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[BluWacky]

I wonder which manga author would be the most comparable to George RR Martin's writing pace. I'd like to say the Berserk guy, but there are other hiatus mangas.

Berserk and Hunter X Hunter are the "famous" examples of manga that go on constant hiatuses.

On the shoujo side, Yami no Matsuei, much like Berserk, went on hiatus because the author was having more fun playing dating games than drawing her manga. She went on hiatus for eight years before picking up again and, although she's definitely still writing it as there's a new chapter out this month, there's been no new volumes since 2011. I can't imagine anyone still reads it, but it was a very popular manga back in the day!

On topic - Yami also has a 13 episode anime, which I watched in an entire evening at university and remember very little about except it wasn't bad for an early 00s BL show.

 

[Link Man]

A Google Search to find out what the hell "Pablo Power" was led me to this on pablopower.org



That's pretty damn moe.

Woofington's "real pic January" pic?

 

[MetroidPrimeRib]

Berserk and Hunter X Hunter are the "famous" examples of manga that go on constant hiatuses.

On the shoujo side, Yami no Matsuei, much like Berserk, went on hiatus because the author was having more fun playing dating games than drawing her manga. She went on hiatus for eight years before picking up again and, although she's definitely still writing it as there's a new chapter out this month, there's been no new volumes since 2011. I can't imagine anyone still reads it, but it was a very popular manga back in the day!

Wow that sounds like what people were gossiping about what Miura was doing, but actually happening

 

[Zeppeli]

Woofington's "real pic January" pic?

God damn, it's a conspiracy.

 

[Jarmel]

Black Lagoon is another one that springs to mind. Hiroe has been on vacation mode for like the last two years.

 

[Dresden]

Too busy drawing femdom doujins.

 

[Narag]

Do these authors just make enough they can take some time off or what?

 

[astrogamer]

One Week Friends 3
Some memory retained. SUCCESS. This episode wasn't quite as good as the previous episodes but it did have some moments.

Spoiler

I have a feeling Shogo might be causing some NTR soon.

 

[Save 'N Quit]

yowamushi pedal - 28



POWERED BY MOE

e: this entire episode covered a three minute stretch of the race.

I still liked it.

The song returns?!?

This is good.

This is very good.

 

[MetroidPrimeRib]

Black Lagoon is another one that springs to mind. Hiroe has been on vacation mode for like the last two years.

He must draw lewds of his characters himself, nobody else can do it right

 

[cajunator]

I think I can conclusively say that I don't.



Money-wise? Oh yes it is.

no I mean successful as an adaptation that doesnt make ths audience want to kill something. Its Type Moon. It will make money.

 

[Jarmel]

Do these authors just make enough they can take some time off or what?

That's what I wonder. Like what does Iso do for a living nowadays? Does he work at a supermarket to pay the bills?

 

[PshycoNinja]

So Fate/Zero is on Netflix. Is it any good or should I run far, far away?

 

[Narag]

So Fate/Zero is on Netflix. Is it any good or should I run far, far away?

Whoa, really? Run towards it immediately.

 

[ColossalLazy]

Black Lagoon is another one that springs to mind. Hiroe has been on vacation mode for like the last two years.

Recently he has put some new chapters. But they are bimonthly and kinda short.

 

[MetroidPrimeRib]

That's what I wonder. Like what does Iso do a for a living nowadays? Does he work at a supermarket to pay the bills?

Well, Togashi (HxH author, hiatus posterboy) is married to the Sailor Moon author. So that probably helps.
And HxH sells well regardless, with both YYH and HxH being in WSJ's top ten best sellers of all time.

 

[cajunator]

So Fate/Zero is on Netflix. Is it any good or should I run far, far away?

Fate Zero is really good.

 

[Jarmel]

He must draw lewds of his characters himself, nobody else can do it right

He needs to go into full Tex Mex mode and pump out the 'real' doujinshis.

 

[Gazoinks]

So Fate/Zero is on Netflix. Is it any good or should I run far, far away?

It's excellent, just be warned that the first episode is essentially an exposition dump. The show gets much more interesting afterwards.

 

[BluWacky]

Do these authors just make enough they can take some time off or what?

Togashi is an excellent example. Yu Yu Hakusho has reportedly sold 49 million copies in Japan across 19 volumes (and presumably various kanzenban/wide-ban releases?). It had a successful, long running anime series, was highly merchandisable, and has been translated and released all over the world. And that's just one of his successful series, given that Hunter X Hunter must be doing similar business (55 million copies sold as of 2011?????). Plus, he's married to Naoko Takeuchi, who presumably never needs to do anything ever again after writing Sailor Moon. To be fair to Togashi he has also suffered recurring health problems and has a family, so I suspect he just doesn't feel the need to work that hard if he doesn't have to and he keeps making money both for himself and Shueisha.

