cassie3_3's manga / #OK Art(23)

-I personally prefer the DNA Media Anthology over this one. -Unfortunately, reaching the 50s (page-wise), I found myself confused over certain comics, and no matter how many times I went through it, I could not understand whatever punchline and/ or overall message that was supposed to be conveyed -- especially since there were no Translator's Notes to confirm it was actually something that did not translate well or that this comic would probably not be understood by people separate from Japan's trends and culture. Moreover, I doubt the translation was wrong since -for the majority of the read- it was practically flawless. I would hate to chalk it down to being a 'Japan' thing, but I am afraid that is what it may be. Unlike with the DNA Media Comic Anthology, where there are rarely any moments where it becomes difficult to understand, this one was frustratingly difficult to read through because of its lack of universality. Whatever the case, I ultimately felt these comics could have been so much more. Even though these comics can usually be pretty Out of Character, there was too much emphasis on the artist's bias and perception of the characters rather than on the overarching gags and insightfulness usually found within these anthologies, if that makes sense. However, that was not always the case. For instance, you had the Mioda comic where she throws her message into her "ocean". It made me overjoyed to see someone give Mioda more to her character and talent than through how the majority sees it. Rather than thinking of it stereotypically, the artist understood, as the 'Ultimate Musician', much more thought and meaning go into the lyrics and music than just plain "noise" or blatant "preference" of a genre. It's experimental. That's what makes a musical genius a genius. All of that came together for a meaningful and thoughtful comic under the guise of a gag. Regardless, that's what I had been hoping for, but alas: I was met with great despair. Maybe that was the point. ¯_(ツ)_/¯

-Stopped on: ch. 101 -comment: The explanations for things are pretty funky, so it honestly gets in the way of my way of truly understanding what's going on. Plus, I feel the artist dismisses too many feelings of the vampires as wrong when I honestly think there can be understanding on both sides. Like, we get all this back story to understand only to be told to dismiss it as childish. It overall makes every climactic moment anticlimactic and, truthfully, becomes boring and biased to only fit the protagonist's needs.

I feel like all the stories were headed in the right direction but b/c they were all one shots, it never ended up developing like it should have. The last one was pretty nice tho.

Again, I find myself wanting more of the side stories... Like, what the hell even happens after that second story? That's it?? Those're the kind of things that are truly attention-grabbing.. The same goes for that 3rd story. I almost wished any of the other side stories were the main story.