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Postby FadedOne » Thu Jan 05, 2006 8:43 am

lol...wow. 666 posts so far. scary. :P

mm...i'm reading Bleach 3, Fruits Basket 3, and i just finished Gunslinger Girl 3 (yes...all even.) actually wait...i'm rereading Rurouni Kenshin 2, so not quite even.

manga yay!
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Postby Ichigo_89 » Thu Jan 05, 2006 9:58 am

King of Thorns vol.1
Trigun Maximum Vol.7

good stuff... ^^
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Postby shadowblade » Thu Jan 05, 2006 12:10 pm

DN Angel Vol. 10
Fruits Basket Vol. 12
Meru Puri Vol. 3 (I think that's how you spell it anyways :sweat: )

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Postby dareiq s'an » Thu Jan 05, 2006 12:26 pm

rurouni kenshin vol. 21
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Postby uc pseudonym » Fri Jan 06, 2006 8:37 am

Srgt. Frog

Not a series I'll be continuing. It had a few funny moments, but a manga that is supposed to be in the humor genre needs more than that every volume.
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Postby Arnobius » Fri Jan 06, 2006 8:57 am

Picked up Negima #12 (Japanese). Looks like it's becoming Dragonball with fanservice
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Postby Taka » Fri Jan 06, 2006 10:37 am

I just finished a set and now am on the prowl for a new seriese to get wraped up in...
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Postby mai » Fri Jan 06, 2006 5:31 pm

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Postby Da Rabid Duckie » Fri Jan 06, 2006 5:37 pm

I'm reading Hajime no Ippo, Cromartie High (one of THE funniest mangas I've ever read), Azumanga Daioh, Yotsuba&!, and I just finished To Heart and Galaxy Angel
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Postby Souba » Fri Jan 06, 2006 6:40 pm

Reading Serenity, and lagoon engine einsatz. Both are pretty good, but Lagoon has a lot of references to "gods" which I didn't care for so with a bit of marker they became Aods! :P And the whole females turns into males is a bit disturbing just so long as they don't get into romantic issues it can be ignored. *crosses fingers*
Serenity was really funny cheesy I really liked it can't wait for this months book!
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Postby FadedOne » Thu Jan 12, 2006 11:12 pm

Mai-Hime vol 1
Scrapped Princess vol 1
Bleach 4
Fruits Basket 4
Rurouni Kenshin 3
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Postby MomoAdachi » Wed Jan 18, 2006 11:27 am

I am currently reading/re-reading the latest issue of Shojo Beat. I also finished the first volume of The World Exists For Me and the sixth volume of Peach Girl not too long ago.
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Postby Shao Feng-Li » Wed Jan 18, 2006 11:32 am

KAze Hikaru
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Postby Kisa » Thu Jan 19, 2006 10:08 am

Finished a few weeks ago:
Fushigi Yugi 15-16
Sakura Taisen 2
Just got:
Fushigi Yugi 17
Lagoon Engine Einstadtz
Full Metal Alchemist 1
DNAngel 10
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Postby EricTheFred » Thu Jan 19, 2006 10:48 am

Recently finished:
Her Majesty's Dog #1
Van Von Hunter #1 (hilarious!)
Yotsuba& #2

Currently on:
Reservoir Chronicles Tsubasa #4

Just Purchased:
Azumanga Daioh #3
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Postby uc pseudonym » Thu Jan 19, 2006 2:23 pm

I should mention I subscribe to Tokyopop's free online manga. Overall I'm not terribly impressed by their selection, but I do always follow:
Warcraft
Juror 13 (probably the best manga there, if not the most enjoyable)
Riding Shotgun (better development than I had expected)
Mark of the Succubus
A Midnight Opera

Most of the ones I liked they stopped putting online after the first volume (including Psy-Comm, unfortunately). Still, I won't complain because it is free. Though I followed Sorcerers and Secretaries for a while, the character development really started disappointing me after a while.
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Postby EricTheFred » Mon Jan 23, 2006 12:24 pm

And ran right out and bought both "Van Von Hunter #2" and "Reservoir Chronicles Tsubasa #5". I'm hooked on both, looks like.
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Postby Sennin » Sun Feb 05, 2006 9:39 am

Right now, I'm reading Inuyasha #39 and Rurouni Kenshin #15.
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Postby Arnobius » Sun Feb 05, 2006 10:34 am

Genshiken #4
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Postby uc pseudonym » Sun Feb 05, 2006 1:42 pm

The Demon Ororon

I enjoyed the author's overall themes and exploration of the cruel randomness of life. I disliked basically everything else.
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Postby kaji » Mon Feb 06, 2006 10:08 am

UC wrote:The Demon Ororon

I enjoyed the author's overall themes and exploration of the cruel randomness of life. I disliked basically everything else.
So... Why read it? :eyebrow:

Im currently enjoying Planetes. Im on chapter 5, so far so good. ^_^
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Postby CookinLikeSanji » Tue Feb 07, 2006 1:55 am

...I'm so ashamed to say this but I can't help but read it.

