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Yudan Taiteki
Street Musician
Joined: 29 Aug 2003
Posts: 435
Location: Japan
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Thu Jan 01, 2004 2:49 pm |
 
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Sorry that there haven't been any releases in a few weeks -- I'm on Christmas vacation and won't be doing any translation until I get back on Jan. 9th. Chapter 3 is about 80% done so hopefully it will be out in 2 weeks or so, and then more "regular" releases should begin again.
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Summer Soldier
Garage Band
Joined: 22 Jan 2003
Posts: 886
Location: Ugly Tokyo
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Fri Jan 02, 2004 4:52 am |
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Bah! What's that hiatus compared to the one that's been put on Hanao? Where the hell is medic... |
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petr
Street Musician
Joined: 11 Oct 2002
Posts: 503
Location: Pooland
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Fri Jan 02, 2004 8:30 am |
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*cough*sexyvoice*cough*
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katydid
Fan Boy
Joined: 15 Jan 2004
Posts: 18
Location: Mannheim, Germany
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Thu Jan 15, 2004 10:43 pm |
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| I didn't like the art much but the story looks like it could be good. It's an interesting set-up at least, but we'll have to see where the author goes with it... |
I don't like the story so far, but the art is prettyish 
But yes, it's all about where he goes with it... the problem with most classic SF themes is that if you use them you walk a thin line between greatness and really corny cliché...  |
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Yrobianot
Roadie
Joined: 07 Mar 2004
Posts: 61
Location: アイヅランド
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Fri Mar 12, 2004 10:08 am |
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This manga reminded me a lot of the movie Cube - but I guess that would just be the element of throwing a bunch of strangers together in a situation where they have to work together to get out of hazardous-to-life situations.
I haven't watched any of Blue Gender yet.
I guess the story is a bit clichéd, but it's still interesting. It has the element of these people not really having long to live anyway, and the twin sister the main character is looking for.
The art really reminds me of US comic artists Humberto Rico and Chris Bachelo. They both have the same "bulging" flow of muscles, er... the shape of humans, their limbs. When they draw them. I guess that made no sense what-so-ever, but bear with me.
But I really like it, the art. It's different from most manga. And those US artists I mentioned are one of my favourite US artists.
What's the deal with the Japanese and non-curable diseases that petrify you? |
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Yudan Taiteki
Street Musician
Joined: 29 Aug 2003
Posts: 435
Location: Japan
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Sat Mar 13, 2004 1:59 am |
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Good to know someone likes it. All the feelings towards this manga (including those of the translator) seem pretty ambivalent. 
-Chris |
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HuhWhat
Street Musician
Joined: 13 Oct 2002
Posts: 419
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Sat Mar 13, 2004 3:46 pm |
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| What's the deal with the Japanese and non-curable diseases that petrify you? |
You're probably referring to Eden. Yet another stolen plot element. *gasp*
It's sort of getting better. But I'm still peeved that there is still no mecha. |
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Yrobianot
Roadie
Joined: 07 Mar 2004
Posts: 61
Location: アイヅランド
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Sat Mar 13, 2004 8:15 pm |
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Good to know someone likes it. All the feelings towards this manga (including those of the translator) seem pretty ambivalent.
-Chris |
I'll give it a chance until the plot gets really monotonous and built by naught but clichés... besides, the action is pretty well depicted, and a whole bunch of it too - who doesn't like good action everynow and then? 
HuhWhat: (great username, by the way....)
Yep, I was referring to Eden... I wonder if this is a regular theme in japanese storytelling culture...
I hope there won't be any mecha in King of Thorns - they wouldn't really fit there, considering the type of atmosphere the story's been building up.
Though they would be kind of handy in fencing with a 4 metre tall (12 feet, yes?) bipedal lizard with big pointy teeth, now wouldn't they? |
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jennwenn
Groupie
Joined: 03 Apr 2004
Posts: 118
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Thu Mar 03, 2005 8:20 pm |
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Just read volume 1, it was pretty interesting. Yeah it does seem like it has the standard sci-fi themes. I thought of Planet of the Apes, Eden, Dragon Head, Battle Royale, Space and Tale of the Future from Phoenix, etc. Never seen Blue Gender or Cube...
Still, its pretty addictive. I'm curious to know how the world got that way. I like the art and its a nice quick read too without lots of dialogue.
You'd think they'd be bigger risk-takers since they all have life threatening diseases. |
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Yudan Taiteki
Street Musician
Joined: 29 Aug 2003
Posts: 435
Location: Japan
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Thu Mar 03, 2005 11:33 pm |
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I hope to do some more translating of this in a little bit (I have a vacation this weekend, but maybe next week).
Volume 3 was unimpressive and a little boring but a quick read like the rest of the series (I especially dislike the resolution of volume 2's "cliffhanger" -- it won't seem as bad if there's not a big lapse of time between the release of chapter 11 and chapter 12). Volume 4 finally starts to get to the meat of the story and answers some of the questions, and it revived my interest. Volume 5 should be out fairly soon (within 1-3 months).
(We need someone to edit the final chapters of volume 2...) |
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