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[Squall ASF]

I honestly have no idea what the fuck is going on in Claymore.

In a nutshell, I believe the organization comes from another continent and are using the land the claymore's are on as testing grounds to create the monsters. They create the monsters, and thus, a need for protection from the claymore's to get easy money from villages. I think they are trying to both generate money and super soldiers for use in a war on their home continent or something to that effect. Miria (the chick with the x scar on her face now) figured out that the organization was using the claymores and creating the monsters themselves, so she's trying to lead a rebellion to take them down. The surprise this last chapter, was that Miria convinced the claymores still working for the organization to turn on them without even telling any of them what's going on. They seemed to just be moved by her not killing them or maybe we'll have a more satisfying explanation next chapter. meanwhile, the rest of Miria's group is trying to catch up to her and are fighting monsters along the way.

 

[Stat Flow]

Not just a clusterfuck but it took 300some odd chapters for something to actually happen story progression wise with this succesion stuff and Tsuna is still fucking whinging.

Tsuna is still a bitch, granted. He needs to be like his Hyper Mode self 100% of the time. But what's really progressed is the story is the bond of the family.

But you know, there is a big big difference between normal Tsuna in chapter 50 and normal Tsuna (as there should be) in 250. He's still resisting the mafia lifestyle but he's definitely changing.

We need a timeskip soon.

 

[pieatorium]

The Claymores themselves are the experimental weapons, the organisation has been letting loose awakeneds to fight against their enemies own superbeasts but their uncontrollability after awakening is a problem and was why they were putting so much effort into those twins. At least thats what i remember havent read Claynore in a few months.

 

[Squall ASF]

The Claymores themselves are the experimental weapons, the organisation has been letting loose awakeneds to fight against their enemies own superbeasts but their uncontrollability after awakening is a problem and was why they were putting so much effort into those twins. At least thats what i remember havent read Claynore in a few months.

Right, the claymores are the 'super weapons'. We never saw what the organization's enemy is like though, right? Pretty sure we haven't. Makes you wonder how long this series will go because even if the claymores crush the organization's base on the current land, there's still the home base at the other continent and how they interact with the organizations enemies.

Edit: I guess biological weapons would be a better way to put it.

 

[Rafa=FedKilla]

Whaaa? There's New Prince of Tennis?

 

[flawfuls]

Whaaa? There's New Prince of Tennis?

Yup. It's been going on for a while now.

 

[iavi]

Try Solanin or Living Game.

I've started Solanin, but paused on it. I remember enjoying it, but its tone was so dark/realist, I wasn't much in the mood. I'll give it another go.

Living Game looks like fun. I'll def check it out. Thanks!

 

[El Sloth]

Does no one else here read Holyland?

 

[KuwabaraTheMan]

Whaaa? There's New Prince of Tennis?

Yes, it's been running in Jump SQ for about two years now.

 

[Dedication Through Light]

Tsuna is still a bitch, granted. He needs to be like his Hyper Mode self 100% of the time. But what's really progressed is the story is the bond of the family.

But you know, there is a big big difference between normal Tsuna in chapter 50 and normal Tsuna (as there should be) in 250. He's still resisting the mafia lifestyle but he's definitely changing.

We need a timeskip soon.

What? Why would we need a time skip? What purpose do you think it would serve?

 

[flawfuls]

Does no one else here read Holyland?

I've fallen way behind on it. I can't keep up with all the shit I read.

 

[MCD]

Does no one else here read Holyland?

I read up to chapter 20. I stopped because I'm not a fan of street fighting/brawlers manga but I might continue reading more of it now since I have nothing better to do anyway.

 

[Infinite Justice]

I've fallen way behind on it. I can't keep up with all the shit I read.

Whatever happened to Goodnight Punpun

the last thing i remember was reading that

Spoiler

his mother died

 

[Rewrite]

What?! You didnt like the Varia arc nor the Future arc? I thought all of them have been pretty fantastic! (cluster, what, its the simplest series to understand)

The future arc was one of the worst things I've ever read. Towards the end of it, it was so confusing that it's stupid to make sense of everything.

