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insanenekoI rapidly skimmed the rest of the manga. Now my eyes hurt and I have a crick in my neck, but what a wild ride it was. I'm hoping I can come down from this high enough to go to sleep. Some additional comments before attempting to settle down:
-Female characters who aren't just add ons. Even the minor characters (discounting the fangirls) seem like real people who happen to be incidental to the story being told but are main characters in their own stories. The major female characters? Wonderfully complex and not stereotypical at all.
-The manga shows that you can't power up in a short period of time. The team/player building takes lots of time and sacrifice and patience. There's no miracle explosion in the middle of the game.
-The games seem real. They follow the laws of gravity. The players also seem like Japanese high school students.
-A number of the characters develop completely independently from the main characters, as if they have their own lives. Strange, but true.
-THE MAIN CHARACTERS. GUH. Complex, passionate, and full of potential. Some of it realized in the manga, but so much MORE to come.
-No desire to slash anyone at all. I love love love the (het) canon pairings.
-Female characters who aren't just add ons. Even the minor characters (discounting the fangirls) seem like real people who happen to be incidental to the story being told but are main characters in their own stories. The major female characters? Wonderfully complex and not stereotypical at all.
-The manga shows that you can't power up in a short period of time. The team/player building takes lots of time and sacrifice and patience. There's no miracle explosion in the middle of the game.
-The games seem real. They follow the laws of gravity. The players also seem like Japanese high school students.
-A number of the characters develop completely independently from the main characters, as if they have their own lives. Strange, but true.
-THE MAIN CHARACTERS. GUH. Complex, passionate, and full of potential. Some of it realized in the manga, but so much MORE to come.
-No desire to slash anyone at all. I love love love the (het) canon pairings.