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  • PolaritiePolaritie Sleepy Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    Ghost in the Shell's original manga is a single volume, iirc.

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  • MadicanMadican No face Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    Zonugal wrote: »
    Hey anime folks, I presume this is a good place to ask questions regarding manga??

    What are some good/great manga collections that are more-or-less self contained within their one book?

    Like I know Dragon Ball has a bunch of volumes but could you read the first volume and generally be good?

    Is that a fair assumption for manga?

    You'd be looking for one shots or pilot chapters. Oneshots are self-contained short stories in manga form, sometimes a collection of them. Pilots are a little more difficult to find, but they're basically the pitch chapter made for submission to a publisher in hopes of being picked up.

    If you want truly one volume stories in manga form though, you may want to look into doujin. Doujin tend to be synonymous with porn but they're really just indie manga. Some are fanfiction, some are original, a lot of them are porn not gonna lie, etc. The real issue with doujin is the difficulty of reading it, since it's all in Japanese and would require a fan translation. There's a ton of doujin but very little of it is translated.

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  • IronKnuckleIronKnuckle This is also my fault Registered User regular
    edited April 14
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  • Johnny ChopsockyJohnny Chopsocky Scootaloo! We have to cook! Grillin' HaysenburgersRegistered User regular
    edited April 14
    Hype anime music, you say?

    https://youtu.be/ANON2Oxn7bk

    Also (spoilers for a Black Lagoon late season 1 character)

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  • ReynoldsReynolds Gone Fishin'Registered User regular
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  • IronKnuckleIronKnuckle This is also my fault Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    FLOW
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  • KanaKana Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    As far as one volume stories go...

    My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness
    My Broken Mariko
    Look Back
    A Silent Voice started out as a very good single chapter story before it got serialized, but I'm not sure if that single chapter is buyable?

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  • NeveronNeveron SwedenRegistered User regular
    edited April 14
    For Dragon Ball specifically, the first story arc is chapters 1-23 (with volume 1 being 1-11, volume 2 being 12-24). I guess maybe if you specifically found a two-volume omnibus that'd be a complete-ish story?

    Generally speaking, though, most manga is serial and if it's got enough for a volume then it's probably got enough for eight (unless it got cancelled early on due to poor sales of volume 1, in which case volume 2 is rushed).

    Independent doujins sometimes end up being a complete story in one volume if only because that's such a different ecosystem, but those are also very rare to see officially translated and, yes, most are porn.

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  • miscellaneousinsanitymiscellaneousinsanity grass grows, birds fly, sun shines, and brother, i hurt peopleRegistered User regular
    edited April 14
    you are already hype

    https://youtu.be/BbaaI5xf4y8

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  • notyanotya Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    Zonugal wrote: »
    Hey anime folks, I presume this is a good place to ask questions regarding manga??

    What are some good/great manga collections that are more-or-less self contained within their one book?

    Like I know Dragon Ball has a bunch of volumes but could you read the first volume and generally be good?

    Is that a fair assumption for manga?

    You buy the entire Nausica Valley of the Wind manga as a 3 book set on amazon. Definitely worth it.

    Akira is a big 6 book set. Also worth it.

    Sorry for not being one book, but close enough :)

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  • Mortal SkyMortal Sky queer punk hedge witchRegistered User regular
    edited April 14
    Neveron wrote: »
    For Dragon Ball specifically, the first story arc is chapters 1-23 (with volume 1 being 1-11, volume 2 being 12-24). I guess maybe if you specifically found a two-volume omnibus that'd be a complete-ish story?

    Generally speaking, though, most manga is serial and if it's got enough for a volume then it's probably got enough for eight (unless it got cancelled early on due to poor sales of volume 1, in which case volume 2 is rushed).

    Independent doujins sometimes end up being a complete story in one volume if only because that's such a different ecosystem, but those are also very rare to see officially translated and, yes, most are porn.

