amibasuki Posted February 17, 2003 Share Posted February 17, 2003 [FONT=arial]pretty much the same concept as the "anime that aren't well known" thread, but this one deals with manga. wasn't sure whether or not this subject should go into that thread or not, since some manga series differ greatly from their anime counterparts. plus, there's a lot of manga that haven't been made into anime yet, so it kinda wouldn't fit. so if the thread doesn't get closed, name some manga you've read that might not be that familiar to other people and give a summary and your opinions on them. [/FONT] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queen Asuka Posted February 17, 2003 Share Posted February 17, 2003 [color=hotpink][size=1]Well, this one isn't very rare, but alot of people HAVEN'T picked it up. It's my second favorite manga series and it's called Paradise Kiss. What's going on is that there is this chic named Yukari who is trying to get into college and she runs into these wackos who want her to model for them in their fashion show. Their line of clothing is called ParaKiss and the guy who designs all of the clothes is named George. Eventually she falls in love with him, runs away from home, decides she really wants to become a model, and so on. It's so romantic...in a sense. It's awesome, though. Heh...anyway![/color][/size] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yu Yu Hakusho! Posted February 17, 2003 Share Posted February 17, 2003 Shonen Jump is introducing a lot of manga that are not well known here in the US now. Some like Naruto, One Piece, Sand Land, Shaman King....most people here are just finding out about them. But most of them have been out for ages in Japan. I can't think of any more at the moment, but I will come back with some info if I do! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amorphous Posted February 18, 2003 Share Posted February 18, 2003 Ok here is a manga not well known. Flame of Recca. Its abput a kid that is 16 who has wanted to be a ninja all his life. He becomes one after he swears to protect a girl named Hime. The manga follows these two and some other companions on there journey, they end up coming to a big tournament, an illegal gathering as such. People can die during this wihtout any investigation. So eventually they meet all these people that are monsters in there own way, and they have to beat there way through to the end of the tournament. This is actually as far as I have gotten. The first 16 volumes are the part of the tournament in some way, I've only gotten to volume 13, and with a total of 33 volumes, I've got a while to go yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amiboshi Posted February 18, 2003 Share Posted February 18, 2003 Yes, a manga thread... *huge grin* Some not very well known manga (maybe just not on the boards. O.o): Kamikaze Kaitou Jeanne Time Stranger Kyoko Fullmoon wo sagashite Mariappoi no firecracker is melancholy Ion (I'm a huge Arina Tanemura fan. ;)) Partner Penguin Brothers Hanazakari no Kimitachi E (for you in full blossom) Good Morning Call Hana Yori Dango (very popular manga, actually. U.U) BxB Brothers I'll: Generation Basket Random Walk Parfait Tic I have more, but these are some of my favorites... XD I really recommend all of them. There are so many good manga out there, you people should branch out! Don't be afraid of new things! And...I'm so tired of people saying they like to watch things instead of reading them... You are seriously missing out if you only watch anime... Pfft. >.> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Braidless Baka Posted February 24, 2003 Share Posted February 24, 2003 Hey, I have two, [i]Auto Focus Global Garden[/i] Actually I'd be grateful if anyone could tell what's supposed to happen in them, since I only have them in japanese and I can't read them >_< Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Semjaza Posted February 24, 2003 Share Posted February 24, 2003 I wouldn't say this isn't well known... But one of my favorite manga is Lone Wolf and Cub. I haven't met anyone else that has read it personally, but there seems to be a large fan base based on what I see online. I prefer manga to anime on a whole, it's just that I don't really have the spare cash to buy a 40 manga series (most of these things seem to go on forever). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yu Law Posted February 27, 2003 Share Posted February 27, 2003 well this is a gundam one but not to many hae it...and itsreally good. Blue destiny Unit 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eleanor Posted February 27, 2003 Share Posted February 27, 2003 I don't think Paradise Kiss is rare. I alo of people at my church read it and I saw it at Waldenbooks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amibasuki Posted February 28, 2003 Author Share Posted February 28, 2003 [FONT=arial]man, I love Hana Kimi and Penguin Brothers ^_^. if only they'd get sent over to the U.S., I'd be on cloud nine (and really broke). speaking of which, they need to hurry up and get the rest of the Marmalade Boy volumes translated, I can't wait until April for volume 6 *tears hair out*. another series I really like is W-Juliet. it's really sweet, and anybody with even a slight interest in acting/theatre would probably be at least somewhat interested. the two main characters threw me for a loop when I first found out about them, but that just made everything more interesting ^_^. some other good ones are this one-shot called Alive, and Blade of the Immortal. Alive was pretty good, if not.....a bit graphic in some parts, especially near the end. but like I said, it's still good, if you're into sci-fi stuff. Blade of the Immortal's good too, not sure if it's well known or not. BotI and Alive are alike in that the drawings are more realistic, and don't look as 'anime-ish' as the regular stuff. I've wanted to find some stuff on Imadoki, but haven't had any luck yet. maybe I'll have more luck when I actually have time to do a bit of searching :p[/FONT] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cora Jane 2 Posted February 28, 2003 Share Posted February 28, 2003 [font=arial][color=blue][size=1]Well Paradise Kiss, that is one of my favorites, Lone Wolf and Cub, I am familiar with that one, that's about it.... lol... I love ParaKiss though. It has a fun story line.