Topic: Jap Comic Books (Read 33012 times)

A² · « **Reply #220 on:** April 15, 2010, 06:04:55 PM »

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To all our readers
There are now many people unjustly posting copies of manga on the internet. These unjust copies are inconsistent with mangakas’ feelings. They are also distorting the authors’ intentions of “I want the work to be read this way”. The actions of posting these unjust copies on the net, into which the mangakas have poured their hearts, are not only hurting mangakas in real life but are also against the law, even if done in a light-hearted manner. Every time we discover such “unjust copies”, we talk to the mangaka and consider every possible countermeasure. But the number of inconsiderate people is great, and at present we cannot deal with all of them. We have a request for all our readers. The unjust internet copies are deeply hurting the manga culture, mangakas’ rights, and even mangakas’ souls. Please understand once again that all of that is against the law. Also, the mangakas and Shueisha will severely deal with any unjust copies found on the internet. We ask that our readers please continue to support us.

~Weekly Shounen Jump editorial department

The biggest manga magazine in Japan is asking for online scans to stop.

Brentai · « **Reply #221 on:** April 15, 2010, 07:11:07 PM »

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forgreatjustice

JDigital · « **Reply #222 on:** April 16, 2010, 11:13:01 AM »

Because the mangaka's vision is to have his work censored for the foreign audience, or cancelled partway through the run, or delayed so the publisher can sell more OEL manga, or ignored completely by publishers because it's not mainstream enough.

Mongrel · « **Reply #223 on:** April 16, 2010, 05:35:53 PM »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1eA3XCvrK90&feature=related

Catloaf · « **Reply #224 on:** July 22, 2010, 07:08:47 PM »

All the manga sites are getting sued or scared of being sued and taking virtually everything worth reading off. Which ones still remain/are next on the list?

JDigital · « **Reply #225 on:** July 22, 2010, 08:32:55 PM »

Mangafox appears to be still running. They appear to have put the mature content back, but removed various licensed series including Naruto. It depends which of those you consider "worth reading".

Disposable Ninja · « **Reply #226 on:** September 15, 2010, 01:30:44 PM »

So let me see if I can get this straight, Naruto...

You're the son of the fourth Hokage
You possess a God-like demon fox and have access to it incomprehensible powers?
And now you're apparently [spoiler]the descendant of the guy who invented Ninjitsu in the first place[/spoiler].

Weren't you supposed to be an underdog at one point?

Classic · « **Reply #227 on:** September 15, 2010, 01:45:19 PM »

Underdogs are boring. Get with it, captain boring!

[spoiler]He could also belong to a branch family? I dunno. They've been setting up that Naruto is related to the 4th since roughly forever. Never mind that he'd have to be a huge dick to use the sealing skill on an unwilling and orphaned host that wasn't his own.

Needn't be that the Uzumaki clan has the first ninja powers either, it's made out to be a pretty rare trait and its pretty clear that the various ninja clans intermarry with some regularity.[/spoiler] Of course, this does explain why the Uzumaki clan has all of these uber-demon sealing skills and why these uber-demons didn't destroy all of humanity before they learned to do the hand-jive.

... Kind of pisses me off though...

Brentai · « **Reply #228 on:** September 15, 2010, 01:56:29 PM »

Nary Suto.

Büge · « **Reply #229 on:** September 15, 2010, 03:51:49 PM »

So have they fridged Hinata yet so to make way for a Naruto/Sasuke/Sakura love triangle?

Classic · « **Reply #230 on:** September 15, 2010, 03:53:07 PM »

It looked like it for a chapter, but it turns out you can't die outside of intense personal combat in Naruto!

Quote from: Brentai on September 15, 2010, 01:56:29 PM

Mary Sue

Maybe. It more seems like he's trying to establish Naruto as a credible force. With a cause beyond his obnoxious attitude or fluke badassery.

Classic · « **Reply #231 on:** December 09, 2010, 08:57:48 PM »

So... In Naruto there's been a prominent, positive, helpful character whose skin is not white as the driven snow and he's been in the series for about a year. Don't worry though, he's got a bad case of the Roadblocks.

Disposable Ninja · « **Reply #232 on:** December 09, 2010, 08:59:29 PM »

He beat the shit out of Sasuke, so he's okay in my book.

Also: double clothesline decapitation.

teg · « **Reply #233 on:** December 10, 2010, 08:20:20 AM »

Quote from: Disposable Sith on December 09, 2010, 08:59:29 PM

Also: double clothesline decapitation.

Look at his head fly all the way across the sky.
What does this mean?

LaserBeing · « **Reply #234 on:** December 10, 2010, 04:59:08 PM »

Quote from: Classic on December 09, 2010, 08:57:48 PM

character whose skin is not white as the driven snow

yellow snow

A² · « **Reply #235 on:** February 02, 2011, 06:21:44 PM »

http://www.borders.com/online/store/UsedSearchResults?sku=1597961728&type=1

WHAT IN THE SEVEN FUCKS IS THIS SHITTING BOOK PRINTED ON

SOLID FUCKING GOLD? THE WOOD OF THE TRUE CROSS

I JUST WANT TO FINISH MY STORY ABOUT A MOON CRASHING CRAZY VAMPIRE AND THE KID WITH THE DEVIL AND VAGUE CHRISTIAN IMAGREY AND THIS SHIT IS FUCKING NUTS

Lottel · « **Reply #236 on:** February 02, 2011, 06:38:33 PM »

Oh! I have the first two books. They were rather good.
Couldn't find anymore and I gave up. I guess I was smart, huh?

teg · « **Reply #237 on:** February 03, 2011, 12:11:46 AM »

So three new Tezuka books have been released since I stopped buying manga.

I'm torn on this sort of thing. I stopped reading pretty much all manga because:
1) it was just too expensive
2) It was getting increasingly difficult to find titles that weren't awful

I included Tezuka in that for reason number one. After decades of neglect, Viz and Vertical decided to start releasing pretty much every license they could get their hands on. Other companies followed suit and it just became hard to keep up with (though I'm glad I got every volume of Phoenix and Nextworld just before they stopped printing half of them). I averaged it out one point, and I was spending about two dollars a day solely on Tezuka manga. And it just keeps coming and coming. Black Jack is nearly finished now, just in time for Vertical to announce that they're releasing Princess Knight. It never stops. EDIT: Oh, and the Book Of Human Insects.

...On the other hand, it's fucking Tezuka. With Chip Kidd covers. Guess I'm making an amazon trip.

Catloaf · « **Reply #238 on:** February 03, 2011, 02:32:33 AM »

Which 3 are you referring to?

But for reminding me that I'm like 10 books behind on blackjack and I don't have enough money to correct this.

teg · « **Reply #239 on:** February 03, 2011, 06:08:12 AM »

Black Jack volumes 11 and 12 plus Ayako.

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