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Okay well it's in denouement I guess, but that's still better than it was before!
Dedication Through Light
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Endou-kun no Kansatsu Nikki (1-4 end)
The sketchy art style, to me, worked well for this series. I think Im always a fan of these school stories and this one was just really simple but grew on me, especially at the tense climax chapter. Actually liked Endou better after the haircut over before though, both are just good. Was surprised Tsuda was interested in him. Enjoyable.
The sketchy art style, to me, worked well for this series. I think Im always a fan of these school stories and this one was just really simple but grew on me, especially at the tense climax chapter. Actually liked Endou better after the haircut over before though, both are just good. Was surprised Tsuda was interested in him. Enjoyable.
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GE
... You know, saying "I still love you, but we should pretend we don't even know eachother anymore and I'm happy for you and your other girlfriend" to this kind of guy is ... not exactly the best plan... if you're trying to stay apart for good... it is a good plan to keep this series spinning in circles indefinitely, though!
Kimi-iro Focus 35-36
Woah, actual relationship development between Ooji and Sumire? AMazing, I wasn't expecting it... so how will it be revoked and zeroed out? Oh, sure, it's possible it won't be... but given the genre (harem), I don't think I'd bet on it. Of course it is true that as the childhood friend and main girl Sumire has an advantage, but still... it'll be interesting to see if this actually leads to lasting progress between them!
Oh, and yes, as always, about half of these two chapters was centered around a plot that existed mainly for fanservice reasons. But in this series, you don't expect anything else. But the characters are decently good, the writing okay, and Ooji isn't entirely a standard harem protagonist, so overall I moderately like the series despite the sometimes ridiculous levels of fanservice.
... You know, saying "I still love you, but we should pretend we don't even know eachother anymore and I'm happy for you and your other girlfriend" to this kind of guy is ... not exactly the best plan... if you're trying to stay apart for good... it is a good plan to keep this series spinning in circles indefinitely, though!
Kimi-iro Focus 35-36
Woah, actual relationship development between Ooji and Sumire? AMazing, I wasn't expecting it... so how will it be revoked and zeroed out? Oh, sure, it's possible it won't be... but given the genre (harem), I don't think I'd bet on it. Of course it is true that as the childhood friend and main girl Sumire has an advantage, but still... it'll be interesting to see if this actually leads to lasting progress between them!
Oh, and yes, as always, about half of these two chapters was centered around a plot that existed mainly for fanservice reasons. But in this series, you don't expect anything else. But the characters are decently good, the writing okay, and Ooji isn't entirely a standard harem protagonist, so overall I moderately like the series despite the sometimes ridiculous levels of fanservice.
Anamorphosis no Meijuu vol 1 END
Oh man, this was amazing. The entire setup, the mystery, the tension, brilliant. I'm still not quite sure how the plot twist actually works but I would have never guessed it.
As for the other short stories that followed the main one, well.. fuck. Some of that shit was so disturbing, hilarious, and disgusting all at the same time
I also really like the cover even though I don't think this particular person was featured in the manga
Oh man, this was amazing. The entire setup, the mystery, the tension, brilliant. I'm still not quite sure how the plot twist actually works but I would have never guessed it.
As for the other short stories that followed the main one, well.. fuck. Some of that shit was so disturbing, hilarious, and disgusting all at the same time
I also really like the cover even though I don't think this particular person was featured in the manga
It's pretty great. It has the feel of the large and expansive world that something like One Piece has, while the narrative arcs and character dynamics are closer to something like Fullmetal Alchemist where it feels like a smaller set of individuals on personal missions to change the world. Action, adventure, magic, and cool villains.
See? I never let people down. I'm not a terrible person like those other people peddling smut and subjecting themselves to terrible manga just to post about how horrified they are by the badness!
time to read Choudennou Paraxis if you haven't
Crash Station
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If you like that, I would recommend other Shintaro Kago stuff. He does a lot of oneshots that are just batshit insane, but they're so damn methodical, that you can't really call the guy crazy (like Umezu); just really friggin creative. Read Abstraction; if that doesn't blow your mind, you may be too far gone.
Now a lot of his stuff is technically classified as guro, but it's more for the mindfuckery rather than arousal or anything. He's gone on record to say it's not the kind of stuff that interests him sexually.
Love the Hell Out of This
Seriously, this manga has everything. I'll be surprised if it isn't top 10 for me later on.
Cute.
IDK, would shounen protags want to mess with this?
recton:
That image was so graphic...great manga.
Crash Station
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It's a slice of life comedy about people living in Hell.
Cage of Eden
I wonder what Nishikori knows. If the island really isn't near Okinawa, that would suck.
Its got boobs. Who gives a shit about power levels.
Crash Station
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Buster Keel
Oh shit, Mippie just got badass!
