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Rodyle posted:"WAIT, HOW OLD AM I NOW?" It's very very good. I'm both proud and loving sad I started it when it had like 3 chapters out cuz gently caress it'd be nice to have a monsterous complete series to read instead of chapter by chapter for 5 + years
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DamnGlitch posted:It's very very good. I'm both proud and loving sad I started it when it had like 3 chapters out cuz gently caress it'd be nice to have a monsterous complete series to read instead of chapter by chapter for 5 + years I recently found the first volume at the library (hardcover, it's really nice), because apparently VS actually got licensed at some point, and read a bit of that. MAN you forget after years and years of serialization how some of that early stuff really comes around, like how the whole "a true warrior needs no swords" thing was something Thors said. Or this little gem. 
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Rodyle posted:"WAIT, HOW OLD AM I NOW?" In all seriousness, how old is Thorfinn now?
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Rodyle posted:I recently found the first volume at the library (hardcover, it's really nice), because apparently VS actually got licensed at some point, and read a bit of that. MAN you forget after years and years of serialization how some of that early stuff really comes around, like how the whole "a true warrior needs no swords" thing was something Thors said. Looks like the licensing was only recent, with the first volume released in October. I've been waiting for a way to get my hands on a physical copy of this for some time, this is welcome news!
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Rodyle posted:I recently found the first volume at the library (hardcover, it's really nice), because apparently VS actually got licensed at some point, and read a bit of that. MAN you forget after years and years of serialization how some of that early stuff really comes around, like how the whole "a true warrior needs no swords" thing was something Thors said. Yeah, I just read back through it last month or so. It really incredible. Monthly the farm arc feels long but it passes like a flash.
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JosephWongKS posted:In all seriousness, how old is Thorfinn now? He said he was 6 when he left in 1002, so 22ish.
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Rodyle posted:I recently found the first volume at the library (hardcover, it's really nice), because apparently VS actually got licensed at some point, and read a bit of that. MAN you forget after years and years of serialization how some of that early stuff really comes around, like how the whole "a true warrior needs no swords" thing was something Thors said. Yeah the series did an exemplary job of establishing its premise and sticking to it. For anyone who forgot what Vinland Saga is about, go back and read chapter 4.
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Just caught up with volume 27 of Kingdom. Where did Chu manage to find an 8 foot Romulan?
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KittenofDoom posted:Would you say he's the.... Peak o' Chu? He? 
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Kigndom has taught me that ancient Chinese militaries selected their leadership like the aliens from Invader Zim.
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With the money I got from the holidays I will be picking up the first volume Vinland Saga and A Bride's Story. I am really excited as between my friends and scrolling through this thread I know I will probably enjoy both of these and probably continue to buy new volumes for a long while.
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Just marathoned Vinland Saga, totally owns. This current Thorfinn is so much better than anime knives Thorfinn. It's a very interesting take the difficulties of actual, put yourself in the line of fire pacifism instead of Kira Yamato/Ruroni Kenshin style break everyone else's guns and swords first pacifism. One thing I've heard mentioned is, it's difficult to make an anti-war movie, as the action scenes are always going to gee whiz awesome. So the solution is to make the pacifism scenes even more badass. One thing I've noticed, is that the mangaka really loves using giant sparkly anime eyes as a metaphor for inner peace. And it was specifically mentioned this last chapter. Knives Thorfinn has the same eyes as Macbeth Canute, while Slave Thorfinn has the same eyes as Canute the Kind.
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Someone posted this in another thread and it's pretty cool.
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Phobophilia posted:Just marathoned Vinland Saga, totally owns. This current Thorfinn is so much better than anime knives Thorfinn. It's a very interesting take the difficulties of actual, put yourself in the line of fire pacifism instead of Kira Yamato/Ruroni Kenshin style break everyone else's guns and swords first pacifism. The funny thing about Kenshin's pacifism is that his reversed sword would still kill the gently caress out of people; he's hitting people with a long metal bar. As others have mentioned, I hope that they don't present his current style of pacifism as the best option and they he ends up having to take an approach similar to his father, where he still fights if necessary but tries to avoid doing so.
