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Cowboy posted:I think he's probably already beating it, that's the problem. Has FMA been concluding epically? How satisfied are the posters in the Brotherhood/Manga threads, I've been scared to look for fear of spoilers.
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If Miura walks outside and sees his shadow, 6 additional weeks until the next chapter. And yes the effects can stack 
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Dude, dude. It is epic. There aren't that many spoilers, you should join us.
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Nate RFB posted:Volume 22 is the latest volume out from Dark Horse as far as I can tell, and they're up to 26 in Japan and it's still ongoing. Though it's supposed to be the final arc. This is actually quite interesting you should say that. The author Samura was a pretty novice writer when BOTI started in '98 and, like Miura, he didn't know exactly how he wanted the story to go. Also like Miura, he started with a gimmicky premise designed to hook readers (In Berserk's case, it was Guts' giant fuckoff iron slab). It's pretty noticeable that the quality of the character development and story changes and grows as much as the artwork. Compare the first volume with the latest. Now I guess the story is less about the gimmick 'badass anti-hero kills some guys' and more about the characters, particularly Rin, who was just a foil for the hero to get off his rear end and do something. She's really a fantastic character. And you're right, BOTI is now on its final arc as we speak. At least some comic artists know when it's time to end a goddam story. new boot goofin fucked around with this message at 23:09 on Jun 9, 2010 |
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The one thing I didn't like about Blade of the Immortal is that Manji is supposed to be this great swordsman but always seemed to win fights in the first few volumes (all I read) because he was immortal and not because he was in any way a better swordsman. Does this ever change during the course of the manga? I might have to try reading it again if the author focuses more on Rin because I remember liking her, though I can't remember enough to say why since it was years ago I read what I did.
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tsob posted:The one thing I didn't like about Blade of the Immortal is that Manji is supposed to be this great swordsman but always seemed to win fights in the first few volumes (all I read) because he was immortal and not because he was in any way a better swordsman. Does this ever change during the course of the manga? Rin has indeed been pretty important though, so you have that at least.
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tsob posted:The one thing I didn't like about Blade of the Immortal is that Manji is supposed to be this great swordsman but always seemed to win fights in the first few volumes (all I read) because he was immortal and not because he was in any way a better swordsman. Does this ever change during the course of the manga? Haha. At one point Manji's lost so many limbs that even he remarks on it. He's not a good swordsman at all really- too sloppy. I guess when you have the ability to live forever you don't care if you get stabbed
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Jun 12, 2010 23:56
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My impression is that he was quite a bit better before he became immortal. Immortality has made him rusty for obvious reasons.
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Metal Meltdown posted:My impression is that he was quite a bit better before he became immortal. Immortality has made him rusty for obvious reasons. Didn't he have a line that pretty much said this at some point? Or am I just making things up? Might have been in the novel. I can't remember.
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Jimmybob posted:Didn't he have a line that pretty much said this at some point? Or am I just making things up? Might have been in the novel. I can't remember. Indeed, Hell if I can recall where it's stated though. Also, thank Christ Berserk is back in business. Anyone wanna guess how many at least monthly releases he can do in a row this time? I'm gonna say only two, so as to not have my dreams dashed upon the cruel rocks of reality
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Metal Meltdown posted:Indeed, Hell if I can recall where it's stated though. You are such a pessimist. I guess three.
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For the last few years he's released 3 chapters in the space of 2 months or so then went on a 4+ month break. I see no reason it'll be different this time.
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I just pray this Cthulhu arc is short so they can get to Elf Island all the sooner.
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Unmistakeable Fire posted:I dare you people to watch this video and continue to have hate in your heart against Idolmaster. I don't understand how can someone watch the video and not hate Idolmaster.
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Mr. Deathy posted:For the last few years he's released 3 chapters in the space of 2 months or so then went on a 4+ month break. The main thing that concerns me is the fact that there's been steadily lower output of chapters per year for the last few as well. Criminy, knock on wood here.
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How many has he put out this year? 2 or 3? Let's say we get 3 more now through the end of July, and hopefully he comes off break again in October for another 3 round burst. That's 8, maybe 9 chapters in one year. Not even double digits, it really sucks too.
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Jimmybob posted:How many has he put out this year? 2 or 3? Let's say we get 3 more now through the end of July, and hopefully he comes off break again in October for another 3 round burst. That's 8, maybe 9 chapters in one year. Not even double digits, it really sucks too. It wasn't double digits last year either. To be honest if we ever get double digits again it'll be a miracle.
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Jun 14, 2010 19:04
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Sankaku Complex is a horrible and  place to link to.That said, the last image in the article you linked to is a good summation of why Berserk chapters take so long to come out now.
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Never trust Sankaku Complex about anything ever. They're an outright pornographic/ pedophilic site that blows things out of proportion/ make's poo poo up for hits.
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Zorak posted:Never trust Sankaku Complex about anything ever. They're an outright pornographic/ pedophilic site that blows things out of proportion/ make's poo poo up for hits. I love how they give you a button to hide "Mature Content" but it doesn't do anything to the giant porn sidebars.
