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Kouji
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I wasn't able to get the preview pages of the official site to work, but I did the "search inside the book" feature at Amazon.com. Granted I can't judge how well this comic is from only three or four pages, but if those few pages are any indication as to what the rest of this comic is like, I seriously doubt I'll be picking this up anytime soon. I didn't like the character designs any at all. The only character who looked half-way decent was Serenity and the pages that I did read had way too cheesy slang. "Scope out the new tassel with blue hair?" Isn't a tassel that little thing on the side of graduation caps that can be moved around?
 I doubt this comic would be used for evangelical purposes simply because I doubt anyone could take it seriously. It feels like this comic wants to be taken seriously but it just comes across as being really cheesy.
Really, I can only see this comic as being good for two purposes. One: An over-protective parent who doesn't like their kids reading "all those violent manga" could use this as a substitue for their kids to read. They'd probably think "Hey, instead of banning my kid from reading all manga, I can buy them this wannabe Japanese comic to read instead! It's Christian so you know it's gotta be safe and kid-friendly and it's got those big eyes, pointy noses and triangle-shaped mouths Jody and Billy like so much, so they must like this, too!" Two: A Sunday school teacher at church can use this comic as a fun way to teach the bible to kids and young teens who are all into those hip new Dragonball Z and Yugioh shows because they'll just love seeing those big eyes, pointy noses, and triangle-shaped mouths they love so much being associated with the bible. |
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Mohawk52
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Kouji
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That America is once again, stereotyping anime and manga, believing all you need to make a good Japanese comic is big eyes, pointy noses, and triangle-shaped mouths. It's nothing more than a cheap attempt to cash in on the recent manga craze.
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Mohawk52
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TheoryGirl
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I said it before, and I'll say it again because of the new preview, but it's too harsh to judge an entire book by just a couple of pages. And you're making a lot of assumptions about the author's intent. After all, America didn't make the comic, a group of people did. |
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Mohawk52
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I got a reply from my childrens RE teacher about this. She liked it very much and would like to use them as a study reference. She said the concept should be a winner with high school aged pupils and was sure it would at least make her classes more popular, but was disapppointed that she could not have them available on line so she could call up the complete series and put on their new E-boards. I suggested contacting the publisher and see if there was any chance of a discount for bulk deliveries of the books to schools.
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Patachu
Past ANN Contributor
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Three: A reverse-psychology instructional tool for international artists and comickers on how NOT to adapt Japanese popular illustration techniques into their style. Four: A cautionary tale to Christian teachers and community leaders that trying to "trick" kids into religion with tasty, trendy Japanomania is pretty shady, and that you could do a lot worse than giving them actual Bible readings and historical context to study from. And this is after getting my hands on a complimentary copy, so I had a chance to read through the whole thing. |
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Mohawk52
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What planet are you two from? It's a comic with a christian message that looks like manga. It's not some right wing subliminal mind control device of George Orwell-ian proportions. Get over yourselves.
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Kouji
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What planet are you from where you can tell us what our opinions should be like? If we don't like this, then we don't like it and we have just as much right to have these opinions as you do to have yours. Maybe you should be the one to get over yourself, so shut your damn mouth.
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Mohawk52
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Oh charming. Otakus, ya gotta love 'em. "How dare the non-Japanese comic artist draw in a way that looks like Japanese Manga? It is an insult and sacrilege to our beloved divine drawings. Let us find and burn all institutions that dare to teach this blasphemy outside of Japan, used to brainwash us to the ways of the ultra right wing. A fatwa on the blasphemers and those who oppose us!" Maybe you should practice what you preach.
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shikatamasu
 Posts: 32 Location: Waiting for Nakago's whip to come down. |
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Ok, being the persistant bugger that I am, I've read this thread to the end..and no pun or poem intented
 Lots of conterversy about propoganda, religious bias, etc. Good arguments on both sides, valid points. But at the end of it all, my personal imput on this Christian manga-styled story is this:
it comes down to one's own personal entertainment. Be it Christian literature, and ever more shocking your favorite manga or anime series, it's called choice. If a Christian styled manga would totally offend you, don't buy it. And by the way I do not consider myself a Christian. So I'm stealing form one of my favorite charactors a certain qoute. "Love and Peace" |
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Haru to Ashura
 Posts: 617 Location: Termina |
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Exactly! Thank you. This is the reason why you never see people running around screaming about how the Left Behind novel series is brainwashing people - because it isn't, because people have the choice whether or not they want to buy, read, and/or enjoy it. There are more than plenty of publications with religious messages intact - heck, Narnia comes out tomorrow, and anyone with half a brain knows who Aslan represents. How these religious messages are received is up to the viewer, so if you don't like it, just stop looking at it. No one's forcing you. :) I love you ANN, but out of all the silly arguments we witness around here, this is by far the silliest. :D As for the quality of the book, I'll judge it when I can flip through a printed copy. *Shrugs* It's as simple as that. And as for it being a cash-in on Japanophile popularity....Capitalism is your friend, don't fight it. :) In terms of the use of the Amerimanga style, this is less a method of Christians trying to reach non-Christians than it is adults trying to reach kids. This is just some silly middle-aged, church-going, well-meaning people trying to create something that their church-going children will enjoy, and perhaps they might show it to a friend or two. As far as marketing goes, it's the same as educational video games - just parents trying to find new ways to reach their children, nothing more, nothing less. |
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Kouji
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Baal Zebul
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Man, I really wish their was something other than christian inspired stuff. I mean, where's the Buddhist manga? The Jewish manga? (which would be awesome, by the way) The satanist manga? Well I guess that could be considered Shin megami Tensei... What I realy wish is for some other religions to go out and make some manga. With the way we are now, "inspirational" always seems to mean christian.
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HitokiriShadow
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Actually, there is a lot of Buddhist philosophy in a lot of manga, I believe.
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