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Apr 6, 2013 11:11 PM
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Just wondering this. I read the 40-something chapters translated to the date in a couple of hours
My 2 cents:
- It's amazing
- Nakamura is like a weird psycho-mix of Rei Ayanami and Haruko Haruhara, both in appearance and in personality/psychology.
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Apr 6, 2013 11:12 PM
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I'm planning to read it from before the Anime was announced...

Haven't got around to it.

It's now more of a priority because of the Anime though.
Apr 6, 2013 11:13 PM
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I read the manga before the anime came out :B
Apr 6, 2013 11:14 PM
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Did not read it ever since
Apr 6, 2013 11:20 PM
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Toanmaru said:
I read the manga before the anime came out :B


This is a thing now ain't it?
Apr 7, 2013 12:50 AM
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I started reading the manga from when ch1 was translated.
Apr 7, 2013 12:58 AM
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Manga was out three years ago. I assume if you are the type who reads manga online I'm sure you've heard of it or at least read a couple of chaps. I'm halfway on the manga by the way.
Apr 7, 2013 12:59 AM
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I plan on it. I have heard it is pretty good.
Apr 7, 2013 1:11 AM
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I think, i will stop reading until the anime is finished. As seemingly the only guy on earth, who totally and unironically loved the first episode of the anime(despite little quality flaws), I don't have the feeling, like i need any more than that right now.
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Apr 7, 2013 1:11 AM

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ShippoK said:
Toanmaru said:
I read the manga before the anime came out :B


This is a thing now ain't it?
Everything is a thing now.
Apr 7, 2013 1:19 AM

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You gotta read the manga before the anime...how else are you going to cry over every little nitpick the adaptation did wrong.
Apr 7, 2013 5:23 AM

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I read the manga before this abomination was set upon the earth. Before people say I didn't even watch ep1, I saw screenshots all over the Internet to make a decision that it wasn't worth my time even if I was anticipating this adaptation quite highly.

I'm sure people who haven't read the manga prior to ep1, and were put off by the artwork/animation in ep1, were curious enough to read the manga with fans defending that the manga has a really good plot or something. I agree though. The manga is quite amazing indeed.
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Apr 7, 2013 5:40 AM

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I was planning to read it ages ago, but never got round to it. When I heard the director of Mushishi was adapting it I took the anime into higher priority.

Now it's the other way round, already read the first two volumes (it's fine, better than the abomination if anything)
Apr 7, 2013 5:41 AM

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I did . The glasses girl annoys the hell out of me though .
Apr 7, 2013 6:21 AM
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Yeah, I don't like the style or pacing they use in this adaptation so I figured I should check out the manga ASAP instead.
Apr 7, 2013 6:28 AM

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The summary of this anime is really sexy and makes me interested.. I can't stand the rotoscoping (Gomennasai) so I might end up reading the manga..
sexual incest in nisomonogatari - no one bats an eye
romance incest in SAO - everyone loses their minds
Apr 7, 2013 7:28 AM
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Oh my god, I thought I was the only one... read like 20 chapters and than realized that it's fuckin ridiculous and I can't torture myself to watch the anime with that horrible art and read the manga with those illogical barfings the author calls a story...
Apr 7, 2013 7:35 AM

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I read it way before the even announced an anime adaptation. And after such a long wait the first episode final came out and...
❑ Single
❑ Taken
✔ Mentally dating a character that doesn't actually exist
Apr 7, 2013 4:24 PM
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I just started reading the manga. The story is somewhat unpredictable and I like it. Nakamura is fucking crazy!!!
Apr 7, 2013 4:26 PM

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I started reading it before watching the first episode, just to see the difference. I ended up liking the manga so I look forward to this show.

"Your sight, my delight. Will you marry me?"
Apr 7, 2013 4:31 PM

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I hope that everyone who watched the first episode without reading the manga does at some point. If you don't you're missing out big time.

samurai1993 said:
- It's amazing

Apr 7, 2013 10:25 PM

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Made a friend that doesn't watch anime nor reads manga start reading this. This is friggin gold.
Apr 7, 2013 11:40 PM

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I just started reading the manga after seeing Episode 1.

Let's hope that the plot of the anime will deviate from the manga. Kasuga-san
should leave Saeki-san's gym bag on the floor and go home to read Baudelaire.

Then the remaining 12 episodes can become a slice-of-life high school story
along the lines of Azumanga Daioh, Nichijou or Lucky Star. Note that one of
the main characters in Azumanga Daioh was also named Kasuga and she was
nicknamed Osaka. As I recall, she never did anything perverted.
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Apr 7, 2013 11:41 PM

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I've only read the rape of chapter 25 or 26 but all i know is that the main character is a bitch
Apr 7, 2013 11:53 PM

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ibrahim2712 said:
I've only read the rape of chapter 25 or 26 but all i know is that the main character is a bitch

Why?

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Apr 7, 2013 11:55 PM

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ZetaZaku said:

Why?


He got raped by a hot girl, he was trying to run away from a hot girl trying to have sex with him, he was literally running away
Apr 7, 2013 11:55 PM

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ibrahim2712 said:
I've only read the rape of chapter 25 or 26 but all i know is that the main character is a bitch


Just stop talking.
Apr 8, 2013 12:08 AM

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ibrahim2712 said:
I've only read the rape of chapter 25 or 26 but all i know is that the main character is a bitch

You're a dick
Apr 8, 2013 1:19 AM
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I caught up with the manga. Kasuga is hurting the people that really do care about him and yet he is in love with a psychopath. What a sadomasochistic guy!!!

