When you read/watch something old do you ever get the feeling of wanting to return to the time when that thing was published/aired even if maybe it was before you were born?
It's a really crappy sensation man... i really want to go back in time but i obviously can't... *sigh*
literal history tourism has weird ethics problems inherent in time travel.
probably a decent manga in that
Natsu no Zenjistu v05
Oh, man, If could punch a fictional character through my screen...
He thinks he doesn't really loves Akira because the reasons he likes her are superficial (beautiful, kind, hot sex), but the truth is, his infatuation with Hanami is as superficial! It's always the same: "I want to draw her because she is so beautiful! she shines like a sunflower!". That's a line of one of the last chapters, and it was exactly the same as the start when he meets her.
Oh well, love isn't rational. He is in love with Hanami.
So the breakup was coming, and after my "rage" phase, and the self-fulfillment viewpoint is broken, I have to say it was it was well done, examining the feelings and reasonings of the two, both before and after. The final moment with her giving him a verbal smackdown but also wanting him to be as selfish as before was good.
I really can't stay angry as I thought I would be with this end ,even if I wanted for the two to stay together. Looking back the entire story was about this, about a fleeting romance which was fated to end, the the mc was always a spoiled kid. And it gives you the feeling that at least this end will serve for him to mature.
Artists are weird beasts in stories. If they aren't tormented (or, in the case of Sayonara Sorcier, if we aren't made to believe that they are/have had a tormented life) then it's like they aren't real artists at all and the normal people won't get interested in their art.
Tormented or not and for superficial reasons or not, he's a giant moron.
Also, any recommendations for similar mangas?
Welcome to the NeoGAF Manga Reading Club for the month of October! 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 Horror and what better time than around Halloween! Read on to experience some of the finest horror series manga has to offer if you dare.
The Laughing Vampire by Suehiro Maruo
Panorama of Hell by Hideshi Hino
Left Hand of God, Right Hand of the Devil Umezzz
Cat Diary: Yon and Muu by Junji Ito
Future Months Planned (tentative)
KAGO CHRISTMAS
Japanese "Culture"
Fantasy
Taiyo Matsumoto
Osamu Tezuka
LGBT (yaoi/yuri/shounen ai/shoujo ai/etc.)
Previous Reading Clubs:
Moto Hagio
Usamaru Furuya
i was about to say why no Kago for the october horror month?
then i saw he had a whole month dedicated to him later on
So I just finished reading Uzumaki by Junji Ito and it was a fascinating read. It was the first time I ever read a horror manga and it was interesting. Can anyone who read it explain the ending? Also, any recommendations for similar mangas?
You're in luck, for the NeoGAF Co-Prosperity Manga Reading Club of October presently features Horror as the theme of the month!
And the Kago Christmas next month will certainly be relevant to your interests as well!
Thanks peeps!Black Paradox, from the same author.
He also has a few short stories compilations you may look into.
It's good for you!
Not really!