I was just wondering if there's any series you guys have purchased that you ended up regretting as the series progressed. I only have three, which I think is pretty good considering the size of my collection, but they ended up being longer ones and, since I couldn't return them, I felt I had to get the rest of the volumes because I'm a completion addict.
1. Sensual Phrase. I thought "Woooo! Hot romance!" but it turned out really angsty when Aine and Sakuya weren't having sex. In fact, sex and being mad at each other is about all they do with no clear reason as to why they love each other in the first place. It just seems odd that Sakuya, a guy who banged every woman he could, would suddenly become devoted to Aine. What made it even worse is how stupid Aine is; it seems like in every issue a strange man comes into her life that ends up wanting to do bad things to her. But does she learn? Nooooooo, and towards the end of the series she ends up getting raped.
2. Fruits Basket. I know, I know, it's super popular and a ton of people love it but towards the middle I thought it was just becoming all filler and "Waaaaaaaah! We all have problems so this manga is insanely deep, right?!". It ends up all smilely and roses at the end, though, which should leave everyone all happy and sparkly on the inside, right? Blech.
3. Tsubasa. I love CLAMP but this series is becoming too darn long and it's just "Let's go to another world and get one of Sakura's feathers!".
Hellsing. It turns to shit after Alucard all but stops being a main character.
Awww... Really? I was actually considering picking up the manga because I've heard such good things about the anime.
The first half of it or so is really great, but once the Nazis come into play, it's all downhill from there. :(
Quote from: Foggle on July 21, 2009, 02:11:58 PM
The first half of it or so is really great, but once the Nazis come into play, it's all downhill from there. :(
That blows, I think i left Hellsing at, like, Vol. 7 or 8 (just checked out, didn't own, so no big loss for me). Still thought of buying it, but blech.
I was losing patience with Welcome to the NHK - it really dragged through the last couple of volumes, but since it was all done at 8 it wasn't so bad. Other than that no, I have been lucky to not be stuck with a long series that really just tanked. So far Blade of the Immortal, Berserk, Oh My Goddess, and Excel Saga seem alright, and those are the only long series I follow right now.
ultra cute - sometimes i feel like a stupid shojo, and this is one of them. Half the time i can't tell if i like the series. The two girl freind/rivals have incredibly catty conversations with each other and I like that. It's sort of light and funny, and happens to remind me of almost every friendship I've had with girls. The other thing it that there's too much romance. It's the only thing they think about. It weighs down the story if there are actually any kiss scenes (which the art is too imature to pull off). I think the story would be great if they just kept trying to get boyfriends and spent ages trying. I'd be having a blast laughing at their downfall and how scared the love interest Tamon would be.
Also, most shoujos I buy i end up regretting: Kare first love, hot gimmick, cyber idol mink and anything i only bought one copy of
^Oh, I forgot about Hot Gimmick! Yeah, I really wanted her to end up with her (not blood related) brother because Ryohki (or whatever his name was) is such a bossy jerk. There's no chemistry between them at all! Plus the story was pretty dull I was really pissed over how Hotsumi just dismissed the fact that one guy tried to have her gang raped. What is with some shojo mangas having the main character being/almost being raped and treating it as no big deal?! Stuff like that really pisses me off.
I'm gonna have to say Shaman King and Bleach
bleach it was just a case of SO MANY VOLUMES SO LITTLE STORY DEVELOPMENT I mean in the anime it took what 20 episodes to get past the first 2 story arcs whereas the manga took nearly 30 VOLUMES which is kinda ridiculous I mean even Dragonball Z doesn't take that long
Shaman King I just kinda lost interest. it was interesting to start off with but it just sort of got boring as it wasn't really going any where
Well, I haven't bought that many manga (I get most of mine from the library) but the I do believe the worst manga I ever read was this world manga called Bombos vs. Everything, where everyone feels the need to talk in obnoxious 80's slang. I believe the moment where an old man says "Totally rad." without the smallest amount of irony was the exact moment I went "To hell with this." and stopped reading.
Quote from: HA1L ILPALLAZZO on July 21, 2009, 05:25:48 PM
Shaman King I just kinda lost interest. it was interesting to start off with but it just sort of got boring as it wasn't really going any where
I still read it in the monthly Shonen Jump, but I know exactly what you mean. In the beginning it was a fun series and one of my favs. Now it's just lost its magic.
