Series: Bloody Monday
Media Type: Manga
Mangaka: RYUUMON Ryou (Author), MEGUMI Kouji (Artist)
Length: 11 Volumes (Season 1), Season 2 (Ongoing)
Genre(s): Action, Drama, Mature, Psychological, School Life, Sci-fi, Shounen
Introduction:
Ok so I read this just by chance like so many other manga I have read. Found it listed somewhere read the description sounded interesting so I read it. At it's core Bloody Monday I would consider to be a action and psychological manga. There is a lot of trying to outsmart the enemies and turn the tides. The beginning felt a bit like we were always getting played (a.k.a losing), but later we totally own the enemies. Now there is also a Bloody Monday Season 2, but not enough of it is out to talk about it yet, but so far it is similar to season 1.
One Sentence Summary:
Hacker saving Japan from a crazy cult trying to release a super virus in Tokyo.
Summary:
Ok so Bloody Monday is about Fujimaru Takagi, who is also known as "Falcon", his hacker name. Yes he is a wide known very good (Wizard Level) hacker, who hacks for "good". So his dad is a commander in a secret government police force (sort of like the CIA/FBI). Fujimaru Takagi of course helps decode and program things (defensive things mainly such as firewalls) for the agency. While doing this we stumble upon a massive incident that happened in Russia a few years ago. Through various things we find out that something similar is being planned for Tokyo, Japan. So from here obviously it is a save Tokyo and capture the cult members. However things can never go that easily. For starters Fujimaru Takagi's dad is wanted for murder through 90% of the series, and for about the 1st 30% or so we have no idea who were fighting. So without spoiling anything let's just say that the bad guys know about Falcon already, and knows him and his friends stumbled upon the incident. Almost every bad guy is someone we have already known or that we meet early on in the story, though the final bad guy you probably wouldn't be able to guess until much later on.
Closing Comments:
Bloody Monday is an interesting story with some good concepts behind it. It kept me reading (finished it in 2 days), but not always for the right reasons. For about half the story the good guys are one the losing side, every "battle" we lose, which gets very depressing/annoying. However the second half we begin to kick butt. Bloody Monday felt very one sided at almost all points, which is not necessarily bad, it just felt off to me. Season 2 so far is decent though I'm finding it to just be more of the same thing so far. However it's not very far along so I can't really judge it yet. Overall I enjoyed Bloody Monday, but didn't really find it to be anything special, it as interesting premises, but there just not executed as well as they could have been.
~dinoman411
Showing posts with label Manga. Show all posts
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Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Franken Fran
Series: Franken Fran
Media Type: Manga
Mangaka: KIGITSU Katsuhisa
Length: 4+ Volumes
Genre(s): Comedy, Drama, Ecchi, Horror, Mature, Mystery, Psychological, Sci-fi
Introduction:
Franken Fran as you can guess from the title Franken=Frankenstein basically. First we shall start out with the warnings. Each chapter (in general) is it's own story, some are more then 1 chapter, but in general there short stories that are mostly separate from one another. Now I would say about 90% of the endings to these stories are not what one would traditionally consider "happy" endings. Most endings are gruesome, some more then others, and are a lot of times WTF endings. There is a lot of detail in these gruesome parts, so be prepared for that. Other then that it can be looked at as a fantasy/horror medical/surgery type manga.
One Sentence Summary:
Saving people that cannot be saved is impossible for a normal human, so why not let Franken Fran do it.
Summary:
Ok this shouldn't be a lot summery since it's not a persistent story, but I'll try to make it as detailed as I can. Ok the story starts off with the main character Fran. Fran is however not your typical female lead, for one she is a Frankenstein type creature, who was created by a genius surgeon (Can't remember his name). On top of being a Frankenstein, Fran also is beyond genius in the medical field, and also has beyond human skills in surgery since she has some "upgrades" (such as super eye site). So the surgeon who created her has been away the whole manga so far so not much to say about him, but Fran has a relatively normal personality, she likes to help people, though often times this turns bad in the end. Of course Fran doesn't live alone, she lives with and works with other Frankenstein creatures and human/animal hybrids. So the stories are basically about Fran helping people by fixing (in most cases) incurable or bizarre medical issues. This includes bringing corpses back to life, making a living head, etc... I personally like the variation in the manga since you never know what is going to happen, however you need an open mind, and a stomach.
Closing Comments:
Well that was probably the shortest summery I ever did. Again Franken Fran is interesting, but a lot of times disturbing. One chapter in particular was a "WTF no that's just F'ed up" chap that too this day still bothers me :p You need a stomach for it, and I also wouldn't suggest getting attached to any characters besides the main character (Fran and friends) since most of them have a bad ending. Overall it's unique on many levels, which sets it apart from other manga, however for some people it may be too unique. If you like horror/fantasy medical and gruesome/"WTF no" scenes do not bother you, try it. It is interesting and makes you think at parts, however if you do not like gruesome/"WTF no :(" scenes you probably do not want to read it, but it's your choice.
~dinoman411
Media Type: Manga
Mangaka: KIGITSU Katsuhisa
Length: 4+ Volumes
Genre(s): Comedy, Drama, Ecchi, Horror, Mature, Mystery, Psychological, Sci-fi
Introduction:
Franken Fran as you can guess from the title Franken=Frankenstein basically. First we shall start out with the warnings. Each chapter (in general) is it's own story, some are more then 1 chapter, but in general there short stories that are mostly separate from one another. Now I would say about 90% of the endings to these stories are not what one would traditionally consider "happy" endings. Most endings are gruesome, some more then others, and are a lot of times WTF endings. There is a lot of detail in these gruesome parts, so be prepared for that. Other then that it can be looked at as a fantasy/horror medical/surgery type manga.
One Sentence Summary:
Saving people that cannot be saved is impossible for a normal human, so why not let Franken Fran do it.
Summary:
Ok this shouldn't be a lot summery since it's not a persistent story, but I'll try to make it as detailed as I can. Ok the story starts off with the main character Fran. Fran is however not your typical female lead, for one she is a Frankenstein type creature, who was created by a genius surgeon (Can't remember his name). On top of being a Frankenstein, Fran also is beyond genius in the medical field, and also has beyond human skills in surgery since she has some "upgrades" (such as super eye site). So the surgeon who created her has been away the whole manga so far so not much to say about him, but Fran has a relatively normal personality, she likes to help people, though often times this turns bad in the end. Of course Fran doesn't live alone, she lives with and works with other Frankenstein creatures and human/animal hybrids. So the stories are basically about Fran helping people by fixing (in most cases) incurable or bizarre medical issues. This includes bringing corpses back to life, making a living head, etc... I personally like the variation in the manga since you never know what is going to happen, however you need an open mind, and a stomach.
