I'm glad I'm not the only one who felt Miitama kind of died dead in its tracks with the Holy Light Man gag. 👀
Controversial take, I did not mind it being flipped for the west. I read enough western comics that after I realized how I was supposed to read it it didn't bug me, and it was nice being able to use the more intuitive (to me) keyboard controls in the web reader.I have the feeling that the mangaka either gave up, or has idea idea where to go now.
As for Ghost Reaper Girl, the art is soooo good, but a shame that it's kinda fan servicey. I feel like lolita guy will be either a one-time gag, or will stretch out the 'joke' through the whole thing. No idea what the mangaka is thinking with making it flipped only for the west :/ I feel like it's one of those weird Japanese ideas where they seem to think we like it better that way. Otherwise why else flip it ONLY for the west?
Controversial take, I did not mind it being flipped for the west. I read enough western comics that after I realized how I was supposed to read it it didn't bug me, and it was nice being able to use the more intuitive (to me) keyboard controls in the web reader.
Man, I wish I could set page direction. Read the page right to left or left to right, just let me press right arrow to advance.
Hoping that they just drop that part of the guy's character ASAP, because honestly, if they lose that it's just the costume that's a problem, which is batting well above par. Still plenty of time for things to go wrong, ofc.
I do most of my reading on my laptop, so sadly it's website or nothing for me. Last time I tried the manga+ site it was just totally nonfunctional.You can try reading the series on the manga+ app, which lets you read the series vertically if you so desire.
If you read manga regularly you owe it to yourself to get some sort of tablet.I do most of my reading on my laptop, so sadly it's website or nothing for me. Last time I tried the manga+ site it was just totally nonfunctional.
Really wish the interface was better.
I mean, until I got the SJ service, it wasn't a problem, lol. Comixology has a perfectly serviceable web reader! But nooooo mouse controls and page direction setting is just too much to ask from Viz.If you read manga regularly you owe it to yourself to get some sort of tablet.
You can try reading the series on the manga+ app, which lets you read the series vertically if you so desire.
If you read manga regularly you owe it to yourself to get some sort of tablet.
Is iPad still the only real option for readers? I think I have an old Surface Go somewhere around here, but I'm gonna go out on a limb and guess that the apps probably aren't on the windows store.
Is iPad still the only real option for readers? I think I have an old Surface Go somewhere around here, but I'm gonna go out on a limb and guess that the apps probably aren't on the windows store.
Also why didn't anyone mention how fucking HARD Jujutsu Kaisen goes? Goddamn.
It's one of the series I'm so far behind on (only on Ch 10 lol), but I need to catch up way more before the anime comes out, assuming it makes that fall date. Right now it's just kinda run-of-the-mill, but still in the starting point.
Yeah stick with it, based upon your comments it's exactly the kind of series you want to see more of in Jump
Another reason too to want to catch up with it. Still trying to catch up on Jigokuraku as well, because I hate reading it in browser mode and want to get to those recent 3 chapters on Manga+ so I don't need to read it in that format anymore. Well, technically I can read 'browser-mode' on tablets, but for some reason it always bugs out and then I need to restart to get it working again.
Speaking of Manga+, with so many series that have ended recently on it, I'm surprised they haven't brought out anything new/dug into the vault to release some older stuff on it in the west. Sad that Soloist in a Cage is still on hiatus, what beautiful art that has!
It's maybe overkill for just reading but can highly recommend ipad pro 11" 😁Is iPad still the only real option for readers? I think I have an old Surface Go somewhere around here, but I'm gonna go out on a limb and guess that the apps probably aren't on the windows store.
Depends also how old it is, too. Like my first tablet was a Kindle Fire, and I can run everything but Shonen Jump (and Mangamo, if I wanted to...) on it, and my other is an iPad Pro, where I can run everything on it but Crunchyroll Manga, as it has issues. Look and see what is available for the version you have, if it even supports all the apps that you use. No idea on Windows Store, but I'm going to lean towards "probably not".
Yeah, the thing about android tablets is that they're sorta abandonware at this point, from what I understand. MS makes good tablets but the app support still isn't there, so you're left with iPads. Ugh.I read everything on my iphone without issue. I have a amazon fire tablet but I always forget to use it.
Maybe a LITTLE lmaoIt's maybe overkill for just reading but can highly recommend ipad pro 11" 😁
Well totally, but just justify it by buying one for other reasons and also use it for reading! Manga and otherwise it's great.
What I really wish existed was an app for Kindle - as in, the paperwhite and stuff. Because reading on that is literal perfection.Well totally, but just justify it by buying one for other reasons and also use it for reading! Manga and otherwise it's great.
What I really wish existed was an app for Kindle - as in, the paperwhite and stuff. Because reading on that is literal perfection.
True true, but then you miss out on the full colour covers. Surely that's worth the extra several hundred dollars??What I really wish existed was an app for Kindle - as in, the paperwhite and stuff. Because reading on that is literal perfection.
You can actually get to your Comixology purchases on Kindle! I read all of Silver Spoon that way.I'm amazed there isn't a ComiXology app for the eInk Kindles. Mind you, Amazon could just solve that by making Kindle/ComiXology ownership truly two-way...
I got my new waterproof Kindle for like 99 bucks lmaoTrue true, but then you miss out on the full colour covers. Surely that's worth the extra several hundred dollars??
