The Snowy Manga Discussion Thread

[Cloudman]

pokoko said:

Cloudman said:

Yeah, I figured they condensed it into a tiny series. Considering where the manga was at, there's no way they would be able to fit it all. I figure the novelty would come from watching it move in action as an anime, as well as the quirky moments. I don't think I would mind it much, but... I dunno, I guess I'm not in the zone to try watching it. The manga is enough for me, and unless you're caught up with the series, I don't think there would be much incentive for people to continue with it past the initial arc.

Super_Boom is right, the anime was way too rushed.  I enjoyed it but it bugged me that so much meaningful stuff was skipped.  Ultimately, it made it feel a lot more shallow than the manga.  I enjoyed the live action more than the anime, perhaps because it felt different enough that it was its own thing.  As for the manga, I loved it up until the Reset and then ... I just stopped reading it.  I think I would rather it ended around that point, as I don't have much desire to go back to it.  Still, the opening arc of the Yamada-kun manga was excellent and I'm glad I read it.

I read Hirunaka no Ryuusei for awhile, a long time ago.  I thought the main character was great but the narrative did not hook me at all and I dropped it.

I've started reading Again!!, which is kind of funny, as it was one of my first manga and one I expressly started reading because I'd just finished Yankee-kun to Megane-chan and went looking for more "delinquent" manga.  I enjoyed it quite a bit but then it didn't get updated for a long time and I forgot about it.  It sounds kind of typical in description but I liked it quite a bit, at least as far as I've read.  I'm starting over again now.

It's about a boy who reached high school graduation without ever making a single friend.  He was from out of town and had a scary appearance.  His big regret was that he never spoke with the person who had the biggest impact on him, the girl who was the only member of the Cheer Club (not Cheerleaders, but the (usually) guys who used to yell and lead chants).  She was loud and odd looking and people made fun of her but she struck a chord in him.  Unfortunately, that never happened and his life only went downhill from there.  Now, though, he ends up in an accident and finds himself once more at his high school entrance ceremony.  There are some more twists than that and it's also not only about fixing his life but I don't want to give more away.

 

I guess I'd be alright with just skipping the anime then? I have watched the live action, and while I wasn't fond of them condensing it a lot as well as changing the appearances of certain characters, but was still fun to watch and differing enough to warrant it. (It was funny seeing who Yamada had to kiss, while also feeling kinda sorry for him.. xD ) I'm certain most people would agree with you that it should have ended there at the reset. I think it would have been best too, but... I guess there's been some funny moments in it since it's continued? You're not missing much, as it just pulls conflict out of nowhere just to continue the story. I'm still with it because, why not...? I've gotten this far and am up to date. May as well stick with it to the end. (Unless it becomes something complicated like Negima)

I feel about the same with Hirunaka as well, except I stuck with it to the end... Well, it's another manga to check that I have read at least...

Again!! does sound like an interesting manga. The cheer club kinda sounds like those Ouendan groups with the guys in school uniforms, headbands and white gloves, and I dunno many manga that focus on that, if any. The story sounds kind of familiar as well. Not sure which manga thought, but it does feel like one I have read before. I'm kind of surprised it's one of your 1st manga, as I've never heard of it before and I've been reading manga for awhile too. Did you find it by chance, or was it something I somehow missed..?