Forum - View topicREVIEW: Tokyo Mew Mew a la Mode GN 1
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Joe Mello
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Funny, because it seemed like half of the article was a review and the other half was a wake for the genre. I agree that it's not dead, but with the current Girl-Powery-archetypal stuff out there now on an International level, it may need life support. Alas, I wouldn't be caught dead with this manga in hand. ^^; It's just how I work. |
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milcor1
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I don't see too many manga reviews on this site but when one comes along you guys choose to do Tokyo Mew Mew
 ? Ok, I understand if you want to review something alot of people would be familiar with or even review a mediocre manga every now and then but I'm sure there are alot more discussion worthy mangas that would be alot more interesting to read a review of if it got a mediocre rating. I mean Tokyo mew mew.... if I had never seen it in my life I would bet money it would stink, starting off with the horrible name itself.
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Kagemusha
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Remember that this is a fairly high-profile title at the moment. If they're going to review something, its probobly going to be something that's familiar to readers. Also keep in mind that publishers often send review copies to sites in hopes of good press. I don't know if it was the case here, but if I was sent a book I'd feel obligated write a review, medoicre or not. Personally, I'd like to see reviews of exellent but underappriciated titles, like Blue or Sexy Voice and Robo. Even Nodame Cantable, which gets my pick for best shojo manga being published in english, seems to be overlooked in favor of more popular, bishonen-filled titles and could use some good hype. |
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milcor1
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Ok, guess I forgot that they get sent these things but still, it's Tokyo Mew Mew so no love from me </3.
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mufurc
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The magical girl genre is not dead, it's just apparently changed its target audience. Manga might be a different case, but as for anime, most magical girl shows I've seen lately were tailored for a moe/fanservice-loving male audience (Lyrical Whatever Nanoha, Okusama wa mahou shoujo, Rabuge and all the others - even Pretty Cure was targeted primarily to a male audience, according to a report I've seen).
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Joe Mello
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I think Oku-sama deserves to be in the parody genre from the looks of things, but what do I know?
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Kagemusha
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All the more reason for me to not buy it. |
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