Shounen Double Arts by Komi Naoshi

[haya5h1]

I'm really curious about his bruise.

Well, El asks him if it's from the previous day's fight, and the way he starts to answer (before he's interrupted by his mom) hints that it might not have been. Then his mom comes in and teases him about it. Maybe El was thrashing about in her sleep...

I thought that the thing Kiri used to gather up the knives was a magnet or something. He does some strangely adept at using it though...

And he and El were separated at the end, right?

Yeah, El started going into seizure.

 

[Zoe]

I'm also a little worried about his relationship with Sui. His thought bubble when he finds out she came by (あいつもしかして) + the expression on his face...

Edit: Oh, reading carefully over the phone conversation, it seems like Martha confirms that all of the Sisters, including the militia, are in fact women.

 

[haya5h1]

kyeaahhhh... that would be interesting to find out. Elle's already wondering if she's his girlfriend, and if she (El) has done something awful. Sui is a rather cool character though, reminds me of Tatsuki in Bleach... I wonder if she'll join them on the journey.

 

[Koen]

I'll go for a risky prediction:
Sui will touch El before kiri and el can react - now I come to the next points:
1. either Sui will be infected by troy and Kiri will have to give hands to the two
2. either Sui isn't infected and somehow she also has that body touch that can clear out the side effects of troy when touching El and without getting infected -> So she's like kiri short said
3. Sui has some take over abilities like other sisters do and she's like El

 

[haya5h1]

so now I'm intrigued by Kiri. The cop was talking about him like he had a reputation for doing this kind of stuff. And what is with that keyblade.

I like the thought that Sui could be a latent Sister... we'll just have to see.

 

[shrimpy]

As far as I can tell, Kiri's "keyblade" was just an extension of his artistic abilities... question is how did he make it?

 

[Muddy]

Awesome chapter.

Spoiler

Once again, I have to commend Komi Naoshi on his pacing - this chapter is wonderful. Leisurely early-morning talk; informative, still chill but also exciting plot-wise phone conversation; then the sudden action scene at the end. I definitely don't want this becoming a harem series but I'm not worried yet. Sui seems pretty cool (and I definitely like this Gazelle guy, too - excellent strategy for getting close to them!).

 

[haya5h1]

As far as I can tell, Kiri's "keyblade" was just an extension of his artistic abilities... question is how did he make it?

I thought it was some kind of magnetic stick, maybe something he uses to pick up dropped tools when he's painting high up (I've seen something like it in home supply stores). but it was like he stabbed it into the wall and suddenly all the knives were stuck to it. so I don't know WHAT it is now.

 

[Rock_Leeroy]

this series does certainly look promising so far. it seems like it will be rather short tho, it will definately end when everyone'se troi virus is cured or whatever, it just wouldnt make much sense to go on after that since that is el's dream, series end with dream's accomplished or even before that if you look at series like hikaru no go and such. shonen's are just famous for more lackluster then satifying endings.

 

[Muddy]

this series does certainly look promising so far. it seems like it will be rather short tho, it will definately end when everyone'se troi virus is cured or whatever, it just wouldnt make much sense to go on after that since that is el's dream, series end with dream's accomplished or even before that if you look at series like hikaru no go and such. shonen's are just famous for more lackluster then satifying endings.

It only seems like the plot can't go very far right now because Jump mangaka have to be extremely wary of their series's life expectancy. In the scenario that a manga bombs and is canceled after 12 chapters, the mangaka can't have set up some super-intense multi-faceted deep plot that suggests 30 volumes of material -- they have to have had some short unambitious story finish, that's all. Only when they survive and can gauge how their manga is doing, can they start actually revealing more of the story they have in mind.

So if Double Arts is popular enough, I have no doubts that the story will turn out to be much more complicated than it's letting on. I can, in fact, see almost endless possibility even with just what's been introduced so far... but for now we can only wait and see.

 

[Koen]

Yes I think muddy is right. It's better to be carefull and wait till you get a decent rating - so you know it'll survive for a time - to put in more complex elements to go on. Though I would be very suprised if this wouldn't be tasted, but you never know

 

[haya5h1]

Well, as kirimi mentioned earlier, the higher-ups at WJ seem very much invested in seeing Komi-sensei succeed. My guess is Double Arts is guaranteed at least the next two quarters (six months or so) unless he falls REALLY short of expectations.

 

[LegACy]

As far as I can tell, Kiri's "keyblade" was just an extension of his artistic abilities... question is how did he make it?

didn't he use the strings in his bag to tied them up? I think I can see some strings on the blades...

add it with some ecchi, and it will be guaranteed to last at least a year ^^

 

[barbapapa]

Please... for the love of god... no ecchi.

 

[haya5h1]

didn't he use the strings in his bag to tied them up? I think I can see some strings on the blades...

add it with some ecchi, and it will be guaranteed to last at least a year ^^

I doubt he'll go that way. I found the way he handled the first shower to be very tasteful.... it could have been so WRONG. Looking at his one-shots too, he depicts girls quite modestly.

I agree that it looks like Kiri used string to bind up all the knives, you can see a loose bit of it flapping around. the question is, how did he do it so FAST?

 

[xi0]

I'm not really against ecchi, but I personally feel that a series like Double Arts wouldn't work with ecchi. It's too quaint and unique to be bogged down by random perviness IMO.

 

[Koen]

Don't worry you guys I'll bet my life on it that ecchi will not become main theme of this manga. There'll be some referring to but certainly not as many as happened in the beginning of Mx0 (though I love those great ecchi scenes in it)

 

[Franckie]

The manga reminds me of the main characters from B-Shock. Anyway, I'm loving the art and I'm loving the character designs. I've enjoyed the first three chapters, and I look forward to future developments. This manga could really get interesting if the mangaka's cards are played right.

 

[Ramza]

doubt its ecchi
first 3 chapters doesnt even display ecchi scenes

makes no sense to start now

 

[LegACy]

Hey, I'm against ecchi too! But sometimes, it's purpose is to attract more readers! (I find some manga has some ecchi in the beginning, and none at all in the end!)

I agree that it looks like Kiri used string to bind up all the knives, you can see a loose bit of it flapping around. the question is, how did he do it so FAST?

it's his talent. You see, El could do the same thing as him, but she will take a lot more time. While Kiri may posses some kind of ability that allow him to do that thing so quickly, or he's maybe just good with strings in general (seeing he is the son of a dress maker), and he's also an artist