-Ouran High Host Club

I began reading this at my friend's house. I didn't like it at first, but halfway into the first volume it was starting to get pretty good. It's well drawn, has quirky characters, plus Haruhi is just amusing to watch.
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Postby Aka-chan » Tue Feb 07, 2006 6:20 am

Paradise Kiss vol. 5

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Postby cmm » Tue Feb 07, 2006 6:29 am

im reading rurouni kenshin 1
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Postby The Last Bard » Tue Feb 07, 2006 6:50 am

I'm reading Trigun Vol. 2 again.
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Postby uc pseudonym » Tue Feb 07, 2006 12:55 pm

kaji wrote:So... Why read it? :eyebrow:

A variety of reasons:
1) It's only four volumes, so it took very little of my time.
2) A friend told me to read it and lent me the series.
3) Part of me was vaguely curious how it would end.
4) Aforementioned enjoyable themes.

Just because I find a lot to critique doesn't necessarily mean I don't think it was worth my time, though this one was borderline. I stopped after the first volume, but a few days later there was an opportunity to finish it at a time that it seemed the best available option.
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Postby EricTheFred » Wed Feb 08, 2006 4:39 am

New find: "Unearthly" from Gomanga's "Seven Seas" division. This is Amerimanga, but very good, very original. And nice artwork. A couple questionable bits of dialog, but in general, I recommend.
Recently read the first three volumes of "Candidate for Goddess". I have to say, I was surprised. I had not expected it to be as good as it was. I'm not sure if I will continue (I found the three I have in a garage sale, cheap) but I may.
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Postby Aka-chan » Wed Feb 08, 2006 6:21 am

uc pseudonym wrote:A variety of reasons:
1) It's only four volumes, so it took very little of my time.
2) A friend told me to read it and lent me the series.
3) Part of me was vaguely curious how it would end.
4) Aforementioned enjoyable themes.

Just because I find a lot to critique doesn't necessarily mean I don't think it was worth my time, though this one was borderline. I stopped after the first volume, but a few days later there was an opportunity to finish it at a time that it seemed the best available option.

I read the first volume of Ororon, too, and loved the art style and all, but at that point it was far too disturbing for me to continue. What did you think of the later books, though? If given the chance, I might finish the series at some other time.
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Postby uc pseudonym » Wed Feb 08, 2006 8:21 am

The art style was one of the things I strongly disliked. I can accept a certain degree of style over realism, but this simply got in the way, in addition to being annoying in many aspects. If you were disturbed by the first volume, you'll be more so by the rest (more senseless death, more gore, more nihilistic characters, an ending without resolution). It was this consistent meaninglessness that interested me, but it isn't something I'd recommend to everyone.

After the first volume, the rest of the series takes place in a surprisingly short amount of time. There are a lot more characters introduced, but it is essentially all one big conflict. Given how many pages were given to fighting, I thought it was rather weak. Most of the new characters don't have much depth, just casual bitterness and angsty backstories (some of which seem completely thrown in). The plot does improve; there is one conversation near the end that casts a different light on many of the events that have occured (in essence it reveals that most of what the series focuses on doesn't really matter).

There were a lot of things that weren't really explored, which was disappointing. No one of any importance from Heaven makes an appearance, and "God" doesn't do much more than mope around in the astral plane. The ending stretched almost to monotony for me (just die already), but thankfully this didn't go long before it obtained a more effective resolution.

What almost made me stop reading the series is the simple fact that I hated the central issue: the relationship between Ororon and Girlwhodoesn'tmatter. It sort of springs up from nothing, and hence that is about it is worth. If this impromptu relationship had been used to show the desperation of humans/demons for intimacy, no matter how artificial, I might have been interested, but I couldn't escape the sense of a sloppily done romance.
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Postby rocklobster » Sat Feb 11, 2006 7:55 pm

cmm wrote:im reading rurouni kenshin 1

Me too. Also started All-New Tenchi Muyo. See my site for review!
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