GRAND BLUE

Both series debut in English on September 12 Kodansha Comics is listing that it will release the first volumes of Azu's Magical Sempai (Tejina Sempai) manga and Kenji Inoue and Kimitake Yoshioka's Grand Blue Dreaming (Grand Blue) manga on September 12. Both manga are digital publications only. Kodansha Comics is previewing first chapter of both manga. The company describes Magical Sempai: “I encountered her … a cute, but ‘weird’ sempai!” Magic-loving but stage-fright-addled, this sempai comes with a failure rate of 100%—but you can't take your eyes off her! The off-color, magical gag manga that's caused an uproar all over Japan is finally here! Here's to non-athletic hobbies! Azu launched the manga in Kodansha's Young Magazine in February 2016, and Kodansha published the manga's fourth volume in Japan on September 6. Kodansha Comics describes Grand Blue Dreaming: After moving out on his own to a seaside town, Iori Kitahara makes a college debut he never anticipated. A

Iori Kitahara is excited to travel to the seaside town of Izu for his first year of college. He moves into his uncle’s scuba shop, Grand Blue, but things don’t go according to plan. Inside the shop is a bunch of naked and drunk upperclassman who get him drunk. After his cousin walks in, his college life starts to derail, but his work getting it back on track doesn’t go quite as planned either. Grand Blue is comedy through and through, part slice of life and part random events, it is sure to tickle your funny bone. If you are looking for a similar comedy experience, then try these anime recommendations below. For Fans of The Beach Harukana Receive In Okinawa, Haruka convinces her short friend Kanata to form a beach volleyball pair with her. Kanata was once discouraged from the sport, but Haruka has a way of convincing her to aim for the junior tournament. While Harukana Receive is more sports and slice of life oriented, it has beach-oriented comedy similar to Grand Blu