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Re: Blue Dragon Previews

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zindryr doing jump manga other than Bastard? (although bastards run in jump ended ages ago...i think) GASP. Lol, in seriousness, there is nothing special about this preview so i await the full chapter before i am impressed. (I was never into fanservice, if i wanted something like that, i would watch porn)
Yeah but porn is too... porn
It's what you don't see that's more fun imo :P And that's exactly what fanservice is. (of course, seeing absolutely nothing aint fun either)

Of course, a manga must have more content than just boobies. But you cant judge this on 8 pages that were probably leaked only because they had fanservice. Which in general is a rarity in Takeshi Obata manga.

Either way, I'm in love with that girl. :x
 

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So then this manga is based of a game based off Toriyama's art design? Why is Obata the artist then and is this the Blue Dragon game for 360 that I've heard about in Shonen Jump (the american one.)
 

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Its based on that Xbox 360 with the Akira Toriyama designs yes.

Why is Obata the artist? Why not, its a different story than the game, just set in the same Blue Dragon Universe probably.
There's another Blue Dragon manga starting in Monthly Jump, from another mangaka. Which looks a bit more like Toriyama's way of drawing. But I dont know if that'll follow the game's storyline more strictly.
 

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updated your new version of your trans zindryr~~ great job btw :ossu

this manga does look a bit... interesting... but just how much fan service do they plan on giving?? >.>
 

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Re: Blue Dragon Previews

I imagine a majority of the 50+ pages will be backstory and fighting, and these few pages here will be most of the fanservice. For a big artist like Obata to do a merely fan service manga would be a waste of Shounen Jump's time. They've got plenty of that already.
 

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Yo, Chris~

I hope TOWNL does good on this. I might actually download it. ;p
 

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Hmm seems like everyone is going to let TOWNL, who has expierence of this artist, take up this series. Well I tried to do a page but only ended up doing two frames before I released who ever cleans this is going to have hell with the dudes hair. I don't own, a good grey patteren for his hair and ended making it look like this.

Probably not the best place to put this but did I do a MQ or HQ?
 

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Re: Blue Dragon Previews

I think you did a great job and looks like HQ to me :smile-big
 

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High MQ.

Close to HQ, but not there yet. It's incomplete. Still noticeable dust on the page, and the lines on the hair look a bit... iffy.
 

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... I hate hair...
Both as a wannabe editor and in real life. Wish TOWNL the best of luck with this project but they're always super HQ so I know I won't be dissappointed.
 

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lol im already loving this manga that guy is so like L.
 

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Someone has GOT to scanslate this manga!
 

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ulalala is all i can say <3
 

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Someone has GOT to scanslate this manga!


Every Manga Editor and their mother is probably already planning on it. It is Obata's art after all.
 

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Re: Blue Dragon Previews

Well, I don't know if their mothers will be into it after seeing the preview, but Manga Editors, yes, I'll have to agree (suggests MH will open a RTS thread for Ral Grado, as it's gonna be over flooded really soon :P)
 

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Heh, I gave Touch the green light to do a RTS on this yes. And the full chapter is out.

Though, I suppose we need an official discussion thread for it - so I'll start it.

EDIT: It's up. Here. I'm going to lock this thread, it's served its purpose.
 

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Blue Dragon RΩG Chapter 1 Discussion!

Since this is somewhat of an unusual circumstance - we've never had a manga as eagerly anticipated as this one start in a Jump magazine before where it's obvious everybody will be reading it - mostly due to Takeshi Obata's art, but the previews were good, too - here is a special stickied discussion thread for Blue Dragon.

If you haven't yet downloaded the first chapter, you can do so at this thread. Be sure to thank Touch for his efforts.

I'm sure a translation will be forthcoming, as well as Edited Mangas, soon.

All I know from reading the chapter without the translation - is there's certainly monsters galore, and a little unexpected fanservice. >.> (I'm amazed she didn't slap him silly.)

EDIT: Here's the summary of the first chapter as provided by pocketmofo - thanks, man!

Ral is a 15 year old boy with a blue dragon Kage named "Grado" who are both sealed in absolute darkness under his father's, King Roy's, castle. The castle is under siege by the Kage, monsters from the world of darkness who are basically shadows that take over living creatures' bodies.

Mio is Ral's teacher and she pleads with the king to let him out. She explains that there are three types of Kage possession of living things: First - where the Kage bonds with the person and shows itself through the thing's shadow, Second - where the Kage basically eats away at the living thing and takes control over it allowing the Kage to assume the living thing's form or its own Kage form, and Third where the Kage has control and begins to strengthen itself by eating other creatures and Seconds.

King Roy says that he realized his newborn son had been possessed by the dragon Grado and he decides to seal him in darkness. 15 years later the kingdom is under siege and they decide to let Ral out.

Ral/Grado attacks his father when he gets out because Grado has been wanting revenge on the ones who sealed him away. Ral then notices that Mio protects him and that she looks different from him. He then inspects her breasts and Mio tells him that getting naked and doing that sort of thing is embarassing and shouldn't be done in front of others. She then promises to teach him about women if he will go out and defeat the Kage who are attacking.

Ral agrees and then goes out and tears up the other Kage. The other Kage aren't sure what type of Kage Ral and Grado are so he tells them that he's a "Friend" type where the Kage and the host get along and help each other. He uses a piece of Grado's mane to stop the boss Kage in its tracks and then proceeds to beat the monster to a pulp (all the while refusing to use Grado's dragon fire attack since the enemies are too weak to waste it on them).

Ral then comes back and is about to "learn about women" when he falls asleep. Mio then says that she'll make sure he grows up to be a hero.

Ral while sleeping says that he'll keep fighting the Kage because he likes women and Grado says that he'll stick with Ral for as long as there are things that he wants to kill.

Kinda long, but that pretty much sums up the chapter. Enjoy!

Anyway, have fun.
 

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Re: Blue Dragon Discussion!

I just scanned through the chapter and it has quite a bit of potential. Plus, Lal's obsession with women (particularly Mio and her breasts) was pretty funny. Also, the conversation between Lal (the boy) and Grad (the dragon) was pretty damn funny.

I don't know if I have time to translate, but I'm sure people will enjoy the chapter.
 

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Re: Blue Dragon Discussion!

just skipped through the raw... so not much of text that i caught...

but...
great art, nice monsters, great fanservice.
all in all this could be VERY much fun.

one thing i noticed: the monsters 'face' on the covershot looks very much alike the lvl3 akuma that allen fought in D.Gray-man xD
it's nothing important, just a side not :P
 

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Re: Blue Dragon Discussion!

Lots of talking and backstory in the first 20 or so pages. Pretty damn cool story so far though. (I hate to say it, but Naruto references are available. Damn shounen style, heh.)

Oh, and pocketmofo, I think it's Ral and Grado, or at least that's what I've read more often than not.

I'd have to agree though, it does look like it has a lot of potential. Didn't it remind you of Bastard!! somewhat?
 
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