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phaze

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Stalker Turtle's Quest To Get Repeatedly NTR'ed aka Tower of God 1-229
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Well this was quite a lot of fun. Much more than I was expecting after the disappointment that was Breaker. I think I tried to start this 2 or 3 times before but with this, completely new to me format, meh art and weird ass premise I always stopped during the first few chapters. But then I saw here some Rachel related posts a week or two ago, grit my teeth, persevered till the crown game and from then on, I was thoroughly hooked. The art thankfully, improves immensely during the duration of the series.

It doesn't exactly do anything ground breaking but the premise - with each floor of the tower being pretty much a separate world and with different tests on each of them, keeps things inventive and fresh. So does the constant stream of betrayals and intrigue. The series manages to be quite funny and any time Rak, Yeoh or even the Laroue guy show up they manage to bring a smile to my face.

Baam is kind of a wet noodle of a protagonist but at least he is not actively annoying most of the time, which is not I can say for most of the other shounen protagonists. I just wish that after 7 years, instead of constantly chasing Rachel, he would stop for a moment and ask himself some important questions. Like: "Who the hell am I ? Why was I locked inside a cave for all my life ? Why was Rachel the only person that was allowed or managed to get into my cave ?" But oh well Yanderes gonna yandere. This actually brings me to my second point. After 230 chapters I would have liked to know a bit more, not only about Baam but about Tower, Zahard and other things too. ( I swear 90% of info that I can read on the wiki wasn't in the manhwa. Before I went there I had no clue that no one even managed to get to the top of the tower.) At the rate they're climbing or closing the power gap to the rankers, this story is still not going to end 20 years from now.

FUG is the most illogical terrorist organisation I've seen. Who the hell screams about your only hope and ace card for the whole hostile world to hear. Not to mention that advertising Viole as the Slayer nominee made his task of climbing the tower so much harder. And what the hell happened to their threat of killing his friends if he disobeys them ?
 

Zweizer

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Raku avatar's for everyone!

RIP MangaGAF.

Using a bigass tablet is hard mode!

I just stick to my 7'' inches one.

Obviously it was too hard for an amateur like him!

I remember one of my friends pointing out women on the train in Japan using slip covers to hide that they were reading porn novels. Is it like that?

I vaguely recall doing something like that before I got a phone, so probably, yes.
 

dani_dc

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I remember one of my friends pointing out women on the train in Japan using slip covers to hide that they were reading porn novels. Is it like that?

Saw a girl doing this with a manga that involved sex, was at Starbucks though, not a train.

Obviously it was too hard for an amateur like him!

Some people like to aim for the moon and then get burned, in this case by public shaming like the picture above.

Maybe he wanted to be caught though.
 

bobohoro

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I would already get weird looks for reading manga on a train where I live (and with my age), imagining reading some lewd stuff there already makes me blush in shame. I played Senran Kagura once, made sure to be in the corner of a train so nobody could look, but stopped after 2 minutes since the mental strain was too much.

I'm weak MangaGAF. :/


Fairy Tail 434

Yay more random stuff without buildup or logic.


Nisekoi 1-40

This is sooooooo dumb. I kinda like it.
 

Shengar

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I'll never read lewd stuff in public, that's too shameless!
I occasionally checked certain eX site. Just checking for when I get home, nothing else.
 
Some Friends of mine told be to read the latest FT chapter even though I dropped it a few months ago

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" One of the 15 Gods" (which was just likely just shoehorned in)

"Friendship power"


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I can't
 
D Grayman lost me after a year or so into the story. The bad scanlations weren't helping either.

Why did it get moved to monthly again? I might try giving it another shot.

I believe it had to do with some wrist problems and ink poisoning. Though the good think is that Hoshino is going digital rather than traditional which will help her from straining herself.
 
Nanatsu no Taizai 125

convenient memory loss is convenient

I wonder why everyone never asked Melodias his relationship with Garan seeing as he talked to him as though they were all ready acquainted


at least they are off to get Escanor now
 

rrc1594

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Some Friends of mine told be to read the latest FT chapter even though I dropped it a few months ago

Fairy Tail 433 434


" One of the 15 Gods" (which was just likely just shoehorned in)

"Friendship power"


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I can't

Yeah, but you got to respect putting out double chapters. A lot lately and the art has not been suffering from it.

