Friday, July 18, 2008

School Rumble manga ending


So, I recently started watching School Rumble season 2 again. I started but never finished as I got distracted by the millions of other animes I have on my list to continue and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Unfortunately due to a computer glitch the last episode didn't work so I will have to go back into it later and give deeper analysis of it as a whole.

Anyway back to the main point being that School Rumble manga is finally ending after 6 years! Another manga that I had held back in wait before beginning an effort to read through from beginning to end. If Inu Yasha was any hint of the joys of manga binging, I am insanely excited for what is to come when I have my School Rumble. Now the question is who will be the final pairings. And most of all, what is up with Karasuma? I thought that the alien explanation of the first season's ending seemed so very logical too? Now, I wonder what other kind of crazy endings they could come up with or if they may actually try for a serious explanation of his character.

I am a huge Karasuma and Tenma fan although Harima's story with Tenma is also very well-done. I am not a big Eri fan so if I had to have Harima with someone, I'd pick Imouto-san... I do have to say that I enjoy the love triangle b/t KTH just because they're all so hilarious.

Alright, going to bed now, as I have to finish the rest of Zettai Kareshi tomorrow, skipped ahead and did not enjoy the end of that one but still worth watching.

Inu Yasha Part 1

So after 56 volumes for 4 days straight, I have completed Inu Yasha manga. And I have to say, "wow." I couldn't believe it took Rumiko Takahashi 12 years to complete this and before reading this, I wondered truly how the story could continue on for such a long time. Now after reading it, I realize that it could have gone on indefinitely and I would have been just as happy. I'm not saying that I would have wanted an open-ended conclusion like Ranma 1/2 or Urusei Yatsura but that she could have easily made a "lifetime" piece and continued for another 12 years and I would have been still quite happy. Although I suppose that would mean waiting for it for another 12 years but I enjoyed my binge very thoroughly. I am very glad that I waited for its completion before reading it despite my spoiling myself a little with 100 episodes of the anime.

A few topics I have to discuss:



Sesshoumaru and Rin
Ok, so I definitely have some mixed feelings about this in terms of whether I favor them being a romantic couple or not. I am totally in favor of their relationship in that it is extremely touching and I love Sesshoumaru's emotional growth. I thought it would have been sweet if it was a romantic love if Rin had been older but then after she grows up it may turn into one. I think sometimes it's good not to classify love at least in this case. Some people like thinking of it as brotherly, paternal, etc, but in their case, I just want to classify it as love and leave it at that. Afterall, whether it grows into romantic or not adds a little mystery. Their arc was one of the best stories I have ever read.