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by burrowowl
Mon May 17, 2004 1:54 pm
Forum: Tenjo Tenge
Topic: sorry if im bein a impatient bastard but..
Replies: 25
Views: 29454

zip wrote:...i myself is in the manga editing scene...
I hope you are limiting yourself to image-touchup and not copy editing, with grammar like that :)
by burrowowl
Mon May 17, 2004 12:02 am
Forum: Tenjo Tenge
Topic: sorry if im bein a impatient bastard but..
Replies: 25
Views: 29454

Eventually Fugu is going to have to rush this through so that we don't bog down his server with refreshes of the downloads page looking for a new chapter :)
by burrowowl
Sat May 15, 2004 11:08 pm
Forum: Tenjo Tenge
Topic: tenjou tenge 05?
Replies: 24
Views: 28283

So... any info that could do me good, prolly would, so please give it ^^ Talking to the folks that are distributing it would probably yield more meaningful info. If your BT client is working (confirm this by getting a smaller file), and there is a seed out there, you should be able to get the file ...
by burrowowl
Fri May 14, 2004 1:18 pm
Forum: Tenjo Tenge
Topic: tenjou tenge 05?
Replies: 24
Views: 28283

FuguTabetai wrote:hm, I watched the first two eps, enjoyed them, then my laptop hard drive died and I haven't bothered to check out any other eps. I guess I should - I just haven't had time...
Sorry, Fugu, but you aren't allowed to watch any anime until you're done releasing Volume 11 of Tenjo Tenge. :)
by burrowowl
Thu May 13, 2004 10:17 pm
Forum: Tenjo Tenge
Topic: Tsume-eri jackets
Replies: 4
Views: 7243

Is there a real "Nagi" model. I mean is Nagi's long coat real or just "customized", like you said, for the manga? And does Neo's coat in Matrix 2 have some tsume-eri influences? It's customized to look iconoclastic. As for the straight collar, that's an old-school Manchurian clothing style that has...
by burrowowl
Thu May 13, 2004 8:55 pm
Forum: Tenjo Tenge
Topic: Question on the anime
Replies: 12
Views: 14041

Re: Question on the anime

tentenawesome wrote:I have a question. Why are the nude scenes blurred out in the anime??
Alternate theory:

Because few people draw naked boobies as well as Oh Great, and the art director for the animated version didn't to adversely affect the self-esteem of his anime crew.
by burrowowl
Thu May 13, 2004 3:00 pm
Forum: Tenjo Tenge
Topic: [Offtopic] works by Oh!Great
Replies: 22
Views: 24801

Well, someone mentioned, there are indeed two OH GREAT works known as 'FIVE' and 'JUNK-STORY' It is basically all the stories in Silky Whip & Silky Whip EXTREME combined and some new ones. I don't think Silky Whip was ever released as such except in the United States, where comic books come out in ...
by burrowowl
Thu May 13, 2004 2:37 pm
Forum: Tenjo Tenge
Topic: Should I make a volume 1-10 torrent?
Replies: 3
Views: 5426

It would certainly help me. When I don't have any other transfers going, I'll often jump in as a seed on a random volume or two overnight (occassionally for a couple days at a time, depending on my bandwidth needs). Consolidating them to a single torrent would mean that I'd be chipping in bandwidth ...
by burrowowl
Tue May 11, 2004 12:43 pm
Forum: Tenjo Tenge
Topic: Bittorrent uses?
Replies: 5
Views: 7346

I really look forward to the day when some poor guy who was just trying to publish some tax protest documentation gets prosecuted for kiddy porn because his Freenet box happened to serve up a picture of a naked kid that some anonymous pervert put on that system. The more people that use a system lik...
by burrowowl
Tue May 11, 2004 11:53 am
Forum: Tenjo Tenge
Topic: Bittorrent uses?
Replies: 5
Views: 7346

Also, if you're paranoid... BT does leave you "open" - theoretically law enforcement agencies could track people down with relative ease (easy access to IP's :D) But yea, overall BT is probably the best P2P application if you're on broadband. From personal experience, I can tell you that the other ...
by burrowowl
Tue May 11, 2004 2:00 am
Forum: Tenjo Tenge
Topic: Bittorrent uses?
Replies: 5
Views: 7346

The main appeal of bit torrent is that it distributes the load. For example, if Fugu wants to put up a new chapter, and it is 9.5 megabytes in size, and 1,250 people want it, and all of them want to get it within the first day of its release (24 hours), Fugu would have to serve that one file at 64mb...
by burrowowl
Fri May 07, 2004 11:28 am
Forum: Tenjo Tenge
Topic: tenten fight 65
Replies: 23
Views: 27022

jakez0r wrote:i'm guessing the person she says walked the path before Nagi was his dad
...or Shin.

