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Today, I found out another manga I used to read ended with the MC dead and one of the female characters impregnated with his rape baby.

I'm just going to assume this is the norm now whenever a new one comes around when the yandere childhood friend is one of the main girls.
 
Glad to have you on Board.

Gintama deserves more Fans, even though i think it's more popular than ever before right now
I think the anime is superior to the manga, but I lost track of where I was a long time ago...

Game Over
I might be a little prude but I find this whole salarywoman-middle schooler romance a little disturbing.
 
Straighten Up! Welcome to Shika High's Competitive Dance Club 2

Way too slow. Only got somewhat interesting when they went the predictable characters subconsciously do it in the end of the chapter route.
 
Hibi Chouchou 1
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Who the hell practices karaté with glasses on ?

He sure can fight though judging from the few next panels.
 

bobohoro

Member
Koharu No Hibi [ReRead End]

Vanilla tastes the sweetest. No drawn out drama or extreme psychotic stuff - well compared to your average yandere - makes it a pleasant and quick read. It might still crush your heart, but most of all because the emotions are presented in an almost suffocating way. Seriously stuffy at times.
 

Bisnic

Really Really Exciting Member!
Prison School 1-70

Started reading this for the last few days. It's pretty funny, love some of the facial expressions the guys do. Although the fat one with his "Woll Smoth" face is really weird. :p

Does the vice-prez ever stop sweating so much lol?
 
Oyasumi Punpun END

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Noticed the DeDeDeDe Demons Destruction protag on his shirt

Well that was really good but I already knew that. It's a pretty dark, almost nihilistic work and pretty much every character has some kind of huge flaw, especially the main ones, although each character is pretty likable and goes through an arc. Just have some questions -

"God" was obviously not God, but a manifestation of Punpun's more demented and sociopathic personality, right? The same goes for the Poo God?

Why is Punpun a bird and why does he sometimes randomly shift shape into a triangle and shit?

Was the cult Aiko's mom was in the same as Pegasus' band or some others?

I'm going to read that Asano interview he gave after it was finished now. this one

Asano: There’s no real meaning behind that. (laugh) I like traditional decorations, so that’s what I felt like drawing. That’s all. The manga is a blend of things that have meaning and things that have absolutely none.

That's kinda what I thought!
 

Zweizer

Banned
Prison School 1-70

Started reading this for the last few days. It's pretty funny, love some of the facial expressions the guys do. Although the fat one with his "Woll Smoth" face is really weird. :p

Does the vice-prez ever stop sweating so much lol?

Welcome to the club~

Why would you want to have her stop sweating?
 

Angry Grimace

Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
Fuuka 62

So Neo Fuuka is working there too, and she probably has a better contract than Yuu. I know Hisashi was acting all serious before their performance but jeez. Knocking him down and then saying move it. Still uncalled for.

Seo.

Its super dumb that they're setting up Aoi to join the band but then Yuu's refusing for no good reason. There was never any indication from Akitsuki that she would have wanted the band to continue without replacing her.
 

Bisnic

Really Really Exciting Member!
Welcome to the club~

Why would you want to have her stop sweating?

Never said I wanted to. :p Just curious. But I guess she'll never stop, just like she'll never stop wearing sexy outfits and sitting on people's face as "punishment". ;)
 

Zweizer

Banned
Oyasumi Punpun END

"God" was obviously not God, but a manifestation of Punpun's more demented and sociopathic personality, right? The same goes for the Poo God?

Why is Punpun a bird and why does he sometimes randomly shift shape into a triangle and shit?

Was the cult Aiko's mom was in the same as Pegasus' band or some others?

I'm going to read that Asano interview he gave after it was finished now. this one

Well, what do you think?

It's a representation of his mental state of sorts. It might be weird, but I feel the various crude-ish depictions of Punpun make it easier to relate to him as he's portrayed in a more abstract and raw manner. It not only makes him stand out amongst a reasonably realistically drawn cast, but makes the various emotions more obvious (the different shapes) yet subtler (we don't actually see his expressions). I'd say, several scenes wouldn't have as much of an impact if Punpun weren't drawn that way. In particular, when he "became pitch black and grew horns", you could immediately tell that something went very wrong with him, without having to actually see some sort of demented expression that'd be such an indication were he depicted realistically.

