#kiyomi sugishita

[sliceofdyke]

if you enjoy marine biology (especially deep sea creatures) and like to read comics/manga, i highly recommend deep sea aquarium magmell (or magmell shinkai suizokukan in japanese)!! it’s an ongoing slice of life manga by kiyomi sugishita about a guy who loves aquatic life and works at an undersea aquarium. the art style and illustrations of the fish are absolutely breathtaking, and the characters are really well done in my opinion. it’s such a refreshing read and also super informative about different deep sea creatures!! if you end up liking it please let me know because now i need people to talk about it with :)

[fishingfordreams]

manga recommendations pt. 3

memory, melancholy, and maturity

Totsukuni no Shoujo (The Girl From the Other Side: Siúil, a Rún) by Nagabe

A harrowing and beautiful grim dark fairy tale set in a world populated with monstrous creatures that can curse people with a single touch. The story follows a young girl named Shiva and her otherworldly Teacher who live in a vacant village on the "outside." The story explores the dichotomy of light and darkness, good and evil, body and soul, and those who linger in the quiet spaces in between. Nagabe’s dreamy story book illustrations capture the fantastical and eerie world vividly, crafted together in fine lines and careful contrasts.

Dungeon Meshi (Dungeon in Delicious) by Ryoko Kui

A charming medieval fantasy story about, well, dungeons, dragons, and delicious food! The premise is simple: kill the magician of the dungeon and the golden kingdom shall be yours, or so the former king declared before fading to dust. And so, we follow a group of adventurers as they traverse the dungeon and, after losing their supplies and friend to a red-scaled dragon, meet a dwarf who teaches them how to prepare and cook monster ingredients. The story delights in monster designs and their anatomies and ecosystems, and boasts a diverse cast of characters that are as equally complex and well-developed.

MagMell Shinkai Suizokukan (Deep Sea Aquarium MagMell) by Kiyomi Sugishita

A gorgeously illustrated story following Koutarou Tenjou, a janitor and assistant keeper at a deep sea aquarium in Tokyo. The story quietly opens up a hidden, dreamlike world filled with strange and wonderful creatures that dwell in the dark depths of the sea. Sugishita beautifully captures the fleeting, tender moment of fondness and rumination that people experience while watching the majesty of the ocean and her inhabitants.

BECK: Mongolian Chop Squad by Harold Sakuishi

An absolute classic! A soul-stirring, coming of age story about music, brotherhood, and the angst of adolescence. It features a group of colorful teenagers who come together to form a rock band and the story focuses on their love, trials, and tribulations as they struggle to fame. The protagonist, Yukio “Koyuki” Tanaka, embodies the raw, honest, confronting, and liberating feeling of self-discovery and self-expression that young people often go through. His growth is slow and subtle, but so genuine and measured, and he becomes the force that eventually pulls the groups’ sound together.

Medalist by Tsurumaikada

A heartfelt story that explores the familial, social, and economical pressures of competitive sports, specifically figure skating. We follow Inori Yuitsuka, a fifth grader who is desperate to become a skater but has been constantly criticized by those around her and told that she’s too old to begin training competitively. All except for down-on-his-luck former figure skater Tsukasa Akeuraji who sees her potential and decides to coach her with the promise of winning a medal. Despite the somber premise, this is an incredibly uplifting story about building confidence, realizing your self-worth, and pursuing your dreams regardless of when you decide to start. The athleticism and elegance of figure skating is also portrayed beautifully through dynamic and expressive artwork and paneling.

Holyland by Kouji Mori

An intense, character-driven story following high school student Yuu Kamishiro who, after being driven to isolation by the abuse of his peers and with no place in society, ventures out into the night in search of his "holyland." He finds acceptance through violence and solace in the lawless brutality of the streets. The author meditates on human nature and explores the nature of one's emotions, particularly grief and hatred, and how they define us. Make no mistakes though, this is also very much a martial arts story and Mori balances both the technical and impassionate aspects of combat seamlessly.

(Includes depictions of self-harm, depression, bullying, violence).

[amogoiaba]

"the sea farther than space"

posting for funsies right before my econ ap exam. the art in this manga is so gorgeous!

[arcanes-ouvertes]

Deep Sea Aquarium MagMell Tome 1 Observer des créatures que l'on ne trouve nulle part ailleurs, découvrir les secrets des abysses, offrir un spectacle exceptionnel.

[artnachronisme]

[allthefujoshiunite]

MagMell Shinkai Suizokukan by Sugishita Kiyomi #seinenmanga

MAGMELL SHINKAI SUIZOKUKAN by Sugishita Kiyomi // Shinchosha (2017)

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⌈MagMell Shinkai Suizokukan⌋ 1 by Sugishita Kiyomi

[helmetjellyfish]

dsam character info from sugishita’s peing.net answers

this is just a compilation of kiyomi sugishita’s responses to anonymous questions regarding the deep sea aquarium magmell main cast in general!

(please note that some of the links reference a character who first appears in volume 7! to avoid spoilers, i’ll put their information in a separate reblog and hide it under a read more.)

so far, these include:

- canon birthdays

- approximate ages and heights (set at the beginning of dsam/5 years after magmell’s opening)

- color motifs

- what deep sea creature each character would be

- TBA (will be updated with any additional responses!)

🦑 Tenjou Koutarou (天城 航太郎)

Birthday: February 19th (2/19)

Age: ~20 years old

Height: ~170 cm

Color motif: Blue

Deep sea creature: Deep sea isopod

🐋 Osezaki Minato (大瀬崎 湊人)

Birthday: October 30th (10/30)

Age: ~40 years old

Height: ~178 cm

Color motif: Red

Deep sea creature: Sperm whale

🎣‬ Shirahama Shinya (白浜 深夜)

Birthday: May 17th (5/17)

Age: ~23 years old

Height: ~177 cm

Color motif: Light green (”yellow-green”)

Deep sea creature: Longfin mako shark

🪐 Nagaizumi Shizuka (長泉 湖)

Birthday: July 3rd (7/3)

Age: ~25 years old

Height: ~156 cm

Color motif: Orange

Deep sea creature: Shortspine spurdog shark

👓 Yui Asahi (由比 朝陽)

Birthday: December 26th (12/26)

Age: ~26 years old

Height: ~172 cm

Color motif: Purple

Deep sea creature: Chiroteuthis squid (known as "Yurei ika/Phantom squid" in Japanese)

🔪 Dougashima Ran (堂ヶ島 嵐)

Birthday: April 11th (4/11)

Age: ~21 years old

Height: ~180 cm

Color motif: Yellow

Deep sea creature: Longnose lancetfish

💉 Haruno Izuho “Haru” (春野 出帆 “春”)

Birthday: March 5th (3/5)

Age: ~37 years old

Height: ~191 cm

Color motif: Gray

Deep sea creature: Greenland shark

[bidib]

Deep sea aquarium Magmell - tome 1 et 2 [manga]

Une fois n'est pas coutume, ce qui m'a poussé à acheter ce manga c'est avant tout la maison d'éditions : Vega. Toute nouvelle maison d'édition spécialisée dans le seinen. C'est en 2018 que Vega est née et Deep sea aquarium Magmellest de Kiyomi Sugishita est l'un de leurs premiers titres. Un seinen avec un thème pour le moins original puisque tout au long du manga on s'intéresse aux créatures abyssales.

Nouvelle maison d'édition + magnifique couverture = j'achète ! [...] Read the full article

[grimmoire]

[goodmangacovers]

MagMell Shinkai Suizokukan 1, Kiyomi Sugishita (Dec 2017)