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[Atredeus]

Yes, it is. The argument is Kyo does it at almost EVERY fight. Honestly, don't try to defend Kyo, it's a lost cause.

But hey, enjoy it. We might hate it but it doesn't mean that it should matter much if you do.

Oh, just trolling a bit. Honestly the two are too different to compare. Kyo caters to the lowest common denominator, and after the first arc, it has no ounce of reality. Still a fun read though, and some good fights.

I just haven't gotten to any interesting fights in Kenshin yet. And 70 chapters for a manga to really pick up is a bit long, IMO.

 

[Dedication Through Light]

Hungry Joker 13

Consistently the worst part of the series is the atrocious english and proofreading, I hope that Viz picks this up assuming the series picks up in popularity thanks to these shocking events of the last chapter and this one. Though am hoping Haichi pulls out some new trick or something against Dodo.

 

[Phoenician_Viking]

Kuroko no Basket

The fuck. Get on with it. Man the pacing is horrible, and i thought main characters fight in Shonen drag on. This has been dragging on for way too long.

 

[Dedication Through Light]

Vertical has picked up two seinen series at Katsucon (NA).
- Satoshi Kon's Tropic of the Sea (Kaikisen) - sept
- Hikari Asada's Sickness Unto Death (Shi ni Itaru Yamai) -v1 in oct

 

[Save 'N Quit]

Kuroko no Basket 201

Seriously would have liked the match to end this chapter instead of extending the outcome for another week.

 

[2San]

D-Frag! - 44
New chapter, new character reveal. Probably the only series where I don't mind getting so many characters. We still haven't seen the childhood friend though. xD

 

[Lain]

I went to clean a bit my MU lists for completed series owned and ongoing series owned and I managed to reach 300 completed series owned, though I have a feeling I'm missing some still.

Vertical has picked up two seinen series at Katsucon (NA).
- Satoshi Kon's Tropic of the Sea (Kaikisen) - sept
- Hikari Asada's Sickness Unto Death (Shi ni Itaru Yamai) -v1 in oct

I'll grab both.

 

[Kurita]

On March 22, a special issue of the Jump, Jump VS, will feature action shonens by young authors. Maybe we'll find the new One Piece.
Or Barrage.
https://twitter.com/manganewsjapon/status/302931911704207360

 

[GManDH]

my top three this week.
Toriko
AWESOME!! so happy to see setsuno in action. zaus needs to show up. more battles soon. they better not rush through anymore.
Fairy tail
stop confusing us. just tell us who the bad guy is and let them die.
HSDK
SO MUCH MOE!!! at least its violent.

 

[dakkumauji]

On March 22, a special issue of the Jump, Jump VS, will feature action shonens by young authors. Maybe we'll find the new One Piece.
Or Barrage.
https://twitter.com/manganewsjapon/status/302931911704207360

Or the next series to be cancelled before reaching 20 chapters.

 

[Dedication Through Light]

On March 22, a special issue of the Jump, Jump VS, will feature action shonens by young authors. Maybe we'll find the new One Piece.
Or Barrage.
https://twitter.com/manganewsjapon/status/302931911704207360

I hope some are Science/SciFi/Technology themed. We need another ST&RS.

 

[brotkasten]

Sun-ken Rock 6-8

Now this was a sudden change in tone and felt a bit disconnected after the previous chapter. I didn't expect this at all. The tea house got attacked, the prostitues got raped and one of them even got kidnapped. It feels a bit like I'm missing a chapter or two.

Chapter 8 also has an extreme example of the "pictures as background" issue I talked about earlier.

It's usually not this bad, but feels totally out of place, compared to the rest of the, IMO, pretty good art.

 

[BatDan]

So... who are the big manga publishers in the USA?
I know of Viz, Kodansha USA, and Dark Horse. Are there others?

 

[dakkumauji]

So... who are the big manga publishers in the USA?
I know of Viz, Kodansha USA, and Dark Horse. Are there others?

Vertical, Yen Press.

Udon does have stuff, but it has been mostly Capcom titles.

 

[Jintor]

Seven Seas is climbing the ranks. Does Del Ray have its own arm?

 

[dakkumauji]

Seven Seas is climbing the ranks. Does Del Ray have its own arm?

Ah, forgot about Seven Seas probably because never bought anything from them.

Del Ray did, but that was before Kodansha took back all their licenses and canned some series. Bastards.

 

[Dedication Through Light]

Digital Manga Publishing is also a big one.

 

[BatDan]

I see. Thanks.

 

[Jintor]

Ah, forgot about Seven Seas probably because never bought anything from them.

Toradora, Girl Friends, and I've been looking at that I Have No Friends manga too. Excellent releases. I'm largely publisher neutral - I go where the quality is - but seems good to me.

Now if Yen would just bloody bring Yandere Kanojo over...

 

[Dedication Through Light]

Toradora, Girl Friends, and I've been looking at that I Have No Friends manga too. Excellent releases. I'm largely publisher neutral - I go where the quality is - but seems good to me.