Closing Comments:
Well that was probably the shortest summery I ever did. Again Franken Fran is interesting, but a lot of times disturbing. One chapter in particular was a "WTF no that's just F'ed up" chap that too this day still bothers me :p You need a stomach for it, and I also wouldn't suggest getting attached to any characters besides the main character (Fran and friends) since most of them have a bad ending. Overall it's unique on many levels, which sets it apart from other manga, however for some people it may be too unique. If you like horror/fantasy medical and gruesome/"WTF no" scenes do not bother you, try it. It is interesting and makes you think at parts, however if you do not like gruesome/"WTF no :(" scenes you probably do not want to read it, but it's your choice.
~dinoman411
Monday, March 15, 2010
Rosario to Vampire
Series: Rosario to Vampire
Media Type: Manga and Anime
Mangaka: IKEDA Akihisa
Length: 10 Volumes(Season 1), Ongoing(Season 2); 12 Episodes(Season 1), 12 Episodes(Season 2)
Genre(s): Action, Harem, Romance, School Life, Shounen, Supernatural
Introduction:
Ok first off I will mainly discuss the manga here not much about the anime. Simply put the anime follows the basic, but has nothing on the manga. If you have seen the anime and quit you still might want to try the manga. Ok first the anime is basically your typical super ecchi harem (30+ panty shots in ep. 1). Although the manga is a harem, and ecchi it does not focus on that too much. Personally I think the manga had a nice balance of action and harem, though the most memorable parts are definitely a few of the action scenes in the later volumes.
One Sentence Summary:
Getting accepted to a high school is never easy, so why not apply at some unknown school, that turns out to be a school for monsters...not to mention you are the only human that goes there.
Quick Summary:
So we start out with Aono Tsukune, your typical middle school graduate looking to get into a high school. However there is a problem, he hasn't been accepted anywhere yet. One day a strange man gives his family a advertisement for a high school, and of course he applies to it. He finds out he has been accepted, but the bus that picks him up has no one else on it. Even stranger the tunnel they go through to get there seems to go on forever. Once thy arrive he notices the odd forest/swampy scenery. Ok from here we run into a beautiful girl named Akashiya Moka. Though a series of events we find out that the Rosario necklace on her neck is actually a seal, and that for some reason we are the only one that can remove it. However we also learned form this that Moka is a vampire, and we are attending a monster academy where monsters learn to be more human like. As expected he reacts as anyone would "I want to get out of here now". Lucky eventually Moka convinces him to stay, and she also knows that he is human at this point, which is a secret among a very select few (at this point her, the head master, and bus driver). Oh yea and vampires of course like to suck blood, so Tsukune ends up as Moka's blood supply, though a romance does develop sort of. Of course like any harem we need other girls, so we have a big breasted succubus, a loli witch, a stalker ice demon, and later another witch with odd tastes. Ok so that sums up the main setting, now I said there was action, and I haven't discussed that so here I go. Most of the action consists of Tsukune running into the wrong people and getting attacked, and Moka saves the day. This gets a bit repetitive, but the monsters are normally interesting and actually have a description to them. The anime just sticks to the above manly, however the manga goes beyond that. Later Tsukune gets majorly injured and Moka injects her blood into him to heal him, which happens multiple times, but eventually something unique happens to Tsukune. Season 2 of the manga continues shortly after were volume 10 leaves off, and we focus much more on the action aspect of the series then the harem aspect.
Closing Comments:
Ok I know that was a long summary, kind of tricky to sum it up and still get all the major things across. Anyway this will be one you will probably either like or hate. I would not suggest watching the anime unless you want an ecchi harem with very little more to it. The manga I found to be quiet enjoyable although teh action can get a bit repetitive just when its getting very boarding big things happen to switch it up, and some of my favorite scenes show up (Think first time hollow Ichigo showed up in battle). As I mentioned try it, it's not for everyone, but some people I believe can enjoy it quite a bit like I did, but others will completely hate it. All I can say if any of this talk interests you at all try it see what you think.
~dinoman411
Media Type: Manga and Anime
Mangaka: IKEDA Akihisa
Length: 10 Volumes(Season 1), Ongoing(Season 2); 12 Episodes(Season 1), 12 Episodes(Season 2)
Genre(s): Action, Harem, Romance, School Life, Shounen, Supernatural
Introduction:
Ok first off I will mainly discuss the manga here not much about the anime. Simply put the anime follows the basic, but has nothing on the manga. If you have seen the anime and quit you still might want to try the manga. Ok first the anime is basically your typical super ecchi harem (30+ panty shots in ep. 1). Although the manga is a harem, and ecchi it does not focus on that too much. Personally I think the manga had a nice balance of action and harem, though the most memorable parts are definitely a few of the action scenes in the later volumes.
One Sentence Summary:
Getting accepted to a high school is never easy, so why not apply at some unknown school, that turns out to be a school for monsters...not to mention you are the only human that goes there.
Quick Summary:
So we start out with Aono Tsukune, your typical middle school graduate looking to get into a high school. However there is a problem, he hasn't been accepted anywhere yet. One day a strange man gives his family a advertisement for a high school, and of course he applies to it. He finds out he has been accepted, but the bus that picks him up has no one else on it. Even stranger the tunnel they go through to get there seems to go on forever. Once thy arrive he notices the odd forest/swampy scenery. Ok from here we run into a beautiful girl named Akashiya Moka. Though a series of events we find out that the Rosario necklace on her neck is actually a seal, and that for some reason we are the only one that can remove it. However we also learned form this that Moka is a vampire, and we are attending a monster academy where monsters learn to be more human like. As expected he reacts as anyone would "I want to get out of here now". Lucky eventually Moka convinces him to stay, and she also knows that he is human at this point, which is a secret among a very select few (at this point her, the head master, and bus driver). Oh yea and vampires of course like to suck blood, so Tsukune ends up as Moka's blood supply, though a romance does develop sort of. Of course like any harem we need other girls, so we have a big breasted succubus, a loli witch, a stalker ice demon, and later another witch with odd tastes. Ok so that sums up the main setting, now I said there was action, and I haven't discussed that so here I go. Most of the action consists of Tsukune running into the wrong people and getting attacked, and Moka saves the day. This gets a bit repetitive, but the monsters are normally interesting and actually have a description to them. The anime just sticks to the above manly, however the manga goes beyond that. Later Tsukune gets majorly injured and Moka injects her blood into him to heal him, which happens multiple times, but eventually something unique happens to Tsukune. Season 2 of the manga continues shortly after were volume 10 leaves off, and we focus much more on the action aspect of the series then the harem aspect.
Closing Comments:
Ok I know that was a long summary, kind of tricky to sum it up and still get all the major things across. Anyway this will be one you will probably either like or hate. I would not suggest watching the anime unless you want an ecchi harem with very little more to it. The manga I found to be quiet enjoyable although teh action can get a bit repetitive just when its getting very boarding big things happen to switch it up, and some of my favorite scenes show up (Think first time hollow Ichigo showed up in battle). As I mentioned try it, it's not for everyone, but some people I believe can enjoy it quite a bit like I did, but others will completely hate it. All I can say if any of this talk interests you at all try it see what you think.
