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NickelXenon · 2009-04-11, 10:11

But even in the manga there are many unresolved matters, especially about Reiko.

qmeister · 2009-04-11, 10:14

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Originally Posted by NickelXenon

But even in the manga there are many unresolved matters, especially about Reiko.

The manga is still ongoing, right? So there's plenty of room for tying up loose ends (and more anime seasons).

Shiroth · 2009-04-11, 10:16

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Originally Posted by qmeister

The manga is still ongoing, right? So there's plenty of room for tying up loose ends (and more anime seasons).

Yeah it's still on going. I want to believe they're waiting for the right amount of material before they make a third season.

ChocaPik · 2009-04-11, 10:20

I wonder, as I haven't read the manga yet, is there any fillers in the anime ? Like little stories that you don't find in the manga.

qmeister · 2009-04-11, 10:23

If it's taken (lets say) four years for 7 volumes to be published, that means about two volumes a year (which might be quite standard, I don't know). That means by the beginning of next year there should be enough material for another 1 cour series. Hopefully they will see that this is one work that deserves more attention. I hear it's been doing well in DVD sales too.

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Originally Posted by ChocaPik

I wonder, as I haven't read the manga yet, is there any fillers in the anime ? Like little stories that you don't find in the manga.

In this post, you can see that there are some filler episodes:
http://forums.animesuki.com/showthre...25#post2328725

vspirit · 2009-04-14, 10:02

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Originally Posted by ChocaPik

I wonder, as I haven't read the manga yet, is there any fillers in the anime ? Like little stories that you don't find in the manga.

Yes, there are. Each season has one of em. The episode with the mud-colored goofy Sulley lookalike lurking around an abandoned railway track in season one and the episode with the youkai whose name got tied up to a tree in season two are both original anime-only stories.

Guardian Enzo · 2009-04-14, 10:10

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Yes, there are. Each season has one of em. The episode with the mud-colored goofy Sulley lookalike lurking around an abandoned railway track in season one and the episode with the youkai whose name got tied up to a tree in season two are both original anime-only stories.

And, I might add, both damn good episodes. Which gives one hope for a third season, if one should come about before there's a full season's worth of manga material.

blewin · 2009-04-25, 02:37

not sure about that. Is it popular enough? Even Mushishi only get two seasons (hang on, or is it one big season with around 24 episodes right? been so long since I last watched it).

Maybe there'll be OVAs....

NickelXenon · 2009-04-25, 09:07

But didn't the DVDs sell really well?

wandering-dreamer · 2009-04-29, 17:36

Actually, the first DVD made number 14 on the Japanese Animation DVD Ranking, April 21-28 according to ANN. That's a good sign, the better the DVDs sell the more money they make and then the more likely they are to make more seasons later on.

blade82 · 2009-05-21, 05:23

i think in the manga reiko died a year ago so i'm confuse why she didn't take care of her gradson shee's the most suitable personn to do it.
and why every body (youkai and human) call him by his surname and not her grandmother?

wandering-dreamer · 2009-05-21, 13:11

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I think in the manga reiko died a year ago so i'm confused. Why she didn't take care of her grandson, she's the most suitable person to do it.
And why does everybody (youkai and human) call him by his surname and not her grandmother?

Noooo, Natsume says that everyone told him that his grandmother died when she was young and since Natsume is her grandson she would be at least 45 (assuming that everyone got pregnant as early as they could).
More scanlations have popped up recently but it looks like the US release of the first manga is set for Jan 6 2010 so there is plenty of waiting left.

KiryuuKazumanosuke · 2009-05-22, 15:59

I always got the feeling Reiko was much older.

blewin · 2009-05-24, 04:28

I'd love to see more of Reiko's history. Both anime and manga have been emphasising a lot of her loneliness, how she's always alone and doesn't belong to the world of human and Youkai. But since Reiko was married, doesn't that mean she's finally found a home? Maybe?

TCman · 2009-05-24, 05:41

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Originally Posted by blade82

i think in the manga reiko died a year ago so i'm confuse why she didn't take care of her gradson shee's the most suitable personn to do it.
and why every body (youkai and human) call him by his surname and not her grandmother?

