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gmq posted:What (completed/finished) anime/manga is like Kimi ni Todoke, Lovely Complex or Kare Kano? You might look at watching or reading Paradise Kiss it's by the same author as Nana, but is way shorter, complete and while still being a drama is less full of the huge drama that is prevalent in it. I haven't read the manga, but I completely love the anime. It also has one of the best drat ending sequences ever: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgMAKuJIkmc That said, while it is still a great show, it isn't nearly as full of cute, sweet and funny moments like the three that you mentioned. If you don't mind the two leads both being girls, Sasameki Koto has a lot of the same charm that those series do; mixing comedy, drama and all of young love's foibles. The anime is too short and the manga is kind of too long (although it does eventually wrap up nicely), so it's not really perfect in that regard. a kitten fucked around with this message at 01:08 on Mar 17, 2012 |
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a kitten posted:You might look at watching or reading Paradise Kiss it's by the same author as Nana, but is way shorter, complete and while still being a drama is less full of the huge drama that is prevalent in it. I haven't read the manga, but I completely love the anime. Wait, Sasameki Koto isn't fully translated is it? I've only been able to find up to chapter 40.
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Blhue posted:Wait, Sasameki Koto isn't fully translated is it? I've only been able to find up to chapter 40. I completely spaced on that fact when I wrote that recommendation.  At least Payapaya and or maki maki are working on getting it caught up since Dynasty stopped translating things, but I have no idea when it's going to get there.
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Mar 17, 2012 00:07
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I wish there was more manga like Aoi Hana. I wish there was more anything like Aoi Hana. Besides Brontė sisters and Jane Austin novels.
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Mar 17, 2012 00:08
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a kitten posted:Argh, I forgot a couple things about that: there's few different groups that have it done more or less up 'til completion, some of theme are terrible quality and some aren't online any more. This site has most of them in download only format (it skips a few for some reason) and includes the very ending. (53) Hmm, missing 49 up to 53? God, I'm not sure if I wanna skip the lead up to the ending or not, but Payapaya hasn't posted a new chapter in over 2 months, so the likelihood of them ever getting there is slim... Blhue fucked around with this message at 00:54 on Mar 17, 2012 |
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Mar 17, 2012 00:18
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Conduit for Sale! posted:I wish there was more manga like Aoi Hana. I wish there was more anything like Aoi Hana. Besides Brontė sisters and Jane Austin novels. gmq, the only reason I didn't recommend Aoi Hana to you already is because it's still ongoing, but it is really good and worth reading, it's not as hilarious as LoveCom or KareKano are, but she has a real gift for characterization and character growth in both great and subtle ways, and it's one of my overall favorite manga/stories in general. Blhue posted:Payapaya hasn't posted a new chapter in over 2 months, so the likelihood of them ever getting there is slim...  v
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Mar 17, 2012 00:20
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New Kimi ni Todoke It's the S2Scans version, people that prefer MangoScans' version are going to have to wait a bit longer.
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Mar 17, 2012 01:09
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Mura posted:New Kimi ni Todoke I read them both, because I'm an impatient man.  e: She draws people with the tiniest heads sometimes. a kitten fucked around with this message at 01:33 on Mar 17, 2012 |
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Mar 17, 2012 01:15
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Mura posted:New Kimi ni Todoke Hot mom is going to kill Dad once this is over. More seriously, I really like how Sawako is starting to realize that Kazehaya is not perfect.
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Mar 17, 2012 01:22
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KnT 66: I get the feeling this building towards Sawako doing something crazy to get him to open up, as it looks like the onus is on her to get poo poo done this time. Which might be a nice switch from how she needed others' help to open up and get friends at the start of the manga, and would be a nice addition to her character arc. We definitely don't need to see a crying Sawako anymore than we already have at least
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Mar 17, 2012 01:49
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New Oresama Teacher owns. http://www.mangahere.com/manga/oresama_teacher/v12/c076/
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I ended up falling behind 3-4 chapters on Hourou Musuko because it was dealing with some new minor character I didn't care about. Well having caught up again, it's getting really good! Good enough that I was dying for some more Takako Shimura stuff, so I finally caved in and read all of Aoi Hana, a story I had previously written off as being boring thanks to a dull first anime episode. Yeah, turns out it's pretty great too.
