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[Mockingbird]

Just finished Negima. I was on hiatus reading it for 5 years since I had left the country and just did a re-read of the first 17 volumes, then finishing all the way up to volume 38 last night. I really appreciated how much depth there was with this manga. How much detail is stuffed in every panel, the beautiful settings, how much research is done with the spells with the bonus explanations, and how a majority of the 31 school girl characters are able to stand out from one another. It's amazing.

But I felt the last couple volumes to be inferior to the first half of the series. Towards the end of the magic world arc, things went kind of downhill and in the final arc I felt the characters and writing were stale with some good moments here and there I disliked the ending because there were so many unanswered questions and some characters never got much background explanations or appearances, like Sayo. What happened? Basically it lacked closure =/ I heard something about how Akamatsu's new series is with a different publisher or something. Was there a disagreement between Akamatsu and the publisher?

 

[wonzo]

Nobunaga no Chef 35-43

mori ;_______________________________________________________________________;

 

[FYC]

I came into this thread hoping to see all the salt from the new title. Fantastic.

Glorious title. Best mod.

 

[Mr. Fix]

Manga News/Discussion Thread Title

F-

 

[Aizo]

Rhetoric question?

No...

 

[Blood Diamonds]

What... what the fuck is up with the tittle? someone please explain the change lol

 

[789shadow]

Manga News/Discussion |OTZ| Blatant Fucking Terrible Lies

 

[B-Dubs]

Worst thread title ever. Who changed it and why?

 

[Mr. Fix]

Worst thread title ever. Who changed it and why?

ShounenGAF is clearly the most interesting part of this thread. What better way to ignite bring forth babblebabble discussion? Thanks for the power up, mods!

 

[TacticalFox88]

Worst thread title ever. Who changed it and why?

Aizen of course.

 

[BassForever]

Seriously the point of mods isn't to just derp with the titles of threads. They're supposed to enforce the rules and assist when necessary if the thread creator wishes to update the thread title. Constantly changing the title of a thread like this just seems to be taking advantage of mod powers.

 

[wonzo]

shit > shit > shit

the story of the shounen genre

 

[curlyfriski]

Lol you guys are playing right into his hands

 

[dakkumauji]

I'll await when Toriko manages to slip into the title.

 

[wonzo]

Seriously the point of mods isn't to just derp with the titles of threads. They're supposed to enforce the rules and assist when necessary if the thread creator wishes to update the thread title. Constantly changing the title of a thread like this just seems to be taking advantage of mod powers.

lmao this post

 

[ColossalLazy]

Clearly the thread title is showing that Bleach is the worst of the three.

 

[ponpo]

Even if nonsensical, this looks so good.

 

[Rafa=FedKilla]

Just finished Negima. I was on hiatus reading it for 5 years since I had left the country and just did a re-read of the first 17 volumes, then finishing all the way up to volume 38 last night. I really appreciated how much depth there was with this manga. How much detail is stuffed in every panel, the beautiful settings, how much research is done with the spells with the bonus explanations, and how a majority of the 31 school girl characters are able to stand out from one another. It's amazing.

But I felt the last couple volumes to be inferior to the first half of the series. Towards the end of the magic world arc, things went kind of downhill and in the final arc I felt the characters and writing were stale with some good moments here and there I disliked the ending because there were so many unanswered questions and some characters never got much background explanations or appearances, like Sayo. What happened? Basically it lacked closure =/ I heard something about how Akamatsu's new series is with a different publisher or something. Was there a disagreement between Akamatsu and the publisher?

They change the creator contracts towards the end of the series. So he got pissed and rushed the series end. But his new series is still Kodansha, word is it will be out very very soon.



Mashima is the one who said he would rage quit Fairy Tail if some law was passed. Wendy would be gone from the manga and grey would have to wear a shirt.

 

[Akito]

Even if nonsensical, this looks so good.

Oh Great in a nutshell

 

[ffdgh]

Haha another title change.

Edit: and another?

 

[Mr. Fix]

upandaway confirmed mod?

 

[dakkumauji]

Now it's just boring.

 

[BatDan]

Pick a fucking title and stick with it.