~dinoman411
High School Debut
Series: High School Debut
Media Type: Manga
Mangaka: KAWAHARA Kazune
Length: 13 Volumes
Genre(s): Comedy, Drama, Romance, School Life, Shoujo, Slice of Life
Introduction:
What to say just finished this up yesterday, also bought it awhile ago (still need vol. 8 though). So High School Debut obviously mostly takes place during the characters high school life, though there is a bit of college towards the end. Overall basically just a romance, no real other theme, there is some comedy, but it focuses on the romance most of the time. Can't think of anything else to say so onto the summery...
One Sentence Summary:
Entering High School can be difficult, so why not get a coach , or to be more specific a romance coach to help you get a boyfriend.
Quick Summary:
So we start out with Haruna who is just entering high school, and wants to get a boyfriend. One of the problems is Haruna has never had much interest in guys during middle school, instead she concentrated on playing softball, thus transforming her into a muscular tomboy. However in high school she quite softball and instead is devoting herself into finding a boyfriend, sounds simple enough. The one major problem is she has no style, she basically takes what she reads in fashion magazines and puts them all together thus leaving her looking like simply put a freak. One day she runs into a guy named Yoh, who is handsome and popular, but also hats girls, for certain reasons you'll find out later. Despite Yoh's lack of interest in girls he has great tastes and knows what guys want in a girl, so through some conversations, and displays of spirit, Yoh eventually agrees to couch her. He however sets down one rule she is not allowed to fall in love with him. And from here the story starts, the first few volumes are basically Yoh coaching her and Haruna learning what love is and trying to find out who she likes and wants to ask out. Can't say much more or I'll spoil things, but if you like shoujo you should like High School Debut.
Closing Comments:
So yea, I have wanted to read this for a while and got around to it a few weeks ago, loved it and finished it quickly. I also own the whole series. Now as for enjoyment I really liked almost all of it, though the end wasn't my favorite and I would have liked a better epilogue I cannot really complain. If you like shoujo or cute romance stories then you will most likely like this manga. If you want action this is not for you it's well written and holds your interest, but not much action. More about the ups and down and misunderstandings in a relationship then anything, which I found quite enjoyable. Well hope you consider trying it if it sounds interesting, I know I'm glad I did.
~dinoman411
Media Type: Manga
Mangaka: KAWAHARA Kazune
Length: 13 Volumes
Genre(s): Comedy, Drama, Romance, School Life, Shoujo, Slice of Life
Introduction:
What to say just finished this up yesterday, also bought it awhile ago (still need vol. 8 though). So High School Debut obviously mostly takes place during the characters high school life, though there is a bit of college towards the end. Overall basically just a romance, no real other theme, there is some comedy, but it focuses on the romance most of the time. Can't think of anything else to say so onto the summery...
One Sentence Summary:
Entering High School can be difficult, so why not get a coach , or to be more specific a romance coach to help you get a boyfriend.
Quick Summary:
So we start out with Haruna who is just entering high school, and wants to get a boyfriend. One of the problems is Haruna has never had much interest in guys during middle school, instead she concentrated on playing softball, thus transforming her into a muscular tomboy. However in high school she quite softball and instead is devoting herself into finding a boyfriend, sounds simple enough. The one major problem is she has no style, she basically takes what she reads in fashion magazines and puts them all together thus leaving her looking like simply put a freak. One day she runs into a guy named Yoh, who is handsome and popular, but also hats girls, for certain reasons you'll find out later. Despite Yoh's lack of interest in girls he has great tastes and knows what guys want in a girl, so through some conversations, and displays of spirit, Yoh eventually agrees to couch her. He however sets down one rule she is not allowed to fall in love with him. And from here the story starts, the first few volumes are basically Yoh coaching her and Haruna learning what love is and trying to find out who she likes and wants to ask out. Can't say much more or I'll spoil things, but if you like shoujo you should like High School Debut.
Closing Comments:
So yea, I have wanted to read this for a while and got around to it a few weeks ago, loved it and finished it quickly. I also own the whole series. Now as for enjoyment I really liked almost all of it, though the end wasn't my favorite and I would have liked a better epilogue I cannot really complain. If you like shoujo or cute romance stories then you will most likely like this manga. If you want action this is not for you it's well written and holds your interest, but not much action. More about the ups and down and misunderstandings in a relationship then anything, which I found quite enjoyable. Well hope you consider trying it if it sounds interesting, I know I'm glad I did.
~dinoman411
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Ranma 1/2
Series: Ramna 1/2
Media Type: Manga
Mangaka: TAKAHASHI Rumiko
Length: 38 Volumes
Genre(s): Action, Comedy, Ecchi, Gender Bender, Harem, Martial Arts, Romance, School Life, Shounen
Introduction:
Brought to you by the same author of Inuyasha...which for me wasn't important at all, but instead more of a bad thing. I didn't really care for Inuyasha, but enough about that. What got me interested in a Gender Blender, and b. dad = panda, I mean that is just awesome! lol So I picked this manga up on a whim again, and because the Walden Books by me was closing so it was 40% off everything. But it was definitely worth the buy. Oh there is an anime, haven't seen it, but I'm assuming it's probably the same as the manga.
Quick Summary:
Ranma 1/2 weird title I know, but it all makes sense, main character is Ranma, and he is 1/2 male and 1/2 female, and no not a transvestite. See Ranma and his father and hardcore martial artists, and while training by some magic hot springs, Ranma fell into the female human spring, and his father into the Panda spring. Thus from now on every time they get wet with cold water they turn into a female for Ranma and a panda for his father, hot water reverses the process. Ok so lets move to the actual story so Ramna's father meant Tendo Akane's father, and set up an arranged marriage between Ranma and Tendo Akane. And so we begin to live together. At heart Ranma is a comedy, with a martial artist theme, with a bit of romance thrown in. Most of it focuses on Ranma having to fight strange characters for one reason or another, sometimes to save/protect Akane. Very few people however knows Ranma's secret, which causes a few misunderstandings including one of the love rivals falling in love with him. Otherwise just a fun comedy with strange characters, and a mix of romance polygons thrown in. There is a semi-conclusion to it, but no real complete conclusion.
Closing Comments:
So Ranma 1/2 is a fun romance/martial artist comedy, that likes to use the same gags many times over. Although this stays amusing for awhile, eventually it does start to get old towards the later volumes. Things also get a bit odd at parts, but overall it's just meant to be a fun comedy with an amusing cast. Overall I would recommended reading it or at least trying it, but buying it would be in the air unless you could find it cheap. It's not one of those that I would want to read the whole thing over again, but some parts I would like to read again type thing. Well enough about Ranma try it and see what you think.
~dinoman411
Media Type: Manga
Mangaka: TAKAHASHI Rumiko
Length: 38 Volumes
Genre(s): Action, Comedy, Ecchi, Gender Bender, Harem, Martial Arts, Romance, School Life, Shounen
Introduction:
Brought to you by the same author of Inuyasha...which for me wasn't important at all, but instead more of a bad thing. I didn't really care for Inuyasha, but enough about that. What got me interested in a Gender Blender, and b. dad = panda, I mean that is just awesome! lol So I picked this manga up on a whim again, and because the Walden Books by me was closing so it was 40% off everything. But it was definitely worth the buy. Oh there is an anime, haven't seen it, but I'm assuming it's probably the same as the manga.