Now if Yen would just bloody bring Yandere Kanojo over...

? why specifically yen?

 

[Jintor]

Because they're the only ones with access to Squeenix's catalogue.

 

[Dedication Through Light]

Because they're the only ones with access to Squeenix's catalogue.

? but titles in the square enix manga magazines have gone all over the place.

 

[Jintor]

Eh? I was under the impression Yen was the only one who had access. Or do they only have first dibs?

 

[Dedication Through Light]

Eh? I was under the impression Yen was the only one who had access. Or do they only have first dibs?

Heroman went to Vertical for example.

If they had exclusive access, I wonder why they didnt try to get FMA from viz.

 

[Jintor]

Iirc wasn't the FMA manga licenced long before Yen became a major player in NA?

 

[B-Dubs]

Iirc wasn't the FMA manga licenced long before Yen became a major player in NA?

Yea, someone had it at some point in time. I forget who.

 

[dumbyugi]

Viz had FMA long before Yen became a major player. Yen doesn't have exclusive rights to the Squeenix stuff but I think they might have a first dibs thing going, much like Del Ray had with Kodansha.

 

[Moosichu]

Fairy tail
stop confusing us. just tell us who the bad guy is and let them.

Its going to be Mavis. Hehehe >

Seriously though, who are the bad guys at large?
- Princess?
- Shadow thingy
- Acnologia
- Zeref?
- Raven Tail? (I loved the part where they got obliterated by Laxus)
- Sabertooth?

 

[Dedication Through Light]

Its going to be Mavis. Hehehe >

Seriously though, who are the bad guys at large?

- Sabertooth?

Sabertooth is bad? Sting wasnt, Rogue wasnt, Rufus wasnt. I bet minerva isnt either...

 

[brotkasten]

Sun-ken Rock 9-11

Tae-seo and the rest are such bros.

This was a ton of action and awesome bundled together. Even the few panels with humor didn't feel out of place. I don't want to post them, because they're place too well, IMO, and it would kinda ruin the moments for new readers.

Since Ken is building his own "gang", I'm really starting to smell some sort of shonen formula in this, even if the Vietnamese didn't join them. When it comes to new members, Ken is seems like the anti-Luffy and refuses to let anyone join at first. I like that, even if the outcome might be the same. And now that they lost, I'm expecting some sort of training arc. I wonder what tropes it will contain.

At the end of volume 2, the mangaka also explained that he pretty much does all the action scenes by using reference material from photos and if necessary, like for the fight scenes, he'll take them himself. I hope I'll get used to it.

 

[Antiwhippy]

There's nothing wrong with using references I feel, as long as the references used makes sense for the scenes. Artists use real life reference to draw poses all the time.

Also I wonder how you'll feel when the manga shows how it deals with women in the action scenes.

 

[Moosichu]

Sabertooth is bad? Sting wasnt, Rogue wasnt, Rufus wasnt. I bet minerva isnt either...

That's what the question mark is for. Minerva and the Guild Master are power-hungry sadists (Minerva is a 'baddy' for all intents and purposes, beating up Lucy for fun in water sphere). Sting looks like he could flip and go Darth Vader on everyone and Rogue is possessed by a crazy shadow.

It could go either way at this point tbh.

 

[brotkasten]

Sun-ken Rock 12

It's the start of a training arc.
On a mountain.
At a temple.
With a former street fighter turned monk (obvious reference).
And a slutty woman.

I'm okay with this.

Just like Ken, I'm starting to get curious about Tae-seo's background.

There's nothing wrong with using references I feel, as long as the references used makes sense for the scenes. Artists use real life reference to draw poses all the time.

Also I wonder how you'll feel when the manga shows how it deals with women in the action scenes.

I don't really have a problem with the references, I find it rather interesting. It's just some of the panels that are clearly blurred pictures that bother me. It feels a bit lazy. Considering how women are portrayed in other scenes, I think I can already imagine it.

 

[Keylow415]

Sun-ken Rock 12

It's the start of a training arc.
On a mountain.
At a temple.
With a former street fighter turned monk (obvious reference).
And a slutty woman.

I'm okay with this.



Just like Ken, I'm starting to get curious about Tae-seo's background.



I don't really have a problem with the references, I find it rather interesting. It's just some of the panels that are clearly blurred pictures that bother me. It feels a bit lazy. Considering how women are portrayed in other scenes, I think I can already imagine it.

Sun-ken Rock is awsome

 

[brotkasten]

Sun-ken Rock is awsome

Absolutely. I'm glad I preferred it over Magi or JoJo. After so much magic, time travel and mystery, it's nice to read a manga in a realistic setting for a change. I still wonder how the mangaka got away with name dropping all those brands like Armani and D&G. Don't they usually try to avoid stuff like that?

 

[Jintor]

Added to the list

 

[Antiwhippy]

It has the same problem as HSDK though. Awesome fights but holy shit the fanservice makes it hard to take it seriously at all.

