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Convention Events and Programming => Anime, Manga, and Japanese Media and Culture => Topic started by: superjaz on June 09, 2005, 10:41:39 am
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i read a lot so on the same thought of the listeing post, curently i'm reading 4 books memours of a geisha, evervill by clive barker, mrs firsby ands the rats of nihm, and cry no more my lady my mary higgins clark, also i made my list of books to take to japan (to read on the filght and stuff)
uncut versin of the stand,
black house,
everything evidentul, all by stephen king,
interview with a vampire by anne rice
long dark tea time of the soul by doug adams
the electric kool aid acid test by Tom Wolfe
collected works of the brother grimm
and no i'm not going to be reading the whole time its gonna be a long fight and i don't have a labtop
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i am currently reading the SWEEP series from Cate Tierman. i like books that deal with the supernatural and adventure, like the Harry Potter series and the books by Tamora Pierce ^_^.
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Right now... UGH. I don't remember the name. But it's... About. JAPAN. -dies- D: I'msostupid. AllIeverreadaboutisJapan. It's about some missionaries that go over to Japan in the 1800's, and one of them gets shot in the stomach... Then there's some fudal lords having a big ol civil war.... But it's good.
And there's another series of The Otori (Haha, Japan again!). I'm on the 2nd book, Grass For His Pillow. :D It's realllly good, I'd reccomend it.
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I actually read very little manga, unless you count anime style webcomics! Heh.
Right now I'm re-reading Harry Potter for when the next book comes out.
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Right now I am reading:
The Black Angel
By John Connolly
From what I've read (third chapter,) it's a good book.
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Eragon - By Christopher Paolini. His next book is out and I need to pick it up.
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Eragon - By Christopher Paolini. His next book is out and I need to pick it up.
.....Sometimes I hate the internet. Yeah, Eragon is the first in a trilogy. Didn't realize that when I bought it.
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lets see... Kumoricon Forums!!!! 8) :lol:
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Right now I'm re-reading Harry Potter for when the next book comes out.
July 16th my friend. :D
I'm also re-re-reading the Harry Potter series. I started reading it awhile ago during my trip in Japan, finished it, didn't have any other good books on me that I haven't already read, and started reading the series again.
Hey, commuting on the train takes awhile.
Right now I'm on the fifth book around chapter 13. I figure at the pace I'm going I'll finish the book again just in time for book 6.
(Go HarryxGinny!)
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I'm supposed to be reading manga, as are all of you! *Glares at you*
That said, I'm not. :( I'm trying to read Haunted by Chuck Palahniuk and the old Ace compilation of Conan stories from Robert E. Howard (the original!), L. Sprague de Camp and Lin Carter.
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readinh howls moving castle and the sequal after it. not sure after that.
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Right now I'm re-reading Harry Potter for when the next book comes out.
July 16th my friend. :D
I'm also re-re-reading the Harry Potter series. I started reading it awhile ago during my trip in Japan, finished it, didn't have any other good books on me that I haven't already read, and started reading the series again.
Hey, commuting on the train takes awhile.
Right now I'm on the fifth book around chapter 13. I figure at the pace I'm going I'll finish the book again just in time for book 6.
(Go HarryxGinny!)
Last year, the last month of school was usless to me. All I did ALL DAY during school would be read Harry Potter PoA. I read it so much the first three chapers came out. D: I'm gonna have to buy a new copy. I went to the midnight premier of the Movie and it rocked. :D All the cosplayers that is, the movie sucked ass. >__> Outoforder!
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Right now I'm re-reading Harry Potter for when the next book comes out.
July 16th my friend. :D
I'm also re-re-reading the Harry Potter series. I started reading it awhile ago during my trip in Japan, finished it, didn't have any other good books on me that I haven't already read, and started reading the series again.
Hey, commuting on the train takes awhile.
Right now I'm on the fifth book around chapter 13. I figure at the pace I'm going I'll finish the book again just in time for book 6.
(Go HarryxGinny!)
Last year, the last month of school was usless to me. All I did ALL DAY during school would be read Harry Potter PoA. I read it so much the first three chapers came out. D: I'm gonna have to buy a new copy. I went to the midnight premier of the Movie and it rocked. :D All the cosplayers that is, the movie sucked ass. >__> Outoforder!
I'm glad I wasn't the only who left that movie disappointed. I'm also making my way through Grimm's Complete Fairy Tales and Weird U.S.
