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Post by SilvaShado on Nov 14, 2005 17:14:21 GMT
isn't vol 20 supposed to be out this month? If so then 21 is Dec, 22 is Jan, 23 is Feb, 24 is March, 25 is April, 26 is May, 27 is June, 28 is July - and that's it, right? Anyway, Shonen Jump and Shojo Beat are those magazines I've mentioned to you before, Shan. But your girls are too young to read them right now. Too bad because it's the most affordable way to get a lot of different manga right now. It's about $30 a year to get 12 issues with 6 different stories in it. I like the little gif - really cute. I found this ebay seller who creates anime mailing labels and they've got one of Kenshin and Kaoru - I'm thinking of buying those for Will and me. ^_^ They're just so cute! cgi.ebay.com/Kenshin-and-Kaoru-Address-Labels-Rurouni-Kenshin_W0QQitemZ5957887291QQcategoryZ39561QQcmdZViewItem
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Post by janggut on Nov 15, 2005 5:40:35 GMT
how about this? i used this as my sig in Larian forum. talk of progress of RK reading, i've finished it. really good. in fact, very good. Shan, we can talk about it. @ Phil & Sarah -> hope u two will catch up. till then, we can discuss the parts up to where u both are now.
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Post by philster on Nov 25, 2005 8:16:23 GMT
I believe so, yes, Sarah. And I'm beginning to agree with you now - I'm starting to appreciate that the series is coming close to an end so that I'll get closure on at least one manga story.
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Post by SilvaShado on Nov 28, 2005 18:31:06 GMT
It's not very often that long series have a planned conclusion. So it is very exciting and hopefully, it'll be memorable. I'd much prefer stories that have planned endings rather than have a slow spiral down to nothing.
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Post by janggut on Nov 29, 2005 2:42:02 GMT
true, true. i rather have a solid end to the story while it's still good & the author still have great ideas & enthusiasm towards it. good to have u back, Sarah.
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Post by philster on Nov 29, 2005 22:40:24 GMT
The only bad thing is Watsuki didn't do anything else, and doesn't seem like he plans to.
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Post by janggut on Nov 30, 2005 7:54:06 GMT
maybe he's not one of those who would churn out work by massive volumes. that can be good or bad, depending on the author him/her self. probably at the moment Watsuki's assisting others in their stories before starting a new one of his own.
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Post by SilvaShado on Dec 3, 2005 2:29:09 GMT
He hasn't done anything else? Well, maybe he can live off the royalties... or maybe he just doesn't have a new idea yet.
Thanks for the welcome back. I'm glad to have a little free time here and there to get online. It's not consistent yet, but I'm thankful for whatever time I get.
And vol 21 comes out Dec 6! I just got vol 20 so this'll be a treat to read the next volume so quickly.
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Post by philster on Dec 3, 2005 4:57:51 GMT
I have heard that most of the success of Rurouni Kenshin is due to the ideas of Watsuki's assistants (the manga-ka of One-Piece was one of his assistants) and because all his assistants are doing manga of their own, Watsuki can't figure out how to do another successful manga.
Of course that's just a rumor, but considering Watsuki is infamous for copying character designs from Jim Lee's X-Men and other assorted American comics, I wouldn't be surprised if it was true.
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Post by philster on Dec 3, 2005 4:58:50 GMT
Either way, I'll be happy to get my hands on the next volume of RK. I'm really enjoying the current storyarc.
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Post by janggut on Dec 5, 2005 9:52:44 GMT
Of course that's just a rumor, but considering Watsuki is infamous for copying character designs from Jim Lee's X-Men and other assorted American comics, I wouldn't be surprised if it was true. after seeing the entire RK series (non Viz version), i have to agree on that as some can be so blatant. even Watsuki's sidenotes would tell u which x-men character he rips off from (his words - translated).
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Post by philster on Dec 8, 2005 8:29:09 GMT
Yep, he even admits it, funnily enough. Man's got no shame, but I guess he did play a big part in creating a very memorable story, so we shouldn't be too hard on him.
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Post by janggut on Dec 9, 2005 3:35:55 GMT
he was being honest & that's a good thing. plus he's very humble in his opinions too, which makes him a good guy in my book.
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Post by Shan on Dec 9, 2005 4:16:39 GMT
i really like the guy who wrote rk. i loved reading his little inserts. it was great to find out where he got his ideas and who he patterned them after. i think it was great that he was willing to tell all of that. rk is still my favorite manga. i really enjoyed it and hated to see it end. shan
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Post by janggut on Dec 9, 2005 6:27:22 GMT
Shan, have u read Lone Wolf & Cub yet? & what do u mean by RK being your fav? i thought Naruto has always been that? so since u've finished reading RK, when can we start discussing it?
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Post by SilvaShado on Dec 13, 2005 17:38:10 GMT
I just finished vol 21 - it's just so awesome, yet so sad seeing how it all happened in the past... Anyway, looking forward to the coming battle.
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Post by philster on Dec 13, 2005 22:53:07 GMT
I've also finished volumes 20 and 21 today - I agree with you completely Sarah - great story.
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Post by janggut on Dec 14, 2005 8:14:07 GMT
because of that story, the first RK OAV, trust & betrayal, is so beautiful.
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Post by philster on Dec 14, 2005 15:42:59 GMT
I have to say Tomoe was definitely one of the more different, realistic female characters I've seen in comics. I sympathized with her very much.
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Post by SilvaShado on Dec 15, 2005 3:50:41 GMT
Yeah, she was very cool - very true to her heart. Not something you see very often anywhere.
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