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Do you prefer Reading manga in Colour or Black and White?

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Jun 17, 2022 6:29 AM
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Brtk7818

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I just started to Reading stone ocean and i Try both Colour version and Black and White, altought Colour version is easier to fallow but i think i can feel arakis art Better in Black and White version, so i just want to know your opinion
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Jun 17, 2022 6:37 AM
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EatYourFrutz_

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Color without a doubt.

Jun 17, 2022 6:39 AM
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shreesh_z
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I usually prefer Black and White but for JoJo I prefer colour
Jun 17, 2022 6:43 AM
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DioBrandoKFUPM
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I prefer colored manga mostly unless the manga is highly detailed and well drawn (berserk) but in jojo case you should definitely read colored version
Jun 17, 2022 6:47 AM
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rhinoguy_123
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Isn’t reading in colour looked down apon kind of like watching dub?
That’s what my friend said when I started reading manga so I read in black and white but I do think colour is cool as some fight scenes are hard to follow when it’s kind of a black blur and you can’t tell one character from another.
Jun 17, 2022 6:55 AM
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CBPman9001
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I prefer reading manga in color but that is just because I have never tried reading a color scan before.
Jun 17, 2022 6:58 AM
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Colored jojo is much easier to understand so i stick with it
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Jun 17, 2022 7:02 AM
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Biochemistry

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JoJo is probably one of the few manga that I prefer colored version of.
Jun 17, 2022 7:05 AM
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axtrast
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Always Black and White
Jun 17, 2022 7:11 AM
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NEMESIS95

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i'm kinda neutrual about this....
not really to picky about manga
Jun 17, 2022 7:13 AM
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CCBG
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you know, for any other manga, I'd say black and white without hesitation. But for JoJo specifically, something about it just works better in color
Jun 17, 2022 7:22 AM
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KetchupSpice
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Coloured manga it generally looks a lot better imo
Jun 17, 2022 7:22 AM
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SukiAni27
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For me i like reading Jojo in colours, but other manga black and white for sure
Jun 17, 2022 7:32 AM
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SeekerOfTachyons
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If there's an official colouring, there's no reason to read with black and white over it.

Generally, if there's a coloured version, I'll read that. But there are some things that just work well with their black and white formats such as Berserk. Having said that, there are a few unofficial Berserk fan coloured chapters floating around and they're actually quite good. Obviously it doesn't hold a candle to the black and white artwork but it's still really good and actually gives me some hopium for a future anime.
Jun 17, 2022 8:07 AM
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JojosIsGood
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The coloured version is easier to follow in part 6 and 7 but the black and white manga has way better art so I prefer it. also part 8 does not have the same problem with the black and white version as part 6 and 7 so even if you read part 6 and 7 coloured then you should still probably switch to black and white for part 8.
Jun 17, 2022 8:08 AM
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JojosIsGood said:
The coloured version is easier to follow in part 6 and 7 but the black and white manga has way better art so I prefer it. also part 8 does not have the same problem with the black and white version as part 6 and 7 so even if you read part 6 and 7 coloured then you should still probably switch to black and white for part 8.

but isn't the same art, but just colored? ....
Jun 17, 2022 8:12 AM
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steven1202 said:
JojosIsGood said:
The coloured version is easier to follow in part 6 and 7 but the black and white manga has way better art so I prefer it. also part 8 does not have the same problem with the black and white version as part 6 and 7 so even if you read part 6 and 7 coloured then you should still probably switch to black and white for part 8.

but isn't the same art, but just colored? ....

It's the same art but the colour takes away a lot of the detail in the shading. a lot of the detail gets lost in the coloured version. Also there are some questionable colour choices throughout the coloured version that don't exist in the black and white version. overall the black and white version just as much better shading and detail than the coloured version. it's probably in for all of the coloured manga but especially in the second half of part 8 where the art looks significantly less detailed and much worse than the black and white version, this is a problem for all the whole coloured manga although it is definitely most prevalent in part 8.
Jun 17, 2022 8:17 AM
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Mcdoclin

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I definitely prefer color
Jun 17, 2022 8:32 AM
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vrt_donut123
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colour i take a while to understand black and white but idk it as long as i get to read
Jun 17, 2022 8:48 AM
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BestWeebOT
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Reading in black and white is how ur supposed to experience manga in. While color allows u to just experience the anime in manga style.
Jun 17, 2022 9:04 AM
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CCBG said:
you know, for any other manga, I'd say black and white without hesitation. But for JoJo specifically, something about it just works better in color

Fr, when I was reading colored Part 6, somehow there were 2 chapters in B&W and I don't understand what happened on that chapters.
Jun 17, 2022 9:43 AM
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adeeb91

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I usually read black and white manga, but I read all of jojos in colour, so I would recommend that

