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Ibram Gaunt
Jul 22, 2009

Apocalypse no Toride: I don't think anyone didn't see the betrayal coming a mile away but I'll admit I was not expecting them to be some sort of strange cult who thinks the zombies are angels. :stare:

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Ibram Gaunt
Jul 22, 2009

I just binged through what's out of Boku dake ga inai machi and goddamn, why does this have to be a monthly series? I already wait 2-3 months for a new chapter of Kaiji, I don't think I can handle more waiting. :(




Really enjoying it though, I cant wait to see what happens next.

Ibram Gaunt
Jul 22, 2009

Five whole Kaiji chapters droppin' out of nowhere.:eyepop: Maybe this is the start of us actually getting chapters more than twice every three months regularly now. (probably not.)

Ibram Gaunt
Jul 22, 2009

It's a shame really. I think it had some interesting ideas at the start and I might keep up with it every now and then as new chapters release but it really is kinda bad.

Ibram Gaunt
Jul 22, 2009

More Kaiji! :toot: I'm loving this new release schedule, especially since something big is bound to happen soon.

Ibram Gaunt
Jul 22, 2009

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.

:psyduck: 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.

Ibram Gaunt
Jul 22, 2009

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).
http://kissmanga.com/Manga/Toukyou-Kushu

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.

Ibram Gaunt
Jul 22, 2009

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?

Ibram Gaunt
Jul 22, 2009

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. :v:

Ibram Gaunt
Jul 22, 2009

My only problem with Zero was that parts 1 and 2 are so detached from eachother, I'm guessing part 1 wasn't terribly popular or something.

Ibram Gaunt
Jul 22, 2009

RatHat posted:

3 new chapters of Kaiji Part 4.

When this arc started I was worried it'd be pretty boring and predictable but I've been enjoying watching it play out more and more as the chapters go on.

Ibram Gaunt
Jul 22, 2009

Two new Kaiji chapters.

Link

Ibram Gaunt
Jul 22, 2009

Bad news for the like four other people in this thread who read Kaiji, FKMTKrazy decided to drop it to focus more on Akagi. Some anonymous guy in the comments said he'd take over for them so they're giving him the raws and their typesetters and cleaners are willing to help him out but I'm not too hopeful. There is no Zawa big enough for this turn of events.

Ibram Gaunt
Jul 22, 2009

coathat posted:

Cease all other activities Kurosawa has returned. http://bato.to/comic/_/comics/the-new-kurosawa-r13421

I am hype.

Ibram Gaunt
Jul 22, 2009

Just started reading Usogui and it's pretty good. It's a gambling manga at its heart but you can really tell the author loves drawing fight scenes because there are quite a few and they all own. The art is pretty great too.

Ibram Gaunt
Jul 22, 2009

Update on the Kaiji situation.


FKMTKrazy posted:

I don't think it would be right to just pretend the discussion in the comments last post didn't happen, so I guess I'll address it. The reason why I implied I wanted to focus on Akagi more than Kaiji is for several reasons, but most importantly because I just feel like Akagi is a better read per-chapter at the moment. Those of you who don't get mahjong probably can't see how, but I feel that, even though both series are going at roughly the same pace at the moment, Kaiji is just focusing solely on hitting home one idea really really hard while managing to throw hooks in an the end, while in Akagi there's a new development every chapter that they analyze a ton.

But that said, putting aside what I would LIKE to do, the reality is that we have quite a few kaiji cleans just laying around whereas we just ran through all of the available cleans for Akagi. So in the end I'll probably wind up catching up to the cleans we have for Kaiji, anyway. So I anticipate you'll see more Kaiji than Akagi for a while.

Ibram Gaunt
Jul 22, 2009

3 new Kaiji chapters!

Ibram Gaunt
Jul 22, 2009

Fukomoto's women are good.

Ibram Gaunt
Jul 22, 2009

Two new chapters of Kaiji just dropped.
http://bato.to/read/_/296159/tobaku-datenroku-kaiji-kazuya-hen_v7_ch69_by_fkmtkrazy

Ibram Gaunt
Jul 22, 2009

Has anyone read Tenkuu Shinpan? I saw that it's apparently written made by the guy who originally started Ajin, which was promising but turned to poo poo because of the writer switch. Don't really feel like getting into it if it's garbage though.

Ibram Gaunt
Jul 22, 2009

Wookie Bouquet posted:

Looks gross from the first few chapters.

RIP, then.

