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naruto fan 09812
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This is a very nice idea. If kind of like the comic that EGM puts in at the end of each issue.
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Mylene
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The second installment fell a little flat to me as well, as it was so expected and a bit stereotypical. However, I adored strip #3 and it felt much fresher to me. That said, the only webcomic I read is xkcd which doesn't actually look at anime, so I really don't know what's fresh and what isn't when it comes to webcomics looking at niche markets... Nice work, Jadress. |
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The Ramblin' Wreck
 Posts: 924 Location: Teaching Robot Women How To Love |
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Other than a violation of a Rule of webcomics (Thou shalt not begin with an 4th wall breaking introduction), I do like the art
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KabaKabaFruit
 Posts: 1871 Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba |
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Okay, to all the haters of this comic, listen up: some of the greatest webcomics on the Internet had mediocre starts before gaining immense popularity. 8-Bit Theater, Ctrl-Al-Del, Penny Arcade all started off so so and look where they are now. It's wise to give a webcomic a chance to build itself before deciding whether or not it is worth your time.
That said, while the jokes were flat in the first few strips, I think this webcomic has good potential to really make a name for itself in the future. The premise is good and pokes fun at a lot of otaku fandom which is something we otakus ourselves can relate to. 
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Unholy_Nny
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I thought it was fun and cute, if it was on it's own site I don't think I would check in every week to read it, but seeing how it's on ANN (Which I check 2-3 times a day) I will be reading it weekly.
EDIT: And I hope to God that it doesn't develop a storyline. Mini-arcs are fine and stuff (Which it seems to have started on with the convention right away), but storyline based webcomics always become a bore to me. (Which is why I check in to read megatokyo approximately once every other week.) |
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Goodpenguin
Posts: 457 Location: Hunt Valley, MD |
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Polly wrote:
panties wrote:
The Internet is also a fun place to watch people be over-the-top spiteful, and then pretend it was good-faith 'constructive criticism' the next day. And if the moon is just right, you can always catch the sight of the message board poster that can dish out criticism, but gets their hackles up over a mild rebuke. |
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Unholy_Nny
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Howabout... "Winning an argument on the internet is like winning the special Olympics..." And everyone knows the rest without me having to say it =)
I'm feeling PC today <_< |
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Richard J.
 Posts: 3367 Location: Sic Semper Tyrannis. |
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So far, I liked this comic. It's not quite as well written as it could be, probably due to lack of time to revise, but it's actually pretty funny. Better than it's humor though is just the charm of the lead. Nina's very cute and just a tad crazy.
The art style is kind of chibi and adorable but just realistic enough to be taken seriously when needed. The first strip wasn't so much funny to me as ironically realistic. Without the telepromter, most of the news anchors out there kind of fall apart. The second was a bit of dark humor with the that whole 'kin deal. (God, I read that entire thread on Answerman.  ) The third strip had me laughing quite a bit though. Nothing like a giant sword to cure the blues!
Although I'm not sure how to take that cat grin at the end of the third strip. I'm not sure if Nina's just loving that sword or if she's about to go carve up the snooty cosplayers! (Kind of hoping for carving but I don't think this is that type of strip.) If nothing else, I think the character design for Nina is great. She's adorable! She kind of reminds me of Eukanaria from Enchanter, cute and ditzy when happy but slightly crazed when angry. Anyway, what are the plans for how this comic will be incorporated into ANN? Will it be something that pops up in the news section or strictly something on the featured section on the side? Or will a new section be added somewhere for the comic? (Good idea if you ever want to add more comics.)
 (I'm not PC anyway.)
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Kyjin
 Posts: 126 Location: Los Angeles |
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I thought it was really cute.
 Having her be smiley with the sword in the last one made my day.
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BrothersElric
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Well I'm gonna hop on the bandwagon here and say that I loved it as well!
I don't know much about the online world of webcomics (the only ones I've read are 8-bit theatre and like, 3 Vigi-cats) but I personally think it's a good, fun idea. Especially considering how onry some of us can be after a long hard day of intense arguing.
Looking forward to more! |
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Celes
 Posts: 223 Location: Madison, WI |
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It was interesting. Writing was kind of corny but the art is definitely cute. Can't say I'll be making an effort to follow it through the convention bits because I already feel like I've read this in Dramacon but maybe it will pick up later on.
But in all honesty, why hate on people who don't like the comic? Why does everyone have to like the same thing around here? |
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eyesopen0791
 Posts: 108 Location: A Sleepy Town in California |
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Cute enough to please me.
The first strip is classic humor, there's never anything wrong with a nicely written idiot paired with a straight man.  The second strip I liked until the draccoon came along, and like what some others thought, the punchline fell through. The third strip, I liked and what does it say about me I too would feel cheered up by having a huge sword in my hands? Anyway, a bit of lighthearted fun like this on this website is a good thing, IMO.
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Dargonxtc
 Posts: 4463 Location: Nc5xd7+ スターダストの海洋 |
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 Hahaha!
Was Nina rescued by a furry?! Gold 
Anyway I think it is a pretty cute little comic. It certainly will break up some of the drab that happens around here. So I will be looking forward to it. |
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Zac
ANN Executive Editor
 Posts: 7912 Location: Anime News Network Technodrome |
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Nobody's hating on anyone. If you come in and say "meh that sucked" and someone says "no you suck" that's basically par for the course internet chatter. |
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cardcaptormanda
 Posts: 237 Location: United States |
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Honestly, I can't say I liked it.
I have no problem with ANN running a web comic, but this was pretty lame and the jokes fell totally flat, and Nina is unlikable and cliche. The art was average. Being seriously artistically challenged myself, I can't say anything negative about it without feeling hypocritical, so I'll just leave it at that. But I'll give this the benefit of the doubt. Sometimes it takes a while for things like this to get going. It could get good in time. For all I know, a few months from now, I'll be laughing my head off and looking forward to these. For now though, I'm definitely not feeling it. |
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