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I've just read that JFM has
increased its collection of books and will begin lending these out
soon...yehey! Approximately 80 titles/900 books of Japanese manga and 100 J-Pop
CDs have been acquired to add to their collection. Some of these manga I have
either read or seen the anime. I will only list here those which I am familiar
with and I will not review each and everyone in detail but at least will give
you an idea of the story. There are other sites out there in the wide world of
internet who can give more in-depth reviews (besides, I have lesser time
nowadays).
* Slam Dunk
* Slam Dunk
I saw the anime and read some of the
manga. This falls under the sports manga genre. Hanamichi Sakuragi joins
Shokoku high school basketball team. this is a very hilarious anime series
which was responsible for my learning basketball terms and there were times
during my grad school days wherein this was a big stress-reliever for me as I
kept laughing my head off on their basketball antics. I'd recommend it for
boys...and girls (who are a bit more sportsminded) but for me the lesson here
is more about friendship and determination. *giggles girlishly*...gwapo ni
Rui-san..hehehe...oi, pero di yan yung reason I am recommending this ha!
* Naruto
* Naruto
I saw some anime eps, its still
going on, but I have not read the manga or translations. I am familiar with the
characters though. The unlikely hero is Naruto Umazaki, a hyperactive ninja who
dreams big. He wants to become his village's strongest ninja. Other characters
are Sakura and Sasuke, other ninjas in his village. I like Naruto's spirit..the
"never say die" thingie and his friendship with Sakura and
Sasuke..even if sometimes things get bad, he is still a great optimist. The
anime now is filled with filler eps but the manga is still ongoing. Lesson here
is friendship among unlikely people. While I have not seen all eps, its also
action-packed, hence my colleagues before who had children also watched
this...pero ang dami ng eps sa anime..mauubos pera mo sa pag collect nila. I'd
recommend this as good reading for elementary students - siguro boys mas gusto
to coz of the ninja-action...
* Honey and Clover
* Honey and Clover
I have not seen the manga being sold
here, but I will check out a newly-heard (for me at least) store in Robinson's
Galleria one of these days and see if they are selling these. I have seen a lot
of the anime eps. This is a story of a group of art college students and how
they deal with love, graduation, job hunting and discovering themselves on
their journey. I think more mature individuals would appreciate this..for
high-school student ages and upwards but its geared towards young girls (shoujo
manga).
(intermission: there is what you call "shounen" manga and "shoujo" manga. The first is for young boys and the latter is geared towards young girls)
* Death Note
(intermission: there is what you call "shounen" manga and "shoujo" manga. The first is for young boys and the latter is geared towards young girls)
* Death Note
I've been meaning to watch the live
action movie and the anime..but sadly only managed one ep. I've heard its good
though - this from my other anime-crazy ex-office colleague who has the
patience to download anime eps. Its about a high-school student who picks up a
supernatural notebook by accident, but guess what, its the God of Death's
notebook..so..as you can imagine, if you write somebody's name on
it..ayun..dedbol yung tao..hehehe...its not horror though, but I would think
this is better off being read by older children...
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While this was not in the list of the article about what JFM acquired, I would like parents to be careful if they get hold of "Yami no Matsuei" or Descendants of Darkness. I personally like the story very much (I read the complete translations and the manga is unfinished, plus I've seen the anime) and its wonderful manga art too..but the hints of male-male relationship may be a bit difficult to explain to younger kids. Its not drawn for all to see, but there are hints that there is some sexual tension going on...well maybe kids may be too young and innocent to pick up on it, but let me tell you that the first time I found out that there were stories like this.
I was a bit shocked and could not imagine myself reading it. There is what you call "yaoi" or yung straight out na male-male and there is "yuri" which is of course female-female. For the translation of the manga (not yet being continued by the author, this is the site -> http://www.theria.net/archive-top.html)
Later on I did force myself to read this and Gensomaden Saiyuki (4 males, but its not an orgy, its more of friendship though fanfics make it a pairing between Sanzo and Goku, and a pairing between Hakkai and Gojyo) and it wasn't so bad, but this will depend really on you and how open-minded you are.
YNM is about the life of a particular shinigami (guardian of death) who works in a department under the King of the Dead. Weirdly though, it reminds me of X-files because the main characters are agents who try to unravel these mysteries of dead persons who wind up in their department when its not their time to die. The main baddie-boy (who looks very handsome) Dr. Muraki seems to have set his yes on the main shinigami Tzusuki, who sounds scatterbrained and just has his eye on sweets, but is actually very powerful. So... imagine the hints on Muraki and Tsuzuki, then Muraki and Hisoka (his young partner murderered and cursed by Muraki), Tzuzuki and .....well you get the idea...
