Naked Star

[alvision]

Hehe... anyone heard about this?
It's coming out in just a few days.. I can't wait

[alvision]

[moyism]

natsume maya, any info on this? sounds vaguely familiar...

[Natsume Maya]

natsume maya, any info on this? sounds vaguely familiar...

I posted up info about it on my site a few days ago.

To be published 13 September 2004.
Publisher Core Magazine.
Price 1,050 yen (including tax).
ISBN should be 4-87734-756-9.
This is an adult title.
A collection of short manga stories (presumably involving bishoujo).

[Banorac]

Is it an Oh Great! work ?

The cover looks like his art, but this means he's going back to his 'roots' ... Hm, let's hope he doesn't neglect Ten Ten because of this change of events

Anyway, when you say adult title, do you mean 'gore hentai porn' or just a more adult version of Ten Ten ?
Because I remember reading SIlky WHip on the net somewhere and it wasn't exactly a book I'd want on my manga shelve

[pv82]

Is it Oh! Great's stuff? man that guy does tons of work. I've read some of his old hentai, not really sure if I want to buy it, his stuff is pretty hardcore.

[Banorac]

Yes, I remember something about a dog

[pv82]

Yup, pretty HARDCORE. Rape, gangbangs, Double P is too much for me.

[kujoe]

Yup, pretty HARDCORE. Rape, gangbangs, Double P is too much for me.

Now, that's certainly an odd way of putting it. I didn't know that you were that experienced.

Seriously man--I was just kidding.

[pv82]

LMAO
I guess you got me, but not in that way

[Banorac]

So, anyone know if this is hardcore ?

Because I like the cover

[pv82]

lets see by the cover

Gas mask

Exposed Nipple Piercings

Girl has something around her neck

Yup, you could bet you see some "Freaky Shit"

[Banorac]

Damn, is that a nipple piercing

I thought it was a ring from her dress, now I don't really like the cover anymore

About the gasmask, it's just a weird clothing accesory, haven't you seen the Himiko-Den cover ? She's also got weir accesories ^^

No nipple piercing though

[pv82]

BTW, does anyone know where it's being sold

[moyism]

natsume maya, any info on this? sounds vaguely familiar...

I posted up info about it on my site a few days ago.

To be published 13 September 2004.
Publisher Core Magazine.
Price 1,050 yen (including tax).
ISBN should be 4-87734-756-9.
This is an adult title.
A collection of short manga stories (presumably involving bishoujo).

aaahh.. my bad my bad. Yea, I do remember reading about this on your site. hehe.

Yet another Oh Great work, tempting to get.. but... dang it, spent way too much this summer to rationalize ordering this.


oh yea pv82, you can order "Naked Star" on amazon.co.jp

[pv82]

Thanks Moyism

http://www.amazon.co.jp/exec/obidos/ASI ... 97-1237134

[Natsume Maya]

Is it an Oh Great! work ?

Yes, it is. That's his name at the top of the cover.

Anyway, when you say adult title, do you mean 'gore hentai porn' or just a more adult version of Ten Ten ?

Don't know. This is a new release, not something which has previously been serialised in some magazine, so I don't think anyone knows exactly what the contents will be.

However, since it is an adult title, and judging by Oh! great's previous adult works, I think you should be prepared for some hardcore stuff

[Mataza-kun]

So, now it should be already out. Anyonw has gotten it yet?

[pv82]

As soon as I got some more money I am planning on ordering it.

[Dembol]

I've seen Naked Star in upcoming products at http://nippon-export.com
but I'm not ordering it....I still have to pay for my last order (and I broke my friend's bike )

[kujoe]

I have to admit--the artwork on the cover is damn pretty. I wouldn't be really bothered how hardcore it got, since I probably would buy it just for the cover alone.

[moyism]

crap. I broke down. I ordered it from amazon.co.jp.


I'll be getting this somewhere around mid-late november. Guess it'll be an bday gift from myself to myself. hehe.

[pv82]

crap. I broke down. I ordered it from amazon.co.jp.


