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MrSylvester · #**256** Jun 23, '12, 4:44 pm

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What volume are you reading now?

Blessings!

I'm on chapter 67. Please don't spil anything for me, please, the story is so interesting!

CesarAugustus · #**257** Jun 23, '12, 8:00 pm

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I'm on chapter 67. Please don't spil anything for me, please, the story is so interesting!

Don't worry!

I'm not going to spoil the series for you.

Blessings!

MrSylvester · #**258** Jun 23, '12, 8:35 pm

Another thing about Hayate no Gotoku... in season 2, Nagi gets a new pet cat called Shiranui. Now Shiranui has a white cross on his forehead. Guess who also has a cross on his forehead. Thats right, you know whom I'm talking about... could it be that Shiranui and this guy whose name I won't spoil because of spoilers are the same person?

Lost Wanderer · #**259** Jun 25, '12, 12:07 am

I just finished watching the last episode of Carnival Phantasm. One thing I gotta say right now: Thank you Lord for reaffirming my desire to never be in a harem scenario. HAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!

patrick457 · #**260** Jun 25, '12, 1:38 am

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I'm reading the rest of 20th century boys. It is SOOO interesting!

Y'know I once said it and I'm gonna say it again: Friend is the Antichrist minus the Christian eschatology.

ironchapman · #**261** Jun 25, '12, 10:06 pm

Having finished Fate/Zero, I have to admit that I want this:

http://gscmikatan.wordpress.com/2012...aber-zero-ver/

MrSylvester · #**262** Jun 26, '12, 2:15 am

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Having finished Fate/Zero, I have to admit that I want this:

http://gscmikatan.wordpress.com/2012...aber-zero-ver/

I'll watch Fate/Stay Night before I watch Fate Zero though.

MrSylvester · #**263** Jun 26, '12, 2:27 am

You know, even though I still have to finish the last 17 or so chapters of 20th century boys (named 21st century boys), I expected much more out of it. Honestly, 20th Centtury boys waspretty underwhelming. Not to say it was bad although the characters weren't intersting at all and evne annoying and the plot made absolutely no sense at all.

NAH! Just kidding! Honestly, 20th Century boys is a bloody masterpiece and one of the greatest thigns I have ever read in my entire bloody life. I literally spent my time from 11 o'clock at night to 11 in the morning reading nothing but chapters 137 to 242 of 20th century boys, it was THAT good. Oh my gosh, I mean, wow, just wow.

This may be a SPOILER!!!! but for such a cynical series with MANY people dying, it sure had an idealistic message and a GREAT ending, at least as chapter 243 showed right now.

I literally spent the last week or two reading nothing but Hayate the Combat Butler and 20th Century boys. That was one of the most entertaining weeks I've ever had. If you think that just by reading a Song of Ice and Fire and Watchmen you've experienced everything that is good about literature, THINK AGAIN.

My favorite characters are Kenji, Shogun, Kanna and those manganaka. My LEAST favorite, because of personal preference is that smug bastard with the long hair who pushed Kiriko's fiancee to his death whose name I don't recall because it was never mentioned. I HAAAAATTTTTTEEEEE that character. Hate him with a passion. His villainous breakdown was so satisfying in the end.

Lost Wanderer · #**264** Jun 26, '12, 2:48 am

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I'll watch Fate/Stay Night before I watch Fate Zero though.

I should warn you that not a lot of people are fans of the F/SN anime. I am though. As much as UBW has a lot of points in the animation department, I cannot and will not tolerate Ilya-cide. :P

That and I hate Gilgamesh's guts. >B(

MrSylvester · #**265** Jun 26, '12, 4:40 pm

I finished reading the rest of 20th Century boys. Its been a few hours but, I'm actually almost crying. I never cried whilst reading the book itself but now I am, not because of the story but because of the manga itself. Its incredible, it is truly, truly incredible how such a book can even exist. How? Why? How is it possible that such a BRIALLIANT book can even exist? It is so brilliant, so well written, so much fun to read, with such GREAT characters and art that, well, I give up. I'm never reading another book and novel nor am I watching another anime ever again. 20th Century boys makes Watchmen look like it was written by a five year old. Thats right. For me to say that a work is even better than Watchmen takes UTTER talent. Naoki Urasawa, you are the Alan Moore of manga, the Shakespeare of Japan, the Dante of Asia. You're manga was the greatest novel I have ever read in my entire bloody life and for something to be better than Watchmen in every way is beyond the impossible.

In fact, 20th Century boys is so well written it takes good writing and obliterates it to a pulp. I have never seen a book so well drawn, easy to understand, depressing, idealistic, subtle, impactful, engaging and emotional since a Song of Ice and Fire. This people is the highest anyone has ever reached in good writing. THIS is the greatest work of fiction ever created, no doubt about it, and the greatest story told by men. If ANYTHING is better than 20th Century boys, I think the cosmos would elope on themselvees and the world would end. Oh my gosh, I know I'm being melodramatic and all but I jsut couln't resist praising this manga. Read it, just go to the story, buy volumes 1 and 2 and just read it. This sin't a recommendation, I COMMAND everone here to read 20th Century Boys.

