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Yu Ominae · 2008-08-16, 00:04

Just want to talk about Jirashin by Tsutomu Takahashi aka Ice Blade to those in North America who got the manga from MIXX.

Great, awesome piece by the guy. Wish there was more, but the ending was I guess a bit up to the readers on how it "ended."

BTW, I'm doing a fanfic on how I think Jiraishin should've ended.

Kyoya/Eriko all the way!! (Kyoya/Atsuko if his boss wasn't that hard on him to cut his ties with her, poor girl.)

Renegade334 · 2008-08-16, 09:33

Well, it seemed to me that the ending put a subtle emphasis on his shadow...which sported a reddish tinge. You may recall that at the beginning of the final chapter, Eriko and Kyoya had a quite meaningful conversation about shadows and one's legacy to the world...and although the red hue could be blamed on the lighting/rising/setting sun, I can't help but harken back to that moment in the train.

I'm not sure there was much between Eriko and Kyoya (especially since she's still

Spoiler:

) but it's quite clear she's fond of him despite his Dirty Harry-like methods. He gets the job done although he also gets his hands dirty - but he still retains his humanity despite his cold outlook.

Overall, while it is quite dark, I did enjoy Jiraishin. If I were to choose between it and the more detailed MPD Psycho, I'd probably choose Jiraishin. I guess I grew more attached to the series' characters than to MPD's.

Yu Ominae · 2008-08-16, 16:39

Hey, lookie here. Another Jiraishin reader. LOL!

But yeah, the ending seems to be based on Kyoya's shadow. But I do seem kinda interpret on how the shadow gets the color/shape I guess.

Based on how I did http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4520292/1/Live_On...

Spoiler for Shadows of people:

Perhaps that there's not much Kyoya/Eriko on the last few chapters of Jiraishin, but thought...

Spoiler for The hotel scene in Kyoto:

Yu Ominae · 2008-08-26, 20:28

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news...aunch-in-japan

It's announced that Takahashi would relaunch it as Jiraishin Diablo in the good! Afternoon magazine.

Avisch · 2008-08-28, 01:38

Up to chapter 7 now.
I thought I had found the ultimate depressing manga after reading three of Osamu Tezuka's "Ode to Kirihito" (actually I have yet to read a uplifting manga by him). But Jiraishin really makes it seem lighter.

It's very intriguing series with it's case by case approach. For me I seem to know how it's gonna end each time (usually badly. With the side characters dead or disturbed) but yet I wanna keep reading. Is there a plot eventually developed?

But wow. I have never seen longer chapters for a manga (48 pages is the smallest I've seen)

The manga has not been completely scanlated yet, though I do hope someone takes up the work.

Yu Ominae · 2008-08-28, 01:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by Avisch

Up to chapter 7 now.
I thought I had found the ultimate depressing manga after reading three of Osamu Tezuka's "Ode to Kirihito" (actually I have yet to read a uplifting manga by him). But Jiraishin really makes it seem lighter.

It's very intriguing series with it's case by case approach. For me I seem to know how it's gonna end each time (usually badly. With the side characters dead or disturbed) but yet I wanna keep reading. Is there a plot eventually developed?

But wow. I have never seen longer chapters for a manga (48 pages is the smallest I've seen)

The manga has not been completely scanlated yet, though I do hope someone takes up the work.

Spoiler for End spoilers:

Spoiler for Manga already done:

Hope that helps.

~~u43368~~ · 2009-01-20, 20:44

Finally finished it today, ending sure was open... The main thing I still don't understand is what goes down in Iida's head. For example

Spoiler for all of Jiraishin:

So hard to figure out, he is.

Yu Ominae · 2009-01-26, 14:45

Well, Jiraishin diablo's being serialized, so expect more of Iida soon. (And I thought it's over. Wonder if there's going to be more Kyoya/Eriko interaction.)

~~u43368~~ · 2009-01-26, 21:41

I'm pretty sure Diablo is just a reserialization of the original series.

Cinocard · 2009-01-26, 22:06

It is. No more new story for Jirashin. Just a repetition of what was published years ago. Man, i really feel empty with the ending. Wish there were more.