I'll be getting this somewhere around mid-late november. Guess it'll be an bday gift from myself to myself. hehe.

Is that when they said it was going to be available(mid-nov)? I was also thinking of getting it form them but I don't know if I want to wait till mid nov.

[moyism]

well it said estimated shipping would be around Oct 15 while delivery between Nov 5-29. I can way for it, so it's no rush. Hopefully I won't even have to worry about being charged til they actually get it.


<shrugs> I'll try to have some scans when I eventually get this baby.

[Natsume Maya]

crap. I broke down. I ordered it from amazon.co.jp.


I'll be getting this somewhere around mid-late november. Guess it'll be an bday gift from myself to myself. hehe.

I'm guessing the estimated receipt date of November is because (i) you ordered other stuff which may be released later and/or (ii) you chose the cheaper shipping option. IIRC, AJ's standard estimate of delivery time for the cheaper shipping option is about 4-5 weeks (to Australia at least). But in practice the items arrive within about 2 weeks (to Australia at least). ie the estimated delivery date may not be reliable.

I've ordered a copy (got to maintain my Oh! great collection ) but my copy is currently being held for me pending the release of other stuff in my order, so I won't get it until early October.

BTW, I'm a bit surprised Amazon Japan let you order the book. I thought AJ normally didn't ship adult material overseas.

[moyism]

<shrugs> didn't give me any errors (at least from what I could tell). And yea, I choose the cheaper shipping option. Look, I love Oh! Great and everything but no way in hell I'm paying 3x the cost of the book so I can get it faster.

edit: whoa.. you can order TT12 limited edition on amazon.co.jp? That's pretty cool.

[pv82]

Just a question, does anyone know why his hentai stuff is more expensive than his other stuff (510 yen to 1000 yen). I mean you can buy 2 Volumes of Air Gear and still have money left over for the price of Naked Star. Is it more pages, or is it that he doesn't think he going to sell as much, or it's LTD editon, or is it that you have to pay for to see freaky stuff?

[FuguTabetai]

I would guess just the economics of scale - you are going to sell more of the mainstream stuff, so printing and distribution costs should be less.

And people will pay more for that sort of material.

[kujoe]

It's naturally going to cost more. Not only is it going to have less copies available for sale, as Fugu has said, but the ero genre is sort of like a niche even within the manga industry. (not that it's got a very small fanbase btw..)

It's probably harder to sell this kind of material than sports manga or something. Well, sex sells but you can count on stuff like Doraemon or Naruto to sell a hell lot more.

[Natsume Maya]

Just a question, does anyone know why his hentai stuff is more expensive than his other stuff (510 yen to 1000 yen). I mean you can buy 2 Volumes of Air Gear and still have money left over for the price of Naked Star. Is it more pages, or is it that he doesn't think he going to sell as much, or it's LTD editon, or is it that you have to pay for to see freaky stuff?

I don't know, but what Fugu wrote sounds reasonable. Also, I think his hentai books tend to be larger in size than his general stuff - larger in the sense that area of each page is greater (I don't know whether there'll be more pages). More paper, greater cost.

BTW, I understand the short stories in Naked Star include at least some which have previously been published elsewhere: "oneself" and "Hane" have previously been published in Zero-shiki (adult) manga anthologies; "Necroman" was previously published in two parts in Oh! great's G^3 and G^3 volume 2 doujinshi (although the artwork was in a rough form in the doujinshi - I presume/hope it's been touched up for the final version).

[moyism]

whoa... amazon.co.jp just shipped my order. hmm... that's pretty fast service, even for amazon. Usually I'm waiting about an week before they ship anything.

[Thor]

Let us all know what you think of it Moyism! I have an h-scanlation group that would be willing to do the book if it is worth it. Almost bought it myself today, but going to wait until an over-due YesAsia.com order comes in before i spend more money on overseas manga at the moment.

