{"id":78,"date":"2007-11-27T17:48:21","date_gmt":"2007-11-27T09:48:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.punkednoodle.com\/champloo\/index.php\/2007\/11\/27\/making-manga-out-of-anything\/"},"modified":"2007-11-27T18:00:04","modified_gmt":"2007-11-27T10:00:04","slug":"making-manga-out-of-anything","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.punkednoodle.com\/champloo\/2007\/11\/27\/making-manga-out-of-anything\/","title":{"rendered":"Making manga out of anything"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"E-Coli!\"I’m in the midst of post amazement season. I’ve been watching\/reading this really funny series named Moyashimon.<\/a> It’s been running for a month and I’ve been pimping their widget, the yellow thingie at the side that has rounded floating objects that would scream “Kamosuzo (( Let’s Brew! ))” and every second or so. To the untrained eye, they’re just mascots. But for those who know, they’re actually… bacteria.<\/p>\n

Yes. Those icky microbes that some of us are afraid to mess with has a manga of their own named Moyashimon and I’ve been pimping it to everybody I know at work, at home, at my friend’s blogs (and my personal blog), and basically everywhere!<\/p>\n

Honestly, bacteria. Who would have thought of that?! A true cohesive story about a boy who can communicate with bacteria. As Itsuki-sensei says it in every episode, “Sugoi yo ne (( Trans. Amazing, isn’t it?))”.<\/em> The series even has E.Coli and Dysentery presented as cute and lovable characters. YES! Even E.Coli and Green Fungi (P. Chrysogenum) are too cute to resist!! I’m completely forgetting that they’re lethal and icky bacterias!!<\/p>\n

I mean, this is, part in part, a fan who is just in awe of the extent of manga’s topics. What have they not done? Giant Robots. Done. Soo done. Animals. Done. Talking animals. Done too. Zombies. Done. A galactic bakufu that features a pet duck, a lazy rounin, cross-dressing geishas and the shinsengumi. DONE! Mermaid Yakuzas. SOOO DONE. What is left?<\/p>\n

…I’m actually stumped.<\/p>\n

So let’s play a little game, shall we? I’d like to ask my readers (and if you want, ask your friends too, if they’re interested) if they think that there’s a topic or a theme that manga hasn’t handled yet. And readers can also answer if these topics have been done. Think the craziest!<\/p>\n

Like I’m sure there’s no manga yet that has one of those chemistry cooking things wherein you cook your food (like curry or pasta in liquid nitrogen). I’m also sure that I haven’t read a sentai BL manga (ooooh! Imagine the tension among teammates!). I was about to say about a super pessimist guy that not even a ghost can make him more negative (Oh wait, Oda Eiichiro just did that in OP). I’m stumped… honestly! I’m really stumped. So, do you have any themes that you think mangakas haven’t written and should write about it? :3<\/p>\n

On a side note… if you can read Japanese, read Moyashimon manga. If not, then watch the anime. There are subs lurking around in places. :3<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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