@I:
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e316/raigoh/vlcsnap-243448.png
What exactly does that move do?
@I:
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e316/raigoh/vlcsnap-243448.png
What exactly does that move do?
Every week Shonen Jump RAWs are released, and among the titles present are fan favorites like Naruto, Bleach and of course One Piece. But every week, there's one other SJ Raw I download, which I admit is a guilty pleasure.
Taizo is… how should I put this.
No… maybe...
Yeah… then add some...
… with a sprinkle of...
And you get Taizo. Crazy as hell, with some weird fetish for Jojo's Bizaare Adventure, it's true beauty lies in the fact that most of it's weirdness translates well without any knowledge of Japanese (though that doesn't stop my curiousity…) Also, the women don't just react to the jokes like in Bobobo they actually take part in them. Good stuff all around.
@Battle:
Yeh, it sounds reliable enough. Had a feeling this would eventually be announced after the drama CD and it's continuing solid standings in the Jump ToC. It appears the production will be with Mad House.
If Mad House is doing it maybe they will fix the terribly amateurish art/character designs. That's the big thing keeping me from reading the manga.
22 (and the omake) are out. How many suits does Erza have?
! Is that Musica and Reina in the omake? And I guess ein wins again since the preview of the omake was misleading.
They did say the omake would contain Lucy in a bathing suit so… I'm guessing this is it. Not to mention, the next chapter is
! Natsu vs. Erza
Found on 2chan. Sexy stuff, but I wonder what's the story behind it since Lucy looks nervous. At least this confirms Gray and Natsu aren't gay (damn fangirls…)
I don't know who's telling who to stop doing what (except for "Stop hatin'" of course…)
The series isn't over so whether or not Nami vs. Calipha is the "worst" is yet to be seen. Plus Nami's fights suck period, she's not a fighter she's just dead weight until Luffy gets a GPS.
Edit: Just saw it. I lol'd a Nami being hit by the "soap" but other then that the fight was pretty tame and boring. Nothing more to add to Monster Chopper.
Monster Chopper looks alot skinnier and thus less intimidating to me in those screenshots.
Isn't it usually a bad thing if there aren't any "details?" I mean, that's just poor craftsmenship.
EDIT: Anyone know when Color Walk 2 comes to the U.S.?
Last week, WSJ had a comic detailing, I would assume, the behind-the-scenes action at their headquarters in a humurous light. This week, they did it again, but it features the mangaka behind One Piece, Naruto, Bleach and some other stuff (with their TOC logos for their head.)
I was curious if anyone could translate them, or just tell the non-japanese speaking public what's going on in them. You can find it where other RAWS appear (The WJ Hen one)
On an unrelated note, there's another one-shot this week that parodies other WSJ comics like Overtime, Bleach, Ichigo 100%, etc. but it's pretty ecchi filled, so…
Oh. The Manga that distributed GITS:SAC in the U.S. and the reason why most people (myself included) pronounce manga "May-n Gah" rather then the correct "Mah-n Gah"?
With this logo:
If so, still Pass. They're low on money (if not bankrupt) and only exist based on notoriety since they were the first ones around (thus why they're only distributing rather then actually producing…)
You changed your avatar. And that sounds like NewType, just without a recognizable name and thus less avenues for lucrative material.
Pass.
Bobobo: HEY GAIS IM SO WACKY, HAHA
Tokoro: HEY CHECK OUT MY NU [insert some shit here]
PATCH: HEY! NOTICE ME!
Beauty: ELArekjwaoriefjakdjlfkajlkdf (OMGWTF)
Shitheadguy: BLABSALOT! BLABSALOT!
Torpedo Girl: CUZ IMMA CHARGIN MAH TORPEDO!
OK GUYS, 4 real this time:
http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r237/abara2k6/op440.png
http://www.mangascreener.com/stephen/onepiece/jchapters.html
Hmm… the word brother is in quotations. Any reason?
And I think Dadan is Dragon, it's just the name the Cheif uses to refer to him.
Freeman: You know there's a clear picture of Elena's portrait from CFC:DS, right?
On Topic: I never cared for KOF, except when it was the only game I had to play on my Dreamcast. Still, good news.
