Manga Discussion Thread

Keps wrote:Scrapped - hey, I like reading your posts, so talk away! :dancing:
Thanks again for educating me, lol. :mrgreen:
Amecon sounds like tons of fun (I don't know the characters you mention though - eek!).
Will you be posting pictures of it? *hopes*

Hmm, so according to you and Aisya_chan, the second Battle Royale film is not as good as the first. :sweat:

EstherM - oh, Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service? I've got book 1, but to be honest, I haven't finished it yet (and I started it a while ago). The artwork is fab, but I found the stories too slow-moving for my liking. :sweat:

I can talk for England :sweat:
I am going to take loads of pictures... I'm thinking of putting them on livejournal or sommet... we'll see, you can guarantee I will come back broke :puppydog:

Yeah the second film isn't as good, but you should still give it a watch so you can say you've seen it. Watching the first one for the first time gave me goosebumps.
And it does have replay value but like most films it's not nearly as exciting when you know what's gonna happen ^_^

Keps wrote:

EstherM - oh, Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service? I've got book 1, but to be honest, I haven't finished it yet (and I started it a while ago). The artwork is fab, but I found the stories too slow-moving for my liking. :sweat:

Keps
Íf youLre already stuck at volume one, this series is definitly not for you. The overall tone stays the same thoughout the series.

I have started Godchild, but I havenLt read any of the previous Cain series. Mmmh so far so good

EstherM wrote:

Keps
Íf youLre already stuck at volume one, this series is definitly not for you. The overall tone stays the same thoughout the series.

I have started Godchild, but I havenLt read any of the previous Cain series. Mmmh so far so good

I read Godchild... I own up to volume 5 but have only read the first 4. I like the series, I love Kaori's art so much! (she's one of my favourite mangaka's I own two of her artbooks)

EstherM wrote:
Keps
Íf youLre already stuck at volume one, this series is definitly not for you. The overall tone stays the same thoughout the series.

Thanks for the advice EstherM. :victory:
I won't bother with the other volumes for sure now.

@ Scrapped - it'd be great to see some pictures of a broke - but happy! - you. :dancing:

Got my two volumes of Gyo today. From an ebayer in America. They only took a week to reach me!
They're in great condition, just as described.
I've started the first book, and as I expected, I am already entertained, enthralled and appalled by the imagination of Junji Ito.

Not sure I like what publisher Viz have done though - there are no sound effects in katakana, so they must have been erased (Dark Horse wouldn't have erased them). Still, at least they didn't flip it to read left-to-right.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gyo

Front cover -

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just read Nodame Cantabile book 17


okay, is it just me or...

Spoiler — click to reveal

Nodame is breaking up with Chiaki?

anyone else reading this? what d'ya think?

I dunno Monta (never read any NC), but can you describe what the manga is like?
Like, lots to the story, or not? I hate it when not much happens.

I had a nightmare after reading Gyo late one night. :puppydog:

Keps wrote:

I had a nightmare after reading Gyo late one night. :puppydog:

:patpat:
Checked out Gyo on wiki! Thanks, it really sounds interesting! Will try to get a copy.

EstherM wrote:
:patpat:
Checked out Gyo on wiki! Thanks, it really sounds interesting! Will try to get a copy.

If you like creepy weird manga, with superb artwork, you'll love Gyo, Esther!
I really recommend Ito's Museum Of Terror collections, too. Chilling.

I've already finshed the first Gyo book, and am part way through book 2 - which picks up where book one finishes. And the story is still very unsettling. Brrrrr. *shivers* :)

Keps wrote:I dunno Monta (never read any NC), but can you describe what the manga is like?
Like, lots to the story, or not? I hate it when not much happens.

you've seen the dorama right keps? it's as entertaining. but... it doesn't have music :beaten: . but of course it's more detailed.

and if you like reading better, and are annoyed by the fact that the ones playing the westerner characters in the dorama are japanese, then this one's for you.

although i must say i'd prefer the anime :P . but i'm just not patient enough to wait finding out what happens next

monta wrote:just read Nodame Cantabile book 17


okay, is it just me or...

Spoiler — click to reveal

Nodame is breaking up with Chiaki?

anyone else reading this? what d'ya think?

WAH!!! MAJIDE?!?!?!?!

:shocked: :shamefulcry: :shocked:

monta wrote:

you've seen the dorama right keps? it's as entertaining. but... it doesn't have music :beaten: . but of course it's more detailed.

and if you like reading better, and are annoyed by the fact that the ones playing the westerner characters in the dorama are japanese, then this one's for you.

although i must say i'd prefer the anime :P . but i'm just not patient enough to wait finding out what happens next

No...I haven't seen the drama yet. Or the anime. :sweat:

ScrappedShinigami wrote:

WAH!!! MAJIDE?!?!?!?!

:shocked: :shamefulcry: :shocked:

not clear yet. but that's what it looks like to me. both of em are startin to get really busy. and Nodame, unlike before, is kind of starting to play hard-to-get

:hehe:

Cover of Gyo 2 -

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Eek.

Keps wrote:Cover of Gyo 2 -

Eek.

Itai...!

What some people won't do to sell a book. :bleh:

bmwracer wrote:
Itai...!

What some people won't do to sell a book. :bleh:

Aw, but it's Junji Ito! He has the storylines to back up the horror (unlike some horror manga, which is just about being as shocking as possible with the story being secondary). :)

holy shit!

what's with that Gyo stuff. and it's popularity actually actually got to England :hehe:


wait i still can't explain Nodame :beaten:

monta wrote:


not clear yet. but that's what it looks like to me. both of em are startin to get really busy. and Nodame, unlike before, is kind of starting to play hard-to-get

:hehe:

:XD makes sense, maybe it's to get Chiaki doin the chasing for once? :hehe:

monta wrote:holy shit!

what's with that Gyo stuff. and it's popularity actually actually got to England :hehe:

Finished Gyo 2 today. Blooming brilliant. Just made me admire Ito all the more. Just a pity there is so much other of his work which hasn't been published in English. :bleh:

wait i still can't explain Nodame :beaten:

Helpful (!) :twisted:


I've got a Ghost Hunt on watch on ebay...considering whether to take a chance on it...

Keps wrote:

Hey Scrapped, are any of those scary? I'm a fan of horror manga, see. :D

Any fans of Junji Ito here? (That's his Tomie in my avatar).
I've got the 3 Museum Of Terror books - which I love - but getting any others in England is darn hard (maybe Scrapped can vouch for that).

I scared myself a few times by reading about Tomie late at night. :hehe:

hi, Im a biggest fans of Junji ito too . I collect all of his comic.and tomie, uzumaki was the best one.