Yu Ominae · 2009-02-01, 01:39

Thought so. At least heard someone say it's a sequel. If I only knew I was right from the start...

il_capitano · 2009-02-01, 19:24

Wait, what? I'm pretty sure it's new stuff, guys.

Yu Ominae · 2009-03-23, 16:45

I'm getting confused here. Someone had better clear this up...

Yu Ominae · 2009-06-28, 20:58

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kroni

Finally finished it today, ending sure was open... The main thing I still don't understand is what goes down in Iida's head. For example

Spoiler for all of Jiraishin:

So hard to figure out, he is.

Which part was this?

Dark Mage · 2009-10-21, 05:46

I really wish something romantic had developed between Eriko and Kyoya. I like Eriko alot and both Iida and Eriko has lost a loved one and can fill the gap with each other. It really reminds me of Angel Heart where Ryo lost Kaori and Saeko lost Makimura and now in Angel Heart they are continuing on with their lives despite each of them having lost their important ones and I always keep thinking that Saeko loves Ryo but cant get closer to him until Kaori is still in Ryo's heart.

Renegade334 · 2009-11-07, 07:15

Just rifled through Chapter 7 (raw) of Jiraishin Diablo and...
...
...
...
I don't even remotely recall (it's been some time already so my memory could be faulty) reading anything like this. I'm quite certain it's new stuff (does a scene with a little girl standing on the bow of a submarine ring any bells for you guys?) and Mangaupdates appears to agree with me, as the series is listed as a sequel to Jiraishin.

It's serialized in the Good! Afternoon monthly magazine, btw.

Yu Ominae · 2009-11-07, 15:09

Really? I'd like to get a good look at that.

Yu Ominae · 2009-11-07, 15:47

http://media.photobucket.com/image/j...802947.jpg?o=1

Someone got a photo of Jiriashin Diablo here, so Renegade is right that it's a sequel since I've never seen that one before.

Yu Ominae · 2009-11-09, 14:06

Kodansha search list of Jirashin Diablo

9 Volumes of Jirashin Diablo are already serialized.

But check out who's also with Iida...

Spoiler for Other character:

il_capitano · 2009-11-09, 21:20

That's not Diablo, that's a new edition of the original Jiraishin series. It contains all the material from the original 19-volume run, plus a chapter called "The Lost File", divided among ten beefy volumes, with spiffy new covers. The 10th and final volume of the set comes out later this month.

Jiraishin Diablo volume 1, on the other hand, will not be released until February 5th. For the record, good! Afternoon only comes out once every two months, so Diablo volumes might not be as frequent as you'd hope, unless the chapters are 50-page monsters like Teppu or something.

2008-08-16, 00:04	Link #1
Yu Ominae ARCAM Spriggan agent Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Coquitlam, BC, Canada/Quezon City, Philippines	Jiraishin (Ice Blade) Just want to talk about Jirashin by Tsutomu Takahashi aka Ice Blade to those in North America who got the manga from MIXX. Great, awesome piece by the guy. Wish there was more, but the ending was I guess a bit up to the readers on how it "ended." BTW, I'm doing a fanfic on how I think Jiraishin should've ended. Kyoya/Eriko all the way!! (Kyoya/Atsuko if his boss wasn't that hard on him to cut his ties with her, poor girl.) __________________ Even if we were at odds with each other, I still thank you for training me, Instructor Bowman - Yu Ominae, reflecting on Bowman's death after killing him in Phantom Island

2008-08-16, 09:33	Link #2
Renegade334 Exitus Acta Probat Graphic Designer Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Permanent retirement from raws-hunting Age: 36	Well, it seemed to me that the ending put a subtle emphasis on his shadow...which sported a reddish tinge. You may recall that at the beginning of the final chapter, Eriko and Kyoya had a quite meaningful conversation about shadows and one's legacy to the world...and although the red hue could be blamed on the lighting/rising/setting sun, I can't help but harken back to that moment in the train. I'm not sure there was much between Eriko and Kyoya (especially since she's still Spoiler: mourning her recently deceased husband ) but it's quite clear she's fond of him despite his Dirty Harry-like methods. He gets the job done although he also gets his hands dirty - but he still retains his humanity despite his cold outlook. Overall, while it is quite dark, I did enjoy Jiraishin. If I were to choose between it and the more detailed MPD Psycho, I'd probably choose Jiraishin. I guess I grew more attached to the series' characters than to MPD's. __________________ << -- Click to enter my GFX thread. -- Permanently retired from the raw-hunting business --

