Colorful Memories: Unprofessional Review of the Complete Edition of Lucky Boy

If you ask me who is my favorite cartoonist? I think I would just blurt out Rumiko Takahashi’s name.

——Title

The area where the author is located was affected by the epidemic, so the bookseller delayed delivery for a few days. After taking the book home and unpacking it, the octagonal point was perfect and undamaged. Box, the bookseller's packaging is as awesome as ever, which makes the author very excited, and I can't wait to open it to see the finished product.

However, before we carry out our unprofessional review, I would like to introduce this work to book friends who have not read Lucky Boy: Lucky Boy is the classic masterpiece of Rumiko Takahashi and her work as a manga artist. ’s first full-length work. It was serialized in Weekly Shonen Sunday from 1978 to 1987. In terms of honors, it won the 26th Shogakukan Manga Award and the 18th Nebula Award. It can be said that this work was a well-deserved pillar of Weekly Shonen Sunday at that time. I think the reason for its popularity has something to do with Takahashi's humorous style. The work has contributed many classic hilarious scenes, and I laughed out loud most of the time when I was reading it. Aunt Takahashi is really good at making laughs. She can make exaggerated spoofs, spoofs, and absurd contrasts at her fingertips. She is humorous but not vulgar and rarely repetitive. In addition, she has created so many unique comedy characters. It makes people laugh, and sometimes it still leaves a deep impression when I recall it. I really admire her endless ideas and creativity.

As the pinnacle of comedy comics in unit dramas, Lucky Boy's success is inseparable from the comedy characters headed by Morohoshi. Adam is a very interesting character worth talking about. Although I don’t read too many comics, I cover a variety of themes and types. Many male protagonists have left a deep impression on me, but Adam’s playfulness and lustfulness, if he is second, no character should be first.

Adam, the most lustful person in history, is willing to risk his life for beautiful women. It can be said that he strikes up conversations everywhere. The protagonists he strikes up include Sakura A-nin, Ran Ryuunosuke, Yuki-onna Karama Riko Asuka, etc., etc. It can be said that A-Dang does have a lot of character (laughs). He was disliked by all the girls and then persisted. Only the lovely Ram always liked him, but A-Dang never appreciated it. Not only that, but slowness, greed for money, lack of face, laziness, etc. are also his shortcomings. However, he also has a cute side. I believe those who have read the book still have the impression that he cried while holding the Ram doll when Ram left him. In order to take care of the girl and not waste his time, he wore a sweater on a hot day and opened the door. There is no one in the harem that Ram chooses to give up. If you think about it carefully, Adam still has some shining points (laughs) and the heroine Ram has a cheerful personality, innocent and warm-hearted. She always does bad things with good intentions and flies around in a tiger skin bikini. Go to Adang and shout Darling. These cute points need to be discovered by the readers themselves to realize the charm of Ram. Again, I won’t go into details. Ram also became the three goddesses in the 1980s (Ram, Xiangzi, Yuan). one.

The influence of Lucky Boy has been profound. Various character settings and the personalities of the male and female protagonists can be found in Aunt Takahashi’s subsequent full-length works, and many of them have been borrowed from. After being animated, Mamoru Oshii's creations are also very interesting. Here I highly recommend Fusei Yatsura the Movie Futaki Rei Yumeko. It is really a very good work, and it is also one of Mamoru Oshii's works that I like very much. Due to the limited length, Narrative.

Lucky Boy is actually a Takahashi-style work, unit drama, imagination, and rich world view. These are what Takahashi is good at, but the long main story is much inferior. In the third year of the serialization of Lucky Boy, Auntie serialized another work, which turned out to be called "A Moment of Gathering Together" and later became a classic work in youth comics. It should be said that Auntie is diligent and draws comics whenever she has an idea. Moreover, compared with the early style painters of Fuxing and Xianju and the later style painters, it can be seen that Auntie has improved significantly. At the same time, she is a well-deserved genius and has serialized two classic works. During the serialization period, she was not yet 30 years old, which is really amazing.

Having talked so much, let’s talk about the comics themselves.

After obtaining the authorization from Lucky Boy in 1991, Sharp published the Secret Edition for the first time in 1991, the Rainbow Edition in 1994, the Lucky Boy Collection in 19 to test the market, and the first complete version of the Lucky Boy world in 2022. It should be said that thanks to the hard work of the cutting edge, we have obtained the authorization for the full version of Fuxing Boy. After all, the price of the 94 version in the second-hand market is already very high. No matter what the considerations are, being able to release the full version is a great help for Aunt fans and Fuxing True Love fans. It's all good news.

This complete version has color pages and two-color pages, and the source of the material is the selected collection and the enlarged library. Since Japan does not have a complete version, I think the efforts made by Sharp Point this time are worth mentioning. Like it. As for the effect of the finished product, I will use it to make a simple comparison with the selected collection. Please continue reading below.