[/font][/color][/size] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amiboshi Posted February 28, 2003 Share Posted February 28, 2003 [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by amibasuki [/i] [B][FONT=arial]man, I love Hana Kimi and Penguin Brothers ^_^. if only they'd get sent over to the U.S., I'd be on cloud nine (and really broke). speaking of which, they need to hurry up and get the rest of the Marmalade Boy volumes translated, I can't wait until April for volume 6 *tears hair out*. another series I really like is W-Juliet. it's really sweet, and anybody with even a slight interest in acting/theatre would probably be at least somewhat interested. the two main characters threw me for a loop when I first found out about them, but that just made everything more interesting ^_^. some other good ones are this one-shot called Alive, and Blade of the Immortal. Alive was pretty good, if not.....a bit graphic in some parts, especially near the end. but like I said, it's still good, if you're into sci-fi stuff. Blade of the Immortal's good too, not sure if it's well known or not. BotI and Alive are alike in that the drawings are more realistic, and don't look as 'anime-ish' as the regular stuff. I've wanted to find some stuff on Imadoki, but haven't had any luck yet. maybe I'll have more luck when I actually have time to do a bit of searching :p[/FONT] [/B][/QUOTE] Imadoki was good. I recently finished the series, but the ending was a bit disappointing. I wish PB and Hana Kimi would come to the US, too. I think there would be a big audience that would like them. Especially PB. I just love that series, it's too cute. ^_^ W-Juliet's good, too, though I'm getting a little sick of it now. A bit too repetitive for me. *shrugs* Marmalade boy is so cute. The ending was awesome. It was really surprising. I love scanlations. XD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.D. Ryoko Posted March 1, 2003 Share Posted March 1, 2003 I know two. Mai The Psycic Girl and Call Me Princess. I find these two mangas very interesting. I am looking for the rest of the collection for the both of them. My favorite is Mai The Psycic Girl because of the action. Call Me Princess is too romantic for my taste but I love the plot. These are really good. I wish they were anime and I could see them in English with nothing taken out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amibasuki Posted March 1, 2003 Author Share Posted March 1, 2003 [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by amiboshi [/i] [B]Imadoki was good. I recently finished the series, but the ending was a bit disappointing. W-Juliet's good, too, though I'm getting a little sick of it now. A bit too repetitive for me. *shrugs* Marmalade boy is so cute. The ending was awesome. It was really surprising. I love scanlations. XD [/B][/QUOTE] [FONT=arial]what would we do without them? ^_^ how many volumes are there of Imadoki and W-Juliet? I've only read maybe 3 volumes of W-Juliet at the most, and I've only seen a few pictures of Imadoki. the bad part about waiting for the Marmalade Boy manga to come out is that even though I know about what's supposed to happen and whatnot, I've only read the translated script to it, never actually got to see any of the pictures *bangs head on brick wall*. so it's driving me BONKERS, especially after just reading volume 5.[/FONT] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amiboshi Posted March 1, 2003 Share Posted March 1, 2003 I believe Imadoki was 5 volumes long. I'm not sure how long W-Juliet is. ^^; mm. Yeah, I hate scripts for that reason. XD It's just not the same as reading the actual manga. I know of a site that scanlated it extemely high quality, if you're interested. Perfect translations and scans and all that. And you don't have to wait 10 months for Tokyopop... >.> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amibasuki Posted March 2, 2003 Author Share Posted March 2, 2003 [FONT=arial]yes, I'm quite interested. ^_^ Kodomo no Omocha seems pretty good. can't really tell much from only one volume >.>', but it seems pretty neat so far. totally what I [i]didn't[/i] expect it to be. [/FONT] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amiboshi Posted March 2, 2003 Share Posted March 2, 2003 [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by amibasuki [/i] [B][FONT=arial]yes, I'm quite interested. ^_^ Kodomo no Omocha seems pretty good. can't really tell much from only one volume >.>', but it seems pretty neat so far. totally what I [i]didn't[/i] expect it to be. [/FONT] [/B][/QUOTE] Yeah, I really enjoy Kodocha. It's getting a bit depressing around volume 9, but it's still one of my favorites. I watched the anime and about barfed... >.> Everyone seems much more mature in the manga. I like that. ^_^; Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genkai Posted March 3, 2003 Share Posted March 3, 2003 In america? Cinderella, by Junko Mizuno... It's been out for a while, but it's hard tyo find and no one really knows about it.