The World God Only Knows (manga thread) [Archive] - Page 7

quigonkenny

2010-05-10, 23:23

I get the feeling Tsukiyo has a goddess, after seeing this page [url removed]
Though the main reason I'm thinking that is because I can't tell if she's staring at Keima or Yokkyun. The telescope is showing Keima.. but the PFP is facing her too. Tough call.
I wouldn't read too much into it. Her looking at Keima is too easily explained away as just the normal unwitting attraction to him that most/all the girls appear to get after he captures them. Love for him is what is filling the gaps in their hearts, after all, whether they remember him or not.

And I suggest you reread the new rules about posting to sites that host manga. It's a sticky in the Manga/Light Novels parent thread. tl;dr: Don't link to sites that carry licensed manga (even if your link isn't to one), but linking to individual pictures of manga (even licensed ones) is okay, due to fair use (use Photobucket or Imageshack, etc.).

RyanAs

2010-05-11, 02:29

The next chapter is looking to rock :3

quigonkenny

2010-05-11, 18:52

The next chapter is looking to rock :3
Yeah. Finally an actual antagonist... ^_^

RyanAs

2010-05-12, 01:28

o_o I cant wait for next chapter! :D This series rocks my socks.

Freeter

2010-05-14, 08:55

New devil is finally revealed, and she's a total bitch, fooling Hinoki into thinking her sis hates her guts. Now that Hinoki's revealed to everyone, it looks like all the devils are going to get in on the action. This is going to be one hell of an ending.

Meanwhile, Keima continues to be pimp by barging in on Kusunoki in the bath without even the slightest bit of embarrassment like 99% of all other male harem leads :cool: The scene where he drags Kusunoki off while she screams for her clothes was gold :heh:

LeaD36

2010-05-14, 13:09

pah, i knew she was fake from the second panel onwards.
Over the top development ofc, just as we like it from TWGOK ;)
lol @ another bathroom event
and i´m still rooting for a threesome @ the end of this arc, WHO´S WITH ME?:D

Arabesque

2010-05-14, 14:32

Keikaku is the romanified version of the Japanese word for plan
~_~

So yeah, this chapter summarised : shit just hit the fan, HARD

Seriously, this is the first time in this manga that an event of this magnitude has happened. Even New Hell was alarmed. It'll take a lot for them to cover it up.

BTW could someone who reads Japanese tell me: did the new Demon call the Runaway Spirits Weiss in the RAW? I think this is the first time a Demon used that term.

and i´m still rooting for a threesome @ the end of this arc, WHO´S WITH ME?:D

Sure, why not? :3 even though it's not going to happen :P

BlueDo

2010-05-14, 19:37

Hahaha, judging by how long this event drags out, I'm betting that the author has a GTS fetish.

ellifeedn

2010-05-14, 19:39

So yeah, this chapter summarised : shit just hit the fan, HARDI whole-heartedly agree.
Seriously, this is the first time in this manga that an event of this magnitude has happened. Even New Hell was alarmed. It'll take a lot for them to cover it up.Makes me wonder what surprises new targets will show. If I had to guess, one target will develop the ability to read minds; for what reasons, who knows.

Nappy Hared Azn

2010-05-14, 19:44

Is anyone else bored of the giant older sister arc?

Darknemo2000

2010-05-14, 20:09

Is anyone else bored of the giant older sister arc?

I am. yandere song was cute as is her younger sister, but that's pretty much it.

ImAKami

2010-05-14, 21:40

Keikaku is the romanified version of the Japanese word for plan.~_~

I slightly laughed at that sidenote by the translator, rather than the allusion itself.

Is anyone else bored of the giant older sister arc?

It's a bit tedious for me, too... Probably because of its agonizingly slow pace to build up the drama. But now, it's fine now. I'm looking forward to what will happen in the next chapter; this is the biggest thing that has happened in the whole story.

quigonkenny

2010-05-14, 23:46

BTW could someone who reads Japanese tell me: did the new Demon call the Runaway Spirits Weiss in the RAW? I think this is the first time a Demon used that term.
Elsee's been using it with a higher frequency over the course of the last several chapters, as has Keima since the discussion with Diana.

ImAKami

2010-05-15, 01:14

Elsee's been using it with a higher frequency over the course of the last several chapters, as has Keima since the discussion with Diana.

From how I remember it, Elsee wasn't present when Diana told Keima about their former title. So does this mean it's a common knowledge in New Hell?

I think "Weiss" is more of a technically correct title... "Old Demon" is simply used in a historical sense, and "Runaway Spirit" being a situational name.

Kafriel

2010-05-15, 05:04

I think it's going on nicely....funny that old demons look like the new ones, I was expecting something....older 0_o

-Sho-

2010-05-15, 06:56

Damn this evil demon who look more a secretary ^^
Hinoki's gonna do Godzilla :p

Poetic Justice

2010-05-15, 16:26

Why did the old evil demon help them capture the spider weiss before?

Proto

2010-05-15, 16:56

What makes you think it was the same person?

ImAKami

2010-05-15, 17:18

Why did the old evil demon help them capture the spider weiss before?

They're not the same demon.

Poetic Justice

2010-05-15, 17:28

If i'm not mistaken the same shadowy figure was seen at both times.

Arabesque

2010-05-15, 17:29

Hahaha, judging by how long this event drags out, I'm betting that the author has a GTS fetish.
I have a feeling I'll regret asking, but whats GTS?
Makes me wonder what surprises new targets will show. If I had to guess, one target will develop the ability to read minds; for what reasons, who knows.
Mind reading, huh? Well, I suppose if her powers can only affect those who are not related to Hell, then I suppose it could work, but with this mangaka, it's hard to tell what he will put out next.

Which is, I suppose, what makes this manga so great and yet so frustrating. It's really impossible to predict what the next event/girl/situation will happen. The lack of foreshadowing doesn't affect the enjoyment of each storyline, but it wouldn't hurt to throw some actual hints every once in a while to who has a goddess/who will be a future girl.
Is anyone else bored of the giant older sister arc?
Compared with the last arc (Yui's) Hinoki as a character has been less impressive than her, but I did enjoy seeing Kusunoki again, and some of antics were pretty amusing. I think what really made me not that interested in Hinoki was that it felt like there was alot of padding till we reached the real meat of her story and problem.
I slightly laughed at that sidenote by the translator, rather than the allusion itself.
I did chuckle a bit also, but because I imagined Kusunoki being voiced by Mamoru Miyano at that scene, rather at the TN itself.
It's a bit tedious for me, too... Probably because of its agonizingly slow pace to build up the drama. But now, it's fine now. I'm looking forward to what will happen in the next chapter; this is the biggest thing that has happened in the whole story.
I see what you've done there :p
Elsee's been using it with a higher frequency over the course of the last several chapters, as has Keima since the discussion with Diana.
True, but Kemia has been pretty open about what Diana says to him with Elsee, so I figured that he just told her about that term.

The reason I ask about this because we see in this chapter that the Demons in the HQ still use the term Runaway Spirits, while the Old(?) Demon used the term Wiess, at term that Diana implied to be more common among God's (or the previous term used to them pre-New Hell era).
From how I remember it, Elsee wasn't present when Diana told Keima about their former title. So does this mean it's a common knowledge in New Hell?

I think "Weiss" is more of a technically correct title... "Old Demon" is simply used in a historical sense, and "Runaway Spirit" being a situational name.
I don't think it's common knowledge. I think that the New Hell gov. decided to prevent any future incidents like the past, to cover up the actual events (remember, Elsee did mention that they didn't teach them things like the Gods collaborating with the Demons that Diana mentioned about back in chapter 65) so I think that he filled her in with the details
I also think Weiss is the correct term, and that they coined the Runaway Spirits as a term to de-demonise the Old demons from the New ones.
I think it's going on nicely....funny that old demons look like the new ones, I was expecting something....older 0_o
She needs to look around Kemia's age so that he can capture her later on down the line
Damn this evil demon who look more a secretary ^^
So there will be a Company theme evil organisation now LOL?
Why did the old evil demon help them capture the spider weiss before?
Adding to what Proto & ImAKami wrote: there was a bit of speculation about this some pages ago, and I think it is now more or less confirmed: there was another individual who captured Yiu's Weiss that night. I find it hard to believe that someone who calls the New Demons ''filthy and impure'' would be willing to lend them a hand in any way.

ImAKami

2010-05-16, 01:48

I have a feeling I'll regret asking, but whats GTS?

An abbreviated form of "giantess". A more correct term would be macrophilia. Basically, you have a "thing" for giants.

And... Whoa! I was re-reading it and found a reference to the Bee Gees. There's a little sign at page 2, which says "IOIO", which is the title of a second single (I.O.I.O.) from their seventh album Cucumber Castle.
Or, it's a play on the store name "OiOi" (http://www.oioi.com.au/).
OR... Both!

Another one. "Mizuwa" on page 13 is "Mitsuwa Marketplace". Ofc, doesn't make sense they only exist in USA.

Proto

2010-05-16, 01:51

Which is, I suppose, what makes this manga so great and yet so frustrating. It's really impossible to predict what the next event/girl/situation will happen. The lack of foreshadowing doesn't affect the enjoyment of each storyline, but it wouldn't hurt to throw some actual hints every once in a while to who has a goddess/who will be a future girl.

You already have that Nora, as a horned demon is in cahoots with the Old demons. What else do you want? :p

Renegade334

2010-05-18, 09:14

So...

Keima tries to put Hinoki "on the pill" only to end up inside her, along with Kusunoki...
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...
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That over-simplified summary is so wrong on too many counts. :heh:

ImAKami

2010-05-18, 11:36

So...

Keima tries to put Hinoki "on the pill" only to end up inside her, along with Kusunoki...
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That over-simplified summary is so wrong on too many counts. :heh:

To make it worse, Elsee forces Keima inside her, and Kusunoki goes along with the "ride".

Freeter

2010-05-18, 13:42

To make it worse, Elsee forces Keima inside her, and Kusunoki goes along with the "ride".

This can so easily be taken out of context to those who haven't seen the chapter yet :heh:

Keima will likely find the real Hinoki inside, and Elsee will probably jettison all of them out of there before giant Hinoki decides to regurgitate (or go #2 :heh:).

Still, you have to wonder if Keima actually envisioned all this as part of the 'ending' :heh:

Renegade334

2010-05-18, 14:17

This can so easily be taken out of context to those who haven't seen the chapter yet :heh:

Which is exactly what we both wanted to achieve.

