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by burrowowl
Wed Apr 21, 2004 8:17 pm
Forum: Tenjo Tenge
Topic: New fight 73 is now on irc
Replies: 16
Views: 20067

solidis1 wrote:I type in

#manga-translation @ irc.irchighway.net

in the address bar and nothing comes up.
#manga-translation @ irc.irchighway.net isn't a web URI. Check out http://ronin.daug.net/ for a reasonably good beginner's guide to leeching files via IRC.
by burrowowl
Wed Apr 21, 2004 8:15 pm
Forum: Tenjo Tenge
Topic: who's REALLY the strongest?
Replies: 67
Views: 97272

Also, I'm still confused as to how Asshat got into both groups and we never seen him fight, or who trained all these guys orignally to be fighters (or am I to believe they were all born fighters) As you may recall, each group competing in the annual tournament registers five fighters (though Shin a...
by burrowowl
Tue Apr 20, 2004 8:48 pm
Forum: Tenjo Tenge
Topic: Tenjo Tenge 11 !!
Replies: 109
Views: 177568

umhh, just asking, don't get angry or PRESSED...:P but, when the translation will be out?? When three key conditions are met, Fugu will release translations from Volume 11: When Fugu is 1. Damned 2. Good and 3. Ready we will get them. Patience, grasshopper. It only hit the streets in Japan yesterda...
by burrowowl
Thu Apr 15, 2004 10:54 pm
Forum: Tenjo Tenge
Topic: Everything that isn't good in tenjo tenge
Replies: 56
Views: 81389

Not everybody gets to be the main character. It's the author's call. As for the suitability of Nagi as a protagonist, Oh Great! has clearly decided to endow his hero with a bunch of flaws. This allows for the kind of character growth necessary for a proper heroic drama. Nothing makes for a more bori...
by burrowowl
Thu Apr 15, 2004 10:50 pm
Forum: Tenjo Tenge
Topic: who's REALLY the strongest?
Replies: 67
Views: 97272

Note that insecurity about one's penis size can be a very powerful force. Masataka may be able to channel some kind of "overcompensation" motive into tremendous combat power. Much more than Bob, a man who is secure in his male endowment, could ever hope to have. Note that Masataka was even able to w...
by burrowowl
Wed Apr 14, 2004 8:12 pm
Forum: Tenjo Tenge
Topic: who's REALLY the strongest?
Replies: 67
Views: 97272

As for Bunshichi.. that's another story entirely. He could very well be stronger then Shin or current arc Mitsoumi, but he has absolutely no drive to develope his abilities any further, or even use them. He's just a funny, lazy guy who happens to have an insane amount of natural ability and experie...
by burrowowl
Tue Apr 13, 2004 9:55 pm
Forum: Tenjo Tenge
Topic: Why has it taken so long
Replies: 4
Views: 7260

Re: Why has it taken so long

Well I'm kinda new to Tenjo Tenge, since a friend reccommended this maga to me, and I'm sure this question has already been asked so forgive me but has it taken so long for the 11 volume to come out. Was it because of the Tenjo Tenge anime series which they could have been working on or was it some...
by burrowowl
Sun Apr 11, 2004 2:40 pm
Forum: Tenjo Tenge
Topic: The Best couple ?
Replies: 82
Views: 135814

Bunshichi and Chiaki? Where'd that come from? That makes about as much sense as Souichiro and Bob, but less humorous.
by burrowowl
Fri Apr 09, 2004 4:36 pm
Forum: Tenjo Tenge
Topic: TenTen Raw Anime Episode
Replies: 466
Views: 686030

Mephisto03 wrote:Hey guys its up. I'm the only one seeding and have a 40 kb/s UP so bare with me. Please help seed after. http://wegetraws.edwardk.info/
I'll chip in 20KBps for a couple days. Of course, I gotta get the full file first :)
by burrowowl
Fri Apr 09, 2004 4:33 pm
Forum: Tenjo Tenge
Topic: Tawara the Fighting God
Replies: 29
Views: 37503

shin was using his dragon thats why tawara let him stabbed his legs so he would be distracted right or did i just read it wrong? When Bunshichi realized that he was going to be soundly defeated so long as Shin had the sword (and thereby had use of the Dragon's Eye), he may have chosen to get himsel...
by burrowowl
Thu Apr 08, 2004 10:05 pm
Forum: Tenjo Tenge
Topic: Volume 11 ?
Replies: 31
Views: 39912