Quick Summary:
Ranma 1/2 weird title I know, but it all makes sense, main character is Ranma, and he is 1/2 male and 1/2 female, and no not a transvestite. See Ranma and his father and hardcore martial artists, and while training by some magic hot springs, Ranma fell into the female human spring, and his father into the Panda spring. Thus from now on every time they get wet with cold water they turn into a female for Ranma and a panda for his father, hot water reverses the process. Ok so lets move to the actual story so Ramna's father meant Tendo Akane's father, and set up an arranged marriage between Ranma and Tendo Akane. And so we begin to live together. At heart Ranma is a comedy, with a martial artist theme, with a bit of romance thrown in. Most of it focuses on Ranma having to fight strange characters for one reason or another, sometimes to save/protect Akane. Very few people however knows Ranma's secret, which causes a few misunderstandings including one of the love rivals falling in love with him. Otherwise just a fun comedy with strange characters, and a mix of romance polygons thrown in. There is a semi-conclusion to it, but no real complete conclusion.
Closing Comments:
So Ranma 1/2 is a fun romance/martial artist comedy, that likes to use the same gags many times over. Although this stays amusing for awhile, eventually it does start to get old towards the later volumes. Things also get a bit odd at parts, but overall it's just meant to be a fun comedy with an amusing cast. Overall I would recommended reading it or at least trying it, but buying it would be in the air unless you could find it cheap. It's not one of those that I would want to read the whole thing over again, but some parts I would like to read again type thing. Well enough about Ranma try it and see what you think.
~dinoman411
Hana Kimi
Series: Hana Kimi
Media Type: Manga
Mangaka: NAKAJO Hisaya
Length: 23 Volumes
Genre(s): Comedy, Drama, Gender Bender, Romance, School Life, Shoujo
Introduction:
Hana Kimi what to say. A cast of various different character types all with there own quarks. For the most part Hana Kimi is a romance, though there is a bit of a reverse harem eventually. Simply put guys questioning there sexual orientation, is just fun :p lol Oh and I read this a good while ago, so I don't recall everything, but I know it was fun, and I enjoyed reading it.
Quick Summary:
How far would you go to meet and be with the guy you admire? Would you transfer to an all boys school, and pretend to be a guy? Well that is just what Mizuki Ashiya did. She did just that, applied and entered into the all boy's school (dressed as a boy) that her idol goes too. Meet Izumi Sano her idol, he was once a great high jumper, but quit for unknown reasons. From here begins the fun, and much to her surprise she ends up as his roommate, and unknown to her he finds out her secret. Through most of the story we see both characters in love with one another, but she wouldn't confess since she's currently a guy, and he doesn't confess since he doesn't want to trouble her since he knows her secret. Throughout the story a bit of a reverse harem forms, but with guys liking the main girl who is a guy, thus they begin questioning their sexual orientation. Everything else is pretty much your typical school romance, but all of the characters are fun, and most of them develop well throughout the story. A few chapters before the ending I found to be a bit of an unexpected event, but it all turned out just fine in the end. Oh yea forgot to mention the school doctor, pure awesomeness.
Closing Comments:
Well Hana Kimi is a fun manga, with a very amusing cast. The slight differences compared to most other high school romances really help it make an identity of it's own. Again this is only a manga, there is no anime, I actually bought this one just by chance, it was cheap on ebay so I bought it, and I'm glade I did. By no means is it my favorite high school romance, but it is worth a read.
~dinoman411
Media Type: Manga
Mangaka: NAKAJO Hisaya
Length: 23 Volumes
Genre(s): Comedy, Drama, Gender Bender, Romance, School Life, Shoujo
Introduction:
Hana Kimi what to say. A cast of various different character types all with there own quarks. For the most part Hana Kimi is a romance, though there is a bit of a reverse harem eventually. Simply put guys questioning there sexual orientation, is just fun :p lol Oh and I read this a good while ago, so I don't recall everything, but I know it was fun, and I enjoyed reading it.
Quick Summary:
How far would you go to meet and be with the guy you admire? Would you transfer to an all boys school, and pretend to be a guy? Well that is just what Mizuki Ashiya did. She did just that, applied and entered into the all boy's school (dressed as a boy) that her idol goes too. Meet Izumi Sano her idol, he was once a great high jumper, but quit for unknown reasons. From here begins the fun, and much to her surprise she ends up as his roommate, and unknown to her he finds out her secret. Through most of the story we see both characters in love with one another, but she wouldn't confess since she's currently a guy, and he doesn't confess since he doesn't want to trouble her since he knows her secret. Throughout the story a bit of a reverse harem forms, but with guys liking the main girl who is a guy, thus they begin questioning their sexual orientation. Everything else is pretty much your typical school romance, but all of the characters are fun, and most of them develop well throughout the story. A few chapters before the ending I found to be a bit of an unexpected event, but it all turned out just fine in the end. Oh yea forgot to mention the school doctor, pure awesomeness.
Closing Comments:
Well Hana Kimi is a fun manga, with a very amusing cast. The slight differences compared to most other high school romances really help it make an identity of it's own. Again this is only a manga, there is no anime, I actually bought this one just by chance, it was cheap on ebay so I bought it, and I'm glade I did. By no means is it my favorite high school romance, but it is worth a read.
~dinoman411
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Ai Yori Aoshi
Series: Ai Yori Aoshi
Media Type: Anime & Manga
Mangaka: FUMIZUKI Kou
Length: 24 Episodes(Season 1) & 12 Episodes(Season 2); 17 Volumes
Genre(s): Comedy, Drama, Ecchi, Harem, Romance, Seinen, Slice of Life
Introduction:
Again Ai Yori Aoshi is one of those shows I watched a good while ago, and again I started with the anime, and then went onto the manga. Now although the 1st season of the anime follows the manga closely, the second season does not follow the manga much at all. Also as usually the manga goes beyond the anime. The first season of the anime I thought was really well done, but the 2nd season was a let down.
Quick Summary:
Ok so we start out with our main character Hanabishi Kaoru who is currently a Jr. in college. One day he meets a girl who is looking for an address and being the nice guy he is he helps her, however they end up going to his house since they were unable to find it. After talking for a bit Karou realizes that she is Sakuraba Aoi, his childhood friend, and also who he was engaged to marry since he was young. She realizes she wrote the address wrong eventually, and when she realizes that he is Karou, she is ecstatic, since it was him she was looking for. See Karou was once part of a rich family and he was engaged to Aoi since he was young however due to certain incidents, Karou ran away from home, and cut all ties with his family. However Aoi really loved him, so she was devastated by this, and eventually went out to find him, which is where our story begins. They then start living together, and rediscover there pasts, and fall in love all over again. Unfortunately for Aoi Karou is quite popular, and eventually a whole cast of other females begin to flock to also live with Karou, just like your typical harem. From here until about 3/4 through we mainly follow a typical harem type plot, but towards the end the story shifts to a climax, that will allow Karou to finally settle things with his family, but will he get to stay with Aoi after this? Only by reading the manga will you find out.
