Forum: Manga News & Information
07-07-2011, 08:51 PM
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Forum: Anime Recommendations & Must Buy Suggestions
07-04-2011, 03:30 AM
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Replies: 31
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Re: Thoughts on The Twelve Kingdoms
I'm a definite minority, but I didn't like Twelve Kingdoms. The first episode is jarringly different than the rest - it promises dimensional rifts, giant summoned monsters, and wild magic. But then...
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Forum: Anime Recommendations & Must Buy Suggestions
07-04-2011, 03:23 AM
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Replies: 5
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Re: Gundam 00
I just gave a lengthy reply to your post in the other Gundam thread, but I'll try and summarize the main points here, too.
MS Gundam 00 does have very nice animation, and an interesting setting. ...
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Forum: Anime Recommendations & Must Buy Suggestions
07-04-2011, 03:13 AM
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Replies: 6
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Re: What gundam series should i buy first?
Gundam 00 is an alternate universe Gundam -that is, it has its own independent storyline, with no references to the other Gundam titles. So you can jump right into OO, without having seen any of the...
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Forum: Anime Recommendations & Must Buy Suggestions
07-01-2011, 07:10 PM
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Replies: 6
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Re: What gundam series should i buy first?
Since you've already seen Gundam titles such as Wing and Seed, you might want to consider skipping the original Mobile Suit Gundam (with Amauro Ray). Not only is it dated, with some consistency...
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Forum: Manga Views, Reviews & Recommendations
06-28-2011, 07:52 PM
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Replies: 1,018
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Re: Negima Omnibus 1
Ok, lets see...[/quote]
Hmm . . . promising . . .
So what do you think of the new version, overall? Is it enough of an improvement to make it worth replacing the original Del Rey singles?
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Forum: Anime Recommendations & Must Buy Suggestions
06-28-2011, 04:16 PM
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Replies: 19
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Forum: Manga Views, Reviews & Recommendations
06-28-2011, 04:09 PM
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Replies: 1,018
Views: 55,362
Re: Negima Omnibus 1
A couple of quick questions about the new version:
On Takamichi's class roster, does the new version use "Good speed" or "god speed"?
How do they handle spells? English translations in the...
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Forum: Manga News & Information
06-04-2011, 04:23 PM
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Replies: 25
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Re: New Kodansha Dates
Definately an important clarification. What were the issues with the early Negima Volumes again?[/quote]
The Negima series suffered from inconsistent translations, particularly early on. By the end...
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Forum: Manga News & Information
06-03-2011, 04:55 PM
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Replies: 25
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Re: New Kodansha Dates
The current translators for the Negima manga (the Nibley sisters) have a Live Journal post where they discuss the switch to the Kodansha label. According to that post, Kodansha negotiated a 40% pay...
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Forum: Anime Recommendations & Must Buy Suggestions
06-03-2011, 01:51 AM
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Replies: 21
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Re: Fantastic Fanservice, Ultimate Ecchi
If all you're looking for is fanservice, take a look at Daphne in the Brilliant Blue. Its basically a sci-fi show about beach cops, set in a world where 90% of all structures are directly on the...
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Forum: Manga News & Information
06-03-2011, 01:44 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 2,940
Re: New Kodansha Dates
Actually, from what we've seen with titles like Negima, Kodansha Comics is Del Rey - at least for the moment. Cover designs, translators, even the intro to Japanese honorifics - its all identical to...
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Forum: Anime Recommendations & Must Buy Suggestions
06-03-2011, 01:28 AM
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Replies: 19
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Re: Help me pick my next show from my backlog!
Here's another way of thinking about it - Trigun is Trinity Blood, but with cowboys instead of vampires. Its the same plot, same cast, same super-cyborgs . . . the only difference is whether you...
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Forum: Anime Recommendations & Must Buy Suggestions
05-31-2011, 11:13 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,817
Re: Help me pick my next show from my backlog!
Trigun is a Sci-Fi/Western title - human colonists have settled on a dry, arid world and built a society remarkably similar to the Wild West. The series opens with two female insurance agents looking...
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Forum: Anime Recommendations & Must Buy Suggestions
05-30-2011, 06:23 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,817
Re: Help me pick my next show from my backlog!
Boogiepop Phantom is often compared to Serial Experiments Lain, but with a modern horror flavor. Something happened late one night, and now strange things are happening - people are manifesting...
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Forum: Manga Views, Reviews & Recommendations
05-23-2011, 11:58 PM
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Replies: 1,018
Views: 55,362
Re: Volume 29 - Chapters 259~267
However, all the other artifacts seem to have kept their original names. This might have been some sort of oversight. I'll check out my Japanese volume to see if it was written...
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Forum: Manga Views, Reviews & Recommendations
05-23-2011, 12:10 AM
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Replies: 1,018
Views: 55,362
Re: Volume 29 - Chapters 259~267
I'm liking this volume - its been awhile since we had anything resembling slice-of-life or romantic comedy for a while. And its just not Negima if there aren't kissing games and doomsday plots in the...
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Forum: Manga Views, Reviews & Recommendations
05-22-2011, 06:59 PM
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Replies: 1,018
Views: 55,362
Re: Volume 29 - Chapters 259~267
Does anyone recognize the horned demihuman couple (he in white, she in black - both with sunglasses) at the Ball? They turn up just after Tosaka, and just before Misora and Cocone go racing for the...
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Forum: Manga Views, Reviews & Recommendations
05-22-2011, 04:33 AM
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Replies: 1,018
Views: 55,362
Re: Volume 29 - Chapters 259~267
Something like that, they've been there several months now at least.[/quote]
Oops - they already gave us the date of the ball (on the invitation in V. 28). On Mundus Magicus, its October 9.
So,...
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Forum: Manga Views, Reviews & Recommendations
05-22-2011, 03:45 AM
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Replies: 1,018
Views: 55,362
Re: Volume 29 - Chapters 259~267
"Depending on climate and cultivar, peach harvest can occur from late May into August (Northern Hemisphere); harvest from each tree lasts about a week....
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Forum: Manga Views, Reviews & Recommendations
05-22-2011, 02:50 AM
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Replies: 1,018
Views: 55,362
Re: Volume 29 - Chapters 259~267
Its one of Chacamaru's "sisters" (apparently we're calling this one Chachamaru Prime). We've seen them before, but they haven't done much beyond staffing Eva's castle or keeping Eva company (during...
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Forum: Manga Views, Reviews & Recommendations
05-22-2011, 01:55 AM
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Replies: 1,018
Views: 55,362
Re: Volume 29 - Chapters 259~267
Have you guys noticed another shift in translation style recently? I just finished a re-read, and noticed that Konoka's accent doesn't appear until volume 25. And we seem to be using English names...
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Forum: Manga Views, Reviews & Recommendations
05-21-2011, 10:27 PM
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Replies: 1,018
Views: 55,362
Re: Volume 29 - Chapters 259~267
I've missed Negima - so many things to comment on, and so many things to argue about:
Fate Averruncus
"Averruncus of Earth" - hmm . . . not sure how to read the whole "of Earth" part. Is it an...
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Forum: Manga Views, Reviews & Recommendations
05-21-2011, 04:16 AM
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Replies: 1,018
Views: 55,362
Re: Volume 29 - Chapters 259~267
Quick question - is it just me, or does it feel like there's a scene missing from the Natsumi & Chachamaru pactios? Sayo suddenly goes from her "mecha" self to (just) her doll, and she seems to be...
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Forum: General Anime Discussion
05-19-2011, 08:08 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 690
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