Plus, Tsuna's whining and crying is already old. I can't stomach it anymore. He's the most annoying protagonist ever.

 

[flawfuls]

Whatever happened to Goodnight Punpun

Hox just hasn't gotten around to scanlating it yet, but he hasn't dropped it. It comes out pretty slowly (about 2 volumes a year) so he isn't even that far behind.

 

[Kreed]

Bakuman 123:

Ignoring the super fat guy that should have died in chapter 38, I'm confused by the ending of this week's chapter. Is Nanamine still lying to his team of 50 people at the end of the chapter when he said the first chapter came in 1st place? I know he was lying about the early results but how can he lie about the real results too?

Regardless, we need Fukuda and Eiji back in the story ASAP.

Does no one else here read Holyland?

I'm reading Holyland although I haven't been as thrilled with the latest chapters. After the fight with Shougo the manga seems to have taken a dip in quality and the fights have started to lose their "intensity" since Yuu beat Shougo's former rival in that alley. It's still a good series so I still plan on following it, but I hope things pick back up soon.

 

[bjork]

Does no one else here read Holyland?

I was for a good while, because I was searching for something like it once I realized Veritas was absolute garbage. But after Kamishiro fought... that guy he looks up to, I was bored with it. Haven't picked it up since.

 

[upandaway]

I'm reading Holyland although I haven't been as thrilled with the latest chapters. After the fight with Shougo the manga seems to have taken a dip in quality and the fights have started to lose their "intensity" since Yuu beat Shougo's former rival in that alley. It's still a good series so I still plan on following it, but I hope things pick back up soon.

Yeah, I was never into the stuff besides the fights (or rather, the fights were so good that they overshadowed everything else for me), but right now the fights aren't that good. He fought some boxing dude and some karate dude, but it wasn't nearly as good as the earlier fights.

By the way why can't Nanamine lie about he rankings? Until chapter 8 at least, his ranking is a hidden statistic.

Unless there was someone among his 50 with connections to JUMP's office (which is actually really probable, but not something the author will consider) who can validate it himself.

 

[Haly]

Bakuman: Been quite a few months since last I read a chapter.

WTF NAKAI.

 

[Infinite Justice]

Yankee Kun to Megane-Chan

Shinigawa getting another one?

and a Tsundere too lol.

Hox just hasn't gotten around to scanlating it yet, but he hasn't dropped it. It comes out pretty slowly (about 2 volumes a year) so he isn't even that far behind.

should really start reading this again but man that bird caricature representing the main character and his family still messes with me.

 

[Kreed]

Bakuman 123:

By the way why can't Nanamine lie about he rankings? Until chapter 8 at least, his ranking is a hidden statistic.

Unless there was someone among his 50 with connections to JUMP's office (which is actually really probable, but not something the author will consider) who can validate it himself.

Ok, that's the part I didn't realize. Thanks.

 

[Stat Flow]

What? Why would we need a time skip? What purpose do you think it would serve?

To have a legitimate reason for Tsuna to not be a whiny little kid anymore. I feel like that's the only way we can have the transformation without it being completely random up until now, otherwise it will take too long considering it's 300some chapters and he's still not showing major progress towards accepting what his role will be. His Hypermode self is an absolute boss, no doubt, but we need him to be like that most of the time.

About to read Bakuman...

 

[TacticalFox88]

So...I finally got a chance to read Naruto. Yeah, this war is more of a clusterfuck than OPs was. Jesus, can we get back to Naruto already!

 

[Griffith]

Bakuman

Jeez Nakai is huge. Looks like they'll be trying to redeem him this arc with his disapproval of Nanamine's methods and the little flashbacks.

 

[-_-]

Bakuman

Jeez Nakai is huge. Looks like they'll be trying to redeem him this arc with his disapproval of Nanamine's methods and the little flashbacks.

He's still perving on girls and has a grudge against Aoki for something that was his fault. The only way he'll get redemption is if he sabotages Nanamine along with Ashirogi Muto AND stop trying to make girls probably half his age his girlfriend.

 

[Bisnic]

Well that last chapter of Beelzebub 99 sure was something.