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@Neko_chan and Kei-Kei
Yeah, the movie I wasn't too happy with either. Still I thought it was better than the other two, at least worth matching again. I'm almost looking forward to the fourth just to see how it turned out. All together, I've seen all three movies three times.
(All together for the Simpson's quote: "I have directed four plays and have had four heart attacks." Sorry, had to get that out of my system.)
There is one Japanese manga that I'm also reading on the side. It's called "Wonderful III" (roman numerals). Have any of you ever looked at or bought one of those "Manga Artist Portfolio" artbooks? The 2nd one has a lot of cat girls, the 3rd has artwork with a kind of watercolor feel to it, the fourth one is of different artists, etc. Well the person who did the 3rd one, Renga, drew this series. It's, I guess, an official side comic of his own version of the anime "Kanon." I really like it and surprisingly prefer it to the original artwork.
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how are the movies for one who has read the books and shows no interest in doing so atm?
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i really hope they improve the harry potter movies T_T they're ok, but as usual, they're not as good as the book T_T does anyone know when The Goblet of Fire is going in theaters???
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Currently I read manga pretty much everyday.
I read Newtype when it arrives, and I just read the last issue of Animerica (Subscription anyways...) I will ever get (*sob sob*).
For manga, I am working on trying to finish up Angel Sanctuary, and I have started Fruits Basket.
For fun, on Saturday I reread all of Love Hina. :D
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Love Hina, i only watched the first few episodes T_T though it is very funny from what i seen :D is the storyline of the anime the same as the manga?? 'cause sometimes they change it, like they did in DN Angel T_T
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Love Hina, i only watched the first few episodes T_T though it is very funny from what i seen :D is the storyline of the anime the same as the manga?? 'cause sometimes they change it, like they did in DN Angel T_T
I dun think so...I can't quite remember and I am missing a few manga/animes. I think the anime at least, has the same basic plot but some various changes due to the different format. I do remember that the OAV was exactly like manga except it was rushed and then didn't do the last two volumes of the manga.
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i just picked up the Manga Hellsing and im liking the manga beter than the anime :P
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Genshiken is great. xDD I scared myself in knowing some of the girls in the Fan-Zines they where looking at. I'm like 'HA! It's the girl from KANON!' o-o; Yep.
Harry Potter GoF comes out Nov 18th 2005. :D
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@Kurimono
The movies are worth at least one watch (I think) if you're curious about how they interpreted the book. But if you don't have that in mind, I don't think they're really worth watching. I don't remember the first one since I only saw it when it came out awhile ago but I remember the second wasn't that good and left a lot of blanks.
The third is regarded as the best so far. It has a darker feeling to it. It was the only Harry Potter movie that I felt I'd be willing to watch again. However, like the others, there were a lot of holes in the plot, unexplained things, and the order of events was waaaaaaaay off. Those who have seen the movie probably know what I'm talking about.
@shadowfox
Yes, the anime and manga are different. They do follow the same plot idea though; Keitaro and Naru trying to get into Tokyo University. But like DNAngel there are some differences. Example, that one guy, Koutaro I think his name is in the anime, doesn't appear at all in the manga.
Love the manga, not wild about the anime, especially the dubbed version. Listened to it dubbed for 3 seconds, switched back, and never switched back to dub for that series.
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@shadowfox
Yes, the anime and manga are different. They do follow the same plot idea though; Keitaro and Naru trying to get into Tokyo University. But like DNAngel there are some differences. Example, that one guy, Koutaro I think his name is in the anime, doesn't appear at all in the manga.
Love the manga, not wild about the anime, especially the dubbed version. Listened to it dubbed for 3 seconds, switched back, and never switched back to dub for that series.
Kentaro you mean. He doesn't exist at all. Hitani and Shirai get alot more screentime in the anime. In fact, in one panel of the manga they point that out, too. LOL.
The anime is different because Love Hina hadn't finished when they made it. The whole Love Hina Again covers, roughly, volumes 11 and 12, I believe. When Kanako first appears. Although, she leaves after that, which is different, because in the manga she stays there to study for Toudai.
The dubbed version of Love Hina isn't too bad. I've seen alot worse dubs in my life. They kept alot of the dialogue accurate, aswell.
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I thought the 3 old men in the anime were quite funny. they would pop in out of nowhere with some sort of comments. another difference that I just remembered is how shinobu is introduced.
