“Ms. Itsuya isn't your average substitute teacher, her teaching method can only be described as “magical”. Meet her and her unique cast of students as she teaches them lifelong lessons and helps them work through complex family issues.” (Coamix)
You Can Read Ms. Itsuya on Azuki
Presenting an excellent piece of light fantasy escapism, Mizu Sahara's “Ms. Itsuya” thrives in a playful ambiguity that merges the fantastical with an emotionally fueled story intertwining one person's coming-of-age with another's quest to find solace through art. What transpires is an impressive addition to the Azuki catalog, which thrives in presenting smaller publishers with unique content that would otherwise only be available through limited and small press runs.
Where the manga thrives, in particular, is how its fantasy elements flow naturally into the story, creating a sense of wonder and mystique as opposed to utilizing the fantastical to create sensational content. Essentially,...
You Can Read Ms. Itsuya on Azuki
Presenting an excellent piece of light fantasy escapism, Mizu Sahara's “Ms. Itsuya” thrives in a playful ambiguity that merges the fantastical with an emotionally fueled story intertwining one person's coming-of-age with another's quest to find solace through art. What transpires is an impressive addition to the Azuki catalog, which thrives in presenting smaller publishers with unique content that would otherwise only be available through limited and small press runs.
Where the manga thrives, in particular, is how its fantasy elements flow naturally into the story, creating a sense of wonder and mystique as opposed to utilizing the fantastical to create sensational content. Essentially,...
- 9/7/2023
- by Adam Symchuk
- AsianMoviePulse
San Francisco, CA—Digital manga subscription service Azuki is adding 23 manga series and one-shots from One Peace Books, Media Do International, Inc. and MediBang! to its library. The MD-i and MediBang! titles are part of a deal to add over 150 series in 2023. The 10 manga series — King's Game, Ms. Itsuya, Suzuki Just Wants a Quiet Life, Chima-san's Trinket Box, Fermata Life, Nobo and her?, kalyx, Which Hana?, Tenken, and Breathe Deeply — and 13 one-shots — Yukimi Records, Waiting in the Classroom, The Delicious Food Taster, The Class Rep's Glasses, Soft Arpeggio, Oda and Hototogi, Happy Bird, Goodbye Pumpkin, Flipboard, Dominant Seventh, Daily Life in 8 Pages, Ampersand, and Alpha Minus — are available now (including select free chapters) on the Azuki website and iOS and Android apps. Synopses for all ten series are below:
Tenken, by Yumiko Shirai, published by One Peace Books: The world has been annihilated and an evil bestial deity must be appeased.
Tenken, by Yumiko Shirai, published by One Peace Books: The world has been annihilated and an evil bestial deity must be appeased.
- 8/10/2023
- by Adam Symchuk
- AsianMoviePulse
Skip City International D-Cinema Festival which started in 2004 in Kawaguchi City, Saitama Prefecture, has been held every year as a “gateway for emerging talent” centered on the International Competition and the Japanese Film Competition (features and shorts). The festival launched the careers of Kazuya Shiraishi (Lesson in Murder), Ryota Nakano (The Asadas), Shinichiro Ueda (One Cut of the Dead), Shinzo Katayama (Missing) and many other directors who are leading the Japanese film industry as top runners and whose new movies audiences are looking forward to seeing.
The 20th edition will be held both at theaters and online as a hybrid festival again.
On Wednesday, June 14th, a press conference was held to announce the full line-up consisting of the titles of the whole line-up. This year, the festival will begin with the world premiere of Confetti, which was produced to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the festival as well as...
The 20th edition will be held both at theaters and online as a hybrid festival again.
On Wednesday, June 14th, a press conference was held to announce the full line-up consisting of the titles of the whole line-up. This year, the festival will begin with the world premiere of Confetti, which was produced to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the festival as well as...
- 6/15/2023
- by Suzie Cho
- AsianMoviePulse
The festival will open with ‘Confetti’, produced to commemorate two key anniversaries.
Japan’s Skip City International D-Cinema Festival has revealed a raft of world premieres for its 20th edition, including opening film Confetti and a live-action adaptation of manga A Tail’s Tail.
The festival will open on July 15 with the world premiere of Confetti, which was produced to commemorate the 20th anniversary of Skip City as well as the 90th anniversary of Kawaguchi City, where the event is held. The coming-of-age drama marks the feature debut of director Naoya Fujita, whose film Stay won best Japanese short at...
Japan’s Skip City International D-Cinema Festival has revealed a raft of world premieres for its 20th edition, including opening film Confetti and a live-action adaptation of manga A Tail’s Tail.
The festival will open on July 15 with the world premiere of Confetti, which was produced to commemorate the 20th anniversary of Skip City as well as the 90th anniversary of Kawaguchi City, where the event is held. The coming-of-age drama marks the feature debut of director Naoya Fujita, whose film Stay won best Japanese short at...
- 6/14/2023
- by Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
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