Favorite Manga

[Hoyu]

I first got into manga when I noticed Japanese salary-men reading them on the morning commuter trains. Since I could not read Japanese, I looked at the illustrations myself just to kill time while traveling. Once I returned home to Hawaii I found a manga and anime shop and began renting every anime I could get my hands on, and buying only selective graphic novels in English (because they are so expensive).

I am really into the artwork done by Ryoichi Ikegami. While the stories can sometimes be very juvenile, the art is absolutely excellent. "Crying Freeman" was OK (story wise), and my wife enjoyed "Mai the Psychic Girl," but my all-time favorite manga series produced is "SANCTUARY." The story is totally rebellious in the political arena, and there are some rather risqu� scenes that they could have left out, but Sho Fumimura's writing style (in this particular manga series) and Ryoichi Ikegami's artwork (in everything he has ever produced) made this the very best combo I have ever come across.

What are your favorites? :happy:

[lineartube]

I also like Crying Freeman, so much that I bought a couple of issues. Great artwork but I also bought Masamune Shirow's Ghost in the Shell, And Katsuhiro Otomo's Akira.

My first manga was Akira, by the way.

[Miss PuccA]

My favorites would have to include, but not limited to, Card Captor Sakura, Kami Kaze Kaitou Jeannu, Rurouni Kenshin, and Rayearth.

My current boom is Tokyo Babylon... im getting the trans online tho -_____-;;

Miss PuccA~

[Hoyu]

Card Captor Sakura, Kami Kaze Kaitou Jeannu, Rurouni Kenshin, Rayearth & Tokyo Babylon...

I'm making notes! :note:

Thanks!

[moyashi]

hehe, anything in Weekly Jump! or Weekly Business Jump!

[jsantiago77]

My favorite manga is Takahashi Rumiko's Maison Ikkoku. I cannot read Japanese (I hope someday I do) but the book is in English. Hmm, I think this book is for girls. There are no robots or flying swordsmen.
:cool:

[Shinmeiryu]

Kokoro Toshokan (Takagi Nobutaka), Love Hina (Akamatsu Ken), and Hellsing (Hirano Kouta)

[midnitestar7]

Lets think.. mine would be Ayashi no Ceres, Fushigi Yugi, Marmalade Boy, Kaikan Phrase and Hana Yori Dango. I've read a few volumes from each of these manga's and seen either most or all of the anime eps from each. They're all just so good. I'd definately recommend anyone who hasn't checked them out to do so!

xxStarxx

[Integral]

Hellsing is my favourite, that's for sure ;)

[gundamv3]

I would have to say gundam: the origin, but i think im going to enjoy G-unit when i get for christmas. im a big gundam fan ^_^

[LucifersBride]

So far I read Dragon Knights and on volume 4. Its not bad so far I really enjoy the art work. I also started reading Fushgi Yuugi and Magic Knights of Rarearth. I finished Sailor Moon Stars and Utena volume one. My favorite is Uzamaki. I really enjoy horror mangas though thats the only one I read so far but I am getting more.

[SirJeannot]

naruto :D

[Kaji]

Proably Ranma 1/2 followed very closely by Masamune Shirou's Orion...

[Hoyu]

http://www.otakurevu.com/images/cowboybebopusmang1.jpg

I recently found the Cowboy Bebop manga series in English. I really like that the story does not follow the anime, and that they use the original art from the Japanese manga so the text is written in the comment bubbles from right to left and you read the books from back to front like you do with Japanese mangas.

[ben0a4]

hey!

my current favourite is naruto!(and a manga of a samarai guy with long orange hair and a scar on his cheek , his name was ..rorouni? something like that) a friend of mine living in japan send me some.(THANK YOU!)
i could never find such manga were i live , they've only got dbz,pokemon and such..wich is not my kind of manga you know?
:p

greets,
ben

[NANGI]

Konnichiwa ben0a4-san!

Samurai's manga that you said is the Rurouni Kenshin. It is known Samurai X in America. I like Kenshin too.

