2010-07-09, 02:02 AM
madanthony Wrote:Nah, I'm just gullible and I feel ashamed. I should know better. I did notice the helveticapapaya on the first time through, but ignored it in my joy. I do need to get into the Franken Fran and Deadman Wonderland mangas though. It's only a matter of time for those adaptations. I also noticed the distinct lack of moe-sh'it, but shrugged it off thinking "they'll add it in to a later version, those shows don't need much prior notice". *Sigh* I want to believe too. On the plus side, I'm pleased to know there is such a thing as a manga about Vikings.
Spidey: the only person mad about the scrolling bar.
Pick up Vinland Saga too, man. It's by the same author as Planetes, and although I haven't READ Planetes yet, the manga of Planetes was supposedly superior to even the already incredibly amazing anime. Do give this one some thought as well.
Also, since I bring up manga recommendations from that list, even though this one is not really going to air, is the seinen manga Lucifer and the Biscuit Hammer. Although categorized as seinen, Biscuit Hammer is something of a really surreal non-mainstream shonen. On the surface, it's a pretty enjoyable manga with intense but "realistic" action, brilliant characterization, great art, a plot that sounds ridiculous but works, and GAR moments. Underneath, it has deep themes such as maturation and defining what it means to be an adult. Think of it as the lovechild of Gurren Lagann and FLCL. That being said, I'd LOVE the idea of Gainax taking helm of this series.
As for my reaction when I saw this chart, I died on the inside a little. I knew we'd NEVER get a season this good. Ever. Seto no Hanayome 2? Baccano 2? Vinland Saga? Onani Master Kurosawa? Biscuit Hammer? Persona 4? Phoenix Wright? Berserk Ultimate? Franken Fran? YOTSUBA&!?!! (That one's the biggest give away as to why it's fake without even noticing and seeing the top of the chart. Kiyohiko Azuma has directly said that the stories and style of Yotsuba&! wouldn't be able to work in an anime) I could go on listing the rest of the titles, but point is: it'd be an absolutely amazing season- and there's too little "crap" being released between. Also, I laughed pretty hard at "CHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEN".
Curious though, were the Shinichiro Watanabe thing and Lain one real at all? Or was it just a convincing enough image put in?
Also, yeah. I'm also pretty mad about the scrolling bar. Large comics can get pretty frustrating to read, and in the situation of images in general, I like to look at everything at once.