Arabesque

2010-05-18, 16:16

You already have that Nora, as a horned demon is in cahoots with the Old demons. What else do you want? :p

Late reply is late but w/e :P

Well, yes there is that, but I was thinking more about actual hints to which girls might have goddesses within them, because up till now, the search for them is like trying to find a needle in a really big haystack. It'll get worse if at the end of this arc we end up erasing everyones memories of the giant Hinoki but keeping hers of Keima's involvement. At that point, it really becomes an impossible task. I don't want to sound as if I'm complaining about it, but I wish that when a host comes forward, for the revelation not to end up seeming random.

But anyways

Glad to see the two are actually taking proper protection before doing anything. Also yay for new (?) Demon

BTW what happens if the Demon becomes a Level 5? Does the host die immediately and is born from there corpus or something?

BTW, I've just checked the authors blog today, and I noticed that Glasses has a different colour scheme for her Hagoromo (Yellow) from the rest of the demons (Elsee, Hakua & Nora all have one's that are of cooler colours) I found that an interesting detail.

LeaD36

2010-05-18, 18:44

^ ^ ^

Keima is inside together with Kusunoki? wth, did my wish for a threesome just come true?

ImAKami

2010-05-18, 20:41

News about Kaminomi Anime:
The one in charge of character designs will be Watanabe Akio (Bakemonogatari)!

quigonkenny

2010-05-18, 21:51

News about Kaminomi Anime:
The one in charge of character designs will be Watanabe Akio (Bakemonogatari)!
Interesting... Is this an almost confirmation of Shaft as the studio? Akio's worked with Shinbo three times already, so maybe this is a fourth?

Whether it is or not, things are definitely looking good for the adaptation so far. You've got Bakemonogatari's character designer on character design, and R.O.D's/Excel Saga's writer on scriptwriting... Looking good...

ImAKami

2010-05-18, 22:41

Interesting... Is this an almost confirmation of Shaft as the studio? Akio's worked with Shinbo three times already, so maybe this is a fourth?

Whether it is or not, things are definitely looking good for the adaptation so far. You've got Bakemonogatari's character designer on character design, and R.O.D's/Excel Saga's writer on scriptwriting... Looking good...

Well, the next issue is going to announce the director, so I think we might be able to figure out which studio it might be.

And the anime adaptation is going just as planned.

quigonkenny

2010-05-19, 01:41

Well, the next issue is going to announce the director, so I think we might be able to figure out which studio it might be.
Well, if it is Shinbo, count that as another plus. He's been off and on from time to time, but Arakawa under the Bridge has been frickin' awesome.

And the anime adaptation is going just as planned.
No, "just as planned" would be casting Light as Keima, like I (and numerous others) have been suggesting all along... ^_^

Which admittedly, would probably not happen if Shinbo directs (it'd almost certainly by Zetsubou-sensei).

ImAKami

2010-05-19, 01:58

No, "just as planned" would be casting Light as Keima, like I (and numerous others) have been suggesting all along... ^_^

Which admittedly, would probably not happen if Shinbo directs (it'd almost certainly by Zetsubou-sensei).

Mamoru Miyano (Light Yagami, Setsuna F. Seiei, Riku from KH, Death the Kid, Masaomi Kida), Hiroshi Kamiya (Nozomu Itoshiki , Koyomi Araragi, Kou Ichinomiya, Tieria Erde, Izaya Orihara), Jun Fukuyama (Zero, Leopard, Kraft Lawrence, Kimihiro Watanuki, Nura Rikuo, Moritaka Mashiro).

Is this the reason why?

Although I would much prefer Miyano over Kamiya~

Arabesque

2010-05-19, 12:59

^ ^ ^

Keima is inside together with Kusunoki? wth, did my wish for a threesome just come true?
Wishes do come true after all, huh? :p
News about Kaminomi Anime:
The one in charge of character designs will be Watanabe Akio (Bakemonogatari)!
Thanks for the info *adds to anime thread* I guess they'll announce the main VA's/studio in chapter 100.
Well, if it is Shinbo, count that as another plus. He's been off and on from time to time, but Arakawa under the Bridge has been frickin' awesome.
... well, I'm behind on Arakawa, but I did think it was awesome, so I'll give you that. But personally, if it does end up as a SHAFT production, I hope that Onuma will be the series director (Shinbo will undoubtedly have a hand in it, but I find myself able to digest more of his work when he isn't the main director).

Freeter

2010-05-19, 13:40

News about Kaminomi Anime:
The one in charge of character designs will be Watanabe Akio (Bakemonogatari)!

Oh hell yes, Bakemono designs are awesome. Keima and his harem are going to look mad sexy :cool:

If Shaft does end up handling it, I hope they scrap together enough of a budget to finish it.

*still waits for final Bakemono ep* :eyespin:

kniteowl

2010-05-19, 19:15

Well, the next issue is going to announce the director, so I think we might be able to figure out which studio it might be.

And the anime adaptation is going just as planned.

No, "just as planned" would be casting Light as Keima, like I (and numerous others) have been suggesting all along... ^_^

Which admittedly, would probably not happen if Shinbo directs (it'd almost certainly by Zetsubou-sensei).

http://img684.imageshack.us/img684/6713/justasplanned.jpg (http://img684.imageshack.us/i/justasplanned.jpg/)

Just like the Imakami thread over at manga*** which has been closed when Hi no Kami attempted to become a scanlator. lol

"Just as planned" seems too Death Note-ish

Wouldn't "I can see the ending" be more appropriate?

Or would it be better is it were "I can see the Studio" (while pushing up your glasses and doing a pose... does Keima ever do a pose? *shrugs*)

Nappy Hared Azn

2010-05-19, 19:20

Wait, is the TWGOK, or The Magic School Bus?

Poetic Justice

2010-05-19, 19:37

^^They didn't go through the mouth in magic schoolbus.

/Nitpick

risingstar3110

2010-05-19, 20:51

From the one in charge of Bakemonogatari's character designs? It's gonna be awesome then.

TWGOK may be the only big thing up coming in my list. Now i can't wait for the airing date(probably in 2011 through)....

ImAKami

2010-05-19, 22:23

http://img684.imageshack.us/img684/6713/justasplanned.jpg (http://img684.imageshack.us/i/justasplanned.jpg/)

Just like the Imakami thread over at manga*** which has been closed when Hi no Kami attempted to become a scanlator. lol

lol. Actually, the thread is alive and well.
And HnKS's a scanalation group all right~

quigonkenny

2010-05-20, 04:50

Oh hell yes, Bakemono designs are awesome. Keima and his harem are going to look mad sexy :cool:
Well, I doubt they'll look like the Bakemonogatari character designs, as the Bakemonogatari designs looked quite similar to the original light novel illustrations. The best character designers are the ones who are able to take the feel of the original designs (if adapted from something) and put them into 3D while losing as little of the original style as possible. This should be easy with Wakaki-sensei's designs, as they are already quite good to begin with.

The TWGOK color pages should be the target that they're aiming for.

kniteowl

2010-05-20, 05:52

lol. Actually, the thread is alive and well.
And HnKS's a scanalation group all right~

Oh right my bad, you guys are releasing the Omake chapter/stuff of TWGOK aren't you.

I meant the Thread named "Imakami" where someone asked why you were banned, I always assumed that was the Hi no Kami Thread, since you seemed like the leader of the scanlator group.

ImAKami

2010-05-20, 14:56

The best character designers are the ones who are able to take the feel of the original designs (if adapted from something) and put them into 3D while losing as little of the original style as possible. This should be easy with Wakaki-sensei's designs, as they are already quite good to begin with.

The TWGOK color pages should be the target that they're aiming for.

These in 3D? Man, that would be great if they can retain the quality of Mr. Wakaki's art style. But it would be great if they did something about those hexagons on their school uniform...

http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/4451/1024x768d.jpg
http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/8325/97736933.jpg
http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/9212/69070935.jpg
http://img688.imageshack.us/img688/69/66063893.jpg
http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/29/84569220.jpg
http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/9017/24660315.jpg

Although it would be nice if it was like this...

http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/9341/cuteghakua.jpg

Oh right my bad, you guys are releasing the Omake chapter/stuff of TWGOK aren't you. [...] since you seemed like the leader of the scanlator group.

Nope, that's a different "nameless" group that I just volunteer as a PR, and doesn't involve HnKS. And I was banned for a week in M/= as a light punishment for notifying the admin that I unintentionally had two accounts. I'm more of a founder than a leader, actually... and HnKS in truth was more of a collection of volunteers and enthusiasts.

Poetic Justice

2010-05-20, 15:25

Those cover colour pages a few chapters back looked fantastic.

quigonkenny

2010-05-20, 18:48

Although it would be nice if it was like this...

http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/9341/cuteghakua.jpg

Ooh... Far too moe-moe... I'm getting diabetes just looking at it...

That's one of the great things about Wakaki-sensei's style. It's quite attractive, but is still somewhat understated, with just a shot of cartoony to take the edge off... It's moe without reaching the level of clocking you upside the head and shouting "You're supposed to think this is moe!!", unlike some other character designs (*cough*K-on*cough*)...

FateAnomaly

2010-05-20, 23:14

Wow, indeed. Just too cute.

ImAKami

2010-05-25, 19:27

News about Kaminomi Anime:
The director will be Shigehito Takayanagi (Kanamemo).

quigonkenny

2010-05-25, 23:44

News about Kaminomi Anime:
The director will be Shigehito Takayanagi (Kanamemo).
Didn't you already post this last week? That was on the one spoiler pic we got, wasn't it?

surerman

2010-05-26, 07:01

Didn't you already post this last week? That was on the one spoiler pic we got, wasn't it?

since it's already confirmed officially he re-post it without spoiler tag.;)
It's simple the urge to share clarified information:cool:

risingstar3110

2010-05-26, 09:39

News about Kaminomi Anime:
The director will be Shigehito Takayanagi (Kanamemo).
A bit disappointed. But does it mean we will have subtext yuri in TWGoK? xD
It's mainly a joke btw

surerman

2010-05-26, 10:01

Yuri?!:twitch:
there's nothing like it in the manga nor the novel?
hey?! who is she?, the one in your avatar?gimme her info:rolleyes:

Royal_Devil

2010-05-26, 10:22

I think they're should be a possessed yuri girl that Keima will have to teach Elsee to capture.

blade82

2010-05-26, 10:45

he'll have to play yuri's gals game

risingstar3110

2010-05-26, 11:02

I think they're should be a possessed yuri girl that Keima will have to teach Elsee to capture.
I will pay to see that... :p

Elsee has been left out of screen for so long already

Proto

2010-05-26, 11:35

Just for the aneki arc though. She was a proper supporting character during the Yui arc.

blade82

2010-05-26, 16:13

maybe an okama

ImAKami

2010-05-26, 17:51

Didn't you already post this last week? That was on the one spoiler pic we got, wasn't it?

