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Captain Invictus
Apr 5, 2005

Try reading some manga!


Clever Betty
I was suggested this series with claims that despite being harem it is good, and would like to be sold on it. What makes it different from other harem drek, I read the first two chapters and found it incredibly generic and not really funny. I really enjoyed TWGOK overall and alongside to the first couple chapters of that, this isn't really comparing favorably.

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Wark Say
Feb 22, 2013

by Fluffdaddy

Captain Invictus posted:

I was suggested this series with claims that despite being harem it is good, and would like to be sold on it. What makes it different from other harem drek, I read the first two chapters and found it incredibly generic and not really funny. I really enjoyed TWGOK overall and alongside to the first couple chapters of that, this isn't really comparing favorably.

Manga: The reaction faces, some occasionally funny moments, a certain character named Marika. It's still painfully generic in most other aspects.

Anime: A very SHAFT affaire, visually-speaking, which kinda clashes with the overall tone because after a while. The voice actors, however, do a drat good job selling the show.

Neither version gets over the fact that it's basically Love Hina 2.0 and there's only so much mileage you can get out of that.

Angry Grimace
Jul 29, 2010

ACTUALLY IT IS VERY GOOD THAT THE SHOW IS BAD AND ANYONE WHO DOESN'T REALIZE WHY THAT'S GOOD IS AN IDIOT. JUST ENJOY THE BAD SHOW INSTEAD OF THINKING.

Captain Invictus posted:

I was suggested this series with claims that despite being harem it is good, and would like to be sold on it. What makes it different from other harem drek, I read the first two chapters and found it incredibly generic and not really funny. I really enjoyed TWGOK overall and alongside to the first couple chapters of that, this isn't really comparing favorably.

It's just like every harem, but with even less plot advancement. Main character is a Gary Stu and his harem is comprised of women we're repeatedly informed are basically 9s and 10s.

BlitzBlast
Jul 30, 2011

some people just wanna watch the world burn
Nisekoi's really generic, dunno who told you otherwise. As far as the harem genre goes it's up there, and it's at least pretty consistently amusing to read, but it's nothing special.

Captain Invictus
Apr 5, 2005

Try reading some manga!


Clever Betty
Righto. Thanks guys!

Skychrono
May 11, 2007

I'll make you cry like I did when my daddy died!
My wife likes to end every night watching something happy, a palette cleanser from whatever drama/action thing we may've watched. Nisekoi is perfect for that - generic in ways, but with fun characters and scenarios.

HiveCommander
Jun 19, 2012

It's very generic, but it's a fun read and tends to be referred to blush-porn on account of the great reaction faces the mangaka does and SHAFT have done a pretty good job of animating them. Oh, and their anime announcement chapter was pretty clever too it was a parody mini-chapter full of out-of-character head tilts because SHAFT :v:

It doesn't have the same kind of interesting setting as TWGOK but after Marika's introduction to the main cast, the dynamics and character interactions got a lot better.

buzmeg
Jul 8, 2004
The Megg of Buzz

Captain Invictus posted:

What makes it different from other harem drek, I read the first two chapters and found it incredibly generic and not really funny.

Nothing is really different or excellent. It's very generic, but capably executed with a minimum of fanservice.

It's nowhere near the same class as TWGOK. I read Nisekoi; I anticipated TWGOK.

NTRKouhai
Apr 25, 2014

TL Note: Keikaku means Moo
The fact that I'm still reading this generic harem upsets me.

Tarezax
Sep 12, 2009

MORT cancels dance: interrupted by MORT
It's entertaining enough that I don't care that it's pretty generic v :) v

I certainly didn't expect an arc dealing with the aging and death of a loved one though.

BlitzBlast
Jul 30, 2011

some people just wanna watch the world burn
Honestly quality-wise Nisekoi's pretty good. It's consistently a nice/amusing read (I think the only outright bad bit was the amnesia arc), and it occasionally hits it out of the park (theatre, Chitoge's mom, Raku-sama, Ruru's great-grandfaster). It's still not anything special, but there have been far worse harem comedies.

boredsatellite
Dec 7, 2013

I'm reading it for the blush porn. So far I'm not disappointed in the least

Sonata Mused
Feb 19, 2013

I'll show you... a nightmare...
http://kissmanga.com/Manga/Nise-Koi/Ch-123--Suitable?id=197399

Already the first page and it's golden.

booksnake
May 4, 2009

we who are crowned with the crest of wisdom
Holy poo poo, Ruri just keeps getting better and better.

ViggyNash
Oct 9, 2012

NTRKouhai posted:

The fact that I'm still reading this generic harem upsets me.

Its a generic harem rom com, but it never pretends to be otherwise and goes whole hog in every way it can. Ill take it.

Super Jay Mann
Nov 6, 2008

The moment it all clicked for me is when I realized that this is essentially a gag manga supported by romance shenanigans and not the other way around. Maybe it's self-delusion in effect but when I approach it that way it's a lot more enjoyable.

Also last episode was great, Shaft did their usual Shafty embellishment of the play and it was fun.

BlitzBlast
Jul 30, 2011

some people just wanna watch the world burn
Huh, didn't expect to see Onodera's secret place again. That's actually kind of neat.

Also yes, Ruri is amazing.

HiveCommander
Jun 19, 2012

Hey look, I found a thing! Semi spoilers with chapter descriptions but it's an overview of the manga and what the anime hasn't covered, for anyone that's only watched the anime and doesn't know where to pick up the manga from.

/

Skychrono
May 11, 2007

I'll make you cry like I did when my daddy died!

