Forum - View topicThe Best and Worst Manga of 2010
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lys
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I think that should be Bakuman, right? The Jump series about kids creating a manga? It makes the most sense in the context of the discussion... I don't feel a need to jump in and defend any of their worst picks this year (to start with, I haven't read any of them). I agree that Red Hot Chili Samurai does have a very nice cover design, though. And it's awesome to see recognition of the excellent Karakuri Odette series! I hope more and more people give it a chance :D I kinda want to check out Cat Paradise now too, since I keep hearing about it... |
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Parsifal24
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I thought some people where reading way too much into Chi's Sweet Home.
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Araki
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Heh, i think someone doesn't really know Jump enough. |
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gorbal
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God they really have no taste, jeez.
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Teriyaki Terrier
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Exactly. Seriously, it's as simple as it looks. There isn't a deep psychological plot and the characters aren't putting on a act to hide anything. It's a show about a day and a life in a cat's life, as well as her family. Some people are trying to compare this series to deep psychological series like Neon Genesis Evagellion. It's not a complex show and won't ever be one. |
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verygorgeous
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I don't who made the mistake (ANN or the panelists) but the est em matador yaoi manga from Deux Press is Red Blinds the Foolish. Age Called Blue was a Netcomics release.
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RestLessone
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Oh yes, I must definitely check out Peepo Choo. The release date for the first volume just slipped by me.
People are really going that far? I recently bought Chi's Sweet Home and really enjoyed it...But I'm not reading it for a deep story that explores emotions and whatnot. I'm reading it because I love cats, it's cute, and, having owned cats myself, I'm able to relate to the family. Sure, it was sad when Chi couldn't get back to her mother, but it altogether didn't make me feel too unhappy. |
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lys
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Er, I took the thing about the "darkness" of Chi's Sweet Home as a joke by the speaker (based on this article; I wasn't actually at the panel or SDCC). I'd have a hard time believing anyone actually thinks of it as a dark, psychological story.
...right? |
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poonk
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Yeah, I'd heard that they'd excised the BL elements for the manga which is why, although I'm interested in the game (if it ever gets licensed-- I'm too inexperienced/lazy to mess with an English patch) and its merchandise, I never bought into the manga series. It kind of makes me wonder if they're going to do something similar to the upcoming anime. 
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vashfanatic
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I could not have put it better myself. I read the first volume in Japanese, got really excited when I heard Viz was releasing it, then read about 20 pages of the actual release before throwing the book across the room and writing one of the angriest private livejournal posts I have ever written, which is saying something. This discussion of course gives me more titles to look up. Ah well, at least I'm under 10 holds at the library by now. |
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Teriyaki Terrier
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I would not be surprised in the very least if there people that do believe Chi may be a dark, psychological story. Don't ask me how, given the fact the darkest event that happened in the series is season two series finale or the fact Chi somehow got into a garbage can and a minute later was saved. Have I seen light hearted series go totally dark? Yup, twice. Except in this case, the series is really all about the kitten Chi and her adventures(or in some episodes misadventures.) Though there was an episode in the second season where Chi walked in mud and made the floor and some then clean shirts dirty, so I guess you can consider that dark if you really want to. |
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CCSYueh
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No, he was dead serious. He kept going back to that forgetting his mother's face & the whole cat perspective. I seem to recall a comparison was made to dark Japanese humor. Somone complained any book that devoted 14 pages to liking tuna was too much. The comparison was he expected Garfield & this was a bit darker than the usual cute kitty story. The humans occupy a strange place in the cat's universe |
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Teriyaki Terrier
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Yet, spoiler[ in the second season, she nearly entirely forgets about her mother and pretty much moves on to her new family. ] Granted, this series may have dark moments, since each episode is only three minutes long and is G rated for the most part, it's safe to say it's not disturbingly dark or ultra depressing. Yes spoiler[ she never is reunited with her mother, but she gains a new family that cares and feeds her.] Besides, wouldn't the manga/anime be rather boring if she never separated from her mother? |
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bleachj0j
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I agree Kekkaishi is underrated better than bleach or Inuyasha in my opinon. Too bad she got booed for no reason.
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Player No. 3
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I don't hate Ooku's translation as much as I find it annoying. The quasi-Shakespeare sounds nice, but it seriously hinders the comprehensibility of the characters, though I did chuckle at an exclamation of "ZOUNDS!" (or was it "FORSOOTH!"?)
It's still a very good series, especially the eye for historical detail. |
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