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Manga News/Discussion |OTY| Creatively Bankrupt

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dani_dc

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Netgame no Yome wa Onna no Ko ja nai to Omotta? 7

What an absurd logic to justify going to meet Ako, at least he sort of admited he liked her at some level, but it seems like he deluded himself that he only likes her online, despite stating that the reason he likes her is due to knowing her in real life!

What a mess.

Ako is clearly meeting with the teacher character who is likely the person that rejected Russian to begin with. Wondering how that will play out.
 
Z

Zweizer

Banned
dani_dc said:
Age is meaningless to Sumire, she loops back at the end of highschool!
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Truly our dream girl.

Lain said:
Received a manga package today and inside I found a copy of volume 8 of Blade of the Immortal, which was a freebie they included. It was a surprise and it was a nice read. I mean, I didn't get much of anything out of the story, but the art was so nice. Now to decide if I want to grab the rest.
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Heehee, I wonder why they give you freebies.

dramatis said:
Which name is the worst: Boruto, Sarada, or Breckin?
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Is any of these 3 a real name to begin with?
 
T

TheRealTalker

Banned
BatDan said:
They called him Bolt in Chapter 700
But then all the promotional material (and possibly Kishi) are spelling it out "Boruto" in English.

And no, I'm not calling her "Salad". That's stupid.

Which only makes me wonder why that changes but they still won't call him Zoro.
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lol I agree I prefer Sarada more then Salad

and Zolo/Zoro is annoying
 
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Angry Grimace

Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
Zweizer said:
Sarada and Breckin are real names? Well, damn. I personally find Boruto the worst. It sounds like some cheap knockoff version of Naruto.
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Angry Grimace

Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
Sarada doesn't even sound weird until someone romanizes it as "Salada" and then you can never un-hear "Salad."

Boruto sounds idiotic in English, Japanese, Spanish, etc. The pun isn't even good. Why didn't he just pull a Harry Potter and name him Neji Minato Uzumaki or some shit
 
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Arabesque

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Zweizer said:
You can see how uninspired Kishi was with that name lol
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I actually think he got too inspired when thinking of that name.

Angry Grimace said:
Sarada doesn't even sound weird until someone romanizes it as "Salada" and then you can never un-hear "Salad."
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"Sarada" doesn't sound weird because it is an actual name (or a variant of an actual name) that people call their children after. Even "Himawari" is normal compared to Boruto (because people name their kids after different flowers/roses)

But then the name gets romanised as "Salad" and yeah, it really hard to get rid of that thought.

But how really knows what Kishimoto had in mind while naming Sarada? Maybe he really wanted to give a tribute to Dragon Ball after all ...

Angry Grimace said:
Boruto sounds idiotic in English, Japanese, Spanish, etc. The pun isn't even good. Why didn't he just pull a Harry Potter and name him Neji Minato Uzumaki or some shit
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The intent is clearly to have his name be a tribute to Neji (Screw=Bolt) but I guess Kishimoto also wanted to follow the Minato->Naruto naming theme with another -to name.

So he decided to combine to the 2, to produce an awful name.
 
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Save 'N Quit

Banned
The Shokugeki no Soma character popularity poll is now officially over.

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Final results will be announced on the main site and in Weekly Shonen Jump #28 on June 8.

There will be an original drawing from Tosh as commemoration.

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Hope everyone did their part and supported their favorite character.

And are fully prepared in a month when Takumi and Erina are revealed to be the most popular boy and girl.
 
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360pages

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The Zolo and Zoro thing is extra stupid when you thin that the different media like games and stuff still calls him Zoro. Viz is the only ones that call him Zolo!
 
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BatDan

Bane? Get them on board, I'll call it in.
MetroidPrimeRib said:
Here let me spoil it

1. Erina
2. Takumi
3. Soma
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Now watch as Tsukuda ends up having Takumi expelled down the road.