:shock: OMFG!, you wrote your own program???? how the hell did you do that?? Somebody has to write all those programs out there. Really anybody could do it (just like home remodelling, plumbing, arthroscopic surgery, etc). It just takes some learnin'. Check out http://www.oreilly.com/ for some pret...
by burrowowl
Thu Apr 08, 2004 9:39 pm
Forum: Tenjo Tenge
Topic: Tawara the Fighting God
Replies: 29
Views: 37503

LoneWolf wrote:Shin's dead so... :-P
Yeah. I'm pretty sure Chiaki could kick Shin's butt at this point.
by burrowowl
Mon Apr 05, 2004 3:20 pm
Forum: Tenjo Tenge
Topic: TenTen Raw Anime Episode
Replies: 466
Views: 686030

I downloaded the raw and open it in my media player but it won't play. Does the tenjo tenge file have to go through bittorrent or something? My player can play .avi extentions so why can't I see the episode? You need the DivX5 codec to play this file. Check out http://www.doom9.org/ for way too muc...
by burrowowl
Sun Apr 04, 2004 9:14 pm
Forum: Tenjo Tenge
Topic: TenTen Raw Anime Episode
Replies: 466
Views: 686030

solidis1 wrote:Okay, I've got bittorrent and downloaded the raw. How do I watch it now?
Use any client that can play .AVI files. Windows Media Player works just fine. Make sure you install the DIVX codec on your system first, or your player won't be able to handle the file.
by burrowowl
Sun Apr 04, 2004 4:32 pm
Forum: Tenjo Tenge
Topic: Tenjo Tenge Couples: who you like to see together?
Replies: 65
Views: 92383

FuguTabetai wrote:
co0l wrote: and umm kinda messed up, but I wanted to see

shin & maya...
Um, they are siblings.
and that's exactly what is messed up about it.

Let's take it a step further: they're siblings, and one of them is dead. I can't think of many ways to conceive of a more messed up romantic relationship.
by burrowowl
Sat Apr 03, 2004 8:15 pm
Forum: Tenjo Tenge
Topic: TenTen Raw Anime Episode
Replies: 466
Views: 686030

zidox wrote:I dl really slow with bt (1k/s)

Is there another solution at this moment by any chance ?
The only reliable way to get faster downloads in bittorrent is to have a faster upload speed. This is where having a broadband connection with a good upload rate (mine is 616kbps) is really handy.
by burrowowl
Sat Apr 03, 2004 4:27 pm
Forum: Tenjo Tenge
Topic: TenTen Raw Anime Episode
Replies: 466
Views: 686030

Now, I LOVE Tenjo Tenge, and all of Oh! Great's work. I've been following his work since Silky Whip, and it's a wonderfull thing that his story has FINALLY seen screen time. But am I the only one who is REALLY dissapointed in this venture? I'll still watch/buy anything to do with it, but it's not v...
by burrowowl
Fri Apr 02, 2004 1:21 pm
Forum: Tenjo Tenge
Topic: Thats what I feared about TenTen anime...
Replies: 24
Views: 27823

Regardless, fansubbing is likely ignored because right now it reaches few people. But don't try to justify it - if you are guilty of copyright infringement, you should be aware of it. I certainly am - I worry about it a lot. Well you have one thing going for you: you don't have a bunch of profits o...
by burrowowl
Fri Apr 02, 2004 12:48 pm
Forum: Tenjo Tenge
Topic: TenTen Raw Anime Episode
Replies: 466
Views: 686030

I like the first ep a lot actually. Bob comes off pretty cool too - especially when he sits down to talk with Masataka. He looks and sounds like the big bad dude he's supposed to be. I did think his voice should be a bit deeper and louder, but it's ok the way it is. I think that the voice acting fo...
by burrowowl
Fri Apr 02, 2004 2:25 am
Forum: Tenjo Tenge
Topic: Bittoren ??
Replies: 2
Views: 4688

considering that a 56k modem is only going to get... 46kbps fcc-mandated maximum speed for that modem minus ~10% TCP/IP overhead.... You're only going to get 5KBps under the best of conditions. Would you like to have somebody print them out and mail them to you, because the toner, paper, and postage...
by burrowowl
Thu Apr 01, 2004 11:06 pm
Forum: Tenjo Tenge
Topic: Thats what I feared about TenTen anime...
Replies: 24
Views: 27823

