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REVIEW: Thunderbolt Boys: Excite GN 1-2




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Toshirodragon



Joined: 14 May 2005
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PostPosted: Sat Sep 06, 2008 11:05 am Reply with quote
RIP Asami Tojo

Your fans still love you even if this dolt doesn't
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escahime65



Joined: 04 Sep 2005
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PostPosted: Sat Sep 06, 2008 6:59 pm Reply with quote
So that's why it didn't make any sense when I first read vol 1! It's definitely true that you have to page back and forth to get an idea of what is going on and even that doesn't help much.

Thanks for explaining about the Japanese publishers as well.

I have to say I agree with every point made in this review, especially the messy layouts. This title goes toward the bottom of my long list of yaoi/bl manga I've read.
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yblees



Joined: 10 Jul 2008
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 8:55 pm Reply with quote
I'm pretty sure I've come across the prequel to this somewhere - and no, it wasn't great either.

But definitely an A+ for the Review. Thanks Casey.
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poonk



Joined: 05 Jun 2008
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 8:17 pm Reply with quote
I quite like her artwork, myself. Admittedly though, whenever I see her name on a title I always just assume it will be pretty explicit (don't get me wrong, that doesn't stop me from reading. I'm just sayin'...), and somewhat light on plot. I was considering getting this before but the fact that it'll never be finished always held me back (not to mention, I've heard that "dropped-in-the-middle-of-the-story" complaint before too). I wonder if there's any possibility of some of her other series being licensed posthumously.
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sunflower



Joined: 04 Sep 2005
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PostPosted: Thu Sep 11, 2008 8:49 am Reply with quote
Was her death ever confirmed? All I ever heard is that is was mentioned in one blog post, and everyone else around the world used that as their source.

At any rate, this has to be one of the worst BL manga to come to the US. The first volume was so confusing I had no idea what was going on, and I'd read the prequel series! It didn't help that my copy had 40 pages out of order, individually, and several pages missing.

While I enjoy Toujou's art and stories for their eroticism (she does some of the hottest sex out there IMO), if anyone wants to try BL, I'd suggest avoiding this.
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