Greetings =]

Hello fellow GSG lovers! I'm only sort of new to this site. I've been here a couple of times before but it's been mostly lurking...-_-'

Little info about me: I've been reading GSG for a long time, since the first volume was released by ADV...I mostly followed the North America releases but volumes usually took a long time to be stocked.

And yes, I'm a girl. I find it disappointing that not many girls in anime circles know about this or have read it. The series was actually recommended by a friend of mine who bought the first volume. And yes, that person was a girl as well. I was reading typical shoujo manga back then but this just took my interest. Now almost 4-5 years later, I'm still following this as opposed to many of the shoujo stuff I read back then. GSG has become one of my fave series...

I also have to comment on the superb art and characters. Amazing use of detail. From the scenery, to the streets (i want to go to Italy!), to the characters and the fights. I'll never forget the Triela vs. Pinocchio fight!! At the same time, there's a bunch of themes on the humanity of the world. I can't help but feel sorry for the girls.

Anyways,that was long but whatever...this series is worth it. Hopefully it gains a lot more audience (girls come on! i know you gals are somewhere out there!)

suppies eh...celest(that ur real name?) uh welcome im sure theres other girls like you out here well theres triela ( http://img377.imageshack.us/my.php?image=mypicture2xb6.jpg ) then theres the 13 year old triela -chan and the other one uhh... rico chan she speaks german english
wellim sure you know about these people since you lurk but whatever

Yokuso!!!

Greetings! I'm a newbie here myself, but this is a great community, I hope you will be able to make better



Oh, and like every anime comunity, it needs girls XD

Youkoso~!!

Cyborg Central ni youkoso!

Welcome to cyborg cenral!

Don't be shy and do go around! The peeps here are friendly^^

Hey there! Yeah, I´m a girl Hope you like it here!
You can call me T-Chan (when you want )

Hy yeah!!!! I´m RIco-chan And I´m a girl, too

Yeah.....!!!!! When you want you can write me back

Hey celest4,

The Dutch Scanlator welcomes you ^_^

celest4 wrote:I find it disappointing that not many girls in anime circles know about this or have read it. The series was actually recommended by a friend of mine who bought the first volume. And yes, that person was a girl as well.

Having reccomended this series to many people, I've found that I'm actually the only guy who likes it =O Anyway, methinks it's 'cos you need to be either sensitive/clever to get it, and comparatively fewer guys are...

I know only gals who like mangas..... Except of the brother of my best friend....

Triela-Chan wrote:I know only gals who like mangas..... Except of the brother of my best friend....

Lol, I like manga's, my Fiancée likes to read a few. I got my sister into it. (she reads Love Hina) and my mother as well. (Chobits)

Tommygunner70 wrote:

Triela-Chan wrote:I know only gals who like mangas..... Except of the brother of my best friend....

Lol, I like manga's, my Fiancée likes to read a few. I got my sister into it. (she reads Love Hina) and my mother as well. (Chobits)

I LOVE Ken Akamatsu and CLAMP! I´ve got my siter and a few friends into it... but the most guys I know whose likes mangas/animes (still not many tough...well I now 1.... )are watching the anime and not reading the manga...

I'm more the other way around, as I don't like paying tons for a series unless I know I'll like it.
Though I've started an anime/manga craze amongst my circle of friends as well as another that overlaps with mine

Thanks for the friendly greetings. Like T-chan most of the people that I know physically that read manga are girls...my problem is that they've never heard of this series!!!....and I highly recommend anything that comes from CLAMP or Ken Akamatsu. CLAMP's Wish and Love Hina were some of the first mangas I've read...

Welcome to the forum, Celest. You're far from alone here - there are quite a few female fans among our ranks. Feel free to participate in any of the discussions on the forum - we'd all love to hear your opinions!

The thing about Gunslinger Girl is that it doesn't just suffer from a shortage of female fans - it suffers from a shortage of fans in general. I won't deny that people like it, but its fanbase is hardly anywhere as large as, say, Gundam, Love Hina, Macross, Full Metal Panic or (shudder) Naruto. This is largely due to the uniqueness of its subject matter, I say - there's really nothing like it, and a lot of people are reluctant to embrace something so mold-breaking.

Welcome.

Nachtsider wrote: or (shudder) Naruto.

I like Naruto...............................................................................................

I suspect that the older a person gets, the less they like Naruto

I suppose you´re right....

...and while I'm here, welcome to group, celest4!

