[Manga] Tsugumomo
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Alt title: つぐもも
Author: Hamada Yoshikazu
Publisher: Futabasha (Action Comics)
Volumes: 32 (ongoing)Synopsis: Kazuya Kagami, an ordinary boy, finds his life turned upside down when his late mother's obi transforms into a girl wearing a kimono named Kiriha. She happens to be a Tsukumogami called a "tsugumomo," objects that have gained a soul through long years of harmony with their owners. Kazuya has no recollection of meeting Kiriha when she exclaims "Long time no see" to him. He nearly loses his life from an attacking "amasogi" that are premature spirits born only to fulfill impure wishes of certain people, and Kiriha defends him. With Kiriha's arrival, Kazuya enters a reality with gods and other Tsukumogami and slowly discovers his dark past.
Thoughts:
I’m going to be honest, I suggested this because I recently saw news that Italian publisher Nippon Shock just licensed the series - this is after French publisher Noeve announced they were going to pick up the manga, but got cold feet due to a bunch of different issues. But they’re all issues that J Novel Club has dealt with before.
A manga that’s 17 years old and over 30 volumes? JNC has tried licensing older titles and longer manga in the past just to see how they’d work. The manga has great action, amazing characters, but sexualizes younger characters? We already have Gushing Over Magical Girls as a precedent.
I’m not stupid, I know that there are a bunch of reasons why an acquisition like this is highly unlikely - most manga originals outside of Gushing don’t sell well, and neither do severely old properties like Earl & Fairy. But JNC always tries to swing for the fences anyway, so if you ever talk with Futabasha and they go “oh look at our manga it’s doing so well if only someone licensed it” I’m just saying, the idea’s there.
