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The duo behind Bakuman (whose 2 chapter prequel has been translated) and Death Note are publishing a new series. The next chapter is in the January issue, which probably means early December, since this is from the December issue (publishing November 4th). No, I don't know what the loving publishing situation is over there. Anyway, the plot is morally ambiguous (like DN) and has a tool for the protagonist somewhat similar to the DN. Plus a grand competition which seems to be all the rage in shonen mangas these days. 
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I am ready for Death Note again
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Nov 1, 2015 23:11
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The only thing dumber than bakuman's ending was death note's, but hey, they usually do some good stuff before the train wreck.
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Nov 1, 2015 23:50
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sounds more like mirai nikki but that was pretty death note so I guess
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Nov 1, 2015 23:59
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this manga's terrible
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Nov 2, 2015 02:10
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Serious Frolicking posted:The only thing dumber than bakuman's ending was death note's, but hey, they usually do some good stuff before the train wreck. Platinum End doesn't seem like it will be too good unless some charming characters make up for the stupid plot.
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Nov 2, 2015 05:45
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Relin posted:Is this a common opinion...? I and my friends all like Bakuman's ending. I liked the ending of Bakuman, though the last third of the manga had some arcs that could have been cut/shortened. It's fine, if a bit generic/predictable.
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Nov 2, 2015 14:25
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This looks hilariously bad, I'm gonna love hating it.
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Nov 3, 2015 03:52
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Ohba and Obata doing Mirai Nikki sounds like Inquisition levels torture. Possibly even DA2 levels.
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Nov 3, 2015 15:55
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God election candidates wasnt invented by mirai nikki, its actually kind of a cliche setting. An old shonen called Law of Ueki did it too. I'm sure there's a bunch more
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Nov 3, 2015 18:59
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Law Cheetah posted:God election candidates wasnt invented by mirai nikki, its actually kind of a cliche setting. An old shonen called Law of Ueki did it too. I'm sure there's a bunch more I think the comparison to Mirai Nikki comes partly from the 2edgy4u aspect.
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Nov 3, 2015 21:11
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Platinum Bad
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Nov 3, 2015 23:50
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yeah i'll read a couple more chapters of this before i realize how bad it is
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Nov 4, 2015 04:34
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Linnaeus posted:Platinum Bad
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Nov 4, 2015 04:54
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I shan't read this bull crap. Good bye!
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Nov 4, 2015 05:33
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Relin posted:The duo behind Bakuman (whose 2 chapter prequel has been translated) and Death Note are publishing a new series. SOLD. I'm on board 100%. I actually like this kind of goofy setup too, I liked it in Mirai Nikki and I'll like it here.
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Nov 4, 2015 06:50
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everything they do just screams that they think they're a lot smarter than they are
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Nov 4, 2015 12:05
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Yeah I Like Girls posted:everything they do just screams that they think they're a lot smarter than they are Maybe, but it's still entertaining. That first chapter was neat. I'll stick around and see where this goes.
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Nov 4, 2015 16:23
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Oh, so they're doing a dark, serious series again, just like the duo in Bakuman. 
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Nov 4, 2015 16:31
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God should probably put some pants on.
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Nov 4, 2015 21:10
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I just read the first issue, and as usual with these guys this is totally my jam. Looks like I'm in the minority here, but I'm ready for Death Note with angels and the selfish pursuit of happiness!
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Nov 5, 2015 01:22
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Pavlov posted:God should probably put some pants on. If you were god, would you put pants on? Even Christian God doesn't wear pants, learn some facts about god culture  The art is spectacular as usual, and I'd like to see where this goes. e: Is there any place to read the raw, or a good translation? Because holy poo poo this is some bad English. "I am an angel which belong with Mirai-kun" Postal Parcel fucked around with this message at 16:33 on Nov 5, 2015 |
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Nov 5, 2015 16:30
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NowonSA posted:I just read the first issue, and as usual with these guys this is totally my jam. Looks like I'm in the minority here, but I'm ready for Death Note with angels and the selfish pursuit of happiness! As one bonzy buddy to another, i have to say i agree with you here.
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Nov 9, 2015 00:26
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New chapter is out. It's better than expected in some ways, actually. I like that the main character is completely unlike Light; he's a decent but traumatized person who isn't interested in manipulating people or becoming God. The new villain who shows up at the end seems to be a Light clone, though. It's also NSFW and quite tasteless, though. Hopefully there will be less of that sort of thing now that that particular villain is dead. It's funny how the "angel" is playing the role of a Mephistopheles-style devil. Silver2195 fucked around with this message at 21:14 on Dec 2, 2015 |
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Dec 2, 2015 21:07
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Silver2195 posted:New chapter is out. Obata grew tired of being stuck in Jump and had to draw as much TnA as possible. That was definitely a low point, but thankfully it was short lived. Hopefully there's more to Not-Light McMurder at the end. I trust Ohba as a writer but it's hard to do sociopathic characters well these days. He has sweet armor though. Also Nesse has some Jotaro-Hair level mysteries going on with her clothes.
