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Manga |OT|: No matter how I look at it, it's discord's fault we're not popular
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Picked up Mysterious Girlfriend X Vol. 1 at the bookstore, then proceeded to buy the remaining 5 volumes on Amazon, since they were cheapish, and I had a bunch of gift cards laying around.
It's weeiirrd so far, 3/4 through volume 1. I'm a huge fan of atypical relationships, but this really goes out there, with the spit-sucking somehow conveying emotion, sexual desires, and actual dreams.
It's certainly enjoyable, but man, I was not expecting things to go in this direction. Also, so much random nakedness when I was trying to read on my work lunch, gosh.
It's weeiirrd so far, 3/4 through volume 1. I'm a huge fan of atypical relationships, but this really goes out there, with the spit-sucking somehow conveying emotion, sexual desires, and actual dreams.
It's certainly enjoyable, but man, I was not expecting things to go in this direction. Also, so much random nakedness when I was trying to read on my work lunch, gosh.
I know you don't want to but going digital is exactly what I did. I can't justify physical volumes unless I really love a series.
So nothing is leaving for HxH return then. That works out.
Hibiki: Shousetsuka ni Naru Houhou 26
This chapter was something else. I don't know why a story about literature is so violent, but she definitely just took a steel chair to the back of the co-winners head in the middle of the award ceremony.
Hibiki: Shousetsuka ni Naru Houhou 26
This chapter was something else. I don't know why a story about literature is so violent, but she definitely just took a steel chair to the back of the co-winners head in the middle of the award ceremony.
I guess I could try it... what do you use, Comixology? Do you use a tablet, does it make the experience a lot better than reading on a laptop?
Knights of Sidonia - all
This was... a weird one. Previously I had read Biomega from Nihei, and I found that one pretty easy to evaluate: it was (at least for me) all flash, no substance. That's what I more or less also expected going into Sidonia... but weirdly enough, it almost felt the opposite to me. Like, the core of the book for me was actually the slice of life type stuff. It was cool seeing such atypical characters living together in a really neat, beautiful setting. Pretty much, Tsumugi especially, followed by Izana, made the book for me. (Slightly disappointed with the way that ended, as there was one cover image that had like, Nagate and Izana standing beside a little Tsumugi sitting in a chair, and it made me realize they made a perfect little family with Tsumugi acting as the "daughter", but I'm not unhappy with how things turned out.)
On the flipside... the action out in space actually felt probably the most lacking of everything to me. I don't know if it was the type of combat being primarily space lasers and stuff, or the complex designs gumming up the works, but a lot of the time, it just seemed to lack a sort of dynamic flow and didn't really do a lot for me. Like, don't get me wrong, there ARE some great moments amongst all that... but there's a lot more that just felt kind of so-so to me. And hell, even the main villain became a whole lot less interesting to me once he became a giant space god thing instead of a scheming dude.
Perhaps the biggest issue, in a way, is that... it honestly doesn't feel all that tightly put together. Like, the Kabi and Kabizashi are just a kind of weird plot point looking back on it. They're a mysterious thing with a mysterious origin that never gets expanded upon, and then the importance of the spears and their limited number is heavily stressed early on, but then they develop the artificial stuff and they're never mentioned again.
Or for that matter, the Guana in general are just kind of... there. It seems like there should be something to the repeated question of "isn't there some way to reason with them?" and the way that they're constantly evolving and trying to mimic humanity more and more throughout... but then nah, they're just space monsters wanting to eat an energy source and never get any further explanation.
Also bugs me: they did the 100 sights of Sidonia thing for the cover pages, but then only got to like 60.
So yeah... kind of a weird series, and I really, really don't know how I feel about it in the end.