He want's to get done with FT already
 
Yeah, but you got to respect putting out double chapters. A lot lately and the art has not been suffering from it.

He want's to get done with FT already
he has a talent for productivity I am sure but story-wise...

the fact that the chapters start off with a coloured pinup cover of Juvia says things
 

BatDan

Bane? Get them on board, I'll call it in.
he has a talent for productivity I am sure but story-wise...

the fact that the chapters start off with a coloured pinup cover of Juvia says things

Does this mean we're one step closer to Mashima's Seinen series?

I'm surprised Fairy Tail hasn't been changed to "Fairy Tail: Friendship is Magic"
 
Does this mean we're one step closer to Mashima's Seinen series?

I'm surprised Fairy Tail hasn't been changed to "Fairy Tail: Friendship is Magic"

I am glad I dropped this series

Some people trying to defend it by saying that well Natsu is E.N.D so this is needed since he will turn evil soon

Taking out the fact that other FT members defied logic on numerous occasions you can probably tell how Natsu is going to get defeated/return back to his normal self
via friendship screaming + a combo of ass and tits shots
 
I am glad I dropped this series

Some people trying to defend it by saying that well Natsu is E.N.D so this is needed since he will turn evil soon

Taking out the fact that other FT members defied logic on numerous occasions you can probably tell how Natsu is going to get defeated/return back to his normal self
via friendship screaming + a combo of ass and tits shots

that's the only reason i read fairy tail doe.

i mean, any other sane person would have dropped it after the 6th iteration of "EVIL GUILD with 3 male, 2 female heads who eventually turn good from an old fashioned beatdown while having lucy in various states of undress"
 
that's the only reason i read fairy tail doe.

i mean, any other sane person would have dropped it after the 6th iteration of "EVIL GUILD with 3 male, 2 female heads who eventually turn good from an old fashioned beatdown while having lucy in various states of undress"

heh true

I for one was waiting for the dragons hoping that at least that..... something from the early part of the series being resolved would actually be interesting and have good reason


nope
 

BatDan

Bane? Get them on board, I'll call it in.
Straighten Up! Welcome to Shika High's Competitive Dance Club

Jeez that title is too fucking long. I should just call it "Dance Manga" or something.
It was meh... another manga with a high school setting... another protagonist that has trouble with girls... fanservice... maybe next week's new manga will be better.
Oh right, they're not including Lady Justice. Does anyone know the reason?
 
Straighten Up! Welcome to Shika High's Competitive Dance Club 1
Well first time encountering a Frozen reference in shonen jump manga. I guess it was bound to happen at some point (Unless the non translated series had already done it).

Dull manga with bad art imo. Background characters look much better than the lead.

Also its hard to get into it since there is no music to accompany anything.

Really not a good first chapter.
 

Arabesque

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Straighten Up! Welcome to Shika High's Competitive Dance Club 1

Always have faith in Yoko. Really fun first chapter. The main leads are super cute looking and the dancing was very well drawn and dynamic.

The first chapter covered about a 3rd of the one shot, but it is much better drawn. I'm looking forward to what Yoko has in store for the future. Really enjoyed the first chapter.

Which means it's already cancelled ;_;

(The main leads had quite a run in though lol)

Jeez that title is too fucking long. I should just call it "Dance Manga" or something.

Yeah that title is just annoying. They talk about it on the podcast a bit and also explained the logic behind the English translation, though honestly the Light Novel level naming is annoying no matter what.


maybe next week's new manga will be better.

We aren't getting Lady Justice so the next manga will be Devily Man in 2 weeks time.

Oh right, they're not including Lady Justice. Does anyone know the reason?

Have you seen the reaction to E-Robot?

I very much doubt Lady Justice will be anything other than T&A, going by what the one shot was.
 

BatDan

Bane? Get them on board, I'll call it in.
I have not seen the one-shot.
Though if it's a fanservice-based gag manga like E-Robot... yeah I can see why they wouldn't translate it.
 