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Dec 3, 2015 00:10
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I should stop reading this in my office, woooow.
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Dec 3, 2015 08:47
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Are there translations up yet?
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Dec 3, 2015 17:36
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Mangastream's doing it, for now
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Dec 3, 2015 19:12
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Thanks. That was a surprisingly good chapter. It felt like DN in that it's got a bunch of specific mechanics, but unlike DN it isn't a power trip where the MC is an intellectual badass. This poor dude just wants to work through his trauma but he has to deal all of this bullshit. I really like Nasse's pragmatic misunderstandings about how humans work. It's surprisingly intelligent commentary. Although, it probably only works because it's just an open question atm.
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Dec 3, 2015 20:52
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I tried looking for this in kindle/viz manga and it seems that they're not selling them anymore. Whats up?
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Dec 7, 2015 05:33
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Shrinkage posted:I tried looking for this in kindle/viz manga and it seems that they're not selling them anymore. Whats up? Are you sure? http://www.vizmanga.com/platinum-end-chapters e: Oh, it's just website only, I think that was your issue.
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Dec 7, 2015 07:13
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Strange Quark posted:Are you sure? Yeah, it seems their rating just got changed to M and they cant sell em on their apps anymore.
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Dec 7, 2015 13:35
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Hard to believe this is by the same people who did Death Note. I like the immoral angel and some of the angel designs but I feel this isn't going to be a "good" series.
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Dec 7, 2015 18:38
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Huh, didn't realize a thread was made for this! Chapter 1 was the premise of Bakuman's Reversi story, but the instakill arrow they added sounds like too much of a brute force option. Hopefully it will be good! The monthly wait is going to be killer...
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Dec 8, 2015 08:58
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RatHat posted:Hard to believe this is by the same people who did Death Note. I like the immoral angel and some of the angel designs but I feel this isn't going to be a "good" series. Eh not sure if I can agree that DN is a "good" series too.
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Dec 17, 2015 03:33
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This manga is cool, and I'm glad the protag isn't pure evil like in DN.
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Dec 17, 2015 04:00
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Death Note is good until after L dies. Then it feels like one of those times the author or editors force it to continue because it's popular
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Dec 17, 2015 04:30
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Relin posted:Death Note is good until after L dies. Then it feels like one of those times the author or editors force it to continue because it's popular I don't know if this was ever actually talked about by any of the creators, but it seems like this is obviously what happened. Near is effectively just Diet L, anyway; it's pretty obvious to me that the series' climax was Light's "victory," and Deathnote would have been a much stronger work if it had just ended there. Or, if they wanted to do a Light-doesn't-win ending, just have L "beat" him. The fact that it went on for a bunch of volumes after that indicates to me that they had a planned ending to the series, set everything up for that ending, and then the manga became so popular it continued anyway to sell magazines or whatever. Platinum End seems really bad so far. As someone who actually liked Deathnote and was sorta noncommittal about Bakuman, Platinum End just lacks a certain je ne sais quoi. The characters are flat and uninteresting from the first two installments I read; things seem to be moving too quickly, I think? Like in just the first forty-something pages we've got all kinds of murder and poo poo happening and I don't know enough about either the rules of the game or the protagonist to give a poo poo. PE seems like it would be much better suited to having a moodier, slower introduction to its trauma-driven main character, lead us up to the whole attempted suicide thing, and then start raining crazy. Also, I think the angel is supposed to be cute/adorable/likeable, but she isn't. And the subplot with Rod-ton was like, what, six pages or something? Most of which was cheesecake? That poo poo felt loving pointless. The art is gorgeous, and I might stick around for another update or two to see if it improves, but so far it's just not very good.
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Relin posted:Death Note is good until after L dies. Then it feels like one of those times the author or editors force it to continue because it's popular Doesn't Bakuman have a subplot about that very topic? (The artist ending a manga when they want to end it, rather than keeping it going just because it's still popular.)
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Hidingo Kojimba posted:Doesn't Bakuman have a subplot about that very topic? (The artist ending a manga when they want to end it, rather than keeping it going just because it's still popular.) Well, that in Bakuman they want to end a series and the publisher wants to keep it going, and they basically churn out the first 6 chapters or so of the manga they want to do and insist on ending their current series. It's very possible that was inspired by the authors' own experience. I'm just a sucker for everything these guys do, so I'm on board for the duration. The baps are just a nice bonus.
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