Comments on: Going Japanese

By: Jordan

Jordan — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 18:43:32 +0000

Michele, No worries. I knew what you meant.

By: Michele

Michele — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 14:44:47 +0000

I hit the post your comment button just as I noticed the typos, argh! That was supposed to be “but they seem to be mostly one-shot deals.” Sigh…

By: Jordan

Jordan — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 14:44:02 +0000

Michele, I know you have the manga, anime and graphic novels covered. I have quite a few of the video games covered. Some I like to play. Others, I like to watch dh play. We are definitely a video game household. *ggg* Quite a few of the games have terrific storylines.

By: Michele

Michele — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 14:41:39 +0000

Ah, this answers my blog question of which manga you were reading. I’m glad to hear you’re enjoying DN. I consider Light Yagami as more of an anti-hero than a hero, but he’s a nice break from the usual shonen manga protags. In addition to all the other manga and graphic novels series I follow/have followed, Death Note and Y: The Last Man are the most recent additions. There’s a handful of steampunk-ish graphic novels I want to pick up, by they seem to mostly one-shot deals. I’ve long thought that one of the keys to understanding what interests newer generations of readers is to pay attention to what’s popular in anime, manga, and video games.

By: Jordan

Jordan — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 14:15:28 +0000

Vivi, There’s definitely something there. I WISH someone talented would be interested in turning RED into a graphic novel. That would rock. I just don’t know if I’ve written it enough like one to get someone’s interest.

By: Jordan

Jordan — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 14:14:01 +0000

Bernard, Yes, they do. It’s built into their culture, even though the kids coming up now have walked away a bit from the older influence. Luckily they still maintain enough of their parents values to incorporate it into their work.

By: Jordan

Jordan — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 14:12:40 +0000

Charli, LOL! Yes, it can. I must say that I’m really enjoying the new stuff that is coming out in both Manga, Anime, and graphic novels. It’s hard to boil a story down to a few lines.

By: Jordan

Jordan — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 14:11:30 +0000

Vernieda, You are absolutely right. Some of those ideas are crazy in their execution, but I can respect that they gave it a go.

By: Vivi Anna

Vivi Anna — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 13:56:37 +0000

I completely agree Jordan. I’ve been looking through the manga and graphic novel shelves at my bookstore for the same reason. There’s something there…

By: BernardL

BernardL — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 00:30:07 +0000

One thing I like about the Japanese is they incorporate a code of honor in nearly all their graphic novels. Sometimes it’s a little twisted at times, but it’s there.