|
Elite posted:The stuff with the cross-eyes boss is awkward in that it's hinted at for a long time so you can can make a pretty good guess but when it tries to explain stuff it doesn't clear things up at all. Here's my understanding but it's hard to explain it 100%.  Thanks, that cleared it up. Someone suggested me, Looking for Recommendations/Suggestions: Read: - Attack on Titan - Knights of Sidonia - I am a Hero - Biomega - Gantz - Dorohedoro Didn't Like: - Claymore (felt like it was getting to be DBZ) - Blame! - Planetes - Monster Going to Read: - Gate (i was told the first volume has Romans invading modern day earth)  - Berserk - Black Lagoon - Blade of the Immortal - Vagabond Looking for any more recommendations/suggestions.
|
#
?
Feb 1, 2014 07:12
|
|
|
|
| # ? May 9, 2024 23:17 |
|
|
Shin Angyo Onshi is great.
|
|
#
?
Feb 1, 2014 07:17
|
|
|
Vinland Saga is also great.
|
|
#
?
Feb 1, 2014 07:47
|
|
|
Yeah, Shin Angyo Onshi, Berserk, Vinland Saga...all classic. I'd also add Freesia, Vagabond, maybe Hoshi no Samidare or Holyland if they seem appealing to you flavor-wise. Lately I've been enjoying Tokyo Ghoul and Kingdom a lot...Boku dake ga Inai Machi is also pretty good so far even though I wish it'd get updated faster. edit: oh hey look I summoned a new chapter with my frustration http://kissmanga.com/Manga/Boku-dake-ga-Inai-Machi/Ch-019--Last-Chance--February-1988?id=186949 Oh snap, poo poo just got real. Punkin Spunkin fucked around with this message at 10:13 on Feb 1, 2014 |
|
#
?
Feb 1, 2014 08:41
|
|
|
Gate is trashy as hell, which isn't necessarily a bad thing. Just don't expect good writing.
|
|
#
?
Feb 1, 2014 09:16
|
|
|
poo poo, I don't know what it is about pretty much every single chapter of I Am Missing that puts me completely on edge when I read them. But man, is it such a god drat great series, and it really sucks that it's monthly. A new chapter came out, and it seems that the series may be wrapping up, based on some things said during it/the chapter title. So basically, the next few chapters will likely be go time and even MORE intense than previous ones. Although with what happens with Ken'ya, it might continue on for longer yet after the current predicament with the serial murderer concludes, with exploring the whole "time-jumper" aspect more thoroughly.
|
|
#
?
Feb 1, 2014 12:03
|
|
|
I debated whether to put this in the romance thread, the weird daily life thread or this one, but apparently it's Seinen, so... What's with people wanting to touch other people's butts? toanoradian fucked around with this message at 12:57 on Feb 1, 2014 |
|
#
?
Feb 1, 2014 12:52
|
|
|
Sindai posted:Gigantomakhia 4 is out: http://kissmanga.com/Manga/Gigantomakhia/Vol-001-Ch-004-Read-Online Gotta say that owns pretty hard. Miura still has it art-wise.
|
|
#
?
Feb 1, 2014 18:29
|
|
|
TheFallenEvincar posted:Yeah, Shin Angyo Onshi, Berserk, Vinland Saga...all classic. Holyland is interesting, but the constant narrator explanation of everything got annoying to me.
|
|
#
?
Feb 1, 2014 18:45
|
|
|
Read Akira if you've only seen the film. Everyone read Akira if you've only seen the film.
|
|
#
?
Feb 1, 2014 18:56
|
|
|
Serious Frolicking posted:Gate is trashy as hell, which isn't necessarily a bad thing. Just don't expect good writing. Honestly i finished reading all 38 chapters of gate in an entire sitting. It is trashy as hell, and the writing at certain points is well pretty bad. Especially considering a few of the characters seem to be exclusively for fan service. The actual concept is pretty different from a lot of things, the idea of a modern day earth dealing with a fantasy world isn't something i see very often. Tanks vs Dragons, machine guns vs bows, etc. Watching the squadron of JAYDEESEFF airborne troops, blast ride of the Valkyries just made me burst out laughing. The writing isn't great, and it portrays everyone who isn't Japan as a mustache twirling villain, who simply wants to conquer the empire and consume all the resources. If you want something trashy and dumb, Gate is pretty awesome.
|
|
#
?
Feb 1, 2014 20:05
|
|
|
My favorite thing about Gate is the jdsf stuff drives some  nerds frothing mad.
|
|
#
?
Feb 1, 2014 20:48
|
|
|
Scott Bakula posted:Read Akira if you've only seen the film. Everyone read Akira if you've only seen the film.
|
|
#
?
Feb 1, 2014 22:58
|
|
|
Anyone else into Minoru Furuya, incidentally? I've been reading Himizu, it's alright, a bit aimless and nihilistic at times but worth the read. It's finally being updated semi-regularly, it seems- http://kissmanga.com/Manga/Himizu Though Boku to Issho has to be my favorite comedy manga series ever. The faces are just so great, I feel like I've actually reread it a couple times, it's just that hilarious. http://kissmanga.com/Manga/Boku-to-Issho I gave Gate a try but it really didn't stick, little too cornball and not enough for it to come out the other end and be appealing. That randomly reminds me of that one late fantasy Roman Empire manga that looked really promising (despite some adult/creepo elements). Looks like it's listed as shounen which seems sorta bizarre, maybe that's just the publication it was in, definitely doesn't feel like something one would call shounen. Not sure if it got canceled or if the people in charge of scanlation dropped it. http://kissmanga.com/Manga/Hishintan-Vita-Arcana Punkin Spunkin fucked around with this message at 23:45 on Feb 1, 2014 |
|
#
?
Feb 1, 2014 23:40
|
|
|
I am reading the first few volumes of Berserk that i borrowed from my friend (hardcopy). The translations are loving awful. Tons of spelling mistakes, non nonsensical sentences, and just awful sentences. What is even worse is Gutts name keeps changing randomly between volumes to Ghatts, or Gattz. Its translated by the same loving company. 
|
|
#
?
Feb 4, 2014 07:30
|
|
|
Are you not reading it in English or something? I admittedly only have the first volume, but the Dark Horse translations are fine.
|
|
#
?
Feb 4, 2014 07:34
|
|
|
Whatever happened to the Dowman Sayman thread? There's a new chapter of Nickelodeon. It's essentially a Hobby Collector's Manifesto. It's also set in the same universe as (and a sequel to) a previous chapter, Paracelsus' Beloved Disciples. I'd like it if the 'Disciples' MC got his spirit back instead getting a new one, because the old one had a better design. I guess the fact that the 'Wunderkammer' MC's spirit remembers Org defeating him could mean that memories between spirits of the same person is shared or that it's possible to lose without killing the spirit.
|
|
#
?
Feb 4, 2014 07:44
|
|
|
toanoradian posted:Whatever happened to the Dowman Sayman thread? There's a new chapter of Nickelodeon. It's essentially a Hobby Collector's Manifesto. It's also set in the same universe as (and a sequel to) a previous chapter, Paracelsus' Beloved Disciples. It got archived, since there weren't any raws of his stuff to be scanlated. On that note, I thought Nickelodeon was done, it's pretty great that there's more. e: Oh man, it's not just the one new chapter, apparently there's been 5 new Nickelodeon chapters in the past week 
|
|
#
?
Feb 4, 2014 07:46
|
|
|
Cake Attack posted:Are you not reading it in English or something? I admittedly only have the first volume, but the Dark Horse translations are fine. The first volume was fine, but the second/third/4th have been complete and utter poo poo. The 5th was fine, but the 6th is like the other lovely ones. *EDIT* Yeah its english UberJumper fucked around with this message at 07:54 on Feb 4, 2014 |
|
#
?
Feb 4, 2014 07:46
|
|
|
TheFallenEvincar posted:Anyone else into Minoru Furuya, incidentally? I've been reading Himizu, it's alright, a bit aimless and nihilistic at times but worth the read. It's finally being updated semi-regularly, it seems- Wow, these are both incredable! Despite how meandering it is I'm really digging Himizu. It covers pretty loving well worn ground thematically but does it really naturalistically and with some real laughs In there. It's also really cool to have a manga about depression/alienation without it revolving around lame otaku poo poo. A Gnarlacious Bro fucked around with this message at 17:43 on Feb 4, 2014 |
|
#
?
Feb 4, 2014 17:41
|
|
|
I just started reading Boku dake ga Inai Machi, and holy poo poo did things go completely wild after a few chapters. I'm about halfway through what is currently translated and drat if it isn't the most compelling thing I've read in a while. Edit: Just finished chapter 19. Lawdy I want more. Cliffhanger within cliffhangers within cliffhangers. Cynic Jester fucked around with this message at 08:01 on Feb 6, 2014 |
|
#
?
Feb 6, 2014 07:14
|
|
|
Captain Invictus posted:poo poo, I don't know what it is about pretty much every single chapter of I Am Missing that puts me completely on edge when I read them. But man, is it such a god drat great series, and it really sucks that it's monthly. Man, the author really stuck gold this time with that story. His other works never really gripped me, and this time he even did it without any real semblance of fanservice. I mean he used one of the oldest cliffhangers in the book, but it's still well executed and working so much. As an aside, i know it was more or less just a sarcastic jab at the situation, but i googled for this "Swapped Man" by Poe and came up with nothing. Is that a real book or was Ken'ya just being witty with his dialogue traps?
|
|
#
?
Feb 6, 2014 11:55
|
|
|
UberJumper posted:The first volume was fine, but the second/third/4th have been complete and utter poo poo. I swear I remember all the Dark Horse stuff being fine, and only running into issues when I had to switch over to scanlations. Maybe you have an earlier printing and its worse or something???
|
|
#
?
Feb 6, 2014 15:22
|
|
|
The only problem with the Dark Horse releases are that some of the pages were clearly cropped incorrectly, so you have some bubbles or words cut in half. I remember the translation being fine.
|
|
#
?
Feb 6, 2014 15:28
|
|
|
Nate RFB posted:The only problem with the Dark Horse releases are that some of the pages were clearly cropped incorrectly, so you have some bubbles or words cut in half. I remember the translation being fine. That is really weird. I am on volume 18 so far and its been a loving nightmare. However the last 4 volumes have been much better than the previous ones. - Guts name seems to change at random between Ghatts, Gatts, Gattz and Gutts (however around volume 14 it seems to be stuck on Guts) - Every time the skeleton horse dude spoke the font they used was so loving awful and hard to discern i couldn't even loving read it - Lately there is a lot of random empty speech bubbles - Pretty god awful sentences for example from a single cell: "How can she. AHHH, so quick." "That woman who she to put a feet of person in fire" - Tons of pages of volume 16 seem to be mis-cropped and have the top of the page cut off. Berserk is really good it just feels like i am reading some horrible fan translation at several points. Which has left me more than once without even the faintest idea of what is going on.
|
|
#
?
Feb 6, 2014 16:59
|
|
|
Did your friend buy those copies in Hong Kong or something? Those were all problems that plagued the early fan translations. You should compare your volumes to the "look inside" previews for the Dark Horse translation on Amazon and see if they match up: http://www.amazon.com/Berserk-Vol-3-Kentaro-Miura/dp/1593070225/ref=pd_bxgy_b_img_y I only have the first volume, too, and it's fine.
|
|
#
?
Feb 6, 2014 17:22
|
|
|
UberJumper posted:Berserk is really good it just feels like i am reading some horrible fan translation at several points. Which has left me more than once without even the faintest idea of what is going on. I bought these at a store that sells legitimate non bootleg products and I've never had this problem. You're not reading the official translation.
|
|
#
?
Feb 6, 2014 17:40
|
|
|
I'm pretty certain he has been "Guts" since Dark Horse volume 1.
|
|
#
?
Feb 6, 2014 17:47
|
|
|
Law Cheetah posted:Did your friend buy those copies in Hong Kong or something? Those were all problems that plagued the early fan translations. Sigh you are right they are bootleg, with a few legit copies thrown into the mix. Volumes 1, 6, 14-20 are actual legitimate printings. Is it possible to buy Berserk volumes as a digital download? Dark Horses website doesn't seem to offer that, and i can't find it on Amazon.
|
|
#
?
Feb 6, 2014 18:07
|
|
|
UberJumper posted:Sigh you are right they are bootleg, with a few legit copies thrown into the mix. Volumes 1, 6, 14-20 are actual legitimate printings. Nope.
|
|
#
?
Feb 6, 2014 19:39
|
|
|
The whole guts/gattz/gattsu thing was one of the funniest bits of fan translater drama I've seen. Especially when Miura confirmed his name was actually "Guts" (which was pretty obvious from the beginning if you weren't glorious nipponese-levels of retarded), and the group put a super whiny bit into the front of a chapter saying that Miura could use "whatever mangled transliteration he wanted, WE GUESS".
|
|
#
?
Feb 7, 2014 00:23
|
|
|
megalodong posted:The whole guts/gattz/gattsu thing was one of the funniest bits of fan translater drama I've seen. Especially when Miura confirmed his name was actually "Guts" (which was pretty obvious from the beginning if you weren't glorious nipponese-levels of retarded), and the group put a super whiny bit into the front of a chapter saying that Miura could use "whatever mangled transliteration he wanted, WE GUESS". Band of the Hawk is basically the whiniest weebs this side of TV-N.
|
|
#
?
Feb 7, 2014 00:36
|
|
|
HenryEx posted:Man, the author really stuck gold this time with that story. His other works never really gripped me, and this time he even did it without any real semblance of fanservice. I love mysteries and stories where you replay the past so this poo poo is gold.
|
|
#
?
Feb 7, 2014 05:09
|
|
|
I went and picked up volume 17 from my local indigo since i just couldn't take the lovely knockoff translation (the rest are legit). Berserk, Gantz and a bunch of others are all with the kids books. Also Berserk is getting really dark.  I just would like if they would cut down on the demon tentacle penis trying to rape everyone and everything.
|
|
#
?
Feb 8, 2014 07:15
|
|
|
UberJumper posted:I went and picked up volume 17 from my local indigo since i just couldn't take the lovely knockoff translation (the rest are legit). Berserk, Gantz and a bunch of others are all with the kids books.
|
|
#
?
Feb 8, 2014 09:23
|
|
|
Hi-Score Gril is finally getting translated and y'all should read it. http://www.batoto.net/comic/_/comics/hi-score-girl-r9530 The year is 1991 and 6th grader Yaguchi Haruo only has video games to live for. He's not popular in school and he's neither handsome, funny, nice nor even friendly. The only thing he has going for him is that he is good at video games. One day at the local arcade, he plays Oono Akira, a fellow classmate but who's popular, smart, pretty and a rich girl that absolutely destroys him at Street Fighter II. Not only does he lose to her 30 times in a row, he can’t beat her at any game. Haruo can’t seem to shake Akira off as she follows him from arcade to arcade everyday after school and beats him every time. As weird as it sounds, the odd couple begins a strange bond and friendship.
|
|
#
?
Feb 8, 2014 19:04
|
|
|
I think washizu mahjong is finally winding down after all these years.
|
|
#
?
Feb 8, 2014 21:52
|
|
|
Yeah I caught those today and I was about to post about them. As a Street Fighter fan I love that she got pissed off when he used a tick throw.
|
|
#
?
Feb 8, 2014 21:52
|
|
|
jackofarcades posted:Yeah I caught those today and I was about to post about them. As a Street Fighter fan I love that she got pissed off when he used a tick throw. Hi-Score Girl is full of fighting game references. As someone who also plays fighting games it's really neat to see jokes in it that actually references the gameplay, and not just "oh it's a karate mans doing a shoryuken ho ho isn't that funny."
|
|
#
?
Feb 8, 2014 23:24
|
|
|
|
| # ? May 9, 2024 23:17 |
|
|
AnonSpore posted:Hi-Score Girl is full of fighting game references. As someone who also plays fighting games it's really neat to see jokes in it that actually references the gameplay, and not just "oh it's a karate mans doing a shoryuken ho ho isn't that funny." Well, it seems pretty clear to me that the author was about that age when SFII came out. As another old dude with the same experience let me tell you one thing: That loving game was life-changing. (I picked Blanka first, got owned by a lucky friend that chose Dhalsim, who was pretty unbeatable when nobody knew poo poo about the game)
|
|
#
?
Feb 10, 2014 20:08
|
|