Closing Comments:
Again most of it, especially in the anime, is a typical harem plot, with many girls and one guy. However the guy already knows which he wants, and does not truly love any of the others in a "love" type way. Throughout the story the past has a habit of showing up, which only thickens the plot, and makes it even more interesting. Again I would suggest watching the anime first then the manga, since the manga has more detail then the anime, and if you read it then watch it you will probably get board with the anime. Again a mostly heart filled tail of a girl and a guy, with many other distractions keeping them apart.
~dinoman411
Media Type: Anime & Manga
Mangaka: FUMIZUKI Kou
Length: 24 Episodes(Season 1) & 12 Episodes(Season 2); 17 Volumes
Genre(s): Comedy, Drama, Ecchi, Harem, Romance, Seinen, Slice of Life
Introduction:
Again Ai Yori Aoshi is one of those shows I watched a good while ago, and again I started with the anime, and then went onto the manga. Now although the 1st season of the anime follows the manga closely, the second season does not follow the manga much at all. Also as usually the manga goes beyond the anime. The first season of the anime I thought was really well done, but the 2nd season was a let down.
Quick Summary:
Ok so we start out with our main character Hanabishi Kaoru who is currently a Jr. in college. One day he meets a girl who is looking for an address and being the nice guy he is he helps her, however they end up going to his house since they were unable to find it. After talking for a bit Karou realizes that she is Sakuraba Aoi, his childhood friend, and also who he was engaged to marry since he was young. She realizes she wrote the address wrong eventually, and when she realizes that he is Karou, she is ecstatic, since it was him she was looking for. See Karou was once part of a rich family and he was engaged to Aoi since he was young however due to certain incidents, Karou ran away from home, and cut all ties with his family. However Aoi really loved him, so she was devastated by this, and eventually went out to find him, which is where our story begins. They then start living together, and rediscover there pasts, and fall in love all over again. Unfortunately for Aoi Karou is quite popular, and eventually a whole cast of other females begin to flock to also live with Karou, just like your typical harem. From here until about 3/4 through we mainly follow a typical harem type plot, but towards the end the story shifts to a climax, that will allow Karou to finally settle things with his family, but will he get to stay with Aoi after this? Only by reading the manga will you find out.
Closing Comments:
Again most of it, especially in the anime, is a typical harem plot, with many girls and one guy. However the guy already knows which he wants, and does not truly love any of the others in a "love" type way. Throughout the story the past has a habit of showing up, which only thickens the plot, and makes it even more interesting. Again I would suggest watching the anime first then the manga, since the manga has more detail then the anime, and if you read it then watch it you will probably get board with the anime. Again a mostly heart filled tail of a girl and a guy, with many other distractions keeping them apart.
~dinoman411
Thursday, February 18, 2010
His and Her Circumstances (Kare Kano)
Series: His and Her Circumstances (Kare Kano)
Media Type: Anime & Manga
Mangaka: TSUDA Masami
Length: 26 Episodes; 21 Volumes
Genre(s): Comedy, Drama, Psychological, Romance, School Life, Shoujo, Slice of Life
Introduction:
Not much to say about this, was also one of the first anime series and mangas I bought. First I watched the anime, then I read the manga. If you want to do both I would suggest this order also, since the anime will be better if you watch it before you read the manga since the manga is definitely more detailed and better, and the anime ends before the actual ending. Again I watched/read this series a good few years ago, so my summary may not be 100% accurate, but it should be close.
Quick Summary:
Like many of my talks, this series is mainly a school life romance, though technically it goes beyond school life. However it is more of a serious type of romance then a goofy/funny romance for the most part. Ok so Kare Kano starts out with our main character Miyazawa Yukino who is a perfect student, always rated number 1 and an overall nice, beautiful, just perfect student. However this is at school only, at home her personality shifts 360 degrees and she is basically a rotten, spoiled kid, who doesn't care about her looks or anything which is a secret from everyone except her family. One day Arima Soujiro who is just as perfect as she is in school, and end sup becoming her arch rival. However one day Arima visits her house (don't recall why I think to return something she left at school), and she was expecting one of her family members, thus when the doorbell rang and she answered. Realizing that she made a mistake, and now that her secret is out she begins panicking. However when she goes to school the next day everything is normal, however will it stay that way, or will there be an unexpected development? Read or watch the show to find out, I can almost guarantee you wouldn't be disappointed.
Closing Comments:
Great characters, relatively deep story, always interesting, what's not to love. Kare Kano is a very fun anime and manga, basically all the characters are lovable and the story is mostly just a warm romantic story from early on to finish. Of course all your standard trials exist old girl friends, etc... but they are all handled well and everything feels relatively realistic. Overall I enjoyed both the anime and manga a lot, and I would suggest you should at least try it out if it interests you at all.
~dinoman411
Media Type: Anime & Manga
Mangaka: TSUDA Masami
Length: 26 Episodes; 21 Volumes
Genre(s): Comedy, Drama, Psychological, Romance, School Life, Shoujo, Slice of Life
Introduction:
Not much to say about this, was also one of the first anime series and mangas I bought. First I watched the anime, then I read the manga. If you want to do both I would suggest this order also, since the anime will be better if you watch it before you read the manga since the manga is definitely more detailed and better, and the anime ends before the actual ending. Again I watched/read this series a good few years ago, so my summary may not be 100% accurate, but it should be close.
Quick Summary:
Like many of my talks, this series is mainly a school life romance, though technically it goes beyond school life. However it is more of a serious type of romance then a goofy/funny romance for the most part. Ok so Kare Kano starts out with our main character Miyazawa Yukino who is a perfect student, always rated number 1 and an overall nice, beautiful, just perfect student. However this is at school only, at home her personality shifts 360 degrees and she is basically a rotten, spoiled kid, who doesn't care about her looks or anything which is a secret from everyone except her family. One day Arima Soujiro who is just as perfect as she is in school, and end sup becoming her arch rival. However one day Arima visits her house (don't recall why I think to return something she left at school), and she was expecting one of her family members, thus when the doorbell rang and she answered. Realizing that she made a mistake, and now that her secret is out she begins panicking. However when she goes to school the next day everything is normal, however will it stay that way, or will there be an unexpected development? Read or watch the show to find out, I can almost guarantee you wouldn't be disappointed.
Closing Comments:
Great characters, relatively deep story, always interesting, what's not to love. Kare Kano is a very fun anime and manga, basically all the characters are lovable and the story is mostly just a warm romantic story from early on to finish. Of course all your standard trials exist old girl friends, etc... but they are all handled well and everything feels relatively realistic. Overall I enjoyed both the anime and manga a lot, and I would suggest you should at least try it out if it interests you at all.