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Noooo, Natsume says that everyone told him that his grandmother died when she was young and since Natsume is her grandson she would be at least 45 (assuming that everyone got pregnant as early as they could).
More scanlations have popped up recently but it looks like the US release of the first manga is set for Jan 6 2010 so there is plenty of waiting left.

I think it's quite possible that Reiko died much earlier; probably she died after she gave birth or several years after giving birth (gave birth to a boy or girl?), probably in her mid/late 20s. The manga and anime do told us that Reiko died young. So, Reiko could not have taken care of Takashi, when she died so early at such a young age.

LKK · 2009-05-24, 09:07

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But since Reiko was married, doesn't that mean she's finally found a home? Maybe?

We don't know that Reiko was married. In actuality, given that Reiko's family name, Natsume, when she was in high school is the same as his family name, there's a strong probability that she wasn't married when she gave birth.

Shiroth · 2009-05-24, 11:30

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We don't know that Reiko was married. In actuality, given that Reiko's family name, Natsume, when she was in high school is the same as his family name, there's a strong probability that she wasn't married when she gave birth.

Exactly, no idea where the thought that she was married came from. It'll be very interesting when the manga reaches that point, at finding out about her giving birth and so on, though all the flashback's we've seen so far have been for when she was in high school, so no chance of that yet.

wandering-dreamer · 2009-05-24, 18:38

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I (gave birth to a boy or girl?)

Since she has the same last name as Natsume I think the idea is that Reiko had a boy who had her last name (so maybe he's illegitimate?) and then that last name came to our Natsume.

FireChick · 2009-05-28, 18:28

I hope the anime gets released on DVD in America soon. Hopefully a company like Viz, Bandai, or FUNimation could license it.

wandering-dreamer · 2009-05-30, 11:40

Well Viz licensed the manga there is a chance that they will get the anime. And Funi released Mushi-shi which I am told is similar to Natsume so hopefully one of those (or a smaller, sub only company) will realize that there is a market for it and will get it.

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blewin Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007	not sure about that. Is it popular enough? Even Mushishi only get two seasons (hang on, or is it one big season with around 24 episodes right? been so long since I last watched it). Maybe there'll be OVAs.... __________________ Chrome Shelled Regios

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blewin Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007	I'd love to see more of Reiko's history. Both anime and manga have been emphasising a lot of her loneliness, how she's always alone and doesn't belong to the world of human and Youkai. But since Reiko was married, doesn't that mean she's finally found a home? Maybe? __________________ Chrome Shelled Regios

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NickelXenon Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Age: 34	But even in the manga there are many unresolved matters, especially about Reiko.

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ChocaPik Member Join Date: Jul 2008	I wonder, as I haven't read the manga yet, is there any fillers in the anime ? Like little stories that you don't find in the manga.

2009-04-25, 09:07	Link #929
NickelXenon Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Age: 34	But didn't the DVDs sell really well?

2009-04-29, 17:36	Link #930
wandering-dreamer reads too much Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: you know that's a great question.....	Actually, the first DVD made number 14 on the Japanese Animation DVD Ranking, April 21-28 according to ANN. That's a good sign, the better the DVDs sell the more money they make and then the more likely they are to make more seasons later on.

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blade82 Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: you have to find out	i think in the manga reiko died a year ago so i'm confuse why she didn't take care of her gradson shee's the most suitable personn to do it. and why every body (youkai and human) call him by his surname and not her grandmother?

2009-05-22, 15:59	Link #933
KiryuuKazumanosuke Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009	I always got the feeling Reiko was much older.

2009-05-28, 18:28	Link #939
FireChick Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006	I hope the anime gets released on DVD in America soon. Hopefully a company like Viz, Bandai, or FUNimation could license it.

2009-05-30, 11:40	Link #940
wandering-dreamer reads too much Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: you know that's a great question.....	Well Viz licensed the manga there is a chance that they will get the anime. And Funi released Mushi-shi which I am told is similar to Natsume so hopefully one of those (or a smaller, sub only company) will realize that there is a market for it and will get it.