AnimeSuki Forums

Sumeragi · 2012-12-30, 19:05

Noted for future reference.

NeutralZero · 2012-12-30, 19:06

sorry bout that...
but we got the number wrong on the chapter...
what we're asking is c27...
http://raw.senmanga.com/Inari,_Konkon,_Koi_Iroha/27/34

Ridwan · 2013-01-01, 02:48

I fell for UkaxTouka already.

Irenicus · 2013-01-01, 04:22

So did everyone who read this manga, going by all the comments. :P

I'm surprised, really. Tsundere men usually don't do all that well with the non-shoujo reading public. Though I'm used to and quite like those types, and really like the goddess, so for me the pairing's a natural shoo-in.

Ridwan · 2013-01-01, 09:08

I was a tsundere shota

Xion Valkyrie · 2013-01-02, 04:39

So is the only thing that makes this manga not a 'shoujo' manga the artstyle and the lack of flowery tones/backgrounds? I feel like this should be something that could be published in a shoujo magazine, but a lot of people online don't think it's shoujo at all?

Irenicus · 2013-01-02, 05:06

^The only thing is where it's published, really. This is being published in Young Ace, a relatively new seinen magazine that is also running things like Blood Lad and CLAMP's resumed Legal Drug.

That makes it not-shoujo by the objective definition. If some editor publish it in a shoujo manga magazine then it becomes a shoujo manga, too.

But since your question is actually "could" it be published in a shoujo magazine, it's a little different stylistically from things you usually get on Ribon, Margaret, or Hana to Yume. If a veteran shoujo mangaka draws this plot and set of characters the vibe would be different here and there. You can think back to how different mangaka "translated" the Densha Otoko story into various genres back when it was still a big fad in Japan.

Of course, many plots/characters of many series would work just fine "as a shoujo" (i.e. being drawn in the common style of the day as witnessed in these major magazines). This isn't Berserk or Vagabond, where the reader would just facepalm and wonder what drugs the editorial department were on if they get themselves published on Ribon for 13 years old girls to read (lol).

I'd actually turn the question around and ask why can't it stay seinen as it is?

Xion Valkyrie · 2013-01-02, 05:14

I'm fine with it being seinen, I'm just wondering whether there are things that need to be changed in order for it to get 'recognized' as a shoujo manga or to get published in in one. Like, is a little girl going to read it and go, this is not a shoujo manga!

Irenicus · 2013-01-02, 05:23

Just the artstyle, the vibe, and some things, really. But things you notice. More sparkles (that's always useful), and I think we'd probably get a less "bratty" portrayal of Inari, who feels and acts like an actual immature girl, and a more typical shoujo romance heroine personality or something.

Oh, and pretty up the boys. Inari's love interest is sparkly enough already, but Touka would probably get a bishounen upgrade.

And maybe a little less of Uka moe.

Otherwise, I don't see why it can't work. Plenty of fantasy affairs on Hana to Yume, and it's not like gods and youkai is an unfamiliar subject there (Kamisama Hajimemashita, Natsume Yuujinchou).

NeutralZero · 2013-01-02, 14:22

ch24 out...
continuation of the drama from the previous ch...
Inari finally returned the powers she got from Uka...
but if that's the case, what's with c26 and 27?

blade82 · 2013-01-03, 06:01

maybe she gains some spiritual power liker her brother or Amaterasu gave her

RRW · 2013-01-15, 06:50

greensoulreaper · 2013-01-15, 17:58

Chapter 25 is out at Shoujo Sense! A nice ch. for Touka x Uka shippers.

I'm somehow hoping Uka suddenly appears in human form (like in the Omake when Touka was younger) as a transfer student at Touka's school.

Spoiler for Uka (Human form):

RRW · 2013-01-28, 16:34

RRW · 2013-02-11, 15:37

NeutralZero · 2013-02-12, 02:14

like the current c27 so far...
Especially the one's with Uka and Inari's brother...^

blade82 · 2013-02-12, 10:51

so after her training i hope Inari'll take the job at the shrine and we can have Uka marrying Touka

greensoulreaper · 2013-02-18, 02:18

Animum Mutare picked up ch. 28.

Spoiler for Brief Summary - Ch. 28:

RRW · 2013-02-18, 02:56

NeutralZero · 2013-02-18, 03:24

Really like Uka and the brother's story more than Inari's love life...

2012-12-30, 19:06	Link #22
NeutralZero Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Earth	sorry bout that... but we got the number wrong on the chapter... what we're asking is c27... http://raw.senmanga.com/Inari,_Konkon,_Koi_Iroha/27/34 Last edited by NeutralZero; 2012-12-30 at 19:22.

