tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6180270161844980828.post6308252202611446054..comments2024-03-06T03:37:44.046-05:00Comments on GAL Novelty: Sequential Art Review: Le pacte des yokai (Natsume Yuujinchou) V. 1 by Yuki Midorikawayuanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13106464795070487558noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6180270161844980828.post-1894480871302985642010-06-13T15:12:34.180-04:002010-06-13T15:12:34.180-04:00Thanks! I think your explanations carries me a lon...Thanks! I think your explanations carries me a long way in understanding the dynamics of manga. You're probably so used to reading them that you just kind of take them for granted!Ms. Edith Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12125736436813900541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6180270161844980828.post-18971143717906094822010-06-12T15:34:06.203-04:002010-06-12T15:34:06.203-04:00@Edi,
lol! I am very very fond of manga, they mad...@Edi,<br /><br />lol! I am very very fond of manga, they made up at least half of the books I read growing up in my early teens. <br /><br />lol the thing with art is that it's hard to explain if the other person isn't quite familiar with the medium... Like, I'd go, 'the art is bad', and a lot of times people will just assume that I meant the art was ugly, a trivial criticism of the manga, but that's not usually it. I usually mean more about <i>use</i> of art in conveying the story was bad (like the transitions between scenes were awkward, or the movements don't have an easy flow or something) but it's kinda hard to explain if people aren't used to 'reading' art. lol or maybe your students were expressing something else, I'm not too sure, lol!<br /><br />Hmm, you're going to have to give me an example? Like, there are commonly employed expression marks on the characters to convey emotion that you just learn to pick up on the more you read them, and sometimes there are background effects drawn in to set the mood (one of the cheesiest and prevalent known examples in shoujo manga is the use of flowers blooming in the background when introducing a character who is particularly good-looking....) and other drawn-in 'short-cut' visuals that are cues to express various meanings... I'm not sure if that's the answer you're looking for, but there you go. ^^;;<br /><br />Hmm, perhaps it would be helpful if I included uploads of art pages from the manga I review when I go about critic-ing the art? I am doing my best to review the art yet explain it in a way so that non-manga readers will understand what I am talking about, so any things you found confusing in this review or anything you think I should do in order to improve comprehension among those who aren't into manga is appreciated! =Dyuanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13106464795070487558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6180270161844980828.post-43979925830527780582010-06-12T15:06:53.285-04:002010-06-12T15:06:53.285-04:00You are seriously into manga!
I'm beginning ...You are seriously into manga! <br /><br />I'm beginning to get the importance of the artwork. I've had students tell me they didn't like certain series, but they had difficulty expressing that it was about the drawing. I don't know if that was because they didn't think I'd understand the complexities of them saying that, or if they themselves didn't get it. Perhaps they were taking in everything at once and they didn't realize the drawings were letting them down. I don't know!<br /><br />Also with manga, aren't there specific ways of drawing some things to relate meaning? I've heard this but never had it detailed.Ms. Edith Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12125736436813900541noreply@blogger.com