Popular shoujo/josei list
Was checking around the manga blogsphere... and found there are results of a favorite shoujo/josei poll on Irresponsible Pictures.
The list:
1. NANA
2. Hana Yori Dango (Boys Over Flowers)
3. Honey and Clover
4. Tenshi Nanka Ja Nai (I'm No Angel!)
5. Lovely Complex
6. Ren Ai Catalogue
7. Bokura ga Ita
8. Paradise Kiss
9. Ouran High School Host Club
10. Nodame Cantabile
Ai Yazawa pwns the list with three titles (1,4,8)... She dominates the market right now since NANA is just that popular.
I have never read Ren Ai Catalogue (apparently very long/classic) or Bokura ga Ita but I have read and like all the other titles a great deal. I'm glad to see LoveKon getting some lovin'. ;)
Irresponsible Pictures captures my thoughts exactly in his comments about Honey and Clover:
"And holy crap you guys, when are they going to license Honey and Clover?! The series is just HUGE right now, with a live movie and 2nd season in the works, and practically everyone who's seen the anime loves it.
Are we going to have to wait for the entire Fruits Basket generation to grow up (which might take another five years) before seeing this in English-speaking bookstores? (Don't answer that; it's a rhetorical question.)
H&C's balance of mature, character-driven storytelling with delightful whimsy -- a lot like Nodame Cantabile, I guess -- could very well be the "killer app" that gets the North American josei audience going like everyone says it ought to be. Cute and accessible enough for teens, smart enough for grown women. It's right there, ready to break the market open, if Viz (most likely -- it's a Shueisha title) would just bring it over."
The list:
1. NANA
2. Hana Yori Dango (Boys Over Flowers)
3. Honey and Clover
4. Tenshi Nanka Ja Nai (I'm No Angel!)
5. Lovely Complex
6. Ren Ai Catalogue
7. Bokura ga Ita
8. Paradise Kiss
9. Ouran High School Host Club
10. Nodame Cantabile
Ai Yazawa pwns the list with three titles (1,4,8)... She dominates the market right now since NANA is just that popular.
I have never read Ren Ai Catalogue (apparently very long/classic) or Bokura ga Ita but I have read and like all the other titles a great deal. I'm glad to see LoveKon getting some lovin'. ;)
Irresponsible Pictures captures my thoughts exactly in his comments about Honey and Clover:
"And holy crap you guys, when are they going to license Honey and Clover?! The series is just HUGE right now, with a live movie and 2nd season in the works, and practically everyone who's seen the anime loves it.
Are we going to have to wait for the entire Fruits Basket generation to grow up (which might take another five years) before seeing this in English-speaking bookstores? (Don't answer that; it's a rhetorical question.)
H&C's balance of mature, character-driven storytelling with delightful whimsy -- a lot like Nodame Cantabile, I guess -- could very well be the "killer app" that gets the North American josei audience going like everyone says it ought to be. Cute and accessible enough for teens, smart enough for grown women. It's right there, ready to break the market open, if Viz (most likely -- it's a Shueisha title) would just bring it over."