Manga News/Discussion |OTZ| No Jump or WSS Make GAF Something Something

 

[wonzo]

GODA

 

[Save 'N Quit]

*Wants to write a witty comment about Bleach and Naruto having better odds of ending sooner than One Piece

*Mod changes the thread title before pressing the submit button

Goddammit.

 

[BassForever]

STAHP!

The horse is dead let it rest

 

[789shadow]

STAHP!

The horse is dead let it rest

I thought I saw it twitch.

 

[Tathanen]

For the love of god someone post a Naruto translation so we can be the right kind of stupid in here.

 

[Korosenai]

New best title change evah

 

[Gamerloid]

Title is better than the horrible Bleach one, but why all the changes anyway?

shit > shit > shit

the story of the shounen genre

You'd have to at least have One Piece over all that pile of shit.

 

[wonzo]

You'd have to at least have One Piece over all that pile of shit.

one piece is the poorly drawn fly that sits on a pile from time to time

now aku no hana & shokugeki no soma? those are the two that scoop it all up and put it all in its rightful place (the decrepit wheelie bin outback with the liquid shitstreeks on it)

 

[Gamerloid]

one piece is the poorly drawn fly that sits on a pile from time to time

now aku no hana & shokugeki no soma? those are the two that scoop it all up and put it all in its rightful place (the decrepit wheelie bin outback with the liquid shitstreeks on it)

Lol Shokugeki no Soma is good indeed. I don't know about Ako no Hana however, but I'll check it out. Maybe even tonight.

 

[Infinite Justice]

what's going on in here?

 

[BassForever]

what's going on in here?

Wednesday GAF descent into madness due to no chapters this week

 

[dakkumauji]

and the fun is over.

 

[curlyfriski]

what's going on in here?

Shit all over the walls

 

[BatDan]

Shit all over the walls

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8geLnpGmQAQ

 

[Eusis]

and the fun is over.

Can someone at least recap the titles for those who missed most of them?

 

[Stat Flow]

You guys are so lost without WednesdayGAF. Sad.

 

[dakkumauji]

Can someone at least recap the titles for those who missed most of them?

Of the top of my head:

No Manga discussion allowed
jdrama rules
the W in Wednesday stands for Waifu
Bleach >>> One Piece
Bleach >>> Naruto >>> One Piece
ODA is ZA KING or something

 

[B-Dubs]

You guys are so lost without WednesdayGAF. Sad.

WednesdayGAF is coming soon, we have spoilers and RAWS (apparently).

 

[Articalys]

TWGOK 239

And just like that this arc is suddenly interesting again. Can't wait for next--

Next issue, movement in the present day

god dammit

 

[dakkumauji]

Fairy Tail 347

And I guess that was Lucy's win for this arc.

 

[Elfforkusu]

The Stratocracy of Altair - 41

This series is shaping up to be tremendous. And god damn, the balls on this kid! (Mahmut)

 

[Gamerloid]

Aku no Hana Chapters 1-37

You know it's a good manga when I can't stop reading it. I wasn't able to predict this manga at all.

 

[Articalys]

Spirit Circle ch.15

Now we're really getting somewhere. Damn month-long break cliffhangers...

 

[Aizo]

REAL (Vol. 3-4)
These characters are fantastic. I get the feeling that although one of the protagonists is an asshole, he's really going to grow.

Eyeshield 21 (Vol. 8-9)
America, where cows roam free.
The characters just get better and better. The Ha Brothers are showing some interesting development. I really like Jumonji.

 

[dakkumauji]

Youkai Apato no Yuuga na Nichijou 08

Awww that's a good chapter. I actually liked that he came to terms with living in the dorms yet still wanted to go back to the apartments instead of running back. Makes it feel much more satisfying.

Youkai Apato no Yuuga na Nichijou 08.5

A bromance side story.

 

[TastyOreoFriend]

Bartender 98

I don't know why this manga is so interesting to me when I don't even drink that much. Its just got a way about it that makes it so much more interesting than it really should be.

 

[Passive Assassin]

Alice in Hell 09

This doesn't look good for our hero.