Teheh I had to include this one 'cuz it's so funny =^^= In hindsight I probably should've reversed the image, 'cuz I forgot English readers go from left to right (gomen). Doesn't Ashton look so cute holding that spatula? ...But Dias looks so much like a child in this one... That's okay, he's still chou kakkoii if you ask me I still like how Kaoru Fujinagi does doujin for Arc the Lad, Angelique, and Black Matrix =^^= She always does some of the most twisted doujin in these compilations (just the way I like them... kukuku...) She's my favorite comedic doujinshi artist, even doing the Gag OH! version of Arc the Lad (vols 2 & 3 are so hard to find)

    Anyway, here's my collection of Star Ocean Second Story anthologies. Mayumi Azuma did most of the cover illustrations, but the only volume I know of in which she did a short comic is vol.1 of the ESG comics (which I don't have)... And in all those 4panel comics, she didn't do a single one... Of course, I've only read through vol.9, and I think it's up to vol. 13 by now... Uwa~ so many =><=
     Kaoru Fujinagi


Enix Supercomic Gekijoh
Nyahahaha!!!! Mayumi Azuma did the cover (but it's in vol.1 where she actually did a comic), but you have so many great artists in this volume! Like Mario Kaneda's "Oniichan to Yobaretai" (I Want You To Call Me Oniichan) in which Dias wants Leon to call him "oniichan" (kowai) And Takako Majime's "Jelousy"... Celine and Rena are feeding Gyoro and Ururun, and Ashton's feeling left out. Why are those dragons so popular with the ladies? Of course, all's not lost with Crawd wanting to feed Ashton ("A~~n-shite") Dias and Crawd are fun in "Pride" by Makoto 2-gou. Kya-h! So much more! =^^=


4panel Anthologies
Mayumi Azuma did the cover, but she didn't do any manga inside... That's okay =^^= Kaoru Fujinagi did some great comics to make up for that. There's a lot of great 4koma, and there's a lot about Dias, Leon, and Ashton in this one, too =^^= Glico Magami did a ton of 4koma in this one -- 5 color pages and 16 b/w pages! And most of them are actually good! =^^= te-heh
...I don't think Glico Magami likes Rena much... In the color pages, there's a 4koma from the very start, in which Crawd beats on Rena instead of the gorilla monster... But Ryuuko Kanzaki has some great ones =^^= Like "Shinjiruna!", where Ashton's complaining about Gyoro and Ururun, but Rena tells him it could be worse... The dragons could've attached themselves to his front rather than his back... Artists include: Hato Shiratori, Yoshiko Fujita, Wataru Yamasaki, Satoshi Kanda, Yuzu Satomi, Hiroshi Shirai, Mameo Azuki, Io Kazuki, D-maru Hazure, Powason Daburiru, Mika Mizutani, Yuina Kazamine, Takashi Fujii, etc.
Ashton loves barrels, and he also loves Rena, so his ultimate fantasy is Rena wearing a barrel =^^= (Hato Shiratori). Io Kazuki's "Fukinshinna!!" has Crawd and Rena as the only survivors after battle. They blame themselves for the rest of their party perishing, yet, they got 160,000 exp... Crawd and Rena LV. UP! =^^= Mameo Azuki's "Itsudemo Dokodemo" is funny =^^= The party finds a town and can't wait to indulge in what the inn can offer, but there's a sign: no pets, so poor Ashton has to sleep outside (Gyoro and Ururun are pets?) Not only are there 4komas, but there are also two short manga =^^=
Hehe~n =^^= Ya gotta love Leon When Crawd's in a pinch, he asks Leon to taunt the monsters (Chou-hatsu), but when it works... "Don't run away!" (Akio Soga) Or when Opera likes Ernest's stubble, Crawd realizes he's smooth, and when Leon says that he'll grow a mustache when he grows up, he has a disturbing thought that they'll be whiskers (Satoshi Kanda) How would you like to use Gyoro and Ururun as jump ropes? (Hato Shiratori) What's the real reason Lucifer has a mirrored floor? What do the girls think, and why does Crawd join Lucifer? =^^= (Naidauru Uchida) TONS of good ones in this one
Another Azuma cover =^^= And more good ones by Hato Shiratori =^^= Ashton and Bowman go to a fancy restaurant where ties are mandatory, but Ashton doesn't wear a tie, so Bowman ties Gyoro and Ururun into a bow (hido~i) And I love how Kaoru Fujinagi portrays Crawd as a kakkoii badboy trying to Pickpocket Ashton which is hard with those dragons, so he has to bribe them with food =^^= I like Ernest, but the way Tarou Sakamoto draws him (I probably should mention nude), it's pretty disgusting... And disturbing to see everyone in the bath chasing poor Leon ..."Leo-sama~!" And you'll pity the enemy when they read AshtonXCrawd H-na doujin =^^= (Ataru Seguchi)
...Rena, Celine, and Precis are defeated, so Crawd's pissed (Ikari-Hatsudou), but Chisato pops up asking him which is the reason he's pissed. They're in battle, so Crawd tells her not now, but it's okay, 'cuz everyone wants to hear, even the enemy =^^= (Yuuri Kawasaki) And of course, Kaoru Fujinagi does a great job with a color illus, 6 color panels, and 6 b/w pp =^^= In battle, when Crawd's injured, Rena heals him, when Ashton's injured, she heals him, too, while Dias keeps fighting... 'Til he collapse 'cuz of his pokerface And I love her badboy Crawd who uses Photocopy to copy items in a shop =^^=
Heheh, poor Ashton... He wants to sell his Seraphic Garb, which would give him 1,800,000fol, but because of Gyoro and Ururun's holes, it becomes a Hole Armor, for 12fol (Yoshiko Fujita) And yes, badboy Crawd's back, this time with badboy Bowman =^^= Rena catches them rating girls, so she yells at them to stop; they agree, but turn right around and uses Spectacles to analyze, really pissing her off They rate girls again, and when she catches them again, Bowman says she's 100%... and everything's okay... And check out Dias's 6pg book "Ikiru"... use the rest for memo (Hato Shiratori)
Kya, kya Kaoru Fujinagi's in this one =^^= In "Gourmes", Ashton refuses to cook anymore, so Rena makes the food. But after tasting it, he starts dicing veggies like mad, "I knew it! If I want something good to eat, I'll have to make it myself! (Uwaaan)" Kazusa Kuroda loves Bunny. All the 4koma she does is about Bunny... But Dias x Bunny? ano~ Ashton's playing the piano, and Gyoro and Ururun are dancing to the rythym, helping him by turning the pages, but once the song's over, they slam the piano cover over his hands (Yuina Kazamine)
Poor Leon's cold in Giveaway, so Rena suggests he button up his coat... but then he can't move =^^= (Konatsu Uraji) Dias is asleep, and Rena wants to play with him in his sleep... 'til she sees a note that he'll kill anyone who disturbs his rest (Mameo Azuki) Dias doesn't speak much, and Celine says he's cool, but Crawd says it isn't true 'cuz of what happened in battle day before... "Motto hayaku kizuke, kono mayuke!!" *boko* (Kaoru Fujinagi) Badboy Crawd's pickpocketing again, and when Rena asks if it's all right, he shows her a sign blaming the 10 Masters =^^=
Unya... I don't have vol.12, but I included it anyway because, look =^^= Mayumi Azuma did the cover =^^=


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