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Competitive overclocking. For real. http://www.batoto.net/comic/_/comics/87-clockers-r1590
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The scanlator for Gangsta is dropping the series because it has been licensed for stateside distribution in English. I am pleased by this news, as I'll be able to purchase the manga in dead tree format now.
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Kleptobot posted:The scanlator for Gangsta is dropping the series because it has been licensed for stateside distribution in English. I am pleased by this news, as I'll be able to purchase the manga in dead tree format now. Yeah, I was pretty excited when I read that earlier. Definitely grabbing this when it comes out. The first three volumes are already up for preorder on amazon with release dates. Everything Burrito fucked around with this message at 04:01 on Nov 25, 2013 |
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TheFallenEvincar posted:Yeah, I'm surprised there seems to be some ho-humming about Parasyte up in here, I seem to remember it as a pretty awesome series. Parasyte got some real fatigue near the end. Autonomous Monster posted:So. Kimi no Knife is fully scanned. And the ending was... okay? I'd honestly put it with Shinigami blah blah for really bad endings. It's a really bad capstone to what comes before. I don't think it really works together with what came before it, and I'm not sure how half-blind cripple girl managed to make it across the city in like 5 minutes to find someone who was missing faster then a police force that was trailing him.. Shiki and Kuzumi dying felt like a forgone conclusion but it was handled so badly. I'm a person who feels endings are part of the biggest thing that defines if something is good or not. So C-. Cuntellectual fucked around with this message at 10:24 on Nov 25, 2013 |
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coathat posted:Competitive overclocking. For real. http://www.batoto.net/comic/_/comics/87-clockers-r1590 That was rather endearing. I hope they can get it onto a more regular release schedule.
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To whoever recommended Natsunokumo earlier, I'm really enjoying it. It sort of takes that basic "WE'RE IN AN MMO RPG" thing that more typical series like .hack and SAO do but with some actually interesting well-thought out concepts. http://kissmanga.com/Manga/Natsunokumo Punkin Spunkin fucked around with this message at 13:13 on Nov 30, 2013 |
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Professor Irony posted:That was rather endearing. I hope they can get it onto a more regular release schedule. HappyScans are one of the good ones so it should be decently regular. Also everyone stop what you are doing and read Kiichi! http://www.batoto.net/comic/_/comics/kiichi-r7123
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coathat posted:HappyScans are one of the good ones so it should be decently regular. dreams do come true. I thought I was going to have to learn french if I ever wanted to read beyond the first volume.
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After reading a bunch of josei recently*, I want something to redress the balance. What are some good cyberpunk/near-future mangas with a dark outlook? I'm planning on trying Akira already, and I didn't particularly like the manga version of GitS. Blame is on my list as well. *I made the opposite of this post a few weeks ago in the other thread.
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Serious Frolicking posted:CYBER BLUE.
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Chas McGill posted:That's pretty much what I'm looking for. It seems like there's a new version and an older version, which are you recommending? Old, definitely. It was drawn by Hara Tetsuo, who is better known for doing FOTNS.
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TheFallenEvincar posted:To whoever recommended Natsunokumo earlier, I'm really enjoying it. It sort of takes that basic "WE'RE IN AN MMO RPG" thing that more typical series like .hack and SAO do but with some actually interesting well-thought out concepts. Natsu no kumo is really great; the art is amazing. I think that series about the tsundere girl (Mozuya-san Gyakujousuru) is by the same guy.
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Ringo Roadagain posted:dreams do come true. I thought I was going to have to learn french if I ever wanted to read beyond the first volume. Yeah I'm pretty drat happy about this. It's still bullshit that The World is Mine is still unfinished after all this time.
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Chas McGill posted:After reading a bunch of josei recently*, I want something to redress the balance. What are some good cyberpunk/near-future mangas with a dark outlook? I'm planning on trying Akira already, and I didn't particularly like the manga version of GitS. Blame is on my list as well. Riki-oh and Damned are both fairly entertaining and fit what you want
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Chas McGill posted:After reading a bunch of josei recently*, I want something to redress the balance. What are some good cyberpunk/near-future mangas with a dark outlook? I'm planning on trying Akira already, and I didn't particularly like the manga version of GitS. Blame is on my list as well.
