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http://www.megatokyo.com/

MegaTokyo is a thoughtful, well-drawn, thoroughly enjoyable webcomic about the adventures and misadventures of two American guys that find themselves in Japan. Rich, imaginative manga that I recommend to all my friends.

I had heard of this comic a long while back, perhaps even when it first started, but I thought it would just be another somewhat silly comic, or just harsh. One of my major complaints with most webcomics is the lack of either creative thought or accountability through editing, the latter of which I believe is the reason that certain comics can suffer to the point of being essentially unreadable. This is never an issue with MegaTokyo: the creative powers at Fredart Studios don’t need to resort to sophomoric humor and expletive overusage to get the readers’ attention.

“relax, we understand j00” — This tagline captures the essence of what makes this webcomic (+ multiuser blog) so accessible to me. I’ve spoken 1337 since before it was fashionable to do so; I know what it’s like to be a social outcast for want of confidence—and be okay with that; and I enjoy pouring my heart into my creative work (writing, in my case, not drawing, but that notwithstanding…).

I read the first 600 comics across the span of two days (copious downtime at work one weekend), so immersive is the MegaTokyo experience. You will do well to start at the beginning, and won’t be able to put it down (or, in this case, stop clicking “Next”). Buy the manga, too.

For anyone who has ever spoken 1337, who knows what it’s like to be suspended in a video game temporal distortion, who knows real animé and manga aren’t “cartoons” by a long shot—enjoy it, fellow geeks: there are those who understand j00.

http://www.megatokyo.com/

MegaTokyo is a thoughtful, well-drawn, thoroughly enjoyable webcomic about the adventures and misadventures of two American guys that find themselves in Japan. Rich, imaginative manga that I recommend to all my friends.

I had heard of this comic a long while back, perhaps even when it first started, but I thought it would just be another somewhat silly comic, or just harsh. One of my major complaints with most webcomics is the lack of either creative thought or accountability through editing, the latter of which I believe is the reason that certain comics can suffer to the point of being essentially unreadable. This is never an issue with MegaTokyo: the creative powers at Fredart Studios don’t need to resort to sophomoric humor and expletive overusage to get the readers’ attention.

“relax, we understand j00” — This tagline captures the essence of what makes this webcomic (+ multiuser blog) so accessible to me. I’ve spoken 1337 since before it was fashionable to do so; I know what it’s like to be a social outcast for want of confidence—and be okay with that; and I enjoy pouring my heart into my creative work (writing, in my case, not drawing, but that notwithstanding…).

I read the first 600 comics across the span of two days (copious downtime at work one weekend), so immersive is the MegaTokyo experience. You will do well to start at the beginning, and won’t be able to put it down (or, in this case, stop clicking “Next”). Buy the manga, too.

For anyone who has ever spoken 1337, who knows what it’s like to be suspended in a video game temporal distortion, who knows real animé and manga aren’t “cartoons” by a long shot—enjoy it, fellow geeks: there are those who understand j00.