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~~Doggo Champion 2k17~~	Sep 24 2013, 01:16 AM Post #1
Posts: 7,931 Group: GTFO Member #6,380 Joined: June 20, 2011 Country United States Favourite Anime here comes What Browser do you use? o shit waddup! Favourite Manga dat boi	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Btooom! A really good survival manga. Reminds me a lot of Battle Royale and Sword Art Online mixed together. Has anyone else read it?



+ Kyouks	Sep 24 2013, 01:19 AM Post #2
Posts: 10,305 Group: Elite Member Member #8,102 Joined: August 11, 2012 Gender Other Country South Africa Favourite Anime Hentai What Browser do you use? The best one Favourite Manga They all suck	I've read up to like chapter 50 something or other. --- Yeah chapter 59.



~~Doggo Champion 2k17~~	Sep 24 2013, 01:33 AM Post #3
Posts: 7,931 Group: GTFO Member #6,380 Joined: June 20, 2011 Country United States Favourite Anime here comes What Browser do you use? o shit waddup! Favourite Manga dat boi	Where do you read it at? The site I'm on has unbearably terrible translations. I don't know if they're all like that, though.



daman	Sep 24 2013, 01:38 AM Post #4
I am guilty sorry everyone. RIP Emile Griffith. Jeremy Kyle is a prick. go make sumin of urself Posts: 523 Group: Duplicate Member #9,568 Joined: June 2, 2013 Favourite Anime Gintama, Space Brothers, You and Me, One Piece Favourite Manga RRR, All Rounder Meguru, No.6	I've seen the anime. It was good I thought but I've heard from fatdinosaur/only4anime that there's some plot armour and stuff in the manga.... I think it's better than SAO since they actually have to physically do things rather than just easily levelling up to make themselves able to do superhuman things. The characters are better developed than in SAO I'd say too; like there's that boy villain who's quite developed. The combat system is good too since the characters are always trying to figure out which bombs the other characters have, and how they can use their bombs to combat against those bombs. I hope the anime gets a second season, but if not I guess eventually the manga will have to be read. Actual anime spoiler- Spoiler: click to toggle Taira-san
	“Making weed illegal is a little bit paranoid, don’t you think? It’s like saying God made a mistake, you know what I mean? It’s like, you’ve got the whole world and Earth and all its holy creations, right? And God is like, Hmm, lookit, my whole world in all its holy ways, and he’s like, Oh-my-me-oh-sh**, I left weed in here. Yeah right, I left weed in here. Oh, shouldn’t have smoked that joint on the third day.” -Nick Diaz, MMA hero - more quotes- http://www.mmasentinel.com/2011/10/the-best-nick-diaz-quotes/ Spoiler: click to toggle Spoiler: click to toggle The greatest MMA LHW in history?


~~Doggo Champion 2k17~~	Sep 24 2013, 01:40 AM Post #5
Posts: 7,931 Group: GTFO Member #6,380 Joined: June 20, 2011 Country United States Favourite Anime here comes What Browser do you use? o shit waddup! Favourite Manga dat boi	Yeah, what I've read so far has been interesting. I'm hoping to catch up to the manga tonight, but the translations are god-awful. I own the first three volumes. I just can't wait that long for them to be released.



+ Kyouks	Sep 24 2013, 01:45 AM Post #6
Posts: 10,305 Group: Elite Member Member #8,102 Joined: August 11, 2012 Gender Other Country South Africa Favourite Anime Hentai What Browser do you use? The best one Favourite Manga They all suck	I read it on places like mangahere, it was tolerable enough on there from what I can remember of the earlier chapters. Not sure if sites like that are the ones that annoy you... daman Sep 24 2013, 01:38 AM there's some plot armour no real spoilers but meh Yeah this bugged me from time to time. Not because the main characters didn't die or something, but because they were fine in certain instances, whereas in others that pose equal or even less danger, their enemies got messed up. Regardless I think it's better than SAO too.