~dinoman411
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Great Teacher Onizuka (GTO)
Series: Great Teacher Onizuka (GTO)
Media Type: Anime & Manga
Mangaka: FUJISAWA Tohru
Length: 25 Volumes; 43 Episodes
Genre(s): Comedy, Drama, School Life, Shounen
Introduction:
I don't really remember why I started reading GTO honestly, I think I got it on a whim, and I am glad I did. GTO is probably one of my favorite manga series I have ever read. Now although I am discussing the anime here I will mention I have not actually watched it all yet, currently I am about 1/4 through. There is also a prequel to GTO called GTO: The Younger Days, it was licensed in the US, but has been dropped with 5 big volumes left to come out, haven't read it considering getting it, but I hate getting things that may never be completed. There is also a sequel, again haven't read it want to, and will eventually, though as of now this one is not licensed. Moving onto the summary...
Quick Summary:
GTO also known as Great Teacher Onizuka is obviously about a teacher, and quite a great teacher too. This is a story about Eikichi Onizuka (22yrs old),achieving his odd goal of becoming a teacher. Why is it odd you ask, well Onizuka is an ex-biker/gang member, who was actually the leader of the most feared gang in the city. Oh, and why does he want to be a teacher, you guessed it, to pick up his students, preferably high school girls. So we start out with this goal and enter into the prelude to everything where we enter as a teacher assistant for a week, sort of like a trial period. Onizuka of course gets stuck with the bad class full of gang members and what not, but he resists fighting back and acts professional, until the two leader type kids in the room pull the wrong strings, and then one night they meet Onizuka, who teaches them a bit about respecting their elders. After this incident the class turns angelic, and the rest of the time goes smoothly. So we passed the teacher entrance practice type thing, now we go out to find a real job, but release we do not have a degree so we can only work in private schools. So we apply and eventually get into one, and we get stuck with the class from hell, but unlike his first class this is a psychological hell. Most of his students are quite smart, and hate teachers, making many of the previous teachers leave, and this is where our story begins. Will Onizuka be able to tame the class or will he snap before it's all done, and more importantly will he ever get high High School Girl? Read to find out...
Closing Comments:
Simply put GTO is awesome. It has very few boring parts, and at many points it's hard to predict what will happen next. Like usual the manga has more detail, and is overall better then the anime, but the anime is quiet fun too. Towards the end the vice principle started to get on my nerves, but it wasn't all that bad, he just annoyed me. I would suggest this to anyone would likes the comedy, school life genre even if this is different then the usual. It really is refreshing, and different, which makes it more interesting, also it is very well written and witty at parts. Ok I'll shut up now, you probably already know if you like it or not, so just go buy it you know you want to.
~dinoman411
Media Type: Anime & Manga
Mangaka: FUJISAWA Tohru
Length: 25 Volumes; 43 Episodes
Genre(s): Comedy, Drama, School Life, Shounen
Introduction:
I don't really remember why I started reading GTO honestly, I think I got it on a whim, and I am glad I did. GTO is probably one of my favorite manga series I have ever read. Now although I am discussing the anime here I will mention I have not actually watched it all yet, currently I am about 1/4 through. There is also a prequel to GTO called GTO: The Younger Days, it was licensed in the US, but has been dropped with 5 big volumes left to come out, haven't read it considering getting it, but I hate getting things that may never be completed. There is also a sequel, again haven't read it want to, and will eventually, though as of now this one is not licensed. Moving onto the summary...
Quick Summary:
GTO also known as Great Teacher Onizuka is obviously about a teacher, and quite a great teacher too. This is a story about Eikichi Onizuka (22yrs old),achieving his odd goal of becoming a teacher. Why is it odd you ask, well Onizuka is an ex-biker/gang member, who was actually the leader of the most feared gang in the city. Oh, and why does he want to be a teacher, you guessed it, to pick up his students, preferably high school girls. So we start out with this goal and enter into the prelude to everything where we enter as a teacher assistant for a week, sort of like a trial period. Onizuka of course gets stuck with the bad class full of gang members and what not, but he resists fighting back and acts professional, until the two leader type kids in the room pull the wrong strings, and then one night they meet Onizuka, who teaches them a bit about respecting their elders. After this incident the class turns angelic, and the rest of the time goes smoothly. So we passed the teacher entrance practice type thing, now we go out to find a real job, but release we do not have a degree so we can only work in private schools. So we apply and eventually get into one, and we get stuck with the class from hell, but unlike his first class this is a psychological hell. Most of his students are quite smart, and hate teachers, making many of the previous teachers leave, and this is where our story begins. Will Onizuka be able to tame the class or will he snap before it's all done, and more importantly will he ever get high High School Girl? Read to find out...
Closing Comments:
Simply put GTO is awesome. It has very few boring parts, and at many points it's hard to predict what will happen next. Like usual the manga has more detail, and is overall better then the anime, but the anime is quiet fun too. Towards the end the vice principle started to get on my nerves, but it wasn't all that bad, he just annoyed me. I would suggest this to anyone would likes the comedy, school life genre even if this is different then the usual. It really is refreshing, and different, which makes it more interesting, also it is very well written and witty at parts. Ok I'll shut up now, you probably already know if you like it or not, so just go buy it you know you want to.
~dinoman411
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Love Hina
First quick I'm going to try to make these posts shorter again, but I make no promises...
Series: Love Hina
Media Type: Anime & Manga
Mangaka: AKAMATSU Ken
Length: 14 Volumes; 24 Episodes, 3 OVA, 2 Movies/Specials
Genre(s): Comedy, Harem, Shounen
Spoiler Amount: Minimal
Quick Intro:
Ok first off this was the first manga series I ever read, and also the first series I ever bought, so I am probably a little bias. Well simply put Love Hina and Gundam X (Will talk about eventually), are the first animes I really watched and also the animes that got me into anime, so of course I had to check out the Love Hina manga. Like the anime Love Hina follows the same story, though has a few additional characters and alterations, but the manga goes beyond where all of the Love Hina animes end. Otherwise there close enough to the same to discuss in one post.
Description:
Ok Love Hina is basically about a guy who is trying to get into Tokyo U named Keitarou. Currently he has failed the entrance exam a few times, and ends up going to see his grandmother (reason varies from anime to manga). Love Hina is a harem with Keitarou obviously in the middle, along with quite a few girls all with distinct personalities who slowly fall for him. Keitarou is your typical harem main character he's a great guy, but clumsy and misunderstood, which causes a lot of misunderstandings.
Quick Summary:
Keitarou is a ronin at the start of the show, he has failed the Tokyo U entrence exams a few times, but continues to try to get in. Why you might ask, well to fullfil a promise with his childhood romance obviously. Though he doesn't remember much of anything about this promise besides the actual promise and it was with a girl. After failing again Keitarou (the male lead), goes to visit his grandmother who runs a girls dormitory. Due to certain circumstances he ends up becoming the temporary manager of the dormitory, much to most of the girls disapproval. Oh yes not to mention this is a hot springs girl dormitory. Here we meet most of the main cast within the first 5 episodes, though later a few more enter the scene. Of the girls that live in the dorm the most important is Naru, she is also trying to get into Tokyo U, though she is trying to get in for a somewhat difference reason. From here we have a lot of misunderstandings, and every major character gets a back story eventually. From here romance blooms, but though most of the show most of the girl do not admit they like him, though he only really likes the one girl. Without giving too much away there is a summary.
