Nominate the best Manga you ever read.

Fugu · Jun 16, 2002, 13:10

Twisted asked for to you nominate the best Anime that you ever saw and I resolved to complement it with this enquiry about the best Manga.
Watsuki Nobuhiro's "Rurouni Kenshin" stills as my favorite.

TomAsInfinity · Jun 17, 2002, 01:38

I haven't reall read many Manga books. I read more of the Viz pulp graphic novels and even that is limited. It's pretty harsh at times and very violent, but I really like "Sanctuary" and "Strain" with art by the masterful Ryoichi Ikegami. I am not sure if I can name my fave Manga, but my fave artist is Ikegami. You really need to check out his attention to detail in some of the landscape drawings he does to know the upper end of magnificence in comic-book art

Harvey · Jun 18, 2002, 00:29

ジョジョの奇棒な冒険。
Jojo no kimyou na bouken.
jojo's strange adventure?

cool stuff

Scott · Jul 28, 2002, 04:53

I find Ranma 1/2 both hilarious and entertaining to read.

Shinmeiryu · Jul 30, 2002, 12:06

Love Hina for me. It's the only long running manga I've completed in its entirety. Though a typical shounen-romance storyline, the character development was a strong factor.

Motoko Aoyama is good. Why else would I have this forum name.

Kiryoku · Jul 30, 2002, 19:12

Blade of the immortal and Rurouni Kenshin.

nukleareraffe · Jul 31, 2002, 05:37

Vagabond is by far the best I know. I love Miyamoto Musashi, it's a great story.

moyashi · Aug 1, 2002, 09:23

Have you read the novel series too by the name "Miyamoto Musashi", Eiji Yoshikawa?

Also, Musashi also has a book out called "Go Rin no Wa" or "Book of 5 Rings".
It's Musashi's interpretation of his technique with a mixture of the classic milatary Arts of Sun Tzu.

nukleareraffe · Aug 3, 2002, 00:22

Yes, i read the novel, but it was a shortened german version. One day i'll try the japanese full version.

I've also seen the Mifune movies. They are really good, too. The "gorin no sho" is quite interesting, but i don't know anybody who understood the sword-technique part. I do Iaido and Aikido, but if you just read it it's very hard to understand.

Eiji Yoshikawa also wrote a niece piece on Toyotomi Hideyoshi. I think it shows the life in the sengoku period really good. Well, it's a novel.

MHtrStevie · Aug 3, 2002, 05:49

Although I really did enjoy "Video Girl Ai", it recently was replaced on the top of my manga list by "Lone Wolf and Cub". Absolutely stunning...

I really did like Kenshin as well, though...

nukleareraffe · Aug 6, 2002, 20:10

Yeah, Lone Wolf and Cub (or Okami) is really good. But it is more "art" than the usual manga-style, what makes it a little more difficult to read i think.

animecartoons · Apr 15, 2003, 23:50

RANMA 1/2! RANMA 1/2!

lineartube · Apr 16, 2003, 00:53

Ikegami... love it! I have a few manga issues of Crying Freeman and the artwork is beautiful.
But my favourite manga has to be Ghost In The Shell by Masamune Shirow. The guy doesn't just draw, he writes some of the best sci-fi covert-ops stories I have ever read.
On a merit note, the first manga I read and still love was Katsuhiro Otomo's Akira. The movie didn't made justice to it.

yoshipool · Apr 18, 2003, 10:41

20th century boys by naoki urasawa

Ancella · Apr 21, 2003, 22:38

I like GTO and rurouni Kenshin

#nukleareraffe
well... I'm a kendoist. And you right, it's hard to understand if you just read it. You play Iaido?? wow!!!

It's hard to look for Iaido dojo around here

hicks... hicks....

Erik · Apr 21, 2003, 22:43

Originally posted by Ancella
I like GTO and rurouni Kenshin

I'm noticing a pattern here... <g>

Ancella · Apr 21, 2003, 22:48

hahaha....

But... I really like it both;)

Kiya_Sama · Apr 21, 2003, 23:05

Not to sound redundant but I vote for
GTO

a
n
d

NARUTO

animecartoons · Apr 23, 2003, 05:04

The best manga:

Ranma 1/2
Mars
Paradise Kiss
Inu-Yasha
X/1999
I.N.V.U.

Marc · Apr 23, 2003, 10:47

Originally posted by animecartoons
RANMA 1/2! RANMA 1/2!

I don't know if it's the best, but it's the funniest I've ever read

Inuyasha is great but it's almost identical to the anime, so there're no surprises. Rurouni Kenshi is a classic. Nah, I don't know, there so many great artwork that I can't nominate one.

