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World Trigger has some amazing sports manga energy for a series that is suppose to be about war.
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Kaiju #8: Chapter 36 Viz Mangaplus I could feel Kafka's spine grinding itself into powder for that one attack. This does confirm that the worm hasn't completely faded away from consciousness since even when kafka was first transforming he said he couldn't control his body that well. I wonder if this means the entity manufacturing kaiju has a rogue element or if this worm represents a completely different faction.
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I like how Magu-chan seems to have just enjoyed the "being around a bunch of people who like you" aspect of being an old god worshiped by a cult, and as a result is fully content to just have an expanding circle of family/friends/acquaintances.Brought To You By posted:Kaiju #8: Chapter 36 I'm guessing he's got to win out out the Kaiju instincts, since that's the only way he gets out of this without other people deciding he needs to be put down. Though after that one of the big elements of the series - him having to hide he's a Kaiju - will basically be gone and he'll just be "a really strong guy fighting on the side of the defense force."
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I've been reading Kuroko's Basketball the past couple weeks and it gets pretty wild sometimes. It's just like, literal 16 year olds are talking dead seriously about gouging out their own eyes if they don't win, or how maiming their opponents is fun. 
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Alacron posted:I've been reading Kuroko's Basketball the past couple weeks and it gets pretty wild sometimes. There's nothing more serious than high school extra-curricular activities. That aspect of manga is actually sometimes fairly realistic to the experience of middle/high school competitive activities, though. Like you actually end up with a cast of "characters," rivals, and a clear sense of progression and where you stand relative to your peers throughout your city/region, etc. In my case it was music (cello), but I'm sure the same is also true for stuff like sports. I think it's partly tied to being able to just "freely" pursue a challenging skill/hobby without the material demands of adult life.
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Meanwhile Twin Star exorcists decided now was a good time to spend half a chapter on a flashback just as one of the bad guys thins out the enemy ranks because the good guys weren't up to the task. I do like Gabura though, so I'm fine with the latter.
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Alacron posted:I've been reading Kuroko's Basketball the past couple weeks and it gets pretty wild sometimes. Honestly that's a big part of what makes it so fun. That and the whole sports manga thing of treating every match as if it's a shonen fight, where Kuroko's Basketball hits an interesting middle ground where the presentation and the way it's talked about is really WILD but what they're doing is mostly just normal basketball really.
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Darth TNT posted:Meanwhile Twin Star exorcists decided now was a good time to spend half a chapter on a flashback just as one of the bad guys thins out the enemy ranks because the good guys weren't up to the task. Is there anyone keeping track of who's currently alive and who's fighting whom in Twin Star Exorcists? The wiki doesn't seem to be very up-to-date.
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Silver2195 posted:Is there anyone keeping track of who's currently alive and who's fighting whom in Twin Star Exorcists? The wiki doesn't seem to be very up-to-date. Turtle guy and Kankuro are fighting whip sword assassin and weapon inside himself dude who killed Tatara. But Tatara didn’t die when he was killed and showed up later to “help” out. Scientist people appear to be done fighting thanks to Gabura. Zeze was fighting the big boobed basara but she just died thanks to Gabura. Zeze, stone girl and rabbit girl will now get their asses kicked by Gabura. Rokuro is letting Kamui punch him for shits and giggles or something. Benio was fighting 2 others but I think they stopped doing that to bow down to her. Tenma is currently fighting no one because he finished his fight in a single chapter. Show off. I want to say Mayura was also fighting someone, but I can’t remember. I don’t know where bird boy is at.
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Darth TNT posted:Turtle guy and Kankuro are fighting whip sword assassin and weapon inside himself dude who killed Tatara. But Tatara didn’t die when he was killed and showed up later to “help” out. I feel even more confused after reading this post.
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The thing that’s confusing me is the geography. It seemed to me like boob basara wasn’t anywhere near the doll basara but apparently they were right next to each other this whole time.
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Darth TNT posted:The thing that’s confusing me is the geography. It seemed to me like boob basara wasn’t anywhere near the doll basara but apparently they were right next to each other this whole time. I thought they were just beaten at the same time, so it was showing that.
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MonsterEnvy posted:I thought they were just beaten at the same time, so it was showing that. That apparently as well. But Doll Basara was immediately aware that Gabura killed boob Basara and her giant doll robot immediately attacked Gabura. So apparently they were right next to each other. Or she teleported the bot to Gabura or something but then how did she know. 
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Sakamoto Days handled its tone shifts in a really funny way this chapter.
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9 Dragons is sooooooo cancelled. Also yeah Hard Boiled Cop and Dolphin is pretty much done too. Wonder what they have coming up to replace them.
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Witch Watch continues to be kind of sweet. I'm still a fan of tiny Nico being adorable. Also kind of funny with the deliberate art style mismatch in Sakamoto Days between the ultraviolence and the goofy characters.
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Fabricated posted:9 Dragons is sooooooo cancelled. I haven't payed any attention to it, what's wrong with it/why does it seem like it's being canceled?
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Julias posted:I haven't payed any attention to it, what's wrong with it/why does it seem like it's being canceled? It's pace just jumped from "Slow burn let's put a team together one man at a time" to "Fill out the rest of the team with generic nobodies, time skip several months of training, and win a game all in one chapter" It reeks of desperation.
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Julias posted:I haven't payed any attention to it, what's wrong with it/why does it seem like it's being canceled? Basically- if you've ever read Eyeshield 21 we skipped over the entire part of the series where they recruit most of their team and do their training camps to go straight to the main tournament. Oh, and we also skipped the first game of the tournament. We had three nameless guys just join in the space of one page to fill the team out.
