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Lumaria

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Lunacy discussion board
« on: December 14, 2015, 10:47:14 pm »
Here is the discussion board for Lunacy, let me know what you thought about a specific chapter, characters or if there's something off. Review, Critique and impressions are vital for me to keep moving.

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Lunacy may get an overhaul
« Reply #1 on: January 01, 2016, 05:33:06 pm »
So i have a group in real life that we like to discuss Josei manga. We tend to be not-so-critical when it comes to them just because of the nature of what the stories are about. Recently josei has moved to more seinen areas, but thy still have their subtle charms of what makes josei a "josei" manga.

Anyways, my group have read Lunacy before, and this is the only time they become critical. They all agree that its so split evenly with Josei and Seinen genre. When i tell them my original intentions, they clearly see where i was going for: A strong Josei manga. However, they also reason why it can't be a mix of both.

I'll explain how Lunacy started becoming something else. I originally posted this story in OneMangaForums and then later in MangaRaiders. Both sides did not give me the freedom to make it a +18 story. You see Lunacy had a more unique language. For example: when you compare Star Wars Original Trilogy and the Prequel Trilogy, you notice that the language they both use is completely different. Prequel Trilogy (as horrendous as they were) were trying for a more unique dialogue and word choice that was unique to the universe.

When i started to censor the story, people sort of pointed out the odd-dialogue and wanted a more easy to understand dialogue that shonen had. It was mixed in with the more critical reviews of pacing and lack of supporting materials.Lunacy doesn't have that subtle flow anymore. It doesn't rely on its dialogue and because of that, the story had to be told far more directly (making it much more closer to shonen).

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Lunacy was about a r@pe-victim (Noche) who was saved by his new best friend (Sebastian). Noche was going to have an open bromance with several male characters but would be overpowered by female characters that indirectly feed trauma to him. In the beginning, he would still have romantic feelings for his old childhood friend (Lucia) but would discover a dark dark secret that would turn him against her. As for Lunatics, they were going to be far more sexually active. With Krema being bi-sexual and at times attempt to seduce Noche but would fail miserably and hurt Noche in the process.

It was going to be  a story where supernatural events caused Noche to face his demons alongside the other more direct issues that come with the story. Noche would often border on homosexuality, and have a more complicated relationship with Sebastian. Alexis still exist in the original story but had a less important role.


Don't get me wrong, its a lot better in terms of pacing,  and most of the chapters might remain exactly the same. but its also a story that lost its soul along the way. My question to you all who have read Lunacy: Would you prefer the manga story to be a "seinen" or a "josei" manga?


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Re: Lunacy discussion board
« Reply #2 on: January 04, 2016, 03:23:15 am »
Well the benefit here is that you have the option to go to [+18] here.

I definitely read some of it. I remember reading a horror based josei not too long ago either. So it might not be too far off of. You could mix your ideas with more extreme ideas.

I know Uzumaki was fairly popular among older women despite not being a josei manga.  I believe Liar Game was also josei and had interesting dark ideas.

I might be wrong though, so don't trust me too much

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Re: Lunacy discussion board
« Reply #3 on: January 04, 2016, 05:29:44 am »
Actually Liar Game is also seinen, but considering that it was adapted into live action TV dramas, it wouldn't get passed it. Its also something worth noting that my group have also discussed how josei is becoming less and less unknown to general fans because there's not that many magazines circulating.

But whats interesting to note that some shojo, seinen, and even shonen manga become a big hit with older women. We're still discussing why that is but we deduced that thriller, drama, and well drawn males seem to be the big attributes.



But enough of that You're right. This forum is giving me the freedom to write it the way i originally intended.  But unfortunately i sort of lost my way with it when i had reviews. I am thinking about revising the chapters.

I definitely don't want Noche to have homosexual tendencies anymore, simply because it just doesn't fit with the new theme. I want the old "Lucia" back, and i definitely want to include more Sebastian. I'm going to revise my chapters one more time. See how it goes.

 

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