Good Manga?

jimkatai · Post by **jimkatai** » Tue Mar 30, 2004 6:49 am

I was wondering what you guys thought would be some good manga. I already started Planetes but I think it's a short series, although good. I wanna start Getbackers. What do you think?

StruckingFuggle · Post by **StruckingFuggle** » Tue Mar 30, 2004 6:54 am

Well, what kind of stuff do you like? That's kind of an important question.

But - Battle Angel Alita! I can't easily explain how much Battle Angel Alita (or "Gunnm") rocks.

Acktana · Post by **Acktana** » Tue Mar 30, 2004 6:57 am

http://www.shonenjump.com

And do a google for the Weakly Jump.

http://www.japan-zone.com/modern/manga.shtml

Technicaly their not good, but they are the most popular.

But anyways, arnt they all technicaly the same but just with diffrent characters and settings?

EvilElf · Post by **EvilElf** » Tue Mar 30, 2004 7:02 am

Here is a list of some of my favorite Mangas
Trigun
Ranma 1/2
Naruto
Lupin the 3rd
FLCL
Hellsing
Ya I know these are tied to animes too, but some are really differant from the anime example:Trigun is really differant from the Anime.

jimkatai · Post by **jimkatai** » Tue Mar 30, 2004 7:06 am

I was looking at Naruto but I really loved Planetes. Oh, and I like about anything. Just so the character development is good.

StruckingFuggle · Post by **StruckingFuggle** » Tue Mar 30, 2004 7:18 am

In that case, Jim, read Battle Angel Alita! It's got character development, and philosophy, and interesting characters.. wraped up in mechanical ultraviolence!

Oh. Great Teacher Onizuka is good, too.

spoon · Post by **spoon** » Tue Mar 30, 2004 2:10 pm

BLAME!

Seir · Post by **Seir** » Tue Mar 30, 2004 4:54 pm

Good U.S. Manga Anthologies:

-Raijin Comics
-Shonen JUmp

Manga series:

-Short Program
-Berserk
-Gunsmith Cats
-Fist of the Blue Sky
-Fist of the North Star
-Grappler Baki
-Inu Yasha
-Ranma 1/2
-Maison Ikkoku
-Patlabor

Sir Spankspeople · Post by **Sir Spankspeople** » Tue Mar 30, 2004 4:59 pm

I rather enjoyed the bit I read of Gunnm, but it was in French and I only got halfway through the first volume. Need to find it in English(though I think they for some reason renamed Gally to Alita... no clue why...) and finish that.

I also rather enjoy Berserk, but it's rather violent and disturbing. Actually, very violent and disturbing.

The Hellsing manga is also incredibly good. Much more so than the anime, in my opinion.

I also liked Love Hina. Again, I prefer the manga to the anime.

Sola · Post by **Sola** » Tue Mar 30, 2004 7:33 pm

There's also the often-overlooked but fantastic title Blade of the Immortal. The characters and emotional expressions are fantastic.

StruckingFuggle · Post by **StruckingFuggle** » Tue Mar 30, 2004 7:53 pm

Except, to be pedantic, Blade of the Immortal isn't exactly manga, is it?

The Kenshin manga is good, too. They need to release that faster, here.

jimkatai · Post by **jimkatai** » Tue Mar 30, 2004 9:23 pm

Eh, I don't necessarily like the Kenshin Managa that much. Just the whole two stories going at once, annoys me. Who publishes the Hellsing Manga anyways?

FireAza · Post by **FireAza** » Tue Mar 30, 2004 10:54 pm

You know I'm gonna say it, but the Ranma ½ manga is good. I'd also reccomand Inu Yasha and Gunslinger Girl. And if you can find it, the Zelda mangas are good too, very true to the games (the Lake Hilia part in the manga looks exactually like it does in the game) and the drawings are downright incredible.

EvilElf · Post by **EvilElf** » Tue Mar 30, 2004 11:15 pm

[quote="FireAza";p="310893"]the Zelda mangas are good too, very true to the games (the Lake Hilia part in the manga looks exactually like it does in the game) and the drawings are downright incredible.[/quote]
Zelda Manga?
Where where where?

;
/me has the urge to play Zelda again... somewhat. >_>

Accer · Post by **Accer** » Tue Mar 30, 2004 11:32 pm

[quote="StruckingFuggle";p="310775"]Except, to be pedantic, Blade of the Immortal isn't exactly manga, is it?

[/quote]

...Huh? What are you talking about?

Anyways, Blade of the Immortal would be my top recommendation. I like Hikaru no Go and BLAME! too.

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