Anyone here read any Manga series?

angloconvoy · Post by **angloconvoy** » Mon Jan 19, 2004 9:54 am

I know there are quite a few anime fans on this board, but I was just wondering if anyone also reads the same sort of stuff?

At current I'm reading my way through Lone Wolf and Cub, Bastard!, and Love Hina. I'm also partial to picking up Gon whenever I find a new book around. I'm also thinking of starting on Battle Royal.

So what manga do any of you read?

Osku · Post by **Osku** » Mon Jan 19, 2004 11:14 am

Some classics

Hayao Miyazaki´s "Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind"
Manga superior, anime inferior.
http://nausicaa.net/miyazaki/manga/nausicaa.html
Version that is nowadays available
-VIZ Perfect Collection (PC) "Nausicaä of the Valley of Wind" 1-4
1995-1997 VIZ Communications
-VIZ Perfect Collection (PC) "Nausicaä of the Valley of Wind" 4 Volume Box Set
2000 VIZ Communications

-"Ghost in the Shell" (one album)
-"Ranma½", humourous series, not for everyone´s taste

Dead Man Wade · Post by **Dead Man Wade** » Mon Jan 19, 2004 1:55 pm

"Blade of the Immortal".

Cyberstrike nTo · Post by **Cyberstrike nTo** » Tue Jan 20, 2004 12:22 am

I'm still reading Lone Wolf and Cub hey I'm a slow reader.

angloconvoy · Post by **angloconvoy** » Tue Jan 20, 2004 9:31 am

I don't think taking a while to get through it counts as being a slow reader. I started reading it about a year ago, and just yesterday bought book 19. Let's face it, the time and money it takes to get hold of and read all 28 volumes is bound to be quite considerable. Oh, and I haven't read it yet, but yesterday I also picked up Blood: The last Vampire 2002. Its a manga sequel to the fantastic Anime.

DrSpengler · Post by **DrSpengler** » Tue Jan 20, 2004 4:26 pm

As I mentioned in another thread:

Batman: Child of Dreams

Right now I'm reading the Nightwarriors: Darkstalker's Revenge manga (based on the Capcom video game). It's pretty good and definately better than that 4-part OVA released a few years back (or the American cartoon series, but that goes without saying).

angloconvoy · Post by **angloconvoy** » Tue Jan 20, 2004 4:44 pm

Yeah its not bad. I have most of it knocking around somewhere. Has it been released collected in one book or did you pick up the seperate issues?

DrSpengler · Post by **DrSpengler** » Tue Jan 20, 2004 8:09 pm

Originally posted by angloconvoy
Yeah its not bad. I have most of it knocking around somewhere. Has it been released collected in one book or did you pick up the seperate issues?

Batman or Nightwarriors?

I picked both up as a TPB eitherway.

angloconvoy · Post by **angloconvoy** » Wed Jan 21, 2004 9:20 am

I did mean Nightwarriors, but you've answered anyway so it don't really matter. I might have to investigate that one. The main problem is, its quite hard to just find Manga books stocked in places in England. A few places have a limited selection, and some specialist commic shops have a slightly less limited selection, but for the most part you have to find out what's out there then try to find somone who can order it specially

DrSpengler · Post by **DrSpengler** » Wed Jan 21, 2004 6:48 pm

Originally posted by angloconvoy
I did mean Nightwarriors, but you've answered anyway so it don't really matter. I might have to investigate that one. The main problem is, its quite hard to just find Manga books stocked in places in England. A few places have a limited selection, and some specialist commic shops have a slightly less limited selection, but for the most part you have to find out what's out there then try to find somone who can order it specially

Well, it was a stroke of luck I found the Nightwarriors manga at my comic shop. It was filed away on a dusty shelf of old Viz manga and completely forgotten.

For things like that I suppose the best place to look is eBay, though that's pretty much the answer for everything.

CounterPunch · Post by **CounterPunch** » Sat Jan 24, 2004 2:00 pm

hmm dont tend to read anime much but ive read the akira series and the guyver series..... thats all

Shrapnel Clone · Post by **Shrapnel Clone** » Sun Jan 25, 2004 10:59 pm

I'm currently reading those Ah! My Goddess TPBs. Great series, much better than the anime and movie (although the series did have a great opening tune)...

angloconvoy · Post by **angloconvoy** » Mon Jan 26, 2004 9:42 am

Originally posted by CounterPunch
hmm dont tend to read anime much but ive read the akira series and the guyver series..... thats all

Shame they never finished translating Guyver. It really teed me off.

CounterPunch · Post by **CounterPunch** » Tue Jan 27, 2004 4:57 pm

Originally posted by angloconvoy
Shame they never finished translating Guyver. It really teed me off.

yeah they just leave it on a cliffhanger... which i got really pissed about