2013-01-01, 02:48	Link #23
Ridwan Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: قلوب المؤمنين	I fell for UkaxTouka already. __________________

2013-01-01, 09:08	Link #25
Ridwan Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: قلوب المؤمنين	I was a tsundere shota __________________

2013-02-18, 02:18	Link #38
greensoulreaper こんにちは Join Date: Nov 2011	Animum Mutare picked up ch. 28. Spoiler for Brief Summary - Ch. 28: A little background on one of Inari's friends again, plus a brief look on Inari's training, and finally a little moment where Uka longs to be by Touka's side...awwww could it be that she finally fell in love?~ （＾＾)

2012-12-30, 19:05	Link #21
Sumeragi Banned Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Dai Korai Teikoku	Noted for future reference.

2013-01-01, 04:22	Link #24
Irenicus Le fou, c'est moi Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Las Vegas, NV, USA Age: 34	So did everyone who read this manga, going by all the comments. :P I'm surprised, really. Tsundere men usually don't do all that well with the non-shoujo reading public. Though I'm used to and quite like those types, and really like the goddess, so for me the pairing's a natural shoo-in.

2013-01-02, 04:39	Link #26
Xion Valkyrie Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007	So is the only thing that makes this manga not a 'shoujo' manga the artstyle and the lack of flowery tones/backgrounds? I feel like this should be something that could be published in a shoujo magazine, but a lot of people online don't think it's shoujo at all?

2013-01-02, 05:06	Link #27
Irenicus Le fou, c'est moi Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Las Vegas, NV, USA Age: 34	^The only thing is where it's published, really. This is being published in Young Ace, a relatively new seinen magazine that is also running things like Blood Lad and CLAMP's resumed Legal Drug. That makes it not-shoujo by the objective definition. If some editor publish it in a shoujo manga magazine then it becomes a shoujo manga, too. But since your question is actually "could" it be published in a shoujo magazine, it's a little different stylistically from things you usually get on Ribon, Margaret, or Hana to Yume. If a veteran shoujo mangaka draws this plot and set of characters the vibe would be different here and there. You can think back to how different mangaka "translated" the Densha Otoko story into various genres back when it was still a big fad in Japan. Of course, many plots/characters of many series would work just fine "as a shoujo" (i.e. being drawn in the common style of the day as witnessed in these major magazines). This isn't Berserk or Vagabond, where the reader would just facepalm and wonder what drugs the editorial department were on if they get themselves published on Ribon for 13 years old girls to read (lol). I'd actually turn the question around and ask why can't it stay seinen as it is?

2013-01-02, 05:14	Link #28
Xion Valkyrie Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007	I'm fine with it being seinen, I'm just wondering whether there are things that need to be changed in order for it to get 'recognized' as a shoujo manga or to get published in in one. Like, is a little girl going to read it and go, this is not a shoujo manga!

2013-01-02, 05:23	Link #29
Irenicus Le fou, c'est moi Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Las Vegas, NV, USA Age: 34	Just the artstyle, the vibe, and some things, really. But things you notice. More sparkles (that's always useful), and I think we'd probably get a less "bratty" portrayal of Inari, who feels and acts like an actual immature girl, and a more typical shoujo romance heroine personality or something. Oh, and pretty up the boys. Inari's love interest is sparkly enough already, but Touka would probably get a bishounen upgrade. And maybe a little less of Uka moe. Otherwise, I don't see why it can't work. Plenty of fantasy affairs on Hana to Yume, and it's not like gods and youkai is an unfamiliar subject there (Kamisama Hajimemashita, Natsume Yuujinchou).

2013-01-02, 14:22	Link #30
NeutralZero Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Earth	ch24 out... continuation of the drama from the previous ch... Inari finally returned the powers she got from Uka... but if that's the case, what's with c26 and 27?

2013-01-03, 06:01	Link #31
blade82 Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: you have to find out	maybe she gains some spiritual power liker her brother or Amaterasu gave her

2013-01-15, 17:58	Link #33
greensoulreaper こんにちは Join Date: Nov 2011	Chapter 25 is out at Shoujo Sense! A nice ch. for Touka x Uka shippers. I'm somehow hoping Uka suddenly appears in human form (like in the Omake when Touka was younger) as a transfer student at Touka's school. Spoiler for Uka (Human form):

2013-02-12, 02:14	Link #36
NeutralZero Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Earth	like the current c27 so far... Especially the one's with Uka and Inari's brother...^

2013-02-12, 10:51	Link #37
blade82 Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: you have to find out	so after her training i hope Inari'll take the job at the shrine and we can have Uka marrying Touka

2013-02-18, 03:24	Link #40
NeutralZero Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Earth	Really like Uka and the brother's story more than Inari's love life...