Talk:Read or Die

message: This article mashes together information from the novels, manga, and OAV series--all of which aren't necessarily in canon with each other (the way the manga ends, it cannot be in the same canon as the anime). Although some truths may be carried between them, a clearer line needs to be drawn. For example, the character section on Nancy mentions that "Joker met her in China" but I'm not sure if that's true for the OAV (when Wendy goes over Nancy's credentials with Joker, she doesn't mention her having been hired in China, etc.).
I think it's okay to keep the info on the novels, manga, and OAVs all in this one article is fine, but the article needs to be organized much better. For example, have a section on the novels, with a brief summary and mention which characters appear; then follow it with a section on the manga; then on the OAV. 
I'd volunteer but I know next to nothing about the novels, and someone familiar with all three perhaps ought to take the first crack. 
DeathQuaker 17:47, 28 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Clarity/Separations Needed 

message: > book at a secret, by-invitation-only bookstore, the book is stol
btw. the bookstore does really exist. (but i do not know, if there is realy a secret floor under it, i think >10kg of books where just not enough to get an invitation ;)
Elvis 09:18, 28 Oct 2004 (UTC)
thread_title:  Toto Books 

message: > Mata Hari: The famous spy, Mata Hari is Ikkyuu's lover. She is 
This 'character' listed in the article is a misunderstanding!
In the 3rd epsiode (after Yomiko is captured by the I-jin,
in the I-jin headquarters) there is a bit of dialog referring to "Mata Hari".  However, the I-jin leader is merely making
a somewhat joking and indirect remark, commenting that this lover 
of his is in fact a spy who (like Mata Hari) has been working in 
'deep cover'. ;-)
I suppose if no one else will correct the article, I probably 
should (in my copious spare time, when I get around to it).
But I thought I should explain first, so someone won't just think I'm arbitrarily vandalizing their text.
I seem to recall that in the OVA, Mata Hari is listed as one of the I-jin samples stolen. Therefore this identification makes a lot more sense. --81.174.244.104 23:13, 6 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Supposed character 'Mata Hari' is a *mistake*! 

message: Is she officialy deemed a bibliomaniac? If not then the term bibliophile would be much more appropeate since she doesnt collect books for the sake of having books but to read them (if she is then I feel that should be mentioned then) Johhny-turbo 04:27, 4 April 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes, she is officially deemed a bibilomania.  In the official website and the novel both says Bibliomania (in katakana on top of the words 愛書狂), and she does collect books for the sake of having books.  She got 2 copies of most of her books.  In the novel, one chapter stated that when she buy new released books(instead of buying second handed ones like in the OVA), she buys the first 2 in the pile because she feels sorry for the first book due to other people always use it as a reference only and after reading it a bit, will pick up the second or third, which is less worn out. (due to every one doing the same thing, the first book can hardly be sold.) Also, she sometimes buy another extra copy to fill Donny Nakajima's bookshelf, too, if the book is in the list of books he wanted to find before his death.  I cannot think of a good way to write this in better English and add into the article, maybe you can do it. MythSearcher 06:03, 4 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Bibliomania 

message: Is Dokusensha not a word-pun on Kodansha? Someone japanese-reading is requied to verify this. --88.68.38.55 14:20, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: No, the only similarity is the word sha(社) in the end, and that is just simply a word meaning an organization. MythSearcher 16:11, 12 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Dokusensha 

message: Hi all, I'm just going to start a list page of characters from all R.O.D manga an anime and may link off articles like this to it.  I think this would be a good idea but if you have thoughts please contact.  ætərnal ðrAعon → 09:57, 3 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Characters 

message: I think that R.O.D. is Supernatural not science fiction, they are normal people with special, supernatural skills, didnt see anything in manga, anime or OVA that makes it a science fiction.
Halmstad 14:33, 2 June 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Well, it got steam engines gliders and strange mechanics for starters.  I'd say it is soft sci-fi (as opposed to hard sci-fi) and supernatural., the correct terminology is Science fantasy MythSearchertalk 13:41, 2 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Supernatural 

message: I've stated a chapter list for Read or Die in my userspace, since I'm too lazy to fully develp a list of chapters ATM. Feel free to expand it as you see fit, I'll move it to its own article when appropriate. —Dinoguy1000 21:48, 1 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Chapter list 

message: It seems that all R.O.D external links to viz media are broken. Has I do not know what those sources were exactly linking to I'm posting this note.--Myric (talk) 15:08, 17 August 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: Does wayback machine help? —Preceding signed comment added by MythSearchertalk  18:43, 18 August 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  External links in reference