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ColossalLazy
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Panda wants to be noticed by Kurita~
Manga is a game where you win or you die
striferser
Huge Nickleback Fan
Manga News/Discussion |OT| Quality smut ahoy~
Manga News/Discussion |OT| Not yet adapted into anime~
Manga News/Discussion |OT| More realistic than the live action adaptation~
Gakuen Dangerous 17
It return! Bless you A***o. Crazier than ever i see. I can't believe the author write up Ninja skill only to immediately kill him.
Manga News/Discussion |OT| Not yet adapted into anime~
Manga News/Discussion |OT| More realistic than the live action adaptation~
Gakuen Dangerous 17
It return! Bless you A***o. Crazier than ever i see. I can't believe the author write up Ninja skill only to immediately kill him.
MetroidPrimeRib
Banned
Manga News/Discussion |OT| PBR-Sama Official Fanclub
Manga News/Discussion |OT| Thread for Arguing about Erina
Manga News/Discussion |OT| How can I Ignore Such a Magnificent...THREAD!
Manga News/Discussion |OT| Pretty Much Everything got Adapted, Why are We Still Here
Kingdom 437
Ugh, Sei really chickened out. Disappointed. This will bite him in the ass later. Queen Mother is the least trustworthy person in the series, she will definitely go the "MY SONS ARE THE TRUE HEIRS" route in 20 years.
Tomo-chan wa Onna no ko! 61-70
Why is it always molesters that push forward these relationships?
RockTurtle
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fund it!
That's the one I'd go for as well.
Odd that you want JoJo's Bizarre Adventures, of all things, to be grounded.
And I still haven't finished Part 5 for so long and now you're way past me.
It's not so much that I want it to be more grounded, but that part 7 feels more grounded than any of the parts before due to several factors from the art to the way characters act, so it's a change that fits.
Don't let Part 5 hold you back.
In fact you can skip over it and miss literally nothing.
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
Manga News/Discussion |OT| ~NTR Appreciation Station~
TheRealTalker
Banned
Manga News/Discussion |OT| Manga was a mistake... It is nothing but filth
pelicansurf
Needs a Holiday on Gallifrey
Sei loves his mom, guys. Don't be so rude.
Rebel Leader
THE POWER OF BUTTERSCOTCH BOTTOMS
Manga News/Discussion |OT| Good mangas aren't dead... they're just... missing in action
Golden Experience seemed like such an interesting Stand, still frustrates me that it basically turned into Crazy Diamond.
RockTurtle
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Tomo-chan wa Onnanoko! 61-70
Aah, so he treated her like a girl for onc-
The cojones on this guy
Sibersk Esto
Banned
Might be because it changed from a shounen to a seinen magazine. Plus I've always liked the dialogue in jojo. Even when the characters were saying something ridiculous there was always a natural quality to it.
Dedication Through Light
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Omg Kodansha actually got ReAca!!!!
Turin Turambar
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Gate - Thus the JSDF Fought There!
So this is pretty trashy. Not that you didn't know it, it's basically the reason this is known for. It has
-military otaku pandering
-nationalistic pandering (go Japan!)
-literal otakus as main characters, several otaku references
-fanservice
-harem elements
-gothic lolita (but it's ok to want to bone her because she is truly 900 years old!)
-elves in both normal and dark skinned varieties
-monster girls
-gore
-rape
-etc
The quality in general of the writing itself is lacking, it really shows how this is the first work of the original author, and the author of the manga adaptation isn't a particular good or known mangaka. I don't know how it was in the novel, but in the manga I find irritating how disjointed was some times in-between chapters, where sometimes fairly important stuff is skipped. It's the opposite problem of slow paced stories where all feels too uncompressed.
The author don't know what genre or tone to use, if serious and realistic or light and comedic. It tries to be both, with bad results, as they clash a lot. Even without the clashing going on, he lacks of the needed care and gravitas for the more serious and dramatic situations.
That said, it actually has some redeeming features. While I said the writing isn't very good, it's more in specific chapters, in fact after the first two volumes it improves in quality to acceptable levels, the general arc of the plot is fairly interesting and of course the concept is original, it has some interesting twists and even if this at first seems a silly "let's watch how tanks blow up fantasy romans easily" the most well done parts are the diplomacy and the political manoeuvring chapters. the spies and traitors, etc.
I like some details about how the author don't hide how Japan isn't super friendly and innocent, they want mining concessions and they are doing geological surveys, in other words of course they want to exploit the land to their benefit.
So this is pretty trashy. Not that you didn't know it, it's basically the reason this is known for. It has
-military otaku pandering
-nationalistic pandering (go Japan!)
-literal otakus as main characters, several otaku references
-fanservice
-harem elements
-gothic lolita (but it's ok to want to bone her because she is truly 900 years old!)
