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Berserk 262-268

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So much development!

Isidro's fight against the pirates was pretty cool. He's not completely there yet, but at least he won't be dead weight anytime soon. It's amazing that I like him.

Sonia is an interesting girl. As a medium she must be able to see what Griffith really is and she seems to know about the Apostles in the army and yet she doesn't seem to care. That is pretty scary. Getting Magic Loli on her side would've been pretty good for them, I bet. Even though I'm always wrong when it comes to predictions in this series, I suspect that she's going to be Magic Loli's boss in some sort of way.

Farnese leaving the party in exchange for a ship? "She finally made herself useful!" But seriously, this is a weird move, even for her. She just started her magic training with Magic Loli and while she sucks at babysitting Casca ("omg, she ran away again"), Casca trusted her the most. Not to mention that losing Serpico really hurts the group. Just steal a damn ship, like the kid said. Heck, you already defeated a bunch of pirates! Just take theirs! Ugh. But now that she's marrying into another family and seeing how her unhappy brother arranged everything, I smell another fine political drama. That might be worth it.

Little side note: Instead of rape, we get more Loli scenes, including a bathing accident, where she lands naked on sleeping Guts? Is that really better, Miura? No, it isn't! What is wrong with you?!
 
Haha, what? There´s absolutely no justifications or excuses to what Griffith did. He butchered his own troops so he can be a god. He is selfishness reincarnated. I can´t wait to see Guts rip him a new asshole.

Now look what you did, Beam and I agree on something. And for that I can never forgive you, Bass.

Be honest, if you had to choose between living life as a vegetable or letting everyone around you die to become a god what would you do? Also you spent the last year being horribly torched every day.

You know I'm right

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Be honest, if you had to choose between living life as a vegetable or letting everyone around you die to become a god what would you do? Also you spent the last year being horribly torched every day.

You know I'm right

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Griffith should have taken his damn medicine. Nobody told him to break into Princess Charlotte's chamber. Nobody told him to sleep with her. Nobody told him to mouth off to the King. But his loyal comrades should be raped and murdered to pay for his mistakes and further his ambitions? HELL NO.
 
Griffith should have taken his damn medicine. Nobody told him to break into Princess Charlotte's chamber. Nobody told him to sleep with her. Nobody told him to mouth off to the King. But his loyal comrades should be raped and murdered to pay for his mistakes and further his ambitions? HELL NO.

His meltdown was weird, but I think it was Freshmaker who had a reasonable explanation. Not that it justifies his actions.
 
Griffith should have taken his damn medicine. Nobody told him to break into Princess Charlotte's chamber. Nobody told him to sleep with her. Nobody told him to mouth off to the King. But his loyal comrades should be raped and murdered to pay for his mistakes and further his ambitions? HELL NO.

Yes he was a dumb ass and I admit that, had he been a bit patient he would have gotten everything he wanted. I feel he had received his fair share of medicine for what he did after all he didn't rape the princess she willingly wanted it. Again if you were in Griffith's shoes and given the option to become a god why wouldn't you take it?
 
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I can kind of sympathize with the guy though, yeah he was an idiot for fucking the shit out of the princess to try and get rid of his depression because Gutts left him, but after being tortured for a year his life was basically over. The guy couldn't stand, couldn't hold anything, was barely alive more or less living on will alone. If you had the option to sacrifice everyone around you to give yourself a "new life" as a god when your old life is basically over who wouldn't take that chance? Honestly I kind of wish Griffith had made it up to becoming King and then became angry and "wanted more" leading to him turning to the dark side.

In the end what happened to his Band of Hawks was terrible though, and I hope Gutts beats the shit out of Griffith when they finally meet again.

If he didn't brought this on himself i would possibly be on this side, but nope all on him here.


As said before the Count was a fucking better man than he was, seriously.
 
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Headon feels as if he is cheating bad, or is just playing around. Poor Baam, though at least Evan gives him countless support and faith. I wonder if theyd have to actually physically intervene, if every major guardian of sorts will be like headon.
 
Favourite artists? You gotta at least share that with us.
I used to say Yamatogawa but the fucker's schedule is the worst ever. I try not to discriminate in my porn tastes, but I have to be partial to Hisasi's gorgeous illustrations of curves --not to mention he totally gets what moé is about.

That's probably a cowardly answer, I admit! In reality I just don't want to out my fetishes that easily for you, people.
For what it's worth this thread does get some posts about hentai manga every once in a while. There was that time everyone read and posted about Itokoi Chidori for like 50k pages.
Oh my.
Not that I mind, but there's a monthly thread for comics.
I don't know anyone there. Meeting new people scares me.
 
Berserk 262-268

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So much development!

