tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725595341696284033.post4119827204518955014..comments2024-03-11T20:32:01.923-07:00Comments on Weekly Shounen Sunday Edition: Weekly Shounen Sunday #9 Sakakihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16925017777573546753noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725595341696284033.post-3803462992591902992017-02-10T08:26:15.389-08:002017-02-10T08:26:15.389-08:00I'll be honest that I haven't read much of...I'll be honest that I haven't read much of WSM...I've mostly experienced the works in that through anime...such as Area no Kishi, Zetsubou Sensei and of course Fairy Tail. You may have a point though, as their catalogue of stuff seems to be more ecchi heavy...<br /><br />I've always viewed Sunday as both the best parts of the other two magazines. The thing is for whatever reason, most of their iconic series don't get credit for coming out of their magazine for whatever reason? Like while people know where Dragonball or One Piece came from, not many know where Ushio to Tora or even Conan come from --heck, even Magi. Which brings me to agree with you...up until the newest editor came in and stared modernizing the magazine. WSS was the last one to receive digitalized magazines --which is how I do these reviews, and still has a lengthy gap between print and digital releases of their tankobon. I'd honestly love nothing better than for the mag to get something similar to Viz's jump magazine, really, even if it meant series like RYOKO and Saike would be left out. Though it has to happen from Japan, and for whatever reason the Shogakukan editorial dept is slow to adapt. What series would you like to see in a theoretical WSS digital mag? Conan is basically a must, and Takahashi has always done well for Viz so Rinne...of course I'd like to see Saike and RYOKO, and I agree with you with Souboutei, and probably Magi too, despite it being on it's way out. <br /><br />Yeah, Dagashi probably isn't going to happen for a bit if at all. The manga is doing fine but the anime failed to resound. Maybe they might do it if the manga keeps selling well.<br /><br />I just feel like Takahashi is a little better at humor with action than action with humor, but that's just my opinion. I think I will check out the anime when I have a chance! Sakakihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16925017777573546753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725595341696284033.post-15309272017247827702017-02-07T22:13:51.095-08:002017-02-07T22:13:51.095-08:00I associate Magazine more with ecchi than sports s...I associate Magazine more with ecchi than sports since nearly all the titles I've ever read from them have pronounced fanservicy and dirty humor, from battle series like Fairy Tail to sports series like Ippo to of course rom-coms like Yamada-kun. Sunday I've always associated with slice-of-life romance and adventure because of Rumiko Takahashi and Mitsuru Adachi stuff and series like Ushio & Tora and Magi. But I guess that identity hasn't been as strong in recent years just because of a lack of big hits.<br /><br />In the west, I think a lot of Sunday's stuff flies under the radar because of the lack of legal simulpubs for any of their series when both Jump and Magazine do for most their series doesn't help. I hope one of the new editor's efforts will be to convince Viz to either make a digital Sunday mag or a pay-per-chapter simulpub like Magazine's series have because that's been long overdue. Conan, Rinne, Keijo!!!!!!!! and even Dagashi Kashi are all reasonably popular enough to warrant simulpubs, and Souboutei would be a great choice to give a chance to because of the Ushio & Tora anime's and The Ghost and Lady manga's surprise success and critical acclaim. <br /><br />It's just too bad about Dagashi's chances of getting a second season being so low. I just want a legal way to experience more of it in the west (plus I don't think the scans are even that far into it). <br /><br />I like InuYasha more than Rinne myself, but yeah it's definitely underrated and I highly recommend watching the anime because in some ways I think it's even better. LumRanmaYashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07684561256555683457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725595341696284033.post-30820436203641552562017-02-01T05:19:26.580-08:002017-02-01T05:19:26.580-08:00Maoujo is pretty adorable. It also doesn't sou...Maoujo is pretty adorable. It also doesn't sound like the sort of series to run in a shounen magazine...more like an anthro seinen or a moe/otaku mag like Dengeki Maoh or something. So it's actually really surprising that it's doing quite well in WSS. <br /><br />I agree, WSS is diverse, but on the other hand I think it does make it hard to pin down WSS's "identity". Like Jump is action manga, while Magazine is sports, so what exactly is Sunday? I've seen Japanese people discussing this and coming up with a range of answers from "moe mag" to, "Magazine for old people". Granted this was before the new editor showed up and seems to be shifting it toward something more mainstream. His efforts seem to be working to some extent as now there are genuine hits in the mag unlike before. <br /><br />Sadly for Dagashi while the manga is selling really well, the anime did not for whatever reason. I actually became a bigger fan of the series thanks to the anime, so this is pretty distressing. I don't know if the sales of the anime helped boost the manga at all since if they did, there might be a second season. <br /><br />Ah, you remind me I need to finish Mysterious GF X. I alluded that she (eyepatch girl) looks more like a character from a Kyoto anime show...(I wish I could remember the title.) I feel like she's probably a reference to it. <br /><br />Thanks for explaining Annette, as this is my first time seeing her since I started reading WSS. That would explain everything that happened in the chapter, lol. I think I kind of like Rinne more than Inuyasha at this point, but I haven't read/seen the beginning. Maybe I'll have to watch the first two seasons of anime to rectify this. <br /><br />As always, thanks for reading!Sakakihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16925017777573546753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725595341696284033.post-46355159425698865662017-01-31T18:18:32.750-08:002017-01-31T18:18:32.750-08:00Missed last week's post so catching up.
That...Missed last week's post so catching up. <br /><br />That Maoujo no Oyasumi series color spread looks super nice and the concept sounds super cute! Love the character designs and the synopsis sounds up my alley. You don't normally get manga about such simple premises from Jump, so the more I read your writeups the more I'm appreciating the diversity of Sunday's lineup. <br /><br />The Hotaru flashback in Dagashi Kashi sounds super interesting (and of course her younger design is super adorable). It's hard to believe the first season of the anime came out a year ago. I wonder if they'll ever make a second season (probably not, I'm guessing). <br /><br />That eyepatch girl in Komi-san totally looks like the main chic from Mysterious Girlfriend X. Wonder if that's an intentional reference? <br /><br />Annette is like a combination of Sakura from UY and Hinako from Ranma 1/2. Has skillful spiritual powers but is super childish and narcissistic. One of my favorite recurring characters, though I kinda love almost every character in a Rumiko Takahashi series in their own way lol. <br />LumRanmaYashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07684561256555683457noreply@blogger.com