    Best example I can think of for a non-H doujin author is Yoshitoshi ABe, character designer for Lain, NieA_7, Texhnolyze, and Haibane Renmei (the latter of which actually started as a two-chapter doujin before immediately being picked up as a full anime)

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  • The Zombie PenguinThe Zombie Penguin Eternal Hungry Corpse Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    notya wrote: »
    Zonugal wrote: »
    Hey anime folks, I presume this is a good place to ask questions regarding manga??

    What are some good/great manga collections that are more-or-less self contained within their one book?

    Like I know Dragon Ball has a bunch of volumes but could you read the first volume and generally be good?

    Is that a fair assumption for manga?

    You buy the entire Nausica Valley of the Wind manga as a 3 book set on amazon. Definitely worth it.

    Akira is a big 6 book set. Also worth it.

    Sorry for not being one book, but close enough :)

    Akira the manga is amazing, and a real trip.

    Another really good small run manga is Pluto - 8 volumes, complete story. It's heavily (Very heavily) based on an Astro boy storyline, and it's real fucking good.

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  • MorninglordMorninglord I'm tired of being Batman, so today I'll be Owl.Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    Seconding Pluto. Its incredible.

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  • NeveronNeveron SwedenRegistered User regular
    edited April 14
    There are a number of one-volume anthologies out there, too, both as collections of short stories from a single author and as collections of short stories by multiple authors. Those are sometimes worth picking up if you can find them.

    (These are obviously also very popular among doujin authors as a way to compile and sell all their previous work. Or just as a way to get their work published in the first place, by joining a larger anthology themed around horror or a specific fandom or theme or whatever. Again, though, very few official translations.)

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  • localhjaylocalhjay Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    The Akira manga is amazing but short isn't what I'd call it haha

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  • NaphtaliNaphtali Hazy + Flow SeaRegistered User regular
    edited April 14
    how did you all forget to mention this hype MACHINE

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5EXFilTUiko

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  • PolaritiePolaritie Sleepy Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    I was wondering how long it would take someone to post that, personally.

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  • J-bobJ-bob J-bob in games Death MountainRegistered User regular
    edited April 14
    Sand Land is a one shot volume by Akira Toriyama. I remember it being fun.

    There's also an Italian boxset for Gon but I just looked it up and it's out of print. The beauty of Gon though is the only words in the books are the titles and names of the animals appearing at the end of each chapter so you can get and enjoy the manga in any language.

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  • NaphtaliNaphtali Hazy + Flow SeaRegistered User regular
    edited April 14
    Polaritie wrote: »
    I was wondering how long it would take someone to post that, personally.

    I was at work so sue me

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  • cj iwakuracj iwakura The Rhythm Regent Bears The Name FreedomRegistered User regular
    edited April 14
    Neveron wrote: »
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    FCD wrote: »
    Forgot to mention Oh Angel from the Fatal Fury movie. Just love that 90s cheese, so good :+1:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMDn4O3EWFA

    man i love that song.
    btw, does Transformers the Movie count?
    https://youtu.be/eaVcpfncOWs

    it's partly made by Toei Animations, so sure why not
    although a very large part is done by AKOM, which is Korean - so I guess technically it's less "anime" than it's "aeni" (but the same also goes for a ton of cartoons, because south korean animation studios have done a lot of outsourced work over the years)

    Studio Nue worked on it too, I believe.

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  • MorninglordMorninglord I'm tired of being Batman, so today I'll be Owl.Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    It's a middling anime but the central conceit and this song (especially the last third) always sent me over the hype cliff.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tnj570tXD5s

    And the classic from Gurren Lagann.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VT6LFOIofRE

    I love this version cos the Opera is singing about despair and begging god to save them from the apocalypse and the rap is just all fuck that FIGHT DA POWA and its lit. The two opposing lyrics are essentially clashing against each other and the rap ends up winning.
    Like it way better than the non opera rap version. I recommend reading the lyrics for the opera.

