Rena Ryuugu
Oyashiro-Sama
BlackWolf said:
I'm currently enjoying it so far Black
What manga are you reading now?
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I'm currently enjoying it so far Black
Aion
Time-Traveller
Had a looksee at 'Blade of the Immortal' last night, reading three chapters.
The art is sketchy, looking unfinished (like it needed inking before being sold) and the action, as well as the story to a certain extent, were hard to follow.
For example, the manga opens with Manji confessing to a fake priest. At that point none of Manji's weapons had been shown. He gets shot in the head by the priest, falling against the wall behind himself. Then, two random objects fly through the wood separating Manji from the preist, the objects having been thrown by Manji. At first I thought they were like grappling hooks that tied up the priest, but they're meant to be short double pointed swords. Anyway, after throwing the short swords through the wood for some reason, Manji pointed his sword in the direction of the priest - with distance still between them - and the sword pierced the head of the priest. Since no throwing motion was shown, for all I know Manji extended his sword like the nose of a certain wooden puppet.
A lot of the other auction was like that, too. With the sketchy art and the seeming lack of ability of the mangaka to put togther action sequences, it wasn't very enjoyable reading the fight sections.
Also, because the events didn't have timestamps on them and the story jumped around for no reason whatsoever, I often found myself at a loss with regards to the order of events. There also seemed to be bits missing. One minute Manji would be talking to Rin about killing the killers of her parents, rejecting her offer, and then he'd be fighting for Rin. And I wasn't even aware Manji's sister had died until it was pointed out in chapter three!
All in all, it has potential but the sketchy art and badly put together story make it difficult to get into when I know I'd have to read it all on my monitor or pay £8 for 140 pages.
It's a shame the art is so sketchy when I know how lovely the finished product from this mangka looks, having just read 'Bradherley's Coach'. It's supposed to improve later but that seems to be a long way away from the start...
The art is sketchy, looking unfinished (like it needed inking before being sold) and the action, as well as the story to a certain extent, were hard to follow.
For example, the manga opens with Manji confessing to a fake priest. At that point none of Manji's weapons had been shown. He gets shot in the head by the priest, falling against the wall behind himself. Then, two random objects fly through the wood separating Manji from the preist, the objects having been thrown by Manji. At first I thought they were like grappling hooks that tied up the priest, but they're meant to be short double pointed swords. Anyway, after throwing the short swords through the wood for some reason, Manji pointed his sword in the direction of the priest - with distance still between them - and the sword pierced the head of the priest. Since no throwing motion was shown, for all I know Manji extended his sword like the nose of a certain wooden puppet.
A lot of the other auction was like that, too. With the sketchy art and the seeming lack of ability of the mangaka to put togther action sequences, it wasn't very enjoyable reading the fight sections.
Also, because the events didn't have timestamps on them and the story jumped around for no reason whatsoever, I often found myself at a loss with regards to the order of events. There also seemed to be bits missing. One minute Manji would be talking to Rin about killing the killers of her parents, rejecting her offer, and then he'd be fighting for Rin. And I wasn't even aware Manji's sister had died until it was pointed out in chapter three!
All in all, it has potential but the sketchy art and badly put together story make it difficult to get into when I know I'd have to read it all on my monitor or pay £8 for 140 pages.
It's a shame the art is so sketchy when I know how lovely the finished product from this mangka looks, having just read 'Bradherley's Coach'. It's supposed to improve later but that seems to be a long way away from the start...
Rena Ryuugu
Oyashiro-Sama
Black Cat volume 4
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Hunter
I just started reading .hack//G.U+
I'm fairly certain there are others I should've read first but, oh well.
I'm fairly certain there are others I should've read first but, oh well.
Rena Ryuugu
Oyashiro-Sama
One Piece volume 10
Rena Ryuugu
Oyashiro-Sama
School Rumble volume 5
Aion
Time-Traveller
Museum of Terror has been fairly enjoyable. The art in the first chapter was poor because of its age - Ito clearly having improved a lot over time - but the art quality has risen with each chapter. The story quality has also started to increase, going from plain dumb to disturbing.
