2012-12-20, 00:49 | Link #1 | |
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Blood and Steel
Series synopsis from baka-updates: Quote:
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2012-12-25, 17:40 | Link #4 |
sleepyhead
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: event horizon
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I read as much as I could of it (sadly I'm sick or would just marathon the whole damn thing).
It is indeed as good as you say; if not better. My only gripe with stories like this, disciple out for [something], is that they take a long arse time to get anywhere; so long I fail to remember any one (in manga format) that ever ended. So I have to ask, has the novels it's based on "finished" or are they ongoing?
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2014-03-22, 16:27 | Link #10 |
Rock beats scissors
Join Date: Jul 2004
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I'm surprised to see that this manhwa isn't getting much attention here, the art is great and the fights are awesome! Shame the rate of release is a bit slow.
Just read chapter 53, loving the team fight so far although it's a bit hard to follow for me since I have trouble recognizing all the names. |
2014-03-22, 18:29 | Link #11 |
Awe of She
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Orlando
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The names will get you if you're not used to Chinese naming conventions.
Also, if one has watched a lot of the old skool kung fu movies - they should LOVE this series. I actually practice kung fu and I can say that this guy knows his stuff. Nearly all of the body positions and poses are correct in both form and purpose. Fast paced fights are always hard to illustrate because of the amount of quick movements inside the span of a few seconds and yet he still manages to preserve the feeling of apprehension and speed in this. There is very little negative to say about this series, if anything at all. It is world-building and you can get a sense that even though we follow the main characters, they are just a very small part of the world that they inhabit and each fight that they participate in is dangerous and potentially life-threatening. They are not 'boring, invincible heroes' - they get cut, they bleed, they can very well die in their next battle.
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2015-01-01, 17:42 | Link #12 |
Awe of She
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Orlando
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What, not love for this series still? or did anyone realize that there was a thread dedicated to it? It's up to Ch. 58 and the fight at the Yin Hua Guan Inn is winding down. Lots of surprises happened. Again, if you're into kung fu tales, READ THIS NOW.
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