The Molokidan Thread~!

[molokidan]

The latest chapter in Edited Manga is 16, yes, but the latest raw is chapter 29, 30 should be out around New Year's.

Weird foods...hmm...I ate 'basashi' a few times, which is slices of raw horse. Tastes surprisingly good.

 

[~Lilium~]

horse meat... hmmm i haven't tried horse before . It really off topic but... that reminds me of glue factories for some reason...

so world embryo is a monthly manga?

 

[molokidan]

Yeah, World Embryo is monthly, it runs in "YOUNG KING OURS," a more hardcore fan-oriented seinen manga mag that also ran stuff like Trigun Maximum, Hellsing, Geobreeders, Excel Saga, etc.

 

[~Lilium~]

i hope the scan group will catch up to the current chaps soon

so whatcha doing for christmas?

 

[molokidan]

Yeah, hopefully they'll keep up their pace and we'll be at chapter 30 in no time.

For Christmas I went home to see my family. My little brother got a Wii, so it should be some fun times.

 

[~Lilium~]

did u go back here, to US?

playing a wii is really fun! my mom was supposed to get that for my lil brother but they were all out of stock

so what games have you played with it?

 

[molokidan]

Yeah, wiis are tough to get a hold of...I'd try ebay, I guess.

I'm actually currently in the US (until next summer) at UC Santa Barbara. Then I'll be back in Japan studying at Kyoto U. I'm really excited!!

I played Super Mario Galaxy, which was really fun just to even watch others playing. And Guitar Hero 3 was great. Let's see, what else...Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess. That's a beautiful game.

 

[Jinoh]

(big final fantasy fan here :P)

Who are your favorite characters, and what's the reason you don't like the latest versions? :P
If there were any manga based on FF, DQ or whatever RPG you like.. would you translate those? :P

 

[~Lilium~]

summer is coming in 6 months so you'll be going soon ur studying college now right? <-- wait did i ask this before

ebay! they have everything

I've never played any Zelda games before i wanna try one too. is there a zelda of ps2?

oh yeah i need to make a nick for you too, if that's okay. molokidan is just too long

 

[molokidan]

Hey gin0va, welcome to the thread.

I think that the latest FFs have been too overly dramatic for my tastes, and I like the older character designs much better than the newer, more "realistic" ones. Although, I have been playing FF12 over the holiday, and I have to say, although I don't enjoy the story very much, the characters don't annoy me like the ones in 10 and earlier did (except for Ashe) and I love the gameplay. The Hunt quests are a lot of fun, and the new battle system makes it much easier to get through dungeons. So I say it's a great game, definitely a step in the right direction for the series. My biggest gripe is that they had it take place in Ivalice, which personally, I think is a really boring setting, considering 25+ hours of the game is spent in some kind of desert. Also, I guess the creators are obsessed with blond people, because almost every character in the game has blond hair...that just seemed a little weird to me.

A Final Fantasy manga? Hmmm...if it was done well, of course. But I remember a friend who got me to watch "Final Fantasy Unlimited" a few years ago, and I couldn't stand it. If the manga was anything like that, then probably not. As far as DQ goes, I've read a bit of DQ: Dai no Daibouken, which is enjoyable, although it's a really cliched shounen. If they made a new one that had a lot of strong imagination behind it, I'd definitely try and pick it up.

Yeah, I'm really excited to go back, Lilium. I'm still a college student, doing my third year right now.

There isn't Zelda on PS2...but on nearly every Nintendo system there is some incarnation of the green guy.

As far as nicknames go, I've heard people call me Molo, Dan, or even Loki before, so you can take your pick!!

 

[~Lilium~]

mmm... picks 'loki' sounds cooler

Nintendo i don't have a nintendo... guess i'll have to turn to emulators

ur playing FF12? >___> i have that game but i got bored with it. i didn't finish it though i'm almost at the end... there wasn't really anthing going on with the story plot but i liked the battle system. and it seemed to short <____<

 

[molokidan]

Too short?! Wow...I'm like 40 hours into it, I'm at the Stillshrine, it seems like there is tons left game to go, but my characters are already level 38. Although, I do get really into the side-quests, hunts, etc. And sometimes I just like to explore places I haven't been and see what happens. I hate using strategy guides, I think it takes the fun of the game out...

And yeah, I love the battle system too. It's great.

You should check out A Link to the Past for the SNES, which I'm sure you can find on an emulator somewhere. It's a masterpiece of a game.

 

[~Lilium~]

Well... not necessary too short... *wrong wording i guess* i meant the story... its kinda lacking.
Stillshrine... sounds really familiar but forgot about it already... My highest person is about lvl 45.... i hate lvling up... i should probably do that more the bosses are getting hard...
I'm at the sewers near that enemy empire thingy noes!! i have to play it again soon i'm forgeting everything.

the hunts can be scary i usually get beaten up when i do those... gosh i really need to level up. i agree with exploring its fun. i spend most of my time trying to complete those map things i don't get tired of it either cuz the graphics are awesome.