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Jun 17, 2022 10:08 AM
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sslick
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Definitely color
Jun 17, 2022 10:08 AM
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aidsn
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Color up until Jojolion, looks kinda shit compared to b&w at that point
Jun 17, 2022 10:31 AM
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Ryan_FlexEdge
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I don't have a strong opinion about that, because i only have access to the black and white version, i only saw the colored version in the concept art's. So... I choose the black and white version.
Jun 17, 2022 11:34 AM
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vikkikat
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I personally like black and white more, but I think JoJo is more enjoyable in color.
Jun 17, 2022 1:06 PM
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Sq33k33z
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I read black and white for manga with jojo being the exception. You have to read it colored
Jun 17, 2022 1:57 PM
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Npclucario
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Whichever is easier to find personally
Jun 17, 2022 3:45 PM
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spookysoup
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I read everything In black & white except for jojo. it's such a flamboyant series that it's one of the few manga that I think can benefit from full colour releases
Jun 17, 2022 4:03 PM
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Lamp0ne
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I honestly prefer reading JoJo in black and white
Jun 18, 2022 12:30 AM
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AWGXXX

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B&W is significantly better and you can see it in parts like 4 and 8
Jun 18, 2022 7:16 AM
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sadaharu69
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coloured is where all of the manga memes came from, so coloured.
Jun 18, 2022 8:22 AM
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FourthButterfly
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I really enjoy reading the black and white! I don’t have a concrete reason but I just love the art in the black and white
Jun 18, 2022 9:56 AM
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emocowboy
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i think that color can give characters more personality and i really liked the colored version of stone ocean. however it looks so natural and crisp in monochrome. ive read most mangas in b&w so i guess id say black and white
Jun 18, 2022 7:43 PM
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there’s an argument for both, personally i think the art style in parts 1-3 are more suited towards black and white but with parts 4-8 i feel as though the coloured version looks a lot better
Jun 19, 2022 2:57 AM
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MENACINGSAMA

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Color if done right.
Jun 19, 2022 3:00 PM
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MakotoDoorYuki
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color in JoJo is some of the prettiest in manga, and sometimes it's hard to follow the action in B&W since Araki is heavy on line details and shadings. BUT, jojolion is very easy to follow in B&W. Araki definitely improved his style over time. also some color choices in later Jojolion are controversial.
Jun 19, 2022 3:02 PM
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Salty-GB

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Colour if I'm reading online, original if I'm reading physical copies. Black and white pages on digital manga hurts my eyes.
Jun 19, 2022 3:15 PM
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I haven't read Jojo in black and white before. But I personally prefer color. It's just more visually appealing for me.
Jun 19, 2022 3:32 PM
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JojosIsGood said:
The coloured version is easier to follow in part 6 and 7 but the black and white manga has way better art so I prefer it. also part 8 does not have the same problem with the black and white version as part 6 and 7 so even if you read part 6 and 7 coloured then you should still probably switch to black and white for part 8.

agreed. I just made a comment basically saying the same thing as you lol
Jun 19, 2022 3:36 PM
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BatGuin

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Colored manga always looked like 4-year old's drawing coloring books, so.... the authentic version is a one way path to.... the abyss of madness, cloudy and pessimistic madness....
Jun 19, 2022 3:54 PM
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gnbcristoss
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Colour is way easier to understand and follow. Even better to read at night
Jun 19, 2022 4:34 PM
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GeorgeYogurt
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Personally I really dislike the colored versions of Jojo, I really think the art doesn't stand out as much like that and after rereading a bunch of parts in black and white there's been so many amazing panels that I just ignored in color, JoJolion is a thing of Beauty in black and white for example
I think B/W lets Araki's art Shine wayy better than the colored scans that are not even colored by him to begin with
Jun 19, 2022 4:36 PM
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I'm kind of neutral about this.
Not really too picky about manga.
Jun 19, 2022 4:36 PM
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JojosIsGood said:
steven1202 said:

but isn't the same art, but just colored? ....

It's the same art but the colour takes away a lot of the detail in the shading. a lot of the detail gets lost in the coloured version. Also there are some questionable colour choices throughout the coloured version that don't exist in the black and white version. overall the black and white version just as much better shading and detail than the coloured version. it's probably in for all of the coloured manga but especially in the second half of part 8 where the art looks significantly less detailed and much worse than the black and white version, this is a problem for all the whole coloured manga although it is definitely most prevalent in part 8.

Exactly dude, the Black And White version just make the details pop so much more, a real shame for people that ignore it in favour of the colored one which Just Kills a bunch of scenes, not to mention the errors that make people think they're plotholes araki made (like Dio and Pucci talking in the middle of the day with Giant windows next to them)
Jun 19, 2022 9:17 PM
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ManWild

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I love the colored version. Both are nice but I really do like the way it looks



Jun 19, 2022 11:30 PM
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Maksimw
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In my opinion both can look amazing but from experience most of the times there is not that much put into the coloured version. I also find coloured manga sometimes forced as in for the effect artist is trying to achieve colour shouldn't be used. But in the end it all comes down to personal preference
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