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Chas McGill posted:After reading a bunch of josei recently*, I want something to redress the balance. What are some good cyberpunk/near-future mangas with a dark outlook? I'm planning on trying Akira already, and I didn't particularly like the manga version of GitS. Blame is on my list as well. You might like Dorohedoro. It's extremely strange and really violent/gory, but also incredibly good. While it's not exactly near-future/cyberpunk, it still has a similar feel to it. I can't really recommend it enough; it's easily one of the top 5 manga I've ever read, and probably my favorite that would be classified as "fantasy/sci-fi."
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Fwiw, I thought Cyber Blue was terrible. Not that it doesn't have a certain entertainment value, but it's like the manga equivalent of a Cannon film.
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It's almost over and Things are happening in Kabu no Isaki. http://www.batoto.net/read/_/209582/kabu-no-isaki_v6_ch47_by_roselia-scanlations
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Professor Irony posted:Fwiw, I thought Cyber Blue was terrible. Not that it doesn't have a certain entertainment value, but it's like the manga equivalent of a Cannon film. Serious Frolicking posted:Old, definitely. It was drawn by Hara Tetsuo, who is better known for doing FOTNS. I've read the first few chapters of this now and the art is fantastic. I agree that the writing is terrible though. Thanks for the other suggestions. I'll definitely check them out. Edit: Ytlaya posted:You might like Dorohedoro. It's extremely strange and really violent/gory, but also incredibly good. While it's not exactly near-future/cyberpunk, it still has a similar feel to it. I can't really recommend it enough; it's easily one of the top 5 manga I've ever read, and probably my favorite that would be classified as "fantasy/sci-fi." Chas McGill fucked around with this message at 02:17 on Dec 2, 2013 |
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Chas McGill posted:After reading a bunch of josei recently*, I want something to redress the balance. What are some good cyberpunk/near-future mangas with a dark outlook? I'm planning on trying Akira already, and I didn't particularly like the manga version of GitS. Blame is on my list as well. http://kissmanga.com/Manga/Dimension-W Ytlaya posted:Natsu no kumo is really great; the art is amazing. I think that series about the tsundere girl (Mozuya-san Gyakujousuru) is by the same guy. Suben posted:I think most of Mozuya-san's problem is the translation. Like I get what's happening and what the characters are saying but the translation is so overly literal and stiff and wordy that nothing about it flows naturally and it winds up becoming a slog where you have to re-read things just to get what's going on. That's not really on the series itself (I like the general premise of "anime character in the real world") but on the people working on it. Maybe the translation crew aren't native English speakers or something, I dunno. Punkin Spunkin fucked around with this message at 08:50 on Dec 2, 2013 |
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I think most of Mozuya-san's problem is the translation. Like I get what's happening and what the characters are saying but the translation is so overly literal and stiff and wordy that nothing about it flows naturally and it winds up becoming a slog where you have to re-read things just to get what's going on. That's not really on the series itself (I like the general premise of "anime character in the real world") but on the people working on it. Maybe the translation crew aren't native English speakers or something, I dunno. And yeah, I hope it hasn't been dropped or something. IIRC the Natsunokumo's been finished for a long time since it's a nearly ten year old series with 8 volumes. I like how, even with the great character work, it doesn't skimp on giving you cool action. Itaka's fight was pretty drat awesome and I liked how it emphasized her cleverness in a way that didn't feel like an rear end pull. Suben fucked around with this message at 08:38 on Dec 2, 2013 |
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I reread Kimi No Knife and I think other then being rushed the biggest problem of the ending is that nothing was foreshadowed other then the pair of guys who tried to kill Shiki. The whole last arc felt more or less in it's own bubble from the rest of the story.
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Ok, for real y'all have to read Kiichi. It's spectacular. http://www.batoto.net/read/_/210193/kiichi_v2_ch13_by_gantz-waitingroom
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I think the author of "Mozuya-San" is a woman, judging by the short autobiographical comic at the beginning. Apparently, Kentaro Miura is doing a short miniseries called Gigantomakhia. Lots of giant weird monsters, huge organic structures, very "Moebius"-ish.
