Recent content by ItsSamu

Mainly because he puts effort into his posts and is a continued presence in this thread for as long as I've lurked, he's not someone with a few dozen or hundred posts that is annoying and then disappears after a while. For this time it was more the conflation of data backing up his feelings...

Oh yeah, factually. Hmmmmmmmmm. I think most of us can agree with this fact that the TOC is the most important metric, so let's stick with that then! After all, it is what the EiC is giving to all of us as the final result of everything they know. Like you also say, we don't know the (likely...

So, three weeks ago then? Psych House was lovely. Very cute and endearing, Omusuke Kobayashi's art has a charm to it that I think pairs really well with the mood of the chapter, it feels like a palette cleanser within the magazine. Clearly it's going for a SOL vibe first and foremost with...

I must say it's been quite amusing this past week watching the two camps of Kagurabachi fans and Nue Exorcist fans each pick out their own victories from the latest daily/weekly stats and sales while mostly skirting past or pretending the other doesn't exist altogether. Obviously one is having...

I actually crunched the data on this (and other stats to do with serialisation rounds) back in November 2021, which would need updated again but I doubt any of the changes would be that extreme. For this in particular: In terms of the success rate depending on the order within a serialisation...

Been minute, things are happening. My takes are: It's been 12 issues now since Nue's Exorcist last had a single digit TOC ranking, placing in the bottom 5 most of the time. And now second last? Ouch. I think the main thing to keep an eye on - other than it continuing to rank poorly or not - is...

Incredible post. Shadow Eliminators going from last to second last place = it's rising. It's like Agravity Boys delusion all over again. Nue's Exorcist in the bottom five again, but hey, a colour page, let's ignore that, doesn't fit the agenda. Kagurabachi ranking above Nue's Exorcist again...

Since we have the 2022 figures of 700k (digital) vs 1.3m (print), you're looking at 1/3 reading digital while 2/3 read physically, and both are likely trending in opposite direction so it might be a more even ratio eventually. Still not more digital-only than physical readers for the...

Also logged in to chime in on the mess because jeeeeez. Was gonna make a lengthy post about the various absurd and contradictory takes in this thread but decided against it. What's obvious though is the sheer difference in opinion on just about everything of late feels like proof that literally...

End of the thread, time for the yearly table of contents analysis - here are my posts for 2021 and 2022 for reference. No graphs this time around. Average TOC ranking of every series published in 2023: As you can see, currently Cipher Academy, Martial Master Asumi, MamaYuyu, and Two on Ice are...

We live in a time where MamaYuyu's action is 'awful' or a 'complete mess' but whatever Nue's Exorcist was attempting with its flat and generic as all hell battles over the past few months is barely critiqued - or if mentioned at all is actually praised. Call me mad but I'll take an interestingly...

That time again for a monthly check-in. MamaYuyu's eighth chapter was exactly what the series needed, would absolutely be chapter of the week if One Piece didn't just drop the prelude to the God Valley Incident, one of the most anticipated of the series' lore and history (and it did so this...

Really like this new batch overall, nothing like new serialisations to inject some life into the roster, which I've definitely needed this year after losing three series I really enjoy, and probably another soon. Overall I'd say this round ranks in order of serialisation: MamaYuyu > Kagurabachi...

Baseless? It's based on my personal taste. I said it was a contender for the worst current manga when comparing the recent chapters of everything right now. Of course overall I think JJK is better than a lot of the series I put above it week-to-week, but if we're talking about a snapshot of the...

MamaYuyu's first chapter was really strong. Was a little worried with all the isekai talk since I really don't care for 98% of the genre with how lazy those LNs are with their tropes and how they basically are used as sandbox to play out author's fantasies (with sexy women, slavery, and...