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Lychee Light Club is a manga about divine fruit...really

Hey, nerds! You have trouble getting girls! It's because you're all nerds, and girls love muscle-headed sports stars who wear letterman jackets and are into sports (SPOOOOOOOOOORTS)!

And so goes the common taunt. That said, it's a common enough stereotype that many nerds do believe it. That's why movies like Weird Science and countless other Revenge of the Nerd-esque movies do well. They pander to the idea that smarts matter more than good looks and social skills.

That's why Lychee Light Club, a one-shot manga by Usamaru Furuya recently announced by Vertical for its publishing slate, is so intriguing. It's about a group of nerds who construct a special, godlike machine that can seek out the world's most beautiful women. And it's powered by...lychee fruits. Yes.

But, like many technology stories, it takes a turn for the strange. The machine achieves self-awareness and becomes "equally capable of measuring beauty and executing justice." Yes.

Sounds hot. And it may well be, as despite its seemingly lighthearted premise, Lychee Light Club is probably not a manga targeted at young nerds. It was first run in Manga Erotics F magazine, and its content descriptors warn of "graphic depictions of sex, drug use, or bloodshed"

Hmmm. This is definitely going on my "check it out" list. Is it on yours? Do you want a machine capable of measuring beauty and executing justice in equal measure? Have a lot of spare lychee and nothing to do with them?





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Those warnings are understatements. Some serious guro, rape (sort of), sexual interactions (of the homosexual variety) litters LHC.

Still, it's one damn great manga and recommended to everyone who has moved on to multi-demographic and variety tastes.
Oh god, I think I saw a panel of this manga in one of the What's Manga Been Up To features. The story sounds fascinating, but I simply can't stomach guro. I love violent films like Kill Bill and Kickass, but the sight of guro just gets to me.
this manga's pretty fucked up, even by my standards. i'm honestly surprised that this is getting licensed.

hope that gnatz woman isn't going to get wind of this...
No Way!!! I want a machine that is capable of measuring justice and executing beauty!!!

That runs on TWIZZLERS!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Lychee Light Club is a manga about divine fruit...really


12:00 PM on 07.24.2010
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Hey, nerds! You have trouble getting girls! It's because you're all nerds, and girls love muscle-headed sports stars who wear letterman jackets and are into sports (SPOOOOOOOOOORTS)!

And so goes the common taunt. That said, it's a common enough stereotype that many nerds do believe it. That's why movies like Weird Science and countless other Revenge of the Nerd-esque movies do well. They pander to the idea that smarts matter more than good looks and social skills.

That's why Lychee Light Club, a one-shot manga by Usamaru Furuya recently announced by Vertical for its publishing slate, is so intriguing. It's about a group of nerds who construct a special, godlike machine that can seek out the world's most beautiful women. And it's powered by...lychee fruits. Yes.

But, like many technology stories, it takes a turn for the strange. The machine achieves self-awareness and becomes "equally capable of measuring beauty and executing justice." Yes.

Sounds hot. And it may well be, as despite its seemingly lighthearted premise, Lychee Light Club is probably not a manga targeted at young nerds. It was first run in Manga Erotics F magazine, and its content descriptors warn of "graphic depictions of sex, drug use, or bloodshed"

Hmmm. This is definitely going on my "check it out" list. Is it on yours? Do you want a machine capable of measuring beauty and executing justice in equal measure? Have a lot of spare lychee and nothing to do with them?

Lychee Light Club is a manga about divine fruit...really photo





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Legacy Comments (will be imported soon)


Those warnings are understatements. Some serious guro, rape (sort of), sexual interactions (of the homosexual variety) litters LHC.

Still, it's one damn great manga and recommended to everyone who has moved on to multi-demographic and variety tastes.
Oh god, I think I saw a panel of this manga in one of the What's Manga Been Up To features. The story sounds fascinating, but I simply can't stomach guro. I love violent films like Kill Bill and Kickass, but the sight of guro just gets to me.
this manga's pretty fucked up, even by my standards. i'm honestly surprised that this is getting licensed.

hope that gnatz woman isn't going to get wind of this...
No Way!!! I want a machine that is capable of measuring justice and executing beauty!!!

That runs on TWIZZLERS!!!!!!!!!!!!
From this description, I was expecting the machine to run on durians instead.

9:15 PM on 05.15.2013

Get Pumped: Daisuki.net goes live

[Update: It seems availability varies per-country. For example, viewers in the Philippines are currently only able to view Sunrise videos.] This week has been a great moment for anime. First we get Anime Sols, and now Daisuki...

Salvador G-Rodiles

10:25 PM on 05.13.2013

Huzzah! Anime Sols is now up and running

The moment of truth is now here, people! That's right, today marks the debut of Anime Sols, the anime streaming Website that lets you help the shows on there get a home release by donating money to the cause. Based on my inve...

Salvador G-Rodiles

4:37 AM on 05.08.2013

Trigger's new TV anime is called Kill-La-Kill

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Elliot Gay

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Elf's got crazy moves in the new Dragon's Crown trailer

Oh, is it already time for another new Dragon's Crown trailer? Yup, looks like it. The hooded Elf gets the spotlight this round, with a minute long video displaying her acrobatic prowess. While she looks to be primarily a ra...

Elliot Gay

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12:20 AM on 04.11.2013

Unsheathe your sword for Muramasa's special blessing

I was originally going to deliver this news in a flash, but I had to outrun an army of ninjas that were trying to keep me from achieving my goal -- I blame those cats that hindered Warmonger Josh's objectives. Luckily, they w...

Salvador G-Rodiles

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Rejoice, Muramasa's new localization is a sight to behold

When Elliot told me that Ignition messed up on Muramasa: The Demon Blade's localization for the Wii, he was not kidding. And thanks to the folks at Siliconera, we are given a side by side comparison between Ignition's bl...

Salvador G-Rodiles

1:00 PM on 04.05.2013

See you soon, Jotaro...

Well, once David Productions are done doing Neptunia, at any rate.

Josh Tolentino

7:00 PM on 03.26.2013

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The darkness that's invading March is about to be vanquished, as we witness a new preview by the blade of knights that will grant mankind hope next week. And I'm going to bet my Madou Lighter that the CG visuals shown in the...

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