Spider-Man: Octopus-Girl - Ch. 32 - Takoyaki

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and that's the end of the japanese middle school girl version of the sinister six. this was great, awesome even.

On one hand it's a bit of a shame it didn't run for longer, but on the other, better for it to end here, than for it to be conglomerated into the marvelsphere of crossover comics. which it one hundred percent would if it ran for long enough.
 
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Thanks and congrats for doing the entire series!

This has been a great spin-off of Doctor Octopus by an author who clearly cares.
Kinda wish we get to see more, since the characters clearly has more to show, but at times it could be better to just bow out on a high, so I don’t mind.

P.S. as the first commenter said, this chapter makes me want to eat some takoyaki.
 
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A great Doc Ock story by Furuhashi-sensei, sweet, funny, and wasn't dragged out despite me wanting more. Can't wait for more stories in the future, hopefully still in the Hero genre!
 
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And so it ended.
Shame it was so short, but still it was fun.
 
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For those who enjoyed Octo-Girl, other manga takes on US superheroes that might catch your interest include:

- Spiderman Fake Red - All well known, and sadly unappreciated during its run.

- Deadpool Samurai - The adventures of heavily scarred/wisecracking mercenary Deadpool. Currently on extended hiatus.
https://www.viz.com/vizmanga/chapters/deadpool-samurai

- Superman vs Meshi - Slice of eating life adventures with Superman as he tries out food at various Japanese chain restaurants.
https://www.dc.com/graphic-novels/superman-vs-meshi-vol-1

- Batman Justice Buster - Batman relies on supercomputer system ROBIN to handle crime in a high-tech version of Gotham. From the creators of Linebarrels of Iron and Ultraman.
https://www.dc.com/graphic-novels/batman-justice-buster-vol-1


On one hand it's a bit of a shame it didn't run for longer, but on the other, better for it to end here, than for it to be conglomerated into the marvelsphere of crossover comics. which it one hundred percent would if it ran for long enough.

Marvel did this conglomeration thing recently with their take on a Heian-period Venom; a symbiote that bonded with the legendary hero Sakata Kintoki.
https://www.marvel.com/comics/issue/114535/kid_venom_2024_1

It shows in the storytelling, which was quite disappointing since it barely sets up the new character to start with.

The concept was a runner-up in the contest which Fake Red won, but Marvel later contacted the mangaka to make his concept a limited series (but to their editorial vision).
 
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It was a pleasure to read this work. I wish all the best for the Sinister Six girls and our new Superior Teacher. And good luck to you too Sakura Spider. Maybe you'll get back home someday.
I would say, I wish to see them again as a cameo or something later in another work or something, but I dread what editorial would do them in the long run as what happened to Runaways and few others after its original run. So it's better to end on a high note.
 
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As a person who was a massive fan of Vigilantes, this definitely filled a hole it my heart that opened when it ended. It's a shame that it ended but hopefully we'll get more from these guys. Definitely looking forward to it.
 
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Really good, short & sweet series. If anything it could've wrapped up a little quicker, the final battle sort of dragged on imo, but I loved the characterization of Doc Ock. Between this and MHA Vigilantes, Hideyuki Furuhashi has shown he has a great sense of what makes a good superhero comic, moreso than Horikoshi I might say.
 

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