Holy Dinner!
I love manga. I hope this is obvious by now, but in case you didn't know. I love manga a lot.
And as I love manga, I read an awful lot of it. And because I read a lot of it (I'm reading 93 series curently) I thought I'd tell you about two that I just started and think are rather good.
The first is "Holyland". I was a little surprised I liked Holyland. It's not my usual thing. The cover art is more contrasted than what I usually go for (I know. Judging a book by it's cover. Scandolous!) and the story is gory, action filled, and angst-tastic. But I still found it interesting and I'm still addicted.
The art, once you get past the cover, is pretty good. It's fairly life-like for a manga and it has interesting character design and detail. The backgrounds pop and for all the gore, it's pretty subdued and realistic when compared to mangas like Bleach.
The focus of Holyland is street fighting. Not yakuza or gang wars, just street fighting. The main character is a kid who used to be bullied like hell who started teaching himself boxing for self-defence purposes. When he gets into fights, he pretty much knocks the dude out in one punch and then runs away in a panic.
Because this kid is mysteriously kicking gang-ass all over the place and has no apparent alliances with anyone, he is known as the "Gang Hunter" who can knock-out the strongest fighters in a single punch.
The story development is about the main character forming his fighting persona and learning more about the street fighting world (consequently, so does the reader and it is surprisingly interesting). We see the values of different fighters, the different fighting styles, and the pros and cons of certain methods and techniques. And all of this is wrapped up in an anti-bullying package and a good strong moral strength, weakness, friendship, rivalry, right choices, and wrong ones.
Any-who, I can guarantee it's worth your time!
My second recommendation is "Kinou Nani Tebeta?" which is so different that Holyland there practically polar opposites (magnet joke? Anyone? Bueller?). Kinou Nani Tabeta? translates to "What Did You Eat Yesterday?" and is all about a gay couple and how one of the guys loves to cook. It's not really shounen-ai (mild boy-on-boy manga for all y'all not up on your anime/manga lingo) and is more of a seinen (manga aimed at an older audience [esp. guys], usually 20-30).
It has a laid-back atmosphere and has humor that would mostly appeal to an older crowd. The art is a little old fashioned for me and I frankly don't find any of the "attractive" guys all that attractive. But that isn't really the important part so it doesn't bother me that much.
I like the more realistic look at a gay couple than the one that people would come reading more typical shounen-ais and yaois. They have normal couple problems and normal social and family problems.
It's a refreshing series in that there is very little drama. It's more like a collection of short stories than a serious series and if your looking for something sweet to pass the time, I say read it.
Also, anyone who likes cooking will enjoy the recipes and tips that are included in this manga.
Well, that's pretty much it for now. I'm going christmas shopping today and I'll be sure to tell you about it tomorrow.
Byez!
And as I love manga, I read an awful lot of it. And because I read a lot of it (I'm reading 93 series curently) I thought I'd tell you about two that I just started and think are rather good.
The first is "Holyland". I was a little surprised I liked Holyland. It's not my usual thing. The cover art is more contrasted than what I usually go for (I know. Judging a book by it's cover. Scandolous!) and the story is gory, action filled, and angst-tastic. But I still found it interesting and I'm still addicted.
The art, once you get past the cover, is pretty good. It's fairly life-like for a manga and it has interesting character design and detail. The backgrounds pop and for all the gore, it's pretty subdued and realistic when compared to mangas like Bleach.
The focus of Holyland is street fighting. Not yakuza or gang wars, just street fighting. The main character is a kid who used to be bullied like hell who started teaching himself boxing for self-defence purposes. When he gets into fights, he pretty much knocks the dude out in one punch and then runs away in a panic.
Because this kid is mysteriously kicking gang-ass all over the place and has no apparent alliances with anyone, he is known as the "Gang Hunter" who can knock-out the strongest fighters in a single punch.
The story development is about the main character forming his fighting persona and learning more about the street fighting world (consequently, so does the reader and it is surprisingly interesting). We see the values of different fighters, the different fighting styles, and the pros and cons of certain methods and techniques. And all of this is wrapped up in an anti-bullying package and a good strong moral strength, weakness, friendship, rivalry, right choices, and wrong ones.
Any-who, I can guarantee it's worth your time!
My second recommendation is "Kinou Nani Tebeta?" which is so different that Holyland there practically polar opposites (magnet joke? Anyone? Bueller?). Kinou Nani Tabeta? translates to "What Did You Eat Yesterday?" and is all about a gay couple and how one of the guys loves to cook. It's not really shounen-ai (mild boy-on-boy manga for all y'all not up on your anime/manga lingo) and is more of a seinen (manga aimed at an older audience [esp. guys], usually 20-30).
It has a laid-back atmosphere and has humor that would mostly appeal to an older crowd. The art is a little old fashioned for me and I frankly don't find any of the "attractive" guys all that attractive. But that isn't really the important part so it doesn't bother me that much.
I like the more realistic look at a gay couple than the one that people would come reading more typical shounen-ais and yaois. They have normal couple problems and normal social and family problems.
It's a refreshing series in that there is very little drama. It's more like a collection of short stories than a serious series and if your looking for something sweet to pass the time, I say read it.
Also, anyone who likes cooking will enjoy the recipes and tips that are included in this manga.
Well, that's pretty much it for now. I'm going christmas shopping today and I'll be sure to tell you about it tomorrow.
Byez!