I got a 12.9 inch ipad Pro and it is glorious for reading. Got a shonen jump sub and have been reading Dr Stone. I got it mainly for comics and now manga cuz the sub is so cheap lol. But I'm justifying the overkill by teaching myself how to draw with procreate and an Apple Pencil.Well totally, but just justify it by buying one for other reasons and also use it for reading! Manga and otherwise it's great.
Ipad Pros ARE amazing for high-quality manga/comic reading.... Got one under a student discount (so yeah, not full price) and it's the only i-product I own, but it is great for 2-page spreads. Of course, it has that premium price tag if you don't have access to a discount (otherwise I never would've owned one).
It's a really good media consumption device for sure. The 12.9 would probably be too big for me as a tablet to hold and reading, but sitting on my lap or a desk browsing or whatever I'd enjoy it.I got a 12.9 inch ipad Pro and it is glorious for reading. Got a shonen jump sub and have been reading Dr Stone. I got it mainly for comics and now manga cuz the sub is so cheap lol. But I'm justifying the overkill by teaching myself how to draw with procreate and an Apple Pencil.
Pretty good! You have to fiddle with the brightness a little to prevent it from looking washed out or muddy, but the image quality is solid. Bigger limitation is probably 2 page spreads. Small screen is small.How is the paperwhite in handling pictures? I don't think I've bought a book with anything but words. And I think they would have to limit it to black and white stuff (which is perfect for manga).
You can actually get to your Comixology purchases on Kindle! I read all of Silver Spoon that way.
I got my new waterproof Kindle for like 99 bucks lmao
It's been great for gaming and streaming too. I've been using it nonstop since I got it. I def don't regret my purchase. Of course I had to go pick up a new hobby to justify the overkill lol. Otherwise if I was just reading I'd have to second guess myself even though that's the main reason I wanted a tablet so bad.It's a really good media consumption device for sure. The 12.9 would probably be too big for me as a tablet to hold and reading, but sitting on my lap or a desk browsing or whatever I'd enjoy it.
Again totally overkill for JUST reading manga or comics (or academic journals or whatever) but still.
Yeah it's got a rough beginning but there's this one arc coming up that fucking hits HARD.It's one of the series I'm so far behind on (only on Ch 10 lol), but I need to catch up way more before the anime comes out, assuming it makes that fall date. Right now it's just kinda run-of-the-mill, but still in the starting point.
Amusingly I don't think either of these two are actually dead. The beast in the story behind Orochi's devil fruit can recover from getting its head chopped off, and I think this chapter of Time Paradox doesn't take place in the main timeline. I think it's in the one the lottery numbers got sent back from.One Piece 985 - Didn't expect Orochi to die like that. He didn't even get to use his devil fruit for anything meaningful. Mainly an exposition chapter otherwise.
Time Paradox 10 - This was a weird chapter to see at this point. I figured they'd hold off on the how and why or her dying for... well, longer than this. What the heck is going on with this series' pacing?
Amusingly I don't think either of these two are actually dead. The beast in the story behind Orochi's devil fruit can recover from getting its head chopped off, and I think this chapter of Time Paradox doesn't take place in the main timeline. I think it's in the one the lottery numbers got sent back from.
Right, but they sent the new message back from the future referencing Anima.The chapter has references to Anima, her new series in our timeline. It's possible they're jumping between timelines to mess with the reader, but it's worth noting that the liquid on the floor seems to be spilled ink rather than blood so she's probably not dead yet.
I was more puzzled by last week's chapter, where the central dilemma was about the MC struggling to replicate the storytelling flair of Aino... and then they did a time skip and forgot all about it.
Is Jump off next week? The app says new chapters are two weeks away.
Right, but they sent the new message back from the future referencing Anima.
Amusingly I don't think either of these two are actually dead. The beast in the story behind Orochi's devil fruit can recover from getting its head chopped off, and I think this chapter of Time Paradox doesn't take place in the main timeline. I think it's in the one the lottery numbers got sent back from.
The chapter has references to Anima, her new series in our timeline. It's possible they're jumping between timelines to mess with the reader, but it's worth noting that the liquid on the floor seems to be spilled ink rather than blood so she's probably not dead yet.
I was more puzzled by last week's chapter, where the central dilemma was about the MC struggling to replicate the storytelling flair of Aino... and then they did a time skip and forgot all about it.
Is Jump off next week? The app says new chapters are two weeks away.
Yes Jump is off next week
And I'm starting to think TPGW isn't long for this world. They way it keeps time skipping is a bad sign.
I've heard some talk that it might have been received badly in Japan because the MC is effectively a plagiarist. I'm mostly enjoying it but I do get annoyed at how Sasaki's goal of "Writing a manga everyone can enjoy" is hogwash (and the first chapter has the editor try to tell him this) but then White Knight comes along and (as this latest chapter emphasizes) is an impossibly brilliant paragon of his ideals that doesn't force him to mature as a storyteller. We also know basically nothing about White Knight's characters or lore, meaning we don't feel any attachment to it.
I've heard some talk that it might have been received badly in Japan because the MC is effectively a plagiarist
I dropped it right after the first chapter because of that tbh.I've heard some talk that it might have been received badly in Japan because the MC is effectively a plagiarist.