brotkasten
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I was always really curious about Fourteen, but it seemed a bit too freaky for me, when some people here read it. I'd probably put it on my list, if it was some horror manga.
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BassForever
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It's really poorly written and drawn with a story that goes all over the place, feels like your on drugs the whole time you're reading it. It's not really scary just weird, there isn't anything else like it.
And that's why it's a must read.
BassForever
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But I can't recommend it for that, the story never really comes together in any reasonable way, the story feels like the author just woke up one day and said "fuck it lets have the sky fall" or "hey what if everyone was velociraptors" and the ending leaves too much to be desired.
It's an EXPERIENCE manga, something the civilized world knows as art. Literature stopped being about "story" a few decades ago; maybe it's already time for manga to also evolve into something BETTER.
Phoenician_Viking
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From Shinji no Kyojin thread
The ending of episode 5 was damn. He does not die, there´s no way.
Hahahaha.
The ending of episode 5 was damn. He does not die, there´s no way.
Phoenix vol 1-2
Good Tezuka. Very creative and meaningful stories about life, immortality, survival, and reincarnation. The volumes are self-contained, but they are loosely interlinked through their themes and the mythical Phoenix bird. This honestly suits Tezuka's writing much better. He is full of creativity and writes good page turners, but generally the longer his stories go on, the worse they get. With Phoenix, however, for each volume he has a fresh start and is able to write abut anything in any time period so his creativity is really shining in this series.
I don't really have any complaints so far. The art is the usual Tezuka quality and whenever he wants to draw some powerful imagery he does it really well. The characters never really acted stupid like in almost all of his other manga. And my mind is still blown by how the story in the second volume got linked to the first volume. I should have seen it coming, but it was still a nice touch.
Good Tezuka. Very creative and meaningful stories about life, immortality, survival, and reincarnation. The volumes are self-contained, but they are loosely interlinked through their themes and the mythical Phoenix bird. This honestly suits Tezuka's writing much better. He is full of creativity and writes good page turners, but generally the longer his stories go on, the worse they get. With Phoenix, however, for each volume he has a fresh start and is able to write abut anything in any time period so his creativity is really shining in this series.
I don't really have any complaints so far. The art is the usual Tezuka quality and whenever he wants to draw some powerful imagery he does it really well. The characters never really acted stupid like in almost all of his other manga. And my mind is still blown by how the story in the second volume got linked to the first volume. I should have seen it coming, but it was still a nice touch.
Phoenician_Viking
Banned
Phoenix vol 1-2
Good Tezuka. Very creative and meaningful stories about life, immortality, survival, and reincarnation. The volumes are self-contained, but they are loosely interlinked through their themes and the mythical Phoenix bird. This honestly suits Tezuka's writing much better. He is full of creativity and writes good page turners, but generally the longer his stories go on, the worse they get. With Phoenix, however, for each volume he has a fresh start and is able to write abut anything in any time period so his creativity is really shining in this series.
I don't really have any complaints so far. The art is the usual Tezuka quality and whenever he wants to draw some powerful imagery he does it really well. The characters never really acted stupid like in almost all of his other manga. And my mind is still blown by how the story in the second volume got linked to the first volume. I should have seen it coming, but it was still a nice touch.
Looks like a Pokemon.
FlutterPuffs
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Which is why everyone should read it. It's just insane.
I've been trying to find a copy of this for years now
Phoenician_Viking
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Tower of god 141-142
All the fighting gets interrupted. Lol at espada sword Soi Fong missile.
All the fighting gets interrupted. Lol at espada sword Soi Fong missile.
Monster Musume 14
Sick filth, but next chapter will make up for it with the appearance of spider girl.
Sick filth, but next chapter will make up for it with the appearance of spider girl.
I gave up trying to find actual copies at a reasonable price. I'm just getting them from the library.I've been trying to find a copy of this for years now
I've given up on finding volume 1.. I have 2 sitting on my shelf right now that I've been meaning to get to.
The only manga my library has is Black Jack volume 1.
FlutterPuffs
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Well there goes any hopes of me getting it.
"God's Beard!"
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Fourteen isn't poorly written. It's very deliberately satirical absurdism.
FlutterPuffs
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[QUOTE="God's Beard!";56897932]Fourteen isn't poorly written. It's very deliberately satirical absurdism.[/QUOTE]
I doubt that. Most of what's written is like it comes from a man who is just barely holding on to his sanity.
I doubt that. Most of what's written is like it comes from a man who is just barely holding on to his sanity.
brotkasten
Member
Now you're making me even more curious.
Freshmaker
I am Korean.
brotkasten
Member
Not condescending enough.
Phoenician_Viking
Banned
Girls of the Wild's
Kim is as good as ko´ed in one punch/kick.
Kim is as good as ko´ed in one punch/kick.
Dedication Through Light
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Probably would have been better if he had originally planned for it to be 40 or so pages instead of trimming it down from >100? A few more panels/scenes would have really made it a bit better.
One cool thing about Bibilia is that it gave me a list of Japanese books to go through. Not all of the titles mentioned have any translations, but at least it's a good starting list.
7th was here long before Big One.
And he reads more than the big 3 so the comparison doesn't work
I told you it was bad man, should have listened and not endured this suffering.
Freshmaker
I am Korean.
He listed three images that I don't have any interest in so his taste must be bad. Dunno how he flew under the radar so long.
Yeah I was thinking the same thing. I'm interested in Edogawa Rampo's works now.