NANGI

[ben0a4]

hi,

rurouni kenshin,yeah that's it!
:happy:

[claudio]

video girl ai!!!
dash kappei!!!
city hunter!!!
the best triangle

i've all the cowboy bebop manga series,but i don't like the drawing...the tv series and the film it's works of art

[luzie]

北斗の拳(Hokuto no Ken)
ドラゴンボール(Dragon Ball)
スラムダンク(SLAM DUNK)
犬夜叉(Inuyasya)
ガラスの仮面(Garasu no Kamen)
動物のお医者さん(Dobutsu no Oisya san)
ブラックジャック(BLACK JACK)
火の鳥(Hi no Tori)
モンスター(MONSTER)
天使禁猟区(Tenshi Kinryoku)
伯爵カインシリーズ(Hakusyaku Cain series)
多重人格探偵サイコ-MPD-PSYCHO-(Taju Jinkaku Tantei Psycho)
ARMS

I love them.There're more nice manga but I forget their titles...

[SirJeannot]

berserk i skewl too :)

[Suicidal Freak]

anyobdy likes GTO?

[Kilit]

:note: First official post, hope not to fail something :note:


I have a shelf full of japanese 'fumetti' and it's very difficult to choose a best.

Ranma 1/2, maybe.. it's so funny :clap:

Dai, maybe.. someone says it's just for child, but i like it.

One piece, the grat manga of pirates..

Dragon Ball, the epic saga...

I like all aof them as well as all the others i own

:sleep:

[NANGI]

Konnichiwa Suicidal Freak-san!

I like GTO! I have all books of GTO Manga.

NANGI

[Ancella]

Me and my sister also like to read manga. But my fav. manga are:
GTO
Rurouni Kenshin
Kanata kara
Love hina
Detective conan
Salad days
Amaterasu
Towa kamoshirenai
Imadoki, etc
I forgot most of the japanese title. That's only manga title that I remember now. I have lots of manga in my house, because I collect most of manga that I read ^-^
Any one know about golden boy manga? plz... tell me about it ok!

[jeisan]

yeah yeah i like GTO but i need more

[KlahaXGackt]

I like Banana Fish and X/1999 aka X as well as Paradise Kiss (ParaKiss)

I like a couple Korean manga too... I.N.V.U. and Island

[degpiexoxo]

Angel Sanctuary, Kaine, and Boys Next Door!! (big yay for Kaori Yuki!)
Yuu Watase comics... (like Imadoki!)
Paradise Kiss~!
Hanazakari no Kimitachi E!
**Gorgeous Carat**

[Ancella]

Oh my God!! You like Imadoki too???:shock:
So.. Have you read the last #?? If you had, what do you think?:confused:

[matshelge]

I like Dance til Tomorrow.. i know its kinda shoujo-manga but I still like it.

[degpiexoxo]

sorry, i'm slow... i haven't read the last volume, #5, yet, but i will soon... i own the first 4 (was too poor to buy them all...) anyways i love Youji! what he said to Kouki after the rose confession about weeds getting stepped on, deep... o.O O.o @.@

[Ancella]

You're right about that. But, i like them both

[degpiexoxo]

what can i say, i've always been biased towards characters w/ "The Hotohori Complex" they're in all Yuu Watase's longer running manga, Youji (Imadoki!), Yuuhi (AnC), Frey (Alice 19th), and of course Hotohori (FY, for whom i have named this complex^^) ... but yeah, Kouki's all well and good too... i like Aoi more... he's funny...
:cool:

[Kiwi]

I love manga too! My favorite comics are SailorMoon, DragonballZ, Gundam Wing and Ranma 1/2.
I spend most of my free time reading comics when I'm not studying, working or on the internet.
Hey does anyone know if there are any SailorMoon computer games?
Oh and Ben you can order manga form the Japan centre online shop. It's based in London, they can send you anything. Even DVD's!:cool:

[ben0a4]

;)

[Ancella]

depiexoxo

Have you read aya???

[degpiexoxo]

Ayashi no Ceres? only the first 3 volumes... (and the first dvd of the anime, still don't know what i thought of that...) i've really liked what i've read so far though... (i should probably start buying the Viz releases, but...so expensive...and...it's Viz...::shudder::...) i like Yuuhi...
;)

[animecartoons]

I LOVE RANMA 1/2 & INU-YASHA & MARS & a lot of other ones! :note:

[yoshipool]

noone's read 20th century boys by naoki urasawa?
http://www.mangascreener.com/magazine/index.php?id=6

Other mangas I like are Touch by mitsuru adachi and Beck by Harold Sakuishi (the story isn't the greatest but the art is first rate and its full of references to legendary rockstars of old and new, radiohead even gets a tiny mention
:) )

