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| 20th Century Boys (manga) |
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| Air Gear (manga) |
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| Aquarian Age: Juvenile Orion (manga) |
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| Azumanga Daioh (manga) |
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| Bleach (manga) |
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| Buso Renkin (manga) |
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| (La) Corda d'Oro (manga) |
Good |
| La Corda D'Oro is based on a dating sim, and as a result both the dialogue of the manga and the anime tend to falter. The characters aren't particularly unique and neither is the premise, and as a musician I had a hard time liking this series in the same way that I liked Nodame Cantabile because La Corda D'Oro is a reverse harem that just so happens to be set in a music school. What could have been redeemed this music series for me is the theme the series attempted to push, which is that making music is much, much more than just talent and technique, but Kahoko's "magic violin" renders this theme almost entirely absent because part of learning to love music is the hard work that goes into becoming a musician. It's not a terrible title and I am all for anything that introduces or re-introduces more people to classical music and the world of music in general, but musicians looking for the emotional roller coaster that they went through to become a musician should shelve this in favor of Nodame Cantabile or Piano no Mori. |
| D.Gray-man (manga) |
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| Death Note (manga) |
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| Dragon Ball (manga) |
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| Fruits Basket (manga) |
Masterpiece |
| Fullmetal Alchemist (manga) |
Excellent |
| Gin Tama (manga) |
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| Gintama's humor tends to be hit-or-miss like that of Azumanga Daioh's, but whether one recognizes the references and the historical satire or not, this series is still a comedic goldmine. The characters are so ridiculous that if they weren't folks trying to make a buck or two in order to survive their antics wouldn't be believable, but the fact that they are folks trying to make a buck or two in order to survive makes it easy to relate to them because they're doing the same things everyone else does. But amidst the episodic plots are the occasional flickers of serious miniature arcs, of which some have a wonderful impact because it shows a side of Gintama that you weren't expecting. |
| Gun Blaze West (manga) |
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| Watsuki continues to display all the qualities I liked about him as a manga artist throughout his works even though none of them are quite as epic as Rurouni Kenshin. The story and characters in Gun Blaze West are not too deep and, for that matter, never got the chance to become such because the series was cancelled early on, but the character designs are unique and intriguing and the story is just plain fun if you're looking for a good bout of action. The Wild West has a lot of great stories that naturally are not likely to be a common theme in Japanese comics, and it's another prime example of how Watsuki isn't afraid to try something new. |
| Happy Hustle High (manga) |
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| Hetalia - Axis Powers (manga) |
Excellent |
| Hikaru no Go (manga) |
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| Kamui (manga) |
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| Kaze Hikaru (manga Taeko Watanabe) |
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| Liling-Po (manga) |
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| Mahoromatic (manga) |
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| MÄR (manga) |
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| Midori's Days (manga) |
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| Mr. Fullswing (manga) |
Very good |
| When one considers just how many baseball manga there must be, Mr. Fullswing doesn't sound like it has a very unique premise, but comedy seems to work well in a series' favor when it's used for tried-and-true manga plots. Saruno Amakuni is the typical dumb, perverted, big-mouthed shōnen hero who comes to the conclusion that girls only like athletic guys, and so, he tries out for several sports clubs in hopes that he'll become more popular with the ladies. The chaos Saruno brings to the baseball club is hilarious, and despite the fact that his baseball skills initially appear to be non-existent, Saruno actually has a lot of potential to become an excellent baseball player given the proper motivation and it's interesting to wonder whether or not he'll be able to truly make it as he claims he can. |
| Naruto (manga) |
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| Negima! Magister Negi Magi (manga) |
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| Neon Genesis Evangelion (manga) |
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| Neon Genesis Evangelion: Angelic Days (manga) |
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| Nodame Cantabile (manga) |
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| Nosatsu Junkie (manga) |
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| Oi, Ryoma (manga) |
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| One Piece (manga) |
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| Ouran High School Host Club (manga) |
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| Peace Maker Kurogane (manga) |
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| Phantom Thief Jeanne (manga) |
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| Piano no Mori (manga) |
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| Pokémon (manga) |
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| Pokémon Adventures (manga) |
Good |
| (The) Prince of Tennis (manga) |
Very good |
| Reborn! (manga) |
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| Samurai Deeper Kyo (manga) |
Decent |
| Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei (manga) |
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| Shaman King (manga) |
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| Yakitate!! Japan (manga) |
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| Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist (manga) |
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| YuYu Hakusho (manga) |
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