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Postby Mr. SmartyPants » Sun Nov 25, 2007 4:35 pm

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Postby uc pseudonym » Mon Nov 26, 2007 2:22 pm

Superior Volume 5

Finally. Though I very much want to see the resolution to this series, at this point it is beginning to feel stretched. Right now I am only through the first chapter, but it releases by volumes in Japan so it could end in 150 more pages or so.

jon_jinn wrote:if you are willing to converse with one who has merely read up to the 16th volume of HxH, then i would be delighted to start a discussion thread for this series.

Volume 16 gets you through most of Greed Island, so all we couldn't talk about was the newest arc. I will make a thread and perhaps we can catch some other readers who may not use this one.
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Postby Sanji07 » Mon Nov 26, 2007 3:26 pm

I've read the first volume of "Ultra Maniac" and "The Palette of 12 Secret Colors".
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Postby Puguni » Mon Nov 26, 2007 4:00 pm

Fairy Tail. 8'D
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Postby Sakura15 » Wed Nov 28, 2007 6:11 am

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Postby uc pseudonym » Wed Nov 28, 2007 1:48 pm

To anyone who reads Fairy Tail: go read chapter 65. Anyone who likes what we've seen of Mistgun so far, do it immediately. Let's just say he hasn't been MIA during the Phantom Lord attack. Now that we have a decent idea about his personality, I think I have a new favorite character in this manga.

Other reading: MPD Psycho Volumes 1 and 2

Very seinen. Though I think there are some flaws in the writing, these lie very close to the complex parts of the plot. It is nice to read something that doesn't force-feed you the answers. I somewhat question the artistic value of the series (the author has a letter about this that did not impress me), but I will continue to read it to see.
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Postby jon_jinn » Wed Nov 28, 2007 4:44 pm

Voyeur volume 1
Voyeur Inc. volume 1

another random read that i happened to stumble upon. the artwork isn't the greatest, and some of the disturbing content and nudity could've been left out. however, the story, itself, is quite original and unique and really gives you something to think about...
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Postby minakichan » Sat Dec 01, 2007 1:32 pm

Ohhh Koukou Debut!!!! My favorite shoujo manga ever! (Even more than Ouran Host Club!) You win at a lot for reading that!

I'm trying to catch up on Reborn, since I put it on hiatus for a while. I'm also reading (the 3 chapters of) Mademoiselle Butterfly, which is pretty!
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Postby EricTheFred » Sun Dec 02, 2007 10:38 am

Enchanter volumes 1, 2 and 3.

And I just put Yotsubato #6 on preorder.
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Postby Mister Frodo » Sun Dec 02, 2007 12:06 pm

Buso Renkin 9.

I think I like this series more than Rurouni Kenshin.
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Postby Aileen Kailum » Sun Dec 02, 2007 12:09 pm

Mister Frodo wrote:Buso Renkin 9.

I think I like this series more than Rurouni Kenshin.


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Postby Fish and Chips » Mon Dec 03, 2007 11:29 pm

21st Century Boys volume 1

Finally translated. Took them long enough.
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Postby Sakura15 » Tue Dec 04, 2007 6:25 am

Just started to read Bleach.
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Postby chimera189 » Wed Dec 05, 2007 11:11 am

Hayate the Combat Butler vol.3
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Postby uc pseudonym » Wed Dec 05, 2007 2:12 pm

Houshin Engi Volumes 5+

This series is just barely keeping my interest (I'm not sure how the story is going to cover as many volumes as it does). Currently with finals my reading is stalled, but I expect to return to the series once things become more relaxed.
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Postby jon_jinn » Wed Dec 05, 2007 4:07 pm

Voyeur Inc volume 2.
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- Abraham Kuyper

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- Westminister Confession of Faith (Chapter 5, Section 1)

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- Mark Driscoll

"Believers do not pray with the view of informing God about things unknown to Him, or of exciting Him to do His duty, or of urging Him as though He were reluctant. On the contrary, they pray in order that they may arouse themselves to seek Him, that they may exercise their faith in meditating on His promises, that they may relieve themselves from their anxieties by pouring them into His bosom; in a word, that they may declare that from Him alone they hope and expect, both for themselves and for others, all good things."
- Martin Luther

"I have to tell you first that I am ready to die. I have put my affairs in order. Your supreme weapon is killing. My supreme weapon is dying, because when you kill me, people all over Romania will read my books and believe on the God that I preach - even more than they do now."
- Dr. Joseph Ton, the exiled Romanian pastor (quoted by James Montgomery Boice)

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Postby MasterDias » Thu Dec 06, 2007 11:54 am

It's been a few days but...Blade of the Immortal, Volume 3.

