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A euglena turns into a handsome price! Then, even a water bear changes into a beautiful Gothic Lolita girl? A unique manga about microbes, Midorimushi wa Shokubutsu Desu ka? Mushi Desu ka?, created by Marie Hatori, is becoming a talked about.
One day, a handsome, nude boy suddenly appears in front of a lonely researcher who is passionate about euglenas. He doesn’t understand what happened, but it seems that a euglena has just turned into a human. The good-looking boy calls himself the “Euglena Prince,” and he saves the researcher with his “euglena power” whenever in a tight spot. The unusual development of a microbe turning into a person, however, also means the researcher’s days are turned into chaos. On the way, a cute Gothic Lolita girl by the name Waterbear also appears, and the momentum of the story increases.
It has some cool lines like, “I’m comiiiiing!! Super Photosynthesis!!” and, “Do it all over again from the Big Bang.” At any rate, it is filled with energy. This work of extraordinary impact is currently being serialized in the monthly magazine B's-Log Comic, the first volume was released on April 30. Also, the first chapter is released to the public on Pixiv Comic for free.
Euglena are receiving more and more attention thanks to the venture company Euglena, which has succeeded in cultivating a massive euglena population on Ishigaki Island. These microbes are also expected to be used as base material for plastic and jet fuel in the future.
Midorimushi wa Shokubutsu Desu ka? Mushi Desu ka? Official Site:
http://bslogcomic.com/midorimushi/index.html (Japanese)
Chapter 1, Free to Browse on Pixiv Comics:
http://comic.pixiv.net/works/374 (Japanese)
Source:
http://nlab.itmedia.co.jp/nl/articles/1305/27/news088.html (Japanese)
