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Seagloom
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 Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2021 11:50 am
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I remember when this series started the creator worked directly with a translator to use puns specifically geared to an English audience. He went so far as to use different animals entirely if the pun just didn't work in English and redrew associated panels.
I wonder if that is still the case or if he decided to focus on Japanese readers post serialization.
Either way it's nice to see this series grow from a small doujin with digital only volumes to a licensed print manga.
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dm
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Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2021 12:01 pm
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| Quote: | | Is it a cautionary tale for the more banal, predatory employers out in the world, that if they don't treat their workers right, they may find themselves on the opposite end of a sniper rifle from someone suddenly receiving much better benefits? I doubt this silly comedy is seeking to be all that much socially reconstructive, but dang if that tone doesn't sweep the heavily-relating readers into the fantasy in the moment, anyway. |
Christopher, should Lynzee and Chris MacDonald be watching their back? 
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Scalfin
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Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2021 12:38 pm
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| dm wrote: |
| Quote: | | Is it a cautionary tale for the more banal, predatory employers out in the world, that if they don't treat their workers right, they may find themselves on the opposite end of a sniper rifle from someone suddenly receiving much better benefits? I doubt this silly comedy is seeking to be all that much socially reconstructive, but dang if that tone doesn't sweep the heavily-relating readers into the fantasy in the moment, anyway. |
Christopher, should Lynzee and Chris MacDonald be watching their back? |
Nah, I'm sure it's just a bit of commentary on Kyoto Animation.
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TarsTarkas
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Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2021 9:24 pm
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Pretty nice review. I loved the manga and found it funny.
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murdock_tm
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Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2021 10:49 pm
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From the Review:
| Quote: | | It's quick-hit comedy where a huge part of the joke is that any of it is happening at all.
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I see what you did there 
Also wonderful review
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BlueAlf
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Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2021 11:18 pm
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I think this series really deserves a higher score for its consistent use of animal puns.
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HannoX
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Posted: Tue Aug 24, 2021 10:18 am
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Just read the first volume yesterday and it is funny.
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ScarRedTiger
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Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2021 12:26 pm
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| Seagloom wrote: | | I remember when this series started the creator worked directly with a translator to use puns specifically geared to an English audience. He went so far as to use different animals entirely if the pun just didn't work in English and redrew associated panels.
I wonder if that is still the case or if he decided to focus on Japanese readers post serialization.
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Those changes did not survive to this publication. A shame because I enjoy the style/rhyme-scheme of the translated webcomic puns more than the attempts at portmanteau here.
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