is free to read further, but spoiler tags will be mandatory in the discussion/review thread in case events that only happen past that initial one volume are to be mentioned.

Rotations and Current Calendar

The rotations are monthly and the dates for each phase will be added to this thread once a round starts. Every start of the month, this thread will be updated to follow the calendar bellow:

• 1st week - suggesting: during this time, every member of the club has to suggest one series for the pool. If the member suggested a series in the previous month that wasn't selected for the reading, he can chose to resuggest the series or to provide a new one.
• 2nd week - selecting: once the pool is formed with the suggestions from all club members, in the first day of the second week, a poll will be added to this thread. To help people selecting the series to be read, details about each of them will be add and pinned here in this thread.
• 3rd and 4th weeks - reading and sharing: the members have these two weeks to read and discuss the series. People can do so in their own pace, within this time, and start sharing their thoughts about the series whenever. Spoiler tags are mandatory before the third week ends, though.

#03 Manga Club Rotation Calendar

• Suggesting Phase: from Dec 1st to Dec 7th.
• Selecting Phase: from Dec 8th to Dec 14th.
• Reading and Sharing Phase: from Dec 15th to Dec 30th.

Participants and Suggestions

Spoiler: Suggested Series

• Castle of the Dragon (by Faust)
• My Girl (by Erinyes)
• About Death (by Marmalade)
• Annarasumanara (by Farfalla)
• Fechippuru~ our innocent love~ (by Juviii)
• Saihate no Paladin (by Asako)
• Ketchup Ninja (by Ramen)

Spoiler: Suggestions History

Spoiler: October 2020 #01 Suggestions

• I sold my life for ten thousand yen per year (by Farfalla)
• Insomniacs After School (by Erinyes)
• Ichigeki (by Ramen)
• Our Dreams at Dusk (by MarmaladeSky)
• Yozakura Quartet (by Sky)
• May I Ask for One Final Thing (by Juviii)
• The Gods Lie (by revo)
• They were Eleven (by Faust)
• Hotel: since 2079 (by Hardy)
• Yankee-kun to hakujou Gaaru (by Tatsumaki)
• Knights of Sidonia (by Copy Panda)
• Cats are Facing West (by Ustegius)

Spoiler: November 2020 #02 Suggestions

• Cats are Facing West (by Ustegius)
• The Way of the House Husband (by revo)
• Tenohira Size (by Erinyes)
• Ron Kamonohashi: Deranged Detective (by Zirconium)
• Sousou no Frieren (by Farfalla)
• Ichigeki (by Ramen)
• Amaama to Inazuma (by MarmaladeSky)

 

[Farfalla]

New round starting! In case you guys wanna participate again
We got until Dec 7th to suggest a series (you can keep the one from October/November)
Let's increase our manga repertoire \o/

@Ramen @Demonspeed @revo @Erinyes @Hardy

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@Sky @MarmaladeSky @Juviii @goldb @Moegara

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@Faust @Asako @Copy Panda @desin24 @zi

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@Tatsumaki @Ustegius @Zirconium @Lambu @Bible Black is my Bible

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Fiend, could you pin this for me and unpin the other one, please?^^ Sankyu!

 

[Ramen]

Been super busy to even participate on this site in general but I will try to come back again.

If possible, I would like to nominate Ketchup Ninja.

 

[Marmalade]

Commenting here to watch this thread & let you know I'll definitely be joining this time. Manga nomination will follow soon - still got to read the previous periods' manga but I'm on that today

 

[Faust]

I nominate Castle of the Dragon (Ryūgūden) by Ikki

Just 3 volumes (29 chapters)

 

[Brandish μ]

Surely that train gets the blood flowing

 

[Erinyes]

My suggestion this month is My Girl by Sahara Mizu
Synopsis
Kazama Masamune - a single 23-year-old man... has a child? During the season of cherry blossoms, his beloved passes away. He happens to meet a little girl outside work and realizes she is his daughter who was raised in secrecy by his lover. The worst spring of his life is transformed into a painful yet vivid spring. (source Mangadex)

Its an adorable and short story of a young father and his little daughter (45 chapters)

 

[Farfalla]

I still dunno what I wanna suggest XD ( ç.ç )
Gladly still got the weekend to pick one...