GrafSpee wrote:I suspect that the older a person gets, the less they like Naruto

Given your age, you should know GrafSpee

Nachtsider wrote:The thing about Gunslinger Girl is that it doesn't just suffer from a shortage of female fans - it suffers from a shortage of fans in general. I won't deny that people like it, but its fanbase is hardly anywhere as large as, say, Gundam, Love Hina, Macross, Full Metal Panic or (shudder) Naruto. This is largely due to the uniqueness of its subject matter, I say - there's really nothing like it, and a lot of people are reluctant to embrace something so mold-breaking.

Unfortunetly, you are 100% correct

We have an anti-Naruto campaign in our school - essentially if certain people find out tht you like Naruto then they'll try and veer you off with something else It has worked in the past... It isn't forcing them to stop though, just an attempt to show them that there is far better stuff out there than Naruto (I got a GSG fan through that )

Tommygunner70 wrote:Given your age, you should know GrafSpee

As one of the more "wizened" members here, I definitely do know

TTIO wrote:

Nachtsider wrote:The thing about Gunslinger Girl is that it doesn't just suffer from a shortage of female fans - it suffers from a shortage of fans in general. I won't deny that people like it, but its fanbase is hardly anywhere as large as, say, Gundam, Love Hina, Macross, Full Metal Panic or (shudder) Naruto. This is largely due to the uniqueness of its subject matter, I say - there's really nothing like it, and a lot of people are reluctant to embrace something so mold-breaking.

Unfortunetly, you are 100% correct

We have an anti-Naruto campaign in our school - essentially if certain people find out tht you like Naruto then they'll try and veer you off with something else It has worked in the past... It isn't forcing them to stop though, just an attempt to show them that there is far better stuff out there than Naruto (I got a GSG fan through that )

....................Oh Lord,...I still like Naruto...I was one of the first who read it(the anime is shit)...Then it became very popular in Germany.........why don´t you like it???

celest4 wrote:Thanks for the friendly greetings. Like T-chan most of the people that I know physically that read manga are girls...my problem is that they've never heard of this series!!!....and I highly recommend anything that comes from CLAMP or Ken Akamatsu. CLAMP's Wish and Love Hina were some of the first mangas I've read...

Have you also read:
Negima!? Ken Akamatsu
Chobits CLAMP
Tsubasa RESERVoiR CHROnicLE CLAMP
These are really good (some of my faves^0^)
I think I´m not going to suggest you Naruto because...yeah,...you know ...
Does anyone like naruto here?

Have you also read:
Negima!? Ken Akamatsu
Chobits CLAMP
Tsubasa RESERVoiR CHROnicLE CLAMP
These are really good (some of my faves^0^)
I think I´m not going to suggest you Naruto because...yeah,...you know ...
Does anyone like naruto here?

Negima!? <<<not too fond of it. Love Hina is better to a greater extent
Chobits <<<quoted for the lovely romance...although a little inappropriate sometimes
Tsubasa RESERVoiR CHROnicLE <<<not interested. Read it a few time, lost interest in the way

I used to like Naruto, but not anymore.

Naruto is basically very predictable--not the story line, I mean, but the result of a battle. A main character got beaten up, then suddenly up comes a special attack and then they win. Bleach goes the same way. 15-16 year old surviving a deep cut right through the chest? Wow, if it was me I'll die of fatigue and stress received from the pain...
Its too linear, so to say...

What I suggest reading aside from Gunslinger Girl

School Rumble <<<keeps you glued and entertained all night long
SaiKano <<<My Girlfriend, the Ultimate Weapon. Nuff' said, self explanatory.
Elfen Lied <<<unconditional love
Wild Life <<<Pet doctor with a plus on his hearing ability
School Days <<<just read, follow to the end, then leave a comment.
Rave <<<A classic is what I can say. Ending's a bit dissapointing though...Mashima-sensei rather forced the happy ending

Humm...I'd love to list more things here, but I don't have any idea what else...

Negima!? << I like Love Hina very much but I think Negima is better than Love Hina..


Tsubasa RESERVoiR CHROnicLE <Aww... C´mon the storyline is pretty good, you meet other CLAMP Charachters and there´s FYE!!!<3 (Fye-fan )


Naruto<< You´re right with your description, but altough that I like it....


What´s School rumble about?

My Girlfriend, the Ultimate Weapon<< Ahh!!! Always wanted to read it, but I can´t find it in Germany...

School Rumble is about 'school drama'--or a real-like depiction of students with students in school, school festivals, etc. Although I have to say it reference our culture most of the time...but its a good insight!

SaiKano is lovely. Not so romantic, tragic, yes, but sweet too...

T-chan, you mind reading in English?

www.mangafox.com <<<<that should provide

Panzer IV wrote:


T-chan, you mind reading in English?

No, it doesn´t matter! I´m often reading mangas in Onemanga or mangafox(I found the forum trough mangafox^0^)
Thank you!