That link just says that TT was supported by them and there is of yet no offical licensing yet. I suppose this means that the folks at Geneon, pro bono publico, donated time, money, manpower and/or other resources to a project for which they have no stake? Even the least cynical part of me doubts t...
by burrowowl
Thu Apr 01, 2004 7:20 pm
Forum: Tenjo Tenge
Topic: Thats what I feared about TenTen anime...
Replies: 24
Views: 27823

It really is licenced. Honest. See http://animenation.net/news/index.php?id=6126 for an American commercial outlet talking about it. Also see the official site for the anime at http://www.avexmode.jp/animation/tenten/ and note that Geneon USA is listed right at the bottom (on the first copyright tag...
by burrowowl
Thu Apr 01, 2004 12:20 pm
Forum: Tenjo Tenge
Topic: Tenjo Tenge Couples: who you like to see together?
Replies: 65
Views: 92383

pv82 wrote:So i guess there really is no one to pair up with Masa :(
Naw, Masa gets Aya because Nagi gets Bob. After ten volumes of Aya throwing herself at Nagi, I'm pretty sure he isn't interested in women. This was reconfirmed by the encounter with Asshat's guards. :)
by burrowowl
Wed Mar 31, 2004 11:06 pm
Forum: Tenjo Tenge
Topic: How many volumes?
Replies: 9
Views: 10842

To borrow from Fugu's news entries from http://mangatranslation.com, he buys them at Kinokuniya.
10/24/2003 I picked up Tenjo Tenge volume 10 for about $10 down at Kinokunia. Yay.
by burrowowl
Tue Mar 30, 2004 3:47 pm
Forum: General Manga / Misc.
Topic: question!
Replies: 4
Views: 7549

You know, I have been asked by about 10 billion french people if they can use my scans, and I always say yes, and they always release like 1 or 2 chapters, and then quit. Which is fine, but I think it is really funny. I'm thinking about learning French and Japanese, so do you mind if I use your raw...
by burrowowl
Sun Mar 28, 2004 4:13 pm
Forum: Tenjo Tenge
Topic: Food for Thought: TT fighting game?
Replies: 21
Views: 28183

I'd like to see Tenjo Tenge as a "rhythm" game a-la Parappa the Rappin' Hound. I could just imagine Mitsuomi doing some funky Reggae tune...
by burrowowl
Sat Mar 27, 2004 6:23 pm
Forum: Tenjo Tenge
Topic: Tenjo Tenge Ebay... what the..
Replies: 17
Views: 19015

wow. I wanna spend hard-earned money on something I can download for free. The exact same product. That I could just use Bittorrent to get. Free. Gratis. Without charge. And I already have an internet connection or I couldn't use Ebay in the first place.

It boggles the mind, I tell ya.
by burrowowl
Sat Mar 27, 2004 6:20 pm
Forum: Tenjo Tenge
Topic: Mitsuomi
Replies: 43
Views: 65277

One thing though, am I wrong or is that guy with the sword and goggles, with mrs nagi, souichirou's dad? Yes, we think it's Souichiro's father. He cut off her arm on one spread page, huh? Yes, it looks like he cut off Souichiro's mother's arm. I know how she lossed her eye, but why did he cut off h...
by burrowowl
Wed Mar 24, 2004 7:29 pm
Forum: Tenjo Tenge
Topic: Mitsuomi
Replies: 43
Views: 65277

Re: Mitsuomi

Why is it that Mitsuomi is supposedly the strongest but he gets his ass beat by Souichiro in volume 4, then walks away? Mitsuomi isn't the strongest. He is the leader of the Takayanagi clan, the enforcement group, and "F," but that doesn't necessarily make his the "strongest." He is clearly stronge...
by burrowowl
Sun Mar 07, 2004 10:19 pm
Forum: Tenjo Tenge
Topic: News on Tenjo Anime
Replies: 146
Views: 215780

