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Re: counterpoint...

[tiggymalvern.livejournal.com]

It's not a case of being dumb. There are various reasons some people find it hard work. One is Nightow's art style in the early volumes being a bit odd, and that can make his fight scenes confusing until you develop a 'feel' for it. I know even some people who have read a fair bit of shounen action manga have found his fights a bit tricky to follow at first.

Then there's the very non-linear story-telling. A conversation or event that seems weird and random will suddenly make sense 3 volumes later when you find out more, so if you stop reading, it'll just leave the impression of confusion. Not much is ever really spelled out; it's more a case of playing join the dots as snippets of information are gradually dropped in. I'll admit to being an absolute junkie for that kind of story-telling - linear manga can be fun once, but it never prompts me to squee with enlightenment and go back and reread the earlier stuff all over again *g*. So people who just don't happen to like that kind of story-telling device won't like the manga much, no.

Re: counterpoint...

[sarahtheboring.livejournal.com]

Oh no, I have no problem with things not being explained - I don't expect rigid storytelling. I literally cannot. tell. what. is. happening., scene by scene. Only in cases where it looks about the same as the anime, and I can say something like "well, that's the sand steamer, so I guess... this corresponds to that part of the animated version." Otherwise? It's all sound effects that I can't read.

It's not a case of understanding the scene and expecting to get deep meaning from it right away - I just can't follow it. There was a scene with Legato in (I think) TriMax 2 that was my breaking point. I literally had no idea what the hell just happened, or who everyone in the scene was. It's like reading it untranslated for all the good it does. Everyone is talking about how awesome it is, and I'm missing it, somehow.

I am too stupid, I think. (Well, "you need literal, linear storytelling" is a nice way of saying "you're stupid," so six of one.)

Re: counterpoint...

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::glomps:: shaddup, it takes me tons of squinting too, and this is for his later work.

As for figuring out what's going on with storytelling, the anime is your friend. =)