Thursday, February 14, 2013

Desert Punk

So here's a 31st chapter of one of my favourite manga of all time (mainly thanks to Ikkyusan's translation from GWR group but also HappyScans) - Desert Punk - that I've typeset.

Chapter 31

And here are previous volumes scanlated by GWR group:


Reasons why you should check it out:

- There are not many manga that depict reality so well, even though the setting is almost completely unknown to us
- Characters are made from flesh and blood and not ink and paper. It's very rare to find characters such as the ones in Desert Punk. Here motto "survival of the fittest" is a fact and not just an empty slogan, characters behave very logically in such conditions (something I loved Claymore for but now see less and less).
- The main (anti-)hero and most of other characters that have at least half a brain are pragmatists and/or opportunists. If there is a chance to screw someone over they don't miss it, if the opponent has an advantage they don't think twice about withdrawing. The latter action is something that most mangaka do not consider (again, one of the reasons I loved Claymore, recall the fight with Ophelia). Main hero would run?! That's ridiculous. He can't. He must stand firmly and fight with his foes and surely he will defeat them because of sheer fighting spirit... Well, not in Desert Punk.
- There is no honour here, no pardon, what matters are results and effectiveness. It reminds me of Fallout game and maybe that's why I've loved it so much. It also reminds me of Firefly (the best tv show ever) and I haven't found any cartoon/anime or other tv series that would get even close to it.

So if you're looking for a non-schematic, action manga, something that would allow you to relax and something you won't forget then this manga is for you. Manga and anime are unfortunately very under-appreciated. This title has disappeared in tons of sh*t that floats around and are considered as masterpieces when they can't even compare to Desert Punk.I highly recommend it.

Also if you would like to help with the typesetting/translation/proofreading/editing please let me know :).


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14 comments:

  1. AnonymousFebruary 14, 2013 at 3:33 PM

    I love you so much for releasing this series. Happy valentine day!!!

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  2. XLFebruary 14, 2013 at 4:48 PM

    I watched the anime and it was brilliant. Thanks for picking this up :)

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  3. AnonymousFebruary 14, 2013 at 10:16 PM

    thank you man you just turned my crap day around

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  4. AnonymousFebruary 15, 2013 at 5:17 AM

    love you so much for starting this hope you can hold out till the end

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  5. GoralFebruary 15, 2013 at 7:43 AM

    The only problem I see is the translation. AFAIK 8 volumes are within our reach right now (I'm working on volume 6 currently and it will take a while before it's finished but vol. 7 is in "translation proofing" stage and vol. 8 translation is almost done). With translation available you don't even need a scanlation since raws can be found rather easily. But without a translator even 100 editors won't help.

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  6. AnonymousFebruary 15, 2013 at 7:50 PM

    Zapowiada się zajedwabista seria :D Skończyłem czytać pierwszy vol. I uśmiałem się jak nigdy :D Pozdrawiam :)

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    1. GoralFebruary 16, 2013 at 7:31 PM

      Ta manga to naprawdę unikat, a później jest jeszcze lepiej. Polecam jednak zapoznanie się z anime, bo zanim skanlacje dogonią wydarzenia w nim zawarte miną lata.

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    2. AnonymousFebruary 16, 2013 at 9:38 PM

      :) właśnie zerknąłem na anidb :D Faktycznie jest :) Jak anime dorównuje mandze poczuciem humoru i ecchi to zaraz doszukam :) Czy któraś grupa skanlacyjna robi tę mangę na Polski? Patrzyłem na centrum-mangi i nie znalazłem... :/ Za to widzę, że Claymore zostało zrobione całe :D GRATULACJE ! Czy szczytem lenistwa byłoby prosić o *.zip całych chapterów ? :P Miłego wieczoru :)

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  7. AnonymousMarch 5, 2013 at 2:00 PM

    YES! I'm so glad to see this picked up. Thanks a lot!

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  8. DeveladorMarch 28, 2014 at 1:29 PM

    Thank you very much!!!

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  9. AnonymousSeptember 4, 2014 at 4:46 PM

    Links are dead. No replacements on the net except manga reading sites...

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