Closing Comments:
As I mentioned Love Hina is one of my favorite mangas and animes. Just so you know this isn't one of those we accomplish our goal and it ends, this story actually mostly concludes with a wedding at the end. If you enjoyed Love Hina I would also suggest A.I. Love You, which is also written by Ken, same sort of plot, but with a technological twist in it. Well I have talked enough here I'll shut up. Oh yea on a final note the manga still has about 2-3 more volumes after the anime ends. I would also suggest the manga over the anime, but they are both unique in there own ways.
Oh yes, if you have any suggestions any anything in these posts, such as format, or what not let me know in the comments, I am still trying to figure out how I want the posts set up.
~dinoman411
Series: Love Hina
Media Type: Anime & Manga
Mangaka: AKAMATSU Ken
Length: 14 Volumes; 24 Episodes, 3 OVA, 2 Movies/Specials
Genre(s): Comedy, Harem, Shounen
Spoiler Amount: Minimal
Quick Intro:
Ok first off this was the first manga series I ever read, and also the first series I ever bought, so I am probably a little bias. Well simply put Love Hina and Gundam X (Will talk about eventually), are the first animes I really watched and also the animes that got me into anime, so of course I had to check out the Love Hina manga. Like the anime Love Hina follows the same story, though has a few additional characters and alterations, but the manga goes beyond where all of the Love Hina animes end. Otherwise there close enough to the same to discuss in one post.
Description:
Ok Love Hina is basically about a guy who is trying to get into Tokyo U named Keitarou. Currently he has failed the entrance exam a few times, and ends up going to see his grandmother (reason varies from anime to manga). Love Hina is a harem with Keitarou obviously in the middle, along with quite a few girls all with distinct personalities who slowly fall for him. Keitarou is your typical harem main character he's a great guy, but clumsy and misunderstood, which causes a lot of misunderstandings.
Quick Summary:
Keitarou is a ronin at the start of the show, he has failed the Tokyo U entrence exams a few times, but continues to try to get in. Why you might ask, well to fullfil a promise with his childhood romance obviously. Though he doesn't remember much of anything about this promise besides the actual promise and it was with a girl. After failing again Keitarou (the male lead), goes to visit his grandmother who runs a girls dormitory. Due to certain circumstances he ends up becoming the temporary manager of the dormitory, much to most of the girls disapproval. Oh yes not to mention this is a hot springs girl dormitory. Here we meet most of the main cast within the first 5 episodes, though later a few more enter the scene. Of the girls that live in the dorm the most important is Naru, she is also trying to get into Tokyo U, though she is trying to get in for a somewhat difference reason. From here we have a lot of misunderstandings, and every major character gets a back story eventually. From here romance blooms, but though most of the show most of the girl do not admit they like him, though he only really likes the one girl. Without giving too much away there is a summary.
Closing Comments:
As I mentioned Love Hina is one of my favorite mangas and animes. Just so you know this isn't one of those we accomplish our goal and it ends, this story actually mostly concludes with a wedding at the end. If you enjoyed Love Hina I would also suggest A.I. Love You, which is also written by Ken, same sort of plot, but with a technological twist in it. Well I have talked enough here I'll shut up. Oh yea on a final note the manga still has about 2-3 more volumes after the anime ends. I would also suggest the manga over the anime, but they are both unique in there own ways.
Oh yes, if you have any suggestions any anything in these posts, such as format, or what not let me know in the comments, I am still trying to figure out how I want the posts set up.
~dinoman411
Friday, January 29, 2010
Yureka (ID Entity)
First quick I'll mention I have only read to up to volume 22 or so right now (what is scanlated). This is licensed in the US by TokyoPop, but is under a different name. Also only up to volume 12 is out and no idea what is happening to volume 13+.
Series: Yureka (USA: ID Entity)
Media Type: Manga
Mangaka: SON Hee-Joon(Author), KIM Youn Kyung(Artist)
Length: 33+ Volumes
Genre(s): Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Shounen, Supernatural
Spoiler Amount: Minimal
Quick Intro:
I started reading this manga (and finished caching up on the scanlations) this week. At first by reading the description someone might think this is a .hack clone, now I have only seen .hack//Legends, from what I know it is not all that similar, especially later on.
Description:
Ok basically this manga follows the main character Lotto, and his adventures in Lost Saga. Lost Saga is basically like .hack a huge MMORPG that is virtual reality, however Lost Saga was programmed almost completely by one genius programmer who died, and thus there are many hidden secrets to this world. Lotto travels with two others, and later a 3rd in his party through most of the beginning. As you find out early on they are all very powerful players, who have made many enemies while playing Lost Saga. Eventually Lotto gets another players ID card in the real world, and uses it to see who the player is. Discovering that this character called Yureka is very unique, in a few ways. He shortly logs off her and continues back on his own avatar only to discover that she is in the game and begins to follow him around. From here it is onto solving the mysteries of what is Yureka. This only summarizes up to volume 10 or so, after 10 the manga moves onto an epic tournament and event arc that changes all that is Lost Saga. From here (around volume 16) it just gets a bit odd.
Summary:
Ok quick summary, and my opinions. Up to the Demon King arc the manga is interesting and doesn't take things too seriously. It is more of a mystery of what is Yureka, other then that its just your typical beginning to a game manga. The one unique thing is the main character Lotto is a cocky semi-evil character, unlike your usual innocent or helpful character. The Demon King arc is interesting and mainly focuses on a mix of combat and some mysterious of Lost Saga. At the end of this arc there is a huge twist that isn't all that predictable really. I thought this twist was really well done, but I also didn't see it coming too much. Ok after the Demon King arc things just get strange. Our party changes and a lot of the time Lotto is playing using Yureka's body. Below talks about after the Demon King Arc however there are many spoilers (its hard ot sum up with out them), so read at your own risk.
---Many Volume 16+ Spoilers Start--- Highlight to read
Basically Yureka not being a real person died and lotto is on a quest to get her back, sounds normal so far ok. Suddenly while playing in Yureka's body we run into someone who has a body similar to Yureka and we find out that Killers and Hunters as she calls them play this game. A Killer is basically a PK-er who is hired to kill someone, however they are not just killing them in the game world, but in some cases actually causing enough shock to kill them in the real world. Ok so we get a quest to protect some kid (that we hate and who is a total ass) from a Killer. if we do this we will learn info on how to get Yureka back. Ok lot of things happen and now Lotto is back using his avatar and real (not game) Yureka shows up and snaps due to a mix of jealously and psyco-ness goes on a killing spree (kill as in kill both game and real world) And that is basically where we are, as I said it gets strange
---Many Volume 16+ Spoilers End---
Closing Comments:
Overall I enjoyed this manga I found it interesting and cannot wait to read more. However it is not for everyone it takes some strange twists especially later on, but if you look at it from a programming perspective like I did at parts it really is so cool/genius. Ok that is it cya.