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  • ZonugalZonugal (He/Him) The Holiday Armadillo I'm Santa's representative for all the southern states. And Mexico!Registered User, Transition Team regular
    edited April 14
    We posting really good music from anime?

    Cause... Well, I got a good one for the thread:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=an_0IIRDlc4

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  • MorninglordMorninglord I'm tired of being Batman, so today I'll be Owl.Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    Also a huge fan of the version of emiya used in ufotables UBW but I can only find a 10 hour version of it.

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  • cj iwakuracj iwakura The Rhythm Regent Bears The Name FreedomRegistered User regular
    edited April 14
    Zonugal wrote: »
    We posting really good music from anime?

    Cause... Well, I got a good one for the thread:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=an_0IIRDlc4

    I got a better one, from the same show.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVq7WoflC6k

    The entire OST is literally flawless, though.

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  • LarsLars Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    Bubblegum Crisis 2040 had some nice music too if I remember right.

    It was suggested I watch Deca-Dence tonight, so I watched the first two episodes.

    Ep. 1

    Okay, we got a post-apocalypse situation with a transforming mobile fortress city against an army of bugs that have killed most of humanity. Let's do this.

    Ep. 2

    Wait, hold up.

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  • localhjaylocalhjay Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    I really enjoyed Deca Dence for what it was

    Charming as hell character design

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  • cj iwakuracj iwakura The Rhythm Regent Bears The Name FreedomRegistered User regular
    edited April 14
    Lars wrote: »
    Bubblegum Crisis 2040 had some nice music too if I remember right.

    I don't remember anything about 2040's music aside from the OP, but then, I really disliked it. Making Nene blonde has to be illegal in several countries.

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  • SorceSorce Not ThereRegistered User regular
    edited April 14
    @Zonugal if the one volume question is for the bunker thread, you're probably better off asking for 6 manga stories, not 6 individual volumes. Most of them are multiples, and omnibuses don't really exist.

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  • Mortal SkyMortal Sky queer punk hedge witchRegistered User regular
    edited April 14
    Deca Dence is pretty good for being one of those Original Single Season Sci-Fi Anime that tend to trend mediocre

    It's definitely not perfect, but it's got a lot of heart in what is often a cynical corner of the anime world (Gargantia, I'm looking at you)

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  • ZonugalZonugal (He/Him) The Holiday Armadillo I'm Santa's representative for all the southern states. And Mexico!Registered User, Transition Team regular
    edited April 14
    Sorce wrote: »
    Zonugal if the one volume question is for the bunker thread, you're probably better off asking for 6 manga stories, not 6 individual volumes. Most of them are multiples, and omnibuses don't really exist.

    You saw through my clever guise!

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  • SkeithSkeith Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    Syngyne wrote: »
    Also, I have never actually seen Gundam Seed, but I came across the Archangel theme being used in another video, and it’s pretty good

    For all that SEED and it's sequel get dragged on, the one consistent praise I've seen for it is the music.

    edit- and here's my contribution to the soundtrack talk:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WyYOmTHUeM

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  • cj iwakuracj iwakura The Rhythm Regent Bears The Name FreedomRegistered User regular
    edited April 14
    Here's my hype song of choice:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4KwcVXEo-Q

    Played when they fight the only villain in the series beyond redemption: Death Phantom.

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  • KayuraKayura Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    Circling back to Gurren Lagann, I've always thought that Viral had just about the perfect villain theme ever.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyRK2GI_T7I

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  • MorninglordMorninglord I'm tired of being Batman, so today I'll be Owl.Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    Really the whole Gurren Lagann soundtrack is just fire.

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  • BahamutZEROBahamutZERO Registered User regular
    edited April 14
  • MadicanMadican No face Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    Bleach OP 5 - Rolling Star

    https://youtu.be/L1RG1YqWwuo

    Bokurano OP - Uninstall

    https://youtu.be/_PE9v31Bww4

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