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Post by SilvaShado on Jul 11, 2005 2:31:12 GMT
Just another informal poll so I can see what people are reading, maybe to get another thread going like for Naruto.
So what manga are you currently reading and where are you in the series?
Also who's your favorite creator? Maybe we can get a topic going in that direction.
As for me, my top three that I buy in GNs are:
1. Bastard (current - vol 8)
2. Rurouni Kenshin (current - vol 16)
3. Bleach (vol 5, it's up to 7 now)
I also get Shonen Jump which has Naruto, Hikaru No Go, Shaman King, One Piece, Yu Yu Hakusho and Yu-Gi-Oh. I usually enjoy all of them.
Shojo Beat is new, but I enjoyed most of the titles in it, with Absolute Boyfriend, Kaze Hikaru and Crimson Hero being my top 3. Godchild is a bit below those and Nana is farther down and Baby & Me is at the bottom.
I get Inu Yasha when I feel like it, I'm at volume 12 and I think it's around 20 now....
Otherwise, I'm looking forward to getting volumes 2 through 4 of Dark Angel to finish up the series. With my top three being ongoing, I'm not looking to start any new manga series right now.
CLAMP is my favorite when it comes to creators, though I've focused on all their short works so far. I'm gonna wait a bit for their longer/ongoing titles.
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Post by philster on Jul 11, 2005 8:41:04 GMT
So what manga are you currently reading and where are you in the series? 1. Rurouni Kenshin (current - vol 16) 2. Naruto (current - vol 6; ch 54) although I'm with the current on-line chapter from Japan too (ch 267) and the Shonen Jump installments are at ch 66. 3. Bleach (current - vol 7) 4. Whistle (current - vol 7) 5. Eyeshield 21 (current - vol 2) In Shonen Jump which I also read, I usually only enjoy Hikaru No Go and Naruto on a constant basis. One-Piece is fun from time to time but tends to get old sometimes. I wasn't much of a fan of romance stories to start with, so it's probably no surprise that Shojo Beat didn't really appeal to me that much. I do like I"s (a Shonen romance) but that's because it's from the guy's perspective, I think. Sarah convinced me to try Inu Yasha last year but I got burnt out on it a while ago, I'm at vol 14 on it right now but it'll probably be a while before I read any more. I may also opt for finishing it by watching the anime instead. I like Ranma 1/2 more than Inu Yasha, because it's very funny, but it's probably not for everybody. That's pretty much it so far. I've tried a number of CLAMP and American manga ones but so far have not found any to be too appealing. I guess I am mainly a Shonen kind of manga reader. |
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Post by Shan on Jul 18, 2005 15:55:54 GMT
None at the moment. All manga has been put on hold for the time being until I finish HP. I gotta know what happens.  I downloaded several chapters of Rurouni Kenshin and read them. The first seemed more of a set up for what was to come,, so I didn't forum an opinion of it. I want to download and read some more though to see. What I did read sounded like it might be kinda good. I am still at the same spot in Bleach. Will pick that up again after HP. That is about it. I haven't looked at much of anything else yet. Shan |
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Post by philster on Jul 18, 2005 16:14:01 GMT
I downloaded several chapters of Rurouni Kenshin and read them. The first seemed more of a set up for what was to come,, so I didn't forum an opinion of it. I want to download and read some more though to see. What I did read sounded like it might be kinda good. Rurouni Kenshin can be downloaded? I did not know that. Where did you find it? I think you may be better served by just buying the volumes, though, but not sure. |
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Post by Shan on Jul 18, 2005 23:27:06 GMT
On a site link that you gave me. ;D Shan |
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Post by Shan on Jul 18, 2005 23:30:56 GMT
Ooooooooooooooooo, aren't I mean after you being so sweet to me. ;D I just couldn't resist though. Seriously, it was on a site that you gave me the link to, Direct Manga. I was looking through all the mangas they had up for download and found it under the Rs. The scans looked OK, but I have no idea about the translations. Shan |
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Post by philster on Jul 19, 2005 1:19:00 GMT
 Must have been a recent addition to their gallery of comics, it wasn't there when I checked the first time. Or maybe I was looking for Inu Yasha... I'll have to check it out and see, but I'm loving Viz's translations. I think you would really want to buy the volumes in this case especially since this is a very, very complicated manga with lots of potential for translation errors and humor that doesn't make sense in American context. Viz knocked themselves out on this one and made it all workable, though. Edit: Of course the Rurouni Kenshin anime had already been here quite some time before the manga got here, so that helped, probably...  |
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Post by Shan on Jul 19, 2005 3:41:59 GMT
I'll check to see if the other store has them the next time I am out. The one closest to me doesn't have them unless they have just recently gotten them in. I checked there when I was looking for the ones that Sarah had suggested. Shan |
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Post by philster on Jul 19, 2005 13:49:48 GMT
Wow. They've got the entire Rurouni Kenshin series at that site and I never realized it before. I'm highly tempted to just read the rest there but I'm gonna wait until the volumes come out.
Of course I don't even know what the translations are like, I'm downloading the first chapter right now.
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Post by Shan on Jul 19, 2005 14:02:17 GMT
Post what you think of it when you've looked at them. I didn't think they looked that bad, but I had no idea about the translation. I'll be interested to know what you think. Shan |
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Post by philster on Jul 19, 2005 15:57:25 GMT
I never got it uploaded, the connection reset while it was halfway done. Maybe Sarah can find out since she has a better high speed internet connection than I do, when she's not busy.
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Post by Max on Jul 20, 2005 12:41:55 GMT
I'm slowly getting more and more into manga... Last night I looked on that Direct Manga website and registered for it. So while I'm only reading two right now I am getting more and more into manga. So I'm reading: 1. Naruto 2 Dragon Ball (I picked one of the more well-known ones first.  |
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Post by philster on Jul 20, 2005 14:41:54 GMT
Max, don't forget I have the first 38 chapters of Naruto scanned/cleaned. I only sent you the first 8 so far, I think. |
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Post by Gray Lensman on Jul 20, 2005 16:21:47 GMT
I'm generally not a huge manga fan, but I do read some. At present, it's mainly Samurai Executioner, Bleach, and Naruto. And Ghost In The Shell 2 when I can grab that.
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Post by Shan on Jul 20, 2005 18:31:10 GMT
Do you like Naruto, Max? Shan |
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Post by Max on Jul 20, 2005 18:48:39 GMT
Seeing as I'm still on chapter 1 (sorry, Phil... ;D) (the reason being I haven't had hardly any time to read them at the moment) I can't really comment much. I do like it but it can sometimes be a bit unclear... I'll carry on reading and post later when I've read a bit further. By the way, must say that that DirectManga/Anime website is really good! I'd expect something like not to be free. |
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Post by philster on Jul 20, 2005 21:45:53 GMT
Yeah, it's pretty cool. Lots and lots and lots of comics... for free... |
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Post by philster on Jul 20, 2005 21:46:27 GMT
And Max, if you do have any questions just ask at the Naruto Club thread. Believe me we're all happy to discuss it over there... especially me... ;D
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Post by Shan on Jul 21, 2005 2:17:39 GMT
I know what you mean Max about finding some parts a little unclear. I have run into that too. If you don't understand something and need it explained, ask Phil. He is great at explaining. Naruto gets better and better the further you get into it. Shan |
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