Btw, the time to suggest ends this monday! (sorry, wrote the wrong day first)

 

[Marmalade]

I'm nominating "About Death" by Sini & Hyeono

"In a place between somewhere and nowhere, a man who calls himself "God" awaits people on the verge of death. He meets the good, the bad, and everyone in between, and allows them to reflect on their lives. Some require comfort, while others repent or regret their actions. God provides a fair judgment to all before they can pass on to the other side.

Life waits for no one. Still, people take living for granted while they are still in this world. But all men must die when their time comes. Philosophical and thought-provoking, About Death looks into concepts of life and death through the various experiences of dying people and their individual encounters with God."

 

[Farfalla]

Gonna nominate Annarasumanara ^^

"Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up." –Pablo Picasso

 

[Marmalade]

Gonna nominate Annarasumanara ^^

"Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up." –Pablo Picasso

Oh, I've read it! Really liked it, good choice~

 

[Juviii]

I nominate Fechippuru~ our innocent love~

 

[Asako]

Saihate no Paladin

"William is the lone human in a city of the dead. Born with vague memories of a past life and raised by a group of undead, William must discover what circumstances brought him to this city and these people as well as what it means to not just exist, but to live a full life."

honestly i been wondering if i should nominate it or not considering im kinda conflicted about it.
it's one of those mangas where the beginning is sooo good it's hard to keep up the same pace the longer it's going, right now in the recent chapter its in a weird spot between how amazing it is and a normal isekai
nevertheless the first 10 chapter ( or 15 i forgot honeslty) are worth the read

william our boy is a reincarnated raised by undeads consisting of the gambler mage grandpa Gus, the father swordman blood and mommy mummy mary (that word play)

i was going to show some of the art but i realized the best one are rather spoilers that stayed in my mind (also im lazy to reread the manga to look for panels right now.... probably the biggest reason )

 

[Farfalla]

Aight, added the poll!

Sadly I'll have to post the series cards tomorrow, had a long day and still got work to do.

Feel free to vote whenever, you can switch votes any time before the 7 days ends!

 

[Faust]

I would like to nominate Ketchup Ninja

@Farfalla

This nomination wasn't included in the poll. There's already a discussion thread for this one?

 

[Ramen]

@Farfalla

This nomination wasn't included in the poll. There's already a discussion thread for this one?

I've been forgotten about

 

[Faust]

MUIMadara > Ramen

 

[Ramen]

MUIMadara > Ramen

Who's that? Never heard of him.

 

[Farfalla]

Sorry, guys! I'll edit the poll and, once again, you're able to change votes if you feel like it, so all will be good!

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First of all, I've been late and I'm sorry. Had more in my plate than I could chew this week... I've made two series cards now tho because we had a tie. So today we should be starting the reading, but instead I'll set a second poll - that will last for ONE DAY only - so we can solve it. Since we can read it past the end of the month, I think this won't be a big deal^^

1. About Death​

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Suggested by	MarmaladeSky
Summary	In a place between somewhere and nowhere, a man who calls himself "God" awaits people on the verge of death. He meets the good, the bad, and everyone in between, and allows them to reflect on their lives. Some require comfort, while others repent or regret their actions. God provides a fair judgment to all before they can pass on to the other side. Life waits for no one. Still, people take living for granted while they are still in this world. But all men must die when their time comes. Philosophical and thought-provoking, About Death looks into concepts of life and death through the various experiences of dying people and their individual encounters with God.
Authors	Sini (Story), Hyeono (Art)
Genres	Slice of Life, Supernatural, Psychological
Volumes/Chapters	2/27
Status	Finished
Published	Sep 5, 2012 to Feb 20, 2013, on Naver Webtoon

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1. The Faraway Paladin​

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Suggested by	Asako
Summary	William is the lone human in a city of the dead. Born with vague memories of a past life in contemporary Japan where he failed to do anything useful, he is determined not to make the same mistake again, and that this time, his life will be lived. But what does that really mean? Raised by a group of the undead, William must discover what circumstances brought him to this city and these people as well as what it means to not just exist, but to live a full life.
Authors	Rin, Kususaga (Art), Yanagino, Kanata (Story)
Genres	Adventure, Fantasy
Volumes/Chapters	6/29
Status	Publishing
Published	Mar 25, 2016 to ?, on Comic Gardo (Overlap)

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@Faust @Erinyes @Brandish μ @Tatsumaki @Ramen

@Asako @Juviii

 

[Ramen]

If we have to choose one, I'd pick the one nominated by Asako.