I think I’ll have that manga: recommend something like Chainstore Man

[Silas Loom]

I’m told that my teenage nephew, whose birthday approaches, is a devotee of a Japanese comic called Chainstore Man. However, other relatives have been quicker off the mark and have bought all the stories he doesn’t already have.

Shippou-Sensei and other manga enthusiasts, can you identify anything that a Chainstore Man obsessive would find equally exciting? Have any manga artists adapted Man at C&A or perhaps invented an M&S spin-off?

 

[Spandex]

Do you mean..?

(Sorry, can't help, my daughter is manga obsessed but a bit young for CM)

 

[Silas Loom]

That’s probably it. Would Fire Punch, by the same author, likely appeal? Are there any Fujimoto characters who would be natural choices for a waifu pillow?

 

[Spandex]

Possibly. Like I say, it's my daughter who's into manga and she's not getting into superviolent stuff just yet (though Promised Neverland has taken a turn for the violent in later issues and we've bonded over that).

Try: 8 manga like Chainsaw Man

 

[8ball]

I was really looking forward to finding out what Chainstore Man was about.

 

[Silas Loom]

I was really looking forward to finding out what Chainstore Man was about.

I’m disappointed too.

 

[Spandex]

I was really looking forward to finding out what Chainstore Man was about.

チェーン店の男
Follow the adventures of street urchin Nagao Eri as he follows his dreams of creating the greatest retail empire in Yokohama.

 

[8ball]

チェーン店の男
Follow the adventures of street urchin Nagao Eri as he follows his dreams of creating the greatest retail empire in Yokohama.

Different fella I assume:

Eri Nagao | Casting Director

Known for: Fullmetal Alchemist: Final Transmutation, Fullmetal Alchemist: The Revenge of Scar

m.imdb.com

 

[Spandex]

Different fella I assume:

Eri Nagao | Casting Director

Known for: Fullmetal Alchemist: Final Transmutation, Fullmetal Alchemist: The Revenge of Scar

m.imdb.com

Nah. Just a random name for a made up synopsis of a non-existent manga

 

[8ball]

Nah. Just a random name for a made up synopsis of a non-existent manga

Tbh I was hoping for something more surreal than a retail entrepreneur anyhow.
Plus there don't seem to be many, if any, Nagao Eri's out there.

 

[Chz]

Existential dread plus ultra violence? Paging One Punch Man.

 

[8ball]

Possibly. Like I say, it's my daughter who's into manga and she's not getting into superviolent stuff just yet (though Promised Neverland has taken a turn for the violent in later issues and we've bonded over that).

Try: 8 manga like Chainsaw Man

Soul Eater looks like fun.

 

[Shippou-Sensei]

Soul Eater looks like fun.

The anime was fun but like a lot of long running shounen stuff started to repeat it self a bit in the long run. It was goid enough that I watched all of it though.

 

[Chz]

Dorohedoro was quite fun, too. Pity the anime only ever got the one series though.

 

[Shippou-Sensei]

That’s probably it. Would Fire Punch, by the same author, likely appeal? Are there any Fujimoto characters who would be natural choices for a waifu pillow?

There are quite a few. Chainsaw man's main motivation for a lot of the first arc is the ability to touch books.

 

[Silas Loom]

There are quite a few. Chainsaw man's main motivation for a lot of the first arc is the ability to touch books.

What a mundane ability. This is a very confusing area. I googled my way to a Higashiyama Kobeni dakimakura, but it was expensive and I doubted that his mum would approve.

 

[Shippou-Sensei]

Shippou-Sensei and other manga enthusiasts, can you identify anything that a Chainstore Man obsessive would find equally exciting? Have any manga artists adapted Man at C&A or perhaps invented an M&S spin-off?

Gosh that's a big question. CSM is an interesting mix of conedy, melancholy, and hyperviolence.
It is slightly more of the mature edge of that kinda stuff.

Does he read jujutsu kaisen?

 

[Silas Loom]

Gosh that's a big question. CSM is an interesting mix of conedy, melancholy, and hyperviolence.
It is slightly more of the mature edge of that kinda stuff.

Does he read jujutsu kaisen?

I can find out, if you think that is likely a good bet.

 

[Shippou-Sensei]

What a mundane ability. This is a very confusing area. I googled my way to a Higashiyama Kobeni dakimakura, but it was expensive and I doubted that his mum would approve.

That's the thing. The main character lived a childhood of being used by the mob so lived in squalour and had no normal human interaction. He is motivated by very mundane things. It's what a lot ofbthe comedy angle come from l. He uscmeans to be a fish out of water.

 

[Shippou-Sensei]

I can find out, if you think that is likely a good bet.

It's god a lot of the same themes and tone.

 

[Silas Loom]

I see why my nephew identifies with him.

 

[Shippou-Sensei]

Chainsaw man

Chainsaw Man Chapter 1: A Dog And A Chainsaw - Manganelo

Read Chainsaw Man Chapter 1: A Dog And A Chainsaw - Broke young man + chainsaw dog demon = Chainsaw Man.The name says it all! Denjis life of poverty is changed forever when he merges with his pet chainsaw dog, Pochita! Now hes living in the big city

chapmanganato.to

Jujitsu kaisen

Jujutsu Kaisen Chapter 1: Ryomen Sukuna - Manganelo

Read Jujutsu Kaisen Chapter 1: Ryomen Sukuna - Yuuji is a genius at track and field. But he has zero interest running around in circles, he's happy as a clam in the Occult Research Club. Although he's only in the club for kicks, things get se

chapmanganato.to

 

[Shippou-Sensei]

Existential dread plus ultra violence? Paging One Punch Man.

That more ennui meets ultra violence I'd have thought. Though I guess there is a lot of crossover.

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

Yeah my daughter (16) is all over chainsaw man jujutsu kaisen, one punch man and the like. I could ask her what she's into right now, she seems to a (tiny bit) ahead of the curve due to access of the latest untranslated stuff.
I'll ask her tomorrow (she's already gone to bed).