Little side note: Instead of rape, we get more Loli scenes, including a bathing accident, where she lands naked on sleeping Guts? Is that really better, Miura? No, it isn't! What is wrong with you?!

All part of the plan for giving her the spotlight LOLOLOLOLOL.

As for the other stuff continue reading.
 
How bad did Katawa Shoujo get later on? I only managed to play it for like 2 hours before getting bored.

Also in case you didn't know, Koe no Katachi is getting serialized.

Oh really? That's awesome. I wonder if it'll start from the beginning or continue from where the one shot leaves off?

As for Katawa Shoujo, I meant more the set up of just having a school set up just for people with various disabilities and the resulting hijinks that come out of that. I think it handled the issues fine, but obviously that set up doesn't allow for the theme of bullying to come out.
 
Kiba no Tabishounin - The Arms Peddler


Set in a post-apocalyptic future the story centers around Souna Yuki whose entire family is murdered and he is left with a snake mark in his hand.

He is saved by an arms peddler named Garami in exchange for his servitude thus begin his journey through this twisted world.

One of the best things of this manga is the post-apocalyptic setting with elements of dark fantasy. Not only there is remains of the past civilization and technology but supernatural beings such as witches, necromancers, vampires, etc.

It helps that Souna does man up pretty quick and Garami is a hot badass.

 
Interview with Kubo in Germany

Joachim Kaps: "Have you ever expected BLEACH to become this popular?"

Tite Kubo: "It was never my intention to create a manga that becomes popular. I merely started drawing a story I wanted to draw."

Jo Kaps: "Is there any character that is particularly difficult to draw?"

Kubo: "Ichigo is very diffucult."

Jo Kaps: "What's so difficult about him?"

Kubo: "Pretty much everything." (*laughs*)

Jo Kaps: Then, would you say you made a bad choice in designing him this way?"

Kubo: "Well..." (*makes a broody face*) "I'm always wondering why Ichigo has so much screen time."

Jo Kaps: "Because he is the protagonist?"

Kubo: "You might be right." (*laughs*)

Jo Kaps: "Speaking of desing, would you ever desing characters for another medium that is not Bleach? Like characters for someone's video game?"

Kubo: "That would be very difficult for me, since I'm not good at guessing what other persons have on their mind regarding the matter in question. It might be easier if their mindset was close to mine."

Jo Kaps: "When coloring pages, do you use anything besides copic markers?"

Kubo: "Well, I sometimes sneak in a little bit colored pencil. I do, however, not use personal computers, since I lack experience in using them."
...continued...

Jo Kaps: "Many readers are wondering why you tend to draw minimalistic to no backgrounds and focus on the characters instead."
Kubo: "Backgrounds distract the reader from what's going on inside the character. Whenever I leave backgrounds out, this is to allow my readers to see the heart of the character."
Jo Kaps: "Besides manga, you also enyoy listening to music. But if you had to choose one of them..."
Kubo: "I could never give up manga." (Audience cheers for him)
Jo Kaps: "Some resourceful readers found out that you listen to music while drawing. Do you really?"
Kubo: "I do."
Jo Kaps: "And the music matches the scene? Like something calm when the character is deep in thougth or hard rock when there is a battle?" (Audience laughs)
Kubo: "Sometimes. The music is rather to support myself than something I choose to match the situation. One time I might listen to calm music when drawing a battle, the next time I might listen to hard sounds."
Jo Kaps: "Many mangaka have assistants that take over a part of the workload. Do you have any assistants?"
Kubo: "Yes, I have four."
Jo Kaps: "How do you distribute work?"
Kubo: "My assistants do [...] and the backgrounds." (
Jo Kaps: "Is there anything you would never allow an assistant to do? Something you absolutely want to draw yourself?"
Kubo: (*smiles*) "Explosions and other effects. They mirror a character's emotions."
Jo Kaps: "BLEACH is full of different languages. Quincys utilize the German language, the Arrancar name everything in Spanish. Fullbringers use English terms. Why?"
Kubo: "As for the Arrancar, I think that Spanish sounds very passionate and a little erotic, so it matches their wild lifestyle. German sounds cold, harsh and methodic, something that matches the straight-forward methods of the Quincys. I would also like to use French at some point, because it sounds very elegant. But I can't figure out a good way to include it into the story."

Jo Kaps: "Let's talk a little bit about the contents of BLEACH. Your German readers would like to know if they will be given more information about Ururu."

Kubo: "Ururu will stay a mystery. I might, however, change my mind, if revealing her background would benefit the story at some point."

Jo Kaps: "How about Grimmjow? Will he appear again?"

