Forum - View topicZelda: A Link to the Past by Shotaro Ishinomori
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jsyxx
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Wow, I just stumbled across this fact on the net. Aparently, that comic that appeared in Nitendo Power all those years back was actually drawn by Shotaro Ishinomori. I really had no idea.
http://members.xoom.virgilio.it/zeldart/books&comics_ALttP.htm |
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Kagemusha
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I read some of it, and didn't really like it. Pretty mediocre. My guess is it was made to cash in on the game's success.
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jsyxx
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Can't really say much about it since I last read it like 12 years ago. Ishinomori is my favorite manga-ka though.
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Kagemusha
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Yea, I respect his work but I can't say I really loved anything he has done. Cyborg 009 was good, but I couldn't get into it. And I didn't like Kikaider at all.
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jsyxx
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Well, I'd imagine he would put less passion into something which he did not create, in reference to this Zelda manga. I love Cyborg 009 and Kikaider. His writing style is completely to my tastes. Vol. 6 of Cyborg 009 was the best so far. Just picked up Vol. 7. What I love about that book is that its non-stop action and old-school scifi. If you're basing your consensus of it on the anime, don't. becuase the anime definantly doesn't retain the feel of the manga. I really wish I had these books as a kid, becuase I'm sure I would've enjoyed them more than say X-Men or whatever else I was reading at the time. I definantly hope more of his work is brought over. I hear his catalogue is huge, although stuff he's been attached to has only made it to the US in the past 2 years.
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Kagemusha
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I've read three volumes of Cyborg 009, and I have seen some of the anime. The charaters are pretty good and the story is standard, but the storytelling just isn't that extraordinary. Considering its intended for 12 year old boys I can see how they would love it, but it just doesn't appeal to me. Of course I'm sure there are fanboys who will scream "Its a classic, how can you not love it!?!?!?!". Then how come they don't love One Piece, which will be considered classic years down the line? There are always going to be people like this who only love "old school" things. I like both old and new things, and don't let fanboys influence my tastes. Not to sound like I'm bashing it, but its just not that special in my mind, only solid.
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jsyxx
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I'm not trying to make you like it. I don't think 3 vollumes is enought to make a complete judgment on a long manga like this one, but if you don't like it, you don't like it. Thats your personal preference. I'd have to disagree with the thing about it being aimed at 12 year olds. That may be somewhat true, but I don't think he was only writing it for them. I think anyone who likes scifi, action, robots, etc. could get into this manga no matter what the age. His stuff is more universal than that. Although he does have stuff in there that calls out to your inner child, similar to Tezuka's work. I don't think the story telling is standard though. I have never read anything like it. Its like action sequence, after action sequence, after action sequence. he's the best at drawing action scenes I have come across. He does all that and also manages to put in good characterization and themes at the same time. I too haven't let fanboys influence me. I for one have pretty much never discussed Cyborg 009 with anyone online or off-line. Oldschool stuff is popular because it stood the test of time. No doubt there are probably god knows how many manga from back then that are completely forgoten now. It may be the same for today's manga in the future, but you can't call anything recent a classic becuase it is yet to stand the test of time.
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Kagemusha
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I'm not saying I don't like it really. Its good, and I would like to read it, but there are so many things out there that I would want to spend money on more. After I catch up on a couple series maybe I'll pick it up again.
I've seen many styles of storytelling like this. Its effective in delivering the plot and its fun to read, but it never grabbed me and pulled me in. The best example of gripping storytelling (that I can think of at the moment) is Vagabond. It only starts picking up about the 4th volume, but it definitally pulls you in (after reading four I went out the same day and bought every single volume that was out in English at the time, which was up to about 10 I think). The action is highly detailed, and its brutally realistic, which makes it have a greater impact than almost every other action manga I've seen. But he does not need action to make a gripping story. The bulk of volume 7 consisted of Musashi and Ishun standing and staring at each other, locked in a mental battle. Sounds boring, but its very suspensful and filled with tension as the characters thoughts and emotions are displayed for the reader, and we feel their fears and ambitions. Blade would be another example of this suspensful storytelling:http://icomics.com/rev_031102_blade.shtml |
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GATSU
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I've actually contacted Nintendo about reprinting it and all their old manga titles like Metroid and Star Fox, and cashing in on the current market, but they're incredibly stubborn about it. It's a shame too, because those color Pokemon manga they used to print back in the day are probably worth a fortune on E-bay. As for Cyborg 009, it would help a little if the Japanese publishers allowed Tokyopop to print it in order, based on the progression of the story, and not based on when it was published in Japan. Astroboy has the same problem, but most likely sells, because of the Baby Boomers who grew up on the original anime, which probably was out of order as well. I did love Ishinomori's Zelda though, and couldn't imagine any other artist behind it. As for Vagabond, good art, and like Slam Dunk, good authenticity, but unfortunately, like Slam Dunk, adds too many characters. But I still respect Inoue for putting his heart and soul into his work, and not just recycling like many manga-ka in the biz today.
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jsyxx
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Is this true? There was one point where they repeated two versions of the same story back to back, but other than that it seemed prety sequential to me. |
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