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I have not yet decided on the favorite character in Gintama. I think I'd have one set around 30th episode, supposedly in the next month. For now Katsura is the most appealing to me. Though Gintoki is in the list of your fav characters I wonder if he really is the one. But don't tell me yet. His personality is not fully revealed at the episode I'm on. Though, it ticks me off a bit that a lot of plot development and serious drama is hidden under half-joking situations and settings. Maybe I’m just not used to it…

Till last year I have not taken web-comics seriously, but at some point I decided to try one. I was deeply impressed. So far I've only read three of them: Cheese in the Trap, Tracers, and Tower of God, oh and a couple of chapters from God of Bath. All three series felt novel, captivating and thrilling to me. Feng Shen Ji did not impress me that much. I have to agree with you, that monochrome ability seems to be a cutting edge for colored manga and manhwa, therefore I expect to see more of ideas based on color in manga/manhwa pretty soon. At least that one fact makes th series worth checking on. However the plot is a bit weak in my view. What I mean here is the extent of author's reach, when designing the storyline and putting-up its development as well as hints for their future resumption/utilization. This is the reason I enjoyed Tower of God a lot. Comparing the two titles mentioned above is like seeing a photo with a screwed angle, lighting and focus; and one with careful set up, choice of edge and emphasis. By the way, after having expressed that to one of my friends, I was shown an old MAL thread about overrated manga. So for about a week 20th Century Boys and Sanctuary are brightly blinking on my radar.

In any case I’m going to pick up more novels in the near future. Most wanted are Peak, Attaque (once there are more chapters) and the Knight Run you praised a lot. Thank you for your rating in the last post. That way I’ll be able to keep them before my eyes ( ‘cause for some reason, not many of them are included on MAL; yes, they may be Korean colored novels, but I still consider them related to manga. Moreover, they ARE included on mangaupdates).

Oh, speaking about favorite characters, for ToG mine are Koon and Rachel. Koon - for his ability to accept what is beyond his comprehension (people are so lazy and arrogant, they’d better deny instead of making an effort and trying to understand, moreover change themselves). And, yeah, I like those scheming bastard types. Rachel is just a pretty original bad guy to me, quite entertaining.

Ok, I've reached my limit after three episodes. Guess, I need some time to cool of and lower "sugar in m blood". Damn, it really was hard to comprehend. Though I'm a sucker for such nonchallant types of characters as Gin.
And why are there so many references? Imperial March, Bleach, Street Fighter and Tekken (Chun Li, is that you?.. those aliens do remind me of King), Ostin Powers, that cute doggie, reminds me of something as well; helping a girl to save a dojo? smells like Rurouni Kenshin, - it's just a brief list of what was strickingly evident within only three series (the AMV you sent me is even more stuffed). Is it a ga manga/anime, or a parody one?
But... police in butler outfits... samurai in cars... in police cars... aliens in dogo.. lightsabers... I feel like I've eaten some indigestible food.
Well, I'll definitely try to watch some more. Bit by bit... And definitely not before going to bed!

P.S.: My current pick brightly depicts the state of my brain at the moment.

>…, the mangaka who’s working on it should put more effort than the mangaka working on battle/adventure shounen.
That is precisely, why I think sports manga is worth taking on. It not that easy to turn the series in something interesting and capturing. Moreover, in sports manga one puts quite a distant but narrow goa lfor him/herself. I like it a lot. It is not something vague as “conquer all f the world, or beat the crap out of all villians” or some other variations on the topic. There is a limit to what can be achieved and what the character can reach within sports manga. So all sports managa would have limit on 1)setting; 2) space and location; 3) plot&character development and diversification. However for me it is not a point of demanding something from the series, rather wondering what can be produced given such scarce resources.

>Granted my own opinion on that might be outdated now, since as of lately, I’m much more finicky about picking up new battle shounens as well.
Well, while I had to look through all the manga I’ve read in chronological order to find the oldest one, I’ve come to a conclusion that for now sports manga has fallen into a slump. Nowadays it is merely chewing old plots and ideas, combining them in various proportions. Such a pity.

By the way, I’ve cleared out the 7 Seeds. I indeed have o take my words back. I can’t think of any other shojou manga that could stand close to the 7S. And I’ve been wondering how the mangaka managed to create a series with such a vast amount of knowledge range. Putting aside the survival course, most of the facts introduced there, are pretty rare for someone to know. I really liked it. And one part of manga is even left inaccessible for me I mean Japan’s geography. Now that I think of it, I should have kept a map to figure out and track everybody’s movement. That brings back memories of reading Silmarillion, when I had to draw genealogical trees to understand who’s related to whom and cross out the dead ones.
However, there are facts that are itching me through out all of the series.
1) Given that the evolution had to re-implement new species to the environment, even if that was merely adaptation of the survived species, it would take around tens thousand years to do that. By that time any metal and concrete structures would already be fully oxidized and dissolved. Not to mention cloth and paper. As long as there is at least some oxygen and/or water in the air.
2) Natsu. She was the reason I dropped the series earlier. She is still stuck in my throat.
The part I liked the most was 7-10 first volumes. After that everything gets a bit slower, concentrates more on personal drama’s and smearing one’s snot over the plate. Well, it’s ok, I still look forward to the rest of it, as this is and ongoing…“whine”...

