Comments on: Weekly Recon, 11/14/07

By: emily teed

emily teed — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 00:07:43 +0000

I have bought the Psycho Busters mangas 1 and just got #2 today. I think this series is awesome and not “lackluster” or “generic”, as said above. Give the manga a chance! :D… o.o… yeah you heard me…o.O Good day.

By: Katherine Dacey

Katherine Dacey — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 19:48:03 +0000

Thanks, Vincent–I’ll give volume two a try. Volume one seemed quite generic.

By: Vincent

Vincent — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 06:08:46 +0000

I do not agree with your descriptions of pyscho busters. This is because the story line is pretty unique(pyschics raised by farmers which look sort of like an army out of 1942 with gas masks and all, which escape and find a boy who has potential to be a pyschic but does not realize it yet) The storyline really begins development at vol.2 which came out march 11th, the character Joi awakens and the action really picks up from there. I think you should give volume 2 a chance and if you do not like that well then your missing out on one of the most unique manga’s of 2008.

By: Katherine Dacey-Tsuei

Katherine Dacey-Tsuei — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 23:40:35 +0000

Dorothy of Oz is cute, though it’s a lot more action-oriented than I was expecting–something about the cover made it look a lot cuddlier than it turned out to be. Some of the action scenes were a little disorienting, but the story improved steadily from chapter to chapter. I’m looking forward to reading volume two!

As for Psycho Busters, you’re right… “lackluster” and “generic” are fair descriptions of the concept and execution.

By: Mack

Mack — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 23:35:45 +0000

I had already purchased Psycho Busters. I am not sure if I will read it now. I wasn’t to sure in the store but took a chance. Then I really looked at it and read some of the first few pages. I am not quite sure I can follow this confusing tale.

I highly suggest reading Trinity Blood volume 4. You will be in for a treat.

I was glad to see you back at TP with your latest Manga Recon. I am looking forward to the new reviews you had mentions. Especially the Godchild review.

By: phoenixfirev

phoenixfirev — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 17:35:05 +0000

I agree with your review of Psycho Busters. I read the review of it in Protoculture Addicts, and it just seemed really lackluster and generic. It didn’t interest me at all.

I thought Dorthy of Oz looked cute when I saw it in previews, but I was maxed out. I max out fast it seems… :P

Only three books this week, and one of them my husband ordered! (Shocking!)

By: Katherine Dacey-Tsuei

Katherine Dacey-Tsuei — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 18:00:10 +0000

You can call me anything–you’re the one who keeps me in cool avatars, Sixxx! I haven’t had a chance to read the latest Trinity Blood installment, but it’s on my “to read” list, along with the second-to-last volume of Tramps Like Us.

By: Sixxx

Sixxx — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 16:48:07 +0000

13 cheers for v4 of TB! I hope Billy got to smash some pumpkins this past Halloween. I’m a sucker for the hilarity of purple prose & lyrics. Excellent Recon, Chun! (Can I call you that here? =/)

By: Katherine Dacey-Tsuei

Katherine Dacey-Tsuei — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 18:15:30 +0000

Yes, I’ve harbored similar suspicions about Trapnest and Blast–the names alone betoken bad music!

By: David Welsh

David Welsh — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 23:17:57 +0000

“You can play along as you read, though you may discover—as I did—that the music is even worse than you’d imagined.”

I knew it in my heart, but it’s so lovely to hear it confirmed by an expert. (Should I admit that I kind of suspect that I’d think the bands in Nana also sort of suck? Rats! I just did!)