The manga tries to imitate the art style of the anime as much as possible, but it really doesn't work that well. It's just splashes of black ink everywhere cluttering the panels and making it very hard to decipher what's going on when the scenes get very busy.
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The manga tries to imitate the art style of the anime as much as possible, but it really doesn't work that well. It's just splashes of black ink everywhere cluttering the panels and making it very hard to decipher what's going on when the scenes get very busy.
A Huge Battleship
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Ga-rei ~Tsuina no Shou~ 1-4 (END)
See, the problem with making references to Ga-Rei Zero is that it just serves to remind me how utterly superior it was compared to this. New characters were awful, thank god for Izuna's reappearance.
This was a magazine one.
I think this is my biggest complaint in an otherwise near flawless series. Aramaki, while mature and smart enough to realise it wasn't directly Hana's fault, should've at least lashed out at her. It's a natural human response, would've added more depth to the relationship, and portrayed Aramaki in a light different from his usual white knight, perfect boyfriend personality. I sometimes think the author is writing Aramaki as her dream husband, unable to do any wrong.
He's still a great character though, but it was a missed opportunity.
dakkumauji
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Sono Te kara Tsutawaru
A sweet oneshot.
A sweet oneshot.
brotkasten
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Stupid question, but does it cover the story arc of Ayakashi or it's own anime series, Mononoke?
Yeah, she might as well stop looking for her BF and just get a room with Amaraki instead.
The story arc in Ayakashi.
brotkasten
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Thank you. Have you seen Mononoke? If so, could you recommend me something similar? Basically a supernatural detective story. It doesn't have to be in a historical setting, but I wouldn't mind it either. Good art would be a plus
ColossalLazy
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Today or tomorrow.
Vagabond 307
Farmland Saga continues.
Musashi beat water, now he is going to try beating the earth?
I wonder if the author will follow through the book of rings with Musashi beating the elements.
brotkasten
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Thank you. Have you seen Mononoke? If so, could you recommend me something similar? Basically a supernatural detective story. It doesn't have to be in a historical setting, but I wouldn't mind it either. Good art would be a plus
Manga wise I really can't think of anything that similar to Mononoke. There is Pluto and Getenrou but these are more on the sci-fi mystery side rather than supernatural ones. I suppose there is Skyhigh, but it's not very good. There is also Mushishi and Natsume's Book of Friends with good supernatural aspects, but no detective parts.. If you don't mind the "so bad it's good" type of stories then Un-Go anime is great supernatural detective story and it's made by Bones so it looks good.
I know it's not similar to what you have wanted, but have you seen the other anime made by the director of Mononoke, Kenji Nakamura? In particular, Kuuchuu Buranko is very excellent drama with unique art style about a psychiatrist helping various people with their problems.
What.
Even Brain Dead Casca deserves to live. As much as I hate Puck, Farnese and Magic Brat, I wouldn't sacrifice three good characters to get rid of them.
Phoenician_Viking
Banned
Kuroko
If Sharingan guy loses, i will be be really pissed.
7 seeds 1
I don´t know what´s going on but it seems interesting with different people with different personalities.
If Sharingan guy loses, i will be be really pissed.
7 seeds 1
I don´t know what´s going on but it seems interesting with different people with different personalities.
Phoenician_Viking
Banned
Tower Of God
Very interesting. That man with the metal mask is so suspicious. The last 2 pages are very interesting.
Very interesting. That man with the metal mask is so suspicious. The last 2 pages are very interesting.
Freshmaker
I am Korean.
I thought so at first too, but I think it just hitched a ride in that behlt now. Just look at what the baby did then watch what the kid does when he appears. I think it's one and the same.
brotkasten
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Thank you very much. Pluto is already on my list and I might read it next, after Berserk. I feel like horror and mystery themes are really underrepresented. At least when it comes to good stories. Looking at the art Miura puts out, it really makes me wish he'd do some good horror manga, too. Something like Blame!/Digimortal would be great as well.
And no, I haven't checked out Nakamura's other work and what you just told me sounds really good.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
I just read Koe no Katachi - The Shape of Voice and man... yeah, it's sort of your standard after school special story, but I'd love to read a long running book about a deaf girl trying to cope with her disability.
At the very least, it throws a wrench in the boring slice of life school romance anyway... without going as far into insanity as say, Katawa Shoujo at least.
At the very least, it throws a wrench in the boring slice of life school romance anyway... without going as far into insanity as say, Katawa Shoujo at least.
Sickness Unto Death 1-3
DESPAIR
Talk about setting your tone. Every single page has been about despair. Fuck, they are not even pretending there might be some uplifting moments in the story, it's all DESPAIR. I'm not sure where the story is heading since nothing about the girl's past been explained yet, but I bet it will be full of DESPAIR. I just hope it won't be something silly. Adding supernatural elements to it would make it even better.