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(corection substute on writing of everythiongs eveidentul)
i'd read manga but i don't have any money to buy, but when i get back from japan, i'm geting a new room mate (hikaru) and she has manga
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DN Angel a few minutes ago ^_^ YAY!!! THE NEXT BOOK CAME OUT!!! *hugs the cover*
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cromartie high school-Eiji Nonaka
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DN Angel a few minutes ago ^_^ YAY!!! THE NEXT BOOK CAME OUT!!! *hugs the cover*
For the love of...
I have a lot to catch up on in that series. When I came to Japan I brought over what was the latest volume from DNAngel and that was volume 3.
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DN Angel a few minutes ago ^_^ YAY!!! THE NEXT BOOK CAME OUT!!! *hugs the cover*
For the love of...
I have a lot to catch up on in that series. When I came to Japan I brought over what was the latest volume from DNAngel and that was volume 3.
O.O dang. you have a lot to catch up on ^_^;;; i think i just finished book 8, but i dont know T_T soupisgreen is reading it now T_T...but...DAISUKE IS SOOOOOO CUTE AND DARK IS HOT!!! ^///^same for satooshi and krad ^///^
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Finished up Angel Sanctuary. Splitting my reading time between Fruits Basket and Zettai Kareshi. Oh, and when new chapters of stuff I read come out, I tend to get them.
Particularly Bleach, Death Note, Mahou Sensei Negima, Full Metal Alchemist, Ichigo 100%, Inu Neko Jump, Koi Kaze, Mahoraba, Naruto, One Piece, and a few others.
I like to keep up to date on what I watch and read when it comes to anime and manga. :D
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i brought a bunch of stephen king books and i talked to one of the tudors junko she likes king so when i leave i,m going to give them to her
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was me my vbad
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A friend dared me to read Boku Wa Imouto Ni Koi Wo Suru, so I am reading that now, too.
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@ Dustin
lol. um.....whats that series in english ^///^
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@ Dustin
lol. um.....whats that series in english ^///^
In english it means "I'm In Love With My Little Sister".
Its very interesting, and the artwork is great. Recently, an OVA for it was released, and plans for a live action Japanese movie of it are in the works.
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In english it means "I'm In Love With My Little Sister".
Its very interesting, and the artwork is great. Recently, an OVA for it was released, and plans for a live action Japanese movie of it are in the works.
*snicker*
wow....
I'm up to Book 4 in Harry Potter By the Way.
I'm trying to stretch it out so I finish Book 5 the week of the 16th.
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The Zombie Survival Guide
its a good book but now i cant remember where i put the darn thing so i gess i was reading it!
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mm ... things about kabuki.
i went to a kabuki performence at PSU, and it got me hooked.
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right now, the forums...there isn't much happening now T_T as for books, i'm re-reading mars ^_^
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I am now reading my ordered copy of Megatokyo #3. You know what that means...?
I'M BACK IN THE STATES!!!
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Yay for Negima! ^_^-
I'm reading Crestent Moon vol.3.
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im reading the chronicles of blood and stone
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manga...^^
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Meh, finished all that I got of Boku Wa Imouto Ni Koi Wo Suru. Also recently finished Mahoraba volume 8.
Moving along to catch up on my Beck reading. :D
Ahhh, and when I get the time, I REALLY need to hurry with Fruits Basket.
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Marmalade Boy...again ^_^ i like that series
@dustin
oooooooooooooooo fruits basket ^_^ i LOOOOVE that series ^o^
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pretty face ^^ hehe thats a good series in japanese ^^
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i just finished reading Slayers: the sorceror of atlas, its the second novel in the series, along with zombie powder....which is pretty cool
done by kubo tite, same guy that made bleach, and i just started the outlaw star mangas.
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Trying to catch up on the manga that came out while I was away.
So far I have read the 3rd volume of .hack, 2nd volume of Et Cetra, 3rd volume of Megatokyo, and currently reading the 4th and 5th volume of DNAngel.
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at the moment i'm reading 3 different series from 3 different authors. first. the Witchworld series by Andre Norton(she will be missed). Second, I'm reading the Valdemar series by Mercedes Lackey, and finally, I'm re-reading the Darkover series by Marion Zimmer Bradley.
I own every book that they have written as well as over 300 books by other authors. i think its safe to say that im nearly as bad as Yomiko Readman. maybe i'll reach bibliophile status someday.
I Highly recommend theese authors to anyone who loves fantasy.
as for manga. a friend of mine has convinced me to read Fake. *shudders* And i'm re-reading DearS 1-3
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0o0o hahah I'm like the only one not reading a real novel ^^...I reading DearS by peach-pit...its a manga hehe ^^
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Marmalade Boy...again ^_^ i like that series
@dustin
oooooooooooooooo fruits basket ^_^ i LOOOOVE that series ^o^
Yeah, Fruits Basket is great.
