MAFIA OF THE DEATH NOTE (SIGN UPS)

Ahhh Monster was boring. YM loved it though. D8 I mean, it felt like it was dragging waaaay too long and the suspense was, hmm, kinda 'fading'? I thought the thing about that whats-his-name-twin could be solved in much less chapters. The ending in the hospital also left a bad taste in my mouth. What happened to him?? Did he become a good guy or whaaat?! D: Also never heard of Pluto. >.<

I didn't have any interest in the characters whatsover. My "favorite" one (probably a stretch) is Rem, since you know, she's a goodie even though she's a shinigami. I hated L more than Light, cuz he openly admitted he didn't care about the case and only chose it because it was "interesting" pffft. >.>

What pulled me into the anime was you just kept thinking (and maybe hoping) if Light is ever gonna have a reason for his actions! I mean, the 'clensing' the world thing wasn't even his main goal. It was more like an 'excuse' for him to do something with the notebook. From a person who's way too curious for her own good (lol xd), I still wanted to know 'why' there's no reason to having no reason. Uh, does that even make any sense?! xd

And you are officially my manga-buddy, lib. ^w^

Jeroen-
In the 3rd movie, IIRC I think L did it himself (he wasn't cornered by anyone and I think Yagami has died at that point.) Since his eternal-rival is dead, who is there to present a new challenge to him? 'Suicide' by that rare notebook is only something someone can experience once (you have the 'eraser' to 'bring back' the dead ones which was in the manga only.)

Also, gonna have to agree with lib about CG. Wasn't really into the artworks.

author=ivoryjones
Haven't watched CG yet, but DN is infinity+1 times more awesome than CG. It's a fact.

Edit: DN's ending was perfect. Befitting someone who understands true solitude.

CG is much better because of the main character. DN is about selfish power-hunger bastard. I love DN, but it's not like CG. Because CG is about true self-sacrifice. About wise hero and not about some spoiled child with God's power.

The selfish power-hungry thing is interesting from a psychological standpoint, MM. How could any human do such a thing? Even to his own family members when he could have lived a good life and have a prosperous future ahead of him? One thing for certain was that it was not temptation (the notebook), but limitations.

author=MirrorMasq
Interesting? Maybe. A little. Very repulsive though. L is the one who is really interesting in DN. Selfish as well, but with more deep motivations.

That, I agree with.

author=ivoryjones
O.EM.GEE one of those One Piece fanatics again!? xD Welp, I've heard stuffs about it from my classmates. Good stuffs. But the number of the chapters... *shrudders* I'll get back once I'm finished with Detective Conan and Naruto. :P

Naruto > Bleach. Final. Plus the music's better too. Fairy Tail's characters were actually inspired from OP! So you'll probably notice some similarities! A decent manga with decent soundtrack too if I may say so myself. :>

Hilarious, considering Case Closed has more chapters. XD Also, the thing with OP is the quality of the chapters as well as the quantity. Every panel is full of things to look at and sometimes you'll find hidden extras. As they say, Oda never forgets. Bleach's mangaka could take a few lessons on how to make backgrounds, though he doesn't have as many helpers as Oda does so I guess doing things on his own makes it hard to fill up a background, but still, his story has fallen apart, the enemies are more annoying than challenging and there's so much recycling done - of characters, of powers, of powerups, of storylines (apparently the current manga arc focusses around the same storyline as one of the filler arcs >.<; ) and the actual art work. Most of the characters look the same. I wonder how it can still call itself one of the Top Three.

Fairy Tail actually wasn't stolen ideas from Oda, though it's forgivable to think so. Both manga draw heavy inspiration from the mangaka's favourite manga - Dragon Ball, so that's one of the reasons they're so alike. Now, not to say there aren't some things that are quite... coincidental. Like the almost immediate time skip that Fairy Tail had which just so happened to coincide with OP's time skip, as well as the parting of the ways of the guild/crew at that time - another 'coincidence'. And Lucy looks an awful lot like Nami does... But quality wise OP beats them out.
Also, music~<3 Skull King has his own album! And the songs are pretty awesome, too. One of the things I love most about One Piece - the music is just so sweet and there are songs that were made for the anime but can be listened to on their own as, well, real songs. (My iPod has soo many OP songs...)
But enough raving.

Well, the main thing was that it was at around the same time. OP said there was gonna be a timeskip, then suddenly FT is having one as well. And a war (of a sorts, with FT).
As for the hidden extras - well, there's some reccuring characters that are hidden in the backgrounds - Pandaman is one. He has the head of a panda is like a Where's Wally. There's also some guy that fixes doors and sometimes you'll see the characters that the story isn't currently focussing on, doing things in the distance. Like Nami and Sanji might be talking about something serious, but in the background you'll see Luffy and Usopp messing around, then in the next panel Nami will say something to Robin and in the back you can see Sanji beating up the other two for not listening. Little things like that which make the manga feel more complete.
Another example is at the very start of the manga, before Nami officially joins, Sanji and Luffy are talking about mermaids and Luffy draws his interpretation of Nami as a mermaid. Then flash forward about 500 chapters, and among the crowd at Fishman Island there's an exact lookalike of the Nami mermaid. XD


But yeah, little things like that make it a manga that can be re-read over and over and you'll keep finding little things here and there. Hell, just for an example tell me a random number from 1-300 and then another from 1-17.

Well, as long as you don't watch the dubbed version, because 4Kids fucked that up something chronic. Personally I prefer the manga since I was averse to the actual graphics to begin with. You have to watch at least to the Arlong saga before things start to heat up, though. It's different for each person but most say that's the saga that made them stay the long-haul.

And it helps that you can't hear the different dialects and accents as easily as you could if it were in English. That way you don't have perceptions ruined... like, oh, say having Robin with a Southern accent, or giving Sanji some odd French/Cajun cross. >.<;

Also, just found this, but it's a bit of an eye-opener. It's the list of the top selling manga for the current year. (Last years' first half OP racked up 23 million and the next closest was just over 3.) http://www.animenewsnetwork.com.au/news/2012-06-01/top-selling-manga-in-japan-by-series/2012-first-half
I wasn't expecting the gap to be quite so large.

Ah, but your native language would have differing dialects or accents when someone is from another area, so you understand what I'm getting at, right?

I wouldn't mind hosting a Monster mafia now that I think about it. No shortage of usable characters there.