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Grab the US release for Hourou Musuko if you haven't, the quality is out of this world and Shimura deserves all your moneys. I wasn't enjoying the latest chapters quite as much since having all of the cast be separated by being in different high schools seemed to cause it to lose focus a bit, but as it's gone on I don't think that it's lost any of its heart or emotional weight at all, and because people moving and or growing apart is a part of growing up makes it one of the best portrayals of adolescence I've read in general, in addition of course to everything else that she does so well and with such sensitivity. In other news there are pictures of chapter 44 of Aoi Hana floating around but, it hasn't been scanned or translated yet and I'm losing my mind about it because I'm worried about those two rushing into something they might not be ready for.  Does anyone know what year of high school the Aoi Hana cast is in now? I want to say it's the second, but I'm honestly not sure. a kitten fucked around with this message at 22:50 on Mar 24, 2012 |
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a kitten posted:Does anyone know what year of high school the Aoi Hana cast is in now? I want to say it's the second, but I'm honestly not sure. Fumi, Akira, et. al. are third years as of a few chapters back. Haruka's a year behind them.
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Aha! Thanks, that's what I thought, but wasn't sure and didn't even really know where to look to learn otherwise. In other news: Mangoscans posted:KNT ISSUES That kind of sucks, although my2scans' quality has improved over the last couple chapters, which is nice.
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It's an otherwise mediocre manga, but the latest chapter of Kimi No Iru Machi was pretty funny.
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And in good manga, a startling revelation in the newest chapter of Kaichou wa Maid-sama!
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LightWarden posted:Glass Mask is really old. Started in 1976, it's a pretty influential series that many shoujo series owe something to. It's the story of a girl with a talent for acting who's discovered by a reclusive master of theater, and her ensuing ups and downs (and awesome rivalries) as she develops. Despite its age, it's still pretty drat good, and you can enjoy it for its weird sparkly charm. Way back from page 1, I've heard of this many times but I just now began reading it on Sunday and holy god drat I'm already caught up. It's like everything I wish Skip Beat was, but man they love their melodrama. I'll chalk that up to being from the 70s though. A great series. Also includes my favorite RIVAL character since Niizuma Eiji from Bakuman. pezzie fucked around with this message at 03:29 on Mar 28, 2012 |
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Mar 28, 2012 03:27
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How is Skip Beat these days? I put it down "temporarily" because it had been focusing on Ren for a really long time. He might be the most boring shoujo love interest I have ever seen, so it was just unbearable.
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It's still focusing on Ren. It's still the most boring part of the story. I'm still reading it cause it takes like, 10 minutes a month, but man I really wish the plot would move back on to Kyoko.
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I just finished Please Save My Earth. While it was, for the most part, a truly amazing series, the ending was really awkward and uncomfortable for me. A 21-year-old engaged to and kissing a 12-year-old is really terrible, no matter how "mature" or tall for his age he is. Auuuuuuuugh.
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I'm looking for some good shoujo series to read, and I heard Kimi ni Todoke was really good. Would one recommend watching the anime series, or should I just go read the manga? On another note, Today, Curry! is an extremely adorable manga. It's about a father-daughter pair working in a curry shop on a carefree island.  The art is nice, but sadly there are only two chapters translated so far.
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Nondevor posted:I'm looking for some good shoujo series to read, and I heard Kimi ni Todoke was really good. Would one recommend watching the anime series, or should I just go read the manga? The anime adaptation is really good and the art is gorgeous so I'd watch the anime (maybe only the first season as I noticed that there was a drop in the animation quality in the second) and then read the manga.
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Both the anime and manga for KnT are really good, so honestly just pick whichever format you feel like diving into. Personally I think I like the animated version a bit more because it's one of those shows that is really well crafted with nice visuals, music and acting all working together really well. The manga is pretty great too though, so like I said it might just come down to what you feel like doing. The anime for Lovely Complex is also really good, it has an ending too, as opposed to KnT which is still ongoing, although the second season has a decent stopping point. I liked the anime for LoveCom a whole lot more than the manga which kind of starts to wander before it wraps up. In Aoi Hana news, the newest chapter's ending is killing me and not knowing what exactly Akira is thinking and feeling is going to drive me crazy while I wait for the next installment. Shimura, if you didn't write these characters so well I wouldn't get all caught up in them like this.  
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You should read Oresama Teacher which just had hilarious new chapter come out today. http://www.mangahere.com/manga/oresama_teacher/v12/c077/
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Seconding the Oresama Teacher recommendation. Mafuyu is a great protagonist, in the vein of Kyoko from Skip Beat before that manga became a massive slog. Plus, delinquents.
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Something to look forward to this summer, Natsuyuki Rendezvous one of the summer noitamina shows. A young man with poor eyesight named Hazuki works part-time in a flower shop and falls hard for the shop-owner Rokka. But what happens when he discovers that residing in her apartment is the spirit of the man she can never forget? Only 5 chapters translated so far but it's pretty cool.
