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darkhunter
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Just wondering which one would you recommend since I plan on trying out a new series: These are the ones that interested me.
Beck- Fourteen-year-old Yukio Tanaka is one heck of a boring guy. He has no hobbies, a weak taste in music, and only a small vestige of a personality. His shy and somewhat neurotic personality makes him his own worst enemy. Little does he know that his life will be forever changed when he meets rocker Ryusuke Minami, an unpredictable sixteen-year-old with a cool dog named Beck. Ryusuke has just returned to Japan from America, and when he inspires Yukio to get into music, the two begin a journey through the world of rock 'n' roll dreams.... Lace up your Docs and head to the mosh pit--Harold Sakuishi's highly addictive manga series that spawned a hit anime has finally reached the States 
Dead End Shirou's ordinary life as a poor construction worker gets turned upside down when he comes across a naked girl, Lucy, who's fallen out of the sky! Her strange and unique personality entices him and he introduces her to his apartment buddies. But after leaving for just a few minutes, he returns to the apartment to find Lucy gone, all his friends slaughtered and an ogre-like stranger standing amidst the carnage. The big man suddenly pulls Shirou out of the apartment building just before it explodes! Shirou gets pushed down into the sewage system of the city and is saved by a mysterious man... 
Blade of Heaven After an imprisonment of five days in Heaven, which equals five years on Earth, Soma is sent to the human world to recover the lost sword. Under the supervision of the heavenly princess Aroomee, Soma must deal with the chaos that his deeds have produced. |
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milcor1
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Beck for sure, I managed to read all 21 volumes before it got licensed and it's definitely great. A++++ recommended although that cover is really weird lol, it's pretty different from the Japanese one. What the hell is wrong with Koyuki's face?!
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.Sy
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I think Beck would be a good choice, too, but then again, I'm cautious about manga rated for Older Teen. It definitely sounds like something to keep someone entertained. milcor1 said it was 21 volumes, so watch the length.
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Kagemusha
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Beck is suprisingly good. I don't think I've ever encountered better characters in a shonen manga than this. The story is engaving and very entertaining. Hopefully TP will include "Under the Bridge", a short about the author meeting the Red Hot Chilli Peppers, in one of the trades.
I've read one volume of Dead End, and it's pretty good. In many ways it sticks to alot of conventions, but it still comes of as a solid, surreal thriller. The art contributes to the bizarre atmosphere of the story as well. Speaking of manga thrillers, lets hope Oldboy generates enough buzz to build up intest in the manga it's based on. |
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darkhunter
Posts: 2992 Location: Los Angelas |
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Just thought I update this.
Beck still hasn't come out yet, so I can't comment on that. I did pick up the other two title. Blade of Heaven: this was forgettable. I was interested, hoping it would diverge from the typical shonen manga but it did the opposite. Other than the shonen cliche, it did what a lot of american super hero comic book do, use a smartazz hero who talk as much as he kick ass. There's alot of wisecracking taunt with puns intented.  For example, he jump kicks a villain and said "get a kick out of his". I felt like I was reading a spiderman comic books. A lot of name calling and immature jokes/gag. Dropped this series.
Dead End was a suprise. The artwork was rough and bizarre. It remind me of Blue Spring but less surreal, plus a lot of the character had giant nose. Still, it sticks out from a lot of traditional manga. The artwork isn't clean or beautiful drawn, but it get the job done, stylish and add to the atmosphere. As for the story, many might find it confusing because it moves back and forth between time & space, reality & backflashes a lot. And things just happen but you don't get to know why it happen in the first place. The first volume is very interesting as if Shohei Manabe is carefully putting peices of the plot together and giving you bits of information for something bigger like a revelation. Shoei also does a good job exploding what it is to live a meaningless life with some memorable quotes. I can't wait for the second volume of this. Last edited by darkhunter on Tue May 10, 2005 3:54 am; edited 1 time in total |
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Ulthrion
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This way of storytelling sounds a lot like the one in the Boogiepop Phantom anime series. Question is, is it? (I mean the way the story is build up). I loved the way Boogiepop phantom revisited old scenes fropm a different angle, or in a different time-frame and gradually build up the plot that way, and I'm curious as to how something like that would work in a manga. Farseer Ulthrion |
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