Comments on: Future Diary Book 1

By: Aeif

Aeif — Sun, 12 Dec 2010 10:14:19 +0000

Your ‘flaws’ are responded to in later chapters.

By: Tokyopop Chibis: Qwaser of Stigmata, Witch of Artemis, Alice in the Country of Hearts, more » Manga Worth Reading

Tue, 14 Sep 2010 12:37:01 +0000

[...] and the Terror of Allegory already has an unfair advantage. Add to that it’s by the creator of Future Diary, and it’s guaranteed I’m going to like this series. Hanako and the Terror of Allegory [...]

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Tokyopop News: Insider Webcast September 2 » Manga Worth Reading — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 00:18:22 +0000

[...] and the Teller of Allegory is an earlier series by Sakae Esuno (Future Diary) and will be out March 2, also four [...]

By: Mark E

Mark E — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 18:15:24 +0000

In the midst of the second volume, I have to say I like the fast release schedule. I swore I wouldn’t get another Toykopop series, sigh, but this one is still in the happy place of junk food reads like Gimmick.

I agree, this is nothing like Death Note. It is excellent storytelling in its genre, but it’s nowhere near the seminal work Death Note is/was.

There is a lot to like here though – I’m sure what gets revealed about Yuno can’t possibly be true, but until the truth is out there what we get is very effective. Even after the cute amusement park date she is beyond creepy to me and a far cry from the typical romantic interest. The conventions are there (yep, we get our swimsuit shot) but they seem to be filtered through a very warped lens, which I really appreciate.

I guess what I’m liking here is that the series comes off as unique and well-written. It’s a nice change from some of the more standard manga action series.

By: Johanna

Johanna — Sun, 31 May 2009 01:25:55 +0000

I got a chance to read this, and I think you’ve summed it up well, Ed. It is a “check your brain at the door” action movie on paper. I was rooting for these kids even as I couldn’t keep track of the rules of the game. I also wondered why everyone was so eager to team up when the deus ex machina (best and most accurate character name EVER) made it clear that they would eventually be expected to kill each other. And yeah, villain was totally “only in the comics”. But I’m still eager to see what happens next.

Tokyopop is comparing this to Death Note, but that’s only true superficially (a written item predicts demise). This doesn’t have nearly the ethical dilemmas; this is about emotion and suspense instead.

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MangaBlog » Blog Archive » Handley gag order, price hikes, con reports — Wed, 27 May 2009 12:22:29 +0000

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By: Hsifeng

Hsifeng — Mon, 25 May 2009 13:55:28 +0000

Ed Sizemore Says:
“…Second, Yukiteru’s and Yuon’s relationship is the typical fanboy fantasy. Yukiteru is the perfect otaku stand-in, average looks, average grades, and just outside the mainstream high school cliques. For no reason, the attractive girl with everything going for her has a crush on the quiet outcast in the corner. Esuno does play with this formula slightly, by making Yuno a stalker, but even that can’t completely exonerate the use of this worn-out cliche…”

That reminds me, what about female quiet outcasts in the corner? The scenario you describe would be one thing if Yukiteru was all ‘eww, ugly chicks, get outta my sight!!!’ about his female counterparts, another if he was all ‘this one’s dating [insert name of attractive boy with everything going for him], that one’s gay, that other one just has no interests in common with me…’ about them.