Wasn't that over at MF? Besides, you know I can't read Japanese, LOL.

Thought it would be rather "new" here in AnimeSuki. If it was old news for you guys, sorry about that.

maybe an okama

It doesn't work that way... Male ≠ Female

Poetic Justice

2010-05-28, 03:38

Wow this arc is seriously getting intense.

ImAKami

2010-05-28, 09:13

Not the usual "friendly and comic relief" violence, but a real, intentional one.

Does anybody else find Kusunoki extremely cute in this chapter? Her crying face and finally calling Hinoki "Onee-chan" really is moe adorable. Not that I have a S side in me or anything...

babohtea

2010-05-28, 10:25

Latest chapter was so exciting!
I really think there's a goddess in Kusonoki now.

Arabesque

2010-05-28, 10:42

Not the usual "friendly and comic relief" violence, but a real, intentional one.
I don't know about that. The punch was pretty convincing, but the chocking made me think it was an Eva-parody :p But the chapter was p.good for a "serious" chapter. It gave Hinoki some much needed development and insight.

Does anybody else find Kusunoki extremely cute in this chapter? Her crying face and finally calling Hinoki "Onee-chan" really is moe adorable. Not that I have a S side in me or anything...
oh yes, the Kusunoki abuse this chapter had awakened my S-side as well, as I suspect that it did to others lol but I found it interesting that he decided to make her look that cute in such a horrible situation (I personally thought that the hair grab expression was very delightful)

I think I'm a terrible person now :uhoh:

@babohtea: how much you want to bet it's another red herring? :p

Von Himmel

2010-05-28, 13:04

I think it's going to be a pity if both sisters will soon forget about this incident after the demon get caught by Keima @_@

babohtea

2010-05-28, 13:59

I think it's going to be a pity if both sisters will soon forget about this incident after the demon get caught by Keima @_@

Yeah I've been thinking about that. Most of the girls so far have had relatively mild problems - the ones that you can wake up with solved and not know the difference.

However, as the problems get bigger and bigger, people around the targets have become aware of the changes afterwards, and it's almost impossible to ignore. Some people's problems (like the swimming girl) can be solved without memory retainment, but now the problems are almost impossible to erase, even if they don't have goddesses!

Nosauz

2010-05-28, 14:13

Wow this is just really well written, and since I pretty much read a bunch of weeklies and monthlies Kami is like the end of month waiting for that monthly to come out. The play on the reflection in the water inside the level 4 was great, darkness of her "failure" really makes for compelling story telling.

P.S. I'm just gonna throw this out there, but can you guys do speculation of Kami in the anime thread i just never know when you people are discussing the show or the manga. just saying

ImAKami

2010-05-28, 16:43

P.S. I'm just gonna throw this out there, but can you guys do speculation of Kami in the anime thread i just never know when you people are discussing the show or the manga. just saying

Kaminomi has been greenlit for anime, so it's not actually out yet. There is nothing to discuss about it except its staff and the studio in charge. So... No need to post a thread in the Anime Section.

@babohtea: how much you want to bet it's another red herring?

Hmm... I wager a Tsukiyo or a Kyonko(♀)XItsuki(♀) avatar.

quigonkenny

2010-05-28, 17:40

Latest chapter was so exciting!
I really think there's a goddess in Kusonoki now.
I don't know if Kusunoki will end up having a goddess, but I do think she'll remember a considerable amount more of this arc than intended. Keima's remark about "oh, she'll forget" in 99 pretty much guarantees it. Maybe the New Hell energy issues finally reach a tipping point (giant weiss = giant workload) and they can no longer remove memories after this? Keima'd love that... ^_^

Nosauz

2010-05-28, 18:01

theres a thread in the unpcoming series sub category, I just find it distracting when 3-4 pages goes on rambling about character selections and va in the manga thread, that's all.

babohtea

2010-05-28, 22:53

theres a thread in the unpcoming series sub category, I just find it distracting when 3-4 pages goes on rambling about character selections and va in the manga thread, that's all.

You'll probably get confused regardless if you haven't been in a thread for 3-4 pages. If you've been following it, you probably wouldn't be as confused...

Basically it's not that big a deal for now. They get the point of being offtopic, but we aren't going to ostracize anyone who brings up anime again.

Nosauz

2010-05-28, 23:00

babohtea

2010-05-28, 23:18

RyanAs

2010-05-29, 03:33

This last chapter was awesome o.o Maybe kami sama will not have to do anything else to capture this spirit o_O What is an s-side? >_<

Kenn

2010-05-29, 03:37

This last chapter was awesome o.o Maybe kami sama will not have to do anything else to capture this spirit o_O What is an s-side? >_<

:heh: S = Sadist (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Sadist?r=75&src=ref&ch=dic) Any enjoyment in being cruel. << Toned down meaning.

:uhoh: Do they have a big enough jar to capture the Weiss?

quigonkenny

2010-05-29, 13:55

... i stopped following because half the people in here decide to spend 3-4 pages talking about casting choices. Why would I follow that? At this moment the only thing that matters is the manga, not if so and so is going to be kami-sama, or kusonoki. I mean there is a seperate thread meant for you guys to go talk about the anime so why don't you use it?
At least when we talk about casting choices, it's a conversation. Not one-sided complaining...

Right now there is no anime, only the manga, so people aren't used to using the anime thread. And this is just what happens with long-running manga that have an anime. You wouldn't believe how much anime discussion bleeds over into the FMA manga thread, and they have per-episode threads, an anime spoiler discussion thread, and it's an anime's that's been on for over a year. And as ImAKami's post suggests, some people don't even know there is an anime thread.

And you're gonna love it come chapter 101 when they announce casting in the manga (http://yfrog.com/j48bphj).

On a related note, gor those who still haven't visited the anime thread, the studio is Manglobe.

ImAKami

2010-05-29, 15:15

And as ImAKami's post suggests, some people don't even know there is an anime thread.

You could've told me there was one~ The idea of checking the "Upcoming Series " sub-forum never crossed my mind...

All the fun I've missed...

Nosauz

2010-05-29, 16:14

At least when we talk about casting choices, it's a conversation. Not one-sided complaining...

Right now there is no anime, only the manga, so people aren't used to using the anime thread. And this is just what happens with long-running manga that have an anime. You wouldn't believe how much anime discussion bleeds over into the FMA manga thread, and they have per-episode threads, an anime spoiler discussion thread, and it's an anime's that's been on for over a year. And as ImAKami's post suggests, some people don't even know there is an anime thread.

And you're gonna love it come chapter 101 when they announce casting in the manga (http://yfrog.com/j48bphj).

On a related note, gor those who still haven't visited the anime thread, the studio is Manglobe.

if your discussing differences in story telling it makes some sense, but w/e

at least the series seems to be ramping up, hopefully this arc can still go another 3-4 chapters and hopefully we will move to something less status quo and at least some change that the goddesses alluded too.

quigonkenny

2010-05-29, 17:23

if your discussing differences in story telling it makes some sense, but w/e

at least the series seems to be ramping up, hopefully this arc can still go another 3-4 chapters and hopefully we will move to something less status quo and at least some change that the goddesses alluded too.

Presuming Kusunoki does have a goddess, as some have suggested, then getting back on good terms with her beloved ane-ue could be just the jolt to kick start the goddess into being able to interact with Kusunoki. As I've suggested, something has to happen to invalidate Keima's "she won't remember this" remark.

That would certainly shake up the status quo (although it will still be mostly "girl of the 'week'" type stuff. I don't think anything's going to change that until the manga starts really winding down to its end.

Which makes me wonder why people complain about there being slow-to-no advancement on the goddess front. Don't people realize that it would herald the end of the series ("We can seal them away again") should that happen?

ImAKami

2010-05-30, 12:27

Which makes me wonder why people complain about there being slow-to-no advancement on the goddess front. Don't people realize that it would herald the end of the series ("We can seal them away again") should that happen?

Surely people are fully aware of that possibility... but just one new goddess wouldn't hurt, you know? Also, do people honestly believe such an "easy" way out could be accomplished with success in TWGOK? Even if all the goddesses are united and they attempt to re-seal the Old Demons, I doubt the end scenario would work out as planned, effectively returning to status quo or potentially making the situation "worse" (perhaps Keima getting stuck with a harem of goddesses who requires his affection for power).

Also, a new question arises from this... Can Wakaki-sensei continue the serialization of TWGOK even after all the runaway spirits has been detained? Without Keima being obligated to capture girls and involve with reality, is there any glimmer of hope for renewal? I hope so...

Nosauz

2010-05-30, 12:32

quigonkenny

2010-05-30, 16:33

With the 2-B's jamming it up, it seems that the idea is to work in some of the girls that have been captured and transform this into more of a romance series, as it progresses. I mean it's quite possible that quite a few girls have goddesses or with the change in hell's mind wipe some new issue arrises. Because in the end I don't think the end resolution will be sealing all the demons/wiesis it'll be more on the lines, of kami being more accepting of the 3d world and although he won't forsake his 2d world he'll find the beauty in the 3d world that he has been missing out on. It may sound cheesy but he's helped all these girls overcome their cracks, maybe they're supposed to help him reconcile the fact that the 3d world is beautiful too. And this series needs more hakua
That'll happen as he progressively captures more girls. It already is. This isn't the same Capturing God that was in the first chapter.

And I certainly hope they don't turn it into a romance series. That's the best part of this series, is that it's got all the trappings of a harem, but none of the boring romance crap. The lead's a player...literally...and very much a cynical "love 'em and leave 'em" type, by dint of the mechanics of releasing the runaway souls as much as anything else. The aim of the series isn't to turn Keima into a boring average harem protagonist, it's to turn him into someone who can at least interact with the rest of humanity.

ImAKami

2010-06-01, 00:47

HINOOOOKIIIII!
http://img517.imageshack.us/img517/7906/ttgl.jpg

Also, a shocking discovery about Kusunoki!

http://img121.imageshack.us/img121/2038/tijikun.jpg
She's "Tiji-kun (http://www.onemanga.com/Tiji-Kun/1/01/)", the "Strongest man woman in Shinjuku Maijima"

On a more serious note about chapter 100, it's the most most heartfelt Crowning Moment of Heartwarming so far in the series.

Also, the next issue of WSS will feature TWGOK as its cover page and the series itself will have a color page as well.

surerman

2010-06-01, 01:08

HINOOOOKIIIII!
http://img517.imageshack.us/img517/7906/ttgl.jpg

Also, a shocking discovery about Kusunoki!

http://img121.imageshack.us/img121/2038/tijikun.jpg
She is "Tijikun", the "Strongest man woman in Shinjuku Maijima"

Get it?

On a more serious note, the most heartfelt Crowning Moment of Heartwarming so far in the series.