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Sorry for pulling this out from a while back but I just wanted to point out that this is set during the time of the Great Game. That's one of the reasons I was rather interested to see the latest developments. It has already been hinted at pretty strongly that Mr Smith is one of the English agents in the area and now we're seeing some of the moves the Russians are making. People have been talking about favourite bits of history and the Great Game and the areas it happened in is one of mine. It is also very nice to see it handled from the viewpoint of the local people involved rather than most books which tend to focus more on the accounts of the people from the great powers involved.
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quote:People have been talking about favourite bits of history and the Great Game and the areas it happened in is one of mine. It is also very nice to see it handled from the viewpoint of the local people involved rather than most books which tend to focus more on the accounts of the people from the great powers involved. Fascinating! I'm not very educated about this era. Could you tell us more about what was happening in Central Asia at the time? DrSunshine fucked around with this message at 19:23 on Jan 4, 2014 |
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DrSunshine posted:Fascinating! I'm not very educated about this era. Could you tell us more about what was happening in Central Asia at the time? The Great Game is kind of a cluster gently caress and impossible to tell in brief. It was a very complex and unusual proxy war / imperialist race that lasted eighty plus years and involved all of Central Asia at once point or another. Here's a decent book on the subject, though I have to point out that it has a very heavy UK-lean to its story; pretty much all Great Game works have a political lean one way or another, though it's not helped by the fact that it basically ended with the Russian Revolution meaning a lot of the Russian's side simply got lost in the upheaval.
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Zorak posted:The Great Game is kind of a cluster gently caress and impossible to tell in brief. It was a very complex and unusual proxy war / imperialist race that lasted eighty plus years and involved all of Central Asia at once point or another. Yeah, that's the best quick summation to give. I also really need to re-read that book... What I would add though is what was seen to be at play. The British took the Russian moves in that area very seriously as they saw Russian expansion there as a possible threat to India. The other thing I'd add is that in the area we seem to be covering in the manga (near the Caspian) the Russians are definitely the dominant force. Most of the states around there end up as Russian puppets. On that note, that's just going by my impressions. Have we got any more solid location detail? Anyway, I'd be more than happy if it doesn't go into the Great Game too much and we keep getting the slice of life stuff and beautiful detailing that got me hooked on this manga but I am glad that the setting and the background to it is another one of these really interesting places and periods. Munin fucked around with this message at 03:14 on Jan 5, 2014 |
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Ytlaya posted:The funny thing about Kenshin's pacifism is that his reversed sword would still kill the gently caress out of people; he's hitting people with a long metal bar. Yeah, I think the Kenshin prequel OVA "Trust & Betrayal" was the first anime I ever saw and remains in my opinion the best. I saw the actual series later and was like The original manga was pretty good despite that though.
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New Otoyome: http://www.batoto.net/read/_/217929/otoyomegatari_v6_ch35_by_duralumin Don't gently caress with grandma.
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Otoyome 35 and Gunka no Balzer 19 Well, looks like we're through with this bit in Otoyome. Too bad Father got chumped too, but I guess it's in line with the rest of how things went. No more bad guys, nice and tidy, and all our precious little babes and dreamboats are a-ok! Bring on the mushy stuff I guess Munin posted:It has already been hinted at pretty strongly that Mr Smith is one of the English agents in the area and now we're seeing some of the moves the Russians are making. He was held under suspicion, but I thought it was pretty explicitly stated that he's just here for research? At least, that's what he said, I guess you'd have to take his word for it but I don't think I saw much pointing to him being anything but some nerd. Munin posted:Have we got any more solid location detail? I don't think we have anything from the author's mouth, but this guy has a neat blog comparing Mori's artwork to lots of real life references, the majority of which (for Amir and company, at least) seem to come out of Uzbek regions.
