I’m in the midst of post amazement season. I’ve been watching/reading this really funny series named Moyashimon. It’s been running for a month and I’ve been pimping their widget, the yellow thingie at the side that has rounded floating objects that would scream “Kamosuzo (( Let’s Brew! ))” and every second or so. To the untrained eye, they’re just mascots. But for those who know, they’re actually… bacteria.
Yes. Those icky microbes that some of us are afraid to mess with has a manga of their own named Moyashimon and I’ve been pimping it to everybody I know at work, at home, at my friend’s blogs (and my personal blog), and basically everywhere!
Honestly, bacteria. Who would have thought of that?! A true cohesive story about a boy who can communicate with bacteria. As Itsuki-sensei says it in every episode, “Sugoi yo ne (( Trans. Amazing, isn’t it?))”. The series even has E.Coli and Dysentery presented as cute and lovable characters. YES! Even E.Coli and Green Fungi (P. Chrysogenum) are too cute to resist!! I’m completely forgetting that they’re lethal and icky bacterias!!
I mean, this is, part in part, a fan who is just in awe of the extent of manga’s topics. What have they not done? Giant Robots. Done. Soo done. Animals. Done. Talking animals. Done too. Zombies. Done. A galactic bakufu that features a pet duck, a lazy rounin, cross-dressing geishas and the shinsengumi. DONE! Mermaid Yakuzas. SOOO DONE. What is left?
…I’m actually stumped.
So let’s play a little game, shall we? I’d like to ask my readers (and if you want, ask your friends too, if they’re interested) if they think that there’s a topic or a theme that manga hasn’t handled yet. And readers can also answer if these topics have been done. Think the craziest!
Like I’m sure there’s no manga yet that has one of those chemistry cooking things wherein you cook your food (like curry or pasta in liquid nitrogen). I’m also sure that I haven’t read a sentai BL manga (ooooh! Imagine the tension among teammates!). I was about to say about a super pessimist guy that not even a ghost can make him more negative (Oh wait, Oda Eiichiro just did that in OP). I’m stumped… honestly! I’m really stumped. So, do you have any themes that you think mangakas haven’t written and should write about it? :3
On a side note… if you can read Japanese, read Moyashimon manga. If not, then watch the anime. There are subs lurking around in places. :3
talking cellphones… I’ve seen some of those. House decorations… possible.
As for moyashimon manga… lolz. from dear friends. (I ended up buying them though. I really fell in love with the series)
hahah. how about talking houses? talking house decorations? talking cell phones? i cant think of anything now… hahah
san ka nga po pala naka-dl ng moyashimon manga? ^_^
Hey minamic! Thanks for visiting!
Dentistry may not be the most interesting jobs, but there is one BL named Melted Love (published by DMP) and you have a story that involves a dentist. Although the story doesn’t tackle dentist issues at all. It’s just that the dentist really enjoys seeing his patients in pain. lol. And yeah, it’s Boys Love… so go figure where the rest follows.
Rotch and I have thought that maybe a dentist manga would be interesting. His first chapter would be “Drilling a Hole” and his personal fear of over drilling his patient’s tooth. Rotch suggested even the dentist’s search for the elusive drill that gives no pain to their patients even if they drill so much. lolz.
Maybe Ed would know better. But yeah, that’s as far as I know of dentists! :3 I hope there is! It would be interesting to see how the lives of dentists are. :3
hi khursten! 😀 well, i was wondering… considering my own background, has there ever been a manga about dentists? or where the lead character is a dentist? i know lots of stories with doctors and medical personnel.
unfortunately, i have to admit, we are one of the more boring branches of medicine… 😛 my professors will probably say otherwise though.
Gah! Ed! You amaze me! Strangely, despite being a staple in US bookstores, Iron Wok Jan was never sold here. ;_; sad. I’ll search for that sentai BL title. lol XD
Actually there was a 4 vol arc of Iron Wok Jan where Jan battled a scientific chef. She beat him once also! And I know of at least one sentai BL from Oakla Shuppan. I’ll try to look it up.
Oh drat. Initial D doesn’t count on that car sex, but it’s close as one. Do you want it Anthropomorphed or something? lulz. Isn’t Ryosuke the anthropomorphed mazda and Takumi the Toyota? It totally matches! The RX7 as the clean yet powerful machine. The AE86 as the underdog, lazy car that just turns into a demon on the road (and in… GAAAH! WHAT AM I THINKING!?)
Train sex… possible in Moe-dom, I think. Prolly some hentai. I mean, they did Win2K and Win95.
Car Sex! as in Mazda car x Toyota car… preferably yaoi? 😀
then there’s train sex… imagine… romance among the Shinkasens 😀