1. Book box

What catches the eye is the book box. This time, I feel that there are not many protective measures on the tip. It is just a thin layer of bubble plastic. The design of the box has absorbed the quirky voice, leaving space for picking up books and putting book covers. However, there is a gap inside when it is shipped to the merchant and then from the merchant to the buyer. After countless collisions, it Selfishly, I still hope that the protection can be strengthened.

The pattern of the box is a picture from the collection period. Two boxes can be put together to form one picture. Although this picture is very classic and beautiful, the lack of design and the light color make it so The author is still a little dissatisfied. I always feel that the color of the cutting-edge box is lower and too light than other brands. It would be much better to improve the look and feel.

2. Front cover and back cover

As for the cover, the author wanted to complain when I saw the design for the first time. The cutting-edge design cover has always felt that there is nothing new. The first impression is that it looks simple and bright, and feels very smooth, but it still doesn’t have much sense of design as I thought before, just cut out the characters and have a solid color base. If I have to say, I feel that there are problems with the layout and picture selection, the design is flat, and the title of the book is written on the four corners, which I don’t like very much. But fortunately, the title and Ram were UV processed and the cover was all Ram, which was quite well received. Maybe Cutting Edge had no choice due to material limitations. All in all, I'm not very satisfied with the cover of this one.

The back cover is also full of five-pointed stars, the English translation of Lucky Star Boy and the different Xiaotian, which is relatively simple.

As for the front and back covers of the collection, the selection of pictures is much richer, and the overall layout is also very beautiful.

The inner cover of the complete version is well designed and looks very grand, while the inner back cover is very simple. The inner cover and inner bottom of the collection have selected two very classic pictures, which are very beautiful.

3. The spine of the book

The spine of the book is all small. . . . The inner spine is also simple, which is okay. Personally, I feel that the design is better than the full version of the cover (laughs). However, I personally prefer the design of the selected collection. In comparison, it looks very comfortable. Especially the inner spine of the selected collection contains a little surprise when I read it for the first time, which is quite unexpected.

Complete version of the spine and spine

Selected spine and inner spine

4. Lining pages

Hard and deeply textured Lining pages

5. Title page, table of contents

Not much design

6. The front of the mouth is written by Rumiko Takahashi Introduction, followed by cutting-edge copyrighted aunt works. In comparison, I prefer Lekou from the selected collection.

7. Glue

Glue

The glue at the tip can still be trusted.

8. Book Waist

As usual, only the first volume in the first-print box set of Tipian has a waist. The front introduces the emphasis on the advantages of this complete edition, and the following is this year’s lucky star boy. The animated advertisements stir up the atmosphere. I am looking forward to the animation of Lucky Boy this year.

9. Gift

A signed edition, a cutting-edge classic three-piece set: book box, signed edition and book body. The front of this signed version is the picture selected for the bookmark of the previous collection, and the back is Ram and the signature drawn by the aunt.

10. Specifications

This time it is a 25K complete edition with perfect binding. As the first complete edition of Fuxing, Tipian has put a lot of effort into licensing color pages and two-color pages, such as As they say, it contains all the color pages during the serialization period, and there are appendices at the back, which adds to the few Chinese materials on Rumiko Takahashi. From this aspect, it is quite praised.

11. Printing and Paper

It should be said that the phenomenon of gray tips in black and white printing this time is not as obvious as before, and details have been taken care of. The color page printing is also very good. What I must say is that the two-color pages are a little lighter than the selected collection printing. Strictly speaking, the phenomenon of network collision mentioned by the comic masterpiece Resurrection is a problem of Japanese image sources. I don’t know about this. I hope someone who knows can add it in the comment area. I read a book by DemonAndWings guy before and said that the dark dots and the light dots looked dirty and blurry. After I got it, I opened a few books and looked at them, and I had the same feeling. There were white spots, and the black was impure. , I don’t know if it is a problem with cutting-edge printing. The guy from DemonAndWinds talked about it in detail. Friends who are interested can read his books and newspapers. I also hope that someone who knows more can help clear up the confusion in the comment area.

When I was flipping through the book, I felt that there were really too few color pages for Lucky Star. I heard from the boss of the comic masterpiece Resurrection that Shogakukan didn’t pay much attention to Lucky Star when it was serialized at the beginning, so there were no color pages. It was later It was only arranged when it was serialized due to its popularity, but the later story told that Lucky Star became the mainstay, which is really touching. In short, it is a great pity that there are few color pages.

The paper quality this time has really improved this complete version a lot. The paper used is relatively fair. It can be said that it is an important reason for the good reading experience that makes the gray less obvious. The smoothness and presentation The printing details are very good, the softness and hardness are moderate, and the browsing experience is quite good.