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coathat posted:Something to look forward to this summer, Natsuyuki Rendezvous one of the summer noitamina shows. Oh, I like that one so far. Stiletto Heels is scanlating that, I mentioned them a couple months ago as a group that generally translates decent josei stuff. They're also doing Sakamichi no Apollon, which has great buzz in the Spring season thead (I'm super pumped for it), and they just released chapters 4 and 5. While I'm at it I'll also recommend 3AM Dangerous Zone.
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For the people waiting on Mangoscans to do their translation of the latest KnT, it is finally up.
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Sort of beaten, but for something like Kimi ni Todoke I would recommend Skip Beat. There's not nearly as much romance going on , but the main character has that "stepped out of a horror movie" thing going on while still being quite likable. To top it all off, it's hilariously funny. The first half or maybe third has a faithful animated version, unfortunately it stopped at a place in the story that will really leave you wanting some more/closure. The manga is great though, if slow to release. It gets a bit sloggy later on, but I'm trying to keep the faith. Oh yeah and there's barely any school in it, which is a huge plus for me these days.
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Holy poo poo, I had completely given up on getting an honest version of this! Discotek Media to Release "Love✭Com" TV Anime link Crunchyroll posted:Discotek Media announced a release of the Love✭Com, AKA Lovely Complex, TV anime. According to its Facebook post, plans include releasing the 24-episode series in one complete box set in the original Japanese with English subtitles. Click here to see my coincidentally prophetic LoveCom mega post in the PYF anime gif thread. a kitten fucked around with this message at 05:44 on Apr 3, 2012 |
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New House of the Sun. http://www.batoto.net/read/_/95029/taiyou-no-ie_v2_ch8_by_maigo I was hoping that the little brother would be coming back, but a tiny shiba is fine too. It's weird I was thinking about this manga today and then bam a new chapter. coathat fucked around with this message at 02:21 on Apr 5, 2012 |
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Newest chapter of Skip Beat actually didn't focus entirely on Ren, and actually had Kyoko go back to school. Thus, it was actually a lot of fun! Kill Ren already
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New chapter of Bonnouji. It's the best non-shoujo/josei romance manga out right now. Super sweet and easygoing, you should check it out if you're not reading it already.
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S2Scans have released the new KnT chapter The series continues on with its theme of people unable to express their feelings
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Mura posted:S2Scans have released the new KnT chapter No, no. They can express their feelings just fine, just not to the person they actually need to! I am hoping that maybe we can get some more cute, affectionate events happening reasonably soon though, I didn't start reading this because it was all  I read/watched it because Sawako becoming friends with (and eventually more) with Kazehaya and the others, and the interactions between the cast was fun, lively and frequently adorable while still being mixed with the agonizing over feelings and who "likes" who. Lately it's been so focused on the angst that it's starting to slip a bit as one of my most looked forward to manga releases. It has a looong way to fall before I would even consider dropping it as a series I follow though. Just...getting to read about some nice things would be pleasant change.
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Kimi Ni Todoke Chapter 067 It's all very fine to wish that guy on some character in a manga, but honestly--if you had a friend in real life who might possibly end up with Pin, what would you tell them? If you're at all responsible you'd tell them to run the other way fast
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Is anybody else still keeping up with Good Ending? Because it is clear that the author is planning on dragging this poo poo out for as long as possible and I don't recommend anybody get back into it.
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Tiara posted:Is anybody else still keeping up with Good Ending? Because it is clear that the author is planning on dragging this poo poo out for as long as possible and I don't recommend anybody get back into it. Yeah. I'm starting to get worn out on it too, due to the recent events (significant spoilers I guess)namely, Seiji losing his virginity to that white haired girl I can't even remember the name of who he's dating. The way the series has been going that's a guaranteed future plot point, as a pregnancy scare or dirty laundry when the two of them break up/go through a rocky part of their relationship, I'm expecting and when it does I'll probably drop the series for good.
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Tiara posted:Is anybody else still keeping up with Good Ending? Because it is clear that the author is planning on dragging this poo poo out for as long as possible and I don't recommend anybody get back into it. Thirst Mutilator posted:Yeah. I'm starting to get worn out on it too, due to the recent events (significant spoilers I guess)namely, Seiji losing his virginity to that white haired girl I can't even remember the name of who he's dating. The way the series has been going that's a guaranteed future plot point, as a pregnancy scare or dirty laundry when the two of them break up/go through a rocky part of their relationship, I'm expecting and when it does I'll probably drop the series for good. Holy poo poo, am I glad I stopped following this series when I did. I wish this series ended twenty chapters in so it would have been about a guy who is awkward with girls gets a wing-man, who happens to be a girl, to help him out. Now that's a series I'd like to read.
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