Miura is probably successful on a smaller scale, but Berserk has sold 33.5 million volumes internationally as at last year and he's been writing it for nearly 25 years, with various spin-off merchandise to match.

Even with royalty payments probably being fairly small on manga volumes given their cost, I have no problem believing that some of these mangaka are absolutely raking it in through royalties on their IP.

 

[Narag]

Thanks!

 

[nintendoman58]

So Fate/Zero is on Netflix. Is it any good or should I run far, far away?

It's apparently very good. It's written by the same man who wrote Madoka Magica, so you might like it.

But other than that, when will you be starting TTGL?

 

[cajunator]

It's apparently very good. It's written by the same man who wrote Madoka Magica, so you might like it.

But other than that, when will you be starting TTGL?

Fate Zero as a story lent itself more naturally to Butch Gen's talents than Madoka Magica I feel like.
It wasnt dark for the sake of it but as the product of the type of show it is.

 

[Theonik]

Too busy drawing femdom doujins.

A worthy cause.

 

[PshycoNinja]

Whoa, really? Run towards it immediately.

Fate Zero is really good.

It's excellent, just be warned that the first episode is essentially an exposition dump. The show gets much more interesting afterwards.

I see. A lot of positivity on this one. I thought people were saying it wasn't as good as Fate Stay/Night or is it the other way around?

Added to backlog.

It's apparently very good. It's written by the same man who wrote Madoka Magica, so you might like it.

But other than that, when will you be starting TTGL?

Soon. I promise.

 

[Gazoinks]

I see. A lot of positivity on this one. I thought people were saying it wasn't as good as Fate Stay/Night or is it the other way around?

Added to backlog.

Other way around. F/SN is supposedly (I haven't seen it) horrible.

 

[Mockingbird]

The Irregular at Magic High School 1-3

This show is awesome! And it has a lot of depth too.Lots of mysteries about the main character. Want to see more battles. I suppose this is the biggest show of the season?

 

[Jarmel]

The Irregular at Magic High School 1-3
And it has a lot of depth too.

i can't

 

[cajunator]

I see. A lot of positivity on this one. I thought people were saying it wasn't as good as Fate Stay/Night or is it the other way around?

Added to backlog.



Soon. I promise.

I have a bit of nostalgic appreciation for FSN and I definitely dont hate it like much of animegaf but honestly Fate Zero is on a completely different level.

 

[MetroidPrimeRib]

The Irregular at Magic High School 1-3

This show is awesome! And it has a lot of depth too.Lots of mysteries about the main character. Want to see more battles. I suppose this is the biggest show of the season?

It's definitely the biggest something of the season

 

[astrogamer]

Puchimas s2 19

Look at how adorable Chiichan is ... and progressively getting a really wide face

 

[Blusby]

So Fate/Zero is on Netflix. Is it any good or should I run far, far away?

If the sub is available then run towards it, if there's only dub however run as far away from it as you possibly could unless you want to hear Assassin, the King of Games.

 

[cnet128]

Love Live! S2 3

A-RISE are definitely worthy rivals - their performance was clearly more accomplished than anything μ's have ever done (thanks for that effort, animators), and they're total professionals with confidence to spare - but none of them can hope to match the μ's girls in cuteness or personality, and they're outnumbered by a factor of three to one, so...I guess that evens out the odds.

Not that μ's are going to actually beat them, let alone in these regional qualifiers, but hey, they don't have to. With three more spots available, I can't see them failing to get through. Barring some kind of horrible incident like last season, of course...

 

[AquaWateria]

i can't

If you read the light novels it's filled with lots of details about the world, politics, and magic as being scientific, it's not like some LN where they don't explain things. I've read part of the first volume and it's filled with a bunch of information not even kidding.

 

[PshycoNinja]

Other way around. F/SN is supposedly (I haven't seen it) horrible.

Ah. I guess I'll check Zero out in a few days.

I have a bit of nostalgic appreciation for FSN and I definitely dont hate it like much of animegaf but honestly Fate Zero is on a completely different level.

Ahahaha. I get what your saying.

On that note did anyone else watch Gai Rei Zero? What an F'd up anime that was. The ending you saw coming but constantly wanted it not to happen. Shame the show stopped right before the manga started and didn't keep going.

