Man, I had such high hopes when it went monthly. And I keep waiting for it to make sense again. I KEEP WAITING. Kanda backstory--so much potential awesome! Sssseemingly wasted. *weeps* *tears hair*
...And okay, Kanda clearly did most of that in some kind of alternate brain space, and now he's snapped out of it and has the expression of a guy who just woke up from a nightmare. Which is why I still have hope that this arc can be saved. PROBABLY THIS HOPE IS FUTILE, but.
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...At least it still makes more sense than Reborn? Okay, that's not really any consolation at all. o_O
The Kanda backstory was heartbreaking, and I really didn't mind the overly long flashback because it was going somewhere! At least.... it felt like it was going somewhere.
Kanda spending this chapter in "alternate brain space" I can buy ¬¬ sort of
But Allen's behaviour made no sense to me.
It made sense for him, at the end of last chapter, to stop Kanda from destroying Alma. Allen's crazy like that.
But he went through so many mood swings in this chapter @_@ Why, you crazy crazy boy, are you trying to have a conversation with a batshit insane AKUMA!!??!!?!?
Maybe it was the art that threw me - but he seemed disproportionally angry at Kanda - and just... AAAAARRRRGGHHHH THIS CHAPTER! WHAT.
The one moment, the one moment when Allen really felt like Allen to me was right after Kanda stabbed him and he did his "this-is-how-I-smile-when-I'm-in-pain" and said it made no sense to him. You and me both, Allen, you and me both
( ... )
It's like she had the Kanda backstory worked out long, long ago. Maybe back before she LOST HER MIND. So it was an island of awesome in a sea of wtf
( ... )
I have to admit, I kind of loved the zombie arc. Partly, I think, because in my head it feels more like a side-story than... actual canon... plotiness.
And it was such delicious cracky madness. Oh Allen. And the robot. *giggles* &hearts
Yeaaah, the Noah. =_= Well... Tyki Mikk is attacking Fo. But yeah... >.>
On the other hand, they are generally chaotic evil, and seeing as they don't actually need to do anything because Kanda and Allen are fucking each other up all on their own >_< they could just be enjoying the show. The freaky mind-control one certainly seems to be doing so.
What was weirder was when Road was practically comforting Allen in Kanda's flashback.
I don't even. What.
Don't worry about the art, though. It'll be different by next month.
ORZ
That... mostly the art is awesome and shiny and really good, it just...
It gives DGM a lack of... cohesiveness. And affects the feel and the atmosphere and the tone and... it doesn't feel like the same story, sometimes. Which makes me sad
( ... )
Oh, the zombie arc. XD When it was ongoing, I was deeply, deeply worried. But then it turned out to be a random little series cul-de-sac, and suddenly it was fine and cute. :) Just...I remember all those weeks thinking, "This isn't what the series is going to be like from now on, is it? D:"
Road and Allen have always had kind of a hm relationship. Road doesn't seem to like anybody maiming Allen except for her. Bless. It's part of her creepy charm. She, at least, still makes sense to me. The rest, though, sigh...
Yeah, the art. ;_; I don't mind if she changes, I just wish she'd SLOW DOWN. You don't even have time to get attached to a style anymore. !!!
Haha, Reborn. XD You definitely can't argue with pretty doujinshi.
But I read naye's entry, and it caused me to give the series way too much serious thought, and I have decided! It's the potential. That's why people keep reading Reborn. It has all kinds of potential to be great, and even though it almost never delivers, SOMETIMES IT DOES, and you just can't stop yourself from hoping.
( ... )
Man, I had such high hopes when it went monthly. And I keep waiting for it to make sense again. I KEEP WAITING. Kanda backstory--so much potential awesome! Sssseemingly wasted. *weeps* *tears hair*
...And okay, Kanda clearly did most of that in some kind of alternate brain space, and now he's snapped out of it and has the expression of a guy who just woke up from a nightmare. Which is why I still have hope that this arc can be saved. PROBABLY THIS HOPE IS FUTILE, but.
...
...At least it still makes more sense than Reborn? Okay, that's not really any consolation at all. o_O
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I know, I know!. T_T
The Kanda backstory was heartbreaking, and I really didn't mind the overly long flashback because it was going somewhere! At least.... it felt like it was going somewhere.
Kanda spending this chapter in "alternate brain space" I can buy ¬¬ sort of
But Allen's behaviour made no sense to me.
It made sense for him, at the end of last chapter, to stop Kanda from destroying Alma. Allen's crazy like that.
But he went through so many mood swings in this chapter @_@ Why, you crazy crazy boy, are you trying to have a conversation with a batshit insane AKUMA!!??!!?!?
Maybe it was the art that threw me - but he seemed disproportionally angry at Kanda - and just... AAAAARRRRGGHHHH THIS CHAPTER! WHAT.
The one moment, the one moment when Allen really felt like Allen to me was right after Kanda stabbed him and he did his "this-is-how-I-smile-when-I'm-in-pain" and said it made no sense to him. You and me both, Allen, you and me both ( ... )
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And it was such delicious cracky madness. Oh Allen. And the robot. *giggles* &hearts
Yeaaah, the Noah. =_= Well... Tyki Mikk is attacking Fo. But yeah... >.>
On the other hand, they are generally chaotic evil, and seeing as they don't actually need to do anything because Kanda and Allen are fucking each other up all on their own >_< they could just be enjoying the show. The freaky mind-control one certainly seems to be doing so.
What was weirder was when Road was practically comforting Allen in Kanda's flashback.
I don't even. What.
Don't worry about the art, though. It'll be different by next month.
ORZ
That... mostly the art is awesome and shiny and really good, it just...
It gives DGM a lack of... cohesiveness. And affects the feel and the atmosphere and the tone and... it doesn't feel like the same story, sometimes. Which makes me sad ( ... )
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Road and Allen have always had kind of a hm relationship. Road doesn't seem to like anybody maiming Allen except for her. Bless. It's part of her creepy charm. She, at least, still makes sense to me. The rest, though, sigh...
Yeah, the art. ;_; I don't mind if she changes, I just wish she'd SLOW DOWN. You don't even have time to get attached to a style anymore. !!!
Haha, Reborn. XD You definitely can't argue with pretty doujinshi.
But I read naye's entry, and it caused me to give the series way too much serious thought, and I have decided! It's the potential. That's why people keep reading Reborn. It has all kinds of potential to be great, and even though it almost never delivers, SOMETIMES IT DOES, and you just can't stop yourself from hoping. ( ... )
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