12. Translation and embedding

Book friends who have read Laojianjian must know that many of the past translations and embeddings of Jianjian translated onomatopoeia and some unfamiliar words. Those that can be understood are commented on the side, but not many have been restored this time. Some onomatopoeias have been translated, and some have not been directly copied from the original text. There are also comments, but it seems that there are not many. I don’t know if they are based on the 94 version of the translation and Note. But when I talk about the 94 edition, I think of the Tomohiki Town Information Station and the Fun Questions and Answers I read at that time. It can be seen that the editorial department at that time was still very serious about calling it the Magic Zone. I forgot the specific details. In short, this is not reserved. Come down, it's still quite a pity.

13. Copyright page

14. Reference price

As the first complete version of Fuxing, it is still very valuable, but the complete version of Cutting Edge does not. To a very good level, the work is acceptable (but for me personally, I used to attach great importance to the high specifications given by Auntie. Although I have good intentions this time, there are still many problems and I am a little sad). I want Auntie’s fans and Fans of Fuxing can consider it. I see that a friend’s purchase price is 550, which is really great. My own purchase price is 650. You can refer to this range. (If the event is suitable, you can also consider the collection. This is also a great supplementary material. Friends who like Lucky Star can consider it)

I think we should celebrate the publication of Lucky Star Boy anyway. And get it into your hands. Because under normal circumstances, you buy new rather than old. While the price of the old edition is quite high in the second-hand market, the publication of the new edition is good news for book lovers who like Lucky Star and Big Mom, so if you have the budget and activities It's a good idea to buy it when the price is good, after all, the price of the Ranma Collector's Edition boxed set is already very high.

However, Lucky Boy can wait until the complete version is released, which also makes me look forward to the complete version of Renyu and Ranma. I hope I can wait until the top to get it in my lifetime! (I saw that Galaxy Railway 999 has been shipped to many book friends, and I am very envious. I estimate that it will be shipped in July, and I will write a book report for your reference by then)

Recommendations for book covers It’s 210, and the recommended ziplock bag is 17x25 (I personally like to leave some space, so I use 18×26)

PS. That’s all I want to talk about this set of books, I’m looking forward to you guys Comparative version, and if book friends have anything to add or correct, please leave a message in the comment area.

Having said that, I still want to talk about Tuan Tuan. Tuan Tuan’s newly launched Lucky Boy and Galaxy Railway 999 do seem to have improved in quality compared to before, but they are still not enough, and the problem of gray still exists. To describe it in one sentence, don’t compare cutting-edge with anyone. Just compare it with the original Japanese version, just put a layer of light gray on it. I have talked about it before, because I like aunties and youth comics, so I also like cutting-edge, but I still hope It can keep up its efforts and solve the problem in time. This time, Lucky Boy can actually do better. I have always thought that the cutting edge has a first-class eye for book selection, but every time what it does is unsatisfactory or there is still some distance from it. Moreover, the behavior of drawing big cakes and digging holes without filling them is very depressing (I’m talking about aloof people!) There are many good books to be published in the second half of the year, including Daijirō Morohoshi’s Journey to the West: The Legend of the Demon Monkey, Kazuo Kazuo, Hojo Tsukasa The cat's eye, Hengshan's glorious Water Margin. Earth in the third quarter, a sports stand-alone about the earth, a complete version of Yue, and a family are also planned, so I really hope it can do better and not fool readers. Today, books are not only for reading, but also developing towards collecting. At the same time, publishing houses should also make adjustments in paper media, overcome difficulties, and serve consumers with better quality. I sincerely hope that Lucky Boy can be published. As a reader, I I'm very happy, but as a consumer I hope it can be better, that's about it. I have written an article before about an old single book about "A Moment of Gathering", so in terms of quality, perhaps the best enemy is never others, but itself. Thousands of words are combined into one sentence, come on, cutting edge.

PS. What I collect now is basically collecting full hardcover editions, favorite works and favorite authors’ works. In addition, I don’t like buying books one by one, so I basically buy sets of books. Because of these and translation reasons, there is a situation where people can enter Taiwan if they have one, and people cannot enter Hong Kong if there is no Taiwan. This year and next year, not only are there constant cutting-edge moves, major publishing houses are also making a lot of moves. What I am more looking forward to is the cutting-edge "Journey to the West: The Legend of the Monkey King, Earth, About the Movement of the Earth," Yue Complete Edition. EVA from Taijiao, Parasite from Jade Dynasty, I"s, Ye Jingzuo, etc. I also hope that everyone can receive their favorite books and spread joy and happiness together.

Finally

To Auntie

To Lucky Boy

To our colorful memories

Thanks for watching

Complete

ZS Ning

2022.5.14