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Please Remember to be Respectful and Assume Good Intent

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I just receives some very discouraging comments from some bitter and petty cowards too scared to comment under their own identity.  As a result, I will be turning off anonymous commenting for a few days to keep the trolls at bay. That said, fans really need to learn how to curb their enthusiasm and remember this is fun and that we all love manga.  The idea is to get as much manga out as possible.   I’m not competing with anyone or any other group and I do my best to show respect to other groups. So please keep your comments … Continue reading Please Remember to be Respectful and Assume Good Intent

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My Manga Collection

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In response to Angelanime, here are pictures of my manga collection.  I have too much manga to write out a list. (I also hope you now understand why I want electronic manga): My collection is divided into two rooms.  I’ve sold off at least 300 volumes over the past 3 or 4 years to make room for my constantly evolving collection.  Haha!  As you can see, I’m almost out of shelf space again ;p. Continue reading My Manga Collection

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Random Thoughts on the Child Protection Law Passed in Japan

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First of all, I’m trying to get some clear information on the ban.  So far what I’ve gathered is that law is trying to establish what’s okay to sell to minors and what should be sold to adults only.  So in this sense, I don’t think it’s a ban on manga so much as a clarification as to what’s appropriate to sell to minors. I think we all know from the selection of manga I chose for this group that I don’t choose series with even modest amounts of violence or sexuality or series that depict inappropriate acts towards minors.  … Continue reading Random Thoughts on the Child Protection Law Passed in Japan

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Kuroneko003’s ZHD Ending Predictions

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Here are my random predictions for the end of “Zettai Heiwa Daisakusen.”  I really have no idea what’s going to happen, but it’s fun to speculate. Johanne is saved at the last moment either by Joshua, the citizens, or military coup.  I put my money, though, on a Joshua redemption at which point he can get pneumonia and die in the arms of his personal assistant. If Joshua saves Johanne it will be because Yuda has a “good talk” with him (personally, I’d crack up if Yuda starts the conversation by first laying down that little pistol she hides in … Continue reading Kuroneko003’s ZHD Ending Predictions

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Thoughts on Ouran Chp 81

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First of all that was an extremely long wait!  And 52-pages was a lot of translating for me.  Fortunately, the print quality of that section of the magazine was excellent, so the pages were easy to clean.  Speaking of the quality, one thing I did notice is that a lot more care than usual was given to the drawings themselves.  There were some nice shadows: And some all-around fine drawing: It was a real treat to prepare the images for this chapter. Onto the story itself.  Taken on the whole, I liked it, though, I thought it was a little … Continue reading Thoughts on Ouran Chp 81

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Merit in "Ouran" and "The Scarecrow of Oz," Plus, Other Fun Stuff

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Here’s some bits from an e-mail discussion I had with Corgi about “Ouran” and “The Scarecrow of Oz.”  This might, also, give you some insight into the thought that goes into translation. Black Text = CorgiRed Text = Kuroneko003 Please feel free to add to the conversation or make you own comments.  I really like “The Scarecrow of Oz” and found a lot of meaning in it.  Furthering the discussion about “Ouran” is welcomed too :).————————- Page 6: ‘Merit’ – heh.  Reminds me of Haruhi’s discussion with Kyoya during his fake assault.  I keep thinking there’s implications to the word-as-translated … Continue reading Merit in "Ouran" and "The Scarecrow of Oz," Plus, Other Fun Stuff