2004-11-26, 22:19 | Link #61 |
Snobby Gentleman
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Monterrey, México
Age: 43
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Elfen Lied has been the first anime ever to yearn looking forward to a continuation through means of reading the manga.
I was and still being uncomfortable and displeased not only with how the closure was wrapped in the end but also with how the main characters were left unfinished and isolated from certain situations that the manga successfully describes and took the time to pull through. In the anime thread I posted if it was possible for Diclonius to strive for an individual personality, to grasp hold of a dream or have illusions about something they want to accomplish, for example, earning and living an ordinary life like a commoner human-like. I'm profoundly grateful that Okamoto-sensei did touch upon the humane nature of Diclonus, specifically Lucy's. You see, around chapter 49 of volume 6 from the manga, Lucy got the fever. Like happens in episode 8 of the anime and relives the memory when she met the puppy. However, in that part for the manga, Lucy behaved more friendly and sweeter toward Kouta while he was treating her; she grasped hold of his hand caressing it, but that sweet detail was left out during that particular scene around episode 8 of the anime. Another thing that occurs is Spoiler:
Tiny and humane details like that scene make me love the manga a hundred times fold than the anime. For the anime, those slack-off animators only depicted Lucy's image as that of a vicious, cold-blooded murderer at most times; her grumpy/grouchy, psycho face with the schizo eyes. Except for her childhood flashback and quite a few in-between moments with Kouta, they did not bother to bring out forth her humane until the last episode for the anime when she apologizes to Kouta. However, even at that time, she's unable to deliver all out her rage, sadness, frustration, melancholy, grief, sorrow, love, and newly-found happiness. Although, I won't neglect that the last anime episode did built a forte to bring forth the humane aspects of the main protagonists. Have in an undefined future a second season ever comes it can become likeable that the animators decide to explore the characters and their relationships with emotions, just as Okamoto-sensei does in the manga. And yes, I support both you, slayer, and dreamless for a second season. A plot such intricate and emotionally manipulative like Elfen Lied has worthy potential to study broad. |
2004-11-28, 22:56 | Link #68 |
Junior Member
Join Date: Nov 2004
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wait, I'm confused, they've only hosted 16 chapters but you're all goin on about chapter 85 and stuff, I'm sorry for acting n00bish but can someone pm/email me how many chapters/vols there are and if all of them have been released by Evil Genius or not, sorry, but I'd be very grateful if someone made this clearer to me
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2004-11-28, 23:02 | Link #69 | |
Snobby Gentleman
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Monterrey, México
Age: 43
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Evil-Genius has done and been releasing scanlations for the manga, as also Got-Nyu. Evil-Genius since Friday has released the scanlation for chapter 16 of the manga. In Japan, chapter 85 was released this month. Chapters that are released in Japan are in raw Japanese. Evil-Genius and Got-Nyu make scanlations of the manga in English. Evil Genius: Vo1 -- chapters 1 to 7 plus special Vol2 -- chapters 8 to 16, until now Got Nyu: Vol1 -- chapters 1 to 7 plus special Vol2 -- chapters 8 to 10, until now |
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2004-11-29, 07:47 | Link #72 | |
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Join Date: Oct 2004
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Volume 2 RAWS are lower qualities and darker in general, so you can see the differences in leveling. Also compare quality of editing, reconstruction, typesetting, sfx, notes (if any). Colour inserts are another area you can see the difference in quality easily. Evil Genius has Volume 2 colour inserts in Ch10 while Got-Nyu? has it in Ch8. |
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2004-12-12, 19:27 | Link #73 |
湯音カワユス~
Scanlator
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Canada
Age: 38
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Got Nyu released chapter 12 today.
http://anime-fin.elandal.net:6969/ So far: Evil Genius: ch1-16 (ch16 released 11-25) Got Nyu: ch1-12 (ch12 released 12-12) (Also a semi-bump, shameless, I am) |
2004-12-16, 03:33 | Link #75 | |
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Join Date: Oct 2004
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Evil Genius: Vo1 (incomplete) -- chapters 3 to 7 MINUS special Fuan did Chapter 1 & chapter 2 with Korean RAWS (no colour inserts). Evil Genius skipped over Chapter 1 - Chapter 2 even though the much better Japanese RAWS are available. Evil Genius also skipped over Volume 1 Special. |
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