|
Kaja Rainbow posted:I couldn't even get past the first chapter. But to make this a little more relevant, does anyone have recommendations for decent shounen that has good treatment of its female characters? I'm not really looking for the usual fanservice and/or harem fare, and I prefer series where the female characters actually get to do interesting stuff. Maybe Akame ga Kill? The female characters are treated no different from the male ones, but it still does have a little fanservice and is not very shonen-y(very dark and gory).
|
#
?
Dec 12, 2013 02:11
|
|
|
|
| # ? May 9, 2024 21:08 |
|
|
Again!! 74! In which Hiro-kun makes more good points for bad reasons, Aki gives Usami a run for her money in 'crazyface', and the Drama Club arc officially begins.
|
|
#
?
Dec 12, 2013 04:08
|
|
|
http://www.mangareader.net/iron-knight/2 Well, that was disappointing. I wasn't going to jump down its throat for being worse than the one shot after only the first chapter, but the direction its heading doesn't seem to resemble it at all.
|
|
#
?
Dec 12, 2013 16:43
|
|
|
Cynic Jester posted:http://www.mangareader.net/iron-knight/2 Dang. I thought it was going okay, if a bit over-marketable (SJ, I know), but the end was a bit much. "This rabbit sticks out like a sore thumb," indeed. Does the kid grow bigger when he Iron Knights, or is the rabbit just tiny? The perspective on that was weird.
|
|
#
?
Dec 12, 2013 17:16
|
|
|
Eh. I'm not quite ready to sling this one just yet. Whilst it's clear it's going in another direction. I'm not sure if it's a bad one.
|
|
#
?
Dec 12, 2013 18:59
|
|
|
Haha, should've seen that one coming.
|
|
#
?
Dec 13, 2013 05:47
|
|
|
Y'all should really be reading Mob Psycho 100. It's way better than Iron Knight. http://www.batoto.net/read/_/211593/mob-psycho-100_v2_ch11_by_nerieru-scans Queen Emeraldus too.. http://www.batoto.net/comic/_/comics/queen-emeraldus-r4415
|
|
#
?
Dec 13, 2013 05:59
|
|
|
What the hell, that Iron Knight chapter was all bad. 
|
|
#
?
Dec 13, 2013 10:14
|
|
|
Cynic Jester posted:http://www.mangareader.net/iron-knight/2  I really need to stop getting my hopes up over newly serialized shonen manga. The tone of this chapter completely threw me off, and I really don't think it was a good idea to jump one month ahead after what happened in the first chapter.
|
|
#
?
Dec 13, 2013 22:58
|
|
|
I thought the oneshot kicked so much rear end... I was disappointed by the first real chapter and now I guess I won't even look at the second one. Maybe it'll pick up?
|
|
#
?
Dec 13, 2013 23:13
|
|
|
The part where he names his attack was pretty bad but I can't hate a manga which has its main character almost get himself killed in a fiery self-destructive rage.
|
|
#
?
Dec 14, 2013 00:51
|
|
|
He is a child. The attack naming thing was entirely consistent with his character.
|
|
#
?
Dec 14, 2013 03:04
|
|
|
You know what's not fun to read, though? An entire 20pages of dialogue with the protagonist and himself.
|
|
#
?
Dec 14, 2013 03:09
|
|
|
The one-shot's opening premise was much stronger (kid is infected, but goes full-shounen at the last moment and becomes a demon with a human mind but no ability to return to human form or even to speak, yet has a heartfelt desire to protect what's left of humanity). I'm not even sure what to make of an anthropomorphic rabbit showing up this early besides fan service. Internal monologues are A-OK when coupled with a literal inability to communicate with humanity (besides gestures?). Talking to yourself because you can doesn't go over as well outside of comedies.
|
|
#
?
Dec 14, 2013 03:17
|
|
|
What annoys me the most is the fact that he has loving memory loss now. Great. That's new and compelling, I'm sure we won't go through pages and pages of angst about him wondering if maybe he hurt his girlfriend. They took everything that was compelling about the oneshot and replaced with with the standard shounen stereotypes. I'll keep reading it for another few chapters purely on the strength of the oneshot, but expectations have been thoroughly tempered.
|
|
#
?
Dec 14, 2013 08:14
|
|
|
The latest Mob Psycho 100 is loving metal. http://www.batoto.net/read/_/211836/mob-psycho-100_v2_ch12_by_nerieru-scans You can even watch it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LtSw0r-2z4
|
|
#
?
Dec 14, 2013 18:13
|
|
|
Why would a full serialized manga based on the Iron Knight one-shot be good considering the one-shot sets it up as the kid never being able to speak or become human ever again? Wouldn't that end up with tons of chapters with no text, or only inner monologues since he can't speak, or a lot of "ARROOOO" noises?
|
|
#
?
Dec 14, 2013 20:32
|
|
|
Silent manga can be really amazing dude. http://www.amazon.com/GON-1-Masashi-Tanaka/dp/1935429396/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1387050437&sr=1-1&keywords=Gon
|
|
#
?
Dec 14, 2013 21:04
|
|
|
Fabricated posted:Why would a full serialized manga based on the Iron Knight one-shot be good considering the one-shot sets it up as the kid never being able to speak or become human ever again? Gods know a silent demon protagonist would be more interesting than a very large number of shounen protagonists. also, who's not to say that this serialization isn't leading up to that?
|
|
#
?
Dec 14, 2013 21:04
|
|
|
I have a feeling like you lot are expecting way too much out of a drat shounen book let alone something from SJ.
|
|
#
?
Dec 14, 2013 23:12
|
|
|
Finally read Iron Knight to see what all the fuss was about. The change from one-shot to serialized wasn't that unexpected though. One-shots tend to give more leeway in what the writer wants to do and try out, as well as possibly having an ending. Now that it's serialized, and there's an editor overseeing it, there's bound to be changes in order to make it more marketable to a wider audience.
|
|
#
?