This was... a weird one. Previously I had read Biomega from Nihei, and I found that one pretty easy to evaluate: it was (at least for me) all flash, no substance. That's what I more or less also expected going into Sidonia... but weirdly enough, it almost felt the opposite to me. Like, the core of the book for me was actually the slice of life type stuff. It was cool seeing such atypical characters living together in a really neat, beautiful setting. Pretty much, Tsumugi especially, followed by Izana, made the book for me. (Slightly disappointed with the way that ended, as there was one cover image that had like, Nagate and Izana standing beside a little Tsumugi sitting in a chair, and it made me realize they made a perfect little family with Tsumugi acting as the "daughter", but I'm not unhappy with how things turned out.)
On the flipside... the action out in space actually felt probably the most lacking of everything to me. I don't know if it was the type of combat being primarily space lasers and stuff, or the complex designs gumming up the works, but a lot of the time, it just seemed to lack a sort of dynamic flow and didn't really do a lot for me. Like, don't get me wrong, there ARE some great moments amongst all that... but there's a lot more that just felt kind of so-so to me. And hell, even the main villain became a whole lot less interesting to me once he became a giant space god thing instead of a scheming dude.
Perhaps the biggest issue, in a way, is that... it honestly doesn't feel all that tightly put together. Like, the Kabi and Kabizashi are just a kind of weird plot point looking back on it. They're a mysterious thing with a mysterious origin that never gets expanded upon, and then the importance of the spears and their limited number is heavily stressed early on, but then they develop the artificial stuff and they're never mentioned again.
Or for that matter, the Guana in general are just kind of... there. It seems like there should be something to the repeated question of "isn't there some way to reason with them?" and the way that they're constantly evolving and trying to mimic humanity more and more throughout... but then nah, they're just space monsters wanting to eat an energy source and never get any further explanation.
Also bugs me: they did the 100 sights of Sidonia thing for the cover pages, but then only got to like 60.
So yeah... kind of a weird series, and I really, really don't know how I feel about it in the end.
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The answer is several bookshelves and even more storage containers, as ~3000 volumes is a bit much. If you can justify it, I'd definitely recommend doing digital as much as you can, and then maybe double back for physical copies of your favorites. Because yeah, I've come to realize going all "I must go physical to read stuff" has probably been a mistake, leaving me with a lot of series where I'm like "Man, I like this enough to not want to just jettison it for a pain in the butt minor amount I'd get because manga rarely resells anywhere near what you bought it, but I probably don't need to own it physically."
So yes, learn from my mistake before it's too late and you too end up with enough physical manga to probably build a small house out of and the storage headache that accompanies that.
Edit: Note that when I started collecting all this though, legal digital was nonexistent, so not being the sort to pirate, didn't really have a choice. Trying to change my ways and break old habits a little now, though.
I regularly go thru and either sell or donate stuff. If it's something that's still ongoing and I have decided i want to stop collecting it (recent examples: Assassination Classroom, Nisekoi, One-Punch Man) and I have at least 10 volumes of it I throw it up on eBay, otherwise it gets donated.
Don't know if it's been mentioned anywhere but Humble x Kodansha is going to have an attack on titan bundle. Seems like a great value at $18 for everything.
https://kodanshacomics.com/2018/01/16/attack-on-titan-humble-bundle/
https://kodanshacomics.com/2018/01/16/attack-on-titan-humble-bundle/
One major difference is that Jotaro is more expressive in the manga.
That has been one of my biggest issue with the anime lol
True, Stardust Crusaders anime would have surpass manga if it wasn't for heavy censorship. Some episodes threw me off with a dumb blur. Seriously, just look at this example of Jotaro smoking a cigarette:
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Looking at Amazon at the moment for this, so I could be wrong. Volume 6 releases next month of their hardcover re-release and it seems their up to N'Doul in that...so i'd guess sometime next year going by the pace of a volume released every three to four months, and if it continues to have roughly two volumes in each hardback then there'll be about four more releases after that.
Buy yeah I'm really looking forward to whenever they get around to releasing Diamond
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Goblin is Very Strong 11
Talentless Granite. Should be used to ominous foreshadowing in this series by now, but I share Wasabi's sentiments and would rather not see the dynamic duo separate. This boss fight would be a mismatch if it was just the two of them alone, though there's still no guarantee that their 'friend's' shades of grey will extend to bailing them out.
