Comments on: How Much Time Do You Spend On A Single Page Of Manga?

By: Lss

Lss — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 14:16:42 +0000

for usual jump stuff that is under 29 pages around erm 15 to 25 mins.

By: BloodyWind

BloodyWind — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 02:40:00 +0000

Same, especially online manga. With genius works such as Death Note and Rurouni Kenshin (i have the volumes), I unconsciously will take random times to revel the panels, but usually its flip flip.

I can’t take manga with horrible art, and the Japanese have a very flexible mindset on what constitutes horrible drawings. Pretty pictures are a big plus for me.

By: Enthousiaste

Enthousiaste — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 21:28:50 +0000

This is not a disease, this is how manga is supposed to be read.

By: eryc

eryc — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 23:27:55 +0000

you have to read for the plot so it makes sense that you’d read overtly fast. I do too. I just finish and go back to look at the pictures in detail a bit later….or i save my shonen jumps and manga and use them as source material (now trying to draw it…..THAT fosters appreciation)

By: double

double — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 19:31:38 +0000

blauereiter > Now that you mention it, I do recall seeing some salarymen on the train flipping through a thick stack of manga serialisations, really swiftly.

By: blauereiter

blauereiter — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 18:57:34 +0000

Yup, it depends on the comic one is reading alright. Generally however, Japanese read their manga extremely fast, well, at least that’s what I’ve observed on trains here in Tokyo.

By: Lazy-lil-ninja.deviantart.com

Lazy-lil-ninja.deviantart.com — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 21:40:12 +0000

heh, im the same!
my friend is the opposite though, what takes me 5 minuts takes her 15.
i usually have to end up re-reading things.
but the effects are more dramatic, i think, when your reading fast because the dialouge and pictures seem to be like a movie.
-Lazy-lil-ninja

By: pp

pp — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 17:57:10 +0000

dont get bothered too much with this minor details. If the story is good , i dont see why the art itself has to play such a big part. Although the art itself gives most people the first impression . i personally think you can pull off a (great)manga if you have a half-arse story with a stunning art.

End of the day , shouldn’t you enjoy reading/looking at it ?

By: phossil

phossil — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 20:50:18 +0000

Well, it depends for me.
If Im trying to read the manga in japanese, I spend more time trying to figure out the Hiragana and katakana. If I read it in English or Spanish, I turn the page a few seconds later.

By: double

double — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 06:59:11 +0000

I don’t really have the habit of rereading chapters, especially if I’m on a series that has hundreds of them.