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REVIEW: Apocolypse Meow GN 1




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jfrog



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PostPosted: Wed Aug 18, 2004 3:38 am Reply with quote
I'm pretty sure this will do poorly, which is a shame. I want to see more manga outside of the typical shounen/shoujo fare we usually get. I loved the art samples I saw on the Japanese site, but the fact that I've never found an actual plot synopsis anywhere doesn't speak too highly of the story. Goes on my list of comics that I want to read if I can get it from the library/borrow from a friend/otherwise get for free, but I doubt I'd pay for it.
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CorneredAngel



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PostPosted: Wed Aug 18, 2004 10:59 am Reply with quote
jfrog wrote:
I loved the art samples I saw on the Japanese site, but the fact that I've never found an actual plot synopsis anywhere doesn't speak too highly of the story.


If this first volume is any indication, there *is* no plot per se; it's just a series of vignettes or unconnected one-shots.
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Joe Mello



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PostPosted: Wed Aug 18, 2004 2:18 pm Reply with quote
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Cartoons and comics have always depended on 'funny animals,' and long before Kobayashi came along


Okay, either I find something ironic about this line, or I'm mispelling the dude that eats all them hot dogs.
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v1cious



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PostPosted: Wed Aug 18, 2004 2:52 pm Reply with quote
...what? who comes up with these ideas?
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Haiseikoh 1973



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PostPosted: Wed Aug 18, 2004 4:30 pm Reply with quote
So why no mention of the great Antro War Comic Maus, which almost shares some characteristics with Apocalypse Meow in some senses (Rats are Jews/Polish, Cats are Nazis, etc.). Kinda a travesty in some small part....
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The Ramblin' Wreck



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PostPosted: Wed Aug 18, 2004 4:49 pm Reply with quote
Maus won a Pulitizer Prize. I'm not expecting this to hold up to that kind of level.
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Nagisa
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 18, 2004 5:01 pm Reply with quote
Should've had the Americans be roosters. Then I'd have bought it purely on the Alice in Chains tie-in. Laughing
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Tenchi



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PostPosted: Wed Aug 18, 2004 5:04 pm Reply with quote
Erm... Maus is mentioned, though not by title.

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"In Japan itself, animated films made during the Second World War featured anthropomorphic characters fighting to destroy the American enemy – while in America, Robert Crumb, and later, Art Spiegelman, used anthropomorphic characters to comment on the 1960's and WWII respectively."
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Haiseikoh 1973



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PostPosted: Wed Aug 18, 2004 5:19 pm Reply with quote
Don't really associate Art with Maus now...more along the lines of rats and cats....
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Hatrax



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PostPosted: Mon Aug 23, 2004 8:47 pm Reply with quote
Hello all... I'm Jeff, one of the translators of this book. I'd like to thank Mikhail for his positive review of our translation efforts (but I need to know- where did we make the boo-boos?)... of all the books we have done so far, this one was by far the most challenging... the slang, historical references, and getting the tone of the GI's speech just so caused Masako and I much hair-pulling and tooth-gnashing. We also have to give full kudos to the ADV in-house translation staff, who pulled our fat out of the fire on a few occasions (research) and helped immensely with their suggestions and careful revisions to our text... we were not displeased with any of their changes or corrections, as they immensely enhanced the final product.
Glad to be aboard these forums!
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Hatrax



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PostPosted: Mon Aug 23, 2004 9:03 pm Reply with quote
Thanks again, Mikhail. I just showed the review to Masako and she jumped up and down in glee a lot! Very Happy
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dustopants



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PostPosted: Fri Aug 27, 2004 10:09 pm Reply with quote
haha, this manga looks like it'll be pretty funny, i'll probobly buy it soon.
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