Rozen Maiden - Manga Discussion Thread

[Shinku Acolyte]

I like the manga and the anime in different ways (though I like the anime more). The manga never really seems serious or something, which seems weird considering it's more straight forward than the anime.

[Blablabla]

Volume 5 is out !!

And it's full of surprises, my favourite one :

Spoiler:

- Alice in the manga seems more gentle and less "proud lady like". A cute cool tempered doll with beautiful words. We see the manga version of Shinku appologizing to Gin and this time it's Shinku who seeked for her sister.

- Desu... desu... I though that she already bursted the ceiling of cuteness with her infamous "Maths lesson is entertaining"... but she did better with her "Bring me a tea" with that old man the hated. Desu saw his loneliness, was touched and decided to spend some time with him.... in her "pride but shy" style. Cute to die.

- Gin and Megu :
We saw how they met and Megu's hysterical fangirl mode "Oh my angel, you're my angel" making Gin quite embarassed was cute and funny. So Megu is not Gin's medium yet since Gin has not given her the ring. And guess what ? Gin is acting the same way that Shinku did with her in Ouverture. Trying to protect Megu and not involve her to death in the Alice Game, despite of Megu's wishes.
Gin's secret is also revealed... She has torso but........... she has cracks on her back because of her wings. So she is a defective doll and not an unfinished one.

- Jun's trauma is also very different and I like that way more than the manga's.

So... Alice rocks, Desu rocks, Gin and Megu rock, this manga rocks !
An excellent vol, I can't wait for the next one ! (more mysteries, more fucking wabit and Kirakishou !!)

[Shikimori Kazuki]

Originally Posted by klinton

That's volume 3. In volume 4:

Spoiler for :

She gets it back...and Souseseki cacks...

Ahhh my bad. but im sure good things will come around in the corner even if i didnt click on the spoiler

[_duangelique]

Originally Posted by Shinku Hime

where did you get those scans? i got rm manga scans from a web but it's only up to phase 5, where did you get yours? i can't read all but i can undestand some... at least i get to see it.

Since fan***s is now a bad word, you should better check your PM message box^^

[aldw]

So the manga reaches new levels of awesomeness, can't wait to see it...

[klinton]

Originally Posted by aldw

So the manga reaches new levels of awesomeness, can't wait to see it...

I'm totally preferring the manga. Sou as an assasin of sorts makes for a much more interesting character! I liked her a lot more, having encountered her in the manga. I think she was kind of sidestepped in the anime.

[Shinku Acolyte]

I don't see why people say that Souseiseki wasn't really in the anime enough, I mean Traumend focuses on her a lot, and her character shows particulary regarding her views on the need to kill her sisters for a greater good, seeing Rozen.

[klinton]

Originally Posted by Shinku Acolyte

I don't see why people say that Souseiseki wasn't really in the anime enough, I mean Traumend focuses one her a lot, and her character shows particulary regarding her views on the need to kill her sisters for a greater good, seeing Rozen.

I don't think it's that she's not present....it's just that she comes across as a very flat character. In the anime, she seems to have only her blind devotion to the Alice Game and little else going on. She feels more like a commentary on relegious zealots than an actual character.

I suppose, really looking at it...the themes aren't so dissimilar in the manga and the anime. Perhaps it's just the all out brawl between the two sisters that I really love in the manga....

[Fishbait]

Man I'm having trouble getting hold of the mangas

I found torrents but they're like all dead....

Hmmm

[Hilinar]

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[klinton]

Maybe because the english version is readily available and super cheap at any bookstore? I think downloading something you're supposedly a fan of that you can support with shelling out a measly 10$ is just low....sorry.

[Shikimori Kazuki]

Originally Posted by klinton

Maybe because the english version is readily available and super cheap at any bookstore? I think downloading something you're supposedly a fan of that you can support with shelling out a measly 10$ is just low....sorry.

I have to agree with that also. If you really like the anime, why not support it? the author and sketchers spends alot of time writing the story and drawing the characters. For me, if I like the anime and I watch it already, I would not mind buying the legit copy.

Currently I like RM, so I wont mind buying all the volumes (up to vol.4 i believe) which I have now. But, believe me its worth the value if you really enjoy RM and besides, is a different story which makes you wonder *what will happen next!?* since is different than the plot of the anime

Oh yes, by the way...does anyone know when will vol.5 be released? or..has it been released already? I believe someone posted earlier...around april-june-ish?

[Hilinar]

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[Zife19]

This may sound n00bish is the second Manga out? I got the first, but then again I've only seen the first one.

[Kensuke]

First three volumes are already out.

Fourth will be released April 10th.

[Lost]

Originally Posted by Shikimori Kazuki

Currently I like RM, so I wont mind buying all the volumes (up to vol.4 i believe) which I have now. But, believe me its worth the value if you really enjoy RM and besides, is a different story which makes you wonder *what will happen next!?* since is different than the plot of the anime

At first I bought the manga volumes because I wanted to see/experience the art from which one of my favourite animes was sourced (pretty much the same with Mushishi); just to get the original medium, you know? And like you say, it is interesting to see the alternate progression, since as we know the anime only loosely follows the manga. It feels a bit weird at times; "wait, didn't that happen earlier/later?" etc. but that aside, it's good fun.

[Question]

Just got the first 3 volumes of the rozen maiden manga.

In volume 3 suigintou is named "Suiguintoh"....yet in the first 2 she is correctly spelled "Suigintou".

In volume 2, suiseiseki calls her spirit by saying "Sweet Dream". What the heck? When did "Amethyst Dream" become "Sweat Dream"?

Why is "Holie" translated as "Hollier" when there is no "er" in the pronouncitation?

Volume 1 also had a funny mistake...Prologue part 1 was written as Prologue part 2.

Where is my "Desu" and "Nano"?! *cries*.

Plot is really different from the anime. Surprised me there a bit.

I like the texture of the paper used...it feels...i dont know...very nice. The drawings are pretty impressive. Its not standard anime style drawing...its like theres a different touch to it. Interesting.

[Kensuke]

English Adaptation is done by different person in volume 3, so perhaps this is the reason for changes (they didn't bother to read the previous books? I remember similar thing happened in Negima! manga).

"Suigintoh" is just alternate way to transliterate "Suigintou". Personally, I prefer the latter.

But I agree, it is interesting how the story is different from anime, or more accurately it is the anime which is different compared to the manga.

[Miles Teg]

The released date for the French volume 6 has been announced :

Vol. 6 - 20/07/2007 - ISBN : 2849468355 - EAN : 9782849468357 (7,50 €)

http://forums.animesuki.com/showpost...3&postcount=41

[Dark Lord Zenigame]

In case anyone was waiting for it, volume 4 of Tokyopop's version of the manga is out now.

Geh, the infrequent release dates are killing me...