Uploaded September 2022 | Updated September 2026, 5 days ago

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Mars by Fuyumi Soryo is a shoujo manga that ran in the magazine Betsufure from 1996 to 2000. Since then it has garnered critical acclaim from most people who have read it. However I was not one of those people who've had the pleasure of experiencing this series.... until now.

Mars is available digitally through Kodansha:
kodansha.us/series/mars

0:00 Intro
1:44 Synopsis
5:20 The Vibes
9:05 The Characters
(TW for death, sexual assault, suicide)
17:20 The Pitfalls
(TW for discussions of homophobia and transphobia)
21:28 In Closing

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