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News: Manga Recon 2009 Midterm Report Card | There it is, Plain as Daylight — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 18:02:52 +0000

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By: Melinda Beasi

Melinda Beasi — Thu, 28 May 2009 14:28:26 +0000

OmegaDenmad: Oh, interesting–I don’t have the same response to Ling, but it’s interesting to hear.

By: OmegaDenmad

OmegaDenmad — Thu, 28 May 2009 00:53:26 +0000

It’s one of the best shonens ever. As simple as that. I wouldn’t go as far as say it’s current best one, but it’s up there and miles ahead of some of the weekly ones. It helps that it’s definitely gonna be finite, and the conclussion in Japan may even come during this year.

I have to admit back when I started reading it (4-5 years ago, when the first anime aired), I just couldn’t bring myself to continue after they introduced Ling and he hogged the spotlight for a while. It wasn’t hate; more like something similar to “X-Pac heat” was what I felt for the character. I have since continued reading, but the character just keeps feeling wrong with his backstory and the development he has undergone.

Now that there is a second anime which is an “almost” direct adaptation of the manga, there is no excuse to not follow the series in some way.

By: MangaBlog » Blog Archive » Handley gag order, price hikes, con reports

MangaBlog » Blog Archive » Handley gag order, price hikes, con reports — Wed, 27 May 2009 12:17:02 +0000

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By: Melinda Beasi

Melinda Beasi — Wed, 27 May 2009 11:12:34 +0000

Joe: I hope you enjoy the rest of the series! I liked the anime a lot, and then I kept on reading the manga after the point where they diverge, and I realized how much richer the manga is.

Okman: I do actually mean what I said. I think the manga is brilliant and that it gets dismissed too easily as just a popular shonen action story. I’m sure things like this will always vary person to person, but this story resonates with me really strongly, and I’m constantly impressed by its deft storytelling and characterization.

By: Joe

Joe — Wed, 27 May 2009 07:50:27 +0000

I wouldn’t say it’s overrated. It’s a perfectly fine anime all on it’s own it’s just had the benefit of having been on Cartoon Network/Adult Swim which helps give it the push of popularity it needs to sell the amount of t-shirts/keychains/etc it does. It’s just unfortunate that other equally deserving anime aren’t able to acquire the timeslot FMA did. Though it is unfortunate that an anime as great as Moribito wasn’t able to gain the fanbase FMA did. That was definitely underrated.

By: Okman

Okman — Wed, 27 May 2009 05:39:09 +0000

Really? I’ve always considered Full Metal to be quite overrated. It has legions of fans who are completely in love with it. It’s a good manga, and I like it. I just feel that it gets more attention than it might deserve.

By: Joe

Joe — Wed, 27 May 2009 05:31:06 +0000

I’m sadly only just finished volume 6, but I’m looking forward to catching up on FMA. I loved the anime, but like many anime, I felt the ending was a bit rushed (not as much as others have been).

By: Manga Minis, Fullmetal Alchemist Vol. 18 | There it is, Plain as Daylight

Manga Minis, Fullmetal Alchemist Vol. 18 | There it is, Plain as Daylight — Wed, 27 May 2009 02:56:26 +0000

[...] for this week’s Manga Minis. In more exciting news, I just posted a review of volume 18 of Fullmetal Alchemist, which still stands as one of my favorite series of all [...]