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Manga News/Discussion |OT~| How can I Ignore Such a Magnificent...THREAD!
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were gunna reboot this itt so y'all better get started on hagio before august begins
<- all credit to Haly for this beauty
Welcome to the NeoGAF Manga Reading Club for the month ofMayJuly! What began as an effort by a bunch of nerds to force each other to read certain titles has expanded into a reading club that anyone can participate in, with a focus on picking a variety of lesser-known quality titles from all periods and genres of Japanese comic book history.
We've selected a series of authors to highlight each month, with occasional months dedicated to a certain topic or genre. This month's subject is Moto Hagio, famed and influential early author of shoujo, shounen ai, and science fiction-themed manga. We will pick one series each week by the author of the month or befitting that month's topic, and talk about that series during that week.
A bit about the author courtesy of this interview with Matt Thorn, who has translated several of her works into English:
Heart of Thomas
Licensed in English: Y
Purchase: here
They Were 11
Licensed in English: Y
Purchase: here
Marginal
Licensed in English: N
Purchase: here
A, A Prime (also written A, A')
Licensed in English: Y
Purchase: here
Future Months Planned (tentative)
Furuya Usamaru
Japanese Culture
Taiyo Matsumoto
Osamu Tezuka
Horror
LGBT (yaoi/yuri/shounen ai/shoujo ai/etc.)
Thanks to icarus for puttin in the hard yards on the original OP.
Welcome to the NeoGAF Manga Reading Club for the month of
We've selected a series of authors to highlight each month, with occasional months dedicated to a certain topic or genre. This month's subject is Moto Hagio, famed and influential early author of shoujo, shounen ai, and science fiction-themed manga. We will pick one series each week by the author of the month or befitting that month's topic, and talk about that series during that week.
A bit about the author courtesy of this interview with Matt Thorn, who has translated several of her works into English:
Heart of Thomas
Licensed in English: Y
Purchase: here
They Were 11
Licensed in English: Y
Purchase: here
Marginal
Licensed in English: N
Purchase: here
A, A Prime (also written A, A')
Licensed in English: Y
Purchase: here
Future Months Planned (tentative)
Furuya Usamaru
Japanese Culture
Taiyo Matsumoto
Osamu Tezuka
Horror
LGBT (yaoi/yuri/shounen ai/shoujo ai/etc.)
Thanks to icarus for puttin in the hard yards on the original OP.
FlutterPuffs
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Nice!
I'll join this month.
I'll join this month.
Heart of Thomas
I tend not to care much for how most "older" queer romance manga usually end up in tragedy so it was nice to have it front loaded with everything developing and unwinding off of it. Watching Juli come to terms with everything over 450 densely written pages was far more engrossing than I ever expected it to be, doubly so for the art which is just stupendously good. My only complaint is the ending felt somewhat abrupt but the little storybook vignette at the end helped make it all the less bitter. A must read.
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deff gunna get a lotta mileage outta this
They Were 11
This felt like a really cool prototype version of 7Seeds set in Space only without all the dead kids and despair. You only get a brief glimpse into all the different races, their customs, their myths, and most importantly their way of life but it was more than enough to be such an utterly captivating Sci-Fi read that I want more! Will watch the anime film made by the (younger) Dezaki ASAP.
I tend not to care much for how most "older" queer romance manga usually end up in tragedy so it was nice to have it front loaded with everything developing and unwinding off of it. Watching Juli come to terms with everything over 450 densely written pages was far more engrossing than I ever expected it to be, doubly so for the art which is just stupendously good. My only complaint is the ending felt somewhat abrupt but the little storybook vignette at the end helped make it all the less bitter. A must read.
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deff gunna get a lotta mileage outta this
They Were 11
This felt like a really cool prototype version of 7Seeds set in Space only without all the dead kids and despair. You only get a brief glimpse into all the different races, their customs, their myths, and most importantly their way of life but it was more than enough to be such an utterly captivating Sci-Fi read that I want more! Will watch the anime film made by the (younger) Dezaki ASAP.
