Good stuff. Hope you enjoy it.
Just remember Part 1, while still decent, is usually considered the weakest. Get through that though, and your in for a great ride.
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Good stuff. Hope you enjoy it.
Just remember Part 1, while still decent, is usually considered the weakest. Get through that though, and your in for a great ride.
Agreed and so good in the live action
:lol I need to watch it.
Infinite Justice
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And this is why i responded since you were placing a bit too much meaning into Zodd's speech.
This should be fun.
brotkasten
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Berserk, 49-52 (end of Volume 8)
Alright, I think I want to stop reading this, mostly because how wrong I am about everything. :lol
But he really did it. I can't say it's a huge surprise for me, but I guess I didn't want him to leave for Caska's sake. His reasoning isn't even bad or wrong. What did surprise me, however, was the fight between them. I can't believe how easily he brought Griffith to his knees. But I guess that's the difference between a man who's been fighting all his live long and someone, who's busy doing other things, like creating his own kingdom.
And that look on his face, this reaction, it tells me that he won't allow it. He can't let his precious pet, his war toy, go like that. Shit has to hit the fan at this point and judging by your reactions, it should be great.
Alright, I think I want to stop reading this, mostly because how wrong I am about everything. :lol
But he really did it. I can't say it's a huge surprise for me, but I guess I didn't want him to leave for Caska's sake. His reasoning isn't even bad or wrong. What did surprise me, however, was the fight between them. I can't believe how easily he brought Griffith to his knees. But I guess that's the difference between a man who's been fighting all his live long and someone, who's busy doing other things, like creating his own kingdom.
And that look on his face, this reaction, it tells me that he won't allow it. He can't let his precious pet, his war toy, go like that. Shit has to hit the fan at this point and judging by your reactions, it should be great.
Shingeki no Kyojin 43:
I think this is the first chapter without a crazy surprise at the end (yeah I know the face smash was supposed to be a shock, but I mean plot surprises).
Otherwise the chapter was still great even without any new plot details. I'm assuming at the very least, the armored Titan will escape next week (flame Titan was doomed after decided to swallow his food instead of chewing it).
I think this is the first chapter without a crazy surprise at the end (yeah I know the face smash was supposed to be a shock, but I mean plot surprises).
Otherwise the chapter was still great even without any new plot details. I'm assuming at the very least, the armored Titan will escape next week (flame Titan was doomed after decided to swallow his food instead of chewing it).
Wut. The twins are like the worst. The Leader guy is the best, followed by the one who hardly talks.
Retcon: Brotkasten, don't visit this thread until you're finished with the flshback. Just read it all. Then we can all have one nice big discussion.
Infinite Justice
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Berserk, 49-52
Alright, I think I want to stop reading this, mostly because how wrong I am about everything. :lol
But he really did it. I can't say it's a huge surprise for me, but I guess I didn't want him to leave for Caska's sake. His reasoning isn't even bad or wrong. What did surprise me, however, was the fight between them. I can't believe how easily he brought Griffith to his knees. But I guess that's the difference between a man who's been fighting all his live long and someone, who's busy doing other things, like creating his own kingdom.
And that look on his face, this reaction, it tells me that he won't allow it. He can't let his precious pet, his war toy, go like that. Shit has to hit the fan at this point and judging by your reactions, it should be great.
Remember the same thing happened last time and Guts lost horribly, so to me it showed that Guts got stronger (not only strength wise but mentally as well)
I'll just say its the scenario that moved all the pieces in place.
I wish SnK were weekly, too.
I asked for Again!! and Moteki and chances are neither of them even made it close to the top 20
Seeing how Punpun somehow made it, it reminds me that Vertical did try to license A Girl by the Sea, but they were rejected which really makes no god damn sense. Who does Ohta Shuppan expect to license the manga cause Viz sure as hell isn't picking it up.
I MISSED READING YOU READING MANGA
Yeah I feel like some people can't help themselves from making calculated comments that could ruin some special feeling possibly
It'll be better to just marathon it and come back to the thread afterwards
I assume only Viz can have Shogakukan and Shueisha titles.
I might be wrong, I don't really know how it works in the US.
Viz is jointly owned by Shogakukan and Shueisha, so Viz gets first refusal rights to their titles.
I dont like how Viz has such a monopoly on these things. Though a lot of the stuff I own is from them so I guess I'm to blame, haha. Business is business.
Its better than companies like Tokyopop though, who go under and leave tons of series unfinished.
Yeah, stuff like:
might seem innocent, but it can totally colour your expectations for the future.