....or Mitsuomi.
by burrowowl
Fri May 07, 2004 11:22 am
Forum: Tenjo Tenge
Topic: [offtopic] what is a IBSN number
Replies: 1
Views: 3808

It's the International Standard Book Numbering, as defined by ISO 2108: http://www.iso.ch/iso/en/CatalogueDetailPage.CatalogueDetail?CSNUMBER=6898 Basically, it is a unique identifying number for a published document. Most books that you own have a ISBN somewhere on the cover. It helps bookstores, l...
by burrowowl
Wed May 05, 2004 11:23 pm
Forum: Tenjo Tenge
Topic: Tenjo Tenge vol11, and later chapter's story line
Replies: 4
Views: 6486

Are you asking us in the forums to translate ahead of Fugu-sama? Something tells me that isn't about to happen. Check out http://tjtg.mangatranslation.com/TJTG_11_Trans.html for the existing translation of Volume 11, if you're so inclined. I'm rather fond of the finished product, personally, and am ...
by burrowowl
Wed May 05, 2004 6:25 pm
Forum: Tenjo Tenge
Topic: 8 Years Ago.....SPOILERS
Replies: 36
Views: 49232

Can your strongest punch devastate everything in a 15 foot path in front of you? No, but I used to be able to land a decent jab from about ten with minimal telegraphing. Of course, that was after an awful lot of practice, and involved physically closing the gap between myself and my sparring partne...
by burrowowl
Wed May 05, 2004 2:11 pm
Forum: Tenjo Tenge
Topic: 8 Years Ago.....SPOILERS
Replies: 36
Views: 49232

Unfortunately, it is impossible to prove or disprove it. We have never seen anyone, who is not a Red Feather using the Forged Needle. I'm not sure what people are seeing as so supernatural about the Forged Needle. It's nothing, as high-fantasy kung-fu powers go, compared to Isuzu Emi or Natsume May...
by burrowowl
Wed May 05, 2004 1:55 am
Forum: Tenjo Tenge
Topic: tenten fight 65
Replies: 23
Views: 27022

kagezuchi wrote:what the hell happened to her arm at the end of the chapter?
Looked pretty obvious to me. Remember what almost happened to Souichiro's leg when he fought Ishiyumi? Poor lady's gonna have to learn to use chopsticks with her toes now...
by burrowowl
Wed May 05, 2004 1:53 am
Forum: Tenjo Tenge
Topic: tenten fight 65
Replies: 23
Views: 27022

Fulsion wrote:Nice artwork in this one too ^^ :)
Curse you, Oh Great! I keep having to change my avatar because the art just keeps getting better!

And I agree, Nagi Makiko is a badass. She's so cool, she should put a coat on.
by burrowowl
Wed May 05, 2004 1:51 am
Forum: Tenjo Tenge
Topic: 8 Years Ago.....SPOILERS
Replies: 36
Views: 49232

I think I'm getting confused with your use of the terms "magic" and "spirit." The word, "magic" for me connotes ideas of the supernatural--of influencing the course of events that natural laws cannot explain. The powers of the red feathers are not "magic"--they're more spirit-based, and for the Jap...
by burrowowl
Tue May 04, 2004 7:25 pm
Forum: Tenjo Tenge
Topic: Tenjo Tenge 11 !!
Replies: 109
Views: 177571

I think 73 is the latest chapter of the series (The one where Bunchichi finished the fight with one blow). You'll have to wait until the rest comes out. I think jojohot is the only reliable site hosting the chapters. Having not seen fight 74 (I'm pretty sure it isn't out yet), we really don't know ...
by burrowowl
Tue May 04, 2004 12:11 am
Forum: Tenjo Tenge
Topic: 8 Years Ago.....SPOILERS
Replies: 36
Views: 49232