MetroidPrimeRib
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I read Heart of Thomas and They Were Eleven. Cool, but I don't really think Moto's manga are my kind of thing. I will at least attempt to follow the other stuff in the following months, it's a good way to try out some new genres and stuff. I don't really think I've ever read anything as old as Heart of Thomas, except for sold old Nagai stuff, for example. Oh I don't think I've ever read any BL stuff before Heart of Thomas either.
I already read everything from the Hagio Moto month per the other thread and overall I enjoyed them, though I must say I never really found the characters endearing.
Definitely do give them a read for the story and themes. Marginal is probably the best one of the lot, though I'd suggest to start with They Were 11.
Definitely do give them a read for the story and themes. Marginal is probably the best one of the lot, though I'd suggest to start with They Were 11.
Yuri na Watashi to Akuma na Kanojo(?) 1
This is kind of a yuri series but not really. The MC is a lesbian who is in love with a girl she was friends with in the past. She's also scared of guys as is normal in this type of story. The girl from the past transfers into the MC's class and they walk around the school together. This would be a generic yuri series but then the end of chapter twist hits. It's nothing super original but it does leave the story open for a straight or lesbian ending. At the very least there is promises of the main "girls" kissing every chapter.
This is kind of a yuri series but not really. The MC is a lesbian who is in love with a girl she was friends with in the past. She's also scared of guys as is normal in this type of story. The girl from the past transfers into the MC's class and they walk around the school together. This would be a generic yuri series but then the end of chapter twist hits. It's nothing super original but it does leave the story open for a straight or lesbian ending. At the very least there is promises of the main "girls" kissing every chapter.
Laughing Banana
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I am sorry, who is he? Is he someone famous?
Turin Turambar
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Shingeki no Kyojin 71
That's a really nice chapter in terms of character's development, it explained the rise and fall of Shadis and his personality pretty well, and it does it with some denouement in the end. Obviously it doesn't advance a lot the plot, it just gives a new tidbit of info:
Now, his memory loss...
1)Was he lying about that, was it just a way to explain others why he didn't know about human society inside the walls?
2)Was he being honest, and in that case
2.a) the memory loss comes from being a brainless titan a lot of time, until he eat by chance a shifter.
2.b) he is a shifter from the shifter titan village and somehow fought MT for something, and he was exiled and his memory erased.
fake edit: no, he knew about the Reiss family titan's secrets, so it has to be 1)
The comment of "at least there is peace inside the walls" was interesting. It teases that maybe outside the walls, even for shifter titans, there is a state of permanent war and conflict. Maybe there are multiple titan villages continuing the conflict that it started all this hundreds of years ago.
That's a really nice chapter in terms of character's development, it explained the rise and fall of Shadis and his personality pretty well, and it does it with some denouement in the end. Obviously it doesn't advance a lot the plot, it just gives a new tidbit of info:
Grisha was from outside the walls.
1)Was he lying about that, was it just a way to explain others why he didn't know about human society inside the walls?
2)Was he being honest, and in that case
2.a) the memory loss comes from being a brainless titan a lot of time, until he eat by chance a shifter.
2.b) he is a shifter from the shifter titan village and somehow fought MT for something, and he was exiled and his memory erased.
fake edit: no, he knew about the Reiss family titan's secrets, so it has to be 1)
The comment of "at least there is peace inside the walls" was interesting. It teases that maybe outside the walls, even for shifter titans, there is a state of permanent war and conflict. Maybe there are multiple titan villages continuing the conflict that it started all this hundreds of years ago.
Rebel Leader
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One Piece 793
I love fujitora
I love fujitora
Infinite Justice
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Fujiyama san wa Shishunki 46
now the serious sensei...lol
Its slowly getting out there on its own at least.
Fujiyama san wa Shishunki 47
Even the friend's big sister can see it and she haven't seen them interact yet.
Maki looked great and that comment Kanba made was very apt imo. Too bad the image was destroyed at the end due to her actions lol.
now the serious sensei...lol
Its slowly getting out there on its own at least.
Fujiyama san wa Shishunki 47
Even the friend's big sister can see it and she haven't seen them interact yet.
Maki looked great and that comment Kanba made was very apt imo. Too bad the image was destroyed at the end due to her actions lol.