>It usually takes me 30-40 minutes to get through one volume.
I’m a slow reader. One volume usually takes from 40 minutes to one hour. I like to look at the backgrounds, go check something in wiki or in google maps, etc. I like to go check the word puns they make in Japanese with kanji and wordplay. Well in any case I prefer it better than flipping over the series, like some of my friends do. I usually read around 4-6 volumes in one sitting, though if I have time it can go up to 10-15. That is the reason I like completed series. When it is an ongoing, I start to lose interest in the series over time. And I like to read when I’m going somewhere. Makes my trips more entertaining and public transport less annoying.

> Slice of Life is one of my favorite elements/genres if not “the” favorite in manga…
I’ve never actually paid attention to this element as a standalone one. How do you describe it? It is a pretty vague category on my end.

>… what was the oldest (by release date) anime and/or manga you've watched or read?
It should be either Phoenix or Astroboy. I could not read any of them till the end. For Astroboy it’s because I read it merely to get acquainted with the Tezuka’s style. But I really liked Phoenix, however I can’t seem to find any more volumes scanlated/translated. There was a time I was interested in reading old manga (after I read Dragon Ball) and I read quite a lot of it. I did not keep track of the titles at that time though. So I’m trying to pull them out at the moment. And I’ve never watched any old anime. There are only a couple of titles on my mind that I’d like to look into. But most of them are dated somewhere in between the 1980’s period.
What anime did you watch, by the way? I mean on the exhibition? And, while we are at it, what was the oldest manga you read?

As for My Girl, I’m a sucker for single parent mangas…
Yeah, that is not such a frequent topic to come across in manga but when exploited carefully it hits the spot. Like Usagi Drop and Yorsubato. Yotsubato is totally enjoyable. I even cannot distinguish what age category it falls to. There is something of shounen and a bit of seinen mood. This one is in the list of the mangas to re-read couple of more times. Also I heard there was anime made out of Wolf Children Ame and Yuki recently, and it was highly praised. So manga should be pretty decent as well, though it is a single mother setting. Hence, I’ve been eyeing that one for quite a while.
You dislike sport manga. Why so?I can’t say, this is my favorite genre as well, however I find it pretty good. Mostly for vivid competitiveness and character growth. It’s not like other types would lack the ether, more like the stress on it is more feint… for example mind games are about competitiveness as well, and I adore such mangas. When we talk about character growth, of course it is present in other genres as well, however it is seldom brought out as a main driver of the series.
Frankly speaking, when reading it there are times, I just want to pull out my hair and scream: “C’mmon guys!!! We are on planet Earth! We’ve got that bitch gravitation here! And thermo-dynamic laws!” Most of sports manga should have a “supernatural” tag on it. Getting back to the topic, among the non sports manga what else would have such a good emphasis on competitiveness? Nothing but Bakuman and Hikaru no Go coming up my mind, and I’ve read them twice already.
And yeah, the people’s physique and frame is drawn the best in sport manga. I’m a mortal being so can’t resist that.
I’m almost convinced to start over with the 7 Seeds, it could not get nominated on Shogakukan award and won it, and in 2007 it should have had around 10 volumes out. Guess I’ll have to start judging when I’m around there.
Talking about Tonari no KaibutsuI would not say it is that out of the usual scheme. Though the main characters may have some deviations from the usual set. But what about Kare Kano, Swtch Girl, and Kuragehime, and Kimi wa Pet, and Stroke Material? All of them have this unusual setting. Well, there are quite a lot of titles recently that try to get away from the mundane shoujo pattern (can’t say that about shounen though…). The romance progress in Tonari no Kaibutsu is pretty stereotypical though. That is why I’ve dropped this manga for a little while. Actually for me, when it comes to shoujo, I’d chose based on how the characters (does not matter main characters or some side liners) appeal to me…. That’s why like Hana Yori Dango and Hana Kimi ))) And they have non-usual setting as well, be they way!
P.S.: you decided it to be in Eng. I have no objections. Well, only if you find it bothersome)

Same here. I really look up to people who prefer manga over anime. Especially in such amounts as yours))
Though, our tastes differ quite significantly. I tend to like a more girlish and straight forward manga, when you… hm… your preferences are not that clear to me yet. First title that startled me was 7 seeds. Well I admit I left it on the 3rd or 4th volume. I just did not hitch me up. Maybe all the fun starts later. Same goes for Tonari no Kaibutsu and My girl. I wonder, you found remarkable in those. Then again there is bunch of mature titles like I’m a Hero, 20th century boys, Zettai Karen children and Monster. I think, I need a couple more years to live so that I can enjoy those.
And what about Samurai Champloo and Samurai Deeper Kyo? I saw relatively high marks for both Blade of the immortal and Vagabond. Well… they do win over the SC and SDK in terms of art and character development…
Oh, and I’m a bit curious about Hayato the Battle butler and Mahou Sensei Negima… They, kinda, get completely out of the picture.

Круто, буду юзать.

Пардон за долгое добавление в друзяшки, я не смотрел уведомления вообще. Пойду убиваться об твой манга-список.

Привет). Процентов да,неплохо так, обычно меньше 65 по манге со всеми.

>Да и вообще, только сейчас с удивлением узнал о том, что ты оказывается земляк
Я вроде даже знал, ник твой где то на местных форумах примелькался ещё до того как я на АФ заполз. Не знал, правда, что мал у тебя заведён, всё хотел глянуть)

>на АФ за всё это время даже и не заметил (или склероз у меня).
Ну, сейчас то надо профиль шерстить, а раньше, помнится у меня в "откуда" было что то невнятное написано)