Category: japanese literature
A nice bit of humour and fun plot. Very quick and easy read. A bonus it is free on KU (the first 2 volumes are anyway). Curious to read more of this and see where it goes. The cover is suggestive but the book is more to it than that. Similar to Monster Musume which is another series I am enjoying and 10 Volumes deep.
I was browsing on Amazon and having read some One Punch Man samples this manga was recommended to me. I have always thought it too odd or pervy for me to read so never bothered trying or paying attention beyond glancing at the cover. I am between books and decided to try it.
Yes there is gratuitious manga boobs and lots of flesh but in terms of plot and characters its pretty fun and humourous. Quite enjoyed the plot where a guy ends up having a species exhange with a snake-woman and then a bird woman and finally a centaur type woman. All seem to be like bitches in heat and hijinks ensues. Its a light and breezy read and good fun. I have read the first two in the series and maybe I’ll check out the rest.
EDIT 12/11/25
I have since read Volumes 3 to 6 and have really enjoyed them. Not my usual tastes but very funny reads.
A short novel in which a woman is accused of her husbands murder. The woman has prior convictions and the court of public opinion against her, presuming her guilt based on circumstantial evidence.
A journalist who stirred the fires is worried that a competent lawyer may get her acquitted and that he may reap what he sowed in her revenge due to her reputation and ties with the Yakuza..
I enjoyed it and the conclusion when it came was surprising and sudden and I would have liked more.
I really have had good experiences when I have read the novels of Seichō Matsumoto.
I am now well and truly back into Japanese translated books. I bought this one a while ago and really what attracted me to it was the cover. Both the book and audiobook have beautiful covers (see above and below).
The book is very engaging and follows a Tokyo taxi driver and his clients, the stories are all intertwined with people who all flit across each others stories. The atmosphere is very good and I enjoy the cast of characters and their stories. The problem is I would want more, more depth to the stories and book.
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