Manga.

[dc]

Originally posted by: FleshLight
Those manga books are like $13 each = PROFIT!

yeah, it's funny how anime prices get cut in half when they get translated and brought over here, but manga prices double. heh.

 

[UglyCasanova]

Originally posted by: dc

Originally posted by: UglyCasanova

Originally posted by: GigaCluster
Tentacles were essentially the only solution for Japanese -- the government banned any display of genitalia while allowing everything else (including any fetish, rape, etc.). So what were they to do?

How bout not worring about having to fill their cartoons with sex? And how fvcking bizarre is it that tentacles raping prepubescent teens is considered normal in their cartoons, but the display of genitals is not allowed. 😛

And WHO would watch that sh!t??!?!

how is it normal? it's as normal as having porn broadcasted to your north american tv set.

edit: read that wrong. Yes, porn is normal over here, and honestly quite a bit of it gets broadcast onto my tv set. No, tentacle raping prepubescent teenage girls is not (that I know of).

 

[thirdlegstump]

I is loving watch teh tenticle sex! Is very good for young bored minds alike.

 

[Dragnov]

Yet Another Ignorant Bigot.

 

[Howard]

Originally posted by: dc

Originally posted by: FleshLight
Those manga books are like $13 each = PROFIT!

yeah, it's funny how anime prices get cut in half when they get translated and brought over here, but manga prices double. heh.

Anime doesn't get any cheaper. 🙁

 

[dc]

anime dvds in japan are ~40-50

 

[Wag]

Pick up Dark Horse's Akira, probably the best "Graphic Novel" ever produced, manga or otherwise.

 

[DaWhim]

Originally posted by: TuxDave

Originally posted by: DaWhim
manga is not worth reading for kids. how much do the kid get out from reading manga? how to draw something fancy? I would rather have my kids to read some read books or play video game than reading manga.

video games > manga?

in my opinion... video games contributes as much to a person's intellect as manga does.

in a video game, the kids think how to win. for the manga, it is just some nice drawing and a good story.

 

[UglyCasanova]

Originally posted by: DaWhim

Originally posted by: TuxDave

Originally posted by: DaWhim
manga is not worth reading for kids. how much do the kid get out from reading manga? how to draw something fancy? I would rather have my kids to read some read books or play video game than reading manga.

video games > manga?

in my opinion... video games contributes as much to a person's intellect as manga does.

in a video game, the kids think how to win. for the manga, it is just some nice drawing and a good story.

😕

 

[Taejin]

Originally posted by: Storm

Originally posted by: n0cmonkey
I was at the bookstore the other day, looking for a particular popular Trade Paper Back to show someone the cover art. There were HUNDREDS of stupid little manga books, and a meager 3 shelves of TPBs. Of course they didn't have the one I was looking for. WTF? When did this trash become so popular?

Because people buy it.

Cmon with the showing of pokemon, yugi-oh, and all the other card battle cartoons in addition to the anime on like cartoon network you would think they would want to cash in?

Or maybe kids juke their parents into thinking they are "reading" 🙂

Or maybe you're just too blinded by American Marketing 😛. I don't buy manga, but I do watch anime, and I am astounded at the trash that the media attempts to put out there as representative of japanese cartoons.

Unfortunately, most of the manga I have seen sold are not pokemon, yugioh or any other card battle cartoons - those are just the crap that's on TV >_>.


But honestly, manga is overpriced and worthless, just download it 😛. (Manga is like the American Comics ie Marvel and etc.).

 

[Taejin]

Originally posted by: DaWhim

Originally posted by: TuxDave

Originally posted by: DaWhim
manga is not worth reading for kids. how much do the kid get out from reading manga? how to draw something fancy? I would rather have my kids to read some read books or play video game than reading manga.

video games > manga?

in my opinion... video games contributes as much to a person's intellect as manga does.

in a video game, the kids think how to win. for the manga, it is just some nice drawing and a good story.

You realize books are the same thing..just without the nice drawing..

 

[Qwest]

Originally posted by: TuxDave
Why stop at manga? Just tell Marvel and DC Comics to shut down their trashy business. 😛

elaborate?

edit: sarcasm?

 

[n0cmonkey]

Originally posted by: Wag
Pick up Dark Horse's Akira, probably the best "Graphic Novel" ever produced, manga or otherwise.

If you don't include TPBs in the "Graphic Novel" category, then maybe. If you do, then NOT EVEN CLOSE.

 

[n0cmonkey]

Originally posted by: Dragnov
Yet Another Ignorant Bigot.

I truly hope you don't mean me. I don't mind it being there, but not at the expense of much better graphic novels and TPBs.

 

[n0cmonkey]

Originally posted by: DaWhim

Originally posted by: TuxDave

Originally posted by: DaWhim
manga is not worth reading for kids. how much do the kid get out from reading manga? how to draw something fancy? I would rather have my kids to read some read books or play video game than reading manga.

video games > manga?

in my opinion... video games contributes as much to a person's intellect as manga does.

in a video game, the kids think how to win. for the manga, it is just some nice drawing and a good story.

While I don't think video games are bad by any stretch of the imagination (when played in moderation yadda yadda yadda), reading stimulates the brain more than most other activities. If I ever have kids, they will be encouraged to read comics if that is something they want to do.

 

[TuxDave]

Originally posted by: binoculaz

Originally posted by: TuxDave
Why stop at manga? Just tell Marvel and DC Comics to shut down their trashy business. 😛

elaborate?

edit: sarcasm?

Yeah... I was trying to think if the tongue icon or the wink icon would give off the 'sarcasm' aura more.