Wait, wait! Just remembered, Crayon Shin-chan is the funniest manga ever

atuum · Apr 24, 2003, 09:17

Has to be
Blade of the immortal
for me. Genius work!

atuum

Luz-chan · Apr 25, 2003, 02:14

Hm....it's a toughy for me. I have a lot of favorites, but here's the short version:
Chobits
Rurouni Kenshin
Gravitation(the Remix, too *sly giggle*)
Utena
Inu Yasha
Ranma 1/2
Card Captor Sakura
X/1999
Fushigi Yuugi
Ayashi no Ceres

Saiyuki · Apr 30, 2003, 21:20

GTO and Scryed for me

youki · Jun 3, 2003, 08:04

I like Angel Sanctuary, X/1999 and Kenshin the best.
But Mars is also great.

tasuki · Jun 3, 2003, 09:30

For me 僕の地球を守って (Please save my earth) is at the top.

Jun 16, 2002, 13:10	#1
Fugu Poisonous but sweet! Join Date: Jun 16, 2002 Location: Under waves Age: 20 Posts: 8	Nominate the best Manga you ever read. Twisted asked for to you nominate the best Anime that you ever saw and I resolved to complement it with this enquiry about the best Manga. Watsuki Nobuhiro's "Rurouni Kenshin" stills as my favorite.

Jun 18, 2002, 00:29	#3
Harvey Regular Member Join Date: Jun 10, 2002 Location: Osaka Posts: 445	ジョジョの奇棒な冒険。 Jojo no kimyou na bouken. jojo's strange adventure? cool stuff __________________ Help me I'm Harvey! http://www.japannewbie.com iPhone apps to learn Japanese! http://thejapanesepage.com/iphone Here as well http://www.japannewbie.com/iphone/

Aug 1, 2002, 09:23	#8
moyashi Regular Member Join Date: Apr 15, 2002 Location: SonyLand Age: 40 Posts: 1,566	Have you read the novel series too by the name "Miyamoto Musashi", Eiji Yoshikawa? Also, Musashi also has a book out called "Go Rin no Wa" or "Book of 5 Rings". It's Musashi's interpretation of his technique with a mixture of the classic milatary Arts of Sun Tzu. __________________ crazy gonna crazy

Aug 3, 2002, 05:49	#10
MHtrStevie Regular Member Join Date: Jul 13, 2002 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 291	Although I really did enjoy "Video Girl Ai", it recently was replaced on the top of my manga list by "Lone Wolf and Cub". Absolutely stunning... I really did like Kenshin as well, though... __________________ Mamono Hunter Stevie DJ, Radio 1/2 - WSPN 91.1 FM Sundays 6-9 AM EST

Apr 16, 2003, 00:53	#13
lineartube free spirit Join Date: Oct 29, 2002 Location: Vila Franca de Xira/Portugal Age: 33 Posts: 389	Ikegami... love it! I have a few manga issues of Crying Freeman and the artwork is beautiful. But my favourite manga has to be Ghost In The Shell by Masamune Shirow. The guy doesn't just draw, he writes some of the best sci-fi covert-ops stories I have ever read. On a merit note, the first manga I read and still love was Katsuhiro Otomo's Akira. The movie didn't made justice to it. __________________ Ln.

Jun 17, 2002, 01:38	#2
TomAsInfinity Regular Member Join Date: Apr 2, 2002 Location: London (なきつらにはち ), UK Age: 30 Posts: 78	I haven't reall read many Manga books. I read more of the Viz pulp graphic novels and even that is limited. It's pretty harsh at times and very violent, but I really like "Sanctuary" and "Strain" with art by the masterful Ryoichi Ikegami. I am not sure if I can name my fave Manga, but my fave artist is Ikegami. You really need to check out his attention to detail in some of the landscape drawings he does to know the upper end of magnificence in comic-book art

Jul 28, 2002, 04:53	#4
Scott Regular Member Join Date: Jun 25, 2002 Location: USA Age: 21 Posts: 123	I find Ranma 1/2 both hilarious and entertaining to read.

Jul 30, 2002, 12:06	#5
Shinmeiryu SCAR Join Date: Jul 30, 2002 Location: Southern CA Age: 28 Posts: 201	Love Hina for me. It's the only long running manga I've completed in its entirety. Though a typical shounen-romance storyline, the character development was a strong factor. Motoko Aoyama is good. Why else would I have this forum name.

Jul 30, 2002, 19:12	#6
Kiryoku Tenshi Join Date: Jul 8, 2002 Posts: 26	Blade of the immortal and Rurouni Kenshin.

Jul 31, 2002, 05:37	#7
nukleareraffe Regular Member Join Date: Jul 8, 2002 Location: Germany Posts: 35	Vagabond is by far the best I know. I love Miyamoto Musashi, it's a great story.