Kagutsuchi wrote:It's all there in stone. They say Natsume was "born higher" and also talk about servitude. Not referring to physical stature or anything else.
perhaps the Natsumes were from Nikko and the Takayanagis were from Mitaka, closer to sea level? :)
by burrowowl
Mon May 03, 2004 8:41 pm
Forum: Tenjo Tenge
Topic: 8 Years Ago.....SPOILERS
Replies: 36
Views: 49232

He makes a comment how the Natsume family was even higher than the Takyanagi family in the past. That whole feathers for the Takynagi Flying Phoenix thing could have just been a recent development. Perhaps Dougen did that when his family first came to power, he does look pretty old after all. Perha...
by burrowowl
Mon May 03, 2004 10:44 am
Forum: Tenjo Tenge
Topic: 8 Years Ago.....SPOILERS
Replies: 36
Views: 49232

Maybe they were a White Feather type family who climbed to the top of the system through hard work or something. Didn't Mitsuonmi say before that the Natsume family used to rule? Or was he just talking about Shin being the president at the school? That was one of the earlier chapters. That's my the...
by burrowowl
Fri Apr 30, 2004 12:30 pm
Forum: Tenjo Tenge
Topic: Characters' ages: setting the record straight
Replies: 31
Views: 34029

I suppose this confusion about Bob & Souichiro's age is based upon the Standardized Birth Practices laws in Japan. All Japanese children are required to be born on July 15, but apparently these two didn't get the memo. This normally ensures that all schoolkids are the exact same age as their classma...
by burrowowl
Wed Apr 28, 2004 7:15 pm
Forum: Tenjo Tenge
Topic: *SPOILER* The loyal right hand man has been disarmed!
Replies: 29
Views: 38693

Dumb Question from me: Does everyone has Dragons, do only the families have dragons? Whose got Dragons? Does Bob have a Dragon (other than the one he uses to slay the Demoness Chiaki :twisted: ). I've got a dragon for ya, buddy. But this is a family website, so I'll just keep it to myself. :) The "...
by burrowowl
Wed Apr 28, 2004 2:25 pm
Forum: Tenjo Tenge
Topic: Translator notes:
Replies: 15
Views: 17346

Re: Translator notes:

So long as you aren't truncating the image in order to cram the notes in (adding them to the bottom instead of overwriting the scan), I have no problem with them being however long you thing is appropriate. yes, they are automatically added at the bottom in "new" space generated just for that purpo...
by burrowowl
Wed Apr 28, 2004 1:01 pm
Forum: Tenjo Tenge
Topic: Translator notes:
Replies: 15
Views: 17346

Re: Translator notes:

Too many Translator notes? Too few? I could in general probably make a few more comments, although most of the stuff is pretty straightforward. Also, better having the comments with the image or worse? I like them with myself, but I'm just curious... I like translator notes. Especially when the ori...
by burrowowl
Tue Apr 27, 2004 7:58 pm
Forum: Tenjo Tenge
Topic: TenTen Chap 64
Replies: 34
Views: 43742

Man, I promise I could kill the guy who made bittorrent becuase everybody and their damn mama uses it and it fucks up my computer!! Can anybody upload it? One of the mirrors said some bullshit about password required and the other just didn't work. At the risk of seeming brusque, maybe you should f...
by burrowowl
Tue Apr 27, 2004 7:37 pm
Forum: Tenjo Tenge
Topic: *SPOILER* The loyal right hand man has been disarmed!
Replies: 29
Views: 38693

No, but I can jazzercize them. It can't be that much more difficult. I do want to point out that I spell exorcise correctly: I wouldn't dare impugn your ability to spell. I still think the jazzercise quip was pretty good. BTW: I don't envy you having to translate the first couple pages of fight 65....
by burrowowl
Tue Apr 27, 2004 2:13 pm
Forum: Tenjo Tenge
Topic: Tenjo Tenge Episode 4 What the ......!!!!!
Replies: 62
Views: 90861

That depends if you find something like that satisfying... It's not simply rape but also torture, if you ask me. Seriously, I hope you're not implying that a scene like that is there for fanservice. It was a rape-as-part-of-torture. As for it being "fanservice," there were certainly other ways to s...
by burrowowl
Tue Apr 27, 2004 1:31 am
Forum: Tenjo Tenge
Topic: Characters' ages: setting the record straight
Replies: 31
Views: 34029

MrProphet wrote:Anyway, this is getting too detailed.
But dammit, I need to chart out Masataka's astrological chart to figure out if he'll end up with Madoka or Aya or Kurei.