I LOL at your pic:D
The (what her name) karate woman prepare her punch, while speak that line, resulted the amusing answer from her opponent:D
Don't be mad cause I forgot the (what her name) karate captain,since this manga have too much girl and make them almost unnoticed (since no major big part in the manga they're in) in my memory (aside from my head filling with a way to execute human technique)

Nosauz

2010-06-04, 15:05

man kusonoki is so damn hot, although I wish the struggle with the level 4 was a bit longer.

Ashaman

2010-06-04, 15:50

*Sulks* Keimina didn't get the usual.

Well, on a more serious note, awesome chapter. I could def feel the sisterly love. great end to a great arc.

Divini

2010-06-04, 21:10

D'aaawww. I teared up a bit when Kusonoki said "I love you, onee-chan!" You could feel the love.

Once again, Keima thinks of the value of companionship, despite the suffering that could come with it. His heart is opening up, little by little.

Ravenblitz

2010-06-04, 22:14

wow very good climax for the sister arc! i love keima said "The presence of others can make people suffer and yet... they can't live alone..."

blade82

2010-06-05, 06:16

so capture complete without a kiss:confused::confused:

LeaD36

2010-06-05, 06:20

he might get to kiss elsee this time around ~

margafred

2010-06-05, 06:25

so capture complete without a kiss:confused::confused:
Keima's love is not needed in that arc.... :heh:

Kafriel

2010-06-05, 08:19

so capture complete without a kiss:confused::confused:

Next chapter, Keima will get his own harem dojo, be sure of it :D

Darknemo2000

2010-06-05, 08:21

he might get to kiss elsee this time around ~

Who cares about Elsee? If he had to kiss any of the demons it should be Hakua.

Wrath88

2010-06-05, 08:55

*Sulks* Keimina didn't get the usual.

Well, on a more serious note, awesome chapter. I could def feel the sisterly love. great end to a great arc.

Maybe he will, just out of thanks, though I wouldn't put it past the author to slip in romantic feelings.

Well, the first 'non-love' capture.

quigonkenny

2010-06-05, 09:43

Maybe he will, just out of thanks, though I wouldn't put it past the author to slip in romantic feelings.
And then there's the theory that one of the Kasuga sisters has a goddess, that has now been strengthened by the rediscovered sisterly love. She would naturally be "thankful" to Keima for enabling that to happen.

EDIT: Text spoilers (and a translation of said spoilers) for 101 are out over on MF forums (can't link since the site hosts copyrighted manga).
a) The arc wasn't over (but it is now)
b) The Level 4 bird demon escapes capture (destroying Nora's bottle) but is captured anyway by a third party (similar to with Yui)
c) The mysterious savior is revealed (but only to the audience)
d) It's someone we know. ^_^

physics223

2010-06-05, 12:17

I somehow think Kusonoki will 'improve' her perception of Keima whether she has a goddess or not.

ImAKami

2010-06-05, 12:27

Yuri?!:twitch:
there's nothing like it in the manga nor the novel?
hey?! who is she?, the one in your avatar?gimme her info:rolleyes:

Off-topic:
Pretty old question, but since nobody was answering it...
Akiko-san from Taishou Yakyuu Musume.

On-topic:
Guess Wakaki-sensei will use two or four pages on the next chapter to answer the remaining questions in regards to Hinoki's arc.

quigonkenny

2010-06-05, 23:08

Guess Wakaki-sensei will use two or four pages on the next chapter to answer the remaining questions in regards to Hinoki's arc.
It's more like he used the entire chapter. Didn't you read the spoilers for 101?

I think 102 is going to be a new arc, but we'll be getting little references here and there back to this arc (the megane demon and the "mysterious helper" obviously, but also Keima's "she's going to forget" line) throughout the rest of the series.

ImAKami

2010-06-06, 02:39

It's more like he used the entire chapter. Didn't you read the spoilers for 101?

I think 102 is going to be a new arc, but we'll be getting little references here and there back to this arc (the megane demon and the "mysterious helper" obviously, but also Keima's "she's going to forget" line) throughout the rest of the series.

I did, but there are more questions that I have.

"Not everything could be settled other than memory of the sisters, repair of buildings and TV broadcast."

So what happened to other people's memory? Is it implying their memory are left as it and that the Hades Government's hoping the revised TV broadcast and restored would convince them it was all a dream/show? Those words are not enough to extract any further information. Also, what about the extent of the Kasuga sisters' memory, especially Kusunoki? How did/will Kusunoki's current (un/re)vised memory affect her view of, and relationship with, Keima? These are the questions I'd like answered concisely with few pages in the next chapter.

As for the meganekko demon... Who is her partner? Certainly, she oughta have one since she's still a part of RSS.

Lastly, about our "mysterious helper," is she a predecessor of Nora and Elsee, and possibly a friend with Elsee's sister? She doesn't have any horns or any magic technology equipment on her, yet she is able to capture SL4s single-handed. Is her neckband just a explosive necklace in disguise? If so, who's her partner?! Why is she in Maijima Academy? Something must be significant about the school, I mean, why would the author go through the trouble of showing its reconstruction in the tankobon revision and place a high-level demon there for many years? Wait... She didn't have the necklace during her highschool years, so I guess the neckband is simply her fashion sense and she's an elite member of the Hades Government or something.

Feel like the next chapter will start with students talking about the events in Hinoki's arc, and that Keima will meet his previous capture target who is again somewhat related to the new girl.

quigonkenny

2010-06-06, 04:32

I did, but there are more questions that I have.

"Not everything could be settled other than memory of the sisters, repair of buildings and TV broadcast."

So what happened to other people's memory? Is it implying their memory are left as it and that the Hades Government's hoping the revised TV broadcast and restored would convince them it was all a dream/show? Those words are not enough to extract any further information. Also, what about the extent of the Kasuga sisters' memory, especially Kusunoki? How did/will Kusunoki's current (un/re)vised memory affect her view of, and relationship with, Keima? These are the questions I'd like answered concisely with few pages in the next chapter.

As for the meganekko demon... Who is her partner? Certainly, she oughta have one since she's still a part of RSS.

Lastly, about our "mysterious helper," is she a predecessor of Nora and Elsee, and possibly a friend with Elsee's sister? She doesn't have any horns or any magic technology equipment on her, yet she is able to capture SL4s single-handed. Is her neckband just a explosive necklace in disguise? If so, who's her partner?! Why is she in Maijima Academy? Something must be significant about the school, I mean, why would the author go through the trouble of showing its reconstruction in the tankobon revision and place a high-level demon there for many years? Wait... She didn't have the necklace during her highschool years, so I guess the neckband is simply her fashion sense and she's an elite member of the Hades Government or something.

Feel like the next chapter will start with students talking about the events in Hinoki's arc, and that Keima will meet his previous capture target who is again somewhat related to the new girl.

Most of that doesn't need to be answered immediately. In fact none of the questions about our "mysterious benefactor" should be answered any time soon. Her reveal alone is more than enough for now. As for our new antagonist, we'll probably see more in the next arc or two, but again we don't need anything "right this minute". And I wouldn't be so quick to paint her as rogue RSS member just because of appearances. Wakaki's been subtly suggesting that a large part of New Devil society is still similar to Old Devildom. In a society that hasn't fixed the souls for power problem in 300 years, they've got to be using tech based mostly off the old stuff. Who's to say the Old Devils didn't have some analogue to the RSS back then (obviously with different aims), using similar tech? And her hagoromo is a different color...

The ambiguity of the immediate (ie: mundane) fallout of the Hinoki capture could just be a limitation in the spoiler (those do tend to miss a few things), but I wouldn't be surprised to see it glossed over in-story, since that appears to be the way the RSS does things... We should at least have a visual idea of whether Hinoki or Kusunoki remember anything overly odd once the raw/CN hits, although that should stay as open to discussion as the memories of any capture target, at this point, unless something is explicitly said.Of course, you probably won't see me commenting on TWGOK too much next week, considering the FMA finale should be out not long before then, which certainly takes priority over what should most likely be chapter one of a "filler" arc... A fair bit of the fandom will be shutting down for a while over that... Ashes and sackcloth will be the garments of the hour, I imagine... ^_^'

surerman

2010-06-06, 17:55

I think Hell will borrow MIB* flash light:D technology, using Tokyo Tower as the spot:p

Remember?, in cartoon series, after the impact, all citizen requested via radio and television to stare at Liberty Statue, which it's Torch suddenly blast a light to erase people memory about recent incident?:rolleyes:

*=Men In Black

surerman

2010-06-10, 07:06

Takadanamae -san in Red Hawk Scanlation release chapter 101
The helper is Keima savage female teacher:D and she also have the skull emblem but didn't wear it on her head. The kiss still occur but this time more hot :D since it's a french kiss LOL. Keima startled because it's was first time he receive such a deep and long kiss:p

All Hail RedHawkScan!!:cool:

Ashaman

2010-06-10, 08:14

*Cheers* Keima did get the usually (and then some) after all! Yay!

I thought the memory changes they told us about were a bit weak, but hopefully they'll come back to that.

Eh! She's the mysterious helper! Didn't expect that.

Irenicus

2010-06-10, 08:41

You know, around the chapter's ending when Hinoki drove away in that Hollywood goodbye style of hers, I felt a very strong conviction that someone should say something like, "see you space cowboy." :p

That aside,

- I didn't see the secret helper's identity coming. But it makes it interesting, so I like. I always got the feeling she was quicker than she led on anyway, though not to this extent.

- I don't feel like the antagonist is particularly interesting at all. She comes off as a stupidly jealous self-obsessed schoolgirl with an issue (you know, that particular type of magical girl villain) rather than an agent of Hell's Counter-Revolution.

- The lingering memory issues ought to be interesting. I wonder how much Karate-chan remembers and if she's going to be more overtly...interested...from now on with Keima...

- Mmm, Frenching. Is that the Capturing God's first?

Kafriel

2010-06-10, 09:01

- Mmm, Frenching. Is that the Capturing God's first?
I believe it is^^
- I don't feel like the antagonist is particularly interesting at all. She comes off as a stupidly jealous self-obsessed schoolgirl with an issue (you know, that particular type of magical girl villain) rather than an agent of Hell's Counter-Revolution.
There's definitely someone else pulling the strings, should take another full arc before we get any of that though.
- I didn't see the secret helper's identity coming. But it makes it interesting, so I like. I always got the feeling she was quicker than she led on anyway, though not to this extent.
Never expected it to be that person either, but she's hot and I hope she enters Keima's harem soon :love:

physics223

2010-06-10, 09:41

I knew that teacher had to be mixed up with something. I just didn't expect her to be that powerful. Wonderful chapter, anyway. :)

Something tells me that while Hinoki's memories were modified, I think she remembered more than the others. You don't give just anyone a French kiss. She also probably wouldn't have stopped if Kusonoki didn't stop them herself.