Oh yes, for the other story which I like - Gensomaden Saiyuki has very nice music...sometimes the anime eps are of poor quality but overall not bad, and its based on the classic story "Journey to the West'....remember the monk, pig, monkey king and ...the river-monster or kappa if I am not mistaken. Its more about friendship between these 4 unlikely group of characters, and you have the usual characters of a broody person, a hyperactive person, a calm person and the perverted playboy...hahaha..go figure. They go on a quest to stop the awakening of this monster..and they ride on a jeep which turns into a dragon..and there is some reinarnation, plus the Goddess of Mercy seems to be a hermaphrodite with a great sense of humor...really, I cannot explain it to you unless its a more detailed chat. Anyway, in the anime, there is no all out relationship..its just they get teased by each other on the pairing...and since Goku seems so attached to Sanzo sometimes if you have a naughty, imaginative mind...you would think something is up...but I think its really more of playing to the gallery. Being the logical person that I am..I was shaking my head at first - why on earth don't they just take the airplane to the west if its such a big thing to stop the monster? ewan...this and the Gold (unlimited ba?) credit card of the monk in a setting which looks like old medieval China (do they have electricity here) is just something you can pass off as one of the wonders of manga.
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While this was not in the list of the article about what JFM acquired, I would like parents to be careful if they get hold of "Yami no Matsuei" or Descendants of Darkness. I personally like the story very much (I read the complete translations and the manga is unfinished, plus I've seen the anime) and its wonderful manga art too..but the hints of male-male relationship may be a bit difficult to explain to younger kids. Its not drawn for all to see, but there are hints that there is some sexual tension going on...well maybe kids may be too young and innocent to pick up on it, but let me tell you that the first time I found out that there were stories like this.
I was a bit shocked and could not imagine myself reading it. There is what you call "yaoi" or yung straight out na male-male and there is "yuri" which is of course female-female. For the translation of the manga (not yet being continued by the author, this is the site -> http://www.theria.net/archive-top.html)
Later on I did force myself to read this and Gensomaden Saiyuki (4 males, but its not an orgy, its more of friendship though fanfics make it a pairing between Sanzo and Goku, and a pairing between Hakkai and Gojyo) and it wasn't so bad, but this will depend really on you and how open-minded you are.
YNM is about the life of a particular shinigami (guardian of death) who works in a department under the King of the Dead. Weirdly though, it reminds me of X-files because the main characters are agents who try to unravel these mysteries of dead persons who wind up in their department when its not their time to die. The main baddie-boy (who looks very handsome) Dr. Muraki seems to have set his yes on the main shinigami Tzusuki, who sounds scatterbrained and just has his eye on sweets, but is actually very powerful. So... imagine the hints on Muraki and Tsuzuki, then Muraki and Hisoka (his young partner murderered and cursed by Muraki), Tzuzuki and .....well you get the idea...
Oh yes, for the other story which I like - Gensomaden Saiyuki has very nice music...sometimes the anime eps are of poor quality but overall not bad, and its based on the classic story "Journey to the West'....remember the monk, pig, monkey king and ...the river-monster or kappa if I am not mistaken. Its more about friendship between these 4 unlikely group of characters, and you have the usual characters of a broody person, a hyperactive person, a calm person and the perverted playboy...hahaha..go figure. They go on a quest to stop the awakening of this monster..and they ride on a jeep which turns into a dragon..and there is some reinarnation, plus the Goddess of Mercy seems to be a hermaphrodite with a great sense of humor...really, I cannot explain it to you unless its a more detailed chat. Anyway, in the anime, there is no all out relationship..its just they get teased by each other on the pairing...and since Goku seems so attached to Sanzo sometimes if you have a naughty, imaginative mind...you would think something is up...but I think its really more of playing to the gallery. Being the logical person that I am..I was shaking my head at first - why on earth don't they just take the airplane to the west if its such a big thing to stop the monster? ewan...this and the Gold (unlimited ba?) credit card of the monk in a setting which looks like old medieval China (do they have electricity here) is just something you can pass off as one of the wonders of manga.
- Jun 20, '07 11:16 PM