[Jent]

Here's my list. (this is all of the manga that I own that I can think of off of the top of my head)

Blood ( there's a manga version released by... Pulp comics I think)
Chobits (or chobittsu in japanese I think... really cute nevertheless)
Ayashi no Ceres
Fushigi Yugi (both of those by Watase Yuu)
Real Bout High School
GTO (very funny ;) )
Inu Yasha (by Rumiko Takahashi... she made Ranma 1/2 too)
I.N.V.U. ( something new.. not my fav)
Love Hina
Kodocha (so cute and funny.. sana's a little riot)
Paradise Kiss ( I love the character designs in this)
Mars (excellent manga)
Marmalade Boy
Peach Girl ( I like the character designs, but it's like a soap opera.. maybe worse)
Sorcerrer Hunters ( very funny)
Revolutionary Girl Utena
Kare Kano (adorable)
Magic Knights Rayearth (beautifully made)
X (also stunning)
Card Captor Sakura
Banana Fish
and I can think of a few that I don't own... and know nothing about....
there's:
Wish
Vampire Princess Miyu
RG Veda
Maison Ikkoku (or something like that @.@)
... and I'm flat out of ideas..
Well, there you go!

[Kiya_Sama]

I actually find myself enjoying the manga a whole lot more than the shows themselves...although some shows do succeed in changing my mind. :)

Fav. Mangas: GTO (much, MUCH better than the show )
Hikaru no Go (same as above)
The Gundam Series (can't really say there is much of difference.
Cowboy Bebop
Peach Girl
Marmalade Boy
Inu Yasha
Ranma 1/2
One Piece
Shaman King
X (CLAMP just rules ^^)

And that's all I have in my collection right now...but I hope to expand it soon...when I am no longer broke.

:)

[Ancella]

#degpiexoxo
I agree with you:happy: Yuuhi is so cool and cute!!!:bluush: :D
hahahaha...
If i'm not mistaken, Towa kamoshirenai also Yuu Watase comic right?:confused:

# jent & kiya_sama
I also like GTO (my fav.), hikaru no go, inu yasha, X and RG veda. :D
But... about X... I hate those gay couple!! hicks... ohhhh.. They're cute, but... why they're gay??? hicks.... hicks.... :bawling:
And I hate the ending. hicks....:bawling:

[Kiya_Sama]

Heh...being a fangirl, I really have no problems if they are gay or not. :bluush:

I just think the artwork in X is spectacular...in short anything done by CLAMP is just plain awesome in my sight. :)

[Ancella]

I know, but I still can't belive that they're gay. hicks...:( :bawling:

[degpiexoxo]

;)
Towa kamoshirenai is by Michiyo Akaishi... haven't read that one... is it good?

geez, i really need to read past the first volume of X...

[Ancella]

I forgot who's made Towa, but... I not so bad to read it. I've read it until it finish (#7).:blush:

[animecartoons]

Originally posted by Jent
Here's my list. (this is all of the manga that I own that I can think of off of the top of my head)

Blood ( there's a manga version released by... Pulp comics I think)
Chobits (or chobittsu in japanese I think... really cute nevertheless)
Ayashi no Ceres
Fushigi Yugi (both of those by Watase Yuu)
Real Bout High School
GTO (very funny ;) )
Inu Yasha (by Rumiko Takahashi... she made Ranma 1/2 too)
I.N.V.U. ( something new.. not my fav)
Love Hina
Kodocha (so cute and funny.. sana's a little riot)
Paradise Kiss ( I love the character designs in this)
Mars (excellent manga)
Marmalade Boy
Peach Girl ( I like the character designs, but it's like a soap opera.. maybe worse)
Sorcerrer Hunters ( very funny)
Revolutionary Girl Utena
Kare Kano (adorable)
Magic Knights Rayearth (beautifully made)
X (also stunning)
Card Captor Sakura
Banana Fish
and I can think of a few that I don't own... and know nothing about....
there's:
Wish
Vampire Princess Miyu
RG Veda
Maison Ikkoku (or something like that @.@)
... and I'm flat out of ideas..
Well, there you go!


