Shounen Kikai Banashi Hanasaka Ikkyuu by Kenta Komiyama and Yuya Kawada

[Salce]

Kikai Banashi Hanasaka Ikkyuu by Kenta Komiyama and Yuya Kawada
Genre: Fantasy
Serialized: Weekly Shonen Jump
Summary and Preview:
A mysterious creature called Karma suddenly appears in the life of Ikkyu, a priest and former master of witticism who had put such thoughts out of his mind. The tale begins as Karma leads the priest onto a strange path and toward an even stranger destiny. A "6th J Gold Future Cup" award winning comic about a contest of intellects.

Releases by Clockwork Lies

 

[raDar]

Re: [NEW] Kikai Banashi Hanasaka Ikkyuu by Kenta Komiyama and Yuya Kawada

My group (Clockwork Lies) just released chapters 1 and 2.

Check it out here:
http://s4.zetaboards.com/Clockwork_Lies/topic/8772689/1/#new

 

[Salce]

Re: [NEW] Kikai Banashi Hanasaka Ikkyuu by Kenta Komiyama and Yuya Kawada

It's pretty good. It really caught me, I want to read what follows.

The drawing resembles Naruto, and it has some elements of Dragon Ball, but still feels like a fresh new story.

I hope that the japaneses give it a chance.

 

[raDar]

Re: [NEW] Kikai Banashi Hanasaka Ikkyuu by Kenta Komiyama and Yuya Kawada

Yeah, that's exactly what I thought. Ikkyuu's orange theme resembles the Naruto vibe and also the setting of the story. While the Wish Seals that grants wishes when collected and the fact that it is scattered all over the world is just like Dragon Ball.

I also love the humor of the author (Kenta) and how Yuya interprets it is very good.

 

[Kaiten]

Re: [NEW] Kikai Banashi Hanasaka Ikkyuu by Kenta Komiyama and Yuya Kawada

Ikkyuu has potential, I'd like to read more chapters before judging. Interesting seeing a Jump hero who's primary "weapon" is his intelligence. Houshin Engi is the last series I can remember where the hero relied on his wits, not strength or super powers, to win.

 

[Koen]

Re: [NEW] Kikai Banashi Hanasaka Ikkyuu by Kenta Komiyama and Yuya Kawada

Pretty interesting start. I like it. I also found the first chapter way better than the one shot because in the first chapter, the first encounter between Ikkyuu and Karma has been told. + 1 and the second chapter immediately tells the interesting main story of the wish seals scattered around the world. another +1. The art is nice and it somewhat, not completely, reminds me of naruto indeed. The setting is interesting and the interaction between our protagonists Ikkyuu and Karma is really great to laugh. How Karma used the story of the villain and used the reference of half a man

We always have to be careful with WSJ readers and their taste. But I'll read this

 

[Kaiten]

Re: [NEW] Kikai Banashi Hanasaka Ikkyuu by Kenta Komiyama and Yuya Kawada

It looks like their are enough weak new series to give some Ikkyuu some cushion. Grim and Sengoku are definitely on the way out. I assume something else will join them, hopefully not Ikkyuu. At the least, it has potential. There is something a little more intelligent and introspective than the run of the mill Jump action manga.

 

[raDar]

Re: [NEW] Kikai Banashi Hanasaka Ikkyuu by Kenta Komiyama and Yuya Kawada

Chapter 3 is out at http://s4.zetaboards.com/Clockwork_Lies/topic/8786649/1/#new

 

[Koen]

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Hmmm, I get the feeling that the gathering of the seals is just a minor part of the story. It'll depend whether the manga will succeed and that's how I look at it. The third chapter was okay, I didn't like the first part of it but the second part was good. Karma has some hidden motives. It is obvious that he is using Ikkyuu for an own scheme

 

[Kaiten]

Re: [NEW] Kikai Banashi Hanasaka Ikkyuu by Kenta Komiyama and Yuya Kawada

Assuming success, collecting the wish seals does not seem involved enough for a long run shounen. Long arcs could be built out of each collecting each seal, but I don't think that would be consequential enough to carry the story. I imagine that being somewhat like One Piece if there was nothing deeper than moving from island to island, collecting treasure. Given the fact that the writers were daring enough to create a hero with strength and no super powers in Shounen Jump, I can imagine them having something deeper in mind.

