The Snowy Manga Discussion Thread

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pokoko said:

Ever learned that the author of a manga you like is also the author of another manga you like?  And that you would never have guessed in a million years based on the contents of each?

Hmm...the obvious one or me is Fairy Tail / Rave Master, even if the obvious nods make it easy to connect.

I watched Rave Master on Cartoon Network back in middle school, and thought it was enjoyable. Never finished it back then, but I remember I used to think the MC was cool, and the main girl was insanely cute. Also never really thought of it as an anime at the time...since it came out during that awkward era where American dubbing companies would westernize the hell out of everything (heck, they even had Reel Big Fish sing the opening).

Probably like a decade later, a friend on a forum was talking about Fairy Tail, and so I thought I'd give it a shot. Got a few chapters in...and was surprised to see this dude again.

I looked it up, and surprise! Same author. Once I caught up on Fairy Tail, I read all of Rave Master, and found even more connections, but it was funny to run into a connection like that.

The only other example that comes to mind is Shokugeki no Souma, where the artist apparently used to draw hentai...but I don't feel like going into that.