Oh shit, Mippie just got badass!
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
manga tropes bro
Dedication Through Light
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Guilty Crown 3
What a nice surprise I thought it was dropped. This was extremely faithful to the anime, they even kept Tsugumi's booty bounce scene, Ayase's bewbie bounce scene, Shu's starring at Inori's panty scene, and my favorite, Darly's awesome entry and his appearance and anger at the flower scene.
That cliffhanger moment though, my second favorite void after Shuu's in manga form will definitely be great.
What a nice surprise I thought it was dropped. This was extremely faithful to the anime, they even kept Tsugumi's booty bounce scene, Ayase's bewbie bounce scene, Shu's starring at Inori's panty scene, and my favorite, Darly's awesome entry and his appearance and anger at the flower scene.
That cliffhanger moment though, my second favorite void after Shuu's in manga form will definitely be great.
Manyuu Hikenchou?
I haven't watched it but find the plot relatable relative to my interests.
Magi - Volume 9 (ch79-88)
If more "training arcs" were like this, I don't think anyone would complain about them at all. It's really nice to see the author spend an entire volume on quieter things while expanding on stuff the audience might already be curious about. What's Sinbad's kingdom like? Who are his generals? How do the people in his kingdom live? At the same time, the main characters train under stronger and more experienced characters, while also learning more about the nature of their abilities and the rules of the world. Pretty cool stuff.
The new characters are also pretty interesting, telling us a bit more about the complexities of the Kou Empire without revealing too much. There's certainly a lot of mystery there, and we probably won't be learning more for quite a while. The pacing of the story is pretty solid, especially how events lead into each other. I was just wondering about whether they would drag on the training sequences since they still haven't mastered their newer skills, and suddenly bam, Sinbad decides that the best way to improve at this point is to throw them into a Dungeon for some real practice. What an awesome idea.
Why can't more shounen manga be like this?
If more "training arcs" were like this, I don't think anyone would complain about them at all. It's really nice to see the author spend an entire volume on quieter things while expanding on stuff the audience might already be curious about. What's Sinbad's kingdom like? Who are his generals? How do the people in his kingdom live? At the same time, the main characters train under stronger and more experienced characters, while also learning more about the nature of their abilities and the rules of the world. Pretty cool stuff.
The new characters are also pretty interesting, telling us a bit more about the complexities of the Kou Empire without revealing too much. There's certainly a lot of mystery there, and we probably won't be learning more for quite a while. The pacing of the story is pretty solid, especially how events lead into each other. I was just wondering about whether they would drag on the training sequences since they still haven't mastered their newer skills, and suddenly bam, Sinbad decides that the best way to improve at this point is to throw them into a Dungeon for some real practice. What an awesome idea.
Why can't more shounen manga be like this?
The new dungeon is cool.Magi - Volume 9 (ch79-88)
If more "training arcs" were like this, I don't think anyone would complain about them at all. It's really nice to see the author spend an entire volume on quieter things while expanding on stuff the audience might already be curious about. What's Sinbad's kingdom like? Who are his generals? How do the people in his kingdom live? At the same time, the main characters train under stronger and more experienced characters, while also learning more about the nature of their abilities and the rules of the world. Pretty cool stuff.
The new characters are also pretty interesting, telling us a bit more about the complexities of the Kou Empire without revealing too much. There's certainly a lot of mystery there, and we probably won't be learning more for quite a while. The pacing of the story is pretty solid, especially how events lead into each other. I was just wondering about whether they would drag on the training sequences since they still haven't mastered their newer skills, and suddenly bam, Sinbad decides that the best way to improve at this point is to throw them into a Dungeon for some real practice. What an awesome idea.
Why can't more shounen manga be like this?
Assassination Classroom 1
This is good
I'm kinda glad his work isn't centered around guro.
This is good
Ok reading Paraxis and Abstraction next.
I'm kinda glad his work isn't centered around guro.
Crash Station
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Cradle of Monsters
I just noticed something. Both King Bradley and Pride from FMA are in this.
I just noticed something. Both King Bradley and Pride from FMA are in this.
If you're doing play rape then you don't stop unless she says her safeword you both made up
depends on the work, really... kago isn't leery of doing some old fashioned shock and awe with lots of cum and blood when he wants to.
That said both Parastaxis and Abstraction belong more to the high-concept stuff that makes him so good. The latter, in particular, is amazing on a visual level. It plays around with perspectives in a very dissective manner.
GE (caught up)
Ultimately, there wasn't much rage. But the way current events are building up, there's going to be a rage explosion soon when the main girl blurts out her true feelings. I can feel it.
There was no safeword. There was only "I'm going to cry and scream and fight it, but I want you to keep going until you finish". It's the single dumbest moment in either rage manga.
