tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2373762165611364039.post7347418949813983997..comments2023-08-13T02:47:28.378-07:00Comments on robots never sleep: Little Forestflyingrobotshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18336906525664369023noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2373762165611364039.post-35140047238856987442013-08-15T09:01:37.308-07:002013-08-15T09:01:37.308-07:00Only the first volume has been scanlated.Only the first volume has been scanlated.Sepehrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13365353294073196966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2373762165611364039.post-45897489041959246522007-03-31T06:16:00.000-07:002007-03-31T06:16:00.000-07:00The "slice of life" tag has always bugged the crap...The "slice of life" tag has always bugged the crap out of me ... it's a perennial last refuge of the lazy literate-wannabe in the face of a challenging read (for example, Nijigahara Holograph is categorized on mangaupdates.com as a "Slice of Life" manga, which simply defies even the stupidest possible sense of the words in English). <BR/><BR/>On the other hand, there are plenty of stories out there that can reasonably be described, at least outwardly, as SoL that are also damned good, and then it becomes a pleasant challenge to try to tease out the subtle thread of what's really happening in them and express it concretely. (I take it for granted that if a story truly were SoL and nothing more, it would suck the most arbitrary and rancid form of ass.) Yokohama Kaidahi Kikou is the best example that comes to mind offhand: long episodes of house repairs and brewing coffee substitutes would seem to be the essence of SoL, but on reflection these mark the fundamental beat of an epic poem on the workings of growth and decay, built from a handful of delicate but expertly handled twists on convention --- it's the story of the growth and decay of species, rather than of individuals; decay is the prevailing trend, rather than growth; and the immortal god-like narrator figure has been flipped from its usual post outside the story to its center, in Alpha. Wonderful stuff.<BR/><BR/>Point being that I'm totally intrigued by your description of Little Forest; sounds like the best sort of surprise waiting to happen. It's in such cases that I really wish I knew Japanese, but maybe I'll get lucky and it'll be picked up for scanslation somewhere.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2373762165611364039.post-32389907280775260612007-03-25T15:11:00.000-07:002007-03-25T15:11:00.000-07:00Or maybe I'm deriving too much from the first few ...Or maybe I'm deriving too much from the first few chapters (and what I remember from reading it)...Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02676430918925076852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2373762165611364039.post-91650460387071108282007-03-25T14:51:00.000-07:002007-03-25T14:51:00.000-07:00I think there was a story running through the whol...I think there <I>was</I> a story running through the whole series (albeit in the background), with short anecdotes from the past (like what Stephen said) which all connect as one long introspective reflection by the protagonist, which eventually leads to the conclusion she makes at the end of the series.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02676430918925076852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2373762165611364039.post-85642151911493811432007-03-25T10:58:00.000-07:002007-03-25T10:58:00.000-07:00I remember hearing about this a while ago, and as ...I remember hearing about this a while ago, and as interesting as it sounds I can see why people opted to scanslate the projects he drew when smoking up. Still, wouldn't mind buying it, if only for the artwork.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com