2003-11-04, 01:26 | Link #2 |
Clubbing
Join Date: Nov 2003
Age: 40
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Well, I'll get it going then. I heard Tokyopop made some major edits to the storyline. What exactly are they, and are they actually as major? I own the first two volumes and was starting to finally get a better impression of them again and now this (well, this and Initial D, and the really sloppy Mew Mew translations).
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2003-11-04, 05:37 | Link #3 | |
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Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Sweden
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2003-11-05, 14:15 | Link #5 |
だいすきが大好きです!
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Tokyopop rules all other translators (including viz) but yes, their translation of Initial D does suck balls. i am all for the support of the american manga industry... but after reading the first manga all the way though readking "tak" over and over... i want to find a scanlated version... or hell. a raw manga with a script translation.
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2003-11-05, 23:44 | Link #6 |
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I have read LH all the way through in both Scanlation and Tokyopop form multiple times each. As far as I can remember off the top of my head, there are 2 changes. Both have to do with the way the Japanese call each other by name.
Change #1: Chapter 106 (vol 13): Spoiler:
Change#2 Chapter Epilogue II: Spoiler:
As you can see, since they had Keitaro call her Naru instead of Narusegawa from the very beginning, they had to change the jokes a bit to fit it better. It didn't really affect the story though, and these are the worst changes they do, meaning the rest of the story is intact. |
2003-11-06, 21:56 | Link #7 |
Zoro
Join Date: Nov 2003
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thats good. Ive bought most of the volumes and planning to buy all but one this saturday. (damn borders i have to order it!!)
They shouldve kept it tho, even tho its not a major change. I think Keitaro calls her Narusegawa in the beginning (dont remember) but the americans wouldnt really understand it about the first name joke. Even on anime threads i find myself or others having to explain the name thing. |
2003-11-06, 22:50 | Link #8 | |
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ADV Manga does a good job with the name thing though. I recently bought the Full Metal Panic manga, and they seem to go by the Japanese rules more often than the English ones. |
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2003-11-09, 13:17 | Link #10 | |
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Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Antwerp area, Belgium, Europa
Age: 47
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And you will notice that the ending of volume 11 in the manga is more or less the same as the one in Love Hina again |
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2003-11-10, 14:19 | Link #13 | |
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The LHA OVA was pretty bad. The fact that it gave a sort of closure to the anime was pretty much the only redeeming quality. The manga is 10 times better than the anime/specials/OVA. But since I read it before I knew there was an anime, I may be biased. |
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2003-11-10, 14:46 | Link #14 | |
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Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Antwerp area, Belgium, Europa
Age: 47
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No the manga IS alot better then the anime. At least in the manga the spring break makes any sense at all, and they don't need some ghost story to finish love hina again. LH Again was a dissapointment for me, but then again maybe i expected too much of it since i still consider Love Hina the best anime i've ever seen. About the changes in the manga, I have both the french translation as the english translation and there isn't much difference between them, dunno if newest edition by tokyopop is different though |
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2003-11-10, 22:34 | Link #17 |
Zoro
Join Date: Nov 2003
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i watched the OVA before i read the manga probably why i liked it more than you did. hahahaha. if i watch it now, id hate it for sure.
BTW: in vol. 7 there is a part where there is white space next to keitaro ovbiously for dialogue, however there is nothing in it. Is this because the tokyopop messed up or was it something they did on purpose? (2wice) |
2003-11-11, 05:30 | Link #18 | |
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Actually the Love Hina manga would have been alot more fun and shorter if less crap is mixed into it. They are supposedly there for comic relief but I sometimes find them redundent and not funny at all. Other than that, I like the series... |
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2003-11-11, 05:56 | Link #19 |
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Join Date: Nov 2003
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yeah.
And although the mangaka stated that naru is cute because she beats up keitaro, i would have prefered if she would have at least STARTED stopping it around volume 5. Its so strange: beating up keitharo---Why doesnt he confess? -- beating him up again... -- does he like me? --- beating him again..... If the gender roles were reversed, it could be a social drama |
2003-11-11, 09:02 | Link #20 |
Kendo Fanatic
Join Date: Jul 2003
Age: 39
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Hmm..I think the anime and manga are both good until about Volume 11 where the manga is far superior. Kanako being my 2nd favorite LH character is much better in the manga than she is in the anime. I especially like the 'love chart' she creates and the Keitaro doll she makes for the other girls to punch before they can enter the restroom.
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