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RIGHT TURN ONLY!! - The Melancholy of Kanji Sasahara

Man, I really, really dig Genshiken. I should buy more of it.

On the story side, the premise of creating a doujinshi for a convention isn't something everyone's going to connect with, unless you're a seasoned fan or aspiring creator. Technical matters like figuring out printing fees are certainly an important part of making a comic—but as subject matter, it doesn't need to be in a comic.

Pichi Pichi Pitch rules. So there.

The titles of manga just get stranger and stranger and stranger...Moon Boy?! Mmmm that's a new one.

I've actually wanted to start Genshiken for some time now, but I've made myself wait until the manga draws to a close. Obviously if it goes on any longer I'l have to screw that approach, but with a bi-annual release, I want to make sure nothing's going to happen. If it were serialized in Weekly Jump, there'd be no danger of anything happening to the magazine.

Just because the reviewer is not a fan of such series does not mean it should get a D.

This manga succeeds far greater at what it sets out to do than your average manga. The anime lasted a year and a half, and the manga was on the cover of Nakayoshi month after month. Each series must be considered in the light of its intended market and how well it speaks to that market. Just because the reviewer is not a fan of such series does not mean it should get a D.

"Lucia is the new girl at school. She and her sister run a public bath that's all the rage. When Lucia meets a terrific-looking surfer boy, there's just one little problem: Lucia is a mermaid—not just any mermaid, but a princess on an important mission to save the seven seas from an evil force bent on taking control of the marine world. Such a responsibility doesn't leave much time for romance. But Lucia vows to protect her world and win the heart of handsome Kaito."

Oh, and the content's not too bad, either—Keiichi's chronic ineptness continues to amuse, especially once Urd arrives and tries to stir up the boy's libido. (Hint: there isn't any.)

Colored pages may be a bonus, but they also highlight how rough the character designs were at the time, with stubby bodies and oddly shaped hair.

The biggest problem, though, is the utter lack of story—it's more like a series of sitcom gags strung together

And sometimes... sometimes, you just want to slap Keiichi for getting nowhere with Belldandy.

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This manga succeeds far greater at what it sets out to do than your average manga. The anime lasted a year and a half, and the manga was on the cover of Nakayoshi month after month. Each series must be considered in the light of its intended market and how well it speaks to that market. Just because the reviewer is not a fan of such series does not mean it should get a D.

So your saying that if a series is popular it automatically negates any negative opinions expressed? Seriously, your not doing much to help your case. The reviewer gave good reasons why this series deserves a D; you've said it rules because it's popular in Japan. Which opinion are people going to beleive?

Sadly, this story reduces the magical girl genre to a level of self-pastiche, where cramming together familiar clichés works as a substitute for story.

Lucia's mermaid power is, of course, contained within a precious object (in this case a pearl), and she fights evil with a magical microphone that amplifies her enchanted singing voice. Ridiculous enough yet?

Don't forget about the bishounen bad guy who goes by the parody-name of Gackto (and looks like the musician,)

plus the usual one-villain-per-chapter structure.

It's too weak to take seriously

and too straight-up to take as a joke.

Heck, just don't bother taking it at all.

Well, I would tend to think the opinion of tons of Japanese people in its target demographic would trump the opinion of a single American reviewer out of that demographic, yes.

Is there any kind of clear definition anywhere which clearly delineates what A, B, C, D, and F are supposed to mean in a manga review?

As for the reasons given:

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Sadly, this story reduces the magical girl genre to a level of self-pastiche, where cramming together familiar cliches works as a substitute for story.

I already said it's not a parody in any way. And he doesn't give any evidence for this or the second claim, unless you count the following...