"I'm the best at what I do, and what I do... is so terribly pretty!"

[viridian5]

Saiyuki Reload volume 4, that I mentioned came yesterday, was part of my Westfield shipment, and to my pleasure I enjoyed a lot of the comics in it, which doesn't always happen

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[logicalargument]

I haven't actually been able to get my hands on the latest Astonishing yet but I've read pretty much page-by-page descriptions of it, and yeah, I remember the first "it's my turn." But can Joss really despise Emma that much? or is there a Joss surprise in the works?

[viridian5]

Considering that I never really believed Emma on the side of the angels, who knows?

Besides, it's Joss. The fact that he had Emma tell Kitty to watch her a while ago gives him an out if he wants it.

[marion517]

Okay, I started to read Saiyuki a long long time ago, but I was quickly overwhelmed (ie: no job=no cash). But I'm employed now!

So, is 'Reload' a sequel to the main Saiyuki storyline? You give a glowing review, so I intend to pick some of it up, but should I work on the bulk of Saiyuki first? Or, knowing the main 'gist' of the characters and series, would I be okay starting in on 'Reload'? Most importantly, is there any Kogaiji? :)

[viridian5]

It means more if you read Saiyuki first, since Reload is a sequel and shows how far the characters have evolved. You could do Reload by itself but you'd be missing a lot. Kougaiji shows up in the original series and so far in volumes 2 and 3 of Reload.

[anonymous]

I heard "Gat" was a spelling Minekura specified, which kind of makes sense since they tend to transliterate final t's as "to" in the syllabary.

Maybe one of the reasons for making Hazel southern is his *cowboy hat*?

[viridian5]

He's been Gato for so long to me...!

Yeah, the hat. *g* Maybe he's Hazel "The Colonel" Glosse?