-elves in both normal and dark skinned varieties
-monster girls
-gore
-rape
-etc
The quality in general of the writing itself is lacking, it really shows how this is the first work of the original author, and the author of the manga adaptation isn't a particular good or known mangaka. I don't know how it was in the novel, but in the manga I find irritating how disjointed was some times in-between chapters, where sometimes fairly important stuff is skipped. It's the opposite problem of slow paced stories where all feels too uncompressed.
The author don't know what genre or tone to use, if serious and realistic or light and comedic. It tries to be both, with bad results, as they clash a lot. Even without the clashing going on, he lacks of the needed care and gravitas for the more serious and dramatic situations.
For example, he was trying to be gritty here. Show how it's a medieval world with all the horror that conveys: war, famine, rape, women doing anything to survive... but instead it came off as wrong and exploitative and just not very serious.
That said, it actually has some redeeming features. While I said the writing isn't very good, it's more in specific chapters, in fact after the first two volumes it improves in quality to acceptable levels, the general arc of the plot is fairly interesting and of course the concept is original, it has some interesting twists and even if this at first seems a silly "let's watch how tanks blow up fantasy romans easily" the most well done parts are the diplomacy and the political manoeuvring chapters. the spies and traitors, etc.
I like some details about how the author don't hide how Japan isn't super friendly and innocent, they want mining concessions and they are doing geological surveys, in other words of course they want to exploit the land to their benefit.
TheRealTalker
Banned
Manga News/Discussion |OT| Still Bankrupt.... Hoping for a Loan
Manga News/Discussion |OT| Manga was a mistake... It is nothing but smut
Manga News/Discussion |OT| Manga was a mistake... It is nothing but smut
FlutterPuffs
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I actually like Gate, it isn't as bad for me as you say it is.
Definitely a lot of typical LN bullshit in it though, but it's a fun read at least.
Definitely a lot of typical LN bullshit in it though, but it's a fun read at least.
8 X 11 Printer Paper
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The rape and super nationalistic tone is what turns me off with the Gate. Hopefully they tone those down in the anime.
Turin Turambar
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Well, done by the bad guys of course, not that different from other gritty fantasies likes Berserk.
If this was truly serious and realistic and gritty and the author had balls he would dealt with some Japanese soldiers abusing the natives as there are rotten apples in every army and nation, but of course it doesn't go there. Japanese soldiers = good guys, here.
This is a good and fair review, especially the last paragraph. Not that will make me watch the show or read manga, at least it is not as bad as I think.
Tokyo Ghoul :re 35
Haha, that ending. Uta gives no fucks.
Suzya got some super, robotic leg after the owl battle but it seems like Kijima is rocking about with a simple wooden pegleg. In a job that requires extraordinary level of physical fitness. Okay
Can't quite make out if Ihe is another quinx or is that just her quinque. Probably the latter.
Kanae-Tsukiyama drama leaves me cold.
Nisekoi 177
What is this manga I'm reading cause it sure as hell isn't Nisekoi.
Can't wait to see how the author will troll his way out of this one.
Haha, that ending. Uta gives no fucks.
It took Kaneki way too long to get there.
Suzya got some super, robotic leg after the owl battle but it seems like Kijima is rocking about with a simple wooden pegleg. In a job that requires extraordinary level of physical fitness. Okay
Can't quite make out if Ihe is another quinx or is that just her quinque. Probably the latter.
Kanae-Tsukiyama drama leaves me cold.
Nisekoi 177
What is this manga I'm reading cause it sure as hell isn't Nisekoi.
Can't wait to see how the author will troll his way out of this one.
TheRealTalker
Banned
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 4: Diamond is Unbreakable
This girl is too Insane
Why can't I get a girlfriend? 59
Being this guy is suffering and I don't why I am still reading this. He needs to hit up the girl with glasses bad. Not looking forward to kazuki if toudouin is any indication. So much suffering.
Tomo-chan is a girl! 1-70
I didn't know I wanted this but now I need more of this.
Usagi Drop 1-END
Was a very interesting read. Ending was... I'm not sure what to say but would read again.
Being this guy is suffering and I don't why I am still reading this. He needs to hit up the girl with glasses bad. Not looking forward to kazuki if toudouin is any indication. So much suffering.
Tomo-chan is a girl! 1-70
I didn't know I wanted this but now I need more of this.
Usagi Drop 1-END
Was a very interesting read. Ending was... I'm not sure what to say but would read again.
MetroidPrimeRib
Banned
Tokyo Ghoul:re 35
Okay chapter but that ending, yesss
Okay chapter but that ending, yesss
New thread here:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1075205
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1075205
Having grown up on a diet of super nationalistic us media, I have to admit that doesnt bother me so much. From the show least it just makes me think of Stargate. And I think I'm reacting the same way if the soldiers were us marines or something. But hey the anime might be super cleaned up, and episode 1 was all setup.
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