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Manga Discussion/News |OT7| This thread gets an F-; I quit; see you next week.

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IntelliHeath

As in "Heathcliff"
7 Seeds to 104

*thumbs up*

Well God's Beard and others I must say it took me awhile but I'm on board, this really is a good series. While I did enjoy earlier parts like Team Winter, the Bunker, and the Summer A training plots, really it was seeing Summer B interact with Ango and Ryo that really made me love this series. It really ties all the themes and plot lines together and is fantastic. Will finish catching up tomorrow after work, good stuff.

I finally caught up with 7 Seeds last night. I totally agreed with you there. It's fantastic manga with well written story. It helped me to forget all about Cage of Eden for now. I just can't believe that author screwed it up for CoE.
 
Eyeshield 21 - 323

"Carrying natural springs only a black man could possess!"

Seriously, this crap is so racist it seems retarded. It's a shame, too... the rest of the manga has been pretty spectacular.

Eyeshield 21 - 324

"Using his long and slender arm characteristic of black people"... wtf? Just go a step further and compare him to a monkey, then.
Yep shitty racist manga.
 
Natsume Yuujinchou

I honestly don't understand how my female friends love the shit out of the series. It just seems like another average, run of the mill manga.
 

Qvoth

Member
Noragami volume 2
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Will probably keep following now.
You, sir, is a fellow gentlemen of good taste
 
Tales of Eternia 01-29

Definitely one of the better Tales adaptions. Much faster paced yet tells the story much better than the game where I felt it was pretty scattered.
 
New Prince of Tennis 94-95:
So, Byoudouin and Oni are basically gods, then? These guys basically make all of the moves used in Prince of Tennis up to this point look run of the mill by comparison. I mean, we've got powers coming from another dimension and demonic auras now.

Fucking manly ass set of chapters, though. Seeing the backstory between Oni and Byoudouin and them going back and forth was great. After this, I have a hard time imagining Oni losing anytime soon. He's just on a completely different level from every other character in the series.
 
What the fuck.

I'm not even exaggerating, either. Byoudouin starts talking about how he's gained a power from another dimension, and then the ball starts glowing and he hits a shot which manages to crush a wall in. The shockwave alone is enough to cut open Oni's cheek and permanently scar him (this is all in a flashback and he's still scarred two years later). Also, this is all happening inside some sort of cloud that no one else can see because of how crazy their auras are or something. The referee even has to ask the players what's happening and what the score is during the match.

So Oni then retaliates by pulling out some sort of demonic aura that looks like a Kishin or something and just wrecks face.
 

Kusagari

Member
AKB49 107-109

That Yoshinaga stuff was so lame. Can't wait to see what team he gets placed on.

Akarui Sekai Keikaku 7

I have no idea what is going on in this manga right now. I'm at least interested to see why the fat guy turned her down.
 

Drkirby

Corporate Apologist
Just read the newest chapter of Jojo, does anyone know what all the text on the end was advertising? Is it something based on George Joestar the second?
 

scy

Member
New Prince of Tennis 94-95:
So, Byoudouin and Oni are basically gods, then? These guys basically make all of the moves used in Prince of Tennis up to this point look run of the mill by comparison. I mean, we've got powers coming from another dimension and demonic auras now.

Fucking manly ass set of chapters, though. Seeing the backstory between Oni and Byoudouin and them going back and forth was great. After this, I have a hard time imagining Oni losing anytime soon. He's just on a completely different level from every other character in the series.

This sounds awesome.

Somehow.
 

Angry Grimace

Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
I was reading Aku no Hana when it first started, but I didn't make it very far. All the characters in it are hateable with no redeeming qualities. I wanted them all to go on a murder-suicide pact, but it never happened. The main character is the most hateable character in all of comics. I never knew it was possible to hate ink, but I do now. I wish I could hate him out of existence. If he ever dies in the manga, someone let me know. I have to watch his death.

Do you guys just keep reading it because it's super interesting?

There's virtually no smut if that's what you're asking. Its intentional that the characters are all unlikable - I don't think the intent is sympathy for the MC at all. They're a bunch of arrogant pretentious asshole teenagers who think they're super special and act like complete idiots as a result. The reason to read it is watching them go down in flames.
 