~dinoman411
Series: Yureka (USA: ID Entity)
Media Type: Manga
Mangaka: SON Hee-Joon(Author), KIM Youn Kyung(Artist)
Length: 33+ Volumes
Genre(s): Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Shounen, Supernatural
Spoiler Amount: Minimal
Quick Intro:
I started reading this manga (and finished caching up on the scanlations) this week. At first by reading the description someone might think this is a .hack clone, now I have only seen .hack//Legends, from what I know it is not all that similar, especially later on.
Description:
Ok basically this manga follows the main character Lotto, and his adventures in Lost Saga. Lost Saga is basically like .hack a huge MMORPG that is virtual reality, however Lost Saga was programmed almost completely by one genius programmer who died, and thus there are many hidden secrets to this world. Lotto travels with two others, and later a 3rd in his party through most of the beginning. As you find out early on they are all very powerful players, who have made many enemies while playing Lost Saga. Eventually Lotto gets another players ID card in the real world, and uses it to see who the player is. Discovering that this character called Yureka is very unique, in a few ways. He shortly logs off her and continues back on his own avatar only to discover that she is in the game and begins to follow him around. From here it is onto solving the mysteries of what is Yureka. This only summarizes up to volume 10 or so, after 10 the manga moves onto an epic tournament and event arc that changes all that is Lost Saga. From here (around volume 16) it just gets a bit odd.
Summary:
Ok quick summary, and my opinions. Up to the Demon King arc the manga is interesting and doesn't take things too seriously. It is more of a mystery of what is Yureka, other then that its just your typical beginning to a game manga. The one unique thing is the main character Lotto is a cocky semi-evil character, unlike your usual innocent or helpful character. The Demon King arc is interesting and mainly focuses on a mix of combat and some mysterious of Lost Saga. At the end of this arc there is a huge twist that isn't all that predictable really. I thought this twist was really well done, but I also didn't see it coming too much. Ok after the Demon King arc things just get strange. Our party changes and a lot of the time Lotto is playing using Yureka's body. Below talks about after the Demon King Arc however there are many spoilers (its hard ot sum up with out them), so read at your own risk.
---Many Volume 16+ Spoilers Start--- Highlight to read
Basically Yureka not being a real person died and lotto is on a quest to get her back, sounds normal so far ok. Suddenly while playing in Yureka's body we run into someone who has a body similar to Yureka and we find out that Killers and Hunters as she calls them play this game. A Killer is basically a PK-er who is hired to kill someone, however they are not just killing them in the game world, but in some cases actually causing enough shock to kill them in the real world. Ok so we get a quest to protect some kid (that we hate and who is a total ass) from a Killer. if we do this we will learn info on how to get Yureka back. Ok lot of things happen and now Lotto is back using his avatar and real (not game) Yureka shows up and snaps due to a mix of jealously and psyco-ness goes on a killing spree (kill as in kill both game and real world) And that is basically where we are, as I said it gets strange
---Many Volume 16+ Spoilers End---
Closing Comments:
Overall I enjoyed this manga I found it interesting and cannot wait to read more. However it is not for everyone it takes some strange twists especially later on, but if you look at it from a programming perspective like I did at parts it really is so cool/genius. Ok that is it cya.
~dinoman411
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Pearl Pink
Ok time for our first anime/manga talk. In every one of these I am going to try to standardize the format somewhat, though things may get added later.
Series: Pearl Pink
Media Type: Manga
Mangaka: TANAKA Meca
Length: 4 Volumes
Genre(s): Comedy, Romance, School Life, Shoujo
Spoiler Amount: Excessive Spoilers
Ok first a short intro. So I started reading Faster than a Kiss, (not license, and will be discussed at a later time), but that aside, anyway I liked it a lot so I looked up what else the mangaka did, and Pearl Pink was there. Read the description and a few chaps online to make sure it was worth the buy. Decided it was, so I bought it.
They arrived this weekend, and I read it since I was home and it was only 4 volumes. The first volume simply starts out with your classic girl that the main guy meant when he was little and made a promise to marry suddenly shows up after x number of year (in this case 10 years I believe). Like usually girl remembers guy doesn't really remember it. From here it goes the classic girl trying to get guy to fall for her, and ends up falling for him harder, and he started to fall for her. Classic pattern, unlike most manga like this there is no other person in the romance, no love triangles here. Ok so this continues till volume 3, where suddenly the manga takes a unique turn.
Volume 3 and 4 moved away from the romance and went more onto the girl becoming successful as an actress, with the romance that was built up put into the backseat. Volume 3 and 4 did not really focus on romance much if any, but other problems and as I said mainly the actress thing, that's not to say there were no romance scenes, but it wasn't prevalent. At the end there was a nice paragraph epilogue, but there was no mention on how there relationship was doing, more a epilogue about their careers sort of.
All in all the first 2 volumes I absolutely loved, but the 3rd and 4th I felt that they moved away from what the manga was all about originally and went into a completely different direction, not necessarily bad, just not what I wanted.
Ok that is it for this discussion come back next time, not sure what I will be talking about then, maybe some One Piece or Bleach. Anyway sorry or the tons of spoilers normally there will not be as many, but just read this.
~dinoman411
Series: Pearl Pink
Media Type: Manga
Mangaka: TANAKA Meca
Length: 4 Volumes
Genre(s): Comedy, Romance, School Life, Shoujo
Spoiler Amount: Excessive Spoilers
Ok first a short intro. So I started reading Faster than a Kiss, (not license, and will be discussed at a later time), but that aside, anyway I liked it a lot so I looked up what else the mangaka did, and Pearl Pink was there. Read the description and a few chaps online to make sure it was worth the buy. Decided it was, so I bought it.
They arrived this weekend, and I read it since I was home and it was only 4 volumes. The first volume simply starts out with your classic girl that the main guy meant when he was little and made a promise to marry suddenly shows up after x number of year (in this case 10 years I believe). Like usually girl remembers guy doesn't really remember it. From here it goes the classic girl trying to get guy to fall for her, and ends up falling for him harder, and he started to fall for her. Classic pattern, unlike most manga like this there is no other person in the romance, no love triangles here. Ok so this continues till volume 3, where suddenly the manga takes a unique turn.
Volume 3 and 4 moved away from the romance and went more onto the girl becoming successful as an actress, with the romance that was built up put into the backseat. Volume 3 and 4 did not really focus on romance much if any, but other problems and as I said mainly the actress thing, that's not to say there were no romance scenes, but it wasn't prevalent. At the end there was a nice paragraph epilogue, but there was no mention on how there relationship was doing, more a epilogue about their careers sort of.
All in all the first 2 volumes I absolutely loved, but the 3rd and 4th I felt that they moved away from what the manga was all about originally and went into a completely different direction, not necessarily bad, just not what I wanted.
Ok that is it for this discussion come back next time, not sure what I will be talking about then, maybe some One Piece or Bleach. Anyway sorry or the tons of spoilers normally there will not be as many, but just read this.
~dinoman411
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