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NEWS: Manga Artist est em Starts Golondrina Bullfighting Manga




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MrTerrorist



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PostPosted: Tue May 24, 2011 10:06 am Reply with quote
Yaoi and Bullfighting. Ole! Laughing

Sorry. Embarassed
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Kyaa the Catlord



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PostPosted: Tue May 24, 2011 10:34 am Reply with quote
Wait. Matador yaoi?

Too easy. Almost as easy as track coach yuri.
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lebrel



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PostPosted: Tue May 24, 2011 1:30 pm Reply with quote
If it's in Ikki it's extremely unlikely to be yaoi. Still looking forwards to it, since I think est em is an excellent manga-ka.
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einhorn303



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PostPosted: Tue May 24, 2011 3:38 pm Reply with quote
I'd like to put the obligatory "bullfighting is inhumane and shameful" post right here.
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the_seventh_l



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PostPosted: Tue May 24, 2011 5:06 pm Reply with quote
YESSSSS. Any new material by est em is awesome and since she's already touched upon the bullfighting in earlier manga, I know she will do a great job - and create a story that will not romanticize a brutal and abusive blood sport (I think in Red Blinds The Foolish, she did a good job showing the truth about bullfighting's viciousness while avoiding heavy-handedness in her message).

Now, if only someone would license more English language releases of est em's works . . . Sad
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Psycho_Despair



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PostPosted: Tue May 24, 2011 8:36 pm Reply with quote
Wait its Yaoi!? Damn and here I thought I was finally going to read a manga about bullfighting Mad
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the_seventh_l



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PostPosted: Tue May 24, 2011 8:42 pm Reply with quote
Psycho_Despair wrote:
Wait its Yaoi!? Damn and here I thought I was finally going to read a manga about bullfighting Mad


If it's going to be running in Monthly Ikki, there's a good chance it won't be yaoi. Although even if it was yaoi or not, it would still be a manga about bullfighting.

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lebrel



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PostPosted: Wed May 25, 2011 5:49 pm Reply with quote
est em confirmed on Twitter that the new series is not BL; the main character is a girl. All you squeamish straight guys can read it without qualms. Very Happy
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RestLessone



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PostPosted: Wed May 25, 2011 6:48 pm Reply with quote
Based on what seventh said, this could be a good series. Such a bloody and cruel sport shouldn't be shown in a positive light. I hope this series will illuminate the problems of bullfighting while still being an enjoyable read.

the_seventh_l wrote:
[Although even if it was yaoi or not, it would still be a manga about bullfighting.

But let's be honest: if it was a yaoi series, the bullfighting would probably take a backseat to the romance. There are BL series with several occupations and settings utilized, but there is a reason why people don't directly seek out BL series when they want to read about "_____" topic.
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PostPosted: Wed May 25, 2011 10:14 pm Reply with quote
So since the main character is a girl, could that mean this would be a gender bender? If she's a very boyish girl there could still be BL implications. I think it would be nice if BL was considered a turn-off for male readers NOT because of the male+male content, but simply because the style of storytelling is told with female readers in mind.
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