Speak of the devil. I also got another obscure manga Dokushin Apartment from them three months ago that was JUST uploaded by them recently and they had the 2001 Cutey Honey manga there as well. Those guys are just always convenient when you least expect it.
Yeah the MC is really awesome.
. This was something I saw up till the 90s. Sakigake for example didn't give a damn about a coherent plot in the beginning. Still, the amount of heat in those series is undeniable so I'll probably get back to them soon. Harenchi Gakuen is the one series I cannot find no matter how I try. I found other versions of Harenchi Gakuen but the original is an mythical pokemon.
You're not a connoisseur unless you read all 200 volumes, original print, with no google translate.
Still, the first big commercial HIT was Kinnikuman, wasn't it?The thing about 70s manga in general is that mangaka were much more crazy, relatively speaking, back then. The mangaka of Gaki Taisho even mentions in that recent NHK special how he's surprised that manga was run. Nowadays, readers will thoroughly read series but back then, it was largely for kids so entertainment was given first priority. I tried Kinnikuman from the beginning but stuff began not making sense. Cobra was quite interesting though, there were also other reasons why
Kinnikuman is just dumb fun. You can just tell the mangaka were just having a blast working on it and were just making shit up as they go along. It was the first Jump manga that utilized the reader input system to full effect and it shows. Nisei and the recent revamp of the series just don't have the same appeal because it fells like they're actually trying given how big the brand name is now. Cobra along with City Hunter and BASTARD!!! are titles that make me think..."how the hell was this for kids?" when thinking how people who first read it reacted to it but that was the 80s. And yeah Harenchi Gakuen is some crazy shit, I think the entire war against the PTA volume traumatized me when I first read it in highschool, I'm hoping it'll get another anime adaptation down the line from the same people who did Osomatsu-san just to see the reactions to it.The thing about 70s manga in general is that mangaka were much more crazy, relatively speaking, back then. The mangaka of Gaki Taisho even mentions in that recent NHK special how he's surprised that manga was run. Nowadays, readers will thoroughly read series but back then, it was largely for kids so entertainment was given first priority. I tried Kinnikuman from the beginning but stuff began not making sense. Cobra was quite interesting though, there were also other reasons why
I won't deny that Kinnikuman is crazy. Yudetamago explicitly mentions how the reader results and other series' plots in the magazine affected when they'd use certain big plot points. It would be fatal for a series today but I think that's the trade off. Today, if you tried something like this, you would get bashed without end of the internet as being stupid and readers in general wouldn't read it unless you really work some voodoo like magic. However, you would have an identity whereas today, stuff is well done but lacks, or takes while to get that identity.
And it speaks loud and clear how today a series like Assassination Classroom felt so limp in execution despite having such and outlandish concept. You can almost tell that Matsui had to go back and forth with his editor on what was deemed appropriate or not which gutted the manga considerably.
Here we are talking about before 1980 series when post 1980 have tons of stuffs incomplete. Muh City Hunter .
Does Dr Slump count? It was published Feb 1980. I have all 18 vols just haven't finished them.
Probably won't happen since it's an 18+ manga.
Wait, is this a Taisho Wotome Otogibanashi sequel?! Please let this be what I think it is!
It's not explicitly a sequel, but pretty much yeah. New main character, and the title changes to Showa Otome Otogibanashi so it'll take place a few years after Taisho.
Although that slightly dampers the hype, I'm still super excited. The author can really make some killer characters, good romance, and excellent artwork. I hope one of his series gets an anime adaptation one day, no matter how slim the chances definitely are. I remember seeing some poll a handful of months back where Taisho Wotome ranked in 5th or 6th out of over 100 series for what people want to see get animated
That's kind of sad.
None so far but Mazinger Z is on my list
Some stuff can be found on the Jump book store. Like Play Ball is easily obtainable that way. Though many also aren’t like Harenchi and Astro Kyudan.
They're actually reducing Bleach's theatre listings and reducing theatre size for Bleach despite it only being the 3rd week. I don't think anybody at Warner expected this.
just stop translating Hinomaru, problem solved
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Don’t tempt mejust stop translating Hinomaru, problem solved
Pre 1990 series is either a hit or miss even whether it's the art-style or the plot for me.
. Although with these recent developments I couldn’t pull myself away even if I wanted 
. Latest chapter is on fire .