No problems with Seki Tomokazu as well. As for Nagi's voice actor, he seems to fit for me--just needs to adjust a little perhaps. Personally, I didn't imagine Nagi as having a "bad ass" voice--well, not too much I guess--just the adolescent genki type that's got a bit of an edge. Personally I thoug...
by burrowowl
Sat Mar 06, 2004 11:39 pm
Forum: Tenjo Tenge
Topic: volume 8 bittorrent
Replies: 2
Views: 3926

FuguTabetai wrote:according to the tracker (http://tjtg.mangatranslation.com:6969/) you are just on crack:

da008122cbff7cce5262aa4c0f03c485ba4d899f tjtg_vol08 53MiB 5 6 535 28.11GiB

fugu
I gotta get off that glass dick :oops:
by burrowowl
Fri Mar 05, 2004 5:29 pm
Forum: Tenjo Tenge
Topic: volume 8 bittorrent
Replies: 2
Views: 3926

volume 8 bittorrent

I already have a copy of all the files, but I wanted to hop back in to donate some upstream (as a seed). While Volumes 10, 9 and 7 are working just fine (and have been uploading all day), volume 8 just hasn't kicked in. Has anybody else run into this problem, or am I just on crack?
by burrowowl
Tue Mar 02, 2004 6:47 pm
Forum: General Manga / Misc.
Topic: What do you think about Kagome Kagome?
Replies: 22
Views: 28952

I found the first couple chapters to be a bit choppy, plot-wise (there were times that I thought I had missed a couple pages in mid-read), but once things got rolling, I found it to be a fun story.
by burrowowl
Wed Feb 11, 2004 5:09 pm
Forum: Tenjo Tenge
Topic: fansubbers picking up on TenTen allready...
Replies: 8
Views: 12877

Re: fansubbers picking up on TenTen allready...

http://www.emptysou.traxworks.net/projects.php?project=TenjoTenge I'll drop them a line, just to let them know that I've translated the manga, in case they are interested. Too bad we don't have chapter synopses up here. :( fugu Volume 1 synopsis: teenagers with severe attitude problems scuffle. Als...
by burrowowl
Fri Feb 06, 2004 5:55 pm
Forum: Tenjo Tenge
Topic: Colored Manga
Replies: 17
Views: 19975

Nice work! Especially with the Dragon pic. It turned out 100% better than I would have expected (based upon the original b/w artwork)
by burrowowl
Fri Feb 06, 2004 2:38 pm
Forum: Tenjo Tenge
Topic: Colored Manga
Replies: 17
Views: 19975

We wouldn't want to stop abusing your bandwidth just because there aren't any new chapters. That would be inconsiderate :D
by burrowowl
Thu Feb 05, 2004 10:57 pm
Forum: Tenjo Tenge
Topic: Colored Manga
Replies: 17
Views: 19975

Maybe it's just my DNS server, but those links don't seem to work. Re-post/edit-post please?

Thanks!
by burrowowl
Thu Feb 05, 2004 10:30 pm
Forum: Tenjo Tenge
Topic: Next Tournament
Replies: 10
Views: 11681

The tournament is for students at (I forget the name of the school), so I don't think that "F" will be participating, with the exception of Mitsuomi. The tournament is between a maximum of five students for each group being represented. This is likely why Kurei (Alien-looking dude) and Asshat (who c...
by burrowowl
Thu Feb 05, 2004 10:24 pm
Forum: Tenjo Tenge
Topic: wtf just happened
Replies: 17
Views: 20474

The pains are recurring pains - most likely from continued torture. He's definitely been kept in there to be tortured for quite a while (the guards also said that they heard rumors that this was the true son of the Tsumuji clan, and they couldn't believe that this is what would happen to him... I t...
by burrowowl
Sun Jan 04, 2004 8:33 pm
Forum: Tenjo Tenge
Topic: Tawara the Fighting God
Replies: 29
Views: 37503

Oh Great! needs to use Tawara "unorganized murderous brawling school, winning style" Bunshichi sparingly. If he gets his fingers into everything, what chance would Bob or Nagi have to "shine" in this story? It's not like he'd actually lose to anybody, so there's little to be gained dramatically by p...
by burrowowl
Mon Dec 22, 2003 2:28 am
Forum: Tenjo Tenge
Topic: TenTen/Ikkitousen side-by-side images
Replies: 58
Views: 177435

