Know what would be really cool?

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Lishy
Lishy
Forge Runner
#1
After Anet hits the jackpot with GW2, know what would be really cool?
A spin-off manga of guild wars.
No. Really.
I think it'd be an awesome idea. And I know a lot of the anet team are fans of anime. So I figure they should try a manga one day if they ever have the finances and are able to milk the franchise a bit more.
Just my idea and hopes that will never come
Shayne Hawke
Shayne Hawke
Departed from Tyria
#2
You know what this reminds me of? A Halo anime.

No thanks. Give me my books.
FlamingMetroid
FlamingMetroid
Jungle Guide
#3
OMG supa kawaii desu ne =^______________________________________^=
Lishy
Lishy
Forge Runner
#4
Difference is, the halo anime is just a poor attempt to woe the Japanese culture. And what they're doing is a whole anime series.
When I think of a guild wars manga, I think only one or two volumes.
shoyon456
shoyon456
Desert Nomad
#5
You're making alot of big assumptions here, which you have very little fact to back up.

1. GW2 may or may not be released. Sure it is probably in development, but you have no official confirmation of a specific release time.

2. GW2 may or may not suck monkey balls. You don't have a screenshot, you don't have a vid, you don't have any specifics on in-game mechanics and therefore, you have no factual basis to say GW2 will "hit the jackpot." By putting this blind faith in a game you know nothing more than the lore and some general info about, you are proving you are a fanboi.

3. Anet doesn't even have adequate resources to streamline the site, fix XTH, or properly balance and maintain GW1. How and WHY would they ever do something like this, when the whole reason they have fans is because of a game that they apparently can't be bothered to manage anymore. Put more resources into what got them started, the GAME.

4. I don't see a strong enough plot for the manga that we haven't already known about or have a decent knowledge of. Sure it might be entertaining to hear Cynn propose to Mhenlo, but I wouldn't spend money to read the one line. Any lore in GW has seriously failed in comparison post-destruction of a GOD.

5. WoW could release a manga and I know for a fact it wouldn't be too popular (maybe more due to the demographic makeup of WoW players)...but do you think GW can touch that?
KoKoS
KoKoS
Wilds Pathfinder
#6
The 2 first posters have japaneese/manga avatars xD

Ьυt.. what shoyon said has a point.. /notsigned =/
MirkoTeran
MirkoTeran
Forge Runner
#7
Manga ... Ewwwwww! /no.
Gift3d
Gift3d
Forge Runner
#8
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lilDeath
Krytan Explorer
#9
/not signed

It will distract from the GW look-and-feel franchise.

Books and a full-feature movie rather ala LotR (no Uwe Boll, please).
MagmaRed
MagmaRed
Furnace Stoker
#10
Gwenchan was the only anime/manga I want to see from GW. And the current employees of Anet wouldn't be the ones doing it, they would contract for someone with knowledge and ability in anime/manga to do it. Even so, that would take time, money, and resources they most likely don't have, and never will.
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riktw
Wilds Pathfinder
#11
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Originally Posted by Gift3d View Post
he needs blonde hair and an orange suit.
Arghore
Arghore
Krytan Explorer
#12
/neutral

Perhaps not in manga form, but a GW comic or a place to view all cutscene's (if i cant view them in comic form) would be much appreciated...
Lishy
Lishy
Forge Runner
#13
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Originally Posted by Gift3d View Post
Cuilan
Cuilan
Forge Runner
#14
As much as I enjoy manga, I'm not sure if it'd be fitting for Guild Wars. It may be possible, though. Manga generally isn't like Naruto...
MithranArkanere
MithranArkanere
Underworld Spelunker
#15
Well, the GW models go better with American 'hard' comic style than European thin or Japanese emotive styles.
Reverend Dr
Reverend Dr
Forge Runner
#17
Anime is for virgins.
Scf Blacknight
Scf Blacknight
Lion's Arch Merchant
#18
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Originally Posted by Reverend Dr View Post
Anime is for virgins.
Explains why you are ITT Eh Rev?

Mangas. Dumb.
and even if it was a good idea, ANet wouldnt use it because its a good idea.

/notsinged because Manga is for Weeaboos.
Cuilan
Cuilan
Forge Runner
#19
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Originally Posted by Hyper.nl View Post
It is already here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=289vD6ssEvg

(/notsigned, I like the realistic visuals of GW. I don't like to play in a cartoon.)
Manga (comics) can and does have realistic visuals. And your link is about anime, which is completely irrelevant to this discussion.

Scf Blacknight, anyone can say anything is dumb. Even Guild Wars. Maybe you could explain better?
Scf Blacknight
Scf Blacknight
Lion's Arch Merchant
#20
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Originally Posted by Cuilan View Post
Manga (comics) can and does have realistic visuals. And your link is about anime, which is completely irrelevant to this discussion.

Scf Blacknight, anyone can say anything is dumb. Even Guild Wars. Maybe you could explain better?
Don't need to. A GW's manga wont happen because they already confirmed books.
This thread was made because some weeaboo wants to pretends he's azn and that isn't enough to justify a legit response out of me.