That's weird though. Viz owns Kazé Manga in France but others publishers are still allowed to publish Shueisha/Shogakukan series. Medaka Box is not published by Kazé for instance.
But yeah, Kazé are the ones getting most of the new WSJ series like Kuroko, Beelzebub...
They also seems to be interested in published One Punch Man.
But yeah, Kazé are the ones getting most of the new WSJ series like Kuroko, Beelzebub...
They also seems to be interested in published One Punch Man.
Infinite Justice
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eh, i think its still somewhat ambigous and you have to think a bit.
I will leave it at that though and agree with you guys about him reading all of that arc then coming back since there are gonna be parts that can be a bit more specific.
Dedication Through Light
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I thought it would be strange if Viz passes up a Shueisha/Shogakukan title and then that title is nabbed by the other company and it explodes into the next big hit. Maybe thats why in the us they dont do it (unless they do but charge some high cost?)
Take a day from the thread, miss a play-by-play Berserk read? Fuck ;___;
I do a good job of making sure I fall back down to the bottom of the top 10.
I'm dying here.
Very well done, dramatis.
I do a good job of making sure I fall back down to the bottom of the top 10.
I'd imagine France might have a different deal with the exclusive rights or maybe they just don't want a strong monopoly over the most popular titles. I wonder if it's certain titles that Kaze only goes after cause for example I see that No Longer Heroine is published by Delcourt and that's a Shueisha title.
The weirdest part about the US publishing rights is what Kodansha is doing. They own 46.7% of Vertical which should means that Vertical should have easy access to their properties, but no, they aren't allowed to license their A titles like Fairy Tail, Vinland Saga, or Attack on Titan. These ones go to Kodansha USA, which begs the question, why did they invest in Vertical in the first place.
Phoenician_Viking
Banned
Looks like Road from D. Gray-man. God, i wish the new chapter would come out.
Phoenician_Viking
Banned
A Bride's Story 27-28
Finally, we are back to the only couple that matters in this series. The twins were nice and fun characters, but they just don't match to Amira and Karluk. One thing interesting thing I never noticed, her name is actually Amir in the Yen Press translations and that's really weird. I guess they got that translation from the author but it really doesn't make sense that her name is Amir (Prince) instead of Amira (Princess).
Oh yeah, the manga is still hinting at the inevitable Russian doom. I really hope there isn't some sudden tonal shift when the Russians start to get more involved in the story. I'm certainly not reading manga to get depressed.
I was rewatching this old video series of Kaoru Mori drawing Amira from the manga and I'm still impressed by the attention to details and how awesome it looks in general. It really makes me wonder if Mori hates having to draw Amira and putting in all these details in every panel she appears in. Yeah, she does get 2 months to draw each chapter, but drawing all these finer aspects of the clothes must not be that much fun. Still, I really appreciate all the effort put in making this amazing art.
Finally, we are back to the only couple that matters in this series. The twins were nice and fun characters, but they just don't match to Amira and Karluk. One thing interesting thing I never noticed, her name is actually Amir in the Yen Press translations and that's really weird. I guess they got that translation from the author but it really doesn't make sense that her name is Amir (Prince) instead of Amira (Princess).
Oh yeah, the manga is still hinting at the inevitable Russian doom. I really hope there isn't some sudden tonal shift when the Russians start to get more involved in the story. I'm certainly not reading manga to get depressed.
I was rewatching this old video series of Kaoru Mori drawing Amira from the manga and I'm still impressed by the attention to details and how awesome it looks in general. It really makes me wonder if Mori hates having to draw Amira and putting in all these details in every panel she appears in. Yeah, she does get 2 months to draw each chapter, but drawing all these finer aspects of the clothes must not be that much fun. Still, I really appreciate all the effort put in making this amazing art.
Yaotsukomu 1-3
Not bad so far. Pretty standard shounen stuff but with a weird 'twist': A girl who can't feel pain and her guardian who is immortal. It's the artwork that is what I'm enjoying the most though. I quite like the exaggerated, stylized art of this manga. Reminds me of the art style of Huke, whom I'm a big fan of.
Did you read Koganeiro already? I'm reading it today sometime
Its from Voynich Hotel, you should check it out if you like Douman Seiman.
ColossalLazy
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brotkasten
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Berserk, 53-72
Everything has been set in motion, indeed.
I decided to take a break, right before the Baakiraka showed up.
