Manga Thursday..doke dokebi

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Netcomics' Dokebi Bride vol.1 by Marley has a beautifully designed cover. People on my f-list often mention manga, anime, books, etc that sound or look interesting. I think tricianna mentioned this one. The fact that the cover was one of the best I've seen from manwha sold me on this work.

This series is about a girl, Sunbi, who can see spirits. The spirits are derivatives of Korean myths and such. The first volume wasn't too exciting nor did it tell me where the story was heading, but covers Sunbi learning about what she can see from her grandmother and how others perceive her...which is unfavorably, of course. The cover summary says, 'psychological chiller'..huh...so not a thriller?

In regards to the art, the composition is mediocre, but the drawings themselves are excellent. There is very nice detail in the character design, but for my own preferences, the cover character design which is more toned-down is nicer to look at.

Translation-wise? This is the first I've read from Netcomics. I think this company is similar to Ice Kunion..in which the original Korean company has most of the rights and control over the US branch. That being said, there is no horrendous, americanized, vomit-inducing editing. Sooo wish a Kodansha would produce the bilingual manga again.

I'm not overly curious to what happens. The writing doesn't really create excitement, but...I'm sure I'll pick up the rest since the cover is so attractive...sucker for pretty outsides. I do hope that Sunbi gets more of a personality though.




Blue Dragon ch 2 probably has gotten all the fanboys salivating onto their keyboards. Boobs galore. It's pretty funny. There's also a pimpy-looking character introduced.

ETA: Not manga, but all eleven episodes of Heroes are available at NBC.com. Now...if all anime jdrama kdrama tv shows were that legally accessible.