I should re-read Marmalade Boy. I loved that series alot, as much as Kare Kano. :D
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@Dustin
O.O kare kano??? I LOVE KARE KANO AS WELL!!! ^o^...but i lost track of the story around book 9 ^///^ just couldn't keep up...maybe i'll ask aivivi if i can borrow it ^_^; ...again ^_^;;;
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@Dustin
O.O kare kano??? I LOVE KARE KANO AS WELL!!! ^o^...but i lost track of the story around book 9 ^///^ just couldn't keep up...maybe i'll ask aivivi if i can borrow it ^_^; ...again ^_^;;;
I'm only at volume three of Kare Kano. ;_;
Lets see, get caught up on Beck, chapter 67, volume 22.
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nothing.....its summer ^^ hehe
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Harry Potter and the half-blood prince ^_^ anyone else go buy it???
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Harry Potter and the half-blood prince ^_^ anyone else go buy it???
Yes I do. :D
I stormed through chapter one, but, since I stayed up all night so I could be the first one in line, I was tired, and went to sleep after the first chapter.
Ill continue reading later.
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Harry Potter and the half-blood prince ^_^ anyone else go buy it???
Yes I do. :D
I stormed through chapter one, but, since I stayed up all night so I could be the first one in line, I was tired, and went to sleep after the first chapter.
Ill continue reading later.
I skipped the first 2 chapters...I hate chapters that fill you in with useless info. (I think it is usless and I want no feedback)
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Harry Potter and the half-blood prince ^_^ anyone else go buy it???
Yes I do. :D
I stormed through chapter one, but, since I stayed up all night so I could be the first one in line, I was tired, and went to sleep after the first chapter.
Ill continue reading later.
I skipped the first 2 chapters...I hate chapters that fill you in with useless info. (I think it is usless and I want no feedback)
If you want no feedback, you shouldn't have even posted then.
Skipping the first two chapters was idiotic. Because, it pretty much continues from the last book, with plent of valid information.
Bad move on your part. :D
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OMaiGosh harry potter is SOOO STUPID!! How can you like it >.<........
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OMaiGosh harry potter is SOOO STUPID!! How can you like it >.<........
Easily
Harry Potter and the half-blood prince ^_^ anyone else go buy it???
Bought it when it came out at midnight in the stores, read part of it that night, went to sleep, woke up early, spent the entire day reading it, then finished reading the story before I went to bed the next night (last night).
...loved every part of it.
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I went to get it at midnight too... ._. I felt so STUPID. ._. There where about 7 or 8 other people dressed up, mostly small children in black bathrobes, and I had brought my camera beacuse I thought it would be bigger and more people would dress up like the PoA movie at Midnight, and I saw people from my school there, and they where people... Well, lets say they don't hang out with people like 'me'. Anyway, I was reading manga and they passed me, and they where like "Ohmygawd, that's Caroline, what a loser!" ._. They made me feel very bad.
But I was waiting in line, and I was number 164. TT__TT There was a guy inback of me, and he leaned in and smelt my hair.
Damnit... Weirdos in Corvallis.
I've already read to chapter 6, on the way to and from Portland for the Meeting, and I'd hope this is going to answer some of our questions...
BUT DAMN ME AND MY EYES. D:< I just had to read the first paragraph of the last chapter. TT__TT I DO NOT want anyone else to do this!!! Don't! Ever! Until you've finished the chapter preceeding it! Do not read it! D< I will come after you if you tell me you've read it!
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I bought the book at midnight too. There was a huge amount of people there O_O but most had prepaid.
There were some really good costumes too. There was a Trewlany, and a Remus, and a Lucious, and a Pettigrew, and of course plenty of students including me and my sister.
I already finished the book though and wasn't all that impressed. Though I was expecting a lot of it.
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i went in and bought it the around noon when it came out ^_^ it was only around $16 so i got it ^_^ thought it would be around $30 since it was a hardcover, its a good thing i got paid that day ^_^. ..., i finished about an hour ago ^_^ some of my friends made bets when i'll finish it T_T
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-.-;;;; harry potter lovers >.< tsk @.@ im probably the only person who hates it...anyone who does like is a DEVIL mwhahah cmon who belives in withcraft and socerery and stuff I read like 3 of them and its stupid...sorry if I offend anyone who likes the book
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-.-;;;; harry potter lovers
And proud of it. :mrgreen:
BUT DAMN ME AND MY EYES. D:< I just had to read the first paragraph of the last chapter. TT__TT I DO NOT want anyone else to do this!!! Don't! Ever! Until you've finished the chapter preceeding it! Do not read it! D< I will come after you if you tell me you've read it!
