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AnimeFangirl · 2004-02-04, 22:25

There was a thread earlier where we discussed Tokyopop translations, including Kare Kano. I'll see if I can find it again. Here we go.
Btw, it would seem that the Kare Kano manga is still going on in Japan.

PartyOverHere · 2004-02-05, 00:04

Cool thanks for the replies. Heh yea i did a search but I only read the first post of that "tokyopop" thread so I didn't think i would find anything useful. Thanks for linking me back to it. Yea I think there are more negative responses towards tokyopop so I guess i'll try to get the korean ones.

eMpTy265 · 2004-03-17, 11:36

Volume 17's out in chinese as well..

Leaves you sort of on a cliffhanger...

I wonder how Arima's dad is like? and why did he abandon his family?

can't wait till vol.18.

haunterex · 2004-03-25, 06:11

just wondering if anyone is reading the karekano manga, i have only read up to chapter 86... the story seems like it will go on forever, haha..

Spoiler:

SirCanealot · 2004-03-25, 07:14

I'd buy and read it, but I heard Tokyo Pop trashed it. I do not want to buy a copy to see how badly they trashed it however so, *shrugs*

zalas · 2004-03-25, 14:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by SirCanealot

I'd buy and read it, but I heard Tokyo Pop trashed it. I do not want to buy a copy to see how badly they trashed it however so, *shrugs*

Well, I only skimmed the Tokyopop volume one briefly. I don't remember the exact wording in the original version, so I really have no judgement on the translation. However, it seems that quality control was lax, so you have things like "perfect" split across two lines like:
She was perfec
t!

Also, for one of the volumes, the translator wasn't sent the volume after that, so she (I think it's a she) translated バレー(bare-) as ballet instead of volleyball.

Kyuven · 2004-03-26, 11:12

the more recent volumes are translated a LOT better
and her name is Miyazawa Yukina

Mr_Paper · 2004-03-26, 11:44

Her name is actually Miyazawa Yukino.

xxziggybitsxx · 2004-03-26, 11:47

I reallllllly do not like the manga.....the cover art is really weird... I personally bought the box set of dvd's, and that is just 10 times better then the manga..

Keiokie · 2004-03-26, 13:41

I've read a few books of that series. My friend bought them, so why not? It wasn't the best manga I've ever red, but it wasn't bad.

***GHDpro*** · 2004-03-26, 13:49

I've got & read volume 1-8 from Tokyopop now and I can't say I can't find
anything majorly-big-time wrong with it (and since I read the same rumors,
I was trying to nitpick when I read the later volumes).

I only wished Tokypop and other US manga companies used a cheaper price.
Why can manga be 5/6 euro on average in Germany yet $10 in US? Heck, it's
even cheaper in Japan, while things usually are damn expensive there.
But I'm getting off-topic...

zalas · 2004-03-26, 19:13

Quote:

Originally Posted by GHDpro

I only wished Tokypop and other US manga companies used a cheaper price.
Why can manga be 5/6 euro on average in Germany yet $10 in US? Heck, it's
even cheaper in Japan, while things usually are damn expensive there.
But I'm getting off-topic...

I think labor costs and cost of paper/printing have something to do with it.

TronDD · 2004-03-26, 19:23

Quote:

Originally Posted by xxziggybitsxx

I reallllllly do not like the manga.....the cover art is really weird... I personally bought the box set of dvd's, and that is just 10 times better then the manga..

I read the first chapter and hated it. I just did not like the style at all. I love romance stories and a lot of people like this one so I'm quite disappointed I can't get by the style to read the story. But ugh...reading it was torture.

AnimeFangirl · 2004-03-26, 19:51

Hehehe, TronDD, I feel your pain. I don't think I even made it through the first chapter. This was the scanslation back in the day when I'd first gotten into shoujo manga and everyone was like "You've gotta read Kare Kano!" I didn't like the first chapter at all so I just tossed it out, but I've been meaning to go back and give it another try sometime in the future.

haunterex · 2004-03-27, 00:54

later on the art gets a lot better, and i do mean ALOT.
and if u want to know what happens after the anime ends, you should read the manga.
The anime really never shows the REAL yoma ( i hope that's the main male character's name).
If anyone is interested in what happens in the manga, just ask me~
but u have to refresh me with the characters' english names lol

SirCanealot · 2004-03-27, 09:34

[QUOTE=GHDpro]I've got & read volume 1-8 from Tokyopop now and I can't say I can't find
anything majorly-big-time wrong with it (and since I read the same rumors,
I was trying to nitpick when I read the later volumes).

[\QUOTE]

There was a site that compared TP's version to the original Japanese version ages back. But TP told them to take it down. Figures.

KristopherZ · 2004-05-01, 16:05

Wow, one of my favorite manga's of all time is now in the 9th volume.

After reading it I came really shocked and surprized. Aya's play that is performed in the majority of the manga is awesome and very well made. Her statements that the characters for the play, mirror that of Yukino, Maho, and Tsubasa is right on the money.

The story itself alse dealt the the relationship between Sakura and Tonami. In the end of the story the author (Masami Tsuda) mentions that number 9 is essentially the end of the "Yukino Arc" and the start of the "Arima Arc". One can easily assume that the focus of the story will shift from yukino to arima. Also we can also guess that the story will start taking a darker turn because Arima is a conflict with himself and Arima's story is a lot darker overall compared to the overly eccentric yukino.

I really had no point to this post except to say that it is another awesome Kare Kano manga.

zalas · 2004-05-01, 22:59

Quote:

Originally Posted by KristopherZ

Wow, one of my favorite manga's of all time is now in the 9th volume.

After reading it I came really shocked and surprized. Aya's play that is performed in the majority of the manga is awesome and very well made. Her statements that the characters for the play, mirror that of Yukino, Maho, and Tsubasa is right on the money.