And I don't think you can modify a 'victim's memories twice, or can you?

pseudonhym

2010-06-10, 09:43

surprising to see that the teacher was from hell as well..... teacher from hell xD

surerman

2010-06-10, 10:03

surprising to see that the teacher was from hell as well..... teacher from hell xD

Nube sensei pairing??:heh:

aboout kiss, yes, it's Keima first time, while the rest before just ordinary kiss.

Wha?! hey?! there's no way the teacher added to his Harem, she's almost same age as his mother, unless the teacher is Shotacon (lol):love: - Tsundere (yuck!):mad:
.....what a bad combination...:uhoh:

Von Himmel

2010-06-10, 10:11

What the hell happened in chapter 101 !? >.<
I wonder if the memory between the Kusunoki's sister got retained..i-it's just a pity if they forget about all of it ;_;

Ashaman

2010-06-10, 10:59

The memory is gone, but the lesson stayed.

It's just the same as with the other girls.

THey may not remember the exact circumstances, but they remember what they've learned.

In this case, the super natural stuff was probably edited out of their memory, but Keima's presense and actions weren't. Though those were probably at least tweaked

Kafriel

2010-06-10, 11:03

Wha?! hey?! there's no way the teacher added to his Harem, she's almost same age as his mother
Hasn't he had a teacher captured before?

Grey

2010-06-10, 11:15

Wuho, Katsuragi got some tongue this time, and then got flustered when Hinoki didn't let up. Ahaha. And then Hinoki had the chapter close on her driving off into the distance--cool stuff.

Didn't expect that teacher to be capturing them. But the fact that the other demons didn't recognize the capturing bottle...hm. That and the teacher having a more advanced capturing technique makes me wonder if the teacher is really part of New Hell. If she was, wouldn't they have learned her techniques?

Bonta Kun

2010-06-10, 11:51

Ah knew there was something up with the teacher, when Keima got his collar I always wondered if the teacher was same.
It is finally been answered!

bring on the new girl!

surerman

2010-06-10, 13:41

Hasn't he had a teacher captured before?

It's young Teacher-In Training, while this Keima-Savage-Female-Homeroom Teacher have same age appearance as Keima's mother. 30 years and 20 years sure have different look isn't it?:rolleyes:

Marion

2010-06-10, 14:27

Keima's teacher probably won't become a target of a weiss, if she's originally from hell. Even if she is I doubt she couldn't deal with it herself.

LeaD36

2010-06-10, 14:57

weird, the part-time teacher was supposedly in the same class with Keima´s teacher, so i guess she´s not from hell ? ;o Or i just dno. Mb she´s the partner? Mb she´s solitary. Mb her partner just gave her the badge and left? I can´t see the ending of this manga, hope it´ll overtake bullshit naruto/bleach/one piece in time, just like i´m rooting for beelzebub

ImAKami

2010-06-10, 17:04

And I don't think you can modify a 'victim's memories twice, or can you?

By "twice," do you mean the memory that has already been altered? Because it seems that Kusunoki's memory of the recent incident has been modified.

ShadowRift

2010-06-10, 18:28

It's young Teacher-In Training, while this Keima-Savage-Female-Homeroom Teacher have same age appearance as Keima's mother. 30 years and 20 years sure have different look isn't it?:rolleyes:

Jun (teacher in training) and the permanent teacher are the same age, or at most a year apart. They went to high school together.

Irenicus

2010-06-10, 18:32

I believe it is^^
I see. Then I applaud the mangaka for his wise decision. Frenching ought to be done with a beautiful older woman for the best effects. :D

weird, the part-time teacher was supposedly in the same class with Keima´s teacher, so i guess she´s not from hell ?
IIRC she wasn't in the same class as Homeroom-sama as she was an earlier student of hers.

Edit: Oops, wrong.

quigonkenny

2010-06-10, 19:08

Jun and Nikaido (sans collar) were shown in a picture to both have been on the same basketball team. That's the same team that Jun as captain later drove into the ground, first creating the gap in her heart that Keima's "gamesmanship" later widened enough to let in a Weiss. Therefore she and Nikaido were both students at the same time, which under normal conditions means they're no more than 2 or 3 years apart in age, and 2 years apart in school years.

Of course, this doesn't mean that she isn't a devil. We've seen the hagoromo do some impressive alterations, and Nikaido seems to have a much better handle on its use than Elsee. And they may have had enough energy back then to fabricate an entire school history to go along with the basketball team picture.

Personally I think it more likely that she's either awakened goddess' host working on the New Devil "payroll" (who else is she going to side with?) or an experienced, high-level "Buddy" (maybe bound to Elsee's sister?). In other words, physically human.

Irenicus

2010-06-10, 19:33

FateAnomaly

2010-06-10, 22:00

That was a nice and well done surprise. Totally didn't expect it.
I think she is probably a human with an awakened goddess.

Somnus

2010-06-10, 22:52

Keima got tongue...I gave nothing less than a standing ovation.

Also, I've liked his teacher from the get-go. Now she's just fantastic.

As usual, can't wait for more.

risingstar3110

2010-06-10, 23:45

WTF ^%(@#)#@**@.....!?!?!?

That's a shocking moment right there...

God also has to blush when is taken by surprise :heh:

ReddyRedWolf

2010-06-11, 00:58

If the sensei is a buddy what happened to her partner?

The possibility is that the one who captured Yui's Weiss is her partner.

They are like the SWAT team compared to the regular teams.

Ravenblitz

2010-06-11, 04:57

wow that totally surprised me! maybe keima's mom a devil too haha

Marion

2010-06-11, 08:22

That was a nice and well done surprise. Totally didn't expect it.
I think she is probably a human with an awakened goddess.
Then why would she have the same weiss sensor that Elsee has? I doubt a goddess would have one of those, considering that they aren't from hell.

quigonkenny

2010-06-11, 08:48

Then why would she have the same weiss sensor that Elsee has? I doubt a goddess would have one of those, considering that they aren't from hell.
Just because Elsee wasn't aware of goddesses doesn't mean the New Devil higher-ups aren't. Nora's remarks in the miniarc where she meets Tenri again suggest she knows of their existence, although apparently not to the degree of our protagonists.

If I'm Dokurou Skull, who presumably was around back then and is well aware of the goddesses, and I run across an unaligned, awakened and apparently quite powerful goddess, you can bet my skeletal ass that I'm going to try to get her working for me. And if I'm the goddess, well, I'm keen on getting rid of the Weiss anyway, and he might be able to help me find my sisters and end this once and for all, so I'm going to go along with it.

Ashaman

2010-06-11, 19:14

Nah. Looking back, she had both the skull detector, strong magic, and the use of the ... cloak thing, I don't know its name. Plus it seems she has knowledge of Hellian tactics.

I reckon she's an new hell demon; maybe retired or under cover?

Oh, and that antagonist devil that caused the Weiss to grow; she seems to be a classmate or at least someone who attended the same school at similar times to Hakua. She mentions magic scores and mentions Hakua by name, so that is my assumtion at least.

-Sho-

2010-06-14, 17:57

If the sensei is a buddy what happened to her partner?

The possibility is that the one who captured Yui's Weiss is her partner.

They are like the SWAT team compared to the regular teams.

wow that totally surprised me! maybe keima's mom a devil too haha

I bet that Keima's dad is a god too :p

TkMacintosh

2010-06-14, 20:05

I bet that Keima's dad is a god too :p
And THAT is why Keima is able to capture the girls like that in the games so quickly and easily :O

His Demi-god powers allow him to see the best path possible :O

FateAnomaly

2010-06-14, 23:06

Then why would she have the same weiss sensor that Elsee has? I doubt a goddess would have one of those, considering that they aren't from hell.

Maybe the "technology" from those devices comes from the goddesses in the first place.

Freeter

2010-06-16, 08:17

Oh yes, Elsee arc incoming :D

I bet Chihiro and the other girls will snoop on their "date". Let the incest jokes commence :heh:

LeaD36

2010-06-16, 11:07

FINALLY THE IMOUTO FLAG, EAT THAT, SUCKEEERZ

ELSEE <3

this chapter is so full of epic win. Can't wait for the complete arc :D

Irenicus

2010-06-16, 11:16

Elsee leveled up. O_o

I lol'd at the girls thinking Keima's being a tsundere though...wait, Keima really is being a tsundere; he just doesn't know it yet. :heh:

ReddyRedWolf

2010-06-16, 11:37

Oh yes, Elsee arc incoming :D

I bet Chihiro and the other girls will snoop on their "date". Let the incest jokes commence :heh:

Wait isn't this the Car Wreck route Keima doesn't like?:heh:

Then again they aren't blood related.

Bonta Kun

2010-06-16, 11:47

Thats what I'm talking about, been waiting for this for bloody ages, pretty much from the start!

god I can't wait for the next chapter!

no doubt swooning and moe overload will ensue!

SageGaiGar

2010-06-16, 12:54

Thats what I'm talking about, been waiting for this for bloody ages, pretty much from the start!

god I can't wait for the next chapter!

no doubt swooning and moe overload will ensue!

Aye, she looked pretty damnably cute in that last picture. What could possibly go wrong :heh:

risingstar3110

2010-06-16, 12:56

Maybe because my siscon resistance is too high, so i'm not that excited over the chapter.... =/

Bonta Kun

2010-06-16, 13:12

Maybe because my siscon resistance is too high, so i'm not that excited over the chapter.... =/

ah but Elsee isn't technically an imouto to Keima, she's a pseudo imouto.

So it's perfectly fine to go this route!;)

Irenicus

2010-06-16, 13:44

^Ironically, because she doesn't feel very much like a real sister to him (not even the non-blood-related-but-awfully-comfortably-close way), the steamy forbidden incest factor is practically nonexistent here, at least for me.

She's more like, hm, magical girlfriend candidate prototype zero. The normal choice. Not very exciting :P

Maybe because my siscon resistance is too high, so i'm not that excited over the chapter.... =/
Well, I get the feeling that the mangaka won't be pushing the siscon factor too hard, if at all.

Although I wonder if Elsee's admiration of Keima is so obvious that the band girls all agreed the way to cheer her up was to set her up for a date with him...?

Marion

2010-06-16, 13:54

This arc sounds like it'll be cute and funny, but otherwise not much else right now. Keima already friend-zoned Elsee a couple arcs ago after all.

ImAKami

2010-06-16, 16:03

Although I wonder if Elsee's admiration of Keima is so obvious that the band girls all agreed the way to cheer her up was to set her up for a date with him...?