These past several volumes have made a BoTI fan, but interlibrary loan is a really slow way to read manga...
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Postby Kkun » Thu Dec 06, 2007 1:55 pm

I just bought Death Note vol. 1 and 2. I'm kind of hooked on this series now.
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Postby jon_jinn » Thu Dec 06, 2007 4:12 pm

Voyeur Inc volume 3.
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- Abraham Kuyper

"God the great Creator of all things doth uphold, direct, dispose, and govern all creatures, actions, and things, from the greatest even to the least, by His most wise and holy providence, according to His infallible foreknowledge and the free and immutable counsel of His own will, to the praise of the glory of His wisdom, power, justice, goodness, and mercy."
- Westminister Confession of Faith (Chapter 5, Section 1)

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"All of Christian life is ceaseless worship of God the Father, through the mediatorship of God the Son, by the indwelling power of God the Spirit, doing what God commands in Scripture, not doing what God forbids in Scripture, in culturally contextualized ways, for the furtherance of the Gospel, when both gathered for adoration, and scattered for action, in joyous response to God's glorious grace."
- Mark Driscoll

"Believers do not pray with the view of informing God about things unknown to Him, or of exciting Him to do His duty, or of urging Him as though He were reluctant. On the contrary, they pray in order that they may arouse themselves to seek Him, that they may exercise their faith in meditating on His promises, that they may relieve themselves from their anxieties by pouring them into His bosom; in a word, that they may declare that from Him alone they hope and expect, both for themselves and for others, all good things."
- Martin Luther

"I have to tell you first that I am ready to die. I have put my affairs in order. Your supreme weapon is killing. My supreme weapon is dying, because when you kill me, people all over Romania will read my books and believe on the God that I preach - even more than they do now."
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Postby Song of Amazon » Fri Dec 07, 2007 6:35 am

I'm in the middle of Red River (vol 19) but it's making me afraid that it's getting really formulaic. Alas.
I'm also working through Ah! My Goddess, Alice 19th, Fushigi Yuugi: Genbu Kaiden, Sakura Taisen, Kaze Hikaru, and I'd like to read more Crimson Hero.

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Postby MasterDias » Tue Dec 11, 2007 12:42 pm

Psyren by Iwashiro Toshiaki

New Jump series. We'll see if it lasts.
The premise is promising.
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Postby minakichan » Tue Dec 11, 2007 1:00 pm

First chapter of Shiki, written by Ono Fuyumi (Twelve Kingdoms) and drawn by the astoundingly amazing Fujisaki Ryuu!

I love Fujiryur with a burning passion, but I'm a little disappointed that he's drawing for this. Shiki (translates as Corpse Demon) is definitely a horror series, and while Fujiryuu is an amazing artist with a beautiful style (most awesome mangaka in business today, eh eh?), I love his hysterical writing, and his sci-fi/fantasy/comedy art with crazy anachronistic clothing design and insane physical proportions. ;_; I want more of THAT...
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Postby uc pseudonym » Tue Dec 11, 2007 1:48 pm

MPD Psycho Volumes 2-3

More of the same, though the true plot appears to be mostly introduced.

Juushin Enbu

New series drawn by Himoru Arakawa. However, it's written by someone else and all I really care about is the story, so I'll judge it on its own merits. Right now it seems generic but has potential.

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MasterDias wrote:Psyren by Iwashiro Toshiaki

New Jump series. We'll see if it lasts.
The premise is promising.

Yes, I've been following this since it came out. Right now it hasn't proved itself incredible, but there's something about it that has potential. Once it has more than two chapters to develop the characters and show us more about the nature of the game I'll decide if I want to continue following it.
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Postby Fish and Chips » Tue Dec 11, 2007 4:28 pm

uc pseudonym wrote:MPD Psycho Volumes 2-3

More of the same, though the true plot appears to be mostly introduced.

What are your thoughts on the collection so far? I've been considering looking into it.
uc pseudonym wrote:Juushin Enbu

New series drawn by Himoru Arakawa. However, it's written by someone else and all I really care about is the story, so I'll judge it on its own merits. Right now it seems generic but has potential.

Juushin Enbu hasn't really capitalized on its potential as of what I've read of the Manga and watched of the Anime. I'd have much rather seen a continuation of Bat in a Blue Sky or her earlier work Demons of Shanghai than this.
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Postby fairyprincess90 » Wed Dec 12, 2007 9:55 am

Archlord volume 3
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Postby uc pseudonym » Wed Dec 12, 2007 2:25 pm

Currently looking at a seinen series called Songoku. I can't quite tell what to think of it yet. It probably won't rise above your usual vaguely historical war manga.

Fish and Chips wrote:What are your thoughts on the collection so far? I've been considering looking into it.

Some of my thoughts are in post #1719. Otherwise, I'm still withholding judgment on quite a few parts of the series. However, as I continue to read I suspect more strongly that there are some writing flaws and the author just likes to insert twisted stuff for fun. There are a fair number of killers with sick minds and the series doesn't really deal with these issues that significantly.
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Postby Aileen Kailum » Wed Dec 12, 2007 5:26 pm

Penguin Brothers vol. 5

I wish this would get licensed...
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Postby minakichan » Wed Dec 12, 2007 10:16 pm

Luck Stealer!

I really loved the one-shot, so I'm ecstatic it's getting serialized. Yay for good clean (not so clean) assassins and corporate conspiracies!
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Postby kryptech » Thu Dec 13, 2007 6:14 am

Battle Angel Alita: Last Order vol 1
Interesting but pretty gory (and it would be nice if Alita would put on a sweater or something). I'll probably check out vol 2 and make a decision from there.
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Postby uc pseudonym » Thu Dec 13, 2007 2:06 pm

minakichan wrote:Luck Stealer!

I really loved the one-shot, so I'm ecstatic it's getting serialized. Yay for good clean (not so clean) assassins and corporate conspiracies!

Yes, there's something about this series that it found promising. The central concept is somewhat interesting (I hope they play more with luck as a quantifiable entity) and I like the main character as a single father. It will have to outgrow this premise to keep me as a reader, but I have high hopes.
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