seinen & josei

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Sex, action, pointless violence, fan service, shallow characters, stereotypical clichés, predictable stories, raging hormones, and the like.

If these are your highest priorities when it comes to choosing anime and/or manga, then this club probably isn't for you. If you're willing to choose the road less taken, then read on.

This club is dedicated to fans of more mature titles that
- require the use of comprehension skills
- give relevant insights
- feature realistic characters and conflicts
- show familiar/mundane subjects and topics in a different light

Join in, give recommendations, share insights, have fun! (-_^)

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Favorites ( 1 2 ) Syaoran-sama	31 replies	by erosplusmassacre »» 11-16-09, 8:18 PM
Sticky: Anime and Manga Relations ( 1 2 3 4 5 ... Last Page ) Yuunagi	105 replies	by flygon250 »» 11-14-09, 7:14 AM
Sticky: The boot ( 1 2 ) Yuunagi	24 replies	by Wooly »» 11-12-09, 8:55 PM
What do you consider to be the best seinen and josei has given us? ArtRodriguez	0 replies	by ArtRodriguez »» 11-11-09, 5:06 PM
What series got you hooked on Seinen or Josei titles? ( 1 2 ) CMB17	32 replies	by HakuKakashi90 »» 11-07-09, 9:25 AM

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soaring_wings | 11-10-09, 2:28 PM

you guys can suggest to kick it off the relations in the boot thread ;) Georgi seems to have already done so. If Arimakenshin also requests it, two votes is enough to remove it, unless someone else votes to keep it.

georgi | 11-10-09, 1:46 PM

HAHA, so true.

arimakenshin | 11-10-09, 1:30 PM

lol @ someone considering Onegai Teacher as seinen or josei. It's sex, stereotypical cliches, raging hormones and the like!

Pierre_Bezukhov | 08-19-09, 9:20 PM

I read the Dark Horse edition of Lone Wolf and Cub and in the back of volume 27 (the second to last one), there was an essay analyzing it. In it, it says that to a Westener, it may seem like mindless violence, sex, and gore. But it said that it is rather a meditation on Bushido and there are a lot of undercurrents in it, but it is almost all concentrated in the second half. Since the concept is exclusively Japanese and is completely contraditory to Western thought. This quote, which is the opening line to the Hagakure, might seem helpful (I am drawing this from my memory when I read part of it a while ago and may not be spot on accurate, but the idea is still there):
"I have found the essence of Bushido, to die [for your lord]."
So it is best before tackling the beast that is Lone Wolf and Cub to do some research on the subject.

Its been months since I read it so I may not remember the exact volume, but it started getting good for me around 13 (or more specifically when Itto intercepts a message in a flooded river). After that it just gets fucking amazing.

ArtRodriguez | 08-19-09, 8:42 PM

I haven't finished it, but I stopped once I read the 7th volume because there was none of his trademark awesomeness.

It's because CF isn't...I'm not sure....how to say it.....

Corrupt_Id | 08-19-09, 8:11 PM

Have you read it in it's entirety? Because I've been told it doesn't get really good until like volume 18.

How do you feel about Crying Freeman? I'm about half way through but I've heard the story becomes a train-wreck near the end.

ArtRodriguez | 08-19-09, 8:02 PM

Lone Wolf and Cub is a disgrace to Koike. The man toned down his awesomeness in rape, dismemberment, and tastelessness. If you want to see Koike at his best, Offered is the way to go.