Karma is the archetypical trickster guide. It remains to be scene whether he is benevolent, or malevolent. The magic surrounding the wish seals likely prevents him from restoring them himself. What remains to be seen is whether he is an evil force, who will turn on Ikkyuu, or a kind but scheming force, developing Ikkyuu strength and creating a potent ally.

 

[Googlez_kun]

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The answer in the first chapter kinda surprised me.I thought it would be the sword itself that can't be cut by the sword.It's rather obvious,but still...

Anyway,i like that this is so non-mainstream,so even though it hasn't really impressed me yet,i hope it will become successful in JUMP in order to get the magazine away from this battle-oriented style.

 

[Kaiten]

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Definitely a typical riddle, once you know the answer it seems so simple but is not obvious at all until someone else says it.

I'm waiting for the unscanlated chapters before passing full judgement. I like it enough to keep reading, which is more than I can say for many other recent Jump series.

 

[raDar]

Re: [NEW] Kikai Banashi Hanasaka Ikkyuu by Kenta Komiyama and Yuya Kawada

Finally our translator recovered from her sickness and she just finished the script for chapters 4&5. Just you guys wait till our release.

And

Spoiler: next chapter spoiler

Based on the chapter I cleaned, the next riddle seem to be interesting and the answer is yet again, tricky

---------- Post added June 26, 2011 at 03:43 PM ---------- Previous post was June 22, 2011 at 08:06 AM ----------

Chapter 4 is oout at http://s4.zetaboards.com/Clockwork_Lies/topic/8819153/1/. Phew~

 

[Koen]

Re: [NEW] Kikai Banashi Hanasaka Ikkyuu by Kenta Komiyama and Yuya Kawada

Amazing how close this art leans towards naruto's art. When the inner owner was shown, I could have sworn to think about an uchiha

That aside, this chapter was good in building up to a new quest. I like this story a lot because mirrrors have always had a horror feeling because of these particular stories. I don't expect the monster to be defeated easy, neither do I expected it to be defeated difficult. Anyway, I hope that that the fifth chapter is going to be released soon because I like it

Great work guys

 

[raDar]

Re: [NEW] Kikai Banashi Hanasaka Ikkyuu by Kenta Komiyama and Yuya Kawada

Chapter 5 is out! Find it here.


The end made a big question mark in my mind...

 

[Drmke]

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Yeah I feel ya about the question mark.

That guy Karma mentioned...he is probably some sort of "rival" (using that term loosely here) and Karma needs the wish seals to "beat" him or whatever he is trying to really do. Plus the mentioning that Ikkyuu is going to get a bodyguard sounds fun. That is actually quite a smart idea, that way the writers can have a fight scene here and there to appease to fight-nuts while at the same time keeping the story true by not giving Ikkyuu super powers.

Btw, I still can't shake the feeling that Karma is going to turn out to be an enemy for Ikkyuu again later in the series, like especially if they get all those seals.

 

[raDar]

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Seems like that guy was the one who caused Karma to lose his wish seals or something. And the hood make him resemble Ikkyuu a bit, or a lot. I'm feeling this series will somewhat include physical battles too since Karma always says that Ikkyuu can't continue collecting his seals by just his wits alone but needs physical strength too.

 

[Kaiten]

Re: [NEW] Kikai Banashi Hanasaka Ikkyuu by Kenta Komiyama and Yuya Kawada

The innkeeper chapters were slightly disappointing. Chapter 4 and 5 maintained a more episodic nature, repeating the structure of chapter 3. I am interested to see who Ikkyuu's bodyguard is, I assume it is this girl from chapter 2. So far as prologues go, chapter 1-5 have been very good but some hint chapters will become less episodic would be nice.

 

[Salce]

Re: [NEW] Kikai Banashi Hanasaka Ikkyuu by Kenta Komiyama and Yuya Kawada

Well, it is not so episodic, the chapters 4 and 5 formed a mini-arc.

As it's only chapter 5, is fine to me for now. Hopefully soon the author will dare to something more complex.

Sorry for my bad english.

 

[Negative Syndicate]

Re: [NEW] Kikai Banashi Hanasaka Ikkyuu by Kenta Komiyama and Yuya Kawada

When looking at chapter 7, I see that the author now tries to lengthen the story.