As of today, the Kickstarter for Galette Special English Edition Vol. 4 has ended, with a successful 713 backers…but don’t worry, there is a little bit more time to pledge! If you missed the kickstarter campaign, the folks at GaletteWORKS are keeping the Kickstarter open for a few more days so there is still a chance that they will make that 5th and final stretch goal. ^_^ Which makes today a great choice to talk about some Galette Magazine. ^_^

In Galette, No. 35 (ガレット)  we say goodbye to one of the long-running serials, Houkenshitsu Ano Onna, which you are now reading as “That Woman In The Infirmary” by Yorita Miyuki. I can’t pin point when I really started to look forward to this series, but I did, and I’m torn between being sad to see it over and looking forward Yorita-sensei’s new work!

We have two continuing stories by Morinaga Milk. “Himitsu no Recipe” has just finished up at the final chapter of the printed volumes, (which were never licensed in English, so it might be nice to see that published by Galette EN.) The final chapter is marked “To Be Continued” so we can expect more of that and of course, “Watashi no Kawiii Neko-chan” is ongoing. Yuna is facing down the baggage from her feelings about her family’s expectations of her…about which she may have been mistaken. Rena is still focused on opening her home salon, but they both find that they really just want to be together. 

“Yuruku SM Yattemiru” by Syanimuni follows two students who find a bunch of questionable props in a school closet. The volume came with a mini clear file of this series.

Inui Ayu’s “cool girl as boyfriend practice” “Koi ni Shiyakiunaina” turns from cute and akward to just plain cute as Momo and Ren realize they actually like each other. ^_^

Nekohariko22’s “Torokeru Heya nanoka” as Koyuki cannot stop fantasing about her  now live-in maid, who doesn’t seem to mind the idea.

I genuinely enjoyed Hakamada Mera’s weird little post-death scenario “Shindaramina VTUBER.”

“Kanojo Kuchizuke Kansenseuru Libido” continues, which kind of amazes me.  Sa-chan is struggling with feeeling sh wants more from Ayane, who seems to be just fine with moving their relationship to the next level.

“Foglight In The Gray” is a nice little post-apocalyptic romance by Dodmori, who art I quite like.

The magazine includes a short story about a woman whose dream to become a ballet dancer desert her, the Yurikko Research column, the 140-character stories, and more. 

As the staff looks towards a 8th anniversary, there’s a wonderful maturity about the content and design of Galette that I look forward to every issue. 

Ratings: 

Overall  – 8