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Post by lobsterjohnson on Mar 9, 2016 22:51:25 GMT -5
I'm glad the kite story got some love. I had a tough time choosing between that and Samurai. Both are great, and I'm still not sure if I made the right choice. I think I like the stories about equally. |
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Post by thwhtguardian on Mar 10, 2016 21:02:55 GMT -5
I'm glad the kite story got some love. I had a tough time choosing between that and Samurai. Both are great, and I'm still not sure if I made the right choice. I think I like the stories about equally. Samurai is good, I also like the one about kelp farmers though the name escapes me |
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Post by lobsterjohnson on Mar 10, 2016 21:13:22 GMT -5
I had a tough time choosing between that and Samurai. Both are great, and I'm still not sure if I made the right choice. I think I like the stories about equally. Samurai is good, I also like the one about kelp farmers though the name escapes me That's a good one. Dang, I forgot so many of these while voting. Just today I remembered the one about the betting swordsman that Usagi fights. I might have voted for that one if I had remembered. The last page is so sad. |
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Post by shaxper on Mar 10, 2016 21:13:38 GMT -5
I had a tough time choosing between that and Samurai. Both are great, and I'm still not sure if I made the right choice. I think I like the stories about equally. Samurai is good, I also like the one about kelp farmers though the name escapes me (from volume 2 #15). Still quite a ways off but, if we do a 1990s thread, you'll have to be sure to nominate it  |
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Post by String on Apr 21, 2016 11:23:25 GMT -5
Of these choices, mine would be Dragon's Bellow.
Grasscutter gets all the attention (naturally and well-deserved) but I really enjoyed this early epic as Sakai showed how well the characters can handle a mulit-part storyline.
But my favorite part was Usagi's moral debates with Torame especially over the importance of loyalty to a samurai and the code of Bushido. That a samurai who faithfully follows a wicked lord can be seen as being more honorable is still mind-blowing and inspiring in it's own way.
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Post by shaxper on Apr 22, 2016 16:54:37 GMT -5
But my favorite part was Usagi's moral debates with Torame especially over the importance of loyalty to a samurai and the code of Bushido. That a samurai who faithfully follows a wicked lord can be seen as being more honorable is still mind-blowing and inspiring in it's own way. Agreed. Much of my fascination with those early stories was due to the very different system of morality that Stan so successfully showcased in that first volume. |
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Post by usagiguy on Apr 23, 2016 22:19:00 GMT -5
But my favorite part was Usagi's moral debates with Torame especially over the importance of loyalty to a samurai and the code of Bushido. That a samurai who faithfully follows a wicked lord can be seen as being more honorable is still mind-blowing and inspiring in it's own way. Agreed. Much of my fascination with those early stories was due to the very different system of morality that Stan so successfully showcased in that first volume. The story I have planned for UY 158 will probably be shocking to Western sensibilities. |
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