 

[cheapgoose]

Originally posted by: Ikonomi

Originally posted by: n0cmonkey

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire
Tentacle rape is popular these days.

- M4H

Tentacle rape has always been popular, but it wasn't replacing actual literature in the past. I'm hoping this is a seasonal thing.

"Give the gift of tentacle rape this christmas!"

Those wacky Japanese could make a hell of a Nativity scene!

Ah, tentacle rape. I've found what I believe to be the oldest recorded tentacle rape scene in Japanese history, no lie. You can view it here: http://www.ikonomi.com/images/octo.jpg

It was in an art book. I guess it has always been popular.

haha, I have that book. my buddies got it for me for my bday. it's call Jinga. some weird Japanese sex book, kinda like kamasutra or something.

 

[Ikonomi]

Originally posted by: cheapgoose

Originally posted by: Ikonomi

Originally posted by: n0cmonkey

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire
Tentacle rape is popular these days.

- M4H

Tentacle rape has always been popular, but it wasn't replacing actual literature in the past. I'm hoping this is a seasonal thing.

"Give the gift of tentacle rape this christmas!"

Those wacky Japanese could make a hell of a Nativity scene!

Ah, tentacle rape. I've found what I believe to be the oldest recorded tentacle rape scene in Japanese history, no lie. You can view it here: http://www.ikonomi.com/images/octo.jpg

It was in an art book. I guess it has always been popular.

haha, I have that book. my buddies got it for me for my bday. it's call Jinga. some weird Japanese sex book, kinda like kamasutra or something.

Hmm, interesting. I found it in a western art history book. Weird Japanese sex book, huh? I have to look this up. 😛

 

[Storm]

Originally posted by: Ikonomi

Originally posted by: cheapgoose

Originally posted by: Ikonomi

Originally posted by: n0cmonkey

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire
Tentacle rape is popular these days.

- M4H

Tentacle rape has always been popular, but it wasn't replacing actual literature in the past. I'm hoping this is a seasonal thing.

"Give the gift of tentacle rape this christmas!"

Those wacky Japanese could make a hell of a Nativity scene!

Ah, tentacle rape. I've found what I believe to be the oldest recorded tentacle rape scene in Japanese history, no lie. You can view it here: http://www.ikonomi.com/images/octo.jpg

It was in an art book. I guess it has always been popular.

haha, I have that book. my buddies got it for me for my bday. it's call Jinga. some weird Japanese sex book, kinda like kamasutra or something.

Hmm, interesting. I found it in a western art history book. Weird Japanese sex book, huh? I have to look this up. 😛

Your username! you tentacle raping schoolgirl loving freak!

 

[amoeba]

Originally posted by: n0cmonkey

Originally posted by: Storm

Originally posted by: n0cmonkey
I was at the bookstore the other day, looking for a particular popular Trade Paper Back to show someone the cover art. There were HUNDREDS of stupid little manga books, and a meager 3 shelves of TPBs. Of course they didn't have the one I was looking for. WTF? When did this trash become so popular?

Because people buy it.

Cmon with the showing of pokemon, yugi-oh, and all the other card battle cartoons in addition to the anime on like cartoon network you would think they would want to cash in?

Or maybe kids juke their parents into thinking they are "reading" 🙂

I'm all about kids reading that trash. They're reading, that's important. But this should not come at the expense of actual quality work.

I guess this area is flooding with Asians. Maybe it's a race with the latinos to see who becomes the majority next. 😕

lol, I like this one Nc0monkey. Are you one of these white folks who start moving out when the neighborhood is no longer predominately white?

actually most english manga is read by white people, makes sense doesn't it?

 

[n0cmonkey]

Originally posted by: amoeba

Originally posted by: n0cmonkey

Originally posted by: Storm

Originally posted by: n0cmonkey
I was at the bookstore the other day, looking for a particular popular Trade Paper Back to show someone the cover art. There were HUNDREDS of stupid little manga books, and a meager 3 shelves of TPBs. Of course they didn't have the one I was looking for. WTF? When did this trash become so popular?

Because people buy it.

Cmon with the showing of pokemon, yugi-oh, and all the other card battle cartoons in addition to the anime on like cartoon network you would think they would want to cash in?

Or maybe kids juke their parents into thinking they are "reading" 🙂

I'm all about kids reading that trash. They're reading, that's important. But this should not come at the expense of actual quality work.

I guess this area is flooding with Asians. Maybe it's a race with the latinos to see who becomes the majority next. 😕

lol, I like this one Nc0monkey. Are you one of these white folks who start moving out when the neighborhood is no longer predominately white?

actually most english manga is read by white people, makes sense doesn't it?

It was a joke. 🙂

 

[Rallispec]

you talking about the Waldens over at manassas mall? Lori and I were there over the weekend and saw that too (3 shelves of Manga) and thought it was bizaar. THats probably why i go to B&N when i really want to look for books.

 

[n0cmonkey]

Originally posted by: Rallispec
you talking about the Waldens over at manassas mall? Lori and I were there over the weekend and saw that too (3 shelves of Manga) and thought it was bizaar. THats probably why i go to B&N when i really want to look for books.

Nope, I'm talking about Barnes & Nobles. :Q

The manga is everywhere back there.

 

[Qwest]

our company just started publishing manga recently. we get the stories from japan and they are translated into english and published backwards in black and white.

suprisingly, this stuff is selling extremely well, even though its not "authentic" manga.
its just stories translated into english.

 

[Valhalla1]

whats all this manga crap?

back in my junior high days the things to have were pogs, anyone remember that shit?