2008-08-16, 16:39	Link #3
Yu Ominae ARCAM Spriggan agent Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Coquitlam, BC, Canada/Quezon City, Philippines	Hey, lookie here. Another Jiraishin reader. LOL! But yeah, the ending seems to be based on Kyoya's shadow. But I do seem kinda interpret on how the shadow gets the color/shape I guess. Based on how I did http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4520292/1/Live_On... Spoiler for Shadows of people: I showed that the individual self doesn't shape/color the course of one's shadow. I was thinking that Yamaki, Narita, Atsuko, Eriko and other friendly people that Kyoya meets makes him fully human. Of course, it's merely my opinion. Perhaps that there's not much Kyoya/Eriko on the last few chapters of Jiraishin, but thought... Spoiler for The hotel scene in Kyoto: When she had an internal monologue (Gotta love those monologues...) when she felt that she didn't want to lose Kyoya, especially when he tells her that it's finished after calling Eriko. I remember seeing her cry, which shows that she's glad that Kyoya's alive after shooting Kei Amami. __________________ Even if we were at odds with each other, I still thank you for training me, Instructor Bowman - Yu Ominae, reflecting on Bowman's death after killing him in Phantom Island Last edited by Yu Ominae; 2008-09-05 at 23:11.

2008-08-26, 20:28	Link #4
Yu Ominae ARCAM Spriggan agent Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Coquitlam, BC, Canada/Quezon City, Philippines	http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news...aunch-in-japan It's announced that Takahashi would relaunch it as Jiraishin Diablo in the good! Afternoon magazine. __________________ Even if we were at odds with each other, I still thank you for training me, Instructor Bowman - Yu Ominae, reflecting on Bowman's death after killing him in Phantom Island

2008-08-28, 01:38	Link #5
Avisch Reality Blender Join Date: Feb 2007	Up to chapter 7 now. I thought I had found the ultimate depressing manga after reading three of Osamu Tezuka's "Ode to Kirihito" (actually I have yet to read a uplifting manga by him). But Jiraishin really makes it seem lighter. It's very intriguing series with it's case by case approach. For me I seem to know how it's gonna end each time (usually badly. With the side characters dead or disturbed) but yet I wanna keep reading. Is there a plot eventually developed? But wow. I have never seen longer chapters for a manga (48 pages is the smallest I've seen) The manga has not been completely scanlated yet, though I do hope someone takes up the work. __________________ One crazy B****

2009-01-20, 20:44	Link #7
~~u43368~~ Disabled By Request Join Date: Jul 2006	Finally finished it today, ending sure was open... The main thing I still don't understand is what goes down in Iida's head. For example Spoiler for all of Jiraishin: In some scenes he kind of implies he gets a kick out of killing? In volume 2 I recall him saying something like this. Yet, in the end he says he'd risk his life for a stranger. So hard to figure out, he is.

2009-01-26, 14:45	Link #8
Yu Ominae ARCAM Spriggan agent Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Coquitlam, BC, Canada/Quezon City, Philippines	Well, Jiraishin diablo's being serialized, so expect more of Iida soon. (And I thought it's over. Wonder if there's going to be more Kyoya/Eriko interaction.) __________________ Even if we were at odds with each other, I still thank you for training me, Instructor Bowman - Yu Ominae, reflecting on Bowman's death after killing him in Phantom Island

2009-01-26, 21:41	Link #9
~~u43368~~ Disabled By Request Join Date: Jul 2006	I'm pretty sure Diablo is just a reserialization of the original series.

2009-01-26, 22:06	Link #10
Cinocard Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008	It is. No more new story for Jirashin. Just a repetition of what was published years ago. Man, i really feel empty with the ending. Wish there were more.

