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Dranxis
 Posts: 591 Location: Ohtori Academy |
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It's been a long time since I've read it, but I don't remember a kissing scene.... (there might have been one, actually... my memory's terrible) But 003 did spoiler[admit to loving him at some point].
And basically what I meant before that volume 10 is the end of the series: it continued on in a sort of "part 2" after that because the fans wanted more, but Ishinomori died before he could finish that part 2. From what I've heard, we English readers aren't missing anything: after volume 10 supposedly the story becomes really bad. |
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Spyderkb
 Posts: 2 Location: Washington, Missouri, USA |
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Greetings All
Well, I just caught the Manga bug, and am wanting to know what Manga magazines are available in the U.S. I can sample what types of stories I might like to get the Tankubons for. Got Shonen Jump, and have heard about Shojo Beat. Are there any others out there? |
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Satanachia
 Posts: 143 Location: Canada |
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Folks are prolly getting sick of these types of questions but, I've read the synopsis of Battle Royal and it sounds like a ripping good read. I want to know if the story is good through the whole series and doesn't take a drastic down fall like Gantz 2nd Stage(anime). Also are the characters well formed* like strong main characters and little or no whiny weaklings.
I've tried to glance through the first volume but all I can find is volume 15. |
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ShadrachAnki
 Posts: 180 Location: New England |
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While there have been other manga magazines around, to the best of my knowledge the only ones currently in circulation are Shonen Jump and Shojo Beat. I believe that magazines like NewtypeUSA and Anime Insider also have manga chapters and/or preview that run in them, but I don't know more than that. ~Shadrach Anki |
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frentymon
Forums Superstar
 Posts: 2362 Location: San Francisco |
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Nah, it pretty much stays the same in quality story-wise throughout the whole 15 volumes. I'd say the art remains pretty consistent as well, and when you get to the 15th volume it feels like such a fast read and it's hard to believe you've read 15 volumes of manga already. One thing though - you might not like the art style. It is really different from any other manga. There's also some sex scenes and lots of violence and blood everywhere.
You pretty much have every character archetype in BR. You've got the reckless guys who aren't afraid of anything, and you've got the coward who hides in fear. You have girls that are crying in a corner and you have other girls trying to hunt everyone down. You've got perfectly sane people, and you've got people that are or become messed up in the head. Short people, tall people, athletes, nerds, etc. The main characters are pretty much "average"; they're not reckless but not really cowardly either. And they're not really whiny weaklings either (except for the first volume or so).
One chapter a month will get you pretty frustrated though. And the manga being serialized in Newtype USA (dunno about Anime Insider), Angel Dust Neo, is pretty much a dull and cliched harem series involving alien girls. |
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fayers_07
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is shojo beat available in asia?
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Wolverine Princess
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I just copy of Barefoot Gen volume one from the library. The introduction in the beginning says this version is an all-new translation, but it's still a "flipped" book that reads left-to-right. Is an unflipped version available? Also, I'm wondering if the original translation is any better than this, since this version has sentences like:
EDIT: I'm an idiot. Apparently these are lyrics to a song. How could I the music notes surrounding the word bubble? Last edited by Wolverine Princess on Fri Jul 28, 2006 1:13 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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coldmug
 Posts: 161 Location: mesa |
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i was wondering how come some manga takes forever to come out like i just bought dears volume 7 and i can't wait for volume 8 but it takes like 3 months for it to come out.
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marie-antoinette
 Posts: 4136 Location: Ottawa, Canada |
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In the manga world, 3 months is pretty standard. There are a fair number of reasons for this. First off, by having a gap, I would expect that publishers and see how well a series is selling which will affect advertising and even printing, since they'll know roughly how many copies will sell. Also, I've heard that the bookstores themselves request that publishers don't send entire series at once, because it fills up their bookshelves too much. But three months...that's not long at all, you won't find many series that are coming out faster. I've been waiting almost a year for the second volume of Absolute Boyfriend and Dramacon to come out, so be happy you only have to wait that long. |
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I_AM_L
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Viz is mostly bimonthly though. They have a few trimonthly but that's just so japan can come out with more volumes. that's what they did with bleach, then they switched it to bi. D. Gray-Man is tri because it only has like 7 or 8 volumes in japan ( last i checked), and so is JoJo's Bizarre adventure. But that's only because they're only doing one arc so they have to drag it out. Plus the creator is the one who does the art edits, so that takes even longer.
the only Viz monthly manga right now is Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist since Rurouni Kenshin ended. Just read some other manga while you wait for the next DearS. |
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cadub77
Posts: 16 Location: Cleveland, oh |
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Guys, I need help.
I am a big anime fan who is starting to love manga. My favs are Death Note, Bleach, and thats all the good ones I know of. Please tell me the names of some great Manga with either a great story, or a good story and great action.. fudge it.. just tell me some *great* manga please 
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I_AM_L
Posts: 138 |
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That's weird...there used to be a reccomendations thread.
Plus you just named my 2 favorite manga. Try Fullmetal Alchemist, Dragon Ball, Hunter x Hunter, Yuyu Hakusho, Shadow Star, and One Piece. Those are some of my other favorites. Someone else might say Naruto...It's good one second, but stupid the next. I could go either way with it. Dr. Slump is good if you like comedy. Last edited by I_AM_L on Wed Aug 16, 2006 2:38 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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cadub77
Posts: 16 Location: Cleveland, oh |
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thank you, man..
Ill be sure to check those out. thanks a ton |
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phantom77
 Posts: 3 Location: Northern California |
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I'm sure some of you get tired of this kind of question, but i require a little help. I have been reading Angel/Dust Neo, which is the manga insert in Newtype. I enjoy reading it. So I was wondering about Angel/Dust, is anything like Angel/Dust Neo?
Edit: just wondering if it has the same comedy, etc. Last edited by phantom77 on Tue Aug 15, 2006 4:35 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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Kazuhiko
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Hey guys! Do you know which Naruto X Sasuke dj these came from? Please? Just the title... I'm really desparate!!
WARNING! What you're about to see is YAOI! 
NaruSasu NaruSasu 2 |
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