~~Doggo Champion 2k17~~	Sep 24 2013, 02:07 AM Post #7
Posts: 7,931 Group: GTFO Member #6,380 Joined: June 20, 2011 Country United States Favourite Anime here comes What Browser do you use? o shit waddup! Favourite Manga dat boi	I find it a little strange that apparently the main character is 22 and the girl is 15.



daman	Sep 24 2013, 02:13 AM Post #8
I am guilty sorry everyone. RIP Emile Griffith. Jeremy Kyle is a prick. go make sumin of urself Posts: 523 Group: Duplicate Member #9,568 Joined: June 2, 2013 Favourite Anime Gintama, Space Brothers, You and Me, One Piece Favourite Manga RRR, All Rounder Meguru, No.6	Yeh that's a kinda big gap at that age....still 15 isn't that young....I suppose.
	“Making weed illegal is a little bit paranoid, don’t you think? It’s like saying God made a mistake, you know what I mean? It’s like, you’ve got the whole world and Earth and all its holy creations, right? And God is like, Hmm, lookit, my whole world in all its holy ways, and he’s like, Oh-my-me-oh-sh**, I left weed in here. Yeah right, I left weed in here. Oh, shouldn’t have smoked that joint on the third day.” -Nick Diaz, MMA hero - more quotes- http://www.mmasentinel.com/2011/10/the-best-nick-diaz-quotes/ Spoiler: click to toggle Spoiler: click to toggle The greatest MMA LHW in history?


+ Kyouks	Sep 24 2013, 02:16 AM Post #9
Posts: 10,305 Group: Elite Member Member #8,102 Joined: August 11, 2012 Gender Other Country South Africa Favourite Anime Hentai What Browser do you use? The best one Favourite Manga They all suck	How far have you read? Was gonna say something in response to your post, then thought "that might be a spoiler."



~~Doggo Champion 2k17~~	Sep 24 2013, 02:24 AM Post #10
Posts: 7,931 Group: GTFO Member #6,380 Joined: June 20, 2011 Country United States Favourite Anime here comes What Browser do you use? o shit waddup! Favourite Manga dat boi	I'm starting chapter 35, so yeah, it probably could be. I'm almost caught up now. What a ride. It's really enjoyable. The main flaw I see is with the characterization of Ryouta. Some of his character traits seem to contradict each other. But other than that, it's great! Edited by Doggo Champion 2k17, Sep 24 2013, 05:06 AM.



+ Kyouks	Sep 24 2013, 07:18 AM Post #11
Posts: 10,305 Group: Elite Member Member #8,102 Joined: August 11, 2012 Gender Other Country South Africa Favourite Anime Hentai What Browser do you use? The best one Favourite Manga They all suck	Ryouta's personality seems to completely change at times for no real reason, and the huge contrast between his flashback self and his current self is tough to swallow, yeah. I also thought he was inexplicably dumb earlier on, how did he not figure out the timer bomb the first three times when he was an expert player online? Meh. I don't really like Himiko's backstory either. Her friends hate her for getting the cops instead of staying behind to get raped? (as far as I recall). Date was a cliched "absolute evil, foil to the main character" type villain, so meh. Not trying to be a killjoy, just realized it looked like that. Psychological aspects in the manga are good enough. Taira-san, poor guy...I eat ramen after two minutes now. Off-topic, how would you compare this to BR?



~~Doggo Champion 2k17~~	Sep 24 2013, 12:17 PM Post #12
Posts: 7,931 Group: GTFO Member #6,380 Joined: June 20, 2011 Country United States Favourite Anime here comes What Browser do you use? o shit waddup! Favourite Manga dat boi	It's been a while, and I don't even think I finished it, so I'd have to read Battle Royale again. It wasn't really Himiko's backstory that I disliked as much as her character itself. She was really only a typical damsel in distress up until a certain point. And yes, Ryouka's major personality switches were what I was referring to. That and the fact that although he was supposed to be world ranked and incredibly smart, he acted completely dumb at some very crucial moments.



