COMIC1☆8: Mugen@WORKS / むげん@WORKS / Akiduki Akina

Sexy news always comes in threes

Mugen@WORKS' Akiduki Akina is tailor-made for bureaucratic rule--the guy can't get enough of completing things in triplicate!  Having completed a trifecta of parodies featuring Kantai Collection's Kongou, the artist will submit his third Suzuya-centric Kan Colle parody for our consideration at COMIC1☆8 later this month. 

To further profess his affection for the mocha-stockinged seafarer, the circle will produce what I believe is its first dakimakura, for sale with circle Arukamikad, sold at retail outlets Toranoana and Melonbooks as well. 

COMIC1☆8: Abgrund / Yusa Saikawa / GOOD-BYE BEAUTIFUL DREAMER

Victory lick lap for Saikawa's sultry sibs

Following the unfortunate incidents that led her to leave the otokonoko arena, Abgrund's Yusa Saikawa charged back to the top of sales banzukes with her four-book tour-de-imouto-force, Oniichan Controller, Imouto Calendar, Imouto Complete, and OYACODON, released between November 2012 and April 2013.  Saikawa recently revealed that, for the first time since her 2011 Maria Holic parody collection, her circle will produce a soushuuhenn of the Imouto works to be sold at COMIC1☆8 and through the usual suspects.  Coming in at 162 B5-sized pages, the collection will include a brand-new 14-page epilogue to the original story, plus it'll include the human-elf coupling romp Wataero!! that debuted at COMIC1 two years ago. 

Updated 3:03 pm 4/19:  A surprise announcement from Abgrund revealed the circle was not content to simply pat itself on the back for its hard work of a year ago for this year's COMIC1☆8.  Perhaps aided by now having a semblance of a story and/or personality thanks to her Winter 2014 anime series, Nitroplus' ubiquitous mascot Super Sonico has captured the frequently depraved imagination of the circle, and she'll make her starring turn in GOOD-BYE BEAUTIFUL DREAMER, a 24-paged B5-sized release.  

Updated 7:41 pm 4/26:  It's an unprecedented trifecta of titillation from Abgrund at COMIC1, with a 4-koma and omake doujinshi for sale alongside the circle's new book and soushuuhen.

COMIC1☆8: AYUEST / Ayuya

Shoukaku to the rafters and a hot young rookie at COMIC1☆8

Surely, one of the more asinine conversations possible on sports talk radio is the discussion of whose uniform numbers deserve to be retired--here in the New England area, a debate over whether the digits of former Celtics Kevin Garnett (wasn't a lifetime Celtic) and Ray Allen (TRAITAH!) deserve enshrinement alongside True Celtic and mortal lock Paul Pierce in the TD Garden rafters has been known to consume an entire four-hour radio show.  Discussion of honoring Wade Boggs' uniform number has been known to spark bar fights.  No such debate in the AYUEST camp, however--the performance of their latest erotic parody doujin featuring Kan Colle's Shoukaku, with adorable paper airplane companion included, seems to have earned the aircraft carrier a place among the titans, as Ayuya has revealed a thoroughly lovely B2-sized tapestry of the kanmusu to be sold at COMIC1☆8 and at Toranoana.

As one great gets enshrined, a scorching hot young rookie will have her debut for AYUEST at COMIC1☆8, as watercraft waif Taihou graces the cover of the circle's latest erotic parody doujin, 21世紀ト恋想 , a B5-sized, 28-paged effort also available for order at the Tiger Hole.

Updated 1:52 pm 4/19:  AYUEST looks to be pushing all the circle's chips into the pot at COMIC1☆8, betting big on their collective talents with their kanmusu-of-the-moment.  In addition to the previously revealed tapestry and parody book, Shoukaku will be making an appearance on a long, wine bottle-sized reusable bag and on a netsuke with sister ship Zuikaku, and Taihou appear on a seriously neat customizable file box, the perfect size to tote around all your goodies!

NEKO WORKs to Release Kan Colle Parody

Catgirl sisters yield to battleship sisters

For months and months, I've been looking for an excuse to post something new and exciting from the wonderfully talented Sayori of doujinshi circle NEKO WORKs, but other than the artist's work on eroge, the circle has for years been entirely focused on besmirching the chastity of their darling original character mascot catgirls, Chocola and Vanilla.  After a sudden change of avatars on Twitter to none other than alpha kanmusu Shimakaze, circle leader Sayori revealed the circle's first full-length parody work since Comiket 79's Touhou doujin Eastern Garden 03, with Kantai Collection's Kongou and Haruna at the fore.  The book was previewed at Comiket 85 in December, but not ready for sale until now.  The 28-page B5-sized effort is available for preorder from Toranoana now (home of these images), with a release date of March 21.