*Pats Neko_Chan on the shoulder*
There there. I went back and looked at what the paragraph said. If you didn't read everything before that, that paragraph would have been a huge spoiler.
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@mikarin375
no prob. ^_^ everyone is entitled to their own opinion ^_^ at least you read them before you judged ^_^. most people jump to conclusions T_T
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Haha ^.^ seems alot of people into anime are into harry potter T.T;;;;...oh well ^^ Ill stop saying evil things about harry potter ^^;;
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I agree, at least you read it before you started saying you didn't like it, most people just say, "I hate it!" Like i did in the 5th grade when it first came out, but now I'm crazy about it! So...lets see...what am I reading?
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (finished)
Imadoki
W Juliet
MULTIPLE and MULTIPLE fanfictions
Fushigi Yugi season 2
Books on Japan
Alien Secrets or something like that.
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Gravatation
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Electronic Gaming Monthly. :P
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Newtype USA August! ^__^
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Newtype USA August! ^__^
I havn't read mine yet, though I got it in the mail last week.
Lets see, I have some books coming from amazon.com that I will read, including the complete Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis that HarperCollins published last year. Hardcopy, of course. :D
And Through The Ice by Robert Kornwise, whom actually died before completing the book. It was finished by Piers Anthony. Great book, check it out if ya can. :D
Oh, and of course, various manga that I read. Currently I am making my way through Vagabond, by Inoue Takehiko, a WONDERFUL manga about the life of Miyamoto Musashi, based on the novel Musashi. Inoue Takehiko is most known for his work Slam Dunk (which I am also a fan of).
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@ neko chan) they the losers, were differnt its like in japan hen des ne men weird but it could be good or bad dependeing on how its said like
:D hen des ne! (which is us)
:x hen des ne?! which is people who think being narrow minded mean and stupid is a good idea (aka anti otaku)
as for the latest hp i agree, but i've noticed when itss the second to last book in a set they have ceritin lets make this quick crm a buch in there and get to the last book vibe in that way it remined me of the song of susan by stephen king. ps when ntaking books to japan bring one for the plan then dont bother you be to busy to read
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Hehe >.< Right now...i'm not really reading anything...manga ^^
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Burned through 19 volumes of Vagabond in a day and a half, then I read Through The Ice.
I read a few volumes of Video Girl Ai earlier, as I am re-reading it.
I have alot of stuff to read, that I havn't read. But I swore to myself I would re-read it, so, I am going to get it out of the way.
LOL@that Naruto/Harry Potter image.
I'd love to see Harry and Sasuke on an image fighting over who has more Angst. :D
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i just started reading battle royale. it's kind of addictive...
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Hehe yeah....battle royale....I dont really like the way the characters are drawn.....Reading Kyounogononi
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i just got a new book today!
its: essential tibetan buddhism by robert a.f. thurman
(this book could be a load of crap but it ought to at least be intresting)
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The Chronicles of Narnia, by C.S. Lewis.
A compilation of each of the books, published by HarperCollins last year and hardbound with a sweet dust cover with a beautiful Lion on the cover (Supposed to be Aslan, I believe).
I'm re-reading all of it so I can prepare to complain about the differences between it and the live versions. The first of which is due out in theateres in December (The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe, GO SEE THE TRAILER!).
The book is published not by the order the books were published, but by the chronological order C.S. Lewis states they should be read in. So, even thought The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe was published first, The Magician's Nephew is the first book in the compilation.
It's an excellent book, and any fan of Narnia or Harry Potter should pick it up. It Retail's for 30 bucks, and its a good time all around.
:D :D :D
GO BUY IT NOW.
-End shabby sales pitch-
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The book is published not by the order the books were published, but by the chronological order C.S. Lewis states they should be read in. So, even thought The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe was published first, The Magician's Nephew is the first book in the compilation.
Don't believe him!
Read them in the order they came out and you get a much cooler story overall without losing any character progression!
It's only a two book difference in order, A Horse and His Boy is after the Silver Chair and THEN the Magician's Nephew, take the risk!
It's OLD SCHOOL.