 

[flintstryker]

Absolutely. I'm glad I preferred it over Magi or JoJo. After so much magic, time travel and mystery, it's nice to read a manga in a realistic setting for a change. I still wonder how the mangaka got away with name dropping all those brands like Armani and D&G. Don't they usually try to avoid stuff like that?

You should Black Joke as well

 

[brotkasten]

It has the same problem as HSDK though. Awesome fights but holy shit the fanservice makes it hard to take it seriously at all.

The (semi-)nudity in the chapters was always in context, as far as I can remember, so I didn't feel like it was that much "in your face". And the rape scene also didn't take 20 chapters, like in Wolf Guy. Only the panty girl at the temple has felt like she was only there for the fan service.

 

[Antiwhippy]

The (semi-)nudity in the chapters was always in context, as far as I can remember, so I didn't feel like it was that much "in your face". And the rape scene also didn't take 20 chapters, like in Wolf Guy. Only the panty girl at the temple has felt like she was only there for the fan service.

It gets SO MUCH WORSE.

I won't say which part, but there was a fight where throughout the scene I was going "Really?" constantly.

I still enjoy it though.

 

[brotkasten]

It gets SO MUCH WORSE.

I won't say which part, but there was a fight where throughout the scene I was going "Really?" constantly.

I still enjoy it though.

That sounds like the mangaka and his editors found a good source for reference material.

But seriously, that's annoying to hear. I love the change of tone within the chapters and the various funny panels, even during serious events and I won't say no to some nicely drawn boobs and butts, but it really doesn't feel like it needs to go that route and have half naked women in every chapter.

 

[flintstryker]

I said earlier and stand by that the Kyoto arc was the worst part of Kenshin. It forgot half way through that as a series kenshins strength is the struggle of the main protagonist to remain the ruroni instead of falling back into the ways of the burosai. Instead it just because a bunch of standard shonen fights which while really well done and enjoyable just aren't as good. Best arc is the step brother arc because it did a good balance of shonen fights while confronting the past kenshin so desperately wanted to bury

I vehemently disagree with this post, though I love the step brother arc

 

[Antiwhippy]

That sounds like the mangaka and his editors found a good source for reference material.

But seriously, that's annoying to hear. I love the change of tone within the chapters and the various funny panels, even during serious events and I won't say no to some nicely drawn boobs and butts, but it really doesn't feel like it needs to go that route and have half naked women in every chapter.

Well, it doesn't quite go as far as that.

Eh, if you enjoy what you're reading now you'll still enjoy it, just be prepared for female characters who might as well just be sex dolls.

 

[Relaxed Muscle]

The (semi-)nudity in the chapters was always in context, as far as I can remember, so I didn't feel like it was that much "in your face". And the rape scene also didn't take 20 chapters, like in Wolf Guy. Only the panty girl at the temple has felt like she was only there for the fan service.

There's a point where context is thrown to the window and ends being just fanservice. Personally...I don't mind.

I have to say that at least a good chunk of it is mixed with humor and is often quite funny.

 

[Keylow415]

Absolutely. I'm glad I preferred it over Magi or JoJo. After so much magic, time travel and mystery, it's nice to read a manga in a realistic setting for a change. I still wonder how the mangaka got away with name dropping all those brands like Armani and D&G. Don't they usually try to avoid stuff like that?

I know it's a korean manga so maybe thats why they can get away with that stuff

 

[Dresden]

Sun-ken Rock 12

nice face

It's like someone shopped a trollface onto the pic.

I know it's a korean manga so maybe thats why they can get away with that stuff

Boichi is korean, but the mag it gets pubbed in is Japanese.

 

[Keylow415]

nice face

It's like someone shopped a trollface onto the pic.



Boichi is korean, but the mag it gets pubbed in is Japanese.

Oh didn't know that

 

[Freshmaker]

Onepunch-man

That ended way too soon but oh well.

Genos is really endearing when he tries so hard to look cool, haha. I need Saitama to pat him on the head and tell him he looked really cool there!

Also, don't get me wrong here, I love the animation spreads, but.. every chapter is a bit... y'know. Especially when it means we're getting half-chapters like this one.

The only upside is knowing that the punch line will be awesome.

 

[Phoenician_Viking]

Sun-ken Rock 6-8

Now this was a sudden change in tone and felt a bit disconnected after the previous chapter. I didn't expect this at all. The tea house got attacked, the prostitues got raped and one of them even got kidnapped. It feels a bit like I'm missing a chapter or two.

Chapter 8 also has an extreme example of the "pictures as background" issue I talked about earlier.

It's usually not this bad, but feels totally out of place, compared to the rest of the, IMO, pretty good art.

Sun-Ken-Rock has an an amazing art.

 

[Milamber]

Mujaki no Rakuen

Stumbled across this manga. What can I say? It's funny. Just don't read it with someone else in the room. Why?

That's why.