360pages said:
The Zolo and Zoro thing is extra stupid when you thin that the different media like games and stuff still calls him Zoro. Viz is the only ones that call him Zolo!
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Seriously.
Funimation's dub and subs call him Zoro, the video games call him Zoro, only Viz is stuck in the past.
 
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360pages

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I don't see the reason outside it might confuse some people. But the people who are really into One Piece already knows that he is Zoro because from all of the different media. The Marines and Navy thing is understandable since those two can be used interchangeably in a lot of situation.

What the fuck kind of name is Zolo. The only thing I can think why 4Kid did that in the first place is because kids are too stupid to know who Zoro is or something.
 
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bobohoro

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Oyasumi Punpun Vol 6

I decided that I'll only have some doom metal on when reading this, makes the experience even more gutwrenching tonally.

Volume wasn't quite so great overall, both mother and Punpun just acting a bit too much like jackasses (even for the average character in the manga) and their relationship, while probably portrayed until the end, could have either used more or less space in the story, since it's neither impactfully fleshed out nor as small a side thread as to not be kinda annoying.

But maybe that's the feeling the author wanted to get from the reader, everything's possible here.
 
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8 X 11 Printer Paper

Member
Japanese Manga Sales 27th-3rd

*1.　384,752　*,384,752　Haikyuu!! Vol.16
*2.　347,259　*,347,259　Ansatsu Kyoushitsu Vol.14
*3.　170,130　*,170,130　Natsume Yuujinchou Vol.19
*4.　*93,323　1,455,328　Shingeki no Kyojin Vol.16
*5.　*91,649　*,635,258　Nanatsu no Taizai Vol.14
*6.　*86,662　*,182,894　Ookami Shoujo to Kuro Ouji Vol.12
*7.　*75,007　*,210,929　Giant Killing Vol.35
*8.　*67,738　2,658,866　One Piece Vol.77
*9.　*67,003　*,453,786　Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic Vol.25
10.　*54,620　*,108,578　Kobayashi ga Kawai Sugite Tsurai!! Vol.11

11.　*52,802　*,459,865　Detective Conan Vol.86
12.　*47,898　*,*47,898　Beelzebub Vol.28
13.　*44,806　*,*44,806　Wotaku ni Koi wa Muzukashii Vol.1
14.　*44,282　*,*44,434　Cuticle Tantei Inaba Vol.15
15.　*43,704　*,107,291　Tonari no Seki-kun Vol.7
16.　*42,919　*,327,226　Kingdom Vol.38
17.　*42,425　*,*42,425　Minami-ke Vol.13
18.　*42,199　*,*42,199　Bungou Stray Dogs Vol.7
19.　*40,474　*,*40,474　Saiki Kusuo no Ψ Nan Vol.13
20.　*35,256　*,*35,256　Hana yori mo Yaiba no Gotoku Vol.14

21.　*33,389　*,*33,389　Jigoku Sensei Nube Neo Vol.3
22.　*32,668　*,347,288　Chihayafuru Vol.27
23.　*31,890　*,210,450　Magi: Sinbad no Bouken Vol.6
24.　*31,749　*,*48,343　Karneval Vol.15
25.　*31,684　*,*66,251　Dame na Watashi ni Koi Shite Kudasai Vol.6
26.　*30,715　*,204,427　Noragami Vol.13
27.　*29,695　*,222,331　Suki tte Ii na yo. Vol.14
28.　*29,465　*,*29,465　Fujiyama-san wa Shishunki Vol.6
29.　*28,978　*,*28,978　Shinya Shokudou Vol.14
30.　*28,865　*,*95,456　Toaru Majutsu no Index Vol.15