COMIC1☆8: ReDrop

Baby the Spotlight Shines Bright

ReDrop, as wholly devoted to the cooing doves of 765 Productions as any doujin-ka out there, was not able to resist the onslaught of Kantai Collection at Raigeki-sen Yoi! 6 in mid-January, producing the circle's first non-iM@S parody in more than a year.  With the January release of The iDOLM@STER Movie: Kagayaki no Mukougawa e!, however, doujin-ka obsessed with the fates and fortunes of the idols-in-training were provided new ammunition in the war against the kanmusu.  The circle will be returning to form at late April's COMIC1☆8 with a new erotic parody book featuring frequent muse Haruka Amami on the cover, slipping her way out of the outfit featured in the film. 

Sunshine Creation 62: Fujiya / ふじ家 / Nectar

Back to the Lab

Fujiya will release an eight-page book featuring Love Lab's Yukio Enomoto at Sunshine Creation 62 this weekend.  With no plans to consign this particular issue, Eno fans will have to attend the event to get their hands on this one.  

Sunshine Creation 62: Shigunyan / しぐにゃん

Kitto Katsu, Kanmusu Kyudo-ka Kaga!

While it was their nekomimi'd Haruna that caught my eye prior to Comic Market 85 and first got me interested in the circle, Shigunyan surely has been awfully busy since then in preparation for this weekend's Sunshine Creation 62.  However, it's a follow-up of the circle's other Comiket book, featuring Kantai Collection's Kaga, that the circle will be selling, and at a giga-sized 32 pages to boot.  Attendees of the convention will receive a custom-wrapped Kit Kat featuring the demure aircraft-carrying archer for their trouble.  

Sunshine Creation 62: Popochichi / ぽぽちち / Yahiro Pochi

S-Class A-cups from the Puni Prodigy

Archduke of All Things Soft and Inviting Yahiro Pochi has revealed his circle's latest and greatest for Sankuri 62 this weekend.  After a Kan Colle double feature at Comiket 85, with sisters Kongou and Haruna in one and Shimakaze solo in the other, Popochichi will feature pettanko kanmusu Taihou and Zuihou on their latest effort.  Attendees will also receive a clear file folder with the same artwork for their sultry, steamy, and shameful war plans.

Sunshine Creation 62: Digital Lover / DL Action 84 / Yuka Nakajima

Shapely shiply sisters

Digital Lover continues to crank through the cast of Kantai Collection at Sankuri 62 this weekend with the circle's third parody of the total and all-encompassing obsession game, no doubt to the consternation of the overwhelmed and inexperienced admiral guiding the action.  After a diverse collection of kanmusu on the covers of DL Action 81 and 82, circle artist Yuka Nakajima keeps this one a family affair, with aircraft carrier sisters Shoukaku and Zuikaku on the cover, though there will surely be more girls in on the action if the previous releases are any indication.

Sunshine Creation 62: Clesta / Cle Masahiro / CL-orz 35 Preview

Crinolined cruiser not ready to enter the fray

One week ago, Cle Masahiro shared an in-progress image of Kantai Collection's Suzuya very much in his modus operandi to suggest the delightfully ruffly cruiser would take the cover of Clesta's next erotic parody doujin.  While the suspicion held water, it seems that the vessel is not prepared to take to the high seas, as the artist revealed today that their Sankuri 62 contribution would be merely an eight-page preview of the full-fledged book, expected to be completed and sold via consignment shops later this month.  

Sunshine Creation 62: Alpha to Yukaina Nakamatachi / 有葉と愉快な仲間たち

New year, new nomenclature

Alpha to Yukaina Nakamatachi has revealed their first new sketch book of the new year, to be sold at Sunshine Creation 62 this weekend.  Dispensing with the baked goods and sweets-themed names of last year's releases, Zero Nine Seven features the numbers in Morse code underneath the title name, and places an adorable girl dressed appropriately for the season on the cover.  We'll surely see her in the pages of Alpha's 2015 calendar next year.

Sunshine Creation 62: Abgrund / Yusa Saikawa

DEF+, DFC- at Sankuri 62

Abgrund's Yusa Saikawa has revealed the circle's plans for this weekend's Sunshine Creation 62, and while the circle's recent infatuation with Kantai Collection's Yamato burns on by way of what appears to be a poster of the pride of the fleet, it's the defensively gifted but chest-deficient aircraft carrier Taihou starring in the circle's ero doujin release.  At just four pages in length, it's not going to be sold in stores by way of consignment, so fans will have to get to the event or have a good proxy to secure their copy.