gunparade march the manga

[phanax]

OK I was very bored in the holidays and picked up a copy of the manga

it's really quite different in many respects, Hayami is considerably younger-the enemies are called "phantom beasts" which makes a fair bit of sense

I kinda got the imp[resssion that the series was cut short, there were lots of ideas it didn't get to develop fully, and was just wondering if any-one was in a position to know if the manga will go on to address such issues

[Indefinite Description]

Isn't 'phantom beasts' the translation of genjuu (or however long the second syllable is)?

Random link: according to an FAQ file I've forgotten the name of, the Espers in Final Fantasy VI were called genjuu in the original Japanese.

[G-man]

I played a fan translated ROM of FF6, purporting to be more true to the japanese original than the squaresoft US localisation. It called Espers "Phantom Beasts" too. It was actually kinda distracting- shoulda stuck with Espers.

[phanax]

also I noticed the manga paints a much darker picture for the background (like how the government expected all these conscripted kids to be dead within a year), it seems like they had to shift the focus to give themselves a core plot-line they could bring to e reasonable conclussion in the time theyn had

any-way I shall try and get hold of volume two and keep you posted

[phanax]

well volume two has been published, bought and read.

Hayami's past gets seriously dark! the foot soldiers are given more of a role, and there's hints at something very interesting going on

incidentally they also kil one of the more expendable characters (Akira if any-one cares), can't wait to get volume 3!

[phanax]

Volume three has come and passed (and with it the end of the manga... a bit like the series). any-way, the end comes rather abruptly (and it is an end rather than just having the war continuing). The auuthor seems to get quite bored quite readily and spices things up with suddenly developing relationships for a chapter or two.

I quite like how Hayami sort of re-invents himself as a hero figure (vitruvian man?). and the ending is very well done. It's also either happy or sad depending on whether or not you dissregard the last few pages.

all in all, I like.