daman	Sep 24 2013, 06:16 PM Post #13
I am guilty sorry everyone. RIP Emile Griffith. Jeremy Kyle is a prick. go make sumin of urself Posts: 523 Group: Duplicate Member #9,568 Joined: June 2, 2013 Favourite Anime Gintama, Space Brothers, You and Me, One Piece Favourite Manga RRR, All Rounder Meguru, No.6	I don't get what anyone means when they say his personality changes (Ryouta). In his flashback he wasn't shown to be mean to everyone was he? He was just not very nice to certain people, but that doesn't mean he's going to be like with everyone/be a generally bad person. Also as far as not figuring out the bombs goes did he actually know it was all based on the video game at that point or no?
	“Making weed illegal is a little bit paranoid, don’t you think? It’s like saying God made a mistake, you know what I mean? It’s like, you’ve got the whole world and Earth and all its holy creations, right? And God is like, Hmm, lookit, my whole world in all its holy ways, and he’s like, Oh-my-me-oh-sh**, I left weed in here. Yeah right, I left weed in here. Oh, shouldn’t have smoked that joint on the third day.” -Nick Diaz, MMA hero - more quotes- http://www.mmasentinel.com/2011/10/the-best-nick-diaz-quotes/ Spoiler: click to toggle Spoiler: click to toggle The greatest MMA LHW in history?


~~Doggo Champion 2k17~~	Sep 24 2013, 10:40 PM Post #14
Posts: 7,931 Group: GTFO Member #6,380 Joined: June 20, 2011 Country United States Favourite Anime here comes What Browser do you use? o shit waddup! Favourite Manga dat boi	daman Sep 24 2013, 06:16 PM I don't get what anyone means when they say his personality changes (Ryouta). In his flashback he wasn't shown to be mean to everyone was he? He was just not very nice to certain people, but that doesn't mean he's going to be like with everyone/be a generally bad person. Also as far as not figuring out the bombs goes did he actually know it was all based on the video game at that point or no? It's strange to see him freaking out like a psycho maniac on his mom and step-father and showing absolutely no signs of that behavior in the present. He doesn't show any real anger at all, actually, even when Himiko is in danger. It's strange that the writer chose to show him behaving that way in flashbacks when he had no intention of seeing that through in the actual story. Also, I was peeved that he acted so dumb on so many occasions. An example would be him instantly trusting Dr. Date and taking the case with the bomb in it so easily right after Himiko expressed her concerns about Dr. Date to him. That among several other instances contradicted his status as "world champion" and "genius" that he was given prior to the game. And yeah, I'm pretty sure he knew right away that the game was based on the actual video game. He figured that out rather quickly. It made me confused as to why he didn't understand how a lot of the bombs worked and how to locate chips and such using the radar. If it was based on the game, wouldn't he know that? Maybe not. Who knows. I think the author should have written his character a little differently, that's all. I think his character in the flashbacks is interesting. It would have made me happier if he was a little more angry and sullen throughout the entire story, but instead he seems to have this other persona that acts goofy and clueless at times.



+ Kyouks	Sep 24 2013, 11:16 PM Post #15
Posts: 10,305 Group: Elite Member Member #8,102 Joined: August 11, 2012 Gender Other Country South Africa Favourite Anime Hentai What Browser do you use? The best one Favourite Manga They all suck	The character in the flashbacks is a flawed, uncaring one that would've been great for this kind of series. The one we see in the "game" is cliched and holds the idiot ball too often. Him being something of an a** in the "game" could have also given Himiko the potential to be more than just his complementary woman. He could learn to care because of her (and maybe Taira), but there's no need for that because personality-swap. For example, the Ryouta in the flashbacks likely would've found Taira annoying as hell, initially at least, but that isn't what happens. He acts as sociable and polite as can be (which is also a contradiction to him living the hikki life in general). As for the bombs, maybe trying once or twice with the timers would've been understandable, but it took him like, what, five times? Not to mention sometimes he's incredibly naive (whole business with Date, Himiko voices her concerns, Date basically alludes to his own villainy by going "do you trust me" over carrying a suitcase...), but then other times he comes up with fairly impressive strategies under incredible pressure to avoid carrying Himiko up the ladder to that tree house thingy (when the lizard things were chasing them or something). The author was probably trying to have him represent reclusive people because of the premise for the story, and at the same time tried to make him likable by having him be nice whenever the time called for it, while making him smart to reinforce his "genius" in some scenes and making him dumb to force other events to occur in other scenes. All that together just doesn't work. The author should've picked one route and stuck to it. tl;dr: I agree with what OFG said (TTK? no).



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