I just searched for Etrian Odyssey Shishou and your GAF picture popped up ¯\_(ツ
_/¯ Toriko 330
I'm still not sure if these underwater chefs are bad guys or not
One Piece 793
Aaaah finally good chapters
Also lol apparently Alabasta's saga was only two years ago in OP's time, that means that between Crocodile and Marineford's incident only few months passed.
Boku no Hero Academia 50 SPOILERS
R.I.P.
TheRealTalker
Banned
Toriko 330
29 years old.... man Komatsu your age and body don't match
I also like this spooky atmosphere this city has
29 years old.... man Komatsu your age and body don't match
I also like this spooky atmosphere this city has
If any of y'all hasn't heard of Usamaru Furuya, it's high time y'all read The Music of Marie and Genkaku Picasso.
I guess I should feel honored about that lol
I just searched for Etrian Odyssey Shishou and your GAF picture popped up ¯_(ツ
I guess I should feel honored about that lol
I do like the development of her character through the series. Long term vision indeed.
Out of all the manga I read from him, these 2 are the stand outs. I should give Litchi☆Hikari Club another shot some day though.
Dedication Through Light
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Cant wait for Monday, Best BLue cast looks great.
s-sorry
I haven't read enough of Furuya to judge. I still need to read Garden, among others, though if Short Cuts and Wsamarus are any indication, I expect plenty of weirdness.
In terms of breadth of variations and creativity in his work, he is ahead of his counterpart, Furuya Minoru. But I kinda adore the latter take on the life of aimless youths/salary-man. Just look at the synopsis of his newest manga.
31 year old Nakamaru Takehiko has trained all his life to never be disturbed by anything that the world throws at him. Whether dog poop begins to rain down from the heavens, or a human shaped strawberry monster shows up in front of him, his will never faltered. But when he realized that his existence in the house inhibits his sister from getting married, he panicked. In his panicked state, he left the house for Tokyo. Now homeless, he must find ways to survive in this world with only his iron will and the companions he finds along the way.
Yea, I will read that.
dakkumauji
Member
"Now homeless, he must find ways to survive in this world with only his iron will and the companions he finds along the way."
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One piece 973
Fujitora has BALLS OF STEEL
Fujitora has BALLS OF STEEL
BALLS that even magma can't melt!
Still in line with the source. Magic was a present force in the world (I can recall how it was in the OVA's at the moment).
Haha, I was legit smiling when Hakuryuu revealed what his original plan was. Get fucked Kouen. This is now Hakuryuu's victory more or less (though he's probably going to need to tone down his plans from now on).
I was sort of hoping we stay on the civil war stage more, but since Judar isn't around that wouldn't have been possible. Guess world war it is then.
8 X 11 Printer Paper
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Jump Rankings this week (since my previous post was for last weeks) Devilyman debuts anything with CP or Cover has no official rank.
Best Blue (Cover, Lead CP, New Series)
Boku no Hero Academia
One Piece
Shokugeki no Souma (CP)
Ansatsu Kyoushitsu
Black Clover
Sesuji wo Pin! to (CP)
Hinomaru Zumou
Gintama
Haikyuu!!
Devilyman
Saiki Kusuo no Sainan
Toriko
Kagamigami
Sekai no Kurosawa (One Shot)
Isobe Isobee Monongatari (CP)
Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kouen-mae Hashutsujo
Bleach
Lady Justice
Best Blue (Cover, Lead CP, New Series)
Boku no Hero Academia
One Piece
Shokugeki no Souma (CP)
Ansatsu Kyoushitsu
Black Clover
Sesuji wo Pin! to (CP)
Hinomaru Zumou
Gintama
Haikyuu!!
Devilyman
Saiki Kusuo no Sainan
Toriko
Kagamigami
Sekai no Kurosawa (One Shot)
Isobe Isobee Monongatari (CP)
Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kouen-mae Hashutsujo
Bleach
Lady Justice
Rebel Leader
THE POWER OF BUTTERSCOTCH BOTTOMS
These balls are UNSTOPPABLE
Interesting. Will check it out.
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