 

[Blusby]

I see. A lot of positivity on this one. I thought people were saying it wasn't as good as Fate Stay/Night or is it the other way around?

Fate/Stay Night's DEEN Adaption is terribad and I have to admit that the writing in Zero is superior to the source material's rather mediocre Fate and Heavens Feel routes, however the Unlimited Blade Works route is gold (though it also suffered from being ravaged by DEEN) and Type-Moon's best work besides DDD.

 

[Admiral Woofington]

So Fate/Zero is on Netflix. Is it any good or should I run far, far away?

Best Type Moon property, Best Fate series anything, and best Ufotable show. Definitely give it a watch, especially considering that Ufotable is making their own version of Fate Stay Night so it'd be nice to watch this since it's the prequel.

I see. A lot of positivity on this one. I thought people were saying it wasn't as good as Fate Stay/Night or is it the other way around?
Soon. I promise.

It's better and more. FSN LN is good but the order is FZ>FSN LN>>>>>FSN anime. Once FSN Ufotable is out we'll figure out where it goes on the ranking. But probably after FZ and better than the LN, I trust Ufotable.

So yes it's definitely worth watching. First episode is 40 minutes of info dump you must give your undivided attention to, but you have the luck of being part of AnimeGAF, so any questions on the lore or how the holy grail war works you can ask here and we'll answer.

This is one of my top 5 anime of all time. Kanye West would have it as well..

Woofington's "real pic January" pic?

 

[e_i]

Got the Nekomonogatari Black Tsubasa Family LE set today. Paid $56 for four episodes in a GOD DAMNED FLIMSY BOX. Come on, Aniplex, couldn't make a rigid box for a blu-ray case? It's been done before.

 

[Narag]

I see. A lot of positivity on this one. I thought people were saying it wasn't as good as Fate Stay/Night or is it the other way around?

Added to backlog.

F/Z takes a big poo on deen's f/sn

 

[wsippel]

So, at first I was a bit pissed that TNK does an ecchi show produced by the same staff responsible for High School DxD that isn't High School DxD, but Daimidaler is actually pretty damn awesome. In a "so bad it's great" kinda way - except it's doing it on purpose. And it totally works. My favorite show this season so far (next to or maybe even slightly ahead of JoJo), and quite possibly the best worst mecha anime of all time.

 

[MetroidPrimeRib]

So, at first I was a bit pissed that TNK does an ecchi show produced by the same staff responsible for High School DxD that isn't High School DxD, but Daimidaler is actually pretty damn awesome. In a "so bad it's great" kinda way - except it's doing it on purpose. And it totally works. My favorite show this season so far (next to or maybe even slightly ahead of JoJo), and quite possibly the best worst mecha anime of all time.

That robot though

 

[Shengar]

If you read the light novels it's filled with lots of details about the world, politics, and magic as being scientific, it's not like some LN where they don't explain things. I've read part of the first volume and it's filled with a bunch of information not even kidding.

Putting a lot of explanation via exposition paragraph=/=lot of depth
It's more like the author obsessed with building a fantasy world of his rather than telling a story, a problem that frankly commonly found among contemporary fantasy authors,

 

[Shard]

That robot though

Also the rampant molestation but that as well, one of the worst robot designs ever.

 

[Blusby]

Oh wow, apparently Sidonia has surpassed Mahouka in BD preorders, hopefully the sales are good enough that we get a BLAME! adaption.

 

[Shard]

Oh wow, apparently Sidonia has surpassed Mahouka in BD preorders, hopefully the sales are good enough that we get a BLAME! adaption.

I would rather them use that money to get some actual mocap in the show.

 

[firehawk12]

Too busy drawing femdom doujins.

The world needs more sounding doujins.

 

[Haly]

i need link to these doujins

 

[MetroidPrimeRib]

Oh wow, apparently Sidonia has surpassed Mahouka in BD preorders, hopefully the sales are good enough that we get a BLAME! adaption.

Maybe they can buy better CGI and a better framerate
My jokes are so hard hitting

 

[Jintor]

Even if there's info in the light novels, if it's not in the anime then it's more or less irrelevant to my mind... any facet of a universe should be able to stand on its own, at least in terms of making the viewer either understand or not give a shit about the world.

Putting a lot of explanation via exposition paragraph=/=lot of depth
It's more like the author obsessed with building a fantasy world of his rather than telling a story, a problem that frankly commonly found among contemporary fantasy authors,

*looks at wiki of fake fantasy universe that is currently being worked on*

*disappears into the night*

 

[Tenumi]

i need link to these doujins

For scientific reasons, right? It's always for science!