When I used to get Shonen Jump I'd read Shaman King but I had to stop when that weird guy got ahold of my sweet little Manta and cut him open! That was just too disturbing for me.
I still want to kill 4Kids for what they did to the anime... "Mortimer"?! What a joke!
Quote from: Mad Hatteress on July 21, 2009, 09:35:40 AM
2. Fruits Basket. I know, I know, it's super popular and a ton of people love it but towards the middle I thought it was just becoming all filler and "Waaaaaaaah! We all have problems so this manga is insanely deep, right?!". It ends up all smilely and roses at the end, though, which should leave everyone all happy and sparkly on the inside, right? Blech.
I never read the manga, but that's sort of how I felt after the anime. The whole time leading up to the ending I kept thinking... this could be one of the saddest endings EVER, but then it all works out yippie happiness and I was sort of dissapointed. That said, it was probably a good thing for me at the time cus I'd been watching a lot of really depressing/psycho anime so I needed some simple happiness haha.
Oh yeah as for the regretting buying manga... well I barely have any and I love what I have so yep. I don't really buy manga.
I regret buying most of the early manga I bought, namely, Dragonball Z, Yu Gi Oh!, and Inu Yasha.
There are a few that I almost regret, because I have only the first volumes, and the publishers may or may not continue the series.
I would feel the same about Tsubasa, if I didn't kind of expect this to be a VERY long series. In fact, I am hoping this is long and drawn out. Finding the feathers should be extremely difficult, with some set-backs along the way. The current storyline is a rather long set-back, true, but I'm OK with that.
E^D
Quote from: Poey on July 23, 2009, 01:50:19 PM
I never read the manga, but that's sort of how I felt after the anime. The whole time leading up to the ending I kept thinking... this could be one of the saddest endings EVER, but then it all works out yippie happiness and I was sort of dissapointed. That said, it was probably a good thing for me at the time cus I'd been watching a lot of really depressing/psycho anime so I needed some simple happiness haha.
See, the anime I really liked because it didn't suffer from constant filler and it left me wanting more where the manga got to be painful to read. A certain character falls off a cliff, nails her head, and turns out to be just fine which is completely ridiculous and the whole "ZOMG! This character is actually female!" wasn't a huge shocker at all, just another eye-roller.
Tsubasa. i bought 7 volumes before i realised it would be Taking up too much room on my shelf. epic story though but. still read it online.
long list actually.
Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuutsu - exact same as anime, exactly.
Black lagoon - also exactly the same as the anime. I'm fine with manga that follow an anime, but when every single line is the same, when every single shot is the same, it's really hard to care about.
Ouran host club (early volumes) - the early stuff was the same as the anime, later ones were good.
Girls Bravo - the art style was too different.
wish - it was from clamp, I had just finished chobits, but it was nothing like chobits.
flcl - lame compared to the awesome anime.
^ Awww, really? I love Wish! I it was one of my first mangas. Yeah, it's nothing like Chobits but that's no reason to fault it; CLAMP doesn't just write about robot chicks.
^ it's not that I hated it, I was just expecting something more along the lines of chobits, something with the same tone.
^Ah. Well, unless it's obviously a sequel you always get something different with CLAMP.
i quite liked flcl. the style was a different type of cool compared to the anime, much more grittier and in your face. havent read or seen an anime quite like this since.
I didn't go much on the Devil may cry manga, couldn't get into it and vampire knight, only bought the first volume
Grr... I'm gonna add Genju no Seiza, Shin Megami Tensei: Kahn, Gravitation: EX, Dazzle, and Loveless to my list.
Why? Because Tokyo Pop cancelled them all! That's so mean to get their readers hooked on a manga and then say "Yeah... We're going to stop releasing them now due to cost issues so you'll NEVER find out how they end! MWAHAHAHAHAH!".
*tears* I want my Genju no Seiza, darn it!
Quote from: Foggle on July 21, 2009, 10:48:25 AM
Hellsing. It turns to shit after Alucard all but stops being a main character.