I have to say that I enjoyed that play a lot and that's why volume nine had turned out to be one of my favorite volumes

snoopy · 2004-05-02, 00:12

Just out of curiosity, just the tokyopop localization team for KareKano still suck as much ass as it did in the beginning?

zalas · 2004-05-02, 01:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by snoopy

Just out of curiosity, just the tokyopop localization team for KareKano still suck as much ass as it did in the beginning?

No idea, I read the Chinese version >.>
The only thing I really know about the later volumes is the 'ballet/volleyball' mixup, in which the translator assumed it was 'ballet' without checking the following volume.

2004-02-04, 22:25	Link #41
AnimeFangirl Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: The dog gossips too much.	There was a thread earlier where we discussed Tokyopop translations, including Kare Kano. I'll see if I can find it again. Here we go. Btw, it would seem that the Kare Kano manga is still going on in Japan. __________________

2004-03-25, 06:11	Link #44
haunterex Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Vancouver. BC. Canada	anyone read karekano manga?? just wondering if anyone is reading the karekano manga, i have only read up to chapter 86... the story seems like it will go on forever, haha.. Spoiler: i wonder when the main female character will tell the main character that she is pregant XD, i forgot their english name because i am reading chinese version

2004-03-26, 19:51	Link #54
AnimeFangirl Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: The dog gossips too much.	Hehehe, TronDD, I feel your pain. I don't think I even made it through the first chapter. This was the scanslation back in the day when I'd first gotten into shoujo manga and everyone was like "You've gotta read Kare Kano!" I didn't like the first chapter at all so I just tossed it out, but I've been meaning to go back and give it another try sometime in the future. __________________

2004-05-01, 16:05	Link #57
KristopherZ Car Freak Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: The Land of Nod Age: 39	Kare Kano #9 (spoilers) Wow, one of my favorite manga's of all time is now in the 9th volume. After reading it I came really shocked and surprized. Aya's play that is performed in the majority of the manga is awesome and very well made. Her statements that the characters for the play, mirror that of Yukino, Maho, and Tsubasa is right on the money. The story itself alse dealt the the relationship between Sakura and Tonami. In the end of the story the author (Masami Tsuda) mentions that number 9 is essentially the end of the "Yukino Arc" and the start of the "Arima Arc". One can easily assume that the focus of the story will shift from yukino to arima. Also we can also guess that the story will start taking a darker turn because Arima is a conflict with himself and Arima's story is a lot darker overall compared to the overly eccentric yukino. I really had no point to this post except to say that it is another awesome Kare Kano manga.

2004-02-05, 00:04	Link #42
PartyOverHere Time To Party Join Date: Jun 2003	Cool thanks for the replies. Heh yea i did a search but I only read the first post of that "tokyopop" thread so I didn't think i would find anything useful. Thanks for linking me back to it. Yea I think there are more negative responses towards tokyopop so I guess i'll try to get the korean ones.

2004-03-17, 11:36	Link #43
eMpTy265 <unranked> Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Toronto	Volume 17's out in chinese as well.. Leaves you sort of on a cliffhanger... I wonder how Arima's dad is like? and why did he abandon his family? can't wait till vol.18.

2004-03-25, 07:14	Link #45
SirCanealot What? I am washed up! Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: London, England Age: 39	I'd buy and read it, but I heard Tokyo Pop trashed it. I do not want to buy a copy to see how badly they trashed it however so, shrugs

2004-03-26, 11:12	Link #47
Kyuven Bishoujo Goodness Galore! Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Stuck Between Reality and Fantasy	the more recent volumes are translated a LOT better and her name is Miyazawa Yukina

2004-03-26, 11:44	Link #48
Mr_Paper Hmm... Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Looking for his book...	Her name is actually Miyazawa Yukino.

2004-03-26, 11:47	Link #49
xxziggybitsxx Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: California Age: 37	I reallllllly do not like the manga.....the cover art is really weird... I personally bought the box set of dvd's, and that is just 10 times better then the manga..

2004-03-26, 13:41	Link #50
Keiokie Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Middle-Earth-ish Age: 35	I've read a few books of that series. My friend bought them, so why not? It wasn't the best manga I've ever red, but it wasn't bad.

2004-03-26, 13:49	Link #51
*GHDpro* Administrator Administrator Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Netherlands Age: 45	I've got & read volume 1-8 from Tokyopop now and I can't say I can't find anything majorly-big-time wrong with it (and since I read the same rumors, I was trying to nitpick when I read the later volumes). I only wished Tokypop and other US manga companies used a cheaper price. Why can manga be 5/6 euro on average in Germany yet $10 in US? Heck, it's even cheaper in Japan, while things usually are damn expensive there. But I'm getting off-topic...

2004-03-27, 00:54	Link #55
haunterex Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Vancouver. BC. Canada	later on the art gets a lot better, and i do mean ALOT. and if u want to know what happens after the anime ends, you should read the manga. The anime really never shows the REAL yoma ( i hope that's the main male character's name). If anyone is interested in what happens in the manga, just ask me~ but u have to refresh me with the characters' english names lol

2004-03-27, 09:34	Link #56
SirCanealot What? I am washed up! Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: London, England Age: 39	[QUOTE=GHDpro]I've got & read volume 1-8 from Tokyopop now and I can't say I can't find anything majorly-big-time wrong with it (and since I read the same rumors, I was trying to nitpick when I read the later volumes). [\QUOTE] There was a site that compared TP's version to the original Japanese version ages back. But TP told them to take it down. Figures.

2004-05-02, 00:12	Link #59
snoopy SnoopyCool.com Join Date: Jun 2003 Age: 41	Just out of curiosity, just the tokyopop localization team for KareKano still suck as much ass as it did in the beginning?