Conis dad, that just too was too stupid to have him return for my liking. I don't mind Pell… But Conis' father was far too much. Ruined the whole of Skypiea for me, the fact no one died. There was a lost oppotunity there to get rid of a useless character.
Off topic, but about your sig, there's a small problem I have with it. In the manga,
! when the crew finds out that Merman island is their next destination (that being, I assume, the place where Mermaids live) Nami still felt uncomfortable. Why would she be if they were two different species?
Actually, I'd put Gan Fall's "Death" on the same line as Pell, but his return was funny, so I forgave it.
Pell's return made no sense whatsoever, not to mention it was just unnecessary.
Do we know if they stopped production of the DVDs? Or if they will continue airing episodes overseas (obviously not new episodes, but reruns.)? Could these give a boost in popularity sufficient enough to continue dubbing?
At the very least, I thanked 4kids for bringing the One Piece games to the U.S., as they are merchandising "experts"
Can't you feel it slowing down already? ARE YOU NOT AFRAID?!
And that special sucked, deleted it soon after watching it. Hopefully part two is better.
No weekly chapter update? Aww… I was curious about Bobobo's new form and
! The dark-haired Beauty
Or you don't have a sense of humor. Not saying the site is funny in any way, just lighten up.
This game is awesome, but that goes without saying.
Why is Alvida there? She looks nice, but many characters (Already stated above) should have had a higher priority then her…
Other then that, nice. I'd make a wallpaper out of it, if my photoshop skills weren't terrible.
Anyone planning on coloring the cover?
Congratulations Blue Dragon Ral Grado, you've gone one chapter without featuring blatant sexual overtones. I'm sure someone will be proud.
PS1.
And I liked One Piece:GB2. Yeah it was broken, and simple… but the roster was huge, and it was fun for a few hours (and free... can't forget free)
Are there any doujins that cover a story about characters created by the doujin author put into the One Piece story? Specifically, a crew of Marines?
No more women should join the crew, 2 is enough (not to mention they still need work character development wise…) once he's fleshed them out then I guess one more can join, and even then she needs to be radically different from Nami/Robin.
The explanation is a staple of shonen series…Kenshin has them, Naruto, One Piece, every one I've seen has an explanation for all things introduced even if a) it's common sense or b) the audience could have figured it out themselves.
Doesn't your sig kinda spoil the ending of the FMA a little?
And I agree with a color spread similar to the previous ones just to show that Franky is one of the crew and not any more (or less) special.
Yeah, didn't she have that exact expression during an episode? Someone probably just photoshopped.
Kick in the balls, if true. Damn me for getting my hopes up…
VOMITS MOTHER FUCKING HAPPINESS!
OH GOD. OH GOD.
You… just made my day. One step closer to FLCL sequel?!
Point Taken…
On the other hand, it has my nomination for best new manga. I could understand the hate though, that's... surely not going to appeal to everyone (or anyone decent, for that matter.)
WTF… Aren't there good little kids that still read Shonen Jump anymore?!
Considering Japan is notorious for heinous sexual content I wouldn't doubt that this is standard affair. I mean they weren't born perverts, they grew into it.
EDIT: So last week was Shounen Jump's tribute to male nudity (with Franky, Blue Dragon's Lead, and Taizo.) but this week seems to be all about dominatrixes.
SPOILER FOR BLEACH AND ONE PIECE
! With Robin grabbing Franky's balls, That new Arrancar chick in Bleach, and now this…
Great day to be me :D
I'm having some trouble…
I'm guessing the version provided is only for downloading One Piece (and maybe Naruto and Bleach) because everything else I search returns no results. And when I add nodes, more problems arise, for example, it says "Test, Check, Search, or Sleep" for each Node provided.
I didn't even notice the Califa shot…
Franky and Fukurou looks violent though, hopefully it's well animated.
Oh, you surely are passionated about the topic . Especially when there's really just only one person who mentioned the word "(half assed) fanservice" to begin with.
"A house wife didn't have any cash to give to a plumber so she paid with her body." It's relevant to the story!
Is this written by Obata too - so he doesn't just do the art?
Thank you.
