Manga

[katikat]

I finished Matsuri Akino's "Genju no Seiza 1" and let me tell you, this mangaka has some issues with animals XD As in Akino's other series, "Petshop of Horrors", there are man-eating animals here again! It's not a bad manga per se, but not as engaging as PSoH. In PSoH, it was Count D and Leon and their relationship that made the series so interesting. GnS doesn't have such fascinating characters, unfortunately. I have one more book at home, if it doesn't pick up though, I won't be buying any more :(

And now I'm reading Yoko Matushita's "Yami no Matsuei 1". Wow. Oh wow. Great story, awesome, awesome drawings - I saw the anime that was inspired by this manga and I have to say that the manga is definitely more beautiful visually. Especially Tsuzuki. I know that the mangaka herself and even the characters call Hisoka the "beauty", but I always liked Tsuzuki better. He's gorgeously drawn. Also, what amused me was the mangaka saying that she "toned down" Muraki, made him less creepy. Okay, if that's less creepy I would love to see the "original" O.o Because Muraki is one of the creepiest characters ever! It's just too bad that this series was never finished, that it just dissipated with book 11 :(

Comments

[misty-writes.livejournal.com]

It does indeed suck that YnM was never finished. :( I really loved that series!

[katikat.livejournal.com]

Me too. I mean, I understand that she ran out of ideas but I would have thought that she would have an ending planned out, a direction for the series... :(

[yami-tai.livejournal.com]

I would have thought that she would have an ending planned out

My thoughts exactly, petal. It's a shame that she couldn't do just one more volume to wrap things up ;_;!

[katikat.livejournal.com]

I think I would have prefered if she had stopped with book 8, before all the strange gods that Tsuzuki controls were introduced *sigh*

[disutansu.livejournal.com]

Yami no Matsuei really does have some pretty art. *______* I wish there was more...

[katikat.livejournal.com]

Me too, me too :( IMO, the manga is much prettier than the anime. It just makes me want to swoon XP