57 replies to this topic

[chelcy]

I don't usually read books or novels, although I used to read pocket books a lot and some Sydney Sheldon books. But one I'm into reading right now is manga! That means Japanese comicbooks, and those are books, right? So they count!

Does anyone else like reading manga?

[the blonde girl]

I'm not that big on manga. Probably because it's not all that accessible to me. But I read Vol. 1 of Battle Angle Alita a couple of weejs ago.

I'm bigger on books, anyhoo.

[chelcy]

Yeah, since it has to be translated and all...but I've read a lot of manga, not because I bought them, but because of getting scanlations. Of course, unliscenced ones and those that are absolutely not available in our country

[wassie]

some magma books have a bad story.
but some of them are good

[the blonde girl]

wassie, on Jun 20 2004, 07:23 PM, said:

some magma books have a bad story.
but some of them are good 

Yeah, Battle Angel Alita was kind of lame in some parts and I couldn't at all get into the story. These were more along the lines of plot-progression, and battle scenes (sometimes the drawing is so clutered you can't make anything of it).

Other parts are very cool, although the plot moves to quickly. Fortunately, you don't really FEEL that because it's not even within the grasp of reality anyway. What's a bit more going to do?

[Shackman]

I read Dragonball Z. It was quite nice. I read the Chinese edition. Although manga is nice, I still prefer to watch the anime. It gives me the 'feel' of the whole story. Well, you can download anime but I am not gonna say where cause I dunno if is will be a violation of copyrights of something like that. If you are interested to know more, about anime(not downloading), do post here.

[aqvilifer]

I read Tokyo Mew Mew, Love hina, Ragnarok, GTO, and some others, I personaly LOVE manga, and anime in general, lol

[cateye999]

i like reading manga,i has see many comicbook before.

[chelcy]

Wai! Happy there are a lot of people who like manga too! Well...if you like shoujo, I recommend Parfait Tic because the love triangle is just too cute!

[pupke]

Yeah I love manga. I just bought a book about drawing manga yourself.

[dreamerspiritt]

I love manga!
I read a lot of it. I'm subscribed to Shonen Jump, and I have loads of manga other than that. My personal favorites are Ramna 1/2, InuYasha, Shaman King, DiGi Charat, and Love Hina....
I espically like Love Hina, it's hysterical!
Su: "dis soubiner dosn't taste bery good." <<< referring to Tama-chan.

[dizilluziondmasokist]

I love both. I like Battle Royale, Wolfs Rain and Priest. There is this one called Demon lady, I find the dvd but I never can find the manga. Right now I am reading this book called Behold a Pale Horse. I have been trying to find other really good goth manga for a while now. Anyone here have any suggestions?

[spawn_syxx9]

I like manga. Currently I am reading Priest. Though in all honestly, it is one of the first manga's I have read religiously.

[clouds421]

Just got into manga not too long ago..as a girl, attracted to shoujo more. Licensed English volumes are too expensive though..can't really afford so I try to get what I can out of scanlations.

[katagirl3000]

I prefer to read manga than watch anime. Well actually let me correct that, I prefero to read manga to american anime:P For example, Dragonball. . .the manga is so freakin funny, but the american anime is kind of boring and cheesy. I'm learning japanese so reading the mangas in hiragana is pretty fun. It's not as interesting because I have to have a dictionary with me all day:)

[aerin]

w00T! there ARE otaku on this site!!!
I like a decent amount of manga. My favorites are Ranma 1/2, Inu-Yasha, Chobits, Love Hina, Kodomo no Omocha, Ayashi no Ceres, Angel/Dust, and Tsubasa: Chronicle Reservoir. Generally, I like a good mix of shounen and shoujo, but either or will do just fine. I'm most currently obsessed with Ayashi no Ceres.
It's too bad that manga is so darn expensive... $10 + tax, where I live...even more if it's one of the older VIZ versions.

[Danieluchis]

I LOOOOVE manga!!! especially the shoujos, i have read, sailor moon, inuyasha, Gundan Wing (blind target, not so shoujo (^^U) Penguin Brothers.. omg Parfait Tic..my best friend Fuuko-Chan (_-_U) has her trauma about it, but it's all upset cuz she has only unitl vol 12 i think o.o i personally haven't read it cuz i diudn't like the drawings and that doesn't motivate me xD but aww well..

[death.mage]

You may not believe it but I used to like the Card Captor Sakura manga and anime! I still can't believe it!! Now I like Shaman King but there are only Japanese episodes in NZ (via Taiwan satellite).

[Choyan]

waahh~~ You live in NZ death.mage????

I love manga and anime~!!! XDXDXD....
I've seen Inuyasha, bits of Fushigi Yuugi, Kono Minikuku mo Utsukushii - a new anime this year~

read Ayashi no Ceres, err....what else???....some of Tsubasa, one book of Ranma 1/2 -.-''', tones of Korean ones my friends has~ (but I have no idea what i means!~ XD I read the pictures~)...

[Greysnyper]

Manga is the good.

Started out with Trigun. I like DBZ. The show is good but it's the manga that's ingenious. Dragon Knights. Saiyuki. DNangel. Fake. CCSakura.

Lately though, I've been buying more DC comic books than manga.

[Becca]

It's alright...I like Anime I think theres a slight difference not sure...

I Don't actually read..watch..or draw any of it...Just looks pretty cool....

[spawn_syxx9]

I don't read very much manga simply because it is merely a Japanese comic book.

The only one I do read is Priest.

[Bullseye]

I don't read books..... I only read comics.
Manga I have never read it .... have seen some of the cartoons.
Even heard something about a game about manga.
I must say I like manga.
But I don't think it go's under books .....comic is no book.

[onie]

for sure japanese ANIME is much better than the american CARTOONS..
well even just the name there is soo much difference is't??!!