31.　*28,525　*,132,347　Kamisama Hajimemashita Vol.21
32.　*28,284　*,102,471　Isshuukan Friends. Vol.7
33.　*28,151　*,*28,151　Uso Kano Vol.5
34.　*27,896　*,*27,896　Nana to Kaoru Vol.15
35.　*27,674　*,*58,261　Sugar*Soldier Vol.9
36.　*27,601　*,*48,017　Toaru Kagaku no Accelerator Vol.3
37.　*26,795　*,*55,088　Tokimeki Tonight: Etou Moori no Kakeochi
38.　*25,890　*,*25,890　Majo no Geboku to Maou no Tsuno Vol.2
39.　*24,953　*,*24,953　Kuneru Marta Vol.6
40.　*24,698　*,*24,698　Hakubo no Chronicle Vol.5

41.　*24,159　*,492,658　Arslan Senki Vol.3
42.　*23,754　*,*23,754　Inari, Konkon, Koi Iroha. Vol.10
43.　*23,664　*,478,521　One Punch-Man Vol.8
44.　*23,595　*,159,293　Hajime no Ippo Vol.110
45.　*23,453　*,*23,453　Sousei no Onmyouji Vol.5
46.　*22,694　*,101,524　Kekkai Sensen Vol.1
47.　*22,600　*,*37,035　Dragon Quest Retsuden: Roto no Monshou - Monshou wo Tsugu Monotachi e Vol.21
48.　*22,568　*,514,935　Arslan Senki Vol.2
49.　*22,417　*,*47,642　Honey Bitter Vol.11
50.　*22,029　*,553,437　Arslan Senki Vol.1
 
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BatDan

Bane? Get them on board, I'll call it in.
360pages said:
I don't see the reason outside it might confuse some people. But the people who are really into One Piece already knows that he is Zoro because from all of the different media. The Marines and Navy thing is understandable since those two can be used interchangeably in a lot of situation.

What the fuck kind of name is Zolo. The only thing I can think why 4Kid did that in the first place is because kids are too stupid to know who Zoro is or something.
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They did it out of fear of lawsuits. They didn't know if the masked swordsman Zorro was public domain or not so they changed Zoro's name.
In fact, a lot of One Piece's edits were done out of fear of litigation. 4Kids didn't want the series, but it ended up as a package deal with Ojamajo DoReMi and (I believe) Kinnikuman Nisei. Once they saw how violent the series got, they took an extra large scalpel to it and cut things that would have been okay in their other shows. They were that scared.
 
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Rhapsody

Banned
A Huge Battleship said:
Hell yes, Screaming Lessons is being revived in Ribon from July. I could just die.
Or at least, I will once someone picks it up again.

Seems like Ishikawa Emi's other manga is ending already, which suggests that it was only supposed to be a temporary substitute. Even having not read it yet, instinct / common sense / bias tells me that it's inferior, so I'm more than happy with this outcome.


Also, the cover of the next novel.
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Her art's so nice. I should read more of it again. Just wish it was a bit darker.
 
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Infinite Justice

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I would like to take a moment to pour out some 40s for Yamcha after this Red Giant Star level of fucking ether from this thread

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1041748

EmCeeGramr said:
You live your entire life as a criminal in a desert. The only companionship you have a talking cat. One day, desperate for something of worth in your dirt-ridden existence, you try to rob a teenage girl, a pig, and a small boy. The small boy kicks your teeth out after seeing a girl makes you bashful and embarrassed, and peeping a titty makes you pass out.

When confronted with the possibility of having any wish granted by a magical dragon, your wish would be "I don't want to drop spaghetti while looking at a lady"


You then spend days creeping on these folks, watching for a way to achieve this lofty goal, you are forced to hit a little girl (one of your few [only?] victories) and then hit on her.


Eventually you are captured and saved only when the little kid turns into a giant monkey. The pig does more than you to save the day.

But it's okay, right? You finally got a girlfriend. Well, kind of. You don't really see each other that often.

You decide to show the world your stuff and enter into the Tenkaichi Budokai, the greatest martial arts tournament of all time. You are immediately eliminated in the quarter finals by an old man nobody's heard of before. You embarrass and humiliate yourself by insisting that it's a different old man in disguise before being proven a fool.

