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NEWS: Japan's Weekly Playboy Mag Gets Manga Mag Spinoff




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Proman



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PostPosted: Wed Apr 29, 2009 2:08 am Reply with quote
I'm sure people will read it strictly for the artic... err manga Wink .
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rizuchan



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PostPosted: Wed Apr 29, 2009 8:40 am Reply with quote
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Besides manga, the magazine has photo spreads of [...] cover girl Kii Kitano (Pocket Monster Diamond & Pearl: Chōkoku no Jikū e's Sheena)

Am I the only one that sees the issue with advertising it like that? Laughing
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zanarkand princess



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PostPosted: Wed Apr 29, 2009 10:46 am Reply with quote
Because even those with a 2d complex need this type of magazine.
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joystick1101



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PostPosted: Wed Apr 29, 2009 2:33 pm Reply with quote
omg Ultimate Muscle was serialized in a playboy magazine!? wasn't it a saturday morning cartoon!? I don't know why but I expected manga published in Playboy to be more ahh... Hentai. since its porn. eh, either way just one more reason japan's awesome!
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revilenigma



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PostPosted: Wed Apr 29, 2009 3:42 pm Reply with quote
lol, awesome
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fighterholic



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PostPosted: Wed Apr 29, 2009 5:25 pm Reply with quote
Interestingly enough their manga series has had some pretty good series and moments. Especially with Kinnikuman the way it is, and how popular it has become.
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ankoku22



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PostPosted: Wed Apr 29, 2009 10:10 pm Reply with quote
joystick1101 wrote:
omg Ultimate Muscle was serialized in a playboy magazine!? wasn't it a saturday morning cartoon!? I don't know why but I expected manga published in Playboy to be more ahh... Hentai. since its porn. eh, either way just one more reason japan's awesome!


The Ultimate Muscle manga can get pretty graphic and the anime version was toned down for a younger audience. During matches, people get dismembered and blood squirts everywhere... the violence reminds me of Mortal Kombat, only much crazier. With characters based off of toilets, sneakers, and airplanes... it's hard to take the stuff seriously, which is the authors' intention, I'm sure.

And while there's no hardcore hentai in the manga, there are some scenes of topless female nudity from time to time along with numerous sexual-themed jokes. One in particular had the main character... spoiler[use his erection like a hammer to win in a giant version of daruma otoshi.] Shocked
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Axe-336



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PostPosted: Thu Apr 30, 2009 12:57 am Reply with quote
This article was far less sexy than I originally imagined.
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Hon'ya-chan



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PostPosted: Thu Apr 30, 2009 3:44 am Reply with quote
When is someone gonna bring over My Favorite Carrera by Kia Asamiya??
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