Declared on Elsee's first day at school.
--> Elsee (to the whole class): God... My brother is a great person!! Starting from now on!! My brother will be loved by every girl in the world!!

Hope nothing happens that'll raise the flag for a Keima×Elsee ending. Please... Anything but that!

Darknemo2000

2010-06-16, 16:36

Yeah Elsee ending would be an utter fail.

SageGaiGar

2010-06-16, 16:39

Yeah Elsee ending would be an utter fail.

So.. damn... generic....

But I'm sure he'll find some way to jump the shark. Character works better as a sidekick like now than love interest.

risingstar3110

2010-06-16, 17:45

^Ironically, because she doesn't feel very much like a real sister to him (not even the non-blood-related-but-awfully-comfortably-close way), the steamy forbidden incest factor is practically nonexistent here, at least for me.

She's more like, hm, magical girlfriend candidate prototype zero. The normal choice. Not very exciting :P

Well, I get the feeling that the mangaka won't be pushing the siscon factor too hard, if at all.

Although I wonder if Elsee's admiration of Keima is so obvious that the band girls all agreed the way to cheer her up was to set her up for a date with him...?
But three out of the four band girls (minus Elsee) have once fell in love to Keima (and still does)...

Maybe they just poke fun at Keima and Elsee, thinking that it's not possible

Luminisk

2010-06-16, 18:35

Elsee as a the new target?
I don't want to make any assumptions yet... can this be some sort of red herring?

Marion

2010-06-16, 18:57

But three out of the four band girls (minus Elsee) have once fell in love to Keima (and still does)...

Maybe they just poke fun at Keima and Elsee, thinking that it's not possible
Probably. Like I already said, Keima clearly doesn't have interest in Elsee. Even Elsee said this chapter that Keima clearly has no interest in the real world.

I did forget something though - Keima trying to decide how to react to Elsee was hilarious. Guess he never played a game where the girl was on a friend route :heh:

-Sho-

2010-06-16, 19:09

Keima only love 2D Girls :p specialy the "special" 2D girl (don't remember the name) :D

Yup , Elsee was so cute , the bath's part was great ^^

quigonkenny

2010-06-16, 20:55

Elsee leveled up. O_o

I lol'd at the girls thinking Keima's being a tsundere though...wait, Keima really is being a tsundere; he just doesn't know it yet. :heh:
Yeah, looking at the bath scene, especially compared to the first bath scene way back in Chapter 2, she certainly has leveled up, all right... She's not on the level of Pilot Chapter Elsee, but sorry, DFC fans...

Xion Valkyrie

2010-06-16, 21:53

She could turn herself into a 2D girl with her powers probably =P

ImAKami

2010-06-16, 22:04

Elsee as a the new target?
I don't want to make any assumptions yet... can this be some sort of red herring?

Most likely, it'd be a ship tease. *sigh* Not being an Keima×Elsee fan, it'd be nice if few tactical Tomhawk missiles were launched to sink the ship, or render it immobile (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/LikeBrotherAndSister).

She's not on the level of Pilot Chapter Elsee, but sorry, DFC fans...

Worry not, DFC fans! Elsee is not as planar as Tsukiyo or Nanaka or Hakua, or all three combined. Although, for those on the opposite spectrum, I'd like to point out that prototype Elsee is quite buxom!

Star Psyren 95

2010-06-16, 22:13

I read chapter 102 just now. There has to be a limit on how adorable Elsee is. It's damn near illegal.

FateAnomaly

2010-06-16, 22:15

Finally at long last another Elsee centric arc.

Star Psyren 95

2010-06-16, 22:28

My reference senses are tingling

More like Imouto May Cry
http://www.onemanga.com/The_World_God_Only_Knows/102/01/

ReddyRedWolf

2010-06-17, 00:35

Chichiro may say its for fun but I do wonder how she, Ayumi and Yui are going to feel if from their perspective these "siblings" getting too close. (Standard misunderstandings apply.)

ImAKami

2010-06-17, 01:37

My reference senses are tingling

More like Imouto May Cry
http://www.onemanga.com/The_World_God_Only_Knows/102/01/

Hmph, hmph. And where do you think that imouto is from?

I think of this as a foreshadowing with word play (and allusion).

physics223

2010-06-17, 03:54

I am of the opinion that Elsee also has little chance in ending up with our hero. Frankly, I think Tenri has a good chance, and so does Kusonoki. The swimming girl also has a good chance.

LeaD36

2010-06-17, 04:15

pfff, you ppl are all disillusioned

I can already see the ENDING (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtvTeUkHSQU)

Ashaman

2010-06-17, 05:03

pfff, you ppl are all disillusioned

I can already see the ENDING (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtvTeUkHSQU)

lol, thanks for that.

I am of the opinion that Elsee also has little chance in ending up with our hero. Frankly, I think Tenri has a good chance, and so does Kusonoki. The swimming girl also has a good chance.

Okay, I can see where you are coming from with Tenri and I can just barely see Kusonoki, but Minami?

Huh? Why?

Von Himmel

2010-06-17, 06:00

Because you two are just, siblings after all !!
Somehow...I feel that this does not bode well....

ReddyRedWolf

2010-06-17, 07:07

Lets do a review of Elsee centric chapters.

A Little Sister is like a BMW and should be blood related.:heh:
http://img-a.onemanga.com/mangas/00000901/000042541/12.jpghttp://img-a.onemanga.com/mangas/00000901/000042541/13.jpghttp://img-a.onemanga.com/mangas/00000901/000042541/14.jpghttp://img-a.onemanga.com/mangas/00000901/000042541/15.jpghttp://img-a.onemanga.com/mangas/00000901/000042541/16.jpghttp://img-a.onemanga.com/mangas/00000901/000042541/17.jpg

Keima may not be into pseudo-incest.:p
http://img-a.onemanga.com/mangas/00000901/000065132/18.jpg

Ravenblitz

2010-06-17, 07:43

elsee <3 too kawaii!!

keima's hardest capture!!!

physics223

2010-06-17, 08:10

I don't remember much about Minami's arc (ah, Minami it was) but it felt to me that Keima was somehow more tied with her. I'll read it in a while, but I felt there was something there that could have been.

Star Psyren 95

2010-06-17, 11:15

Somehow...I feel that this does not bode well....

The chances of her opening a gap in her heart steadily increases.

quigonkenny

2010-06-17, 16:31

Tenri and Hakua are clearly in the front seat on the shipping ride. The former is very much a chronological First Girl Wins (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FirstGirlWins), who arguably shared his first real kiss (every one up to that point was forgotten by the girl shortly after), and the latter has the blessing of his "sister". The argument can be made that any previously captured goddess host is also up there, but we don't know who those girls are yet.

Irenicus

2010-06-17, 17:52

^Not to mention the author ship-teased both pairs like crazy in that "Escape from the Harem" chapter. :D Goddess vs. Demon ftw.

I don't remember much about Minami's arc (ah, Minami it was) but it felt to me that Keima was somehow more tied with her. I'll read it in a while, but I felt there was something there that could have been.
He was growing more and more empathic with each capture anyway.

I actually think of all the girls she has one of the least chances. Not the least because the conclusion of the arc was -- even without the memory thing -- very much like a goodbye. "Every ending will make you stronger," "Keep moving forward," etc.

physics223

2010-06-17, 18:05

quigonkenny

2010-06-18, 02:59

Those who do not forget that Keima was instrumental in saving them are at the forefront of the shipping discussion, I guess. It's Tenri and Hakua, right?

Somehow I hope for the older women to have a chance with Keima, just because it will be funnier.
She's arguably the only one to come out of a capture with actual feelings for Keima, thanks to the abnormal love focus in this capture (her sister) allowing for Hell not needing to write him quite so much out of her memory as with previous cases. The same could go for Kusunoki as well after this capture, and Chihiro and Ayumi after Yui's capture.

Darknemo2000

2010-06-18, 06:28

Bonta Kun

2010-06-18, 08:07

Elsee x Firetrucks that's how the pairing should be handled. I really don't see her as his main capture target, it would suck if she became one. I would much more prefer Hakua (though author seems to downplay her a lot) or Tenri.

Between Hakua and Tenri, I think I'd go for Tenri simply cause Diana is a real hoot to see:D

I think after this we should get another mother/son outing, I really enjoyed that one from before:D

risingstar3110

2010-06-18, 08:46

Between Hakua and Tenri, I think I'd go for Tenri simply cause Diana is a real hoot to see:D

I think after this we should get another mother/son outing, I really enjoyed that one from before:D
Tenri is a good pick because you get two in one... :p

It's not like those two oppose that, right....

justavisitor

2010-06-18, 18:15

just knew this manga existed a week ago, and now I have caught up all the chapters :D

just want to say hi to everyone in here and I probably will join the discussion..

it's a pretty good manga..the plot is getting bigger and some chapters have some meaning in it

(I like the 0079 joke...)

risingstar3110

2010-06-19, 00:38

Heya 'visitor' :D

Welcome. But yeah you reminded me how I couldn't stand Keima as a protagonist back in ch 1. But then he slowly won me over with his ridiculous personality and skills

Star Psyren 95

2010-06-19, 01:28

Heya 'visitor' :D

Welcome. But yeah you reminded me how I couldn't stand Keima as a protagonist back in ch 1. But then he slowly won me over with his ridiculous personality and skills

That's cuz you've been blessed by god.

http://th08.deviantart.net/fs49/300W/f/2009/231/d/d/Keima_TWGOK_avatar_by_AidanAK47.jpg

ImAKami

2010-06-19, 01:48

That's cuz you've been blessed by god.

So the rumor of Keima spreading his religion was true after all.

Anyhow, Keima is the newest generation in the evolution of otakus. Call him "God" and kneel down like the worthless toilet paper you are.

Duo Maxwell

2010-06-19, 23:37

So the rumor of Keima spreading his religion was true after all.

Anyhow, Keima is the newest generation in the evolution of otakus. Call him "God" and kneel down like the worthless toilet paper you are.

I still prefer the god in your avatar more :p.
But Keima got my biggest admiration for an otaku.

SageGaiGar

2010-06-23, 12:55

Latest scans are out.

It pretty much follows the standard checklist of 'ye olde amusement park episodes'. Though the end was pretty hilarious. Way to get yourself out of jam kamisama. Though some foreshadowing with the Mom's comments... eh. I hope not. And I've got a feeling about that band.

So yes, Elsee x Firetrucks. As said, the story is your typical date in the amusement park, with Keima thankfully more interested in curing Elsee's depression and trying to avoid the capture. Not easy after a close call on a ferris wheel. How do you cure heartbreak this time? Take her to go see fire trucks. And thus she's back to normal. Did like the bit about 'just try and do what you normally do'.

