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admin · Site Admin Joined: 07 Jul 2006 Posts: 1008

Rules on the uptodate news thread

Here is to be used to post up news on Yami no Matsuei on the state of Yoko, information on the progression of the story as a whole, like the hiatus situation, when the next book is going to be released any rumors concerning another hiatus or sidestories etc etc, or a simple up to date news on the plot itself and whats happening.

Make sure to header your news if you want to add or discuss anything-to indicate whether your posting general information or plot information in case someone may be interested in learning when the next book will be out, but may not necesarilly want to know whether Muraki is still alive or about Tsuzuki's past. For example Manga vol.11 plotline news or general news: new sidestory , breaking news: second anime series . This also allows those who no more then anyone else in the forum to post and discuss plot revelations more freely and others to skip through.
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admin · Site Admin Joined: 07 Jul 2006 Posts: 1008

General news

I've learned that some people don't know all this, so to keep up you all up to date, my first report post will be about the condition of Yami no Matsuei at this moment.

I'm not sure if the situation has changed but I last learned that the hiatus is over. That is Yami no Matsuei will be continued. The next book is either due to be out very very shortly, or is already out.

There has been two side stories out so far which I will post links to in a minute. One being a rather general look at a typical day in Tatsumi's life, and the other introduces our first look at Ukyou, Muraki's mysterious finacee who pays a visit to Oriya.

The first thing you are likely to notice is the distinct change in style. Yoko has changed her manga art style, loosing a lot of the extravagance Yami no Matsuei art is known for, also a lot of detail in the eyes has left also. Some prefer the new style claiming the old far to over the top, many prefer the old claiming the new to be too simplistic, eitherway many fans are happy that the story will be continued. Here are some links to the sidestories and some information:

Sidestory scans:

Tatsumi

(this is found on kat.com, there is also a comedy scan on the site which is rather humourous to read)
http://imageevent.com/katsue/yaminomatsuei/tatsidestory

Oriya/Ukyou

(a few scans and some info):
http://community.livejournal.com/...tsuei/151526.html?page=1#comments

(the actual sidestory, you can download or read online)
http://lyrebird.aithine.org/oriyaukyou/
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suzoka · Joined: 03 Aug 2006 Posts: 119 Location: Asia

In response to what coco have said I'd definitely prefer the old style better. also I have found some info shared by fellow fans about her reason as to why she changed her style. I put a question mark in the subject becuase I'm still at the process of confirming this news myself.

Yami no Kaze · Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 5:46 pm Post subject:

o.o the yaoi thing...wow. that's a good question. XD but sorry, volume ten speaks for it's self. perhaps if she says she doesn't than she's in denile. But also the word Yaoi is created by fans of anime. in Japan it's not actually a real word so if they're saying she actually said "i don't like yaoi" than it wasn't a real interview...

it's also possible she's getting slack from it. she's mentioned in a few of her side notes that her fans weren't happy with the shonen-ai undertones, and flat out said in volume four that she might lose readers because of he st. micheal's arc.

twee twee, coco, thank you for posting!!!! i have Wakaba the link too.
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Is that what she meant by all her negative comments in the st micheals arc. I forgot that there's also a large base of non-shounen-ai fans for YnM though in book 4, I just thought she wasn't happy with the story, she kept complaining about it, even though it had beautiful art, followed on from devils trill and was more darker then her other stories.
I thought it was pretty good, and was confused as to why she disliked it's outcome. But now you've said that, it makes more sense. Do you have any quotes from her side notes that state her fans were unhappy with the shonen-ai overtones.

And also would that mean that Tsusoka fans won't get the happy shonen-ai ending they may be hoping for??
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laustic · Joined: 09 Jul 2006 Posts: 660 Location: Florida

I never realized that she said she may lose fans over the St. Michel arc. I thought she was just unhappy with the story because it didn't turn out the way she hoped it would. I also didn't realize many fans didn't like the bl hints. That surprised me the most since pretty much from the get go there have been tons of bl hints so I admit I find that a bit hard to belive. But who knows, I could be wrong.

I also keep hearing different things to as why she went on haitus. First I heard she hurt her self then I read she had a disagreement with her publisher not I'm hearing its because she hurt her wrist. Which one is the truth?

Until I read from a reliable source, I'm going to continue to believe that she doesn't have a problem with bl and that Tsuzuki and Hisoka will get together in the end. YnM has been going on for years. If she really had a problem with it or if the fans had a problem with ith then she would have had dropped the hints a long time ago.

Paurie · Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2006 10:33 pm Post subject:

Doesn't like yaoi? lol Poor Muraki. I know that he isn't completely gay, that his character likes what he likes, but there's still the fact that he raped Hisoka and "loves" Tsuzuki. So, I doubt that little reason.

I always thought that YnM wasn't yaoi/shonen-ai, simply that it had strong hints of it since it's mostly about male characters and each have a strong connection with one another.

As for the style, I liked the style of her art through volumes 3 to 6 the best. I've never not liked the art in any volume though. So, this new style doesn't bother me at all as long as it's...continuing. I don't have a damn problem at all!!! <3

It's really true, though? That it's continuing? I felt happy tears in my eyes at the news...
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laustic · Joined: 09 Jul 2006 Posts: 660 Location: Florida

Maybe this isn't the place to ask this question but I've been checking out the Hana to Yume site to see if they have a email address but I haven't had much luck finding it. Maybe I'm being blind and can't see it but does anyone know if they have one and where I can find it? I've decided that I will email them to see what's going on. I plan to ask the question in both English and Japanese so hopefully I'll get an answer from them. I'm just so frustrated in waiting and I just want to know what's going on.

Paurie · Posted: Thu May 03, 2007 2:53 pm Post subject:

(hah, just saw this)

Sorry... I've tried looking and clicking around on there, too... =( But I can't find it either....

*sigh* Had a dream volume 12 came out. XD
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laustic · Joined: 09 Jul 2006 Posts: 660 Location: Florida

I'm so frustrated by this. I wish we can have a clear answer from Yoko.