Nice boat...
Apr 8, 2013 1:30 AM
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Just stop talking.


You're a dick


Stay classy, Le Fleurs de MAL.
Apr 8, 2013 2:17 AM

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Ravagestorm wrote:
Nice boat...


Thank you for referencing the classic internet meme.

A nice boat .

and yet he [i.e. Kasuga] is in love with a psychopath.

You mean Kasuga-san hooks up with the Math teacher? I never figured it
would turn into a Yaoi story. Don't spoil it for me by telling me which one
of them is the "uke" and which one is the "seme".
okanaganApr 8, 2013 2:23 AM
Apr 8, 2013 2:25 AM
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Hmm, maybe I'll check out the manga.

Should be better.
Apr 8, 2013 2:39 AM

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If the anime gets me interested enough that I cannot hwait, maybe, yet, since I really like the anime style, I dunno.
Apr 8, 2013 2:45 AM

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ibrahim2712 said:
ZetaZaku said:

Why?


He got raped by a hot girl, he was trying to run away from a hot girl trying to have sex with him, he was literally running away

lol are you the same ibrahim on youtube ? if yes we meet again :P
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i read the manga after watching the anime..
to be fair:-
+ i think the anime has good atmosphere, OST, backgrounds..
- on the other hand, the characters art or design is bad and ugly :P..
still i will continue watching
Apr 8, 2013 6:55 AM

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OnePieceQ8 said:
ibrahim2712 said:
ZetaZaku said:

Why?


He got raped by a hot girl, he was trying to run away from a hot girl trying to have sex with him, he was literally running away

lol are you the same ibrahim on youtube ? if yes we meet again :P
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i read the manga after watching the anime..
to be fair:-
+ i think the anime has good atmosphere, OST, backgrounds..
- on the other hand, the characters art or design is bad and ugly :P..
still i will continue watching

This!

And yes, I checked the first chapter but I prefer to wait when the anime is over and then start reading the manga.
Apr 8, 2013 6:59 AM

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edwd2 said:
Hmm, maybe I'll check out the manga.

Should be better.


DAYUMMM Left side picture of Nakamura. SO SEXY
..
Apr 8, 2013 7:16 AM

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Nucksen said:
I think, i will stop reading until the anime is finished. As seemingly the only guy on earth, who totally and unironically loved the first episode of the anime(despite little quality flaws), I don't have the feeling, like i need any more than that right now.


Lie

I like the first episode as well.
So you are not the only guy on earth.
I am falling, I am fading, I am drowning, help me to breathe.
Apr 8, 2013 3:19 PM

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OnePieceQ8 said:
ibrahim2712 said:
ZetaZaku said:

Why?


He got raped by a hot girl, he was trying to run away from a hot girl trying to have sex with him, he was literally running away

lol are you the same ibrahim on youtube ? if yes we meet again :P


Omg i always run into you! XD whenever i'm on a random anime video i'll just see ur comment hahahaha
Apr 9, 2013 7:09 AM

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read everything yesterday because curiousity. XD
Apr 9, 2013 7:40 AM

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Liked the anime, so I'll continue to watch but it has picked my interest, so I'll keep in the manga for the future, too.
xoxo
Apr 9, 2013 10:04 AM

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ibrahim2712 said:
I've only read the rape of chapter 25 or 26 but all i know is that the main character is a bitch


Is this real life.
Formerly gutsyGumshoe
Apr 9, 2013 12:21 PM

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spoiler tags no longer exist I see...
Apr 10, 2013 8:02 AM

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I started reading it a few hours ago and I am already on Chapter 29. It's really good so far. Hope the anime will live up to it
Apr 10, 2013 8:15 PM

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i did the opposite
Apr 11, 2013 12:28 AM

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In reply to Oatison Post #47:

OMK must be rotoscoped ! That is my other favorite genre. I didn't want to be
the first one to mention that classic manga.
okanaganApr 11, 2013 12:37 AM
Apr 11, 2013 7:15 PM

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I read out of intrigue after the first episode, a lot of swearing put me off a little but I got hooked and read it all.
Apr 11, 2013 8:50 PM

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DStev, you mention a lot of swearing in the manga.

Basically, there is only one swear word, but they keep using it over and over
and over. Yeah, it is really a bit much. In the version I read it says f-------.

The actual word is "kusomushi". Generally, it is extremely difficult to translate
obscene words in one language into another. For one thing, it depends a lot
on the context and the tone of voice. It can depend on who is speaking.

My nonexpert opinion (since I have never lived in Japan) is that the translators
went over-the-top in using f------- as the translation for "kusomushi". It made
you feel uncomfortable. I didn't like it either. Since I already knew the actual
Japanese word before I started to read the manga, I was able to partially
overlook the harshness.
okanaganApr 11, 2013 8:54 PM
Apr 11, 2013 9:54 PM

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I would check it out but I can't get into reading things off a computer screen. If I come across a physical copy of the manga I might look into it.
Apr 13, 2013 6:01 AM
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I watched the first episode and thought it was ok. I saw a lot of posts from people saying "worst anime adaptation ever". I was originally planning to read the manga after the anime finished because I didn't want to ruin the anime on the off chance the manga was that much better. Powered through the manga in about an hour and really liked it. I'll still be watching the anime though, but probably won't like it as much now.
Apr 13, 2013 6:18 AM

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I considered it, but eventually decided against it.

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