Sunday, July 18, 2004
Looking back on Your Manga Minute...
I was clicking around and somehow stumbled on Troy Brownfield's original installment of Your Manga Minute. It is interesting because it was only 5 months ago or so, but it already feels like it is a world away...
Check out all the strong reactions from everyone. That sort of discussion still happens, but overall manga seems more ubiquitous than it was then in terms of review sites and message boards.
It is interesting to think what has happened since then. I'm pretty sure it was before Del Ray started, and certainly before DC's CMX announcement. There's also been a lot more US companies releasing digests...
BTW, it doesn't apply quite so much in this case, but have you ever experienced looking at an old thread and not remembering most of it? You start reading the posts and think about how you'd respond, and then you suddenly see a post from yourself! It is such an odd feeling coming across your own writings by accident and then trying to compare it to the thoughts you were having moments before...
Check out all the strong reactions from everyone. That sort of discussion still happens, but overall manga seems more ubiquitous than it was then in terms of review sites and message boards.
It is interesting to think what has happened since then. I'm pretty sure it was before Del Ray started, and certainly before DC's CMX announcement. There's also been a lot more US companies releasing digests...
BTW, it doesn't apply quite so much in this case, but have you ever experienced looking at an old thread and not remembering most of it? You start reading the posts and think about how you'd respond, and then you suddenly see a post from yourself! It is such an odd feeling coming across your own writings by accident and then trying to compare it to the thoughts you were having moments before...
