Manga recs

[rachelmanija]

So, I recall that Comic Con frequently has dealers selling manga at reduced rates like 25% off. I see an opportunity to reduce the enormous amount I spend on manga. Other than Rurouni Kenshin, Blade of the Immortal, and Hikaru no Go, what series should I buy up that I don't already have? I have only read Her Majesty's Dog from Go!Comi, but I LOVED

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[homasse]

Banana Fish. Banana Fish. Banana Fish. And did I mention Banana Fish?

I've heard good things about Hellsing, but I haven't read the manga--the anime was good, though.

Also, Clamp's oneshot, Shirahime-syo, is *yes*.

[rachelmanija]

Thanks, I'll look for Banana Fish. I have Shirahime-syo, but it's on my to-read stack.

[lydzi]

You have mostly everything worth ^^. Fruit Basket, Angel Sanctuary and Naruto are my favourite.

If it was not for the crappy ending, I would have told you Shaman King. Now I'm telling you, one fantastic manga is One Piece ^^. That one and Gals (only 10 and it's pretty funny).

One Piece is about pirates ^^. It's fun, it's beautiful and it's priceless. If you love Naruto, you will love One Piece.

Gals is more light and "fashion". It's full of life ^^.

[telophase]

Qwan! Qwan! Qwan! Qwan! Qwan!

Hellsing's pretty good. W Juliet is a crossdressing shoujo series with a non-fluffy heroine.

You may or may not like Hunter x Hunter - it's pretty standard Shounen Jump fare, but I like the characters. Vagabond is a manga retelling of a novel about Musashi. And I can't actually beleive that you don't already have Antique Bakery, so I shall condescendingly assume you have merely left it off your list above.

In the OEL, er, sorry, OGM now, category, My Cat Loki was very charming. I've got Fool's Gold but am only partially through.

[rachelmanija]

Whoops, Qwan should have been in "have some, haven't read much yet."

I didn't like Vagabond, and no, shockingly, I do not have Antique Bakery!

Shounen Jump is such a mixed bag-- some series I adore, and some leave me completely cold. Maybe I'll try a few volumes of Hunter x Hunter from the library, as I've seen it there.

What's Fool's Gold?

[telophase]

Fool's Gold is tentopet's manga, just out this month. It's set in a highschool and the main character is a quirky clothing designer who sees that all her friends date jerks and starts a secret club to identify and shun said jerks, and gets in over her head. I'm only about halfway through right now.

[anonymous]

Still recommending Kodomo no Omocha. Best mom figure ever. (The relationship between the heroine and her manager creeped me out a bit at first, but eventually got resolved in a way I really liked.)

Two other shojo titles that might at least amuse:

Cipher kickstarted with an implausible plot device, but was still intriguing. Aggressively genki heroine makes friends with the hot guy at her school who's a well-known child actor, and discovers he's actually twin brothers who have been taking turns leading one life. Two volumes out so far.

And I read the first volume of Ashiteruze Baby and was pwned by the cuteness. Self-centered teenage boy suddenly has to take care of toddler girl.

[marith]

Bah, that was me. *kicks browser*

[homasse]

Yes to both! I saw the anime of both Kodomo no Omocha and Ashiteruze Baby, and OMG addictive like crack.

[therck]

I second both Kodocha (Kodomo no Omocha) and Antique Bakery.

How about KareKano? I like it quite a bit.

My husband and I both enjoy Hikaru no Go.