2009-02-01, 01:39	Link #11
Yu Ominae ARCAM Spriggan agent Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Coquitlam, BC, Canada/Quezon City, Philippines	Thought so. At least heard someone say it's a sequel. If I only knew I was right from the start... __________________ Even if we were at odds with each other, I still thank you for training me, Instructor Bowman - Yu Ominae, reflecting on Bowman's death after killing him in Phantom Island

2009-02-01, 19:24	Link #12
il_capitano tea for universe Join Date: Oct 2008	Wait, what? I'm pretty sure it's new stuff, guys.

2009-03-23, 16:45	Link #13
Yu Ominae ARCAM Spriggan agent Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Coquitlam, BC, Canada/Quezon City, Philippines	I'm getting confused here. Someone had better clear this up... __________________ Even if we were at odds with each other, I still thank you for training me, Instructor Bowman - Yu Ominae, reflecting on Bowman's death after killing him in Phantom Island

2009-10-21, 05:46	Link #15
Dark Mage Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008	I really wish something romantic had developed between Eriko and Kyoya. I like Eriko alot and both Iida and Eriko has lost a loved one and can fill the gap with each other. It really reminds me of Angel Heart where Ryo lost Kaori and Saeko lost Makimura and now in Angel Heart they are continuing on with their lives despite each of them having lost their important ones and I always keep thinking that Saeko loves Ryo but cant get closer to him until Kaori is still in Ryo's heart. __________________ Signature stolen by a horde of carnivorous bunnies. It is an unscientifically proven fact that they are attracted to signatures which break the signature rules.

2009-11-07, 07:15	Link #16
Renegade334 Exitus Acta Probat Graphic Designer Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Permanent retirement from raws-hunting Age: 36	Just rifled through Chapter 7 (raw) of Jiraishin Diablo and... ... ... ... I don't even remotely recall (it's been some time already so my memory could be faulty) reading anything like this. I'm quite certain it's new stuff (does a scene with a little girl standing on the bow of a submarine ring any bells for you guys?) and Mangaupdates appears to agree with me, as the series is listed as a sequel to Jiraishin. It's serialized in the Good! Afternoon monthly magazine, btw. __________________ << -- Click to enter my GFX thread. -- Permanently retired from the raw-hunting business --

2009-11-07, 15:09	Link #17
Yu Ominae ARCAM Spriggan agent Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Coquitlam, BC, Canada/Quezon City, Philippines	Really? I'd like to get a good look at that. __________________ Even if we were at odds with each other, I still thank you for training me, Instructor Bowman - Yu Ominae, reflecting on Bowman's death after killing him in Phantom Island

2009-11-07, 15:47	Link #18
Yu Ominae ARCAM Spriggan agent Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Coquitlam, BC, Canada/Quezon City, Philippines	http://media.photobucket.com/image/j...802947.jpg?o=1 Someone got a photo of Jiriashin Diablo here, so Renegade is right that it's a sequel since I've never seen that one before. __________________ Even if we were at odds with each other, I still thank you for training me, Instructor Bowman - Yu Ominae, reflecting on Bowman's death after killing him in Phantom Island

2009-11-09, 14:06	Link #19
Yu Ominae ARCAM Spriggan agent Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Coquitlam, BC, Canada/Quezon City, Philippines	Kodansha search list of Jirashin Diablo 9 Volumes of Jirashin Diablo are already serialized. But check out who's also with Iida... Spoiler for Other character: __________________ Even if we were at odds with each other, I still thank you for training me, Instructor Bowman - Yu Ominae, reflecting on Bowman's death after killing him in Phantom Island

2009-11-09, 21:20	Link #20
il_capitano tea for universe Join Date: Oct 2008	That's not Diablo, that's a new edition of the original Jiraishin series. It contains all the material from the original 19-volume run, plus a chapter called "The Lost File", divided among ten beefy volumes, with spiffy new covers. The 10th and final volume of the set comes out later this month. Jiraishin Diablo volume 1, on the other hand, will not be released until February 5th. For the record, good! Afternoon only comes out once every two months, so Diablo volumes might not be as frequent as you'd hope, unless the chapters are 50-page monsters like Teppu or something.