Im glad they´re joining the protest. Because think about it: Even if Takagi/Saiko decided to be all "we´re so awesome, Colorfusical might win the one score, but we´ll become first with that other score", it´d still be unfair to the other two competitors, who´d be basically shut out, regardless of the effort they put into their work. So, from a series hero-point of view, they have to join the protest.Originally Posted by Buffalobiian
Oh, and token notice: The new girl is super hot.
It's the editors' very job to analyse questionnaire and the general market situation and decide what's best for the magazine, so in that sense the protest is useless. But I guess if the editors feel like advising the mangaka all the time, then the mangaka can return the favour by advising the editors, har har...
SubDesu - Episode 22
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Yeah.. now if only these guys thought through the scenario before acting on it. All it took was a bit of though and they all went "oh, we'll just have to write well then". Duh.
Niizuma's such a jolly fellow. I like him much, much more than Mashiro. That guy can actually enjoy writing his manga. Mashiro seems to be so bogged down on his goal and deadlines, he's almost missing the point of why he wants to be a mangaka. Almost, but not quite.
If it's not Isuzu-chan Mii~
I really dont know how I should feel about Azuki selling her body like that, lol. Totally doesnt fit her introvert character, neither is it something that´s necessary for her actual dream career. If I was Mashiro, I´d hate that
The mangaka-meeting was kind of silly executed. To us, it made sense, but for them: Meet at Nizuma´s, sit down, quietly read each other´s names, then conclude "my story is better anyways" and say goodbye. Erm, okay.
Just for fun, my guess about Nizuma´s ranking:
1. Ashirogi and Aoki/Naki
3. White hair-guy
Agreed much
That was my initial thought, but I've changed it to the following just because I think a bit of hiccup would be interesting for the confident (read: stuck-up) Aoki.
1. Ashirogi and Fukuda
3. Aoki/Naki
It'll also smash home what Fukuda said that her story isn't Shounen enough, and that while she's good she doesn't quite understand who she's writing for in Jack.
If it's not Isuzu-chan Mii~
If it's not Isuzu-chan Mii~
She was really nervous, which means it fits her character. Plus, from what I've understood, it's also highly beneficial to her career, because in practice the otaku masses are highly influential in the anime industry due to deciding what sells and what doesn't. There certainly are more popular and less popular voice actors (just like with movie stars). Doesn't hurt to belong to the more popular ones, you know.I really dont know how I should feel about Azuki selling her body like that, lol. Totally doesnt fit her introvert character, neither is it something that´s necessary for her actual dream career. If I was Mashiro, I´d hate that
For some time there I thought Koogy would actually be getting someone else to do the drawings for him, since it's so unrealistic for someone to be good at so many things, along with his casual attitude and late start on the manuscript.
If it's not Isuzu-chan Mii~
Well, Kraco, i´m not that okay with Azuki´s current career decision, but okay.
Anyways, I reaaaaaally hope that Ashirogi win the competition. No more teasing. I want some serious development, so they can concentrate on the next step.
Oh, also, how old did they say Aoki was? Just so I can calculate how creepy her partner´s attitude is
TMD_A-Destiny - S2 Episode 01
I was not in the mood for a recap ep. Glad that wasn't the case.
If it's not Isuzu-chan Mii~
"Leaving hell is not the same as entering it." - Tierce Japhrimel
So mangaka are now treated like superstars? didnt know that.
And Ashirogi´s new editor has to be the oldest sounding 23-year old one I´ve ever seen. Im 25 and I dont look/sound that old, lol.
They might have made two high-schoolers feel like superstars, but that's about it. Otherwise it was just a party organized to inspire the mangaka and on the other hand try to make sure they won't switch to another publisher. Lots of workplaces have a party or two every year. They are oft called recreational events.
This was the pre-New Years party wasn't it? They're big in Japan.
If it's not Isuzu-chan Mii~
Well, Kraco, it was more the driving service in a huge, black limo that surprised me :P
Seems noone else is watching. Next 2 episodes are out. Just watched ep2 and wtf, how did this suddenly turn into blackmail-rape doujin-story, lol.
Damn shame, though, that Azuki isn´t doing the photo collection :P
Edit:
Watched ep3. Lol, starting like ep2. Lots of sexual tension, not much focus on actually creating manga. Well, anyway, I was disappointed that Nakai and Aoki didn´t hook up with each other properly, when they spent a whole episode on those two.
Seems like ep4 will be about, ya know, manga again, so looking forward to that.
Last edited by MFauli; Sun, 10-16-2011 at 08:30 AM.
I'm watching it, but being a manga reader, it's hard to get excited about seeing a specific arc animated. It's largely a perfect adaptation. So I usually watch the episodes in bursts. I mostly watch the anime just for Miyoshi.
I'm not certain if you are watching the same series if you didn't think episode 3 was about writing manga. It wasn't about the skills of drawing manga, but pride of an author and artist and what qualifies as "shonen" to each of them. The two of them are much like Saiko and Takagi. One of the two is far better at writing (Aoki/Takagi), and the other is far better at drawing (Nakai/Saiko). But don't forget that Aoki actually is an accomplished manga artist as well, just not for shonen-style art.
Nakai thought she rejected him because of his skill and went with that artiste KOOGY (whom they all hate because he uses his fame rather than skill to be successful). Nakai is probably the best artist in the entire series. He's got pride in his work.
Aoki was depressed because she didn't think her writing was good enough. Aoki doesn't want to conform to a standard shonen formula. She left the shoujo magazines to prove that her writing can appeal to all, not just young girls. That's why she was arguing with her editor. Nakai's determination (particularly to save the manuscript) re-invigorated Aoki's pride in her own work.
There's no sexual "tension" if all of it is one-sided. Aoki's too prideful to like anyone she would work with. Not Nakai, and not KOOGY. She just sat there emotionless while KOOGY was trying to flirt with her.
Episode 2 - GotWoot
Episode 3 - GotWoot
Personally I think this show needs interludes such as this. It would get somewhat monotonous if all we got was Mashiro drawing and Takagi writing episode after episode, with occasional meetings with the editor. This builds up a larger gallery of manga related people, and consequently makes the victories and failures feel more meaningful, not just statistics.
Although I stopped reading it at some point, but I have also read the manga far beyond this point, so I can't really write any speculations or such yet. I can just sit and enjoy watching this animated. The characters are interesting and the story isn't bad, even if it makes the manga world look (probably realistically) very ruthless and too much based on calculations (which is the reason I dropped the manga).
Lol Kraco, you'd rather live in ignorance that have the magic of manga be taken away from you? :P
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