Mag Talk Weekly Shonen Jump [2018] - Discussion and TOC Talk

[Aipom626]

People knew it would happen but the problem was things were so aimless beforehand that when it happen it was poorly developed. Nisekoi's cast was deff one the most polarizing and eccentric I've seen but in retrospect would you do it all again?

I guess I'm the real weird one here. I liked everything about Nisekoi except that stupid leaf at the very end. Chitoge was my favorite, but I enjoyed all of the girls' antics. I'm also really loving We Never Learn and Yuuna, even if there hasn't been a lot of plot progression towards the main storyline.

I just really like slice-of-life stuff. For example, the slice-of-life chapters have been the best parts of Samon so far. The battles were pretty good, but they just can't top the humor of the episodic chapters.

 

[Leoat12]

I guess I'm the real weird one here. I liked everything about Nisekoi except that stupid leaf at the very end. Chitoge was my favorite, but I enjoyed all of the girls' antics. I'm also really loving We Never Learn and Yuuna, even if there hasn't been a lot of plot progression towards the main storyline.

I just really like slice-of-life stuff. For example, the slice-of-life chapters have been the best parts of Samon so far. The battles were pretty good, but they just can't top the humor of the episodic chapters.

You are not the weirdest one, I am. I defended Nisekoi from hating during its entire serialization and I'm still doing it although it already ended more than a year ago. People supposedly don't like Nisekoi, but talk about it every time they have the opportunity. XD

 

[tirakai]

I liked Nisekoi when it was doing episodic SoL stuff but I've always found the serious plot stuff really dumb and bad.

 

[TyVip]

6 chapters in

Nothing fresh or new or exciting about Bozebeat.

Same thing about Ace Age in 5 chapters.

How's the JPN reception?

 

[tirakai]

We just need to wait and see. You can't really tell too much based on online presence since we have had series before with lots of discussion and fan-art online early on that flopped right away.

 

[Leoat12]

It looks like the series will not appear on ESJ so I think I will have to wait for Act-Age first volume to resume reading.

 

[CallMeTsuyu]

I'm actually really interested in reading Act-Age, based on what I've seen of the raws, ch.4 being the most intriguing to me thus far. Chapter 5 has me a bit curious, too. Even if the series doesn't survive(crossing my fingers it does) I'd still love to read it. I actually enjoyed the first 3 chapters, so I'm hoping someone picks it up at some point.

 

[ShenGao]

Wasn't the first chapter of Act-Age the plot of every "I went to Los Angeles to become an actor, but instead I became a porn actress" story? Young girl has money problems, shady man in his mid-twenties promises her an acting carreer, takes her to the "casting" in his old van and the story goes on from there.
Only thing missing was this world famous couch:

 

[Aipom626]

Wasn't the first chapter of Act-Age the plot of every "I went to Los Angeles to become an actor, but instead I became a porn actress" story? Young girl has money problems, shady man in his mid-twenties promises her an acting carreer, takes her to the "casting" in his old van and the story goes on from there.
Only thing missing was this world famous couch:

*Now publishing in Weekly Shonen Hump

 

[jagman1x3]

Wasn't the first chapter of Act-Age the plot of every "I went to Los Angeles to become an actor, but instead I became a porn actress" story? Young girl has money problems, shady man in his mid-twenties promises her an acting carreer, takes her to the "casting" in his old van and the story goes on from there.
Only thing missing was this world famous couch:

Japan has the pool, not the couch. Koisuru Edison already got away with showing the pool in WSJ, too.

 

[Leoat12]

I don't know what you guys are suggesting with these posts, but it sounds disgusting.

 

[shoyoboyo]

I don't know what you guys are suggesting with these posts, but it sounds disgusting.

Porn. They're talking about porn.

 

[TyVip]

Wasn't the first chapter of Act-Age the plot of every "I went to Los Angeles to become an actor, but instead I became a porn actress" story? Young girl has money problems, shady man in his mid-twenties promises her an acting carreer, takes her to the "casting" in his old van and the story goes on from there.
Only thing missing was this world famous couch:

Japan has the pool, not the couch. Koisuru Edison already got away with showing the pool in WSJ, too.

I look up to you guys

Jk this is hilarious actually.

 

[Chuck_Atlas]

Come on guys dont take things out of proportion there is no subtext within Act-Age

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The director guy just kidnapped a highschool student in the middle of daylight, tooks her in his van to make her work for him, he did what any decent citizen would of done, nothing wrong here

 

[Nemesis]

Raku was someone you wanted to inflict on the worst girl, not someone you cheer for. Especially after what he pulled in the Marika arc towards the end. It's no surprise that it's good rankings almost completely died once the silly gag stuff stopped and it went into serious mode.

That's why WNL has been so great of a series so far, there's no stupid serious plot getting in the way of the fun romcom shenanigans, it's entirely about silly stuff and cute girls and little romantic teases. Heck it doesn't even have the obligatory annoying pervert friend nobody likes who appears way to much and eventually gets written out of the series, it's pretty much removed everything bad about the shounen harem genre.

I feel almost the same since I liked Nisekoi because of it's characters interactions. My problem in that time was the promise when it wasn't needed at all. I just wanted some episodic stories like a romcom needs to do and that's probably the motive for why I like WNL so much. There's a background with the studies but the series is a episodic thing with character interactions and funny moments, with some development here and there. Also, the characters for me are much more charismatic than in Nisekoi (I only really liked Chitoge and Tsugumi tbh until I dropped and got back) with the protagonist being one of the best romcom protagonist for me. Anyway, I couldn't care that much if any of them will be the final girl because they're all great even if my favorite one is Fumino. haha

And I began Yuna yesterday and while it feels much more like a To Love Ru, I feel that this series is really fun and nice to read. I'm in chapter 20 so far and it feels like WNL feels to me but of course, also different since there's much more fanservice in comparison.

 

[Leoat12]

Some people say that they liked Nisekoi because of the episodic chapters and there are other who complain about such episodic chapters saying that such chapters didn't have any development at all... Since I'm the weird one, I like both, episodic and arcs and I think all of them had developments. The series was all about interactions and in every chapter there were interactions and development between the characters.

"We Never Learn" girls are adorable, yes, way too adorable if you ask me. There is not polemic, they are too normal, he can choose whoever he wants because whatever. They are insipid, they are a better version of Onodera, but it doesn't make them good enough at all. XD
Every chapter I change who I'm rooting for because they are all the same to me. I read because they are cute, but the romance is nonexistent right now and there is no way to choose sides.

 

[Aipom626]

The final chapter of Saiki has been posted on Baidu

Spoiler: Here's the link

https://tieba.baidu.com/p/5563515138

 

[Doughboy]

I like Act Age’s art alot looking at those panels. Hope it survives.

 

[TyVip]

Anyone want to take one for the team and explain the final chapter of Saiki?

 

[Nakura]

I don't understand whats going on in the chapter, nor am I even close to being caught up to where the English scans are. All I know, is that this page is wrong. I refuse this timeline.

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