Hinata Posted October 29, 2002 Share Posted October 29, 2002 [COLOR=purple] Today I just got my fist Manga...CHOBITS and so far so good. Besides for the layout...( gotta get used to it) the story is starting off good!! Does anyone else read Manga often..and if so tell me of some good ones!! I kinda wanna get more but of course I don't wanna waste money on bad manga!!! (That is if there is a absolutely terrible one out there)[/COLOR] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amiboshi Posted October 29, 2002 Share Posted October 29, 2002 Ah! I really love manga! I love it more than anime, probably! ^-^ American-released manga....I suggest one of my faves, Dragon Knights. The first volume isn't that good, but all the ones after that are really excellent. I also suggest Fushigi Yuugi, Marmalade Boy, Paradise Kiss, X/1999 is really good, but a bit morbid, and depending on what you like, try Magic Knights Rayearth or Ranma 1/2. It really depends on your taste, but those are my favorite mangas. ^^ You should also check out mangaproject.cjb.net... heheheh... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syk3 Posted October 29, 2002 Share Posted October 29, 2002 [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by amiboshi [/i] [B]or Ranma 1/2.[/B][/QUOTE] Deffinitly, Ranma 1/2 is great. My friend let me borrow the first manga, and it's just as funny as the show, if not funnier. And yeah, I suppose I like manga, not as much as anime, but meh, that's just people's preferences. However, I can admit that the book makes it easier to understand. You can read back and everything. But anime is still cooler because you see it in color, the characters have voices, and it's so much more realistic and dramatic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acid Posted October 30, 2002 Share Posted October 30, 2002 [size=1][color=firebrick]Dragon Knights is great! :) Currently that is the only manga I have buckled down and read, but it's great! Heh, my friend has two of the MKR books and I will borrow them when I get around to it.[/size][/color] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amiboshi Posted October 30, 2002 Share Posted October 30, 2002 [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Acid [/i] [B][size=1][color=firebrick]Dragon Knights is great! :) Currently that is the only manga I have buckled down and read, but it's great! Heh, my friend has two of the MKR books and I will borrow them when I get around to it.[/size][/color] [/B][/QUOTE] Yes! Finally someone else who likes Dragon Knights! ^-^ No one seems to like the series, but I think after the first volume it's REALLY good. The first 3 books of MKR aren't that great IMO. I really liked the last 3 though, that was the heart and soul of the series. ;) I bought them all in a row because I just couldn't stop reading once I hit that point... [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Syk3 [/i] [B]Deffinitly, Ranma 1/2 is great. My friend let me borrow the first manga, and it's just as funny as the show, if not funnier. And yeah, I suppose I like manga, not as much as anime, but meh, that's just people's preferences. However, I can admit that the book makes it easier to understand. You can read back and everything. But anime is still cooler because you see it in color, the characters have voices, and it's so much more realistic and dramatic. [/B][/QUOTE] Ranma 1/2 is good, but once I had hit volume 5 I was a little sick of it... Plus Viz can't seem to decide on a common size for all the books... I couldn't see paying $17 for a book that was even skinnier than the tokyopop books. It was only like 100 pages... I think depending on how you read, manga can be even more realistic than anime. I'm really into manga, and it comes to life in my mind, and the characters have whatever voices I want them to, so there's nothing to bother me. I guess it's simply opinion, but I would almost say manga is more dramatic and realistic. When I read something, I put lots of emotion into it, so it becomes very dramatic to me.:toothy: I recall reading Fushigi Yuugi and getting very emotional about it... Then when I watched the anime, it just wasn't the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rain Posted October 30, 2002 Share Posted October 30, 2002 [color=blue][size=1]I don't read manga often, just the stuff they have in the library. Like DBZ. I love Ranma 1/2 though. I haven't seen the show, only read the manga. That reminds me...must go to the library tomorrow and get some more manga...[/size][/color] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avalon Posted October 30, 2002 Share Posted October 30, 2002 I read manga very often when I have enough money to buy it...it's very cheap...but now I started to buy graphic novels, like Peach Girl... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amiboshi Posted October 30, 2002 Share Posted October 30, 2002 Peach Girl is good. ^-^ I like Tokyopop's manga better than Viz. It's much cheaper.... Plus Tokyopop releases much faster than Viz. I'm sick of waiting for the next Inu-Yasha and Fushigi Yuugi graphic novel... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genkai Posted October 30, 2002 Share Posted October 30, 2002 i read manga WAY more than i watch anime. it's cheaper, you see the original art(most of the time)... read inu yasha, CCS..those would be my starters for you...should take you a bit o cash to buy it all, but there's always *cough*free-reading-in-store*hack* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omar Harris Posted October 31, 2002 Share Posted October 31, 2002 The only manga in my ever-growing collection of comic books is Akira, in all six volumes of Dark Horse Comic's recently released "Phone-book" size mangas. If I want to read manga, I just read what Barnes and Noble has, right there in the store, rather than buy them. I may become a serious manga reader someday, but Marvel and DC are always number one on my list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shampoo Posted November 1, 2002 Share Posted November 1, 2002 [color=indigo]I am a big fan of manga myself, my favorite of course being Ranma 1/2. The anime for Ranma is great, too. The only downside is that the graphic novels cost an arm and a leg. I try to spend my manga money on the Tokyo Pop graphic novels because they are so much cheaper and seem to be better quality than others. I also recommend anything by CLAMP.