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amibasuki Posted March 3, 2003 Author Share Posted March 3, 2003 [FONT=arial]yeah, I thought the Kodocha manga and anime were pretty different. I much prefer the manga so far, pretty much for the same reason. Sana was really annoying -.-' I've heard something about the Cinderella manga. what's it like? the style in the advertisement I saw for it was kinda funky, like it was taken out of a Teen magazine or something. [/FONT] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash Posted March 3, 2003 Share Posted March 3, 2003 Eat Man. Has anyone here [i]ever[/i] heard of Eat Man? I love that Manga. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cora Jane 2 Posted March 11, 2003 Share Posted March 11, 2003 [font=arial][size=1]Kodocha... that was a good one. I've read I want to say the first 4 or 5 mangas. My friend and I read them... but I enjoy it. I'm waiting for the next one to appear in Barnes & Noble... *stoopid B&N is SLOW!!!* Anywho.[/font][/size] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.D. Ryoko Posted March 11, 2003 Share Posted March 11, 2003 Has anyone read the graphic novel Ashen Victor ? It was a really good graphic novel. I just wanted to know if anyone read has read it. I loved the plot of the story. It scared me though at some parts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AiNeko Posted March 15, 2003 Share Posted March 15, 2003 DRAGON KNIGHTS!! Barely anyone ever picks it up cause the cover art is pretty bad. But the story is so AWESOME! The characters are all so unique and complex, like real people. They're not like.. Sana-chan from Kodomo no Omocha anime o.o; Personally, I like Kodomo no Omocha, anime or manga, but in the manga I sorta miss babbit since I saw the anime first.. BUT! We're talking about Dragon Knights. Rath-san is sugoi! The best character, but I can't explain his situation cause its a big part in the plot ^^; At least it adds to the cliffhangers at the end of each volume. Its my favorite manga or anime, so that says a lot. The only bad thing (for some people, personally I write a lot of novels (not published)and I prefer a lot of complex plots and characters so I understand pretty well) is the complex plot. Its hard to keep track what happened to who when where and such. If you understand that.. All I can say is.. It's Tokyopop $10.. So. SPEND THE $10 AND GET DRAGON KNIGHTS VOLUME 1! O.o; btw I wanna tell you the first couple volumes aren't as good as the rest, but still good. The volumes start getting REALLY good around volumes 4-5. My fave volume so far is volume 5 (the chapter "Bertha's Curse" is A REALLY GOOD chapter). I've read 6 volumes so far and have 7 and 8 on order so... ^^ READ DRAGON KNIGHTS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amiboshi Posted March 15, 2003 Share Posted March 15, 2003 [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by AiNeko [/i] [B]DRAGON KNIGHTS!! Barely anyone ever picks it up cause the cover art is pretty bad. But the story is so AWESOME! The characters are all so unique and complex, like real people. They're not like.. Sana-chan from Kodomo no Omocha anime o.o; Personally, I like Kodomo no Omocha, anime or manga, but in the manga I sorta miss babbit since I saw the anime first.. BUT! We're talking about Dragon Knights. Rath-san is sugoi! The best character, but I can't explain his situation cause its a big part in the plot ^^; At least it adds to the cliffhangers at the end of each volume. Its my favorite manga or anime, so that says a lot. The only bad thing (for some people, personally I write a lot of novels (not published)and I prefer a lot of complex plots and characters so I understand pretty well) is the complex plot. Its hard to keep track what happened to who when where and such. If you understand that.. All I can say is.. It's Tokyopop $10.. So. SPEND THE $10 AND GET DRAGON KNIGHTS VOLUME 1! O.o; btw I wanna tell you the first couple volumes aren't as good as the rest, but still good. The volumes start getting REALLY good around volumes 4-5. My fave volume so far is volume 5 (the chapter "Bertha's Curse" is A REALLY GOOD chapter). I've read 6 volumes so far and have 7 and 8 on order so... ^^ READ DRAGON KNIGHTS! [/B][/QUOTE] lol. Yeah, Rath is sugoi. ^^; I'm a big DK fan, too. Actually, I REALLY like Mineko Ohkami's art. It's so gorgeous... It developed a LOT over the volumes, too. Rath looked so young in the first volume, but by...I dunno, maybe the 3rd, he was serious bishonen material. ^_- Rath is such a great character. Just everthing about him is...agh. He's so great! XD I love the complex plot. I can pretty much understand all of it. I don't think I've gotten lost yet. o.o; DK is one of the only manga I'll buy, no matter what else is on the shelf. It's my hands down favorite manga Tokyopop is releasing now. It will always take priority with me. ^^ The first volume really sucked though. >.>; It was just..boring. But after that...It was awesome, and I was totally and uterlessly hooked. ^_^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amibasuki Posted March 15, 2003 Author Share Posted March 15, 2003 [FONT=arial]...yeah, I thought the first volume kinda stunk, too. after reading it, I really didn't want to read anymore of it; so I didn't. I wondered what all the hype was about. heh, maybe I could convince my seester to buy the next couple of volumes or something (low on $$$ 0_o'). actually, she might have the second one....I dunno, I'll have to look. >.>' okay, I'll quit babbling now.[/FONT] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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