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Should I continue Shaman King?




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Dranxis



Joined: 23 Feb 2005
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PostPosted: Thu Dec 22, 2005 1:21 pm Reply with quote
I'm just wondering, for those who have read further into the story, if Shaman King gets any better. I have the first 7 volumes, and I really love the artwork, battle style and characters, but I just can't see myself collecting it for another 30 or so volumes. Plus, I heard it had an abrupt ending, and that makes me even more wary of following it to completion. So, can anyone tell me if it's worth it in the end?
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Digital Dreamer



Joined: 21 Dec 2005
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Location: Sydney, Australia
PostPosted: Sun Jan 01, 2006 8:49 am Reply with quote
Dranxis wrote:
I'm just wondering, for those who have read further into the story, if Shaman King gets any better. I have the first 7 volumes, and I really love the artwork, battle style and characters, but I just can't see myself collecting it for another 30 or so volumes. Plus, I heard it had an abrupt ending, and that makes me even more wary of following it to completion. So, can anyone tell me if it's worth it in the end?
I would of still continued collecting SK if it was not for the fact that Viz is dead low on bring out the volumes. Like i am used to Tokyo Pop's Releasing a new volume of a series about once every 2-3 months. However since Viz milks us for more money by putting it in Shonan Jump, then bringing out another volume once every 6 month, I figured it going to be another 15 years before they finish it at this current rate.

Considering that i got the TV series, I had dropped the manga in favor of the anime.
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huh?



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PostPosted: Sun Jan 01, 2006 2:22 pm Reply with quote
i dont know about the ending, cause i stopped collecting it. the reason i stopped is that it's just too much of a simple shonen series. i cant imagine anything new happening in it besides a new character emerges, he's stronger than those before him, then there is a big fight. and repeat.
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.Sy



Joined: 11 Mar 2005
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PostPosted: Sun Jan 01, 2006 6:28 pm Reply with quote
I would recommend against collecting it, because the series doesn't seem to go anywhere remarkable. It was a piece of news awhile ago, but apparently, the last volume wasn't going to be released as a volume in Japan if there wasn't enough popularity. I would assume people lost interest in the series. I think the author was urged to continue the series even after wanting to end it, which might explain the end result, but I might be confusing this with another series. I don't know what volume Shonen Jump USA has serialized up to (that's where I'm at), but the story hasn't gotten any more interesting since I picked up volume one.
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Digital Dreamer



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PostPosted: Sun Jan 01, 2006 8:17 pm Reply with quote
huh? wrote:
i can't imagine anything new happening in it besides a new character emerges, he's stronger than those before him, then there is a big fight. and repeat.
Yeah, that was another reason 2. Like in about 10 episodes, I was able to exceed was I had all ready collected. And I started thinking, "Oh, so this happens next..............."
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