silverthunder | (no subject)

Yesterday was fun. We went to Kelowna and checked out a few comic book stores plus the mall and a great music and video place. I didn't find anything I liked *there*, but when we came back and visited the comic store here, I found the first volume of D.N.Angel - just one copy left, waiting for me to buy.

Excellent.

So I guess we have a pretty decent anime and manga selection here - I remember back when you couldn't find anything remotely related to anime in this place.

Okay... anyway. D.N.Angel didn't really have a bad translation, but there were a couple points of annoyance. The 'calling everyone by their first names' thing gets annoying - I first noticed it when Daisuke referred to Satoshi as 'Satoshi' and not 'Hiwatari-kun'. He also calls Saehara 'Takeshi' and Risa and Riku by those names as well, instead of 'Harada-san'.

Also, Risa refers to her twin as 'that witch' at one point, which doesn't seem like something she'd say even in a fit of jealousy.

Oh, and there's a brief, cute little story at the end of the manga which involves a girl trying to summon up a Shikigami - the one she gets is a boy who seems to annoy her. I enjoyed it, even though it was short.

And now... I'm off to work. Only four hours this morning.