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hagakure|returns
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But cooking manga is popular in Japan. And we do have Iron Wok Jan and Antique Bakery. |
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Radical Lindsay
Posts: 16 Location: Houston, TX |
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The feeling I got from the Cons part of the Naruto review was that the politics doesn't exactly hurt the story or is too terribly bad, but it sure isn't the best part. I got the feeling it was saying it sure isn't great, especially when the entire series is based on fights.
I can definitely see where the Cons part came from. I re-read vol. 10 a lot (since I love Lee and Guy the most, and Gaara a lot, too), but I stop reading when Lee's carried off in the stretcher.  I must have read after the fight once or twice.
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Gauss
 Posts: 519 Location: Finland |
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Only among otaku and children. Others aren't going to think much of this gimmicky saccharine bread.
Except the first episode. The anime mirrors the manga in that respect. To doubters I think I would recommend the manga first. The anime has many technical flaws and is a slow starter before it gets good. When I watched Suzuka it became very clear to me that it's the story that hooks us. You get the same engaging story with better art and a better start in the manga. |
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ShikamaChU
 Posts: 79 Location: Evergreen State, Olympia Washington |
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Nice idea, but melon bread, although yummy, is as much Japanese as Pizza is Italian. I actually dug up a lot on bread while I was there. The idea of bread was never Japanese, although they have made bread into a snack type thing everyone can enjoy with tons of different flavors and stuffings.. Thinking about it, most popular food you’d eat in Japan isn't Japanese anyway. I read somewhere that sushi was a Chinese idea, Omelet rice is an omelet (western), Tempura is even a Portuguese word, and curry is (of course) Indian. (A lot of this is addressed in ‘addicted to Curry’ yet another genius cooking manga. I love cooking manga X3) Bread as we know it, being either a complimentary addition to a meal but can stand alone as well, is an idea from the west, probably first introduced to them by the Portuguese with ‘castilla’ bread (a sweet, lighter bread, goes nice in the afternoon). Pretty much all Japan ever did with bread is stuff it with things like anko, curry, custard (cream), and put cookie topping like the melon cookie thing on it . They ended up fitting into a role similar to their traditional sweets, the role of a Light, snack-y food you can eat anytime and goes well between meals, like Taiyaki or Mochi. I think Yakitate! Japan's pretty cool because it's making a real point. Japan hasn't even done anything but improve on the idea of bread, they have nothing that represents Japan. Even China has those yummy bun things that look oddly like peaches and are steamed in baskets, but Japan….Nothing. If anything I’d say anpan, but only because I’m a rabid anpanman fan. XP We’ll see what Yakitate comes up with, but I think it’s almost part of Japan to not have a bread. I still think Yakitate!’s the best thing since sliced bread ^^ (Pre-sliced bread first showed up in the 1920’s, if anyone’s wondering, by the way ♥♥) </geek> Last edited by ShikamaChU on Thu Aug 24, 2006 10:36 am; edited 1 time in total |
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CaliSerenity
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Haha, I had the same reaction when I first heard of this title a while back. But all the positive reviews I'm hearing on this thread just convinced me to go snatch this title up next time I stop by Borders. Besides, Hikaru no Go turned out to be awesome, and at first I was wondering how they would make shounen manga about a board game.  I guess this competition formula in the hands of an able story teller can be an addictive page-turner no matter what they're competing about.
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The Naked Beast
 Posts: 1028 Location: A Blue Planet |
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Hikaru no Go is a fun read but I did not get into it that much. I still have no idea how to play the game. I was even considering getting a set at one point. I'd better go dig up the last ten or so volumes of Shonen Jump to find out where I last read. |
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TheoryGirl
 Posts: 65 Location: CT |
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I got volume one in Japanese, and I didn't consider the 'Girl Meets Girl' story as part of the main plot, but rather as one of those bonus stories that are sometimes added. |
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Patachu
Past ANN Contributor
 Posts: 1325 Location: San Diego |
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Yes, I understand that. My point was, a side story shouldn't be taking up an entire extra chapter of space that COULD be spent on the actual series. |
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