Published on January 16, 2010
in Manga and Rant.
I only read Bakuman and One Piece in Weekly Shounen Jump. There used to be Eyeshield 21, but not anymore. As there are only 2 manga series which I read in the publication, which is relatively little compared to what many others out there are reading, I never saw it as a “drug”, since I never saw myself as addicted to it. But, the year end holidays a couple of weeks back made me come to the realisation that I might be slightly addicted to it.
While most were enjoying themselves in the holiday mood, I had piles of assignments to battle through. I’m still battling on. The only things I was, and am looking forward to are guitar practice, releases by the bands I like, and new manga chapter release days. So, when the long WSJ break came, I became somewhat irritated when I found out I’d have to endure more than 2 weeks without any Bakuman or One Piece.
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Published on March 29, 2009
in Manga.
I heard you like manga, so I’ll put a manga in your manga, so you can read while you read.
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Published on August 24, 2008
in Manga and Rant.
In chapter 2 of Bakuman, the topic of intelligence is briefly touched on.
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Published on August 9, 2008
in Manga.
In the latest issue of Shonen Jump, the duo behind Death Note released a debut chapter of a new series titled Bakuman. The Death Note manga was rather awesome and I enjoyed it until L died and the 2 brats took over, so I decided, why not check out the pair’s new work?
There’s zero killing intent in this manga, at least for how it’s portrayed now. Everything appears to be normal as well, and this means no Death Notes, Shinigamis or evil masterminds.
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