Kubo: "His fate will be revealed when the time has come." (Audience moans unpatiently)

Jo Kaps: "Why do Kaien and Ichigo look so much alike?"

Kubo: "That's what the manga in Japan is about right now."

Jo Kaps: "Well, that means we will also know in the forseeable future. Why is Aizen still alive?"

Kubo: "He is still necessary for the story."

Jo Kaps: "After Kaien died, why did Ukitake not choose a new Vice Captain for such a long time?"

Kubo: "Neither Sentaro nor Kiyone wanted to take that position, so they carried out the Vice Captain's tasks together als two 3rd Ranks."

Jo Kaps: "Is Ichimaru dead or does he, like Grimmjow, still have a chance to reappear?"

Kubo: "He is dead." (Audience groans in disappointment, me being the loudest one to complain) "It was the best for him to die there."

Jo Kaps: "You introduced Kugo Ginjo as the first Substitue Shinigami. Why having him as the first one, and not Ichigo?"

Kubo: "The way of turning a human into a Substitute Shinigami had to been known at the point Rukia turned Ichigo into one. How would she have known of the whole procedure, if she was the first person to ever turn somebody into a Substitute Shinigami?"
Jo Kaps: "Are there any stories you wanted to tell, but couldnt?"

Kubo: "Such an untold story exists for pretty much every single character, most of them were scrapped to to time issues. There is, for example, the story of what Grimmjow did before Aizen captured Hueco Mundo. I have this one all fleshed out, but could never tell it."
 
I used to say Yamatogawa but the fucker's schedule is the worst ever. I try not to discriminate in my porn tastes, but I have to be partial to Hisasi's gorgeous illustrations of curves --not to mention he totally gets what moé is about.

I really want to like Hisasi but I feel like the dude goes waaaaaayyyyyyy overboard with the bodily fluids sometimes.

I like that one with the NEET girl though.
 
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I think I'd rather have a genre shift than her becoming the new MC. She's godawful.

You might not like the other chapters then lulz.

plus eh she's just some girl that has a huge crush on the MC right now and she's actually useful (with bonus help from Griffith himself). Lets see if that will continue or she gets over it eventually.



Jo Kaps: "Many readers are wondering why you tend to draw minimalistic to no backgrounds and focus on the characters instead."
Kubo: "Backgrounds distract the reader from what's going on inside the character. Whenever I leave backgrounds out, this is to allow my readers to see the heart of the character."


Jo Kaps: "How do you distribute work?"
Kubo: "My assistants do [...] and the backgrounds." (


LOL
 
You might not like the other chapters then lulz.

plus eh she's just some girl that has a huge crush on the MC right now and she's actually useful (with bonus help from Griffith himself). Lets see if that will continue or she gets over it eventually.

It's not her crush itself, but the way it's portayed, I guess.

So Ichimaru really is dead? Fuck Bleach.

He was never really a main character and his story was told, plus he's in the flashback. I don't think there's more you could want.

Kubo would've brought him back, if he was popular (same reason Byakuga didn't die), but I don't think he even ranked in the top 10 of the polls.
 

I dont get at all what [...] is supposed to be.

But it is pretty funny if his assistants' main job is to do the backgrounds. They must put their feet up most of the time.

EDIT: oh and I though tit was so funny how he doesnt trust his assistants to draw the explosions.

You knew he was dead for two years.

Why is a confirmation going to change how you feel?

Its really not at all obvious with these shonen manga.

look at Byakuya. Jesus christ I'm not mad that Gin is dead, but I am mad that Byakuya didnt die.
 
Lol what a troll

and who the fuck cares about Ururu.. I mean really.


AND AIZEN STILL IMPORTANT FOR THE STORY...

Well, I wouldn't mind if Kubo explained her story, but I don't think there is one. She's an Anti-Hollow robot and that's it.

And of course he's still important. He's going to be Ichigo's Vegeta.
 
It's not her crush itself, but the way it's portayed, I guess.

Well I guess she feels really strongly about it and it goes with the "older than she appears" vibe she tries to give off (though to the audience she is still just a child also).

She's still young so we'll see...

I dont get at all what [...] is supposed to be.

But it is pretty funny if his assistants' main job is to do the backgrounds. They must put their feet up most of the time.

EDIT: oh and I though tit was so funny how he doesnt trust his assistants to draw the explosions.

more likely for "other stuff" that he doesn't want to disclose maybe due to wordlength/time reasons.
 
Well, I wouldn't mind if Kubo explained her story, but I don't think there is one. She's an Anti-Hollow robot and that's it.

And of course he's still important. He's going to be Ichigo's Vegeta.

Jinta was always a really good character, so I wouldnt mind some Ururu backstory if it involved both of them.