** looks @ post above... that's pretty long...*

Spoiler

got too excited over FF

yeah strategy guides can be a pain. I tried it once for FFX *i think* it was really confusing ;___;

I'll check out that game too is it abit like chrono trigger? *thinks SNES that's why *

 

[Jinoh]

ah, I remember final fantasy unlimited aswell... it was horrible

Do you like stuff like Kingdom Hearts?

What is your favorite Japanese dish and what's in it?

What's your favorite American dish and what's in it?

Who are your most favorite anime and manga characters?

That's it for now :P

 

[molokidan]

Yeah, the graphics for FF12 are amazing. The differences between the game's cutscenes and the actual game itself are very minimal, and that's what's so surprising. The load times are also really great for a game with such intense rendering.

Usually strategy guides just make me more confused...but anyway, I would really recommend trying out Link to the Past. It's real-time fighting, not RPG style. You don't gain levels, it's like every other Zelda game. I think you'll like it.

gin0va:

I don't like Kingdom Hearts at all, and ironically, it has nothing to do with the fact that Disney's involved. In fact, through the first game, that didn't bug me at all. What bugged me was the extremely shallow characters Square themselves developed, the un-engaging plotline, and the repetitive (and simple) battle system. From what I watched of my friends playing the second game, it didn't get much better. Now don't get me wrong, I'm not saying it's necessarily a bad game, it just really isn't my type. Not many new games are.

My favorite Japanese dish...that's a toughie. I'd have to say ramen, as it's just one of those foods that make you feel good after you eat it. It's also cheap and most places that serve it also have manga to read while you eat it, which is the ultimate combination of pleasure in my opinion. It has a bunch of stuff in it...you can read all about it here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramen

Favorite American dish...I'll have to go with spaghetti, not with the deep red sauce but with the red-orange meat sauce, and some spicy meatballs, that is just a delicious dish. I just realize now that I picked noodles for both choices...I guess I am a noodles kind of guy.

My MOST favorite anime and manga characters? Geez...you ask tough questions. One of my all-time favorites has to be Gokuu, not just because he's THE MOST POWERFUL SUPER SAIYA-JIN!!! but because of the qualities he represents, which I think are very important -- a childlike curiosity, a sense of great imagination, humor, many of which are unfortunately lost by humans as they grow up and turn into adults. Of course he also envelops heroic qualities like courage, never giving up, etc...he's just an all-around great guy. I think he's the pinnacle of all shounen heroes.

I also love Hisoka from Hunter x Hunter, and Zaraki Kenpachi from Bleach. (I actually can't stand Ichigo...but I won't go into that now.) But both of those characters up there are just bad-ass. Vash the Stampede from Trigun should also be included. One of the first anime I ever watched, and the first manga I publicly translated.

 

[Jinoh]

I kinda guess I understand why new Final Fantasies get worse... just look at Final Fantasy 13 that's coming out on PS3... They even gave shiva the ability to turn into a motorcycle! Now that's insane, a motorcycle with icey powers lol... I guess THIS confirms what weird ideas people can have XD.. just look at this example.. riding icey metal motorcycle transforming female characters =/

I like the idea of CyberChocobos better XD

This really makes me wonder what Bahamut can transform in...

Main character: I SUMMON YOU, BAHAMUT!!
Bahamut: RAAARRRGHHH!!
*bzzzrrptt* ROBOTS IN DISGUISE!!
Bahamut: I AM MEGATRON!!
Main character: 0_0!!

 

[~Lilium~]

shiva in a motorcycle? that's no cool though i didn't like how they even turned the espers/eidolons *whatever they called them in the previous FFs* into ships

loki, do u know where i can find SNES emu?

 

[Jinoh]

shiva in a motorcycle? that's no cool though i didn't like how they even turned the espers/eidolons *whatever they called them in the previous FFs* into ships

loki, do u know where i can find SNES emu?

just google SNES emulators or anything close to that and you'll find some :P

 

[njt]

Soooooo many chapters in such a short time, you put my work to shame ;,;

anyways great to see you here I can agree that translating does help you improve a lot And it's great to have such an experienced translator translating here (not to mention seeing another gantz translator )

When you come to japan and if you come around the tokyo area let me know^^ we should meet up

that is unless you'd rather meet strangers from the internet then i understand completely

but so far I've met hisshouburaiken, yoropiko, nihongaeri and iwanin from here so whatever works

again thanks^^ I'll come and bug ya again some other time

 

[molokidan]

Thanks njt. I send you a pm, so check it if you haven't already!

And yeah, Lilium, hopefully you've found an emu by now, I don't want to turn this into some warez thread...>_>