Manga What are some good manga books to read?

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  1. Yuna

    Yuna New Member

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    I don't know any good ones to read. So far the ones I have read were really good (Vidoe girl Ai, Fushigi Yugi, Call me Princesses, and Aqu Arium). But I kinda guess that I won't choose a interesting manga to read that will be fun... Like Clover. I bought that first Volume and couldn't understand a thing :(! So I kinda don't wanna waste money on stuff I won't like!
     
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  2. BakaMattSu

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    Well, what sort of things do you like to look for in a Manga? Give a good description and I'm sure we can help you find something to your liking!
     
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  3. Yuna

    Yuna New Member

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    umm... Just list the mangas you really liked... I prefer Comedy... to laugh my head off! :D
     
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  4. Ak1t0

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    If you like Evangelion you should definatly check out the manga for it. Ah My Goddess is great. The CCS manga is good too. And in a little while Great Teacher Onizuka and Cowboy Bebop will be comming here thru Tokyopop. I would also recomend rereading Clover a few more times. The first volume was a little hard to follow but another reading really helped me understand it. Plus a whole lot is explained in the second volume of Clover as well. If you want a little action you should check out Blade of the Immortal, Akira, and Spriggan/Striker those are all good.
     
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  5. Ranma

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    Try:

    Ranma 1/2

    Maison ikkoku

    Video Girl Ai

    Oh! My Goddess!
     
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  6. YokoburiKinura

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    Saw the first volume of Chobits today, just out from Tokyopop. Didn't get too close a look at it, but it looks pretty funny; I've gotten a glimpse at the first ep of the new anime, too, and in comparison the manga looks really fast-paced. It's a CLAMP manga, and the character designs are pretty nice, similar to some of the older (ie young adult) characters in Angelic Layer.

    And Angelic Layer is also coming out from Tokyopop in just a couple weeks. I have a volume in Japanese right now, but I'm only just getting started on trying to improve my literacy, so I can't say how it compares to the anime.

    The Kareshi Kanojo no Jijou (His and Her Circumstances) manga is coming out the same time, and I'm excited about that one, too. (Especially as I hear the anime didn't end properly, so I'll need the manga if I want the rest of the story).
     
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  7. YokoburiKinura

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    Well, wait... Clover was a CLAMP one, too, wasn't it, but I've never gotten a chance to look at it. So, caveat emptor, I guess, or something like that.
     
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  8. DrunkLeprachaun

    DrunkLeprachaun Tetsu Oushi

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    Love Hina is really funny. So funny. Funny, funny Love Hina.
    Also DNA^2 is good. It's action/comedy.
    http://dna2scans.cjb.net/ for them both.
     
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  9. Mordeth

    Mordeth Mordeth Vult!

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    love hina is excellent, really great manga and anime.... not sure which is better :)

    haven't actually read all of the manga, only the first 5 volumes.. but if the rest of it is only half as good as them, it's set for a place in my most treasured posessions.
     
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  10. DrunkLeprachaun

    DrunkLeprachaun Tetsu Oushi

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    I regress.

    Love Hina is absolutly brilliant. The more I read the more I like it. Download it or, If possible, buy it right away. So good.
     
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  11. UrashimaKeitaro

    UrashimaKeitaro Sesquipedalian Mod

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    TokyoPop is handling the american LH manga release, it promises to be good. $10 per volume, translated, original orientation (right-to-left). I'm getting the japanese volumes myself, but that's because, well, ya'll already know why on that one.
    Personally, I like the Manga more than the Anime in the case of Love Hina. Though the Osaka dialects of Kitsune and Kaolla make them a bit hard to read sometimes...

    -UK
     
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  12. Inu-Girl

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    I noticed how Ak1t0 said that GTO (Great Teacher Onizuka) is going to be out soon.
    And I think it is really good, and think you should try reading it.
    Even though the teacher Onizuka ( I forgot his first name) is perverted, it's still funny. ;)
    I haven't tried reading the manga, but I saw it on tv at Japan during the summer.
    Hope you find a manga that you like.:)
     
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  13. Ak1t0

    Ak1t0 New Member

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    GTO IS IN STORES!!!! WOO HOO!!!! I just picked it up today. Of course I have to write a paper, make a Kanji test, and study for a music test tonight but who cares, I have a new manga to read.
     
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  14. Inu-Girl

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    Cool, I think that I will get a copy of GTO myself.:p
     
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