And i wonder what will happen in Gantz now. They freed a bunch of humans, but what is this going to change in the end? And that Tae-chan is going to finally die unless that alien girl stop his brother or whoever he is. Yay!

 

[Griffith]

He's still perving on girls and has a grudge against Aoki for something that was his fault. The only way he'll get redemption is if he sabotages Nanamine along with Ashirogi Muto AND stop trying to make girls probably half his age his girlfriend.

There's really no reason for Nakai to come back into the story unless they plan to redeem him. At some point he'll see the error of his ways and decide to change. This is a shonen series after all.

 

[El Sloth]

I've fallen way behind on it. I can't keep up with all the shit I read.

Every time I see you post a new manga you're reading I always wonder where the hell you find the time to read all the stuff you do. Are you some kind of time wizard?

Bakuman 123:
I'm reading Holyland although I haven't been as thrilled with the latest chapters. After the fight with Shougo the manga seems to have taken a dip in quality and the fights have started to lose their "intensity" since Yuu beat Shougo's former rival in that alley. It's still a good series so I still plan on following it, but I hope things pick back up soon.

Yeah, I agree that the fights have definitely dropped in quality. Yuu's steady fall in the depths of emoness is starting to get kinda old too. But I still look forward to reading it. I just really like how the other fights we're done and the buildup to them.

I was for a good while, because I was searching for something like it once I realized Veritas was absolute garbage. But after Kamishiro fought... that guy he looks up to, I was bored with it. Haven't picked it up since.

Maybe because you kept comparing it to Crows and Worst? I remember you posting about those a lot and Kamishiro is nowhere near as manly a main character like the ones in those two.

I really should pick up Worst again.

 

[flawfuls]

Every time I see you post a new manga you're reading I always wonder where the hell you find the time to read all the stuff you do. Are you some kind of time wizard?

Manga isn't a very time consuming hobby and I am pretty efficient about it. I follow 400+ series, but most of them don't get frequent releases so that usually only amounts to 5-10 chapters a day. I probably spend more time watching TV on a regular day. That being said there are some days where marathon through a bunch of manga, but I only do that when I have a lot of free time.

 

["God's Beard!"]

I don't know if any of you guys are following the MVC3 thread, but I'm quickly discovering that American comics are just as bad as manga. Only instead of culture poison, it's a manufactured poison, like an alcoholic drinking the juice from acne pads.

 

[Infinite Justice]

There's really no reason for Nakai to come back into the story unless they plan to redeem him. At some point he'll see the error of his ways and decide to change. This is a shonen series after all.

wasn't that the whole point of him leaving in the first place ?

 

[upandaway]

wasn't that the whole point of him leaving in the first place ?

I was fine with him leaving as some sort of example for all those authors in real life who ended up failing and not making it in the scene (the uncle isn't really that good of an example because he goddamn died, and he was successful for a while).

 

[Lain]

Sorta finished reading the first Book Girl novel, and found it so very weird/fascinating that the same author (Osamu Dazai) whose book are constantly cited in it, was also cited in one of the extra stories of The Hour Glass.

I thought Honey x Honey drops was a shitty shojo. So I went ahead and bought the first volume of Kyou Koi Wo Hajimemasu by the same mangaka. Sometimes I do wonder about myself... In my defense, it was on offer as a promotion. It is also a little bit better than Honey x Honey Drops, althought just as stupid.
Must be the fact that this Kanan Minami person makes things so mindboggling unreal that pushes me to want to check out just how far down she's gonna push it.

 

[Dresden]

Iris Zero is pretty good.

 

[grandjedi6]

There's really no reason for Nakai to come back into the story unless they plan to redeem him. At some point he'll see the error of his ways and decide to change. This is a shonen series after all.

Nakai was brought back to make Nanamine seem even more villianous (ala 'even the fat sleezy lazy guy realizes what Nanamine is doing is wrong').

 

[Laughing Banana]

So...

Bakuman is playing pretty safe eh, with all the character stereotypes. The fat guy is the evil, conniving, and annoying while all the protagonists are handsome and beautiful.

Sigh.

Any manga where stereotypes like this are not enforced?

 

[upandaway]

So...

