From: bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com   
      
   	Both of these manga are available on MangaFox as well as plenty of   
   other stuff.  MF covers the whole range of manga but if a work is   
   licensed it will be blocked.   
      
   SKETCHBOOK Manga   
   スケッチブック; Sketch Book; Sukecchibukku   
   Released: 	Author & Artist	Genre(s):   
   2003 		Kobako Totan	Comedy, Shounen, Slice Of Life	   
      
   Sketchbook revolves around a group of high school students who are   
   members of the art club at their school. The plot follows a slice of   
   life style via the students' experiences at school through the club. The   
   main character is a young shy, and quiet girl named Sora Kajiwara who   
   goes through life at her own pace. She tends to look at the little   
   things in life, and is often at awe of the more simpler things. Sora   
   knows several stray cats around her town and has given them names.   
      
   	This is not your regular serial manga rather than heroic battles   
   or other conflicts to be resolved the development is slow and somewhat   
   ironic.   
      
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   WARATTE! SOTOMURA-SAN Manga   
   笑って! 外村さん; 笑一个吧！外村桑; Smile! Sotomura san;   
   Smile! Sotomura-san   
   Released: 	Author & Artist	   Genre(s):   
   2009 		Minamori Minamo	    Comedy, School Life, Seinen, Slice Of Life	   
      
   Sotomura is a high-school girl widely regarded as a delinquent, feared   
   and avoided by many of the school body. From her light-brown hair down   
   to her long skirt and harsh manner of speaking, she completely seems the   
   part. But after Sotomura rescues a girl named Haruno from some bullies,   
   Haruno decides to try to get to know her better. Haruno is surprised to   
   find out that Sotomura isn't a delinquent at all and is, in fact, just a   
   very socially awkward girl that's bad with words and wants to make   
   friends. She enjoys cooking, handicrafts, and hitting the supermarket   
   sales. She also loves cute and fancy things, but she tries to hide that   
   fact because she feels they don't suit her looks. Haruno's first step in   
   helping Sotomura is to try to teach her how to smile, because whenever   
   she tries, it ends up as a scary grin. Thus begins the story of   
   Sotomura's attempts to make new friends.   
      
      
   	The above precis sums up the sources of comedy in this story where   
   Sotamura-San attempts to be pleasant and useful are consistently   
   mis-interpreted by her contemporaries.  I never miss an episode if I am   
   well enough to sit up at the computer.   
      
   	bliss   
   	   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)