I'm looking forward to reading the second volume tomorrow.
I've also been reading Bokurano, with 25 chapters read so far. Up to yet, it's been nearly identical to the anime. The only changes of note were made to Kako and Honda, and those changes didn't really add anything of value. I think I actually prefer how the events went down in the anime. There really hasn't been much difference - even the battles suck in the manga, just like they sucked in the anime because of clunky CG.
Unless the major differences start occuring soon, reading the manga will prove to be a waste of time.
I'm looking forward to reading the second volume tomorrow.
I've also been reading Bokurano, with 25 chapters read so far. Up to yet, it's been nearly identical to the anime. The only changes of note were made to Kako and Honda, and those changes didn't really add anything of value. I think I actually prefer how the events went down in the anime. There really hasn't been much difference - even the battles suck in the manga, just like they sucked in the anime because of clunky CG.
Unless the major differences start occuring soon, reading the manga will prove to be a waste of time.
Rena Ryuugu
Oyashiro-Sama
Clover Omnibus
I really enjoyed reading Clover and it was definitely worth the wait to get it
I really enjoyed reading Clover and it was definitely worth the wait to get it
Will-O'-The-Wisp
Cardcaptor
ilmaestro said:
Hah, I loved it after the first chapter! Guess it all depends on our manga tastes.
Reading the latest FMA chapter, which I've only just realised was out on Onemanga!
Finally the Armstrongs vs Sloth fight has come to end! Which is good, because it returns to the Hoenheim vs "The father" confrontation, which I completely forgot about in the ensuing battles that everyone seems to be having lately.
Good chapter, but as always, the thought of me having to wait another month once I get to the final chapter makes me rage. But then, FMA chapters are a generous 40 page long to make up for it.
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Aion
Time-Traveller
At first I didn't think much of it. The art in the first chapter was amateurish and the story worse, involving a teacher randomly cutting up a girl and a class of 41 others going along with it without objection - including a friend. The 41 even took a body part each without argument, like any high school kid would. It wasn't disturbing, nor was it very good story-telling.
The following chapters did improve things but, overall, there was still nothing special. And the problems were made more bothersome by each chapter continuing the story directly - I wanted to see one-shot horror goodness.
However, towards the end of the volume, the chapters became one-shot affairs and the quality rose to the level of the one-shot at the end of Gyo. There's a story about three mountain climbers in search of a friend getting killed one by one because of Tomie, there's a story about multiple Tomie's growing below a waterfall; eating men who were forced to jump in by her charm and the final story involves a painter attempting to capture the beauty of Tomie, ending up becoming insane. All three of the stories kept me hooked, making me want to read more.
Volume 2 is supposed to improve things further. It's another full Tomie volume, containing the Tomie stories released in chronological order from the end of the first volume - taking the year counter from '95 to 2000. Since Ito got better with age, Gyo aside, I'm expecting it to be very good.
I've already ordered the final Dark Horse release in advance.
The following chapters did improve things but, overall, there was still nothing special. And the problems were made more bothersome by each chapter continuing the story directly - I wanted to see one-shot horror goodness.
However, towards the end of the volume, the chapters became one-shot affairs and the quality rose to the level of the one-shot at the end of Gyo. There's a story about three mountain climbers in search of a friend getting killed one by one because of Tomie, there's a story about multiple Tomie's growing below a waterfall; eating men who were forced to jump in by her charm and the final story involves a painter attempting to capture the beauty of Tomie, ending up becoming insane. All three of the stories kept me hooked, making me want to read more.
Volume 2 is supposed to improve things further. It's another full Tomie volume, containing the Tomie stories released in chronological order from the end of the first volume - taking the year counter from '95 to 2000. Since Ito got better with age, Gyo aside, I'm expecting it to be very good.
I've already ordered the final Dark Horse release in advance.
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Hunter
I'm reading through the first volume of train man.
Can't count how many times I've genuinely laughed out loud.
Can't count how many times I've genuinely laughed out loud.