Arabesque

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Gakkyu Hotei The (not so) Final Chapter


Was a bit disappointing seeing that they decided to cop out and have her be
accidentally injured rather than a real culprit being around.
But then again this series was never great with its mysteries.

The comment about how fear being a worse motivation for wrapping the truth than malice could've been interesting had they been developing more on that angle, but since it was cancelled they couldn't do anything about it.


Now with that said, this was just stupid

After everything that happened in these past few chapters, and Inugami swearing up and down that Tento couldn't be the Red Ogre, we end with this? Like, really?

Ugh this series

Oh well, for Phoenix Wright The Junior Years, this was okay. As a series though, it was pretty weak.

I have not seen the one-shot.
Though if it's a fanservice-based gag manga like E-Robot... yeah I can see why they wouldn't translate it.

The one shot was basically about how
Lady Justice, the strong super hero, loses her panties and is unable to stop criminals because she is embarrassed that she isn't wearing panties.

Honestly, I'm not shedding any tears they aren't picking it up.
 
Naruto 700 + 2

Bolt cant even be the main of this side story? Oh well, Im not complaining since Naruto gets to go on a mission with Sasuke, which is a part 3 wish come true.

Its so great hearing Naruto called Lord Hokage and Lord Seventh!

And Im glad the fandom has still been going strong. Sorry Hinata and Sakura.
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So many great May djs samples.
 

BatDan

Bane? Get them on board, I'll call it in.
The one shot was basically about how
Lady Justice, the strong super hero, loses her panties and is unable to stop criminals because she is embarrassed that she isn't wearing panties.

Honestly, I'm not shedding any tears they aren't picking it up.

Ewww... yeah I don't see that lasting long either way.
 

Arabesque

Member
Shokugeki no Soma 117


I liked the little reference to the dream Isshiki had when they went to the training camp lol

Also, it seems Yuki and Marui teamed up during one of the Stagiere Week's. Shame we never did see where she went to during that time (or how Ibusaki pulled through at the end) but I guess it was meant to be a shorter breather arc about Soma and him mending things with Hisako.

Also, seeing Shinomiya again was nice.


Smug!Soma is pretty much as great as expected lol him destroying second years already is a good reminder at how good he is now, though I hope he isn't about to defeat all 70+ of the upperclassmen on his own.


I wonder if Hayama and Kurokiba are also having their own Shokugeki's at the same time ...

Oh and the revelation at the end

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Looks like Viz went with the more literal translation as Momiji Meet and Greet rather than being figurative like they were with the Fall classic

The Headmaster is the one who draws those flyers lol

(The guy who critiqued the poster is probably fired)

Oh and I guess time for the top 8 to face off with the Elite 10. I wonder if people like Miyoko will be able to face off against the 1st seat or they are unable to do so unless they ranked in the best 8 or were finalists.
 

Angry Grimace

Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
I find it unreasonably annoying they the official translation for Orihime talking to Chad is that she just calls him "Chad." His name is Yasutora Sado. Ichigo is just rude and calls him "Chad." It doesn't make sense that Orihime would call him by whatever rude name that Ichigo calls him.
 
Nisekoi

Kind of the most unrealistic chapter of Nisekoi but whatever happens happens. Ichijou ought to at least get in a better outfit while they are there. Tachibana is already in her resort wear afterall.

BLack Clover 12
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Yes based on the plot Yuno and Asta may not only reach the treasure at the same time but may be highly important for the destruction of these Lotus characters. Love them pairing up on the same team.
 
I find it unreasonably annoying they the official translation for Orihime talking to Chad is that she just calls him "Chad." His name is Yasutora Sado. Ichigo is just rude and calls him "Chad." It doesn't make sense that Orihime would call him by whatever rude name that Ichigo calls him.

I always assumed it was that due to a case of the ol' Orihime airheadedness, as it were; she just thinks that's a nickname Ichigo uses because they're really good friends and he really isn't trying to be mean (he was), and she wants to be his friend so she uses it too.

But if the original Japanese has her calling him Sado, then yeah I guess it was just translators not doing the homework.
 
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