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Fujisawa. I'll be the first to admit that he handles drawing school girls and handling perverted comedy better than anything else, but he can also create some of the most endearing, best developed characters in existence. He got the balance perfect in his masterpiece, GTO, by inserting emotionally moving content but, rather than having the series as a whole be a massive downer, the various arcs always ended on a happy note, with him also inserting his humour along the way.
I could read all of his work without any effort being required. In terms of what I can read translated, I've read everything at this point. The majority of his work isn't 9-10/10 material but all of it has Fujisawa's trademark, 'best drawn school girls ever' artwork and general fun factor. He's a God in my mind.
In terms of more intelligent and 'deep' stories, Endo offers everything else I require. Truly, Endo is an amazing all-round mangaka. He can handle action better than shounen artists; he's clearly well eductated and intelligent enough to touch subjects most avoid; he has no issue mixing genres together and his artwork is of the highest quality, his erotic/nude art being a sight to behold. Eden - his full-length series - shows that he has flaws, the main him avoiding doing what others would do without needing to be told and generally making life hard for himself, but he isn't far from perfection.
Platform, a two chapter short in his Tanpenshu collection, moved me more in 130 pages than anything else has in multiple volumes. Fujisawa has my #1 spot because his efforts are impossible not to enjoy, but there's no denying that Endo is superior to Fujisawa objectively.
Fujisawa. I'll be the first to admit that he handles drawing school girls and handling perverted comedy better than anything else, but he can also create some of the most endearing, best developed characters in existence. He got the balance perfect in his masterpiece, GTO, by inserting emotionally moving content but, rather than having the series as a whole be a massive downer, the various arcs always ended on a happy note, with him also inserting his humour along the way.
I could read all of his work without any effort being required. In terms of what I can read translated, I've read everything at this point. The majority of his work isn't 9-10/10 material but all of it has Fujisawa's trademark, 'best drawn school girls ever' artwork and general fun factor. He's a God in my mind.
In terms of more intelligent and 'deep' stories, Endo offers everything else I require. Truly, Endo is an amazing all-round mangaka. He can handle action better than shounen artists; he's clearly well eductated and intelligent enough to touch subjects most avoid; he has no issue mixing genres together and his artwork is of the highest quality, his erotic/nude art being a sight to behold. Eden - his full-length series - shows that he has flaws, the main him avoiding doing what others would do without needing to be told and generally making life hard for himself, but he isn't far from perfection.
Platform, a two chapter short in his Tanpenshu collection, moved me more in 130 pages than anything else has in multiple volumes. Fujisawa has my #1 spot because his efforts are impossible not to enjoy, but there's no denying that Endo is superior to Fujisawa objectively.