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[ SECRET POST #4267 ]

⌈ Secret Post #4267 ⌋

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As someone who's read the manga 15 years ago, has had years to come to terms with its ending, finds the anime's graphics hideous and the new fandom's obsession with "but will they KISS AGAIN/DO IT IN THE BUT??!" disgusting; newcomers' horrified reactions to every new episode fills me with schadenfreude.
Newcomers getting their panties in a knot over spoilers are even better. Dudes. Dudettes. The series exists for over 30 freaking years. New adaptation or not, it's OLD and wayyyy past spoilers-expiry date for manga readers.

Do it in the but what?

what what in the butt

the new fandom's obsession with "but will they KISS AGAIN/DO IT IN THE BUT??!" disgusting

what did you mean by this

"get off my lawn I'm old and entitled"

Sounds like you should take a break from it for another 15 years, and people on both sides of the equation will be much happier.

So... you're mad the anime has a fandom???

Personally, I'm glad it has a fandom now because nobody was reading it when I finally picked up the manga back in the day. I'm loving the discussions and fan content. It's fun to talk with old and new fans (though my heart hurts for them when they get attached to a character that won't make it out alive). I must admit that I like the anime art better than the manga art. You have to understand that a lot of new fans may be really young and/or have never heard of the manga. It might not be easily accessible to them, so if they don't like spoilers, they are going to be upset if someone pops in with, "BTW Your fave's gonna suffer and die horribly".

Yeah, I agree. The anime art is way superior to the manga art. Overall, the anime has been gorgeous, though there's been lazy filler character art (faceless, funny proportions especially in far-away shots). But closeups of the characters have been really beautiful, and the art direction overall is fantastic. I've been especially loving the use of color in the series.

And to be clear, the manga still isn't easily accessible unless you're fine with pirating it. I know lots of people, even long-running BL fans, had not heard of it before the anime was announced.

Also, I'm not clear why OP feels the need to spoil in the first place. I generally don't understand the sentiment of wanting to blurt spoilers to people who are new to the series, how hard is it to tag that stuff? Especially if you're not active in the fandom, what gives? Just mean-spirited.

I know Viz is supposed to reprint the manga in the US, but I'm not sure if they've done it yet. I haven't seen it in any bookstores. I originally got all the manga volumes through my library, but it appears those copies were taken out of circulation and sold because I couldn't find them when I wanted to reread them (they were falling apart too). So you're right, the manga's still inaccessible and I don't get why older fans have such a hate boner for the newer fans. It reeks of gatekeeping.

I'm not in the fandom (yet) but out of curiosity I looked it up on Amazon and didn't see anything about a reprint. They did have some volumes of the original which I think are from third party sellers. And I saw a couple of people selling the whole (English) set on eBay at truly insane prices. But I'm curious now and might watch the anime, even though BL isn't usually my thing.

nayrt but it's not really BL (sort of). The genre is really just dark action drama, while also technically being a shoujo manga. The anime is on Amazon Prime and I'd guess by just one episode you'll probably be able to tell if it's your thing or not.

Dark action drama doesn't sound bad. I have Amazon Prime so I'll check out the first one. Thanks!

They tweeted about a reprint back in July, but yeah, I've yet to see it anywhere.

I don't think it's really gatekeeping so much as OP and the anon below just trying to brag in the nastiest way possible that they "liked it before it was cool". Because honestly, who gives a fuck what manga you read 30 years ago? The anime is coming out now, ergo, people are talking about it now.

^Pretty much this, yeah.

As someone who read the manga more recently but knew everything about the ending 15 years ago:

Honestly, I agree. And why lie, a significant amount of my schadenfreude comes from the fact that a lot of them seem to have decided that this is the new Yuri On Ice.

This makes me feel like I should feel more strongly about it. But I don't. As a newcomer, and someone who has been indulging in dark and/or slightly bittersweet animne recently, I know things are going to hell in a hand basket, but i just want them to run away and be free. I also know that's not gonna happen. I want Ash to avenge his brethren and himself, bring everything to light, but I get the feeling it won't come without a price of him or Eiji's life. Sigh. I just want them to be happy and not suffer and save all the youth from the disgusting corruption that surrounds him.

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