Saber Marionette Sugoi! SMJ Manga!!

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  1. Lady Aoi

    Lady Aoi Princess of Shirataki

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    I just got the first two volumes last Friday and I'm... quite happy about it (even though I can't read Japanese very well). The art is wonderful!

    Has anyone else seen the manga? It's far more ecchi then the series (uh... endowments flying all over the place and such) and it has some interesting new characters too. For example, it seems there's a pink haired guy with glasses who Faust turns the saberdolls over to... from what I can tell though, the plot pretty much follows the anime with a few minor differences.

    ~ Lady Aoi; and Hanagata is HOT in the manga! *fans herself*
     
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  2. BakaMattSu

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    Kool!

    BakaMattSu, should he even venture to ask how much that set you back? $$$$
     
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    BakaMattSu, Nov 7, 2001
  3. Ciel

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    yo! I've seen the first four manga. I believe there are 5. Yes, its a bit 'ecchi' and well, thought this was brought up.. gotta love Hanagata's Marionette... there goes Hanagata flying...

    if memory serves me correctly, the two page image where all 6 Marionettes are naked to surprise Otaru, was censored in Korean versions by drawing them in bathing suits.
     
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  4. Lady Aoi

    Lady Aoi Princess of Shirataki

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    You can actually. About 20 bucks. :_:

    ~ Lady Aoi; who's forking over another 30 for VoH fansubs this weekend...
     
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    Lady Aoi, Nov 9, 2001
  5. MamiyaOtaru

    MamiyaOtaru President Bushman

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    The anime was surprisingly un ecchi considering.. all until J Again of course [​IMG] I'd have to get a better look at the manga. The few shots i have seen of it looked rather.. different. is the style different much from the anime do you think?
     
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  6. Lady Aoi

    Lady Aoi Princess of Shirataki

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    Yes, the style is very different. The characters in the Manga are a little more... well, for lack of a better word, cartoon-like. Characters are less proportional (skinny, s-k-i-n-n-y arms, huge, h-u-g-e uh... bosoms) and there are a lot of wild takes (eg big eyes, chibis, nosebleeds, stick figures, etc.). The lines are a little softer than they are in SMJ to X too (and for that matter, characters aren't as deformed). Surprisingly, everyone looks very cute. Far cuter than they do in the anime, in fact. And that's saying a lot.

    Ne, MamiyaO... SMJ Again? Ecchi?! Ok ok, the scene with Luchs, Bloodberry and Panther all gung-ho to flash Otaru was a bit on the uh...the uhh side, but it's nothing compared to the manga (where Faust seems to enjoy squeezing his marionettes chests like the proverbial roll of Charmin).

    And Hanagata is just adorable!! But man are his arms skinny!!

    ~ Lady Aoi; and he has black tights too...
     
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    Lady Aoi, Nov 10, 2001
  7. MamiyaOtaru

    MamiyaOtaru President Bushman

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    Yes it's all relative. J to X had nothing on R for example. Charmin.. LOL
     
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    MamiyaOtaru, Nov 10, 2001
  8. InuYasha

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    *excessively jealous*

    Lady Aoi,
    Where did you get SMJ Manga?! I looked all over Tokyo for it last summer and could not find a damn thing!!!

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    InuYasha, Nov 16, 2001
  9. Lady Aoi

    Lady Aoi Princess of Shirataki

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    Really? That's such a shame! Well I got one and two off ebay a little while ago and I know you can order all of them from these wonderful people;

    http://www.sasugabooks.com/

    It's a bit expensive (I'm paying about 30 bucks for the next three) but well worth it.

    Hey, welcome to the boards, btw. I don't think I've seen you anywhere else on mangatoanime and it's always nice to have more SMJ fans here.

    ~ Lady Aoi; And Hana's so cute in the manga *dies*
     
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    Lady Aoi, Nov 16, 2001
  10. InuYasha

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    Thanks for the welcome. I just started tonight/today. I just couldn't resist commenting on Hanagata's "Special Item" so I registered and posted. I've also been lurking on fanfiction.net (where I review as "theCarlinist").

    Also,thanks for the tip on where to find SMJ manga.


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  11. Lady Aoi

    Lady Aoi Princess of Shirataki

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    Wai! Hello there, my friend!! It's nice to see you here also!

    Also, regarding your question on "Little Seeming Substance": As soon as I can write it ^^; (i.e. probably December some time)

    ~ Lady Aoi
     
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    Lady Aoi, Nov 16, 2001
  12. BakaMattSu

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    I don't suppose you'd have a scanner, Lady A?

    Anyone else up for a Saber Marionette Manga Translation Project?!

    BakaMattSu, hey, it was worth a shot...
     
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    BakaMattSu, Nov 20, 2001
  13. Lady Aoi

    Lady Aoi Princess of Shirataki

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    o_O!!!!

    Really?! I was thinking of the same thing.

    Yes, I have a scanner and yes I would be more than willing to scan the manga if anyone would like to translate it! Just say the word and I'll begin!

    ~ Lady Aoi; YEEHAW!!!
     
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    Lady Aoi, Nov 20, 2001
  14. BakaMattSu

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    You're making me faint!

    Please do!

    I don't know HOW, but I pledge to see this thing through to the end... or my name isn't:

    BAKAMATTSU!!!!
     
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    BakaMattSu, Nov 20, 2001
  15. Lady Aoi

    Lady Aoi Princess of Shirataki

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    *grinnnnnnnnn*

    Matt, email me about this! We have much to discuss.

    ~ Lady Aoi; *sending the money order for 3-5 off this afternoon ^^v* Man I'm buying a lot of stuff these days. VoH fan subs, SMJ manga, Escaflowne... LOL
     
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    Lady Aoi, Nov 20, 2001
  16. InuYasha

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    Let me get this straight,$20 for the first two,and $30 for the next three...Does that mean that you average about $10 per volume?

    InuYasha - If only I had $50....
     
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    InuYasha, Nov 28, 2001
  17. Lady Aoi

    Lady Aoi Princess of Shirataki

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    About 9 bucks actually. I inadvertently included the S and H with the first total o_O;

    ~ Lady Aoi: If I were a rich man...
     
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    Lady Aoi, Nov 28, 2001
  18. That guy!

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    I've been looking for translations of the manga, and there're none to be found.
    I wouldn't mind joining in the fun in translatin' action too!

    Errrr... how are you translating it though
    *everyone falls over*


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    If only I had money, or a credit card anyway...
     
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  19. Lady Aoi

    Lady Aoi Princess of Shirataki

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    Well... do you read Kanji, Guy?
     
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    Lady Aoi, Nov 28, 2001
  20. InuYasha

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    Apparently,they are scanning the manga in and editing it with some sort of Photoshop-esque tool. They asked me to help with translation as well (Matt sent me an e-mail).

    InuYasha - hoping that his Kanji knowledge will be sufficient
     
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