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   Aya the Vampire Slayer  wrote:   
   > Ansgar -59cobalt- Wiechers  wa:   
   >> Ansgar -59cobalt- Wiechers  wrote:   
   >>> Volume 20 of YamaNade seems to be out, and I heard a mention that it   
   >>> were the final volume. Can anyone confirm this?   
   >>   
   >> Looks like vol. 21 is announced at the end of vol. 20, so The   
   >> Wallflower will probably be around a little longer. ^_^   
   >   
   > What's your take on series length?   
      
   Frankly, I don't have the slightest idea. ^_^;;;   
      
   > For my part, if there's an actual story to it, like Basara, I don't   
   > mind the author taking 20+ volumes to finish the series (although I do   
   > get annoyed when they're obviously dragging it out). But for the   
   > episodic high school comedy type stories, like YamaNade and HanaDan, I   
   > really wish they'd end the stories in about 10 volumes or less.   
      
   HanaDan == Hana Yori Dango? I have to say that I rather enjoy Hana Yori   
   Dango in its entire length (although particularly the early volumes made   
   me want to hurt some of the characters so badly ...). YamaNade was   
   dragging its feet for a while after the first couple volumes, but volume   
   15 and above started some actual development again, so it's also fine   
   with me right now.   
      
   > I find recently that I don't really like collecting stuff anymore that   
   > doesn't have a pretty obvious goal/end in sight (either it ended in   
   > Japan or it has an actual story that indicates it will end when a   
   > certain event happens that the characters are working toward). And   
   > that seems to be true even if I really like the series, which is sad   
   > considering one of the genres I tend to like a lot is the episodic   
   > shoujo high school drama and/or comedy fluff.   
   >   
   > So, I've kind of petered off in collecting series like that lately.   
   > Nodame is stuck at 6 right now, YamaNade is at 10, HanaDan is at 19   
   > and HanaKimi is at 14 on my shelf. And I really have no desire to buy   
   > any more of any of those at the moment, even though I like all 4 of   
   > those series and they have been released in R1 pretty far past those   
   > volumes.   
      
   Well, at least Hana-Kimi and Hana Yori Dango have already completed   
   their runs. Hana-Kimi will end with vol. 23, Hana Yori Dango with vol.   
   36. Nodame Cantabile and YamaNade are still ongoing, though. And   
   although I don't really like ultra-long-running series (like, say, One   
   Piece) I find all of them rather enjoyable ATM. I'm currently at   
   Hana-Kimi 13, YamaNade 17, Hana Yori Dango 27 and Nodame Cantabile 11.   
      
   Side-note: with Nodame I *so* hope they'll wait another couple volumes   
   and then make them into a second season of the anime.   
      
   > Perhaps a large part of that is I'm quickly running out of shelf space;   
      
   *heh* Join the club. Right now my mangas and DVDs (anime and other)   
   share roughly 80 ft. of shelf space. And the mangas are already starting   
   to pile up on the floor again. >_<   
      
   But I'll probably be doubling my shelf space soon. ^_^   
      
   [...]   
   > (I should be able to get the last volume of Kimi wa Petto/Tramp Like Us   
   > here soon, yayyayyay!)   
      
   You like it, I suppose? I haven't read past the first volume and am   
   uncertain if I should continue reading.   
      
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