This is a sort of in between volume. It's the 'and they played ever on' part.
I think the writers were seriously searching for the 'new format' of the story now that Sai, as a plot device, is gone. They tried, and IMHO failed, to make the day to day existence of being a Go-pro interesting. It's a good thing they have the North Star cup on stand by...
I wonder what you'd make of the story if you arrived at this point without having seen the rest of the series before - pretty lost I imagine.
I much prefer the manga at this point. I think the art is great. Scenes that are so simple (and similar to ones we've seen so many times before: Hikaru at the goban, a hand going into the goke etc.) are beautifully done.
The music on the anime in these later, slower scenes sometimes cracks me up - its so OTT: close up of the board, cue big guitars!
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vol 19
Date: 2010-09-15 08:34 pm (UTC)It's the 'and they played ever on' part.
I think the writers were seriously searching for the 'new format' of the story now that Sai, as a plot device, is gone.
They tried, and IMHO failed, to make the day to day existence of being a Go-pro interesting.
It's a good thing they have the North Star cup on stand by...
Re: vol 19
Date: 2010-09-15 09:27 pm (UTC)I much prefer the manga at this point. I think the art is great. Scenes that are so simple (and similar to ones we've seen so many times before: Hikaru at the goban, a hand going into the goke etc.) are beautifully done.
The music on the anime in these later, slower scenes sometimes cracks me up - its so OTT: close up of the board, cue big guitars!
Re: vol 19
Date: 2010-09-15 09:50 pm (UTC)You can always fall back on a tournament! Shonen manga has told me so.