Dec 15, 2013 10:30
|
|
|
Again!! 75! In which Aki finds her 'ouendan', and Imamura continues his world-class lecture series, 'How to Hurt Women's Feelings'.
|
|
#
?
Dec 20, 2013 06:05
|
|
|
Shonen Jump unveiled their international manga competition finalists. 6 of them selected out of manga from the entire world. The best of the best. I entered as well, but my chances were pretty slim since mine was barely shonen or manga (and can be read here).
|
|
#
?
Dec 21, 2013 01:49
|
|
|
chefscientist posted:Shonen Jump unveiled their international manga competition finalists. 6 of them selected out of manga from the entire world. The best of the best. This isn't a link to read the finalists, right? We have to wait for an actual SJ issue with them in them?
|
|
#
?
Dec 21, 2013 01:55
|
|
|
chefscientist posted:I entered as well, but my chances were pretty slim since mine was barely shonen or manga (and can be read here). I read your entry and it was really good (though definitely had 0% chance of winning the contest!), you should link it to folks in the Making Comics thread. +1 reader from me!
|
|
#
?
Dec 21, 2013 02:01
|
|
|
pandaK posted:This isn't a link to read the finalists, right? We have to wait for an actual SJ issue with them in them? It is. Big white banner leads to a page with the titles and images of all 6 finalists and the red button underneath those lets you read them. My descriptions are vague because I don't have a translation script or whatever. Only two of these looked remotely interesting to me. Morning Star, for being anime Lara Croft and company and the World War 1(?) era manga. Everything else seems kinda generic. Props to Golden Rabbit for getting me to finish it which I can't say for Boom, El Viento Del Norte or that other student thing. Rhygezenguro fucked around with this message at 02:11 on Dec 21, 2013 |
|
#
?
Dec 21, 2013 02:02
|
|
|
pandaK posted:This isn't a link to read the finalists, right? We have to wait for an actual SJ issue with them in them? You can read them here. https://mangaaward.shonenjump.com/en
|
|
#
?
Dec 21, 2013 02:14
|
|
|
Nice, it's all translated in English too.
|
|
#
?
Dec 21, 2013 02:25
|
|
|
I think my favorite of those was probably the WW2 vampire one; the plot wasn't anything special, but the pacing/execution felt really polished. The one with the cowboy samurai girl probably had the worst plot; it read like something a 13 year old would think is cool and was cheesy in a bad way (compared with the Sweat Man one which was cheesy in a good way). edit: I just read the second chapter of Iron Knight and yeah, it was pretty bad. Even if I ignore the rabbit girl at the end, it's pretty ridiculous that this kid is keeping his poo poo together after burning/burying all these violently killed people. It's not so much that I'm unwilling to suspend disbelief and more that they shouldn't have had that sort of violence to begin with if they were going to treat it in such a dumb way. Ytlaya fucked around with this message at 07:29 on Dec 21, 2013 |
|
#
?
Dec 21, 2013 05:16
|
|
|
DrSunshine posted:I read your entry and it was really good (though definitely had 0% chance of winning the contest!), you should link it to folks in the Making Comics thread. +1 reader from me! Thank you very much. I'm actually halfway through a different comic called Penultimate Quest right now. So I should probably get that up there. New Hobart's kind of a maybe story that I'll pitch around, but it's good to hear a positive reception for it. I ended up voting for the WW2 Vampire comic as well, although small surprise that he (spoiler) lets the dude soldier die and the chick with the tits live forever as a vampire. In fact what was that story even about? Really good comicing though, the spread of him coming out of the coffin is real good. Oh, I'm going to link Fat Naruto again while I'm here.
|
|
#
?
Dec 21, 2013 09:08
|
|
|
King Golf had another batch of chapters uploaded to all the various readers.
|
|
#
?
Dec 23, 2013 14:52
|
|
|
New Gamble Fish, but with a twist!
|
|
#
?
Dec 23, 2013 23:02
|
|
|
The body improvement club in Mob Psycho are all surprisingly great guys. Kind of a nice change of pace, given how most of the characters are such assholes.
|
|
#
?
Dec 24, 2013 03:46
|
|
|
Serious Frolicking posted:The body improvement club in Mob Psycho are all surprisingly great guys. Kind of a nice change of pace, given how most of the characters are such assholes.
|
|
#
?
Dec 24, 2013 04:55
|
|
|
More Shonen Romance! (Koe no Katachi 17) drat Shouya, you lucky bastard  Is fantastic how with just one chapter this girl went from  to  I like her 
|
|
#
?
Dec 24, 2013 04:59
|
|
|
SpazmasterX posted:New Gamble Fish, but with a twist! 
|
|
#
?
Dec 24, 2013 06:29
|
|
|
SpazmasterX posted:New Gamble Fish, but with a twist! Well obviously he'll put himself in the hole then.
|
|
#
?
Dec 24, 2013 06:45
|
|
|
Dark_Tzitzimine posted:More Shonen Romance! (Koe no Katachi 17) Apparently the author wants the series to run somewhere between 4 and 10 volumes with 7 being the number she's shooting for. That's good, tell the story you want to tell without dragging things out.
|
|
#
?
Dec 24, 2013 07:14
|
|
|
She should try and make the story good. It just keeps getting worse and worse each chapter.
|
|
#
?
Dec 24, 2013 07:34
|
|
|
|
| # ? May 9, 2024 21:08 |
|
|
King Golf is serious fun. It has that Slam Dunk feeling to it. 3 new chapters.
|
|
#
?
Dec 27, 2013 06:32
|
|