It's nice and interesting to see how everything is slowly coming together. Griffith is being reborn in the tower, rising like a Phoenix from the ashes, you might say. Well, not in that state, but I'm sure it's the beginning. The dead, branded people at the bottom of the tower were another nice hint that something weird is going on down there. Not to mention that weird demon creature who called Griffith the Prince and apparently showed him the other dimension. I hope I get to see Griffith's face before everything ends. I can't say I know how Griffith feels, but his monologue in the previous chapter makes me think he went batshit insane. Just a guess, though.
That said, nothing really shocking happened so far. It was nice that Gutts and Caska finally came together and their first time was pretty awkward, thanks to Gutts trauma, but Wiseblade's reaction around that chapter made me think something really serious went down. Ehhh. It's just been really good story progress so far. That is more than good enough, but no train wreck, sorry.
The skull rider being the leader of the demons and apparently the former emperor is most interesting. Judging by their statue, I'd say the Baakiraka are the ones who become Griffith's followers later on, when he turns demon. But I'm probably wrong once again.
Everything has been set in motion, indeed.
I decided to take a break, right before the Baakiraka showed up.
It's nice and interesting to see how everything is slowly coming together. Griffith is being reborn in the tower, rising like a Phoenix from the ashes, you might say. Well, not in that state, but I'm sure it's the beginning. The dead, branded people at the bottom of the tower were another nice hint that something weird is going on down there. Not to mention that weird demon creature who called Griffith the Prince and apparently showed him the other dimension. I hope I get to see Griffith's face before everything ends. I can't say I know how Griffith feels, but his monologue in the previous chapter makes me think he went batshit insane. Just a guess, though.
That said, nothing really shocking happened so far. It was nice that Gutts and Caska finally came together and their first time was pretty awkward, thanks to Gutts trauma, but Wiseblade's reaction around that chapter made me think something really serious went down. Ehhh. It's just been really good story progress so far. That is more than good enough, but no train wreck, sorry.
The skull rider being the leader of the demons and apparently the former emperor is most interesting. Judging by their statue, I'd say the Baakiraka are the ones who become Griffith's followers later on, when he turns demon. But I'm probably wrong once again.
Honey's the best followed by Tamaki.
Shingeki no Kyojin 43
Great chapter even if there was no shocking swerve this week.
The Igarashi/BONES anime is amazing. I couldn't stand the manga.
brotkasten
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Berserk
For some reason, that didn't shock me the slightest. But at that point I thought it would be part of his bigger plan and we know that Griffith is capable of doing and enduring the worst, only for his great plan.
For some reason, that didn't shock me the slightest. But at that point I thought it would be part of his bigger plan and we know that Griffith is capable of doing and enduring the worst, only for his great plan.
Good early on, starts dragging as it goes.
Ah fuck it, added to the backlog then. I will try to watch it in the next couple months.
Anime was great cause of Brains Base, manga is fantastic as well. You know how josei manga tends to have bad art in general? Well Princess Jellyfish is the complete opposite.
Infinite Justice
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To me that whole thing showed that he was fucking up since he's usually more careful with his plans. And to your point of enduring, IIRC the last scenario were that happened he always gave the vibe he didn't want that shit to ever happen again.
TacticalFox88
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Naruto
You know what? Fuck that he's ninja jesus.
Minato is the best character in this goddamn manga.
Come at me bros!
You know what? Fuck that he's ninja jesus.
Minato is the best character in this goddamn manga.
Come at me bros!
No way man, there's no coming back from getting caught deflowering a Princess. That's an instant ticket to torture till death.
Retcon: Koganeiro 1-END
That was nice. BUT THE STORY ISN'T FINISHED! Where is my "everyone aced their exams and got to follow their dreams and hooked up and lived happily ever after" epilogue?!
Infinite Justice
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You are so close, just keep going. A little more and don't stop with the reactions.
FlutterPuffs
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Funny as hell. Read it.
Koe no Katachi
Fuck this world
The ending was sweet, but fuck these kids and the teacher. And with the news of the manga getting serialized, I have no idea if I will be able to handle reading about all this bullying. I'm not sure how these oneshot -> serialization transitions work, but I imagine the timeskip is gonna be the endgame or maybe the midway point of the manga. So that will be a lot of chapters of rage inducing bullying.
Fuck this world
The ending was sweet, but fuck these kids and the teacher. And with the news of the manga getting serialized, I have no idea if I will be able to handle reading about all this bullying. I'm not sure how these oneshot -> serialization transitions work, but I imagine the timeskip is gonna be the endgame or maybe the midway point of the manga. So that will be a lot of chapters of rage inducing bullying.
Infinite Justice
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brotkasten
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But everyone tells me to shut up until I'm done!
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