Triela-Chan wrote:....................Oh Lord,...I still like Naruto...I was one of the first who read it(the anime is shit)...Then it became very popular in Germany.........why don´t you like it???

I agree with you, the anime sucks. I watched about five minutes and got bored. The same was true, for me, of the manga. I've only read a few pages of it...

TTIO wrote:

Triela-Chan wrote:....................Oh Lord,...I still like Naruto...I was one of the first who read it(the anime is shit)...Then it became very popular in Germany.........why don´t you like it???

I agree with you, the anime sucks. I watched about five minutes and got bored. The same was true, for me, of the manga. I've only read a few pages of it...

Well, the first manga isn´t very good...but after the 2nd manga it becomes pretty amazing...

Well, the first manga isn´t very good...but after the 2nd manga it becomes pretty amazing...

Then when it gets up to chapter 200++ it gets pretty predictable and rather irk...

Panzer IV wrote:

Well, the first manga isn´t very good...but after the 2nd manga it becomes pretty amazing...

Then when it gets up to chapter 200++ it gets pretty predictable and rather irk...

You mean the fight between Naruto and Sasuke? And the Oto-Quartett?
Yeah, that IS boring! (I hate Sasuke! ) But when Naruto Shipuuden starts it´s pretty amazing....though.....

But when Naruto Shipuuden starts it´s pretty amazing....though.....

No changes there either. It still going down and I think its getting more messed up from the whole story plot.

...Naruto and Sasuke sounds gay btw...

Panzer IV wrote:

But when Naruto Shipuuden starts it´s pretty amazing....though.....

No changes there either. It still going down and I think its getting more messed up from the whole story plot.

Hmm.. I think I can´t agree with you ... Well ther´re only... 31 volumes out in Germany...

Panzer IV wrote:...Naruto and Sasuke sounds gay btw...

Oh lord

Triela-Chan wrote:Oh lord

Then you've clearly not cruised FF.net. Not that I'm recommending that you do. It's chock-full of poorly written fanfiction featuring Naruto/Sasuke...

Nachtsider wrote:

Triela-Chan wrote:Oh lord

Then you've clearly not cruised FF.net. Not that I'm recommending that you do. It's chock-full of poorly written fanfiction featuring Naruto/Sasuke...

REALLY?????
I´d never mentioned that!!!!
Urgh! That sounds creepy.... *shudder*

Nachtsider wrote:

Triela-Chan wrote:Oh lord

Then you've clearly not cruised FF.net. Not that I'm recommending that you do. It's chock-full of poorly written fanfiction featuring Naruto/Sasuke...

Yeah... some poorly written SasukeXSakura's too.

Weak NaruoXHina
and the occasional HinaXSakura

Tommygunner70 wrote:

Nachtsider wrote:

Triela-Chan wrote:Oh lord

Then you've clearly not cruised FF.net. Not that I'm recommending that you do. It's chock-full of poorly written fanfiction featuring Naruto/Sasuke...

Yeah... some poorly written SasukeXSakura's too.

Weak NaruoXHina
and the occupational HinaXSakura

HinaXSakura!!??? Urgh it gets more creepier *shudder again*

No offense to anyone meant,

but we call those who like Naruto to an almost unbearable extent (extreme Naru-taku) Narutards.

I've lost interest for a long time...

Panzer IV wrote:No offense to anyone meant,

but we call those who like Naruto to an almost unbearable extent (extreme Naru-taku) Narutards.

Aha.............?

Panzer IV wrote:I've lost interest for a long time...

Like me with InuYasha...

Triela-Chan wrote:
Like me with InuYasha...

Inuyasha was interesting at first, but as the series went along it became really full of itself.
Inuyasha gets more and more power modded as the series progresses, while the rest of the gang doesn't get any new tricks.

Ranma 1/2: same deal there. good when it starts out, but starts to suck somewhere in the middle.

...you're not offended are you T-chan?^^;

T-chan...? Gomeeeeeen T_T

But I'm not interested with Inuyasha in the first place

Tommygunner70 wrote:

Triela-Chan wrote:
Like me with InuYasha...

Inuyasha was interesting at first, but as the series went along it became really full of itself.
Inuyasha gets more and more power modded as the series progresses, while the rest of the gang doesn't get any new tricks.

Yup it´s always the same

Tommygunner70 wrote:Ranma 1/2: same deal there. good when it starts out, but starts to suck somewhere in the middle.

I agree but the funny parts making it exciting and you want to read more........

Panzer IV wrote:...you're not offended are you T-chan?^^;

T-chan...? Gomeeeeeen T_T

But I'm not interested with Inuyasha in the first place

No! Sorry missed to write you Be sure I´m not !everyone has his own opinion
And you´re right with School Rumble I can´t stop reading it!!!