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January 04, 2007
Mag-Nah...
Hi there. How's it going? Pretty good? That's nice.
So I started reading two new manga series, Genshiken and Death Note. If you know anything about Anime and Manga at all, I'm sure you've heard to Death Note. It's kinda a big deal in America right now with the anime fan people and stuff, from what I've heard. But there's damn good reason. Death Note is really good. You've got this tale of a real battle of wits between two people who think and act very similar. Both do things of questionable morality (although, of course, Light is a bit more questionable, seeing as he's killing all kinds of people with the Death Note) but the thing that really gets me is the fact that you find yourself rooting for both characters. You wanna see how both Light and L outsmart each other, even if the tactics and assumptions they make don't always make complete logical sense. It's really fun. In a "I have a book that can kill anyone whose name I write in it" kinda way. It's kinda freaky at times, how little human life means to these people. But you know, it's written well. The fact that it's by the same guy who's doing Hikaru No Go is just... mind-boggling. Heh. Then again, Hikaru is really popular too... but I dunno, it's not a manga that can appeal to the masses like Death Note can.
Genshiken, on the other hand, is the tale of a club dedicated to Manga, Anime, and Video Games. It talks about all the sorta... sad realities of Okatu culture. But although it's definately shown that the world thinks it's weird, the characters are sorta... you know... it's gota a "be yourself and you'll be happy" kinda message. They know they're wierd, but they embrace it full-on, and that's what counts. So it's kinda nice. It's apparently the opposite message of Welcome to the N.H.K., which should be coming in the mail today or tommorow, which paints an incredibly depressing picture... but it's well written and entertaining to read, especially by someone who can definately relate to at least a large portion of that kinda thing.
Anyway, that's what I'm reading while I wait for my other manga to come in... I read the first two of each, and I just bought the 3rd and 4th volumes today...
In other news, I'm still feeling... off... so.... that's great.
("Off" is my secret way of saying "Depressed." I am totally depressed for no reason. I'm awesome.)
Posted by poetfox at January 4, 2007 01:47 PM
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