DESPAIR
Talk about setting your tone. Every single page has been about despair. Fuck, they are not even pretending there might be some uplifting moments in the story, it's all DESPAIR. I'm not sure where the story is heading since nothing about the girl's past been explained yet, but I bet it will be full of DESPAIR. I just hope it won't be something silly. Adding supernatural elements to it would make it even better.
BassForever
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Pick up, not pictured here ace attorney 4 which for some weird reason got shipped separately
And before anyone says something, I was missing Ygo 3 and missing Ygo duelist 4, with them I now have Ygo 1-7 and duelist 1-5 + 12-17
Edit: Jeebus I didn't realize how big Iphone pictures looked when you uploaded them lol my bad
And before anyone says something, I was missing Ygo 3 and missing Ygo duelist 4, with them I now have Ygo 1-7 and duelist 1-5 + 12-17
Edit: Jeebus I didn't realize how big Iphone pictures looked when you uploaded them lol my bad
BassForever
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Viz decided to brand the duelist kingdom and battle city arcs as duelist so that fans wouldn't pick up Ygo 1 and go "where the hell is duel monsters?" Same thing they did with the dragon ball manga in the us. Also the final arc is branded Ygo millennium world
dakkumauji
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Viz wanted to release the stuff the anime didn't get to at the time, the whole Pharaoh arc but they still had all of Duelist Kingdom and Battle City to release (you know, the actual dueling arcs) and no way they could release vol.1 and voll.30something, so they split it up.
The Pharaoh arc is renamed Yu-Gi-Oh! Millennium World.
Hunter x Hunter
I wish they expanded more about the mafia's relationship with Meteor City or just on that place in general. Blew my mind when I found out Gotoh and Canary and even Killua's mom are from there.
To be fair they did hire the Zoldycks when they realized they need true muscle. The fact Illumi killed all of the dons so easily was pretty hilarious though. There's like, literally no one ever who's on the same level as the Spiders/Zoldycks/Hunter Org's top people.
I wish they expanded more about the mafia's relationship with Meteor City or just on that place in general. Blew my mind when I found out Gotoh and Canary and even Killua's mom are from there.
How bad did Katawa Shoujo get later on? I only managed to play it for like 2 hours before getting bored.
Also in case you didn't know, Koe no Katachi is getting serialized.
BassForever
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I'm still waiting for the spiders and Hisoka's true motivations to be revealed. Seriously we know so little about them it's crazy
This just proves my point though. Everybody and their mother is one step ahead of the Mafia from beginning to end. If the Mafia had the upper end even once during the whole arc, I would be complaining so much.
Regulus Tera
Romanes Eunt Domus
hey guys can i discuss scott pilgrim in here? it is liek manga
We had talks about harry potter in this thread, talk about whatever you like.
Scott Pilgrim isn't manga though. There are these newfangled thingies called "comics" and I hear they're pretty rad.
dakkumauji
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Wallace is best character.
Phoenician_Viking
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HXH
I wonder how come the Hunter organisation does not take down or at least try to take down the Zoldycks.
I wonder how come the Hunter organisation does not take down or at least try to take down the Zoldycks.
Regulus Tera
Romanes Eunt Domus
what's a comic and what's a manga?
Yamada and the 7 Witches 1-42
Picked this up today and so far this series is pretty damn good. I can see Yamada gathering all of the witches together like his own personal harem but we all know he's gonna get with Shiraishi in the end.
Medaka Box
This is the final arc in the series right? Sure made it sound like it.
Picked this up today and so far this series is pretty damn good. I can see Yamada gathering all of the witches together like his own personal harem but we all know he's gonna get with Shiraishi in the end.
Medaka Box
This is the final arc in the series right? Sure made it sound like it.
BassForever
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Comics are like manga in color that you read left to right, it's really weird
Infinite Justice
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Berserk
it did and that where it gets weird with this kid. Is that his own body now fixed after Griffiths return? is it using griffth's for a free ride? etc
But remember that Griffith saved Caska during the Zodd vs Guts fight unintentionally and after the meeting he thought of the demonchild when he was thinking about what he did, which indicates he did use the body but the child's protectiveness still lingers.
If Muira gets to it , should be interesting
it did and that where it gets weird with this kid. Is that his own body now fixed after Griffiths return? is it using griffth's for a free ride? etc
But remember that Griffith saved Caska during the Zodd vs Guts fight unintentionally and after the meeting he thought of the demonchild when he was thinking about what he did, which indicates he did use the body but the child's protectiveness still lingers.
If Muira gets to it , should be interesting
Netero and Zeno are buddy buddies. The organization obviously has no problem with professional assassination as a practice.
brotkasten
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Everything in this post is right.
I hate this. Manga is generally speaking just a comic from Japan. The ones from Korea are called manhwa. While the style is obviously different, compared to the US comics, I don't know if you can describe "manga" without the word comic. But I'm sure someone will prove me wrong here.
As for Scott Pilgrim, I see why you'd get the idea, as BLOM said that he drew inspiration from manga for his style.
Is this going to lead into some silly "but what about OEL manga?" debate? Because if so, can we just skip ahead to that?
Manga is comics for weeaboos.
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