BatDan

Bane? Get them on board, I'll call it in.
Toonami just announced they'll be airing the Soul Eater anime.
Is the manga worth checking out?
 
There's virtually no smut if that's what you're asking. Its intentional that the characters are all unlikable - I don't think the intent is sympathy for the MC at all. They're a bunch of arrogant pretentious asshole teenagers who think they're super special and act like complete idiots as a result. The reason to read it is watching them go down in flames.

It's not like the "normals" are very appealing either. Considering the target audience is adolescents, I think the author intends our sympathies to be more in line with the teenage assholes.
 

Lain

Member
I can't believe there are already a number of porn doujinshi from the last Comiket for Novice Policewoman Kiruko-san. Isn't it a pretty recent series?
 

Quasar

Member
Rosario to Vampire II #60

Well. I guess the storyline is finally coming to an end. And its one I haven't really enjoyed at all. A long fighting heavy story is not really why I started reading this. I probably should stop as its clear this kind of tone is the status quo now.
 

Angry Grimace

Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
Rosario to Vampire II #60

Well. I guess the storyline is finally coming to an end. And its one I haven't really enjoyed at all. A long fighting heavy story is not really why I started reading this. I probably should stop as its clear this kind of tone is the status quo now.

I remember when RV was a harem shonen and not a weird shojo.
 

Antiwhippy

the holder of the trombone
I really don't know how you see any kind of shoujo in Rosario Vampire 2. Seems more like it was turning into battle shonen.
 

Quasar

Member
I really don't know how you see any kind of shoujo in Rosario Vampire 2. Seems more like it was turning into battle shonen.

Which is my problem. Me waiting around hoping it will revert once this storyline is finished is really pretty stupid. I've been in denial for a while.
 

Angry Grimace

Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
I really don't know how you see any kind of shoujo in Rosario Vampire 2. Seems more like it was turning into battle shonen.

To be fair, I might have read 2 chapters of RV2 and I'm probably mostly talking about the art shift. In full disclosure, I think Rosario Vampire sucks and I'm 99% sure I probably would think RV2 sucks even worse.
 

Antiwhippy

the holder of the trombone
To be fair, I might have read 2 chapters of RV2 and I'm probably mostly talking about the art shift. In full disclosure, I think Rosario Vampire sucks and I'm 99% sure I probably would think RV2 sucks even worse.

You would be right.

I read it out of obligation for awhile but then just dropped it.
 

Antiwhippy

the holder of the trombone
Well I continued to enjoy it right up until this current story, and it going on longer and longer really isnt helping my mood.


If the current arc is invading the vampire stronghold or whatever (it's been awhile) then I think that's where I dropped it.
 
Hyakko 1-20 21-35

Much more enjoyable than the anime (which I finished watching yesterday). These slow paced slice of comedic life series are better suited to being mangas... is what I'd say if Azumanga Daioh wasn't one of my favourite animes of all time. Still, being able to speed through what would be at least half an episode in a few minutes does make the comparatively dull segments far more bearable. Also weak art doesn't bother me as much as quality animation does.

TLRD 28

Today too! Everything is solved by getting naked. ♫

Centaur's Worries 25

Kids' chapters are still zzzzz.
 

Milamber

Member
Doubutsu no Kuni c1-7




Holy Shit! After finishing Konjiki no Gash Bell, I stopped following what the author was doing after. And just now, I stumble across this manga and well... Holy Shit!

I love you, Raiku Makoto! I'm off to the nearest Kinokuniya to find the rest of the volumes.
 

fertygo

Member
So I catching up to Berserk up to vol 33-34 currently.

Miura, why the goddamn loli witch became our heroine and OTP for Gutts now?
 

Akito

Member
Apparently "famous cooking expert" Yuki Morisaki is serving as an adviser for Shokugeki no Soma (aka Food Smut). How oddly appropriate.

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Antiwhippy

the holder of the trombone
Eh, I usually try to keep out of any pairing discussion. Which is why I don't really go to dedicated series threads/sites. :p
 
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