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John Jakala
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So what manga are people reading? I've been reading more and more lately. To get a discussion going, here's a list of some of the stuff I've recently read & enjoyed:
And lest people think I roll over and give a thumbs up to everything manga, there have also been a couple books that fell flat for me:
So how about it - What manga are YOU reading? |
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Slim Shinji
Past ANN Contributor
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Of course I'm picking up the new Ghost in the Shell series....great stuff so far. At the moment the only other manga series I'm picking up monthly is Silent Mobius. I love Kia Asamiya's artwork.
With the recent manga explosion here in the US I'm disappointed Rurouni Kenshin and Hellsing haven't been licensed yet. I'd sell my grandmother for English versions of those books! |
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John Jakala
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I debated whether I should get GITS2 as it came out issue-by-issue, but in the end I decided to wait for the collection. Even though I find Shirow's technobabble wonky, I know I'll still end up buying it for the art.
I keep hearing people wishing for Rurouni Kenshin to be translated. If it's ever published in English, I'll have to check it out. Is this the series that Shonen Jump profiled in their first "Manga Explorer" column? (will have to check at home tonight) I haven't read anything by Kia Asamiya, but I've been hearing good things about his BATMAN: CHILD OF DREAMS series that DC just published in hardcover. Might pick this up off Amazon. |
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radicaledward
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On my bookshelf I have:
Chobits 1-4 Cowboy Bebop 1-3 Love Hina 1 Battle Angel Atila Tenchi Muyo! And more on the way... |
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Cgoten
Posts: 390 Location: Glenview, Illinois |
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Yes it is. Once SandLand ends it's run in Shonen Jump (it's only 14 chapters) I bet they'll start a new series. I'm hoping it's Kenshin. I've been reading Love Hina (I need to get vol. 9), Real Bout High School, Dragon Ball and Shonen Jump. It seems like they all come out way too slowly, Real Bout is released about every 4 months lately, same with Dragon Ball. Shonen Jump is monthly, which seems like a really bad idea to me, because we're already a few hundred chapters behind the Japanese Jump, and by going slower than them we'll only get farther and farther behind. |
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John Jakala
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Yeah, I never thought a monthly comic would seem too slow (esp. with all the ones I read), but it seems like FOREVER since Shonen Jump #3 came out. The gap between issues seems especially pronounced when you're also a RAIJIN COMICS reader and get used to getting your fix weekly.
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cookie
Former ANN Editor in Chief
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Just got Miho Obana's "Partner", vols. 1-3.. .she's the cwazy gal who did Kodocha and the like.
Haven't started reading it yet, but from a brief skim it looks pretty serious.. it's about a pair of twin girls, and one of the twins dies... but then her corpse is stolen, and a few days later they see her on the street again... ... pretty creepy stuff.. but, like i said, i only just skimmed through it quickly to see what it's about. ^^; |
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JETBLACK87
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Hikaru no Go.
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Ataru
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Let's see. I have been reading Lupin III novels, and I'm starting to get in to Di Gi Chart and Wave Master. I guess I'm some of the lucky people to get the first 2 issues of Ghost in the Shell 2: MMI. Now to keep them in mint condition. *L* Any hoot, I hope Viz releases Naruto in a Graphic Novel format (What am I saying.
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Guest
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List? Well here's how it goes.
MARS: I love it to death. Incredibly beautiful, deep characters, and a story that never stops turning. I don't care how much "shoujo-guy" flak I catch from my friends. I love this series. Onegai Teacher: Proof that I'm not shoujo obsessed. Yet it's still romantic enough that I fully enjoy it. X/1999: The TV series forced me to dust off my friend's copies. It's still incredible. Chobits: Funny and touching, I'd say it's on the same blurry "shonen or shoujo" line that Oh! My Goddess has always lived on. Over Rev: Found translations on the web and like it as much as Initial D. Same sort of concept, only it's the dockside scene as opposed to the mountains, and the main characters are women drawn in a style reminiscent of CLAMP. There's plenty of others, but these are at the top of the list right now. Funny, MARS is a higher priority than Initial D to me, and I'm a racer. |
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Cgoten
Posts: 390 Location: Glenview, Illinois |
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Of course they will, but they're releasing it so slowly I bet it'll be 2004 before the first one is out. Since the fansubs of the anime are coming out faster than Shonen Jump, I've been watching those. I'm up to episode 22, which is the newest one released. |
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Guest
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I read way more manga than I watch anime-maybe I'm weird that way. Anyways, what I own/read/have read (in no particular order)-
Fushigi Yugi Inuyasha Magic Knight Rayearth X/1999 Clover Card Captor Sakura Wish Angelic Layer Tokyo Babylon (or otherwise, almost anything CLAMP) Mars Paradise Kiss Peach Girl (eh...it's okay) Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind Gravitation Petshop of Horrors D.N.Angel (only read a bit of it, it looks kinda interesting) Various other stuff that I've probably forgotten My favorites, though, are probably Paradise Kiss (I love the clothing designs), Inuyasha, and Tokyo Babylon (stateside release, anyone?!) |
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Hotaru's Sister
 Posts: 102 Location: NYC |
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Ummm... not counting series which have ended (ie Wish, GSC). If I can remember em all:
Angelic Layer Bastard Cardcaptor Sakura Ceres Chobits El Hazard Gatekeepers Geobreeders Ghost In The Shell Inu-Yasha I.N.V.U Kodacha Love Hina Marmalade Boy Peach Girl Ranma 1/2 Real Bout High School Shonen Jump Super Manga Blast Tenchi Muyo! The list of completed series (or series I stopped getting for now) is equally as long I think. |
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rxreika
 Posts: 11 Location: New York, NY |
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I make sure to get MARS and GTO once I know they're going to be released that week. I love high-school based manga (heaven knows why, I hated high school) -- and these two are so different from each other, yet both so good in their own respective ways.
And of course, the prerequisite CLAMP titles. I do wish Viz would release X on a quicker schedule. It's hard to keep the angst level when I have to wait almost three months between releases. |
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Aurora
Posts: 64 Location: Ontario Canada |
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here's my list
Cardcaptor Sakura Magic Knight Rayearth Dragon Knights Ranma 1/2 InuYasha Shonen Jump Yeah, its not long. I've also read Planet Ladder 1 and Real Bout 1, but thats it. Anime and Manga is pretty hard to get here- I haven't even SEEN a copy of Raijin ANYWHERE! I'd like to though... |
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