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Oof, yeah it definitely sounds like it was getting low rankings and is speeding up to the main action in order to try to get more people invested into it.
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Julias posted:Oof, yeah it definitely sounds like it was getting low rankings and is speeding up to the main action in order to try to get more people invested into it. Also in terms of stuff that's good- Mashle is doing its version of the Chuunin Exams and we've basically got our full-on Orochimaru moment coming complete with what looks like a evil revival spell. Fabricated fucked around with this message at 19:13 on Jun 6, 2021 |
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I tried to muster the interest to read 9 Dragons before they started removing previous chapters, but it looked too boring  Maybe I was unfair, but then again, baseball's just not for me, in spite of Patrick Willems's opinion that it's the best sport (for movies).
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I don't care particularly one way or the other for baseball, but I've been enjoying the fun characters in 9 Dragons, sad if it's on its way out.
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I think 9 Dragons just doesn’t have any character you really latch onto. The pitcher doesn’t get all that much spotlight, the main nerdy guy doesn’t do anything besides “be smart” and the super smug guy is annoying. I’ve been keeping up with it, but there’s nothing and nobody to keep me hooked. I haven’t read Haikyu, but with the anime it sets up a great protagonist from the get go that you can cheer for and I just don’t see anybody that’s worth it. Good concept, completely flubbed the execution.
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Fair Bear Maiden posted:I tried to muster the interest to read 9 Dragons before they started removing previous chapters, but it looked too boring
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CodfishCartographer posted:I don't care particularly one way or the other for baseball, but I've been enjoying the fun characters in 9 Dragons, sad if it's on its way out. 100% Same. The Black Stones posted:I think 9 Dragons just doesn’t have any character you really latch onto. The pitcher doesn’t get all that much spotlight, the main nerdy guy doesn’t do anything besides “be smart” and the super smug guy is annoying. I’ve been keeping up with it, but there’s nothing and nobody to keep me hooked. I haven’t read Haikyu, but with the anime it sets up a great protagonist from the get go that you can cheer for and I just don’t see anybody that’s worth it. I think the lack of characters to latch on is also the fault of the execution. I actually really liked Azu based on the first 2 chapters with Ryudo being a good foil for him. Tsurugi fit in nicely, but it feels a little like the Mangaka doesn’t really know what to do with the others and now that things are getting crowded even the good guys are losing the spotlight. I hope it’s not canceled and instead just decided to add nobodies to keep the focus on the “main” 5. Also holy crap at that spread with the eagle. It was gorgeous. Mash meanwhile is seriously strong and man the mangaka can draw when he wants to. And lol at the Chuunin exam vibes.
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Darth TNT posted:Mash meanwhile is seriously strong and man the mangaka can draw when he wants to.  That's some primo spooky stuff.
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Roboco and Witch Watch were great. Roboco’s knife gag is away just long enough so it doesn’t get old. I didn’t expect it, but Sakamoto has me on edge. This poo poo is going down.
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Fabricated posted:If you want a manga to try to see if you can like a high school baseball series, try Diamond No Ace. I really need to check this out. Now that Haikyuu is done I'm really jonesing for some more team sports stuff.
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Brought To You By posted:Good, I'm not the only one that felt like Infinite Zero her is pulling an Orochimaru + Edo Tensei. Also this reveal is loving great This was great but my favorite panel this week was mash running on the spikes. Also really dug Sakamoto this week. The action panels are done so well, this artist can easily depict speed in such a great way.
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The Black Stones posted:I think 9 Dragons just doesn’t have any character you really latch onto. The pitcher doesn’t get all that much spotlight, the main nerdy guy doesn’t do anything besides “be smart” and the super smug guy is annoying. I’ve been keeping up with it, but there’s nothing and nobody to keep me hooked. I haven’t read Haikyu, but with the anime it sets up a great protagonist from the get go that you can cheer for and I just don’t see anybody that’s worth it. They also were going way too slowly before things kicked into overdrive. The first volume ended with the team having three members out of nine, with no real stakes in play short term. Compare to Haikyuu, and you see that ended volume 1 with the practice game where the protagonists finally learn to start working together as a team. Eyeshield 21, and it concludes volume 1 with the team's first real game. And Ashita No Joe ended volume 1 with Joe in the slammer using boxing to settle his grudges. If your hook at the end of volume 1 is "we'll eventually have something exciting happen!", you're not going to get many readers putting you at the top in the survey results.
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Zerilan posted:I really need to check this out. Now that Haikyuu is done I'm really jonesing for some more team sports stuff.
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I dunno if they actually editorialized 9 dragons or the author panicked but you need a lot of players to actually play baseball and have stakes. it's not like volleyball where you can do 2v2 or basketball . they really needed to get the full team assembled so they can start playing games.
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It might be fun to do a post mortem on Nine Dragons once it finishes. In retrospect it started with a strong first chapter, had some interesting setup in 2 & 3, but then its first arc kinda fizzled and its second was a wet fart of nothing and most chapters since have been blatant scrambling to salvage a readership.
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I gotta say, I've been pretty lukewarm on Blue Box so far, but I enjoyed this chapter. It's pretty predictable, but I thought it built up to a nice ending. Still not entirely sold on it, but I'll keep reading for at least a few more weeks. Maybe I'm just a sucker for "work really hard and eventually it'll pay off" stories, which I know are a dime a dozen in shonen.
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the main thing blue box has going for it is the art style imo. it's perfectly fine outside of that but I'd prob have dropped it if it wasn't nice to look at
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Blue Box is boring as gently caress.
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It was probably fair to cancel Phantom Seer, but I can't say Blue Box feels like a worthwhile replacement at all.
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