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snarpApparently they published Black Butler, Pandora Hearts, and E'S?
To explain why this is notable,
* Black Butler = Cain Saga but cynical and self-hating. It borrows big chunks of Cain Saga's plot, so this isn't subtle.
* E'S = X with less homoeroticism and no likeable characters. Similarities include character and background designs, obsession with tarot cards, and a doomed blond girl who the hero loves. Her brother goes nuts and tries to kill him. The guy doesn't look like Fuuma, at least? But that might be because he's supposed to be Nataku instead.
* Pandora Hearts = Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle with more cravats, no pacing, and, uh, for some reason Van Hohenheim from Fullmetal Alchemist is there? They're travelling around looking for the heroine's memories, which have been scattered; the hero looks like Shaoran, and might not have a soul or something; and the smiley guy looks like Fai and lost his eye to a guy who wants to use its magic to protect the heroine's memories.
I mean, they have to be aware that they're doing this.
(Despite its inability to plan more than three chapters ahead at the absolute most, I like Pandora Hearts. I'm mid-way through volume 6 right now, which is what prompted this post.)
To explain why this is notable,
* Black Butler = Cain Saga but cynical and self-hating. It borrows big chunks of Cain Saga's plot, so this isn't subtle.
* E'S = X with less homoeroticism and no likeable characters. Similarities include character and background designs, obsession with tarot cards, and a doomed blond girl who the hero loves. Her brother goes nuts and tries to kill him. The guy doesn't look like Fuuma, at least? But that might be because he's supposed to be Nataku instead.
* Pandora Hearts = Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle with more cravats, no pacing, and, uh, for some reason Van Hohenheim from Fullmetal Alchemist is there? They're travelling around looking for the heroine's memories, which have been scattered; the hero looks like Shaoran, and might not have a soul or something; and the smiley guy looks like Fai and lost his eye to a guy who wants to use its magic to protect the heroine's memories.
I mean, they have to be aware that they're doing this.
(Despite its inability to plan more than three chapters ahead at the absolute most, I like Pandora Hearts. I'm mid-way through volume 6 right now, which is what prompted this post.)
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Date: 2010-07-11 02:14 am (UTC)Black Butler's definitely intentional. it has to be. It's too Count Cain like to be random.
I was briefly freaked out by your description of E'S because I was confusing it with ES (Eternal Sabbath) an excellent seinen manga by the author of Mars.
It does seem like they have a policy of putting together the most... yaoi-bait titles possible while still being technically shounen. It's kind of funny.
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Date: 2010-07-11 05:34 pm (UTC)