Today's my birthday, and I feel like the universe is totally celebrating it. All kinds of Julia-approved stuff seems to be coming out this week--a brand-spanking-new president, confirmed(!!!) news of a Veronica Mars movie, new albums from A.C. Newman and Andrew Bird, the third volume of Black Jack, even another Underworld movie! It's like a perfect storm of my favorite stuff! And now this:


Yes, dear readers, what you see before you is the cover of a new monthly Japanese magazine of manga-style Harlequin romances. The first issue, released today, is 56 pages long, features four standalone stories, and looks hilariously, deliciously ridiculous.

Seriously, wouldn't you take it as a birthday present from Fate?

Labels: Holiday, manga