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Plutonis posted:Cool, this means two years before next Berserk chapter. Look on the bright side. The next chapter of berserk will consist of the most detailed Griffith spreads imaginable.
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I seriously doubt that he does a lot of work while on hiatus. Crunchyroll just added 30 chapters of Coppelion. Jump on it. And Montage continues to be excellent. http://www.batoto.net/read/_/210267/montage-watanabe-jun_v2_ch14_by_deadbeat-scans
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I just binged through what's out of Boku dake ga inai machi and goddamn, why does this have to be a monthly series? I already wait 2-3 months for a new chapter of Kaiji, I don't think I can handle more waiting.  Really enjoying it though, I cant wait to see what happens next.
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Plutonis posted:Cool, this means two years before next Berserk chapter. Well, he has already finished the new manga thing so I bet he's already back at work, drawing each individual pore of secondary characters for Berserk.
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Hah, not sure if people are reading the continuation of Aiki, Aiki-S, but it's already getting pretty amusing. Really can't ever have enough smug douche Joukyuu. http://kissmanga.com/Manga/Aiki-S/Ch-003-Read-Online?id=181179 BULL THE INFINITE! PROSTRATE YOURSELF IN FRONT OF THE GOD! Poor Bull. 
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TheFallenEvincar posted:Hah, not sure if people are reading the continuation of Aiki, Aiki-S, but it's already getting pretty amusing. Really can't ever have enough smug douche Joukyuu. Smug Douche Joukyuu is pretty much the only reason I read AIKI because my God is he perfect at it. Him being in America is even better now!
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Hello fellow earthlings! Do you like single dad manga like Yotsuba& and It's pretty enjoyable in that "makes you smile a bit" way. v- R-really? I didn't see that so much in the bit I'd read, but I guess if it's that bad, then never mind.  -v
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Gonna give that one a big thumbs down for being generic and pedo. This is a pretty neat. http://www.batoto.net/comic/_/comics/sneewittchen-geschichten-nach-grimm-r10563 Morohoshi Daijirou's take on the Grimm Fairy Tales. Some are relatively straight adaptations while others have a sci-fi, horror, comedy, or mystery-twist.
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I just finished Dorohedoro (well "finished," since it's still ongoing) and drat that was an experience. I highly recommend it to anyone looking for something best described as bizarre and is okay with violence and gore. The world is basically Alice in Wonderland as done by Clive Barker (not to mention several of the character designs are clearly inspired by Hellraiser).
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drat, "Alice In Wonderland as done by Clive Barker" is a great description for Dorohedoro.
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Oh hey, that Arms Peddler manga got an update. Found it interesting that the author talked about taking more cues from Lovecraftian horror than fantasy stories for his work, and seeing the story arcs with old-fashioned vampires and skeletons brought that into focus.
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Genocyber posted:I just finished Dorohedoro (well "finished," since it's still ongoing) and drat that was an experience. I highly recommend it to anyone looking for something best described as bizarre and is okay with violence and gore. The world is basically Alice in Wonderland as done by Clive Barker (not to mention several of the character designs are clearly inspired by Hellraiser). I'm really happy to see other people in this thread giving Dorohedoro a shot. I'm not exaggerating in the least when I say that it's one of the top 5 manga I've ever read (and probably the most unique), and my other favorites are pretty much all works done by Inio Asano.
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Team Medical Dragon has been super depressing lately. A female doctor is pregnant, but if she wants to have the kid she'd have to basically give up her entire career. She's already had 2 miscarriages due to overworking and stress from her job. In addition, one of the male doctors, recently divorced, keeps getting called in to pick up his son and as a result is likely going to be let go as well. I'm not sure how true to life the manga is wrt the Japanese medical system but given everything I've read in the D&D Japan thread on how lovely women are treated in the workplace it seems like business as usual. Japanese women are expected to be stay at home mothers and raise their children, and trying to work and have children removes any chance of career advancement.
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