Ultimately, there wasn't much rage. But the way current events are building up, there's going to be a rage explosion soon when the main girl blurts out her true feelings. I can feel it.
There was no safeword. There was only "I'm going to cry and scream and fight it, but I want you to keep going until you finish". It's the single dumbest moment in either rage manga.
Magi - Volume 10 (ch89-98)
I've been talking to cosmic lately about how I feel Magi is much closer to FMA rather than One Piece, but this volume here definitely feels like a One Piece story arc. It's probably fair to say that overall the world and story narrative in Magi are very similar to how FMA handled stuff, and the characters are too, but the Dungeons in Magi definitely feel like One Piece islands in terms of how different/random/unique they are from everything else in the world. Plus, since they're one-off adventures, they'll never be visited twice. If there is more focus on Dungeon exploring, Magi would probably feel more like One Piece, but since there isn't, I think my point stands!
Anyway, that was a pretty interesting volume. The Dungeon here is pretty.... unexpected in terms of where it goes, and shit started to get kinda real at the end. The stuff introduced before the Dungeon proper seems like it might be pretty important to the larger scheme of things later on in the story too. A scattered civilization with an ancient language which existed in the first dungeon? Ominous...
I might put off reading the rest so I don't run out of Magi today. :/
I've been talking to cosmic lately about how I feel Magi is much closer to FMA rather than One Piece, but this volume here definitely feels like a One Piece story arc. It's probably fair to say that overall the world and story narrative in Magi are very similar to how FMA handled stuff, and the characters are too, but the Dungeons in Magi definitely feel like One Piece islands in terms of how different/random/unique they are from everything else in the world. Plus, since they're one-off adventures, they'll never be visited twice. If there is more focus on Dungeon exploring, Magi would probably feel more like One Piece, but since there isn't, I think my point stands!
Anyway, that was a pretty interesting volume. The Dungeon here is pretty.... unexpected in terms of where it goes, and shit started to get kinda real at the end. The stuff introduced before the Dungeon proper seems like it might be pretty important to the larger scheme of things later on in the story too. A scattered civilization with an ancient language which existed in the first dungeon? Ominous...
I might put off reading the rest so I don't run out of Magi today. :/
Sankarea 30
His virginity?
His virginity?
I remember the girl (and I think the whale too) from the one-shot color page, so I assume they're from the one-shot.
I'm assuming Alibaba will hit the level cap at some point like Sinbad. I think there will be a skip on some of the dungeons, going straight to the them having a new Djinn.
It's pretty rare that a single panel can sell me on a series this easily. Shame there's only a handful of short chapters translated.
Crash Station
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I wonder if they'll be a bigger focus on dungeons going forward. I'd be cool with the typical political stuff too, but I feel like Ohtaka just forgot about the dungeon stuff and is now trying to bring it back into the spotlight for a bit.
Sankarea 30
These recent chapters are such teases :/
I think zagan's dungeon stuff is there mainly to develop the Kou prince.
and as upandaway mentioned they'll hit a level cap, so I don't expect more than one or two in the next few years.
I fucking laughed when it said Sinbad had essentially hit a level cap
The level cap was mentioned by Sinbad before they left. But later when they enter the dungeon itself Amon suggests to Alibaba that the level cap is a pre-set thing. It depends on the individual and it's implied that Alibaba's cap is much lower than Sinbad's. The way dungeons work in the world of Magi, it doesn't make sense for them to keep exploring them right now anyway. They serve a specific function, and they're not just there for fun and games. As long as the function of dungeons remain that of being a test for kings, I don't see Aladdin and Alibaba needing to go into many of them.
What could significantly change though, is if there is another game changer in the story. If the "true" nature of the dungeons are eventually revealed, maybe there can be a reason for them to actively go after all the remaining dungeons in the world to seal and recover the Djinns one by one. Unless that happens I don't see dungeons ever being a focus of the main storyline.
Crash Station
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Ah well, guess I'll just enjoy the occasional dungeon. The rest of the series is still awesome.
Sprite
Bah, enough with the jumping around! I hate when any kind of story does that. Makes it very hard to follow.
Sprite
Bah, enough with the jumping around! I hate when any kind of story does that. Makes it very hard to follow.
Yeah it's pretty great so far. It's simple yet charming as well, kinda like Yotsuba or Nichijou.
Hoping more gets translated soon.
Ha, that was my first thought as well.
SE becomes pretty engaging after Medusa's attack on Shibusen (volume 5). The art also improves vastly.
It's funny you mention Nichijou, since I was actually thinking that you could replace the girl and the guy with Yuuko and Mai and it would feel completely natural.
Glass Rebel
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:lol Do you remember when that happened perchance?
Assuming there's no reveal soon regarding the nature of dungeons, I can still see them heading into at least one more, if the story takes a turn towards Kou.
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