OOoo! I like most of those on your list. :) (Sadly I lost I.N.V.U #1 :confused: )

[Jun_Inohara]

Current favorites in no particular order ^^;;

Bleach
HikaGo
Psychometrer Eiji
I'll
Kanatakara
Koucha Ouji
HanaKimi
RenAi Catalogue
Hot Gimmick
Nanji nayamu koto nakare
Gertrude no Recipe
Sensei
HanaDan


and the list goes on and on ^^;;

[Eli]

Hmm... There are a lot of things I regularly recommend to people, but my personal favorites are Aa! Megami-sama! (hands-down, the series I can't live without), Hanazakari no Kimitachi e, and Rurouni Kenshin. Then there's Slayers, WISH, Dragonball, and Bakuretsu Hunter....

[Ancella]

# Jun_Inohara
You also read kanatakara??? may I know how far you read it?? here.. it stuck on #14 :(

[tasuki]

We're talking manga, here not anime, right? If that's the case, then Boku no chikyuu wo mamotte (Please save my earth) would win hands down for me.

Although I've also been reading GANMU (Gunnm or Battle Angel Alita, in English), the sequel to the first manga series is absolutely killer. Really cool.

Chobits is also a nice read, although along the same themes Denei shoujo ai (Video girl Ai) is a better read.

The manga Kaze no tani no Nausicaa (Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind) just beats the crap out the movie. I recommend it heartfully.

But then there's so many... The novel turned anime for the 20th of Studio Emotion Sentou yousei yukikaze is an excellent read. Hard science-fiction... Delectable.

You guys should definitely work on your Japanese skills and take a look at http://www.manganomori.net/ which is the biggest manga reseller in Japan, as far as I know.

[Meifumado]

My Manga experience is still growing. My list is small, but enjoyable. Akira, Domu, Ghost in the Shell, Orion, Lone Wolf and Cub and Adolf. Right now, I can't decide which to get next: Astroboy, Ranma 1/2, Battle Angel Alita.

I'm on a budget since college loans are due and whenever I go to the manga section to browse, I'm surrounded by middle school girls while 3 years ago when I began to get into manga, there was hardly anyone around.

[Souske]

My fave Manga is:

Chobit's
Love Hina
and Full metal panic

[Souske]

My fave Manga is:

Chobit's
Love Hina
and Full metal panic

That's my fave manga's check out my thread

[ben]

This is all good and well, but we all know that nothing can touch the genius of

RALPH SNART

[Japanimaniac]

Gotta love the old threads, man. They're classics. And I'm kind of surprised this one wasn't still around, since it's a "favorites" one.

My favorite manga at the moment is King Of Hell, because it's the series I'm reading at the moment. :-)

[Ma Cherie]

For now, mine is Eerie queerie

[Kiyomi]

Most stories under the horror/ occult genre. ame fantasy. the best i would say is Kaori Yuki's works and this manga i downloaded called Goth(great blood and gore)

[Slayer4U]

So far, Rurouni Kenshin is really good. Ayashi no ceres-characters are quite good looking, Card-captor sakura-sweet, Sailormoon- fine, Vampire Princess Miyu- stunning.

[magusmonk]

berserk is my favorite. It has the best story and art that i have ever seen

[mizerable_d]

Petshop of Horrors!!!!!!!!! XDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

[Mahoujin Tsukai]

Currently have very few manga (漫画は高いですから).

魔法陣グルグル is my favourite manga for now. :-)

[Hiroyuki Nagashima]

Favorite comics :cute:
1.URUSEIYATURA
2.NAOKO
3.HANANOKEIJI
4.MUSASHINOKEN
5.SUBARU

Recent comics
1.'OOKIKUFURIKABUUTE' An author:HIGUTI ASA
"A Japanese bookstore is a comic to recommend." :cool:
2.'School RUMBLE' An author:KOBAYASHI JINN "Animation is televising it"
3.'BLEACH' "Animation is televising it"
4.'NHK NIYOUKOSO'
5.'SYANIMUNI GO' An author:RAGAWA MARIMO
6.'Skip Beat' An author:Nakamura yoshiki

A comic to recommend
1.'KERORO GUNSOU' An author:YOSHIZAKI MINE "Animation is televising it" :D
2.'ICHIGEKI SACCHU HOIHOI-SAN An author:TANAKA KUNIHIKO :cool:
3.'Gun slinger Girl' "DVD-BOX is to release it.Animation is interesting.However, there may be a problem to release it abroad."
:relief: