What Manga Do You Read?

[SilvaShado]

Wow, you sure are reading a lot!

Thanks for the info.

I wish I had the time, but since getting a full-time job with the state, I barely keep up with reading novels (on the train to work). I'm squeezing in time to read manga in the morning while I eat, but not every day. I'm trying to catch up with SJ then SB. But I have a feeling I won't be renewing my subscription when it comes around. But that's not too bad since it'll give me more time to read manga volumes that I'll be more interested in. Her Majesty's Dog is my favorite right now. And I'm borrowing the first volume of Heroes are Extinct from a friend and it's really good so far.

[philster]

Why not treat manga as some light reading before bed? That's what I do most of the time these days.

[philster]

But yeah, the only reason I'm still getting SJ is because it's just pretty awesome to be able to read Naruto in large paper format. And now Bleach too, now that it's being published in SJ.

But now that they've been publishing Naruto feverishly - 3 volumes for each of the last three months - I can understand why people might just stop getting SJ altogether if they were only interested in Naruto. It is a lot of volumes to purchase. They just want to get to the timeskip in the magazine already, I guess because of the anime. And because Yu-Gi-Oh is almost over.

Overall though, I've started to like seinen (mature manga) a whole lot better than shonen. They just have overall more interesting stories.

[SilvaShado]

I'm behind on Bleach, but it is nice that they're publishing it in SJ. I just feel like I've missed a lot because, well, I have.

Yeah, I prefer the mature manga as well. Much more interesting, and not quite so long and pointless.

I'm usually so dead tired when I get to bed that I usually fall fast asleep.

[philster]

You should definitely catch up sometimes on Bleach. The long Soul Society arc is finally over in volumes, so at least you would have a complete storyline. (The next arc just started in SJ.)

Ahh, yeah, I guess sometimes I do fall asleep without reading. I did get to read the new SJ last night though, and I had been driving all day!

[SilvaShado]

I stopped buying the individual volumes because I wasn't keeping up. I still have 3 volumes to read, I think I stopped about volume 17 or so. But I have a friend who is buying them that said he'd let me borrow them when I get to catching up. I may do that soon.

[philster]

Awesome. It should become easier to keep up since Viz likely will slow down in publishing Bleach volumes because it's now in SJ.

[SilvaShado]

Yeah, I didn't think about that. I wonder why they put Bleach in SJ anyway... I wonder if sales are dropping?

[philster]

No, I think it's because Yu-Gi-Oh is ending and they needed something else to replace it... as well as their plans to jump ahead to Naruto Part 2, they won't be able to show as many Naruto chapters anymore. And Bleach was the best candidate because the volumes were catching up quickly and now they just have around 10-11 volumes' worth of material, they had to slow down a bit. It's pretty savvy thinking.

[The Sonar Chicken]

Team Medical Dragon
Coo's World
Claymore
Horou Musoku
Beck
Demon Sacred
Yakumo Tatsu
Book Club
Gokusen
Ghost only(forget the cruddy title: the stories are really quite fun!)
Priest
Ares

There's also Dog's which is really good but since the chapters are sporadic, you'll have to wait a while for any new stories.

Also, there's these 2 titles: Son of Dawn and Oz which I'm waiting for. Son of Dawn is a huge mix of politics, conspiracies and exciting adventure and it takes place in Myanmar. While Oz is a bit antiquated since it was published in 1992, it's got a rather high level of scientific and political concepts.

[Vosari Cel]

Naruto is the BEST in my opinion that is xD

[SilvaShado]

Unfortunately for me, though it is my decision, I am not renewing my Shonen Jump subscription. I currently have 5 mags I haven't read and I'm steadily losing interest and time.

I mean, I like Naruto and Hikaru No Go, and I really like Bleach. But I'll probably get those in trades when I feel like starting up on those again, or maybe just borrow Naruto and Bleach from my friend as he gets them. I'm just not sure about Hikaru because I don't want to start with vol 1...

Or there's always online, if I ever get around to it.

[The Sonar Chicken]

Nana is awesome. Even some of my male friends are reading it... though on the sly.

[mobbie]

I can admit having read Nana entertaining. (oh and judging by last time i checked, im male)

Atm reading Vampire Knight, it's quite similar to many other mangas i liked, romantic, good storyline and nicely drawn. could do with more humoristic sequences though i suppose..

[SilvaShado]

I read the first volume of Heroes are Extinct and it's quite funny! There are two more volumes to the series, and they're all out.

"A hero from a distant star arrives on Earth to pit his strength against Earth's famous superheroes! Only problem is Earth doesn't really have any superheroes. Growing up watching super-hero TV shows from Earth - think Power Rangers or Ultraman, our fearless hero decides to amass an army on his home planet and invade Earth to pit his strength against them. Only when the invasion starts, no one comes to stop him. What is an alien on Earth supposed to do with entire army and no one to fight?!?"

[alygator]

Mars
Tramps Like Us
Hunter X Hunter
Peach Girl
Sorceror Hunter
Sayuki
Doll
Getbackers

and others I forgot... and the mangas i only read are from Tokyo Pop...

[SilvaShado]

alygator said:

and the mangas i only read are from Tokyo Pop...

May I ask why you only read from Tokyo Pop? Just curious.

[The Sonar Chicken]

Right now, I'm not too interested in many mainstream series and have found myself rapidly losing attention in most of them, unless there's some quality which catches my attention.

Please be warned that some of these titles I'm reading/have read, might contain a certain degree of sexual content, between various genders. And there're series I won't post here 'cos some of them, though really good, contain very extreme violence and highly disturbing imagery to turn most people's stomachs.

Anyways, these 3 are series I highly recommend. They're replete with folklore, mythology, rich in storytelling and often transcend the boundaries of time with aspects both old and modern.

Selected Pandemonium
www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=315

Dobeki Bride(manhwa)
www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=8206

Witches
www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=2211

Political stuff:

Ares
www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=688
It's about war and politics... highly recommended for all with a deep interest in such affairs.

Shokoku no Altair
www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=12229
Set in Turkey, it's chock full of political maneuvering and well... about war.

Ice Eagle Fire Hawk (Well... this is a political BL story. And yes, you will need a certain level of political and financial knowledge if you want to understand the story. )
www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=14022

Series about relationships and others:

Ai no Shintairiku
www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=1921

Love my life
www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=670

Ore wa Warukunai
www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=4108

Indigo blue
www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=1936

Maria-sama ga Miteru
www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=253

Stone Cold
www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=834

Rules(The mangaka nearly, or should I say, exactly hits the mark in the portrayal of a gay relationship)
www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=2325

Crash
www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=3281

Sakuran(this is historical)
www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=192

Kabu no Isaki
www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=12092

Crime/mystery:
Himitsu
www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=2153


Hmmm... Well that's about all for now, I think?

[The Sonar Chicken]

Currently reading Ai-ren. Am at the last volume now and it's really good. It's about "life, death, humanity, the struggle and journey to live a full life and also about love."

Edit: Meh, and so I must prepare myself for the deaths of these characters whom I've grown to love. Admirable their courage to live be, we all must die someday.

[The Sonar Chicken]

Now reading Otoyomegatari .

www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?page=2&id=37308

It's a rather unique manga about nomadic life in the 19th century Silk Road and also about the marriage between Amira and Karluk, a boy who's 8 years younger than her. The manga doesn't just focus on the relations between everyone but also on cultural aspects including woodcrafting, archery, embroidery and other aspects.

Warning: some nudity ensues.