Ibram Gaunt
Jul 22, 2009

furiouskoala posted:

On page 5 of chapter 70, It is funny to see the realistically drawn war machines juxtaposed with the cartoonish Kaiji.

I dunno if Fukomoto has an assistant or not but it's always funny how detailed background stuff can look in his works.

Ibram Gaunt
Jul 22, 2009

Second to last chapter of Liar Game went up, not really sure if the ending could be satisfying at this point but oh well.
http://kissmanga.com/Manga/Liar-Game/Ch-200--Move-of-Trust?id=218671

Ibram Gaunt
Jul 22, 2009

Liar Game's final chapter is out.
http://kissmanga.com/Manga/Liar-Game/Ch-201---End-?id=219908

Ibram Gaunt
Jul 22, 2009

The Lord of Hats posted:

That's... kind of a wet fart of an ending. Most of the series was great, I don't regret reading it, and I'm sure it's difficult to wrap something like that up, but... man.

Really makes u think tho..

Ibram Gaunt
Jul 22, 2009

He really couldn't recover from that hiatus. RIP

Ibram Gaunt
Jul 22, 2009

furiouskoala posted:

The new Kurosawa manga has a bunch of chapters out, it is really great stuff. The pacing is incredible, as is the current problem of Kurosawa's Twitter-induced homelessness

Kurosawa is powerful.

Ibram Gaunt
Jul 22, 2009

You need to read Kurosawa first tho...

Ibram Gaunt
Jul 22, 2009

Wash away the bad taste of that ending with two new Kaiji chapters.

http://kissmanga.com/Manga/Tobaku-Datenroku-Kaiji-Kazuyahen/Vol-008-Ch-071--Decided?id=219918
http://kissmanga.com/Manga/Tobaku-Datenroku-Kaiji-Kazuyahen/Vol-008-Ch-072--Scream?id=219921

Ibram Gaunt
Jul 22, 2009

coathat posted:

I fuckin love violence http://bato.to/comic/_/comics/the-hard-r14976

Bless you Saruwatari

Uhhh this rules.

Ibram Gaunt
Jul 22, 2009

Why do fan translators always do these partial TLs of good series...

Ibram Gaunt
Jul 22, 2009

Jose posted:

It may turn out to be terrible, but with WSJ starting a manga with people beating the poo poo out of each other it seems fitting. Kengan Asura is about corporations hiring people to fight each other or something its only got 2 chapters so far but has 12 volumes

http://bato.to/comic/_/comics/kengan-asura-r15089

I was going to pass on this initially but the MC being the middle aged spineless loser manager instead of the mary sue fighter has me intrigued.

Ibram Gaunt
Jul 22, 2009

Also him rushing out and loving a prostitute after witnessing the fighter kick some dudes rear end due to survival instincts made me lol

Ibram Gaunt
Jul 22, 2009

I might actually give it a read now that it has an official translation, the fan ones were awful.

Ibram Gaunt
Jul 22, 2009

Squidster posted:

I know that wherever I go, wrapped up in my perfect hat and impenetrable middle-age mystique, totally hot babes are falling for me everywhere. They want me so bad, and I don't even notice, that's how cool I am!

I mean, obviously that's true for me as a poster, but it's just wish-fulfilment fantasy for everyone else.

EDIT: But as power fantasies go, these seem very mild and harmless - almost quaint? Still weird tho

lmafo

Ibram Gaunt
Jul 22, 2009

Jesus Christ.

Ibram Gaunt
Jul 22, 2009

Mraagvpeine posted:

I would say the third chapter is more creepy, but the creep factor is so negligible that I'm practically reaching with that one.

wtf is creepy about a chick making the old man some food.

Ibram Gaunt
Jul 22, 2009

Manga about petting a cat that makes you do orgasm faces/naked panels: Cool, and good. It's funny!

Manga about a cool old man who takes walks and helps out women who kind of crush on him in a harmless way: loving Fedora MRA PUA garbage

Ibram Gaunt
Jul 22, 2009

Squidster posted:

Compared to 99% of the pandering sister-waifu moe crap out there, it's pretty harmless, but I reserve my god-given right to find it weird nonetheless. It's very http://fuckthisgayearth.com/ .

Don't mind me, I'm just bitter that Zai x 10 hasn't updated in a month.

Ok dude

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Ibram Gaunt
Jul 22, 2009

DrPaper posted:

The level of reaction you're having to this harmless light-hearted book is just crazy. It's absolutely bonkers.

It's badass as hell and not the sign of mental illness

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