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WH------- Aaaaa aaaa AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA noooooo Why is this happening Oh well I guess you can't be a manga hermit for 10+ years drawing gore, rape, and gore-rape without cracking a lil bit. I want to send a care package to his apartment, a fruit basket laced with encouragement, complete with a willing, understanding young woman
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Perhaps you should lace it with some speed instead. Lord knows he could use some. Speed that is.
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It's something he actually drew, though.
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HOT BREAD! posted:Isi-dogpaddle-ro
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Turns out Berserk was just a means to the end of "spend all day drawing moe moe lolis for my own consumption."
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You guys are as bad as Sankaku Complex (hint: distorting poo poo) Yes, he drew a dumb weird picture as an extra for a published volume. He also drew a comic making fun of people in the censorship debate, a censorship debate that is much broader than just pedophilia (Evangelion would be banned, for instance, as well as anything that features bad things happen to women on any level). Also, keep in mind the author comments in Young Animal tend to be not serious.
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I have yet to hear of a mangaka who isn't goofy as hell, so it's not surprise that Miura screws around on his downtime.
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Amorphous Blob posted:I have yet to hear of a mangaka who isn't goofy as hell, so it's not surprise that Miura screws around on his downtime. I'm sure if Miura was screwing around he wouldn't be playing Idolmaster 
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Zorak posted:You guys are as bad as Sankaku Complex (hint: distorting poo poo) I tend to overreact about things pertaining to Schierke because I know how popular she is among those with bad intentions. I'm sure that Miura draws things with light humor and isn't a creepy weirdo (for the most part) but I mean take Berserk, which is a dark fantasy comic devoid of lightness or cute, aside from goofy SD sequences once in a blue moon, and yet lo and behold creepy weirdos latch onto Schierke, the lone tiny girl, in a way that makes me more than a bit uncomfortable. I dunno, I'm tired and I ain't making any sense and this is a bad post, ugh Is it true that that 'loli ban' was perpetuated by the minute Fundamental Christian population of Japan, or was that something that Sankaku latched onto and made a 'thing'? I find it hard to believe that a minority of about 2% would have enough sway to throw Japan into such a polarized debate
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I'd be worried about loli bans if my comic was full of naked children too.
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I'm sorry. "Tastefully nude."
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HOT BREAD! posted:Is it true that that 'loli ban' was perpetuated by the minute Fundamental Christian population of Japan, or was that something that Sankaku latched onto and made a 'thing'? I find it hard to believe that a minority of about 2% would have enough sway to throw Japan into such a polarized debate It has nothing to do with fundamental christians and everything to do with international opinions abroad. Remember the Rape Lay controversy for awhile? It's the same thing; people were asking JAPAN WHY YOU SO BACKWARD and then Tokyo is acting to try to protect its reputation... except they're not clear about their censorship at all, so it's running the risk of it being like a porn ban in the US removing Lolita for being perceived as pornographic. Basically, a lot of writers and mangaka are worried, but you have others on the other side who support the ban, and things are complicated by having outright pedophiles kind of ruin the counter argument.
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No doubt. I guess they're at a loss for what to do and therefore submit a really poorly-worded blanket law. And as we all know pedophiles supporting anything doesn't exactly help the cause I mean for Christ's sake I saw the author of new boot goofin fucked around with this message at 03:55 on Jun 17, 2010 |
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Jun 17, 2010 03:50
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Well did you really expect that author would support a law that would essentially kill the thing that gives him his income? Also Zorak I've heard before that supposedly this ban would affect Evangelion, but how would it apply to Evangelion exactly? I'm not up on reading legal wording in Japanese.
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The main characters in Eva are all 14 or thereabouts, I think. And there is some...goings-on with them in that show. It ain't porn but I guess it's just enough to fall under the 'no underage characters ever' blanket.
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Revdomezehis posted:Also Zorak I've heard before that supposedly this ban would affect Evangelion, but how would it apply to Evangelion exactly? I'm not up on reading legal wording in Japanese. A lot of Evangelion has sexuality in it, and semi-nude scenes of non-pornographic value. Take the rather infamous "Shinji freaking out at Asuka in the hospital bed and going weird" scene; it's an important one and of artistic merit (though gross as hell, which is the point), and was actually used both as an example of what would be banned and what wouldn't be (hence people are all ??? about the bill). Berserk would be banned outright, of course, due to it being such a broad spectrum equal opportunity mass rapist/ murderer manga.
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Revdomezehis posted:Well did you really expect that author would support a law that would essentially kill the thing that gives him his income? It's actually written by a woman.
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Zorak posted:A lot of Evangelion has sexuality in it, and semi-nude scenes of non-pornographic value. Take the rather infamous "Shinji freaking out at Asuka in the hospital bed and going weird" scene Not to mention Asuka's test plugsuit, not nudity but definitely over-sexualizing. They even made toys of it 
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#313 has cometh, my brothers. http://fucoalitionscans.wordpress.com/
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