Hellsing was badass.
it has its boring moments, but it was still badass, the ending was good too.
took forever to get it
Quote from: masou on August 03, 2009, 09:00:20 PM
Quote from: Foggle on July 21, 2009, 10:48:25 AM
Hellsing. It turns to shit after Alucard all but stops being a main character.
Hellsing was badass.
it has its boring moments, but it was still badass, the ending was good too.
took forever to get it
The first three volumes were badass and the last two were also pretty good. The other five were boring and lame, IMO.
Pretty much every manga I've bought on a total whim has turned out badly, ES being the exception. Some of the worst:
"Hanami: an international love story". Dude, the word international got me. I'm not a shojo person generally, but the plot wasn't that original and the love story revolved around two people who couldn't even communicate effectively. Granted, the premise could have been interesting in the right hands, but... it wasn't.
"Claymore": Meh and meh. Look, I'm an emo monster, guys. And a hot chick. And I have a huge sword.
"Grand Theft Galaxy" This had potential. It really did. That is, until the prissy, uninteresting main character showed up. Yeah, it's supposed to be fish-out-of-water, but that's only ok if your mc has some redeeming characteristics. Anything, really. The minor characters are pretty epic, though.
"Penguin Gin" Ugh. I liked penguins, ok? I bought four volumes of this. FOUR. I'm a little ashamed. The girl-love-interest and the guy go on like half a date, then he dies and gets reincarnated as a penguin while he tries to regain his body or get reborn or something. Without knowing he's alive, the chick inexplicably stays devoted to him. She's known him personally for like 5 hours prior. ??? Oh, then the PENGUIN becomes her pet. In Japan. I'm pretty sure that's illegal...
"Bleach": I have until 20-something, then I quit. Kubo ruined or phased out the characters and plot elements I liked. 'Nuff said.
The only manga I regret buying was Qwan, mostly because it seems to be discontinued. Still stuck at 4th volume and that one has been out for a year or so. It's a shame because it had potential to turn into something good.
Don't know if I should continue to collect Bleach. I read it online allready and the plot goes very very slow.
Quote from: Twan on January 03, 2010, 09:48:00 AMDon't know if I should continue to collect Bleach. I read it online allready and the plot goes very very slow.
Sounds like the anime doesn't stray too far from the manga in terms of plot progression. O_o Because of that, I could imagine it would be a boring read.
I liked Bleach better when it was Yu Yu Hakusho and I like that better when it was Dragon Ball Z.
I bought a few volumes of Battle Royale and Ikkitousen (as "Battle Vixens") before realising that the comic-book writer hired to do the adaptation had changed so much of the translation the script was practically an original work.
Yeah, a lot of the suggestive dialogue in both series is completely contrived.
I find that sort of thing unprofessional and a big reason I stopped buying Tokyopop years ago.
Ouran high school volume 11 was pretty shit since all it seemed to follow was a sports day.
I would have to say almost all of the manga i've bought, since I no longer want them and am selling them, only keeping the ones i like best.
But here's some Shojo titles i picked up and truly regret:
Kare First Love - the bit about her best friend bullying her seemed realistic enough, but her love interest bored me, when she was depressed i was happy and when things got sappy i got depressed.
And Hot Gimmick - weird plot line, too much attempted rape. 'nuff said.
MPD Psycho. It has the same author as Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service (which is one of my favorite mangas ever), but it's not my cup of tea. There's slightly too much gore (I like gore and all, but come on), far too many naked chicks, and way way WAY too many naked chicks being gored.
The plot's actually kind of interesting, though. Maybe I'll watch the live-action TV series, since they must have had to censor it down some.
Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle
God, this got boring so quick (around vol. 4), but i persisted until vol. 13, because not only did the noodley art interest me, but i was also hoping that the spark that made me interested in the series would light up again...but it didn't. It just degraded into a multi-universe pandering nightmare. Plus I didn't like the fact that Sakura was so damn useless. I know it was a different Sakura, but come on...
^ Usually I get the next volume of a series as soon as I can but I've stopped with Tsubasa. I will finish it eventually just for completeness reasons but I haven't even read the past three volumes I've picked up. I've completely lost interest and that usually doesn't happen with Clamp.