I think the only connection is that Pegasus' dad founded the cult Aiko's mom was in, but otherwise they have no relation.
 
2015 A Space Series 13

Predictable ending for the Space Elevator story (it falls amd kills millions because space writers love bad endingsl

Anyway why would they build a super space pillar in Kansas City. It seems like a bad location. Worst yet needing cables that go from Kansas to Oregon, Mississippi, North Carolina, Texas, Michigan, Minnesota, respectively seems really infeasible. That is ruining so much of Americas heartland, and seems to put unnecessary burden on our homeland security efforts. I hope there are no actual plans to construct a space elevator like this.
 
Takemitsu Zamurai 30-34

This is really The Best Thing. Journey down memory lane adopted a more realistic style to denote the cruelty better, and wow, much tragic, so sad. Exposition 10/10
 

Usobuko

Banned
Nanjou has issues but she's way better then Aiko at least.

I don't see it that way. Almost everything Sachi did was for her own interest first. Aiko at least has the decency to tell Punpun that his obsession with her was unhealthy and that she was a far normal girl compare to his idolization.
 
I don't see it that way. Almost everything Sachi did was for her own interest first. Aiko at least has the decency to tell Punpun that his obsession with her was unhealthy and that she was a far normal girl compare to his idolization.

Depends on how you look at it I guess.

Nanjou and Punpun weren't trying to do some kind of murder pact so I can give the edge to them pretty easily
 
The Devil Is A Part Timer Vol.01

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Demon King is now in Japan and provides the best customer service in fast food.

Pretty nicely paced for this adaptation. The art's pretty nice, Maoh's faces are the best. Also does a good job on why Emilia is so boring.
 

Usobuko

Banned
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Go 7 Seeds.

Usemono Yado looks nice, it's by Shiki no Zenjitsu's mangaka. Magazine cover below.

 
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Go 7 Seeds.

Usemono Yado looks nice, it's by Shiki no Zenjitsu's mangaka. Magazine cover below.

Go ReAca and Owari no Seraph.

Nightmare Factory (to current)
Omg webtoon alchemist and mastermind Snailords is at it again with a second series and it is fantastic. And finally found his Deviant account. its so good. Nightmare Factory is longer chapter wise but just as crazy and provocative. I love the characters.

Also the cameos, best.
 
Go ReAca and Owari no Seraph.

Nightmare Factory (to current)

Omg webtoon alchemist and mastermind Snailords is at it again with a second series and it is fantastic. And finally found his Deviant account. its so good. Nightmare Factory is longer chapter wise but just as crazy and provocative. I love the characters.

Also the cameos, best.

Orihime and Sakura lost though
 
Yamada to Shounen 01

Yamada finds a high school kid drunk and crying and takes him home. He learns the kid recently lost his first love and so starts this odd friendship.

Interesting set of characters here. Will be interesting to see how this friendship develops as it definitely doesn't seem to be of a romantic version.
 

Usobuko

Banned
I like Kengan Ashua.

It only specialize in 2 areas, absurd slapstick humour and hyping a crazy group of competitors in a martial arts tournament. It just executed these 2 elements very well and it doesn't drag the fights.
 

Erigu

Member
Oyasumi Punpun END
Why is Punpun a bird and why does he sometimes randomly shift shape into a triangle and shit?
Based on the notes she's taking toward the end, Sachi apparently is the author (and the narrator) of the manga, and I imagine she decided to use Punpun's old drawings of himself and his family (she saw those when she went to visit his father) to represent them.
 
Based on the notes she's taking toward the end, Sachi apparently is the author (and the narrator) of the manga, and I imagine she decided to use Punpun's old drawings of himself and his family (she saw those when she went to visit his father) to represent them.

I kinda figured that, actually. That explains a lot.
 

Rhapsody

Banned
Tetsugaku Letra 20

It's been so long since the last chapter was scanlated. Almost forgot they were trying to beat that one old lady.
 
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