The next time you hear from Goku, he's taking on terrorist Nazis or some crazy shit. So you gear up to raid the Hydra base and... you're not needed at all. You get a sinking feeling in your heart, like this won't be getting old soon.

You help Goku fight the fortune teller's fighters. An invisible man beats you up and you barely win when your girlfriend's boobs are gawked at by an old man. You are then beaten up by a mummy.


But the Turtle Hermit, greatest living martial arts master, has taken you in. You'll do well in the next tournament!

Nope. The heel you challenged beats and destroys you in front of a crowd. You are helpless. Like a child. Your legs, broken. By the end of the tournament, the man who brutalized you is declared champion, but he decided to be "nice" now, so you have to pretend that it's okay and you're friends after he annihilated your pride for all to see.

A demon king attacks the world and you stay with the peanut gallery. The bad guy doesn't even bother to go after you despite specifically targeting martial artists. Jesus Christ.


Speaking of God, Goku is training with God now. You feel so very small and weak. M-maybe the next tournament.... ?



The next tournament sees you headbutted in the junk and defeated handily by a middle aged tourist. True, it's God in disguise, but still. Nobody knows that. Yamcha, the desert bandit. His tournament career ended by an old man. That's your public legacy.

(Also you have a scar for some reason, which is kind of pathetic considering that the children who underwent the same training didn't get maimed like you.)

Oh, and Goku gets married before you, and he doesn't even know what marriage is.



Years pass and you become a baseball player. That one glorious period of fame and recognition is going to come to an end. You learn that Goku's dead and it's time for you and the others to take the lead. Time to train under God himself to protect the Earth from deadly alie

nvm you died. krillin destroys several saibamen with a single attack, while you lie lifeless in the dirt. good try though. yajirobe and the five year old do more than you.


For the next few months you sit on a planet while King Kai teaches you jack shit.


You come back to life! Your girlfriend breaks up with you and immediately starts flirting with the guy who got you killed less than a year ago. His power is so strong and big compared to yours, flaccid and tiny. You can only stand around and cry when Frieza comes to Earth, and are filled with joy when he's defeated by a mysterious stranger from the future who gives you a dire warning that you're going to fail in another timeline as well.

After three years of training your ex hooks up with the evil spaceman and they make a baby, who you have to help change the diapers of whenever you swing by

You get punched through the chest by an old man without doing anything. You try to explain that they can steal your energy, but you could have done something before that. You just don't care anymore. You wait until Goku's nearly dead to explain the energy stealing bit, and then take him back home to babysit him as you openly acknowledge your uselessness

Oh and the future stranger is Bulma and Vegeta's badass robot fighting son, and thus the whole fate of two worlds depended on Vegeta and Bulma's amazing sweaty unprotected lovemaking. Nothing has ever depended on you or ever will

Tien does more than you when he holds off the bugman. You just do nothing. Krillin gets a robot girlfriend who barely ages. You get nothing.



A tournament comes around again and the gang is getting together for old time's sake. Even Krillin is going to enter. Good ol' Krillin. Always there for the team. Always in the fight, even when he's outclassed.

You stay in the stands with Krillin's daughter to babysit her. Your ex-girlfriend cheers on her husband and their son, who wins the junior division. You have no son.



When they all fly off to fight Majin Buu nobody even thinks about inviting you to come and help


Nobody ever thinks about you
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*pours 40*
 
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Dedication Through Light

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Snailogy
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Yes Snailords, thank you for being the light during my darkest hours. I just love this webtoon so much. I would love to receive a package from Aiden. Send me L-words too and spray some armani code cologne too
 
