I know I should be finishing my Literature Review, but I just can't get this thought out of my head. And for those who was expecting to be the update for the raws, I'm sorry. My thesis is killing me right now.
Like I said, I really have to get this off my head. The other day, I went to Kinokuniya at KLCC with a friend because she wanted to find a book. So I went with her, because she's not too familiar with the roads in KL and I don't blame her. I have been living in KL my whole life and still get lost. Apparently they change every other weekend ( denying the fact that I suck at navigation).
Anyways, while I was there, helping my friend find her book, I got a good look at the Japanese book section. Don't get me wrong, I go there every month to pick up my LaLa but, I never really took a good look at the whole section because I was always too eager to get home and look at the latest chapters. I went through the magazines (just the covers,they were sealed), the tankubons and even the designers magazine section. Apparently it common for (almost) all magazine to give a gift in their magazine in every issue they publish. They're more if a look book where they promote their newest line for every season.There were from Anna Sui, Stussy, Tommy Hillfiger, DKNY and all the other brands. I was particularly interested in the ones from BAPE.They give out a bag in every issue and they are so cool!!
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Is it just me or is she holding a Birkin?? |
Back to topic, while I was browsing through the tankubons, the official volumes of mangas, I came accross Aihara Miki's latest work. It's called 5-ji kara 9-ji made or from 5 to 9. I have always been a fan of Aihara's works started with Hot Gimmick. The Josei content pulled me away from the shuoujo genre that I have been so attached to. This story is about a women who is an English teacher at a language centre who is in love with one of her colleague and he is also interested in her. However, both don't seem to want to make the first move. With that happening, a high schooler, another teacher and a monk, who is also one of her student seems to be interested in her as well. It the usual reverse harem theme that Aihara Miki seem to love. Women being in the centre of attention. Which I love :D you cant blame a women for dreaming right?:P
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The header on Aihara's blog. |
So here's the dilemma, the tankubon is up to volume 2. I'm wondering if I should buy it and do scanlations on them?? Of course I would have to get the agreement of my fellow scanlation team members but I don't wanna bother asking when I myself is not sure that I would buy the tankubon. What do you guys think? To or not to?