I swear, I wanna slay everybody in the business of buying the license and bringing it into america. By time you know bout a decent manga, it's licensed. Same with anime.. Half way through the series, or it gets licensed RIGHT BEFORE the last ep. If you think you wanna read it, buy it. If somebody w...
by burrowowl
Mon Dec 15, 2003 11:10 pm
Forum: Tenjo Tenge
Topic: Fight 63
Replies: 8
Views: 10135

Although the fights seem to be focusing more now on special powers rather martial arts, that Dragon's Claw is just wicked. Nagi's Dragon's Fist for now can't compare. I mean, look at Tsumuji's brother! I wonder if there's a trade-off for that power he has. I'm inclinded to disagree: Nagi is from a ...
by burrowowl
Thu Dec 11, 2003 11:43 am
Forum: Tenjo Tenge
Topic: Question about TJTG manga...
Replies: 4
Views: 7379

It has been running off and one for a while now (three years, I think), including a recent hiatus that delayed the release of Volume 10. The author has other projects he's been working on (Air Gear comes to mind) as well.
by burrowowl
Mon Dec 08, 2003 10:04 pm
Forum: Tenjo Tenge
Topic: Fight 62
Replies: 5
Views: 7323

Isuzu wrote:Perhaps he's using the same technique as Isuzu does - probably, he's quite a fatass who's folded his body's fat to hide those spears :D
Just to whack everybody over the head with it: I think he was implying that Tsumuji had "keistered" them. :-P
by burrowowl
Fri Dec 05, 2003 5:29 pm
Forum: Tenjo Tenge
Topic: Just why are Aya & Soichiro the main chars?
Replies: 29
Views: 37671

I think the dragon he wielded consumed him :) Like happened with Nagi his leg and his mum's eye and arm :wink: I originally thought Souichiro's mom lost her arm to her power, but there has been some indication that his dad may be the one who did it. Just hints, really. As for Shin, I see his backst...
by burrowowl
Thu Dec 04, 2003 2:10 am
Forum: Tenjo Tenge
Topic: Just why are Aya & Soichiro the main chars?
Replies: 29
Views: 37671

Re: Just why are Aya & Soichiro the main chars?

I mean, they're both okay, but I think they lack something called personality and character - I like 'em in some way, but they just haven't got enough style to be the leading chars of such a stylish manga like TT, I think Maya would have been a better choice for that. Author fiat. The story goes as...
by burrowowl
Tue Dec 02, 2003 11:27 am
Forum: Tenjo Tenge
Topic: Fight 61
Replies: 20
Views: 24159

I know that Nagi is practically an amateur compared to the rest of the gang, but what's up with that scene where he tries to beat up those henchmen? Previously, he was able to go head to head against Sagara Mask even though he lost in the end. He even was able to throw a few punches to Mitsuomi in ...
by burrowowl
Mon Dec 01, 2003 5:02 pm
Forum: Tenjo Tenge
Topic: TenTen/Ikkitousen side-by-side images
Replies: 58
Views: 177435

ohh.....ok thanks....then the ikkitousen manga is currently up to wat vol. in japan? It looks like there are 6 volumes of Ikkitousen total. I presume that the manga run is finished, as the anime version resolved the entire story in 12 or 13 episodes (I don't recall exactly off the top of my head). ...
by burrowowl
Sat Nov 29, 2003 1:08 pm
Forum: Tenjo Tenge
Topic: Fight 61
Replies: 20
Views: 24159

nagi past was interesting i really wonder who is his father kago souhaku jyouun and i wonder what is the true strenght makiko is talking about Agreed. Bob and Nagi aren't exactly the kind to get nostalgic in any detail, so I'm glad one of the bad guys shared his homework with us. As for the true so...
by burrowowl
Wed Nov 26, 2003 5:20 pm
Forum: Tenjo Tenge
Topic: Fight 61
Replies: 20
Views: 24159

i dunno man, a lance is really long and heavy, and is used with one hand those stun rapiers look kinda like the swords in star wars, the ones that shine and stuff.... plus they use two hands to carry them so i guess theyre swords A lance is merely a spear (a shaft with a blade fixed on one end) des...