Freeter

2010-06-23, 13:43

Elsee end confirmed? Looks like mom gave her seal of approval :D

Almost got upset at Keima for shooting down Elsee at the ferris wheel. But he immediately redeemed himself by headbutting her to the fire trucks :heh:

Loved Ayumi and Chihiro's silent reaction to the other member's remark. Seems like they still got lingering feelings for a certain otamega :cool:

Divini

2010-06-23, 14:50

Elee was sooo cute this chapter :D

Keima's actions were pretty much as I expected - He genuinely wanted to cheer Elsee up, and while it wasn't just for the sake of not getting his head cut off, it wasn't anything more than cheering up his friend/little sister.

Then again, he still acts like that to every other girl as well. :p

And while Keima's feelings might be strictly platonic, you'd be a fool to think that Elsee doesn't think of Keima as more than her 'nii-sama', after seeing this chapter.

LeaD36

2010-06-23, 18:56

My Imouto-senses are tingeling

Oh please god (Kami-niisama) make her stop (complete her route)

I refuse to see the ending of this, i want MOAR

Elsee's simply the best <3 so adorable, darn

Oo, Keima flatout declined being on a date, too bad. Somehow i feel kinda bad for my dear El-chan :'( She was so excited at the amusement park. Although, given what Keima's mom stated at the end, we might see a glimmer of hope at the end of the road to Wincest (in this case, no actual incest pun intended)

Sai Feng

2010-06-23, 21:05

Awww, I missed Elsee's adorable child-like behavior over firetrucks. Haven't seen that in a long time.

Von Himmel

2010-06-23, 22:01

Chapter 103 is so cute >.< ....despite the fact that it's not so romantic as I thought it would be.... :heh:

FateAnomaly

2010-06-23, 22:08

Xacual

2010-06-23, 22:12

Yui was blushing slightly and looking toward Keima and Elsee, at least that's how it looked to me.

Carlos Julian

2010-06-24, 00:13

It seemed like Yui had noticed the girls' hesitation before bashing Keima and was thinking about it. I wonder if she'll call them on it.

surerman

2010-06-24, 01:23

And i was actually thinking why didn't Keima just bring her to see fire trucks. It turns out that thats is his intention all along. I think Elsee is happier with Keima bringing her to the fire station anyway.

The pause the 2 girls had when the other girl said who would want to marry Keima practically confirmed that they had feelings for him. Not sure about the tomboy though.

The God being tactful, save the big gun for the last dice:D

I don't think it's because they have feeling for Kami-Nii-sama, but they feel something missing (due to memory erasing by HELL) which tilt in their head.

Like Deja Vu, a familiarity feeling that come without any explanation. They have something like 'what was that again?' and unable to recall it or even the reason it come to their mind.

Von Himmel

2010-06-24, 02:32

surerman

2010-06-24, 02:55

So I re-read the whole series again. . . And then I start to notice something...

Do you guys think that Keima is a good guy ? It's like...I was wondering what would happen if Keima didn't get chosen as Elsee's partner to capture runaway spirit. The way he acted towards the girl are more because of his duty to capture them...so I was wondering if in his heart, he really cared about them or not :heh:

I guess this chapter about Elsee shows that he also has a caring side inside of him too ;_; but the way I've seen him interacting with Chihiro and Ayumi somehow made me doubt it a little :heh:
hmmm... it's depend on what "GOOD" you refer to.

For 1st hint, he forced to start butt his head to something he considered as trash in 1st chapter (a 3D or real world girl). He attract the girl only to save his neck

2nd He never experienced fall in love till the latest chapter, only some doki2 moment when his calculation goes wrong (due to his God-like ability to predict the ending accurately before his miss calculation)

3rd He is too Otaku....I won't surprise if the manga ended with Keima married his PFP:heh:

Divini

2010-06-24, 04:14

So I re-read the whole series again. . . And then I start to notice something...

Do you guys think that Keima is a good guy ? It's like...I was wondering what would happen if Keima didn't get chosen as Elsee's partner to capture runaway spirit. The way he acted towards the girl are more because of his duty to capture them...so I was wondering if in his heart, he really cared about them or not :heh:

I guess this chapter about Elsee shows that he also has a caring side inside of him too ;_; but the way I've seen him interacting with Chihiro and Ayumi somehow made me doubt it a little :heh:

If you kept in mind how he was before Elsee appeared, you could almost say that just the act of interacting with the light music club girls, outside of capturing that is, is progress in how much he's starting to notice and warm up to them. By Keima's standards, that's pretty caring of him.

You kind of also have to keep in mind that he's actively trying to avoid them because they were his 'captures' and of course he's noticed that they haven't completely forgotten. This means that of course he's not romantically interested, which is pretty clear. But that doesn't mean he doesn't want anything to do / blatantly ignore them... don't you think if they got in some kind of trouble or depression (like Elsee), and if he notices/gets asked to help, he wouldn't lend a hand? Sure he wouldn't before, but he's definitely changed since then.

LeaD36

2010-06-24, 05:20

The character development has been quite timid thus far. But Keima definitely changed bit by bit. He's much more empathatic towards the girls than he was at the start of the series. Although still unimpressed by nudity, even the mighty god of galgames has to blush when he gets french kissed

physics223

2010-06-24, 19:32

The hesitation between Chihiro and Ayumi simply confirms they have pretty strong feelings for him. Elsee also harbors some romantic emotions towards Keima but has to stifle that because of the sisterlike treatment he gets from him. Despite everything, I thought what he did for her was sweet: he knew what she wanted and gave that to her. :)

Hinoki showed pretty strong emotions towards Keima. You simply just don't French kiss anybody. Kusonoki's jealousy showed because of that. Keima's been very aloof. I want to see the other women he's saved in his quest to save more, because it's going to be interesting seeing how they react to his presence.

FateAnomaly

2010-06-24, 22:33

I think Keima despite being an extreme otaku is a very responsible person. If he got to do something, he made sure to do it well even if he does complain about it.
And he is also changing to be more social bit by bit.

quigonkenny

2010-06-25, 13:00

Hinoki showed pretty strong emotions towards Keima. You simply just don't French kiss anybody. Kusonoki's jealousy showed because of that. Keima's been very aloof. I want to see the other women he's saved in his quest to save more, because it's going to be interesting seeing how they react to his presence.
I'm not so sure how much we can read into Hinoki's "adult kiss". While Hinoki certainly isn't one to go around tongue-tussling with the next man she meets, she does appear to have a much lower French Threshold than any other character we've seen on the series. She is very comfortable with, and conscious of, her sexuality, and has a very playful personality. I could see her deep kissing another close male acquaintance "as a joke", under similar circumstances. Don't forget about how apathetic she was regarding the "accidental" Marshmallow Hell (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MarshmallowHell) Keima engineered right after they met, or the considerable amount of hugging of, sitting on, and wrapping of legs around him that she did over the course of the arc.

I don't know if you'd chalk it up to Japanese stereotypes of the "Western promiscuity" she might have picked up while in America, or her age, or some combination of the two, but she's far from the blushing, coy, yamato nadeshiko type the other girls in the series all appear to strive towards being on at least some level...

Xacual

2010-06-25, 21:16

I thought she did it specifically to make Kusonoki jealous and react.

quigonkenny

2010-06-26, 05:36

I thought she did it specifically to make Kusonoki jealous and react.
And there's that, too...

FateAnomaly

2010-07-02, 10:32

Its tough being a God. The burden of maintaining and expanding his portfolio is so heavy.

Bonta Kun

2010-07-02, 11:30

lol really find these chapters pretty amusing, it's always a nice little break from the captures.
in the end, it was all for naught:heh:

Solafighter

2010-07-02, 14:17

Interesting chapters. :D

He hasnt found the godess, that will remember him on a capture, did he?
Was just re-reading some chapters and remembered, again.

pampz21

2010-07-02, 15:43

it great but not epic....well it was fun though....
Priority A
"Girls in front of You!"

And

If your stranded in an Island would you want 100 girls or 1 girls....I choose 1 cuz it's more bad ass!

Ashaman

2010-07-02, 15:53

This chapter makes me want to see Keima pull a double capture.

I don't know why.

It was a good chapter, but not great.

Irenicus

2010-07-02, 16:20

Well, the "real world" in this chapter isn't so interesting, but I do love how we got to see more of Keima's internal politics. :)

The best part had to be the coup d'etat. Gahaha.

Divini

2010-07-02, 16:51

Ahaha if I found batting cage 2d girls like that I think I would do the same thing as Keima.

LeaD36

2010-07-02, 23:39

God and his ever adorable side-kick. awesome manga, thumbs up
God doesn't have time for petty real-life flags, which don't concern 2D chicks. Image if a hologram would've dropped that eraser.......

and thanks so much for the TL'ers' hard work <3

and why does elsee's face JUST simply SPELL : DEFILE ME PLEASE?

nice ending !!

Darknemo2000

2010-07-03, 00:32

Hinoki showed pretty strong emotions towards Keima. You simply just don't French kiss anybody.

Not really. A stereotypical western image created by Japanese tells you that they are much more open around and do a lot of french kissing instead of simple kisses, so it really does not prove her having any stronger feelings. More like she is just playing/joking around in westernized fashion.

palpatin

2010-07-03, 05:43

The Keima who tried the coup d'etat was hung on a cross and is being burned by Ku Klux Klan-Keimas XDD

quigonkenny

2010-07-03, 13:37

The Keima who tried the coup d'etat was hung on a cross and is being burned by Ku Klux Klan-Keimas XDD
Yeah, if it ever gets licensed, that's probably not making the trip... ^_^

ellifeedn

2010-07-04, 15:33

Since it was done in a comedic way, I think it could, if barely, pass.

kniteowl

2010-07-09, 03:31

The new chapter is out. (chapter 105)

Man I really can decide between Tenri/Diana and Hakua, it's like picking between Yakumo and Eri from School Rumble.

Both endings are very tempting...AH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.... lucky for Keima he isn't interested in either of them.

But dating both of them at the same time, lol although a misunderstanding that Diana created, I can't wait for the next chapter.

pampz21

2010-07-09, 04:18

LeaD36

2010-07-09, 04:49

It's a joy to see that each of the main girls is cute and loveable in her own way :)
Dont have to factionize that much, but i'll still go with elsee =P

ReddyRedWolf

2010-07-09, 05:03

Harem End?

Von Himmel

2010-07-09, 07:13

This manga is perhaps one of the few times that I choose harem end instead of the normal 'pick-one-girl' end :heh: I don't even mind if Keima ends up with Elsee's friends o.o;

Chapter 105 is just so cutee >.< Eventhough it's a misunderstandiing situation, I can't help but to feel anxious about what will happen in the next chapter.

surerman

2010-07-09, 09:13

somehow I feel this chapter 105 satisfy me....