Talentless Granite. Should be used to ominous foreshadowing in this series by now, but I share Wasabi's sentiments and would rather not see the dynamic duo separate. This boss fight would be a mismatch if it was just the two of them alone, though there's still no guarantee that their 'friend's' shades of grey will extend to bailing them out.
agreed. pretty hard to match that fight in anime form because it's got some of araki's best work ever in it (time freeze 2 page spread with dio is mwah chef kiss)
for me final battle goes Manga > OVA (why get rid of the road rolla tho) > New Anime
Kengan Asura makes me want to go out and punch a slab of meat like the first Rocky film did when I was a kid.
Chi no Wadachi (A Trail of Blood) 1
This is....gonna to be fucked up, isn't it?
Chi no Wadachi (A Trail of Blood) 6
Holy shit, I wasn't prepared for that.
Chi no Wadachi (A Trail of Blood) 9
His mother was really something else...
This is....gonna to be fucked up, isn't it?
Chi no Wadachi (A Trail of Blood) 6
Holy shit, I wasn't prepared for that.
Chi no Wadachi (A Trail of Blood) 9
His mother was really something else...
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It's still pretty funny, but Ryo's whole horny thing isn't exactly made for the metoo era
Yuri Natsu -Kagaya Inn- 34
That's an incredibly annoying pair of siblings. Still, sometimes there're things that must be sacrificed for the sake of yuri, and personal pride is one of them. At least Kuki's not recording this.
That's an incredibly annoying pair of siblings. Still, sometimes there're things that must be sacrificed for the sake of yuri, and personal pride is one of them. At least Kuki's not recording this.
Goblin Is Very Strong ch11
Wasabi seems to enjoy seeing Aki growing, though the latter is kind of too pure for her own good, letting wounded enemies flee.
>tfw
Yuri Natsu -Kagaya Inn- ch34
Seems like Nazuki is a magnet for trouble. At this point she's in too deep to pull out.
Kingdom ch544
Kinda reminiscent of Shin's debuts. Wonder if they'll manage to survive to be noteworthy soldiers in the unit.
Maoyuu Maou Yuusha ch47
The obligatory one chapter of Maoyuu a year. Older sister maid has matured quite a bit, declaring herself a hero.
Hoshino, Me wo Tsubutte. ch49
It's a hard hole to get yourself out of, but good that Hoshino's stubbornness is bearing fruits.
Yugami-kun ni wa Tomodachi ga Inai ch20
He might be an ass most of the time, but there's no denying that he's good at reading people due to that.
Wasabi seems to enjoy seeing Aki growing, though the latter is kind of too pure for her own good, letting wounded enemies flee.
>tfw
Yuri Natsu -Kagaya Inn- ch34
Seems like Nazuki is a magnet for trouble. At this point she's in too deep to pull out.
Kingdom ch544
Kinda reminiscent of Shin's debuts. Wonder if they'll manage to survive to be noteworthy soldiers in the unit.
Maoyuu Maou Yuusha ch47
The obligatory one chapter of Maoyuu a year. Older sister maid has matured quite a bit, declaring herself a hero.
Hoshino, Me wo Tsubutte. ch49
It's a hard hole to get yourself out of, but good that Hoshino's stubbornness is bearing fruits.
Yugami-kun ni wa Tomodachi ga Inai ch20
He might be an ass most of the time, but there's no denying that he's good at reading people due to that.
Seven Deadly Sins God old beard guy is such a weird jerk. Like, I get his logic? I guess? But if he does kill Liz, Mel is going to just freak out? In what world does killing her actually "help" Mel? Also having an ARch Angle on your team seems like a win. Sure, he's a jerk, but a jerk on your team.
The Nihonmatsu Siblings and the Adventure of Wooden Valley Still a fun Mizukami Satoshi story with comedic toying of expectations and everything. This feels like it's supposed to be short, and that kinda disappoints me, but whatever. Still pretty fun so far.