And no, there's someone else writing the story. At least the ToC of Jump lists two people as credits for the series.
EDIT: And the lecture wasn't really aimed at anyone specifically, I just had to get it off my chest, so I figured I'd do it here, since… it was the soonest the issue crept up.
And I love my sig... I can't wait for this game.
sigh
Class time, children. Some of you don't know what fanservice is, but lucky for you there's a great teacher here to teach you. First the formal definition:
@Wikipedia:
Fanservice or fan service (Japanese simply "saabisu", "service"), is a vaguely defined term used in visual media — particularly in anime fandom —to refer to elements in a story that are superfluous to a storyline, but designed to amuse or excite the audience. The term is sometimes derogatory when used in criticism of clumsy, pandering use of visual fashions, or if the stories lack substance, such that fashions are the only thing notable about a series. …
The emphasis is on "superfluous to the story."
In Blue Dragon, the main character does not understand the female body so he investigates. This is part of the story, later on it's revealed that his "appreciation" of the female body motivates him to be a "hero." Therefore it is not fanservice, but let's look at some examples shall we…
These are all fanservice. Now in the first one you may say "Well, isn't getting dressed part of the story? Afterall, clothes don't magically appear on us (despite what some mahou shoujos might tell you.)" Well it's true clothes does need to be put on manually, but there's no reason to SHOW the viewer unless something that advances the story happens while the clothes is being put on. The second and third are self-explanatory, yes Hyacinth is a dominatrix but her rough play does little to advance the story, and the Bleach thing is just a color spread anyways, so…
Now for things that aren't fanservice:
About the first one: You're thinking, "Surely this is fanservice, she's naked!" But that's not important. Sure she could be wearing clothes but that would do nothing to develop the imposing dread her figure holds. Not to mention, embraced nudity is a way of displaying a lack of shame reserved for those who carry themselves above others (not unlike those who find people who fap to anime characters "inferior"…). Sure the second picture is sexy, but it's not fanservice, and the third while again depicting someone almost nude it isn't fanservice because... who gets in the pool fully dressed.
Now the homework will be to watch both seasons 1 and 2 of Girls Bravo and to report back on what was and wasn't fanservice for about 10 of the episodes.
Class dismissed.
That 20 minute review of the game on youtube has it, but I don't know at what point in the video it shows up.
@Cap'n:
OK, I figured out Dio's ultimate action. When someone hits him while he's reading the book, he warps behind them. I figured, since it's from that scene where Hol Horse thinks about shooting him.
I'm still not completely sure what 8-Koma Kinnikuman's Inner Burning Strength does..
Wait, so is Ultimate Action isn't "WRYYYYYYYYY"? Does he even do that in this game?
Hey Eggy, do you have a larger version of your avatar? And did you draw it yourself?
This looks like a yuri manga… I pictured the Blue Dragon manga completly different :[[/quote]
The long haired one with the tattoos is a boy. The Blue Dragon manga in Monthly Jump is based on the game (as in, features the same characters as the game, and I would assume a similar (if not the same) story.) This one… I don't know. I can't read Japanese so it could be a sequel or a prequel, or it could just exist within the world of Blue Dragon. So again, stephen, you shouldn't blow it off so suddenly.
The nudity isn't that complicated, here's how I see it:
Blue Dragon character designs are by Toriyama, we know this. The first scene (chapter?) of Toriyama's famous work, Dragonball, began as a boy unfamiliar with women investigated this "strange creature"
From what I see of this (and the little translations from 4chan) this seems to be a modern homage to that scene (albeit alot more explicit.)
Regardless it's hardly anything to get worked up about.
Sexy women + half-nudity = Instafail, AM I RITE?
It's only one chapter, quit being so insecure.
Ok, what is going on with the first image? Just rape time in this manga series for the loser?
That doesn't make any sense…
And I assume the scans were taken out of context so we'll have to wait to understand what they mean.
Haha… that art is terrible.
EDIT: @Battle:
Here's the 287 LQ TV-Rip.
That link doesn't work (not to mention it links to some less then work safe content.)
And has anyone tested that Share link UNKNOWNFILE posted? I don't want to mess around and get a virus or something from it.