Aion
Time-Traveller
Play.com somehow managed to get me a copy of Town of Evening Calm, months after placing a hopeful order.
It was good but not that good. The art did the story no favours, with all the characters looking very similar and, for reasons unknown, being tiny. Because Japanese names are always a pain to remember, I found it hard to know who was who, the stories not being long enough for the namesto stick in my brain. In the hands of a decent artist, the story might've involved me more, but...
The stories were ok. I liked the first, but the two part second and third stories confused me because of the art and lack of dates - I wasn't aware when those chapters occurred until after reading. Barefoot Gen had a better story becsuse it showed the horrors of the bombing AND the aftermath, instead of just showing the aftermath and then jumping far into the future.
It was good but not that good. The art did the story no favours, with all the characters looking very similar and, for reasons unknown, being tiny. Because Japanese names are always a pain to remember, I found it hard to know who was who, the stories not being long enough for the namesto stick in my brain. In the hands of a decent artist, the story might've involved me more, but...
The stories were ok. I liked the first, but the two part second and third stories confused me because of the art and lack of dates - I wasn't aware when those chapters occurred until after reading. Barefoot Gen had a better story becsuse it showed the horrors of the bombing AND the aftermath, instead of just showing the aftermath and then jumping far into the future.
Aion
Time-Traveller
I finished reading Museum of Terror 2 and Trigun 1 last night.
Like someone said on Amazon, the Tomie stories in the second volume are superior to the earlier stories of the first. In the first volume, Ito clearly improved in terms of story-telling and art as the years passed, the final three or so being excellent, so it wasn't a shock. There are a couple of stories included that failed to hold my interest but, overall, the volume was excellent to read. On the same level of Uzumaki, if not higher.
The next volume (and final English release) covers one-shot stories not connected to Tomie. I'm guessing the Tomie stories are now at an end, the last three chapters of the second volume having been linked. I'm actually happy if that's the case because Ito is horrible at ending his stories, and it would be near to impossible to end the Tomie saga when there must be 1000's of Tomie walking around. But, anyway, I feel the third volume will be hit or miss because the year counter goes back to the 80's - back to Ito's poor art.
I'm glad I decided to give the series ago. I wasn't going to because Gyo is fairly average, but Tomie turned out to be far better.
As for Trigun, I'm not sure what to make of the first volume. The art was poor, the flow from panel to panel struck me as being awkward, there wasn't any new content I hadn't seen in the anime to get my teeth into and it quite simly struggled to hold my interest. The next volume should be better because Wolfwood - the best character in Trigun - makes his enterance.
Like someone said on Amazon, the Tomie stories in the second volume are superior to the earlier stories of the first. In the first volume, Ito clearly improved in terms of story-telling and art as the years passed, the final three or so being excellent, so it wasn't a shock. There are a couple of stories included that failed to hold my interest but, overall, the volume was excellent to read. On the same level of Uzumaki, if not higher.
The next volume (and final English release) covers one-shot stories not connected to Tomie. I'm guessing the Tomie stories are now at an end, the last three chapters of the second volume having been linked. I'm actually happy if that's the case because Ito is horrible at ending his stories, and it would be near to impossible to end the Tomie saga when there must be 1000's of Tomie walking around. But, anyway, I feel the third volume will be hit or miss because the year counter goes back to the 80's - back to Ito's poor art.
I'm glad I decided to give the series ago. I wasn't going to because Gyo is fairly average, but Tomie turned out to be far better.
As for Trigun, I'm not sure what to make of the first volume. The art was poor, the flow from panel to panel struck me as being awkward, there wasn't any new content I hadn't seen in the anime to get my teeth into and it quite simly struggled to hold my interest. The next volume should be better because Wolfwood - the best character in Trigun - makes his enterance.
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Hunter
Train Man volume 2! This is quickly becoming my favourite manga.
Does anybody know where I can find volume 3?
TBD are out of stock, and amazon are only selling used copies.
Does anybody know where I can find volume 3?
TBD are out of stock, and amazon are only selling used copies.
Rena Ryuugu
Oyashiro-Sama
Higurashi when they cry volume 2