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malvarez1
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 Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2024 10:27 am
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I’m still livid that Viz canceled the recent manga release.
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Gem-Bug
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Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2024 10:40 am
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Haven't paid attention to this series, but I didn't even know it was a remake!
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Lord Geo
Joined: 18 Sep 2005
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Location: North Brunswick, New Jersey
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Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2024 10:47 am
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| malvarez1 wrote: | | I’m still livid that Viz canceled the recent manga release. |
People say "cancelled", but it wasn't like Viz had scheduled future volumes in advance & then simply didn't release them, like what happened with titles like Bastard!!, Strawberry 100%, & Reborn!. Instead, Viz simply released everything it had scheduled, as though that's all Viz ever actually licensed for the Dai manga.
Considering that the manga is co-owned by Square-Enix, due to the Dragon Quest license, I wonder if the reason we didn't get more is because S-E didn't bother licensing out more to Viz (likely due to low sales), rather than it being solely Viz's decision, as Viz hasn't really cancelled manga releases in well over a decade.
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MKVarana
Joined: 05 Jan 2005
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Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2024 10:55 am
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That's a shame, too, especially since I heard the Avan prequel manga is planning to continue on past the Hadlar battle, so it would have been really nice to get that as well, and in their simul-releases.
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NeverConvex
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Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2024 11:47 am
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| ANN wrote: | | In many respects, the story is almost more about him than Dai. |
Is it ever! What an unexpected gem this show was, and Popp's growth really was the highlight.
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MarshalBanana
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Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2024 3:05 pm
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As an adaptation, yeah, it does a great job in telling its story in 100 episodes, without feeling drawn out. The central characters, despite falling into templates, are fairly well written, Pop being the best.
That said, it doesn't exactly have anything that elevates the material above any other title of its kind. While the fights are really well done, aside from the few 3DCG cuts, it still has that Toei issue where characters fight for a minute, and then stand around arguing about right and wrong. Too many characters are one note.
I am surprised that CR did not heavily promote it, I wouldn't say it got no promotion, I do recall seeing it displayed on the front page. But yes, you have expected them to have made a huge deal of it and dub it as fast as possible.
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malvarez1
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Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2024 3:17 pm
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| MarshalBanana wrote: | |
I am surprised that CR did not heavily promote it, I wouldn't say it got no promotion, I do recall seeing it displayed on the front page. But yes, you have expected them to have made a huge deal of it and dub it as fast as possible. |
I’ve always suspected that was on Toei, who wouldn’t even let FUNi simuldub Dragon Ball Super.
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Covnam
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Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2024 3:38 pm
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I enjoyed this, though I felt that it was spinning it's wheels during the later part of the series.
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Glordit
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Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2024 3:53 pm
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Its up there with some of the best but like all of them, it too has some problems. The character development is amazing, cast is loveable and the fights are all fun. However, it loses some steam towards the end much like Dragonball and One Piece. It was almost as if Toei was really pushing to get it to 100 episodes.
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Turtleboy76
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Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2024 4:19 pm
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| Glordit wrote: | | Its up there with some of the best but like all of them, it too has some problems. The character development is amazing, cast is loveable and the fights are all fun. However, it loses some steam towards the end much like Dragonball and One Piece. It was almost as if Toei was really pushing to get it to 100 episodes. |
They really didn't, the pacing near the end was just kinda average in the manga. But it still adapted a good 3ish chapters per episode for a near complete adaptation minus all the panty shots.
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Minos_Kurumada
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Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2024 4:34 pm
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Not gonna lie, comparing Hadlar's proper on screen character development to time skip based character development like Vegeta's simply feels wrong.
Hadlar is more in the ballpark of Endeavor or Suko, he is simply a way superior written character.
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MarshalBanana
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Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2024 5:14 pm
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While we are on the subject, does anyone else think that Vearn looks a lot like Dark Schneider?
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Minos_Kurumada
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Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2024 6:05 pm
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| MarshalBanana wrote: | | While we are on the subject, does anyone else think that Vearn looks a lot like Dark Schneider? |
Well, in the 80s super handsome villains with long hair were all the rage.
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MKVarana
Joined: 05 Jan 2005
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Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2024 10:22 pm
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| MarshalBanana wrote: | | That said, it doesn't exactly have anything that elevates the material above any other title of its kind. |
For me it was Hadlar. It was refreshing seeing a Maou character actually being genre-savvy. The instant he revived he attacked the Hero, he took Dai seriously (other than keeping his origin from Vearn) from the jump, he wasn't afraid to personally join the attacks, etc.
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Sailor Siren
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Posted: Thu Mar 07, 2024 2:48 am
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Albeit simple, it's very enjoyable old-school title. I'm glad I discovered it!
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