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Usobuko

Banned
Weekly Manga Sales April 27th - May 3rd

*1.　384,752　*,384,752　Haikyuu!! Vol.16
*2.　347,259　*,347,259　Ansatsu Kyoushitsu Vol.14
*3.　170,130　*,170,130　Natsume Yuujinchou Vol.19
*4.　*93,323　1,455,328　Shingeki no Kyojin Vol.16
*5.　*91,649　*,635,258　Nanatsu no Taizai Vol.14
*6.　*86,662　*,182,894　Ookami Shoujo to Kuro Ouji Vol.12
*7.　*75,007　*,210,929　Giant Killing Vol.35
*8.　*67,738　2,658,866　One Piece Vol.77
*9.　*67,003　*,453,786　Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic Vol.25
10.　*54,620　*,108,578　Kobayashi ga Kawai Sugite Tsurai!! Vol.11

11.　*52,802　*,459,865　Detective Conan Vol.86
12.　*47,898　*,*47,898　Beelzebub Vol.28
13.　*44,806　*,*44,806　Wotaku ni Koi wa Muzukashii Vol.1
14.　*44,282　*,*44,434　Cuticle Tantei Inaba Vol.15
15.　*43,704　*,107,291　Tonari no Seki-kun Vol.7
16.　*42,919　*,327,226　Kingdom Vol.38
17.　*42,425　*,*42,425　Minami-ke Vol.13
18.　*42,199　*,*42,199　Bungou Stray Dogs Vol.7
19.　*40,474　*,*40,474　Saiki Kusuo no Ψ Nan Vol.13
20.　*35,256　*,*35,256　Hana yori mo Yaiba no Gotoku Vol.14

21.　*33,389　*,*33,389　Jigoku Sensei Nube Neo Vol.3
22.　*32,668　*,347,288　Chihayafuru Vol.27
23.　*31,890　*,210,450　Magi: Sinbad no Bouken Vol.6
24.　*31,749　*,*48,343　Karneval Vol.15
25.　*31,684　*,*66,251　Dame na Watashi ni Koi Shite Kudasai Vol.6
26.　*30,715　*,204,427　Noragami Vol.13
27.　*29,695　*,222,331　Suki tte Ii na yo. Vol.14
28.　*29,465　*,*29,465　Fujiyama-san wa Shishunki Vol.6
29.　*28,978　*,*28,978　Shinya Shokudou Vol.14
30.　*28,865　*,*95,456　Toaru Majutsu no Index Vol.15

31.　*28,525　*,132,347　Kamisama Hajimemashita Vol.21
32.　*28,284　*,102,471　Isshuukan Friends. Vol.7
33.　*28,151　*,*28,151　Uso Kano Vol.5
34.　*27,896　*,*27,896　Nana to Kaoru Vol.15
35.　*27,674　*,*58,261　Sugar*Soldier Vol.9
36.　*27,601　*,*48,017　Toaru Kagaku no Accelerator Vol.3
37.　*26,795　*,*55,088　Tokimeki Tonight: Etou Moori no Kakeochi
38.　*25,890　*,*25,890　Majo no Geboku to Maou no Tsuno Vol.2
39.　*24,953　*,*24,953　Kuneru Marta Vol.6
40.　*24,698　*,*24,698　Hakubo no Chronicle Vol.5

41.　*24,159　*,492,658　Arslan Senki Vol.3
42.　*23,754　*,*23,754　Inari, Konkon, Koi Iroha. Vol.10
43.　*23,664　*,478,521　One Punch-Man Vol.8
44.　*23,595　*,159,293　Hajime no Ippo Vol.110
45.　*23,453　*,*23,453　Sousei no Onmyouji Vol.5
46.　*22,694　*,101,524　Kekkai Sensen Vol.1
47.　*22,600　*,*37,035　Dragon Quest Retsuden: Roto no Monshou - Monshou wo Tsugu Monotachi e Vol.21
48.　*22,568　*,514,935　Arslan Senki Vol.2
49.　*22,417　*,*47,642　Honey Bitter Vol.11
50.　*22,029　*,553,437　Arslan Senki Vol.1
 
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