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The Yozakura chapter was pretty nice. Looking forward to reading more of the series. Hopefully the author manages to keep the series interesting and it might have a chance to survive for a while.
 

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Yozakura continues to build itself. The actual main events were kinda fillery, but it did give payoff to the previous chapter, so it's fine. Seems we're already getting into a plot arc as well, so the pacing continues to be strong.

Mitama meanwhile has left me confused as to why editorial even greenlit it. Even considering the importance of the Kodomo market, the premise is so incredibly limited that every chapter has been a redo of the first with a slightly different base scenario.

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Have to say, I would like Yuuna a lot more if the damn thing were an eroge.

Since we were talking about the controversial choice made in Fuuka, are there any series in WSJ or even in Shueisha where an author made a choice as controversial as this and was bashed online because of it? The only series I can think of is when Ishida decided to end Tokyo Ghoul out of the blue and for 1-2 weeks people didn't know the series would continue.
There was an especially infamous incident with the manga Kannagi where the series implied the heroine wasn't a virgin, and otaku literally started setting their copies on fire in protest. Nothing from Shueisha though, to my knowledge.

The episode just proved that people in manga community are not ready for true literature. Man, that was the best plot twist I've ever seen even now. It was magnificent, the apex of Seo Kouji career.

We Never Learn pales in comparison to that. I don't even like to talk about We Never Learn because it frustrates me the fact that it was supposed to substitute my favorite manga (Nisekoi) and doesn't come even close.
I don't know what I'm more confused by, your apparent disappointment with WNL, or the fact that Nisekoi of all series is your favorite manga.
 

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Dr Stone chapter was great this week. It's been a while since I've read such an interesting chapter in the series.
It feels like the petrification weapon is about to become a cure all, heal all type of thing. Didn't expect it to be a Mobius strip either.
 

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I'm kinda disappointed with WNL as well but for different reasons.
Idk, I still think its fine but its not as funny or cute as it used to be.
I enjoy a lot Naruiyuki and Ashumi relationship. This week chapter (which is now the previous chapter since a new issue was released?) was about them and I enjoyed a lot. The other girls are generally meh, when it is a chapter with the teacher I think about dropping it. It is this roller coaster.
 
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Chainsawman chapter this week is the perfect exemple of why I read this series.
Denji: "Let's kick him in the balls and see who gets the biggest scream out of him"
Legit though Fujimoto wouldn't have gone through with that, I'm glad I was wrong.
 

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Chainsawman chapter this week is the perfect exemple of why I read this series.
Denji: "Let's kick him in the balls and see who gets the biggest scream out of him"
Legit though Fujimoto wouldn't have gone through with that, I'm glad I was wrong.
The best part is that it doubles as legit character development for Aki.
 

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Since we were talking about the controversial choice made in Fuuka, are there any series in WSJ or even in Shueisha where an author made a choice as controversial as this and was bashed online because of it?
The middle point of Death Note (Light "winning" & L's death), maybe?
 

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The middle point of Death Note (Light "winning" & L's death), maybe?
Death Note continuing past that point is something I've always had a hard time understanding. The confrontation between the two people from the beginning finally came to an end in an incredible way, yet the series continues with other characters. The middle point was the end of Death Note for me. I've tried reading the series several times, watching the anime, I've never had the interest to continue after that.
 

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I like the second part of DN. *shrug* It's definitely messier than the first, but the actual ending is my favorite part of the whole series, so I'm perfectly fine if that's the way they found to get there.
 

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On a deeper thought, I think Mitama takes the cake as being the worst new series of the year. Even accounting for its genre, it's quality is inexcusable IMO.
 

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I know that there is all the spoiler stuff, but there is still anything in Death Note that can be considered spoiler? Everything has its limits. :P
What happens in Death Note is so common knowledge in our community that it is like a rite of initiation. If you don't know, go back and try again. XD

I'm ready for your backlash. XD
 

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Screw the haters, especially you Rain. You don't even like gag manga in the first place. Why do you even bother repeating your opinion as fact again and again?
Fyi, Mitama is the only series started in this year that didn't bore me to death within its first chapter.
 

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The first thing that comes to mind is Naruto's ending, how much of a shitstorm it was made it so memorable lmao
Wait what? Wasn't Naruto's ending considered satisfying and decent overall? I thought it was the extremely dragged out final arc that people disliked.
 

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Wait what? Wasn't Naruto's ending considered satisfying and decent overall? I thought it was the extremely dragged out final arc that people disliked.
I think he meant narusaku shippers being asshurt, same with ichiruki with bleach
 

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Yozakura ch. 4 was ok. Seeing the results of Taiyo's training was nice, but that teacher was annoying. Let's see where the plot goes in the next chapter.

I dropped Mitama after the first chapter, but wanted to see if it got any better. I can't even describe how irrationally pissed off I'm at the main heroine for always having the same open mouth, wide eyes, shocked expression. In just 3 chapters that same face appears over 40 times. Yes, I counted.
Couldn't resist.

 

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But was narusaku actually ever a thing in Naruto? Unlike ichiruki, that ship was sunk halfway into the series.
 

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Guys, we're not going to turn this thread into a shipping war argument, lol.

Trust me, I'm doing you all a favor. Let's just change the subject.
 
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