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Epoxy Bulletin posted:He was held under suspicion, but I thought it was pretty explicitly stated that he's just here for research? At least, that's what he said, I guess you'd have to take his word for it but I don't think I saw much pointing to him being anything but some nerd. He said that but the thing is: everyone in that area during that time was involved in the Game somehow.
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A new chapter of Otoyomegatari is up! http://mangafox.me/manga/otoyomegatari/v06/c035/1.html Let me just say, that I am goddamn satisfied with this one.  DUMB EDIT: Wow, I was late. Compendium fucked around with this message at 07:03 on Jan 15, 2014 |
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Epoxy Bulletin posted:Otoyome 35 and Gunka no Balzer 19 The end note points very firmly to a mushy stuff return. I can't not add: Best Grandma I liked the action sequences in the last few chapters but I agree that they were not pulled off with the same flair as the slice of life segments. There were several excellent set pieces but the overall battle doesn't quite hang together. It doesn't feel as if it is happening in the village but in a space the properties of which adjust to the need of the panel at hand. Where did all the artillery the villagers have come from anyway... Epoxy Bulletin posted:He was held under suspicion, but I thought it was pretty explicitly stated that he's just here for research? At least, that's what he said, I guess you'd have to take his word for it but I don't think I saw much pointing to him being anything but some nerd. Even if he was "just here for research" I am sure his dispatches are being read with interest by some people back home. There is his sudden popularity just as things start to heat up too (though that falls squarely under speculation). Anyway, even if he isn't explicitly involved right now he will be whether he wants to or not in short order I imagine. In that area you didn't have too many British troops traipsing around ever but plenty of individual spies and diplomats. Several of whom met sticky ends. As an aside, I have been re-reading the chapter's around the departure of Mr Smith and it was nice seeing the excellent embroidery section (along with the family history) in chapter 10. Epoxy Bulletin posted:I don't think we have anything from the author's mouth, but this guy has a neat blog comparing Mori's artwork to lots of real life references, the majority of which (for Amir and company, at least) seem to come out of Uzbek regions. That's a nifty blog. Thank you very much for linking it.
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Munin posted:There were several excellent set pieces but the overall battle doesn't quite hang together. It doesn't feel as if it is happening in the village but in a space the properties of which adjust to the need of the panel at hand. Where did all the artillery the villagers have come from anyway...
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I really wish the releases for this series weren't basically "eh, whenever we feel like it" since they're going off of tankobon scans. Also because stuff keeps picking up with each chapter and it gets frustrating having to wait like three or four months inbetween releases.
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Sindai posted:New Otoyome: http://www.batoto.net/read/_/217929/otoyomegatari_v6_ch35_by_duralumin drat right. So, is it Amir or Amira? Did I miss some kind of actual name change or is it just a translator thing?
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Che Delilas posted:drat right. Translator thing. When it was licensed the official translation used "Amir" so the fan translations changed to follow suit. "Amir" is the more correct translation, but it's usually a guy's name, so I think whoever worked on it before might have just gotten confused.
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Well, at least now I know it's not a deliberate name change as part of a plot point. It's just odd to me because I definitely read Amir as masculine, so every time I see her name now I twitch just a little bit, heh.
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Starting reading Kingdom where I left it off at chapter 293. I think I must have missed something earlier, or just forgotten, when did Qi betray the alliance?
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Charlz Guybon posted:Starting reading Kingdom where I left it off at chapter 293.
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Is there a single (good) manga about European history that isn't Farmland saga. Thanks in advance.
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swamp izzo posted:Is there a single (good) manga about European history that isn't Farmland saga. Thanks in advance. ... So basically the thread title minus Otoyomegatari, now that I think about it.
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Emma is by the same author as Otoyomegatari and is set in Victorian England. It's a romance manga. A maid and a member of the upper class fall in love, but the social mores of the time stand in their way. It has the same sort of slice-of-life style as Otoyomegatari.
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Gunka no Baltzar's great if you don't mind the fact it uses fictional countries (while still being explicitly set in Europe).
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