The Nihonmatsu Siblings and the Adventure of Wooden Valley Still a fun Mizukami Satoshi story with comedic toying of expectations and everything. This feels like it's supposed to be short, and that kinda disappoints me, but whatever. Still pretty fun so far.
I used to be 100% for physical. Would refuse to buy digital. But then I started running out of room to place my volumes, so I switched over to digital. It helps that sometimes there are really steep discounts being run. Physical copies of Blame were really expensive ($35+ CAD), but less than $10 US when on sale.
The platform matters too. Amazon Kindle is basically unreadable, but Comixology is really nice.
Btw, Attack on Titan is on humble bundle. Pay $18 for basically volumes 1 - 22. Insane value. :o
I'm pretty sure neither angels nor demons will be the 7 deadly sins allies when this is all said and done.
I'm sure they will, Kingdom doesn't kill characters unless they were just introduced or for plot reasons.
The fact that they survived the first round is a good indication that none of these characters will die anytime soon.
Thanks for reminding me of it
Got caught on and I can see no way TPC ever releases something like this but I love it
Dr Stone
Ok. Man I really need chapters to come out faster for this. What happens next dangit.
I mean obviously they failed their plans right? So they landed in Japan for some reason (seems like a bad idea to land on an island in those circumstances but ok) and then reproduced among themselves and the village was the result of that, I guess. But why didn't Senku's dad secure Senku's statue in a safe place (or maybe he did dunno), why didn't they tell their descendants anything or at least teach them about some useful science advancements (heck there should have been books and the internet still at that point). I'm guessing some internal conflict happened among the group? Hmm. Not like I expect the plot to be rock solid but those issues are pretty clearly telegraphed to have a reason so I'm super curious
Ok. Man I really need chapters to come out faster for this. What happens next dangit.
I mean obviously they failed their plans right? So they landed in Japan for some reason (seems like a bad idea to land on an island in those circumstances but ok) and then reproduced among themselves and the village was the result of that, I guess. But why didn't Senku's dad secure Senku's statue in a safe place (or maybe he did dunno), why didn't they tell their descendants anything or at least teach them about some useful science advancements (heck there should have been books and the internet still at that point). I'm guessing some internal conflict happened among the group? Hmm. Not like I expect the plot to be rock solid but those issues are pretty clearly telegraphed to have a reason so I'm super curious
...Goddamn it, CDJapan. Placed my first order with them for import manga, as I realized they seem to be the cheapest option currently... but only if you do SAL shipping. So I took specific care to limit my order's size so that was selectable... and this morning, they just shot me an invoice for an additional 5500 yen and were like "your order exceeded the weight limit for the shipping you selected, please pay us more or we will cancel." That's... REALLY freaking frustrating and lame. Off to a bad start with them, looks like.
Dr. Stone 43
I already liked Byakuya from what we'd seen of him previously, but damn it, now I want it to be next week already to see more of his story!
Boku no Hero Academia 167
Incoming Endeavour redemption arc? Guess we'll be seeing more of the Shiketsu students in the future if joint training exercises becomes a thing. Nice to see Inasa get past his hatred of Endeavour in his own unique kinda way, back to being a fan perhaps?
I was hoping to see a bit more of Nighteye's funeral, but this chapter is just flying by. Got an update on Eri and her situation, and I look forward to her coming face-to-face with Deku again in the future. Oh dear, Aoyama...
I already liked Byakuya from what we'd seen of him previously, but damn it, now I want it to be next week already to see more of his story!
Boku no Hero Academia 167
Incoming Endeavour redemption arc? Guess we'll be seeing more of the Shiketsu students in the future if joint training exercises becomes a thing. Nice to see Inasa get past his hatred of Endeavour in his own unique kinda way, back to being a fan perhaps?
I was hoping to see a bit more of Nighteye's funeral, but this chapter is just flying by. Got an update on Eri and her situation, and I look forward to her coming face-to-face with Deku again in the future. Oh dear, Aoyama...
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