Oh, and their blood types. Such things are very important.
by burrowowl
Tue Apr 27, 2004 1:28 am
Forum: Tenjo Tenge
Topic: TT American anime
Replies: 23
Views: 23299

I'm not sure but are any anime that are subbed in America licensed here. What I mean is, aren't all subbed anime that are in America imported and not taken in by a producer? That's all you guys will get if it does come here. I think that if a company translates and dubs it, it will have a better ch...
by burrowowl
Tue Apr 27, 2004 1:24 am
Forum: Tenjo Tenge
Topic: TenTen Chap 64
Replies: 34
Views: 43742

solidis1 wrote:Umm... Where can I download what you guys are downloading?
On the downloads page. how did you get the previous chapters?
by burrowowl
Tue Apr 27, 2004 1:14 am
Forum: Tenjo Tenge
Topic: *SPOILER* The loyal right hand man has been disarmed!
Replies: 29
Views: 38693

We're not sure yet. Besides, Nagi didn't exactly defeat Ishiyumi. Looking at it from another perspective, it seems Nagi's power is definitely more effective when he's fighting against another red feather. Judging from his recent experience with Tsumuji (F)'s adult thugs, Nagi's power is only effect...
by burrowowl
Tue Apr 27, 2004 12:22 am
Forum: Tenjo Tenge
Topic: Characters' ages: setting the record straight
Replies: 31
Views: 34029

Yeah, I know. After all, it's just the start of a new school year. But I was just wondering...how many times has Bunshichi repeated the senior year? 3 times right? I was just assuming that she's 17 years old based also on that. Or am I wrong? Nothing wrong with it, but there are other possibilities...
by burrowowl
Tue Apr 27, 2004 12:13 am
Forum: Tenjo Tenge
Topic: Characters' ages: setting the record straight
Replies: 31
Views: 34029

Well, Nagi and Bob are supposed to be 15, because they are freshman. So is Aya. I think they just made a typo. Freshmen at a fictional Japanese high school. Japanese compulory education ends before "high school" and most people are 15 when they finish. This means they are 15 years old, minimum. Kee...
by burrowowl
Mon Apr 26, 2004 7:14 pm
Forum: Tenjo Tenge
Topic: *SPOILER* The loyal right hand man has been disarmed!
Replies: 29
Views: 38693

FuguTabetai wrote:
jacko wrote:And another thing, what is so unique about a demon exorcist?
I don't know, can you exorcise demons?

:)
No, but I can jazzercize them. It can't be that much more difficult.
by burrowowl
Mon Apr 26, 2004 6:46 pm
Forum: Tenjo Tenge
Topic: *SPOILER* The loyal right hand man has been disarmed!
Replies: 29
Views: 38693

Re: *SPOILER* The loyal right hand man has been disarmed!

jacko wrote:Ishiyumi lost his water powers! how did nagi do that? And it seems, that Tsujumi might lose his powers as well! Provide, that he doesn't lose more. :twisted:
He comes from a long line of exorcists, after all.
by burrowowl
Mon Apr 26, 2004 3:16 pm
Forum: Tenjo Tenge
Topic: TT American anime
Replies: 23
Views: 23299

That's sort of ambiguous lately, but I'm sure Geneon USA has a stake in it. Nothing ambiguous about it. Geneon USA is a copyright holder for this title. It doesn't need to be licensed to them, as they already own it. Fansubs are illegal anyway, so that isn't going to stop anybody. Especially as the...
by burrowowl
Mon Apr 26, 2004 12:31 pm
Forum: Tenjo Tenge
Topic: ten ten fanart ^^
Replies: 103
Views: 155174