Bakuman is playing pretty safe eh, with all the character stereotypes. The fat guy is the evil, conniving, and annoying while all the protagonists are handsome and beautiful.

Sigh.

Any manga where stereotypes like this are not enforced?

You mean when the protagonists aren't handsome and the villains aren't ugly?

There are a ton of those. It's not that big of a problem.

 

[Dresden]

Figured I might as well start Break Blade.

Up to 26 now. Girge is girgestomping the girge out of those fools. Enjoying it.

 

[Solune]

Yankee Kun to Megane-Chan

Shinigawa getting another one?

and a Tsundere too lol..

That's how delinquents roll.

Iris Zero is pretty good.

The arc right now is pretty good indeed I really didn't see the antagonist coming at all until they made it obvious.

 

[Urban Scholar]

Ahh! new Steel Ball Run translated chapter! Drkirby get to it!! The fabulous adventures continue!

 

[Kreed]

I don't know if any of you guys are following the MVC3 thread, but I'm quickly discovering that American comics are just as bad as manga. Only instead of culture poison, it's a manufactured poison, like an alcoholic drinking the juice from acne pads.

If we're talking exclusively about Marvel and DC comics, they seem to be in far worse shape than manga IMO. Look at this thread for example about Marvel killing off a character every quarter: Link

That's literally an announcement that they are out of ideas.

Bakuman:

So...

Bakuman is playing pretty safe eh, with all the character stereotypes. The fat guy is the evil, conniving, and annoying while all the protagonists are handsome and beautiful.

Sigh.

Any manga where stereotypes like this are not enforced?

In Bakuman's defense, Nanamine isn't an ugly fat guy and he's become the most "evil" antagonist we've had in the series. And Iwase is an antagonist female and she isn't ugly or fat either.

Also, Nakai didn't fall into that stereotype until after his survival in chapter 38 where he became more and more of a ass/annoyance the more he thought he had an actual chance with girls.

Anyway, off the top of my head a manga that has an awesome fat guy protagonist is Lucifer and Biscuit Hammer.

 

[Dedication Through Light]

To have a legitimate reason for Tsuna to not be a whiny little kid anymore. I feel like that's the only way we can have the transformation without it being completely random up until now, otherwise it will take too long considering it's 300some chapters and he's still not showing major progress towards accepting what his role will be. His Hypermode self is an absolute boss, no doubt, but we need him to be like that most of the time.

About to read Bakuman...

But he isnt anymore, or at least, constantly shows that he isnt the same whiny little kid anymore when he isnt in hypermode.

Arent you expecting too much though, he still in grade school, and I thought he was selected to be successor because of just the way he already is.

 

[Scum]

Fuck yeah, Nijima! I love this guy! :lol

 

[Infinite Justice]

Fuck yeah, Nijima!

Indeed lol

backup of backup of a backup

 

[Bisnic]

Billy Bat 52

More questions, and now he had to put the WTC somewhere in there, just like JFK before. Really wonder how that's going to end.

 

[upandaway]

Medaka Box

I can just see it how like with the previous arc, something fucking goddamn crazy is gonna happen soon which will kick off the next big thing. And I'll be damned if it doesn't have to do with that dead woman.
All in all the arc so far has been pretty awesome. Gagamaru's power was worth all the build up (at least the mental aspect of it).

I just don't like how they're releasing these chapters in bulk. Please, stop it. Just release them as they're completed.

 

[Crazymoogle]

Somebody mentioned Living Game? Time to break out the whiskey again.

I was enjoying what I read of Holyland, but there's just no way it reads like something enjoyable in small chunks. It really needs at least a volume or two at a time to make sense.

Now, back to Jiraishin.

 

[RPG_Fanatic]

Iris Zero is pretty good.

Yes it is.

 

[brotkasten]

Just read Bleach chapter 437 and I literally laughed for half a minute.

Kubo is definitely a master troll. *bows*

 

[Crash Station]

Mebius Gear

Just started this. First chapter was pretty awesome. There's like these machine people that possess humans or something and kill their lover. The main dude sends out love letters at random at his school to find out who it is. It's badass as hell. Also, the main girl is probably the most ridiculous case of obfuscating stupidity I've ever seen.