[moyism]

sweetness. I got it today in the mail! w00t!



edit: I looked through the whole book. All I can is wow.... the quality is great as usual coming from Oh! Great but so is the printing. Thick pages with a good 5-6 color inserts plus the dustjack is pimp as hell.

btw, the perversion level on this isn't as high as I thought probably cause most of the stories are short and to the point (I guess)?

[shinoda32001]

i would like to ask if moyism will ever scan it or what is the name of moyism's h-scanlation group plz. give me a web addreses.

[FuguTabetai]

btw, the perversion level on this isn't as high as I thought probably cause most of the stories are short and to the point (I guess)?

I would give a crack at translating it if the stories aren't complete sex.

[pv82]

i would like to ask if moyism will ever scan it or what is the name of moyism's h-scanlation group plz. give me a web addreses.

Moyism has a H Scanlation team? Can I join?

[Banorac]

i would like to ask if moyism will ever scan it or what is the name of moyism's h-scanlation group plz. give me a web addreses.

Moyism has a H Scanlation team? Can I join?

Don't think so, think he was talking about Thor

[shinoda32001]

Moyism are u planing on scaning it even if it's not translated i would love to see the short story's and the pics. in it

[moyism]

maybe in the future but probably not for awhile. No time at home to do it plus have to re-hook the scanner up to do so.


If I do scan this in, it'll be one hell of a labor of love.

[pv82]

maybe in the future but probably not for awhile. No time at home to do it plus have to re-hook the scanner up to do so.


If I do scan this in, it'll be one hell of a labor of love.

If I get some money anytime soon (to BUY IT) Ill scan it, maybe thor is interested in making it a AW release? I don't know if you guys do Hentai releases

[Rev]

wow this my first time looking at a hentai book. I never knew it was so much bigger than regular manga books like for tenten.

[FuguTabetai]

wow this my first time looking at a hentai book. I never knew it was so much bigger than regular manga books like for tenten.

that isn't always the case - that is just a different form factor. It is often used for normal manga as well (my CapCom Gal's manga is in the larger size, for example.)

[Moesbie]

hmm, I'm a little dissappointed. Although it was published recently, Naked Star looks like a recompilation of Oh!Great's older works.

[Mr_Minou]

I just went through the raw (thanks to some scans :p) and I have to admit tha Oh! Great is really...great

and it's not THAT hardcore :p

[itsanakedrockstar]

http://www.hongfire.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1674

bittorrent of naked star.. not translated.. and i'm not sure if its complete my order from amazon isnt here yet. The last chapter isnt even really hentai.. but its probably the most interesting...

for those of you worried about hardcore stuff... girls are cut apart by wire, shot, get dicks, shrivel, gang bang.. but nothing really you havent seen if you read though this other H-manga and Tenjo Tenge...

[Banorac]

and it's not THAT hardcore :p

You must have a *very* shallow disgust limit ...

i checked it out somewhere nad I hadn't seen anything *that* hardcore before, most of it was disturbing and disgusting

[FuguTabetai]

I'll check it out, but doesn't sound like something I would be interested in translating. Thanks for the link.

[solidis1]

Wow. This manga is drawn really good. But whoever said it's not that hardcore has seen some weird crap. IT IS SUPER HARDCORE.
Oh Great! has a weird sense of... I guess... humor?

Did anyone else see Nagi, Bob and the guy from the bowling alley?
On page 28, you see the back of their heads. Awesome.

[moyism]

well I never said it wasn't hardcore but.... I was expecting a lot worse so wasn't really surprised with what was in it. And seriously, not all the stories have "hardcore" stuff going on.

Off the top of my head, naked star consisted of:
- short hentai stories
- 5 or so color inserts (very nice )
- random characters sketches
- stories summaries (I think?)

oh yea, there was one story that was very different from Oh! Great usual art style. I think it was more something similar to how he draws characters SD like or something. I remember when I saw that, thought it was something different.

[solidis1]

My favorite one (and I don't even understand it) is the girl with that bigass gun and then she has a shootout in a church. That one was cool on so many levels. Oh Great should continue that one in a seperate manga.