Great scetch of Bob there. It captures his attitude very well.
by burrowowl
Mon Apr 26, 2004 12:14 pm
Forum: Tenjo Tenge
Topic: TenTen episode screencaps?
Replies: 9
Views: 10521

Oh, thx, so how do I do that ? :? go to Tools -> Options -> Performance and you should see a slider labeled "Video Acceleration." Slide the tab all the way to the left (towards "none") and when you replay the video you should be able to take screenshots normally. Depending on the performance of you...
by burrowowl
Mon Apr 26, 2004 10:36 am
Forum: Tenjo Tenge
Topic: TenTen episode screencaps?
Replies: 9
Views: 10521

Erm ... 'prt scr' NEVER works when trying to screencap something while using Media Player or watching a DVD, the only chance you have is by using a video-editting program .... Try turning your hardware acceleration off in Media Player. That will allow you to take normal screenshots using the Print ...
by burrowowl
Sun Apr 25, 2004 3:52 pm
Forum: Tenjo Tenge
Topic: I am new, or something...
Replies: 14
Views: 14640

Re: I am new, or something...

Another thing I noticed is all the dead mirrors out there. If there is a need for additional mirrors, I can provide additional mirrors... that is, if it is at all neccessary. Http mirrors shouldn't really be necessary. There are already a few folks with fserves up on IRC, and the easiest way to hel...
by burrowowl
Sun Apr 25, 2004 3:38 pm
Forum: Tenjo Tenge
Topic: Main characters? Really?
Replies: 8
Views: 9784

You could say it's Nagi, because he's got the spotlight on him alot, but so do other characters. Actually I mostly say that Souichiro and Bob are the main characters because the author does. Who would know better? :) All that said, Kujoe is right: this is a dead horse that doesn't need anymore beat...
by burrowowl
Sat Apr 24, 2004 5:09 pm
Forum: Tenjo Tenge
Topic: So...Whose's the comic relief?
Replies: 17
Views: 18936

I can't think of a scene that prominently features Kurei in which he isn't comic relief.

Oh yeah, and Shin. Shin is freaking hilarious (especially when he's freaking out about his murderous rages and gets all angst-ridden).
by burrowowl
Sat Apr 24, 2004 1:13 pm
Forum: Tenjo Tenge
Topic: New fight 73 is now on irc
Replies: 16
Views: 20067

68-72 were linked to directly for http download, but I haven't seen 73 on the web. I'll go ahead and put 70 - 73 here for you, but I'll take it down at the end of the week (I have bandwidth quotas to be mindful of). I see that you're on the boards right now, so give me a minute to actually upload i...
by burrowowl
Fri Apr 23, 2004 5:30 pm
Forum: Tenjo Tenge
Topic: Main characters? Really?
Replies: 8
Views: 9784

This depends largely upon what you mean by "driving the plot." Looking at the overall story as following the introduction of Souichiro and Bob and culminating (presumedly) in the final battle between Jyukenbo and the Enforcement Group, we're at the part of the story where the background situation is...
by burrowowl
Thu Apr 22, 2004 9:49 pm
Forum: Tenjo Tenge
Topic: Everything that isn't good in tenjo tenge
Replies: 56
Views: 81390

The only problem I have with all the new characters that keep getting thrown into the mix is that I went through the first couple of volumes presuming that this story was going to be fairly concise: the story would progress from Souichiro and Bob showing up at school through to Souichiro defeating t...
by burrowowl
Thu Apr 22, 2004 6:45 pm
Forum: Tenjo Tenge
Topic: News on Tenjo Anime
Replies: 146
Views: 215782

Hey is it me or do the ladies in Tenjo Tenge look a little less ( what's the word...) appealing? Aya's hair certainly suffered from the transition from paper to television. The cute little messed-up part of her bangs have become a huge, crooked spike. Sure, it's there in her manga character design,...
by burrowowl
Wed Apr 21, 2004 8:32 pm
Forum: Tenjo Tenge
Topic: New fight 73 is now on irc
Replies: 16
Views: 20067

68-72 were linked to directly for http download, but I haven't seen 73 on the web. I'll go ahead and put 70 - 73 here for you, but I'll take it down at the end of the week (I have bandwidth quotas to be mindful of). I see that you're on the boards right now, so give me a minute to actually upload it...