Sunshine Creation 64: Maruarai / Arai Kazuki

Tactical and tactile

In short order, pleasing-to-the-touch doujin circle Maruarai has produced their second doujinshi starring KanColle's Amatsukaze for Sunshine Creation 64, less than a month after their previous effort at Comic City 35. 

Comic City 35: Maruarai

IT MUST BE TOUCHED

Maruarai's been in the doujin business for a long, long time, but the circle's release at the end of May for Comic City 35 serves as a reminder that KanColle parodies aren't necessarily a young man's game.  Just as Shimakaze was the herald angel for Kantai Collection across the world, her ship sister Amatsukaze is one of the principal kanmusu maintaining the property's popularity to date, and she graces the cover of Maruarai's first treatment of the game. 

Maruarai Doubles Down on iM@S: Cinderella Girls' Jougasaki

Texture-loving old school holdouts Maruarai have gone back-to-back with iDOLM@STER: Cinderella Girls' Mika Jougasaki, as shown by their book released at last weekend's Niigata Comic Market doujinshi expo:

No word from the circle yet on what their C83 offering might be. 

Comic Market 82: Maruarai / Arai Kazuki

Maruarai has been one of my favorite doujinshi circles since I started collecting because of the old-school 'zine feel of their books--strictly line art, heavy cardstock covers that feel like something between a business card and fresh currency, and a generally friendly and lighthearted approach to sex.  The circle's character designs are marshmallow-soft and sweet, yet they definitely manage to capture the look and the spirit of the characters being parodied.  Regrettably, they do not seem to have much of an internet presence, but Akibadaisuki.jp has updated the circle's Comiket 82 book, MOB@ERO, taking on iDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls: