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For anyone else who is a fan of Takehiko Inoue (Slam Dunk, Vagabond), I just recently came across a documentary following his work week and process here. It should be a good watch, at least to people who love watching artists put amazing amounts of effort into their craft.
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More Kaiji!  I'm loving this new release schedule, especially since something big is bound to happen soon.
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Feb 19, 2014 23:50
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Either way with Ajin, which I might just continue following in the near future just to see how things shake out, I think we have a much better similar sort of story unfolding with Tokyo Ghoul (character is a special "other" who is being hunted down by the government and is now unwillingly thrust into the world of these non-human beings). http://kissmanga.com/Manga/Toukyou-Kushu
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Feb 20, 2014 00:10
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TheFallenEvincar posted:Either way with Ajin, which I might just continue following in the near future just to see how things shake out, I think we have a much better similar sort of story unfolding with Tokyo Ghoul (character is a special "other" who is being hunted down by the government and is now unwillingly thrust into the world of these non-human beings). Read up to Chapter 17 on http://blackinque.imgur.com/ so that I have someone to yell with how hosed up this poo poo is.
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Feb 20, 2014 00:18
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Ibram Gaunt posted:More Kaiji! These 3 friends are some real badasses by Kaiji standards! I hope they get out of there rich and alive!
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Feb 20, 2014 00:33
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Wookie Bouquet posted:Read up to Chapter 17 on http://blackinque.imgur.com/ so that I have someone to yell with how hosed up this poo poo is.  You weren't kidding when you said they completely changed Nagai's character. It's frustrating because they could have totally made that work if they stretched it out over a longer period of time with him being more and more calloused but goddamn that was an awful execution... Also, no you can't loving have the character be all sympathetic and wanting to help people then bandage it as "no you see he was always selfish and doing those things throughout his life simply for himself!" out of the blue like that.
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Feb 20, 2014 00:47
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DrSunshine posted:Spice and Wolf! I've been reading the books on interlibrary loan, and it's neat to experience the characters' thoughts and have things explained that the anime can't really show. Thanks , I'll check that out. I never got into the anime but the premise seems better suited to a novel format. Elite posted:I think the manga is probably the best format for this story. The LN is pretty good, but I think it falls down a bit when it gets more action heavy and that might work better in the manga. Also I think the opening is a lot stronger than the resolution, I wouldn't say it does anything bad.. but it gets less engaging as it loses its sense of mystery. Started reading the manga, which feels weird since it's the first time I've read a book-to-comic adaptation. I really like the design of the suits and the aliens, but Rita is way, way too cutesy. Gotta appease the demography for this stuff, I guess. Chas McGill fucked around with this message at 01:05 on Feb 20, 2014 |
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Feb 20, 2014 00:50
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Ibram Gaunt posted:
Exactly! It's infuriating! They took the first part of the story and completely dumped it. Even if they actually switch main characters to the new bleached blond dude, and ??? somehow got rid of Nagai, who is completely loving irredeemable now, it is still going to suck. When your best option is to completely switch Main Characters to a brand new character that has had nothing revealed about them, it seems like you would be better off just packing poo poo up and starting a new series.
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Feb 20, 2014 01:09
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I'm reading Kaiji, and it actually has some really good commentary on freedom of choice, particularly with regards to economic issues. That might sound like a silly thing to say about a manga about gambling, but it's true. A big point the author seems to push is that the decisions people make under stress - whether physical or economic - do not necessarily reflect some abstract "truth" and are instead the result of said stress/coercion. It's refreshing to see, given the emphasis most of society/the media tends to put on the freedom people have and control they have over their own lives.
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Feb 20, 2014 03:18
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Wookie Bouquet posted:http://blackinque.imgur.com/ apparently this has up to chapter 17 of Ajin translated. Awesome thanks Really the best loving idea they came up with for Ajin are loving crash test dummies, and guinea pigs for new drugs? The government is using immortal beings for crash test dummies  Nagai went from being "i care about people" to "i dont give a poo poo about anyone" in the span of one chapter? Also so they seal all the Ajin who are not going to be part of the mass killings in drums? But uhhh, cant they just summon/turn into black smoke monsters and cut the way out of a drum?
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Feb 20, 2014 07:16
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UberJumper posted:Awesome thanks Nope apparently It's so dumb. Can't decide whether I want to see where the dumb leads or just ditch this bullshit.
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Feb 20, 2014 07:33
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Wookie Bouquet posted:Nope apparently But wasnt the black ghost making those massive claw marks in the plexi glass window? Ether way i don't know, i hate all the characters with the sole exception of the dude with the hat. The manga had a neat concept but the torture gore part completely turned me off.
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Feb 20, 2014 07:45
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TheFallenEvincar posted:Either way with Ajin, which I might just continue following in the near future just to see how things shake out, I think we have a much better similar sort of story unfolding with Tokyo Ghoul (character is a special "other" who is being hunted down by the government and is now unwillingly thrust into the world of these non-human beings). Ended up binging this, pretty interesting although it took a while for it to get going. However if he forgives the chef guy I don't think I could continue with it. Kid is way too gullible even for an anime character, especially for one that's supposed to be 18! Which speaking of he looks way too young in my opinion. Are there any other good manga about someone being sort of tossed into the "bad guy" role/side? Modern is a plus.
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Feb 20, 2014 07:46
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Akame ga Kill maybe? It's technically shonen though.
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Feb 20, 2014 07:52
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What traces of moral ambiguity Akame ga Kill began with have long since vacated the premises. The new group of antagonists are literally all rapists, cannibals, or pedophiles.
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Feb 20, 2014 10:19
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Ibram Gaunt posted:Ended up binging this, pretty interesting although it took a while for it to get going. However if he forgives the chef guy I don't think I could continue with it. Kid is way too gullible even for an anime character, especially for one that's supposed to be 18! Which speaking of he looks way too young in my opinion. Maybe you're looking for Shamo?
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Ibram Gaunt posted:Ended up binging this, pretty interesting although it took a while for it to get going. However if he forgives the chef guy I don't think I could continue with it. Kid is way too gullible even for an anime character, especially for one that's supposed to be 18! Which speaking of he looks way too young in my opinion. Maybe Ikigami but it looks like it hasn't been updated in a long time 
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Feb 20, 2014 15:05
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Well, I guess that was the last chapter of Himizu. Felt pretty rushed and eh. http://kissmanga.com/Manga/Himizu/Vol-004-Ch-043--Fool?id=188449
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Feb 20, 2014 23:28
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Sindai posted:What traces of moral ambiguity Akame ga Kill began with have long since vacated the premises. The new group of antagonists are literally all rapists, cannibals, or pedophiles. Akame ga Kill is good for having a fun core cast and good shonen battles and not much else. The actual core plot is a steaming pile of dung, even if I do like the side plots like Esdese's weird schoolgirl crush or the JUSTICE girl getting more and more crazy every time anything happens around her. I'm looking forward to the anime though, it's got White Fox on it. jonjonaug fucked around with this message at 08:31 on Feb 21, 2014 |
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Feb 21, 2014 01:20
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jonjonaug posted:Akame ga Kill is good for having a fun core cast and good shonen battles and not much else else. The actual core plot is a steaming pile of dung, even if I do like the side plots like Esdese's weird schoolgirl crush or the JUSTICE girl getting more and more crazy every time anything happens around her. That is promising. Wonder if they tone some stuff down, it can get pretty graphic at times.
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Feb 21, 2014 01:50
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Hope they do cause the thing can get preeeeeeetty loving torture porn at times.
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MadHat posted:That is promising. Wonder if they tone some stuff down, it can get pretty graphic at times. Ahahahahahahaha no, that is never going to happen. Never ever. That cold open where noble girl in the carriage was introduced, for all the world as if she;s going to be a recurring character, and then all of ten seconds later some dude comes along and cuts her face off, that was the moment I just gave and decided to roll with it.
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Feb 21, 2014 04:07
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jonjonaug posted:JUSTICE girl Was she meant to have bouts where she resembled a Ceras Victorias during a psychotic breakdown or am I just seeing things that aren't there.
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Feb 21, 2014 19:31
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coathat posted:Guess who just started a new series! It's pretty good but kind of weird!
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Feb 26, 2014 03:59
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Kotonoba Drive is beautiful. I need to go read YKK.
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YKK is great. You just get lost. I really love the way time is almost irrelevant in it, because that's probably how it feels to Alpha.
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Feb 26, 2014 17:56
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Latest Spirit Circle's out on Crunchyroll. It's a good'un. Looks like Hotarou's story is over, with an interesting ending to it. This was a much-needed lighthearted chapter, with some good funny bits intermixed with the drama. And then suddenly, nipples.
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Sindai posted:What traces of moral ambiguity Akame ga Kill began with have long since vacated the premises. The new group of antagonists are literally all rapists, cannibals, or pedophiles. That's what makes Wave finally snapping and delivering one of the greatest punches of all time all the more satisfying! Some poo poo is about to go the gently caress down and it's going to be rad.
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ChibiSoma posted:That's what makes Wave finally snapping and delivering one of the greatest punches of all time all the more satisfying! Some poo poo is about to go the gently caress down and it's going to be rad. The only thing that has changed is that the new batch of one-dimensional villains are more blatant with their atrocities. Neither the scope nor the degree of their comically evil deeds surpasses the crap from earlier in the manga. I guess that is probably intentional, as the PM's son lacks even the tiny amount of subtlety and guile the PM has.
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Serious Frolicking posted:The only thing that has changed is that the new batch of one-dimensional villains are more blatant with their atrocities. Neither the scope nor the degree of their comically evil deeds surpasses the crap from earlier in the manga. I guess that is probably intentional, as the PM's son lacks even the tiny amount of subtlety and guile the PM has. Every time they played up the humanity of the previous group of bad guys I ended up laughing my rear end off. Guy burns down towns for a living, but is a loving family man, so it's not so bad. Chick kills entire nations for kicks, but likes the MC ~sukiiii~. I still read it, but more for the unintentional hilarity than anything else.
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So I'm watching the Kaiji anime, about 1/3rd of the way in. Does Kaiji ever stop being insufferable whenever he's angry/sad/ect.?
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RatHat posted:So I'm watching the Kaiji anime, about 1/3rd of the way in. Does Kaiji ever stop being insufferable whenever he's angry/sad/ect.? What do you find insufferable about him?
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This kind of stuff. EDIT: Link removed, so this post won't make a lot of sense anymore. I got my answer at least though. RatHat fucked around with this message at 09:14 on Mar 1, 2014 |
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Mar 1, 2014 08:51
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RatHat posted:This kind of stuff. Actually, it's on Crunchyroll. Kaiji's over-the-topness is partly a side effect of stretched-out pacing, I think. There's a lot of scenes were the characters spend a few minutes freaking out.
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Two more Kaiji chapters! Really nice to see them being churned out at this rate...Although it's funny how you can tell just how far behind we are because this volume's cover has an ad for s2 of the anime. 
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Speaking of the anime, did I really just see Kaiji spend 5 minutes analyzing a box of tissues?
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RatHat posted:Speaking of the anime, did I really just see Kaiji spend 5 minutes analyzing a box of tissues? Yeah, the pacing of the Kaiji anime can be pretty bad at times.
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I'm sort of baffled by this supposed "trap" in Yuureitou, which I'm still reading for god knows what reason...  Can't you guys just...wait until it gets low enough (since the ceiling is slowly going down) and get on the chair one by one and climb up into the next level?  I guess maybe not everyone could climb out in time, but still...
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Mar 4, 2014 08:03
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Well, assuming the chair gives you maybe two feet of elevation and the concrete slab is say, five feet thick (reasonable estimate from the illustration), that'd leave someone standing on the chair more than enough room to climb out once the slab had fully lowered, yet make it nearly impossible to actually climb out while the slab was still coming down. e: Also there's 8 people in the room, they have 10 minutes left, meaning the ceiling is coming down at a rate of anywhere from roughly 2 feet to 1 foot per minute, they have no hope of enacting this climb-on-the-chair plan until the ceiling is low enough and no hope of actually leaving if the ceiling gets too low even if there's still technically room left, meaning all 8 people would have to finish this climbing plan within the space of maybe 3 minutes at most. AnonSpore fucked around with this message at 08:11 on Mar 4, 2014 |
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AnonSpore posted:Well, assuming the chair gives you maybe two feet of elevation and the concrete slab is say, five feet thick (reasonable estimate from the illustration), that'd leave someone standing on the chair more than enough room to climb out once the slab had fully lowered, yet make it nearly impossible to actually climb out while the slab was still coming down.  I was trying to figure out in my head if maybe they could just boost each other up and into the next level at some point and maybe at least half of them could get through or something, but I guess they'll be too busy fighting each other anyway. We'll see, I guess. Yuureitou got pretty weird and meh a while back but I'm still following it for some reason, probably because I laughed pretty hard at the "DAUGHTER, COME AWAY WITH ME TO THIS NEW PARADISE KNOWN AS NORTH KOREA!" part a little bit back. Still following Team Medical Dragon, which is alright. I sorta like the guy's art style, I think. Toukyou Kushu's been pretty good lately, at least.   Now that's a passionate gourmet. 
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