BTW, I'm not serious on giving up on anime. I still want to read what happens in Hayate no Gotoku next you know and that work is brilliant. Going to watch Monster and Code Geass next.

patrick457 · #**266** Jun 27, '12, 12:58 am

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Originally Posted by MrSylvester

I finished reading the rest of 20th Century boys. Its been a few hours but, I'm actually almost crying. I never cried whilst reading the book itself but now I am, not because of the story but because of the manga itself. Its incredible, it is truly, truly incredible how such a book can even exist. How? Why? How is it possible that such a BRIALLIANT book can even exist? It is so brilliant, so well written, so much fun to read, with such GREAT characters and art that, well, I give up. I'm never reading another book and novel nor am I watching another anime ever again. 20th Century boys makes Watchmen look like it was written by a five year old. Thats right. For me to say that a work is even better than Watchmen takes UTTER talent. Naoki Urasawa, you are the Alan Moore of manga, the Shakespeare of Japan, the Dante of Asia. You're manga was the greatest novel I have ever read in my entire bloody life and for something to be better than Watchmen in every way is beyond the impossible.

In fact, 20th Century boys is so well written it takes good writing and obliterates it to a pulp. I have never seen a book so well drawn, easy to understand, depressing, idealistic, subtle, impactful, engaging and emotional since a Song of Ice and Fire. This people is the highest anyone has ever reached in good writing. THIS is the greatest work of fiction ever created, no doubt about it, and the greatest story told by men. If ANYTHING is better than 20th Century boys, I think the cosmos would elope on themselvees and the world would end. Oh my gosh, I know I'm being melodramatic and all but I jsut couln't resist praising this manga. Read it, just go to the story, buy volumes 1 and 2 and just read it. This sin't a recommendation, I COMMAND everone here to read 20th Century Boys.

BTW, I'm not serious on giving up on anime. I still want to read what happens in Hayate no Gotoku next you know and that work is brilliant. Going to watch Monster and Code Geass next.

Yep. I be recommendin' it too. 20th Century Boys - from the same guy who brought you Yawara, Monster and Pluto.

I'll confess to being more of a manga than an anime person - I'm very much a bibliophile by nature, and I'm currently not the type who'll stay up late and watch TV.

P.S. Love Yaiba more than Conan.

Crescentinus · #**267** Jun 27, '12, 1:51 am

Code Geass bores me. I guess it's because I get to see it here in Manila over and over again like Katekyo. D:

MrSylvester · #**268** Jun 27, '12, 7:27 am

After reading 20th Century Boys and Hayate the Combat Butler, I've become obsessed with not only anime now but with manga. So here is a lsit of manga I want to and WILL read:

Rurouni Kenshin. Must see the ending of such an awesome series.

Higurashi no naku koro ni.

Er... anything else? Which manga do you recommend patrick?

CesarAugustus · #**269** Jun 27, '12, 8:32 am

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I finished reading the rest of 20th Century boys...

Yes, is one of the best mangas (or the best) I have read.

Have you heard the song Bob Lennon?

There are like four versions. Two from the movies, one from "Lost Kenji Tapes" and another sung by Naoki Urasawa himself in his album "Half Century Man".

My favourite charactesr are Kenji, Shogun, Kanna, Fr. Nitani, Fr. Luciano, Yukiji and Yoshitsune. A honorable mention to the Pope too, he saved that village even risking his own life. Also, that was a motivation for the conversion of Father Nitani.

For Patrick457:

That is a good interpretation of the "Friend" character. Also, adding the Christian eschatology, can be easily seen as a typo of Antichrist.

Blessings!

MrSylvester · #**270** Jun 27, '12, 1:04 pm

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Yes, is one of the best mangas (or the best) I have read.

Have you heard the song Bob Lennon?

Heard it? I freaking downloaded it on a CD and will play it like that character does. Please, elts not spoil anything and get as many people to read this book as possible. It is featured in one of the msot awesome scenes in the manga and in anything ever. Yes, you know, THAT scene, near the end. No spoilers here people.. My gosh, I'm still in shock at how awesome this book is. Few works have left me with my jaw hanging, and thisn takes the cake and destroys it to utter oblivion. I know I'm not making any sense but once you finish 20th Centry Boys, you have a good reason to not make sense.

My favorite version of Bob Lennon is here. Warning: I learned the hard way that you should NOT, you should NOT read spoilers. Its a good thing I didn't read any spoilers of 20th Century Boys at all making the whole experience great and immensely satisfying: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSfCvme15ek Another version here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6fMWguYVME

The only thing wrong with this manga is sadly, the ending: SPOILERS!!!!!! Apperantly, we find out that the entire world wasn't real and it was all a creation of an insane manganaka who in the end is actually god himself because all the events were moved by his power as a manganaka. Dissapointed, the hero gives up and lets Friend do whatever he wants. Dissapointed that nobody likes the book, 'god' declares that everyone should die and everyone turns into orange juice before being merged together with the full incarnation of the internet which appears in the form of a man wearing a monkey mask. Yes, I'm that serious. The last words of the manga are: "Never gonna give you up, never gonna let you down, never gonn turn around and hurt you."

I'm joking of coruse. Of course that isn't the ending of the manga, that would be the ending of someone who wrote his entire book 2 days before the deadline and who threw his hands in the air and said 'I give up, I'm too lazy for this!'. There is not one subtle hint or easter egg in the above paragraph indicating in the elast that the ending is similiar to this and I'm really serious ehre, anyone who ahs read 20th Century Boys can vouch I'm telling the truth now. Now get out there and buy that book to enjoy the real ending!! Or alternitavely, go to mangareader, its cheaper!