Postby Mangafanatic » Tue Oct 18, 2005 9:44 am
Well, I just finished three. I'd read the scanlations before, so I knew what was going to happen. Still, there was something very fulfilling about having it
in my hands. Can't really explain it, though.
My only complaint is:
Alright, so maybe this is me being some sort of a stuck up, elitist writer or something, but bear with me. In all fansubs of the anime or scanlations of the manga that I've ever read/heard, Takuto would, at appropriate times say "D*mn." The Viz version features Ta-kun saying "Darn," repeatedly. For some reason, that bothers me. Don't get me wrong, I don't condone language. I would never use it myself, and I'm uncomfortably around those who use it excessively. But there's something to be said for charcter development too. If a story features a sailor who gets shot in the arm, he's probably not going to say "Oh, humperdink, that hurt." Like wise, when Takuto is remembering [spoiler] how he jumped off a building after Wakaouji-sensei tried to save him and he is realizing all the pain he must have put sensei through[/spoiler] it just feels contrary to his character to have him saying "darn."
Yeah, maybe I'm weird.
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