Aug 3, 2002, 00:22	#9
nukleareraffe Regular Member Join Date: Jul 8, 2002 Location: Germany Posts: 35	Yes, i read the novel, but it was a shortened german version. One day i'll try the japanese full version. I've also seen the Mifune movies. They are really good, too. The "gorin no sho" is quite interesting, but i don't know anybody who understood the sword-technique part. I do Iaido and Aikido, but if you just read it it's very hard to understand. Eiji Yoshikawa also wrote a niece piece on Toyotomi Hideyoshi. I think it shows the life in the sengoku period really good. Well, it's a novel.

Aug 6, 2002, 20:10	#11
nukleareraffe Regular Member Join Date: Jul 8, 2002 Location: Germany Posts: 35	Yeah, Lone Wolf and Cub (or Okami) is really good. But it is more "art" than the usual manga-style, what makes it a little more difficult to read i think.

Apr 15, 2003, 23:50	#12
animecartoons Regular Member Join Date: Apr 15, 2003 Location: Hispanic born in the USA Age: 21 Posts: 34	RANMA 1/2! RANMA 1/2!

Apr 18, 2003, 10:41	#14
yoshipool Junior Member Join Date: Apr 18, 2003 Posts: 3	20th century boys by naoki urasawa

Apr 21, 2003, 22:38	#15
Ancella Regular Member Join Date: Feb 5, 2003 Location: West Java Posts: 70	I like GTO and rurouni Kenshin #nukleareraffe well... I'm a kendoist. And you right, it's hard to understand if you just read it. You play Iaido?? wow!!! It's hard to look for Iaido dojo around here hicks... hicks....

Apr 21, 2003, 22:43	#16
Erik Regular Member Join Date: Feb 5, 2003 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 309	Originally posted by Ancella I like GTO and rurouni Kenshin I'm noticing a pattern here... <g>

Apr 21, 2003, 22:48	#17
Ancella Regular Member Join Date: Feb 5, 2003 Location: West Java Posts: 70	hahaha.... But... I really like it both;)

Apr 21, 2003, 23:05	#18
Kiya_Sama Genin Join Date: Apr 21, 2003 Location: Off the coast of Sanity Age: 30 Posts: 8	Not to sound redundant but I vote for GTO a n d NARUTO __________________ It's easier to run...replacing the pain with something numb...

Apr 23, 2003, 05:04	#19
animecartoons Regular Member Join Date: Apr 15, 2003 Location: Hispanic born in the USA Age: 21 Posts: 34	The best manga: Ranma 1/2 Mars Paradise Kiss Inu-Yasha X/1999 I.N.V.U.

Apr 23, 2003, 10:47	#20
Marc Regular Member Join Date: Mar 30, 2003 Age: 27 Posts: 82	Originally posted by animecartoons RANMA 1/2! RANMA 1/2! I don't know if it's the best, but it's the funniest I've ever read Inuyasha is great but it's almost identical to the anime, so there're no surprises. Rurouni Kenshi is a classic. Nah, I don't know, there so many great artwork that I can't nominate one. Wait, wait! Just remembered, Crayon Shin-chan is the funniest manga ever

Apr 24, 2003, 09:17	#21
atuum Junior Member Join Date: Apr 21, 2003 Location: British Nigerian Age: 35 Posts: 4	Has to be Blade of the immortal for me. Genius work! atuum __________________ Peace and Blessings!

Apr 25, 2003, 02:14	#22
Luz-chan Regular Member Join Date: Apr 22, 2003 Location: African-American, Mexican Age: 23 Posts: 41	Hm....it's a toughy for me. I have a lot of favorites, but here's the short version: Chobits Rurouni Kenshin Gravitation(the Remix, too sly giggle) Utena Inu Yasha Ranma 1/2 Card Captor Sakura X/1999 Fushigi Yuugi Ayashi no Ceres __________________ Spread your wings, and prepare to fly.

Apr 30, 2003, 21:20	#23
Saiyuki Regular Member Join Date: Apr 29, 2003 Location: Dallas, Texas Posts: 32	GTO and Scryed for me

Jun 3, 2003, 08:04	#24
youki Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2, 2003 Posts: 2	I like Angel Sanctuary, X/1999 and Kenshin the best. But Mars is also great.

Jun 3, 2003, 09:30	#25
tasuki Regular Member Join Date: Apr 22, 2003 Location: Location: Tokyo. Country: Quebec, Canada Posts: 365	For me 僕の地球を守って (Please save my earth) is at the top. __________________ - His arrogance is matched only by his firepower. - La culture, c'est comme la confiture: moins on en a, plus on l'etend. - TANSTAAFL.

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