For fans of Initial D, this stretch of the story was excruciating.
The manga had paused right at the start of Takumi’s long anticipated race against Mako Sato.
Up until now, every match Takumi had raced took place on his home turf Mount Akina. Whether it was Keisuke Takahashi, who s...
2025-07-01 18:55:44 +0000 UTC View PostBy early February, Haruki finally saw the royalties for the first four volumes of Natsume’s Friends land in his account.
With 6.1 million copies sold at a price of 500 yen per volume and a 10% royalty rate (after tax deductions and other cuts), he received over 124 million yen.
That...
2025-06-30 19:34:31 +0000 UTC View PostThe next morning, a rumor about the manga artist Mizushiro and voice actress Ryuko Mei began to quietly circulate in the manga industry.
Especially among those who had watched the live-streamed match the night everyone was gossiping. Mizushiro had literally taken Ryuko by the hand and pulle...
2025-06-30 19:12:33 +0000 UTC View PostThe next day, Reiji headed toward U.A. High. As he got closer to the front entrance, he saw a crowd of reporters blocking the main gate.
They had Iida and Uraraka stuck in the middle, microphones pushed toward their faces.
“Who do you feel like now that All Might’s teaching here?...
2025-06-30 19:04:34 +0000 UTC View PostEven before she said it aloud, Ryuko had known what Haruki’s answer would be. She’d prepared herself for rejection but knowing and feeling were two different things. Even now, with everything expected, the sting still hit hard.
"...Sorry, Ryuko" Haruki said gently, trying to offer somet...
2025-06-29 18:37:08 +0000 UTC View Post"Haruki... I like you."
Ryuko’s words hung in the quiet air, and with them came a sudden weightlessness not from the ride, but from her chest. She felt strangely calm, like something tightly wound inside her had finally been released.
Outside, the Ferris wheel passed its peak, slowl...
2025-06-29 18:22:01 +0000 UTC View PostThen, in a flash, the two slipped out of the stadium before anyone could react.
Inside the live stream chat, on-site, and even in the director’s booth...
Everyone was stunned.
They... ran?
What the hell just happened?
The chat erupted instantly with a wave of laugh...
2025-06-28 18:56:09 +0000 UTC View Post“Damn, that swordsman's nuts he's been destroying Zed over and over.”
“Not surprised. The jungler's ganked four times in ten minutes. No wonder he's so fed.”
…
“PX’s jungler is useless. He’s just been wandering around the jungle doing nothing.”
“What ca...
2025-06-28 18:51:10 +0000 UTC View PostAs the final League of Legends pro match of the year, SL vs. PX had drawn a massive audience, both in person and online.
But just before kickoff, a new piece of gossip began circulating on major livestream platforms:
“Mizushiro-yes, the Mizushiro, the famous manga author and anime s...
2025-06-27 18:05:21 +0000 UTC View PostSoon, a small crowd began to gather around Ryuko and Haruki.
Ryuko was used to this kind of attention. At her university, she was already something of a campus celebrity beautiful, talented, and active in school events. She’d ranked fourth in the women’s 800-meter race, hosted several s...
2025-06-27 18:00:42 +0000 UTC View Post“Whatever. It’s all clear now, so that’s fine.”
Haruki wasn’t the type to overthink things, and he wasn’t about to start. Since Ryuko didn’t seem to mind, he had no reason to, either. Two friends hanging out no big deal.
Besides, it had been ages since he last went to an...
2025-06-26 18:28:43 +0000 UTC View PostThe morning after the interview, Haruki didn’t wake up until nearly noon.
It was already late January, and his university had closed for winter break weeks ago. Most students had returned home for the holidays. His two assistants, after helping finish the manuscript submissions for this w...
2025-06-26 18:25:04 +0000 UTC View PostHaruki took a moment to think before answering.
“They’re not on the same level. Bunta could easily wipe the floor with Takumi.”
That one sentence sent a ripple through the Initial Drift fandom in the live chat.
Then finally—it was time for the segment everyone had been w...
2025-06-25 19:19:40 +0000 UTC View PostAsamiya leaned forward, eyes bright with curiosity.
“Then… what does five centimeters per second really mean?”
She had originally asked to put Haruki on the spot. But now even she was genuinely curious.
Haruki paused, then took a deep breath.
His thoughts drifted bac...
2025-06-25 19:14:18 +0000 UTC View PostGROUND BETA
They stepped out onto the training field one by one.
Mina’s voice broke through the noise.
“Yo, Reiji! That costume is sick. Like, Runaway model.”
Sero added, “Dude looks like he walked out of a movie.”
