2006-09-21, 03:39 | Link #41 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2004
|
I had no clue this thread was still around. lol
Been awhile, but i remember the day the last chapter came out... It was a sad ... sad day. I not sure I'll revisit that sort of feeling I had that day for quite awhile. As some of you saw in my earlier posts... every chapter before the end was a gasp of excitement and terror... Of the end or not so the end! I don't think I have the artbook ( ) anymore or... forgot where I saw it (maybe I browsed through a version I got off Share) but I'm sure it holds no spoilers and is in general a very cool overall look at characters and scenary in the town they live in. Its nice to have. I want to say more... but what else is there to say. For those who have finished there is ... almost nothing but our feeling of loss and gain and no words. None at all. |
2006-09-21, 11:11 | Link #42 |
Obey the Darkly Cute ...
Author
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: On the whole, I'd rather be in Kyoto ...
Age: 67
|
yeah... I almost found myself dreading turning the last pages of the story, just because I knew it was ending.
I have a fair number of manga I love, but most of them have trainwrecks, ramble, lose focus, or contain story plot twists that annoy. Mahoraba, at least for me, was clean from start to finish. I'm hoping this isn't a single burst of glory from the author and that we'll see more good stories from him. AND, I'm absolutely befuddled at why neither the manga nor anime got picked up --- given some of the sloppy stuff that is of "similar genre" that *has* gotten picked up.
__________________
|
2006-09-27, 18:21 | Link #43 | |
Junior Member
Join Date: Sep 2004
|
Quote:
|
|
2006-09-27, 18:48 | Link #44 |
Name means little...
Graphic Designer
Join Date: Dec 2004
|
I haven't follow the other works of the author. I did read the ending of Mahoraba though, although I wasn't able to grasp all of it at all. The is one of those manga that actually had me in tears in alot of segments. It sticks to its premise and there's extravagant with the art style, yet it is beautiful from start to finish.
__________________
|
2006-09-27, 21:47 | Link #46 | |
Dansa med oss
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Near Cincinnati, OH, but actually in Kentucky
Age: 36
|
Quote:
The 'feel-good vibe' is definitely there a lot of the time. The comedy is hilarious, but the solemn parts are very touching. Momono's backstory about her long-distance boyfriend especially is a lot better in the manga. |
|
2006-09-28, 00:57 | Link #47 |
Obey the Darkly Cute ...
Author
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: On the whole, I'd rather be in Kyoto ...
Age: 67
|
Lets just say the manga did a much better job of establishing the complexity of these interesting characters and the obstacles that must be overcome. And the ending blows away the anime ending (though that was quite good as well).
__________________
|
2006-09-28, 10:19 | Link #49 |
Obey the Darkly Cute ...
Author
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: On the whole, I'd rather be in Kyoto ...
Age: 67
|
Agree... obviously this is just my opinion but the heartwarming isn't broken by the expansion of the nature of the characters. It actually raises the "heartwarm" several notches
__________________
|
2006-10-28, 15:13 | Link #53 |
Aria Company
Join Date: Nov 2003
|
Those spoilers are so tempting... Still haven't gotten volume 12 yet... I just can't justify the shipping costs for one manga ordering from japan. I will get it soon though, at least I hope I will...
Anyway, it seems Hiyoko no Gao released their version of chapter 51 a few days ago. I was a bit suprised to see my translation wasn't off by much. There were a few places it wasn't quite right, but 90% or so was pretty good and I got all the important points right. Though it's amazing the difference the editting made. edit: 52 is out as well. Time to check how I did with those 4-koma.
__________________
|
2006-10-31, 15:38 | Link #54 |
Junior Member
Join Date: Sep 2004
|
I just thought I'd update you guys that Hiyoko no Gao has released Chapter 51 and 52.
Torrents are available from the forum at http://www.hiyokonogao.co.nr/ Yes, the address has changed. We had a server problem and had to restart the forum from scratch. Anyway, the scan quality isn't what we normally release, but should improve for Chapter 53 (which is in translation at the moment). Anyway, I won't spam any longer. I'm just posting because someone asked previously. |
2006-10-31, 22:59 | Link #55 | |
Dansa med oss
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Near Cincinnati, OH, but actually in Kentucky
Age: 36
|
Quote:
Nothing worse than a great manga that's unlicensed and unscanlated. Glad to see Mahoraba won't fall into this category after all. |
|
2006-11-02, 03:29 | Link #56 |
PPP
Join Date: Dec 2005
|
Just finished the last vol, and i must say this is one great manga i have read in a long while. Heartwarming to the MAX!
As for the manga better than the anime, i don't really tink that it's right to comment like that. The anime was done while the manga was still being published, hence some plots didn't managed to get animated... Now that the manga had finished, would anyone like to have a 2nd season for Mahoraba? Personally i don't mind one and i like to see how the rest of the manga would get animated. The ending for the anime does allow a continuation of the story with little changes. Spoiler for Volume 12 spoilers:
|
2006-11-02, 04:11 | Link #57 |
Obey the Darkly Cute ...
Author
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: On the whole, I'd rather be in Kyoto ...
Age: 67
|
Hmmmm, my reading of the person with Sayoko is that of
Spoiler:
The anime is outstanding but like any moving interpretation of a fixed media (like a film from a book) there are going to be differences. The cool thing about the anime is that it provided a distinct ending yet left a big opening for a second season that could follow the manga once it was completed. We could hope for such a thing (though I'm not too optimistic. On Kozue's parents: Spoiler:
__________________
|
2006-11-03, 03:28 | Link #59 |
Obey the Darkly Cute ...
Author
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: On the whole, I'd rather be in Kyoto ...
Age: 67
|
The wood carver first appears I think when he/she finds a discarded statue of Sayoko's in the park but I can't remember which volume that was. I'm crashing for now but I'll try to flip through tomorrow at lunch.
I'm wishful for the 2nd season but not hopeful because there wasn't a huge amount of merchandising. Wierder things have happened though...
__________________
|
2006-11-06, 22:38 | Link #60 |
PPP
Join Date: Dec 2005
|
The wood carver appear in vol 7 of the manga when he/she spotted Sayoko wandering around in the park then gave her a block of wood to crave. Sayoko went home (cos she hungry ) while the wood craver went to buy drinks for them leaving behind a wood craving of Asami. In vol 10, the wood craver reappear again when he/she spotted Asami. Given that the small number of appearance for the wood craver, it may be hard for us to get an ans for the wood craver's gender.
|
Tags |
romantic comedy, shounen, slice of life |
|
|