All Tsundere deserve this chapter:mad:...while they refuse the guy, some one stole the guy away and leave her paralized...Gyahahahahaha:D

*arrange the song called "Die! Tsundere Die!" in my mind:rolleyes:*

Nosauz

2010-07-09, 14:12

Man Kami-sama is such a player that he can get multiple girls on date without even knowing. This man has THE POWER. Well anything with Hakua and some scheming Diana is pretty awesome, more so because of Hakua but scheming Diana truly is devilish. I think it's not solely to help Tenri with her love situation, most likely she does want to flex her mystical powers a bit.

Freeter

2010-07-09, 18:23

Remember that 'filler' chapter that announced the anime? Looks like Hakua and Diana/Tenri are actually getting the opportunity to make a move.

I predict Elsee shows up at the end of the date and becomes a wet blanket :heh:

KROMEangel

2010-07-09, 19:30

speaking of anime...
zxVvgR3Pye0

ImAKami

2010-07-09, 19:40

My otaku senses are tingling... and it is telling me that an advancement in plot is imminent!

Certainly, this is not another filler arc. Something significant ought to happen.

LeaD36

2010-07-09, 20:02

speaking of anime...
zxVvgR3Pye0

:love: Jesus christ, or persé "Kami-niisama!!!!!".
I guess i'll be content with just 4 seasons worth 26 eps each + tons of OVA's and movies ofc. Heck if they make it into a TCG i'll play it 100%.

Why is this series simply awesome, makes me want to see more, and should easily overthrow topshounen series, which are just bad. In every way, even the ones they are meant to be. Like Bleach. No bigass swords, jutsus or devilfruits, and the anime adaption won't make it ever pass 24 eps :(. The world is just unfair. This manga is so good, and it has a lot of shounen plotpluspoints. Occasional fights, romance, comedy, slice of life. The only thing it misses but is adapting it aswell is, darkness i guess.

Bakuman is just too alter to make the cut to being a well-rated and topnotch manga (soon anime) hit.
Whereas Beelzebub focuses too heavily on comedy, and suddenly switches to boring fights, which don't actually suit the author's writing. A bit wayward at times, but alot of potential for the sensei writing Beelzebub.

As far as ongoing manga series are concerned, these'd be my top3. I love fighting/martial arts/sci fi anime/manga aswell, but seriously, BLEACH? NARUTO? those are just so bad, i'm getting sick of it:( There used to be a time when bleach was actually kinda awesome, which were roughly the first 100 eps in the anime. Good old History's Strongest Desciple Kenichi and good ol' Dragonball simply delivered better. And DGM could've been good shounen stuff, if it didn't get sacked or didn't have a bullshit abrupt ending in the anime.

Closing remarks : Elsee in that anime trailer/fake/clip whatever is just cuuuuuuuute :love: :love: :love:

Divini

2010-07-09, 20:25

Chapter 105.

This chapter is WIN. Really, that's all I can say. Tsundere Hakua + Tenri + 3 way date + plot advancement? Yes please.

Sotobrastos

2010-07-09, 20:26

Hakua is so cute.

Did they ever announce the VA for anyone besides Keima and Elsea?

risingstar3110

2010-07-10, 01:14

Chapter 105.

This chapter is WIN. Really, that's all I can say. Tsundere Hakua + Tenri + 3 way date + plot advancement? Yes please.
4 way...we have Diana as well!!

The new chapter is out. (chapter 105)

Man I really can decide between Tenri/Diana and Hakua, it's like picking between Yakumo and Eri from School Rumble.

Both endings are very tempting...AH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.... lucky for Keima he isn't interested in either of them.

But dating both of them at the same time, lol although a misunderstanding that Diana created, I can't wait for the next chapter.
Same here.... but here, by picking Yakumo, we will also get the bonus bondage ghost girl...

So Tenri/Diana may be a better pick!!

Silvance

2010-07-10, 01:24

What a brilliant method to end the chapter. I really can't wait for the next one. XD

quigonkenny

2010-07-10, 01:48

What does everybody think the odds are that Keima saw right through Diana's plan and set this up as an opportunity to shirk any romantic responsibility toward either Hakua or Tenri/Diana, and make both relationships more strictly professional? I mean, there's no better way to lower the affection rating for a girl than showing up to a date with another girl...

I still think he's a little sweet on Tenri herself, though. This chapter he showed some compassion for the situation Diana puts her in (which is not too dissimilar to his own).

GlancingReverse

2010-07-10, 02:11

That's the thing. You never really can tell exactly how smart Keima is, and how much he sees through things, because the games just hide it so well.

-Sho-

2010-07-10, 17:50

Indeed that was an awesome chapter .

"A very ridiculous date has begun" :D

KaneDragon

2010-07-11, 12:52

What does everybody think the odds are that Keima saw right through Diana's plan and set this up as an opportunity to shirk any romantic responsibility toward either Hakua or Tenri/Diana, and make both relationships more strictly professional? I mean, there's no better way to lower the affection rating for a girl than showing up to a date with another girl...
Keima's thoughts on page 15 seem to indicate no, but I guess there's still room for interpretation either way...

ImAKami

2010-07-13, 23:31

Like I predicted, chapter 106 was used for some plot advancement.

- Keima will reach the ending all at once by finding the goddesses
- Mio and Kusunoki are ruled out indefinitely
- if the girl had a goddess, than the goddess would know Keima is related with Hell
- there are only two actions for goddess: 1) Come in contact with Keima for information or 2) like Diana, be on guard and do nothing.
- he'll use the Maijima School Festival coming up in two days to investigate all his previous capture targets
- Keima asks Diana and Hakua to come to the festival as well.

Edit: lol I read it wrong, it appears the school festival lasts for two days.

Freeter

2010-07-14, 00:08

- he'll use the Maijima School Festival coming up in two days to investigate all his previous capture targets

All of them at once? That's going to be one hell of a group date :heh:

But if this means Nagase is coming back sooner, then I'm all for it. Keima had better search her thoroughly :naughty:

pampz21

2010-07-14, 00:13

watz 106 is out?

quigonkenny

2010-07-14, 02:22

Keima's thoughts on page 15 seem to indicate no, but I guess there's still room for interpretation either way...
Actually, he said those first two lines in the bottom right panel (which I'm sure is what you're referring to) out loud, possibly for the benefit of Hakua (not that she was listening at that point)... You can tell it's a double speech bubble in the raw by the little talk stalk it has (overzealous black levelling, much?), but also because they tend to "cloud up" the thought bubbles, and this one is as normally rounded as your average speech bubble.

ImAKami

2010-07-14, 03:05

Keima's thoughts on page 15 seem to indicate no, but I guess there's still room for interpretation either way...

As evident in chapter 106, it is implied he is just Keima (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ObliviousToLove).

Nosauz

2010-07-14, 04:45

I is disappoint, Keima needs to go on a real data with Hakua. Still fake date is better than no date, but from the hints established, it's probably going to take quite a bit before Keima breaks out of the no 3d girls phase, it will probably be after when Sensei is revealed as a devil, from my guess.

LeaD36

2010-07-14, 06:31

This manga must NOT end

surerman

2010-07-14, 06:41

This manga must NOT end

Dream ON!:p
quoted from The Matrix : "everything have beginning must have ending" (or something like that:uhoh:) :heh:

the problem is how to end this...beautifully:)
which mean back to the basic....Otamegane way...with no 3D world (especially those 3D girl):cool:

Keima: "I'm only interested on 2D girl, those 3D girl is just Trash" (chapter 1)

ImAKami

2010-07-14, 06:55

This manga must NOT end

But my friend, all good things come to an end...

Just hope it does well in popularity! Then your wish shall be granted!

Nosauz

2010-07-14, 13:19

Gah... So the new goal has been established, School Festival time, hopefully we will get some development, something to break the status quo, and this rather uninteresting lull, especially after the very good kusonki sisters arc.

Xacual

2010-07-14, 13:24

My prediction is that none of the girls end up having a goddess but as he leaves the dance completely depressed and disappointed because he thought he could easily "end the game" he passes some new girl that was watching him. Of course the new girl will end up having a goddess instead.

Onibur

2010-07-14, 17:41

Why will it "end" if Keima finds the goddess? I forgot.

ImAKami

2010-07-14, 18:04

Why will it "end" if Keima finds the goddess? I forgot.

Because the goddesses (the Sisters of Jupiter) were the one who sealed the Old Hell, and they can do it again if they are reassembled (according to Diana), and Keima's contract will end since there is no runaway spirit left to capture.

Of course, we all know it won't be this easy...

pampz21

2010-07-14, 18:42

it was a boom.....go nxt arc dance fest.....i think i;ll be a long chapters cuz they he'll probably date every single one of them...btw why isn't Kanon in with the other girls?

ImAKami

2010-07-14, 19:00

it was a boom.....go nxt arc dance fest.....i think i;ll be a long chapters cuz they he'll probably date every single one of them...btw why isn't Kanon in with the other girls?

What? Kanon is right there at the top, between Jun and Sumire.

pampz21

2010-07-14, 19:14

What? Kanon is right there at the top, between Jun and Sumire.

didn't notice it cuz I though they where in order so i just look beside chihiro...

GlancingReverse

2010-07-14, 20:56

Keima's probably going to make some progress at the dance festival, but not too much. Enough to advance the plot, but only by a step. Like those times in Detective Conan when the case involves the Black Org.

quigonkenny

2010-07-15, 03:38

risingstar3110

2010-07-15, 04:00

I think Keima slowly turn to the 3D side now. He now can play a game in 3D world setting to capture 2D girl. It will be soon enough before the 3D girl get him....

Actually it is 3D girls

Nosauz

2010-07-15, 04:52

Hmm... I thought the spoilers for this chapter indicated that the festival was in two days, not for two days... Ah well, we'll find out soon enough. The end of this chapter had a "back to the plot next week" feel to it...

And I don't think anyone's going to argue that this isn't likely to be the "ending" Keima expects. My guess is that they locate a couple of goddess sisters (one onee-sama, one imouto), then Diana says something along the lines of "Well, we've ruled out the rest of your former captures, and there's only 9 more of my sisters out there..." Which garners a predictable reaction from Keima...

I dunno, I think the author has been hinting that all his previous captures or at least a good portion of them have high potential to be goddesses and it really depends on how magiru sensei's role in all of this plays out. Since she's clearly stronger than hakua, and elsee and the fact that she was able to silence the level 4 is making me think that she may also be rebrainwashing the girls in his class so that the goddesses are not playing a bigger role in the story.