I'll be honest I had to google the name to even remember who that was,but yesI also thought her explaining would be done with Anti-hollow robot.

And Aizen being Ichigo's Vegeta sounds nice, I'll wait for the fusion between them.

edit: That being said I'm sad that there will be no Bleach this week, the flashback arcs are pretty interesting in Bleach.
 
It's not her crush itself, but the way it's portayed, I guess.

Yep. It's the way she tries to carry herself as if she's some all-knowing adult and acts like Guts is crazy for treating her like a child. It's the way she constantly insults/belittles Ishidro and buddies up with Farnese.
 
Lol Kubo being incompetent as hell as usual. Why even expect someone that makes low quality story and characters to even be competent enough to make backgrounds? Backgrounds never defeat the purpose of a story being focused on a character, ever. If anything it enhances the character by putting him in a situation where we know exactly what point in that character's story is.

Let's say for example Ichigo goes inside of a hospital to meet up with his dad who was injured somehow or another. But inside, he meets a Shinigami and the two start clashing for 5-10 chapters straight, and throughout this there is no backgrounds. Situations like this are common in Bleach (just replace hospital with Hueco Mundo, Soul Society, Karakura Town) where you end up forgetting why they're fighting in the first place and what Ichigo is supposed to be doing and where exactly Ichigo is at in his journey. This is why backgrounds are important, cause it serves as a way to show progression of these characters, plus it looks better than a lack of backgrounds.
 
Kubo's chatting a load of crap about that Backgrounds being distracting. They give characters grounding and a sense on place, Bleach regularly feels like the characters are floating in a white fog because of the lack of backgrounds.

And the drawing "focus to the characters" is hot air too. Removing backgrounds is a good tool to give a particular scene weight, or give the impression that time is standing still. For example like in:
But when minimalistic backgrounds are the norm, it loses impact. If you're really clever, you can achieve the effect while still have really detailed backgrounds:
so Kubo doesn't really have a leg to stand on.
 
Oh really? That's awesome. I wonder if it'll start from the beginning or continue from where the one shot leaves off?

As for Katawa Shoujo, I meant more the set up of just having a school set up just for people with various disabilities and the resulting hijinks that come out of that. I think it handled the issues fine, but obviously that set up doesn't allow for the theme of bullying to come out.

It will probably restart the story just like most oneshots -> serialization transitions. The only thing I'm worried about is when the timeskip will happen in the serialization.
 
And the drawing "focus to the characters" is hot air too. Removing backgrounds is a good tool to give a particular scene weight, or give the impression that time is standing still. For example like in:

*snip*
Kubo thinks the entirety of Bleach is like this, when it really isn't.
 
Kiba no Tabishounin - The Arms Peddler



Set in a post-apocalyptic future the story centers around Souna Yuki whose entire family is murdered and he is left with a snake mark in his hand.

He is saved by an arms peddler named Garami in exchange for his servitude thus begin his journey through this twisted world.

One of the best things of this manga is the post-apocalyptic setting with elements of dark fantasy. Not only there is remains of the past civilization and technology but supernatural beings such as witches, necromancers, vampires, etc.

It helps that Souna does man up pretty quick and Garami is a hot badass.

Are the enemies mostly similar to the ones you posted like that whale monster? Anyway, it looks interesting so added to the backlog.
 
Yep. It's the way she tries to carry herself as if she's some all-knowing adult and acts like Guts is crazy for treating her like a child. It's the way she constantly insults/belittles Ishidro and buddies up with Farnese.
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Whats funny that she kinda is that all knowing adult right now in the group but she's ultimately still a child with that info.

Tbf he is a monkey/a bit lacking at times but he realizes he's a just kid and wants to improve himself, so her (mostly her fairy tbh) ribbings pushes him to become that.

as for Farnese it sounds like you are still bitter about her tbh LOL
 
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Tbf he is a monkey/a bit lacking at times but he realizes he's a just kid and wants to improve himself, so her (mostly her fairy tbh) ribbings pushes him to become that.

as for Farnese it sounds like you are still bitter about her tbh LOL

You say that like I shouldn't be.

Kubo thinks the entirety of Bleach is like this, when it really isn't.

That panel only works as well as it does because of how busy mock town was established to be beforehand. It just makes you feel like "For that moment, we were the only people in the world" thing that people go on about in romance stories. Take away the backrounds and that just become a waste of two pages.
 
Are the enemies mostly similar to the ones you posted like that whale monster? Anyway, it looks interesting so added to the backlog.

Nope, this one is unique. There is a wide array of monsters that include a giant worms, "fairies", an Cthulhu like monster, etc.

There is mention of dragons but they didnt appear yet.
 
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