Reiji: “Nah. Just walked out the locker....
2025-06-25 19:03:49 +0000 UTC View PostReiji stepped through the gate, hands in his pockets. Same morning crowd half-asleep, buzzing, dragging their feet.
“Yo, Reiji! Wait up!”
He slowed, didn’t turn.
Denki came jogging up, one strap falling off his shoulder, bag bouncing, already sweating
“Why’re you...
2025-06-25 19:02:47 +0000 UTC View PostHaruki didn’t need Kazuya to remind him this time. With some experience under his belt, he changed into a clean, formal outfit before heading downstairs.
He wasn’t about to risk another ambush like the time Haruka dragged him off for a full makeover.
But it turned out he’d been ...
2025-06-24 18:50:06 +0000 UTC View PostThe broadcasts of 5 Centimeters per Second and Voices of a Distant Star had ended, and for once, Haruki felt like he could finally breathe.
Maybe even rest—mind and body.
But...
On the morning of January 20, his phone buzzed, jolting him awake. It was a call from Kazuya Mori.<...
2025-06-24 18:45:34 +0000 UTC View PostEven though Rinako had braced herself, she hadn’t expected Voices of a Distant Star to hit quite this hard.
She’d suspected it might be another melancholic piece anything from Mizushiro usually carried emotional weight but expecting it didn’t make it easier to process.
After fin...
2025-06-23 19:04:53 +0000 UTC View PostEven as Rinako continued watching, she still wasn’t quite sure what kind of story Voices of a Distant Star was trying to tell. But one thing was clear it wasn’t really about an interstellar war. The sci-fi setting was just a canvas for something more intimate.
And the visuals were breat...
2025-06-23 19:01:31 +0000 UTC View Post“No… It won’t do better than 5 Centimeters per Second.”
Haruki’s words made the room fall quiet.
Everyone looked at him. Though they respected both of his recent works, the bluntness of that statement still hit hard.
Kazuya understood what he meant. Both Voices of a Di...
2025-06-22 18:58:36 +0000 UTC View PostLate that night, Haruki’s post triggered another wave of activity under his page. Within minutes, fans—still reeling from the ending of 5 Centimeters per Second—flooded the comments.
Though many were still emotionally wrecked, a shift had begun. Some had started processing what they...
2025-06-22 18:52:37 +0000 UTC View Post"Before you all get excited about using your Quirks," Aizawa said flatly, hands shoved into his pockets, "there's a new rule."
The class turned toward him, half-confused, half curious.
"Whoever comes in last place… is getting expelled."
Gasps and chatter broke out instantly. 2025-06-22 18:47:08 +0000 UTC View Post
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You can vote below for the one you’d like to see moving forward!
How could anyone not share a work like this?
For those who felt broken after watching the ending of 5 Centimeters per Second, the pain somehow turned into reverence. They didn’t just rate it a perfect 10—they felt an obligation to spread the word.
A post on a popular anime blog re...
2025-06-21 18:50:48 +0000 UTC View PostRenya sat frozen. A strange, uncomfortable sensation slowly spread from his chest to his limbs.
Was this... what it felt like to be healed?
On screen, a train passed by. Cherry blossoms drifted down, scattering along the tracks.
Takaki stood across the tracks, gazing at the figu...
2025-06-21 18:43:31 +0000 UTC View PostThe classroom door slid open.
Heads turned.
Reiji stepped inside—hands in his pockets. His U.A. uniform was crisp and clean. Hair styled. He looked over the room once, then walked to an empty seat and sat down without a word.
As he glanced around the room. Most students were ...
2025-06-21 18:35:43 +0000 UTC View Post[TL:-Surprise! Because I’m feeling nice today, here’s a little bonus. Enjoy the ride. 😏📚]
But the next scene was nothing like what Renya had expected.
He had braced himself for the emotional reunion after the train passed. But instead, the screen shifted—to a quiet memory....
2025-06-20 18:23:38 +0000 UTC View PostMany people had asked Renya—now twenty-nine and fully immersed in adult life—why he still loved anime, manga, and games so much.
He usually just smiled without answering.
In his eyes, questions like that were as pointless as asking why people eat or sleep.
Explaining himself...
2025-06-20 18:06:50 +0000 UTC View PostThe winter anime season was beginning to settle into a clear hierarchy. Frozen Witch remained the most anticipated title, but 5 Centimeters per Second had risen fast—its average view count had now exceeded 3 million per episode, placing it firmly in the top tier.
Titles like City of Echoe...
2025-06-20 18:03:03 +0000 UTC View Post