I'm not really into books but I have to say that this drama managed to spark my interest.
There can only be one.
Ok? I still don't see how the comparison makes sense.
Huh, so what's where Conan Edogawa and Kogoro Mouri names come from. Seems like Detective Conan references this guy's work a lot.
Relaxed Muscle
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Why people in Fourteen cries semen?. Is that deliberately too?
BassForever
Member
I think that's just bad art unless there a part I'm forgetting
I need to check Osamu Dazai's books, too...
Stardust Crusaders vol.4
Huh, ok so Abdul is really dead. RIP in peace, you were a cool guy.
The fight against the mirror stand was cool, Kakyoin had a pretty smart idea with the coin...
Jotaro not giving a shit about anything is still pretty funny... And now they're fighting a car?
What?
Stardust Crusaders vol.4
Huh, ok so Abdul is really dead. RIP in peace, you were a cool guy.
The fight against the mirror stand was cool, Kakyoin had a pretty smart idea with the coin...
Jotaro not giving a shit about anything is still pretty funny... And now they're fighting a car?
What?
brotkasten
Member
I could be wrong, but that's what it basically is. A daily web manga with usually one page per day.
It is which is really disappointing. It's just a stream of endless pages with unfunny punchlines.
brotkasten
Member
I thought it was pretty funny and I can see some OPM humor here and there, which is not surprising, of course. Sometimes I just want some really light stuff to read, without some big plot or anything like that. I'm glad Wonzo and Kurita praised it like that, but it doesn't seem to be for you.
Dedication Through Light
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Bakuman v18 (152 - 160)
Whenever Heishi puts his coat on, Im always amazed, its just so cool how they draw it. After having seen the series to its conclusion in the anime, finally coming back and seeing little moments left out or changed, really helped to round out the experience. Their PCP shirts were the best inclusion for the art aspect constantly wearing them, while my favorite of the plot was the lead up to and first few moments of when the new manga started. Personally prefer Crow and PCP over the new ones though.
For the popularity poll, I guess once again I follow the trends of the majority, Id switch Classroom of Truth over Detective Trap but otherwise, they are my top 4 (PCP, Crow, Classroom of Truth, Detective Trap). Id want to read +Natural too, and people remembered Future Watch, nice.
Whenever Heishi puts his coat on, Im always amazed, its just so cool how they draw it. After having seen the series to its conclusion in the anime, finally coming back and seeing little moments left out or changed, really helped to round out the experience. Their PCP shirts were the best inclusion for the art aspect constantly wearing them, while my favorite of the plot was the lead up to and first few moments of when the new manga started. Personally prefer Crow and PCP over the new ones though.
For the popularity poll, I guess once again I follow the trends of the majority, Id switch Classroom of Truth over Detective Trap but otherwise, they are my top 4 (PCP, Crow, Classroom of Truth, Detective Trap). Id want to read +Natural too, and people remembered Future Watch, nice.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Yes, who knew the world of salvaging would be full of evil, abusive magnates.
BTW, next arc is probably the best arc in the entire damn manga. Even if it had nothing else at least the manga really knows how to raise the stakes to an insane degree.
Dedication Through Light
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Slam Dunk 133 - 147
Why is Sendoh so cool and amazing. He must play on the court more as he truly is one of the best players in the whole manga. I would have preferred a different outcome as Kainan and Shohoku (specifically Kiyota Nobunaga and Sakaragi) on court are entertaining and enjoyable. Still this whole non Shohoku match was fast paced, intense, well done, and just enjoyable. If the rest are like this then this will definitely be a leading mange in the genre.
Why is Sendoh so cool and amazing. He must play on the court more as he truly is one of the best players in the whole manga. I would have preferred a different outcome as Kainan and Shohoku (specifically Kiyota Nobunaga and Sakaragi) on court are entertaining and enjoyable. Still this whole non Shohoku match was fast paced, intense, well done, and just enjoyable. If the rest are like this then this will definitely be a leading mange in the genre.
"God's Beard!"
Member
Missed it :-(
I forgot to read the bonus chapter at the end of the last volume for Tenshi Nanka Ja Nai. Basically it was just a chapter about Yazawa talking about how she came up with the idea of the manga. Yazawa, like many shoujo artists I suspect, are very TL in nature. I'm surprised she hasn't done bunch of BL manga already, but I guess that doesn't really pay the bills.
There was also this thing about the story for Tenshi
Sadly, she didn't really deliver on that promise very well. I mean the manga did have some despair, but it was very weak compared to other truly depressing manga that knows how to plunges you into a sea of sorrow.
TL in nature. I'm surprised she hasn't done bunch of BL manga already, but I guess that doesn't really pay the bills.
There was also this thing about the story for Tenshi
Sadly, she didn't really deliver on that promise very well. I mean the manga did have some despair, but it was very weak compared to other truly depressing manga that knows how to plunges you into a sea of sorrow.
brotkasten
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That's because he was live 4 hours ago. You can still watch the recorded video, it's 3 hours long.
http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/32452857
Can someone who has both read and watched Hajime no Ippo answer a question for me?
1. How close is the manga to being finished?
2. How far along does the two anime go in relation to the anime?
Kind of debating whether or not to start the series...
EDIT: Forgot to add i would be very appreciative of answers
1. How close is the manga to being finished?
2. How far along does the two anime go in relation to the anime?
Kind of debating whether or not to start the series...
EDIT: Forgot to add i would be very appreciative of answers
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