[/color] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amibasuki Posted November 3, 2002 Share Posted November 3, 2002 [FONT=arial]man, it would be awesome if our library carried manga..... my favorite shounen manga was Akira; that is, up until the 4th novel, when it started getting to be too much content-wise. the first 3 weren't as bad, they just seemed to really slab it all in the 4th one. I couldn't even finish reading it. as for Takahashi novels (Ranma and Inu-Yasha in particular), each of the series are good up to about the 10th novel. then they just repeat the same scenarios over and over. that's probably why there are what, 34-36 volumes of Ranma 1/2 total. [/FONT] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amiboshi Posted November 3, 2002 Share Posted November 3, 2002 [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by amibasuki [/i] [B][FONT=arial]man, it would be awesome if our library carried manga..... my favorite shounen manga was Akira; that is, up until the 4th novel, when it started getting to be too much content-wise. the first 3 weren't as bad, they just seemed to really slab it all in the 4th one. I couldn't even finish reading it. as for Takahashi novels (Ranma and Inu-Yasha in particular), each of the series are good up to about the 10th novel. then they just repeat the same scenarios over and over. that's probably why there are what, 34-36 volumes of Ranma 1/2 total. [/FONT] [/B][/QUOTE] I thought Ranma 1/2 was too repetitive by the 5th volume...lol. But Inu-Yasha is still pretty good, IMO. I'm on volume...21 or 22 and it does repete a bit, but not enough to be dull. ^-^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amibasuki Posted November 3, 2002 Share Posted November 3, 2002 [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by amiboshi [/i] [B]I thought Ranma 1/2 was too repetitive by the 5th volume...lol. But Inu-Yasha is still pretty good, IMO. I'm on volume...21 or 22 and it does repete a bit, but not enough to be dull. ^-^ [/B][/QUOTE] [FONT=arial]gaw, they have a volumes 21? I haven't even seen a 13 yet 0_o'. then again, I haven't gone shopping for a good couple of months... [/FONT] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amiboshi Posted November 3, 2002 Share Posted November 3, 2002 [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by amibasuki [/i] [B][FONT=arial]gaw, they have a volumes 21? I haven't even seen a 13 yet 0_o'. then again, I haven't gone shopping for a good couple of months... [/FONT] [/B][/QUOTE] Viz has only released 12 volumes so far, but I'm pretty sure there are 25 volumes currently, and it's still going... I'm uh...reading fan scanlations... :bluesweat heh heh... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hinata Posted November 5, 2002 Author Share Posted November 5, 2002 Have any of you heard of a series called Angel Layers... and love Hina!! I wanna know about those 2 I've seen them in the store but I wanna know if they good enough to buy...But as of now I'm just waiting on the next Chobits to come out.. I've got the first 3 and I can't wait for the rest!! Are there more volumes to Chobits? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amiboshi Posted November 5, 2002 Share Posted November 5, 2002 [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by sweetreyes [/i] [B]Have any of you heard of a series called Angel Layers... and love Hina!! I wanna know about those 2 I've seen them in the store but I wanna know if they good enough to buy...But as of now I'm just waiting on the next Chobits to come out.. I've got the first 3 and I can't wait for the rest!! Are there more volumes to Chobits? [/B][/QUOTE] Angel Layers...sounds familier. oh, are you talking about Angelic Layers? I have the first volume of that, and it's good, but CLAMP has better works, IMO. I dunno, I mean, I liked it, but I think there's better stuff. I know a lot of people like Love Hina, but I've never read it... Yeah, there are more volumes of Chobits coming out. According to Tokyopop there are "5+". Volume 4 comes out February 11... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hinata Posted November 6, 2002 Author Share Posted November 6, 2002 You just made me a happy woman...but I can't believe I have to wait that long for it...:bawl: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rain Posted November 6, 2002 Share Posted November 6, 2002 [color=blue]Where do you guys buy your manga? i can only find it in the library. This could have something to do with the fact I live in Australia...I don't know. So yeah, where do you buy it?[/color] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amiboshi Posted November 6, 2002 Share Posted November 6, 2002 I buy mine at Media Play and Borders... Sometimes they have a fair selection at Books a million, but I hate that place... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coronet Posted November 12, 2002 Share Posted November 12, 2002 I personally favor manga over the anime. :\ My favorite mangas are Kodocha, Rurouni Kenshin, Inuyasha, Ranma 1/2, Houshin Engi, Slayers, Evangelion, and Dragonball. (Yes, I like Dragonball manga. It's cute!) Inuyasha's my personal favorite to date. Rumiko's awesome at getting good storylines going and her little romance scenes are so cute. (Seriously wants Inuyasha and Kagome to get together) I hardly if ever tire of her style. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sara Posted November 14, 2002 Share Posted November 14, 2002 [size=1]Has anyone read..I think it's [i]wish[/i]? I picked it up at Waldenbooks the other day, and quite liked it. [/size] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amiboshi Posted November 14, 2002 Share Posted November 14, 2002 I've read a little bit of Wish, and I dunno, it just didn't interest me that much... Has anyone ever read Kare Kano? I was reading my collection the other day, and I remembered just how much I love it. It really is a great romance manga. I think Tokyopop's releasing it in 2003.. U.U Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hinata Posted November 19, 2002 Author Share Posted November 19, 2002 If you wanna buy Manga try your bookstores..but I'd think it would be much easier to buy them online(TO RAIN) I've seen lots of sites..and if you give me a day or 2 I can find them for you !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz Posted April 17, 2003 Share Posted April 17, 2003 ok i luv chobits as you can see by my tag i got book 1,2,3,4,5 at the mo and i like the no need for tenchi series it cool [IMG]http://www.hurley.com/images/imgUserUpload/dazplum.jpg[/IMG] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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