HiveCommander posted:

Hey look, I found a thing! Semi spoilers with chapter descriptions but it's an overview of the manga and what the anime hasn't covered, for anyone that's only watched the anime and doesn't know where to pick up the manga from.

/

Good find!

Any confirmation of where the ova episodes would come from? Or when?

AVeryLargeRadish
Aug 19, 2011

I LITERALLY DON'T KNOW HOW TO NOT BE A WEIRD SEXUAL CREEP ABOUT PREPUBESCENT ANIME GIRLS, READ ALL ABOUT IT HERE!!!

HiveCommander posted:

Hey look, I found a thing! Semi spoilers with chapter descriptions but it's an overview of the manga and what the anime hasn't covered, for anyone that's only watched the anime and doesn't know where to pick up the manga from.

/

:wtc: Why are there Marika chapters marked as skippable? Who ever made that chart is a god damned monster. :colbert:

boredsatellite
Dec 7, 2013

None of Marika's chapters are skippable. Whoever made that is a terrible terrible monster

BlitzBlast
Jul 30, 2011

some people just wanna watch the world burn
Who in their right mind would skip Raku-sama?

HiveCommander
Jun 19, 2012

You're preaching to the minister here, I think the guy who made it is trying to stick to the storyline when he refers to 'skippable chapters'.
If anyone here skips anything that wasn't covered in the manga already, then they'd be horrible monsters too.

I'm keeping track of it mainly for if I want to do up another mousepad or something from Artscow, Marika's chapters have the best reactions :allears:

Here's my current mousepad

Angry Grimace
Jul 29, 2010

ACTUALLY IT IS VERY GOOD THAT THE SHOW IS BAD AND ANYONE WHO DOESN'T REALIZE WHY THAT'S GOOD IS AN IDIOT. JUST ENJOY THE BAD SHOW INSTEAD OF THINKING.
I guess that I shouldn't be surprised that Onodera's dream is being subservient to Raku forever. Christ.

Skychrono
May 11, 2007

I'll make you cry like I did when my daddy died!

Angry Grimace posted:

I guess that I shouldn't be surprised that Onodera's dream is being subservient to Raku forever. Christ.

Well, he's the one cooking... So there's that, I guess.

Kinda seems like this could be where the story branches into a visual novel or a Archie Marries Veronica/Betty thing.

Che Delilas
Nov 23, 2009
FREE TIBET WEED

Skychrono posted:

Kinda seems like this could be where the story branches into a visual novel or a Archie Marries Veronica/Betty thing.

Watch the author take the Wheel of Time route and just have him marry all of them. :rolleyes:

HiveCommander
Jun 19, 2012

Skychrono posted:

Kinda seems like this could be where the story branches into a visual novel

Oh, have I got some news for you.

The Evil Thing
Jul 3, 2010
Chapter 124


In this chapter we discover that attractive girls are only attractive when they dress up like girls.

AVeryLargeRadish
Aug 19, 2011

I LITERALLY DON'T KNOW HOW TO NOT BE A WEIRD SEXUAL CREEP ABOUT PREPUBESCENT ANIME GIRLS, READ ALL ABOUT IT HERE!!!

The Evil Thing posted:

Chapter 124


In this chapter we discover that attractive girls are only attractive when they dress up like girls.

What? Where did it say that?

The Evil Thing
Jul 3, 2010

AVeryLargeRadish posted:

What? Where did it say that?

It wasn't explicitly stated, I'm just being a bit sarcastic about their treatment of Tsugumi.

Gravefront
Feb 5, 2014

by Ralp
Did you mean that in this chapter we discover that pretty girls attract even more attention when they dress up and put on some makeup?

Just like, you know, in real life?

Super Jay Mann
Nov 6, 2008

The Evil Thing posted:

It wasn't explicitly stated, I'm just being a bit sarcastic about their treatment of Tsugumi.

It's not like people haven't been all over Tsugumi even when she dresses like a guy, she's just incredibly dense about it.

Angry Grimace
Jul 29, 2010

ACTUALLY IT IS VERY GOOD THAT THE SHOW IS BAD AND ANYONE WHO DOESN'T REALIZE WHY THAT'S GOOD IS AN IDIOT. JUST ENJOY THE BAD SHOW INSTEAD OF THINKING.

The Evil Thing posted:

Chapter 124


In this chapter we discover that attractive girls are only attractive when they dress up like girls.

Except its been shown from the very get-go that everyone is attracted to Tsugumi all of the time regardless of what she is wearing, even when she's playing gender-bender.

Sonata Mused
Feb 19, 2013

I'll show you... a nightmare...
Yay Tsugumi chapters

BlitzBlast
Jul 30, 2011

some people just wanna watch the world burn
I'm half expecting Marika to be on this cruise too because reasons.

The Evil Thing
Jul 3, 2010
Chapter 125

In this chapter we discover that Paula is temporarily the best character likes pizza.

Super Jay Mann
Nov 6, 2008

Chapter 126 is out.

Well things happened in a hurry, that's for sure. So Yui is skipping the romcom song and dance and going straight for the kill. Normally this would be a signal of real poo poo going down but this is Nisekoi so there is an equal chance that this arc ends in a whole lot of nothing followed by 10 more chapters of status quo filler.

Ethiser
Dec 31, 2011

Those reaction faces. :allears:

boredsatellite
Dec 7, 2013

Hahha gently caress Rui and Onodera's expression are great

boredsatellite fucked around with this message at 05:49 on Jun 13, 2014

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BlitzBlast
Jul 30, 2011

some people just wanna watch the world burn
I hope Marika throws down the gauntlet.

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