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Post by Shadowcat on Mar 24, 2013 14:08:45 GMT
I'm Currently reading Azumanga, and although I am enjoying it, I can't get used to the Yonkomo page style, So I have decided to start this thread to ask:
Do you prefer the Yonkomo layout or the Traditional Layout for manga? And Explain.
Would you go as far to not read it if its in the (*insert disliked layout*) Style?
*Add anything else you want to comment on*
Examples of the Yonkomo Layout:
Azumanga
K-on
Lucky Star
Examples of the Traditional Layout:
Haruhi Suzumiya
Higurashi When they Cry
Sailor Moon
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Post by Tahmoh on Mar 24, 2013 16:38:36 GMT
Yonkomo or 4koma is a pretty simple style to read for your short comedic manga's but it wouldnt work with most types of manga as its restricts things abit much.
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Post by noodle on Mar 24, 2013 23:22:10 GMT
Well I've just finished B Gata H Kei which is the first series that I had read in the 4 panel format and I found it quite easy to read, however I'm still having trouble reading Is this a Zombie which is in the traditional style because it has these thin panels very close to the spine that often contain two speech bubbles which seemingly either are to be read together or actually fit in later on the page.
For me the style doesn't really matter as long as the story flows properly and I think that poor panel layout in the traditional style can be quite distracting.
Noodle.
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Post by Shadowcat on Mar 25, 2013 0:03:50 GMT
I understand what you mean with speech bubbles noodle, esp when there close to the spine and stupedly small font size (glares at higurashi)  I'm not trying to single out 4 Pannel with this thread, but I do feel the Traditional style flows better over the page and makes it a more natural way to read. I'm going to continue with Azumanga upto end of volume one and update my oppinions on 4 pannel. |
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Post by Kirei on Mar 25, 2013 18:30:23 GMT
I think it depends on what you're reading. My EVA phone charms came with mini 4koma strips and were a nice giggle but I've read things like Kurosagi and Ikigami that just wouldn't work with that style.
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Post by noodle on Mar 26, 2013 1:04:16 GMT
I remember when I first started reading Manga in the traditional style, I actually had to look it up on the internet and seeing the arrows going all over the place, it looked like a drunks route home from the pub  . Even now though I still get a bit confused with some of the panel layouts  . Also I've remembered that "The adventures of the mini Goddesses" in the back of the AMG were also 4 panel but they weren't a series. Noodle. |
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Post by Shadowcat on Mar 26, 2013 12:15:26 GMT
I remember when I first started reading Manga in the traditional style, I actually had to look it up on the internet and seeing the arrows going all over the place, it looked like a drunks route home from the pub Haha I love that desription  *clap* *clap* Iv always thought of reading it as a normal comic, just backwards. |
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Post by noodle on Mar 26, 2013 23:37:07 GMT
I thought you would like that one.
I'll have to check out Lucky Star, as for some reason it keeps cropping up whenever people talk about Manga/Anime.
Noodle.
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Post by Shadowcat on Mar 27, 2013 7:21:30 GMT
I'll have to check out Lucky Star, as for some reason it keeps cropping up whenever people talk about Manga/Anime. Proberly for the wrong reasons aswell, Bandai were translating/distro LS in the states and randomly dropped the series at vol.8 whats kinda annoying when the series is only 9 volumes long So the manga is not only expencive but its also incomplete, such a shame  |
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Post by noodle on Mar 27, 2013 23:07:19 GMT
Thanks for the tip. I'll just watch the anime version then.
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