basically some more questions
1)what do you have in your collection
2)whats your faveourite series of manga
3)what do you intend to add to your collection
as for me I have
Excel Saga (which is my favourite)
Bleach
Lucky Star (Japanese)
Full Metal Alchemist
Full Metal Panic
Full Metal Panic Overload
One Piece
Shaman King
Nadesico
Yotsuba&!
Azumanga Daioh!
Hellsing
School Rumble
and I am thinking of adding Ultimate Muscle to this soon :ehail:
I got over 300 volumes of manga... i will go get a picture one day.
However, because I got time I got
Holy Brownie
Gunslinger Girl
Kino no tabi
Berserk
Read or Die + Read or Dream
Ranma 1/2
Fist of the North Star
Ranma
Excel Saga
Full Metal Alchemist
Mushishi
Battle Angel Alita
Disgaea
Gunsmith Cats
Saikano
Yutsuba
Ghost in the Shell
Negima
Genshiken
School Rumble
Welcome to the N.H.K
Shaman King
YuYu Hakusho
Naruto
GTO
Haruhi Suzumiya (light novels) japanese
Shakugan no Shana
Battle Royale
Ai Yori Aoshi
Rurouni Kenshin
Bleach
Saiyuki
Fruits Basket
Legal Drug
Gravitation
FLCL
Cromartie High School
Evangelion both regular and the Angelic Days
Eureka 7
Hellsing
Trigun
Boogiepop
Bloid Alone
Kashimashi
and a few asortment of bad doujinshi I wish i never bought.... whew
That was a mouthfull. :lordilsmile: I am proud of my collection but maybe i should just use the library huh?
Well, my list is much shorter:
1: Excel Saga (Favorite)
2: Blade of the Immortal
3: Berserk
4: Ghost in the Shell
5: Welcome to the NHK (starting to lose interest a bit)
Not sure what I will add next, if I will add at all. I've read more than this, but I need to be really impressed with Manga to buy them - they need to have some staying power. I can't think of anything else that really compels me to go forth and buy - and so many series are so long the expenditure is rather large, my Blade and Berserk lines are still very piecemeal, I think I will fill those out before I buy any other series.
Excel Saga (mah favorite, of course)
Hellsing
Cromartie High School
Gantz
Berserk
Battle Royale
Municipal Force Daitenzin (Japanese Doujinshi)
Excel-Lency (Japanese Doujinshi)
I am a bit fearful of getting into manga because I am actually a very bad addict that once I start getting into something and I form an interest I go leaps and miles on it tell the very end. It was just a request of haruhi chibi picture for the t-shirt design that got me into it. I didnt know what she looked like so I watch a episode and was instantly hooked. Now I watch the anime, read the novel, listen to the music, and talk about it all the time. This goes with almost any manga/anime I come in contact with. Luckly im not extreme enough to dress up or take it too far or crap like that. Im just a very bad addict and if I bought all the manga I really wanted then I would be so badly in dept
how were you able to read teh novel. Can you read japanese?
I believe he found a fan translation online if memory serves.
I cannot as of yet read Japanese (I plan to start trying to learn soon) and it is true, I found a site that has translated all of the novels (with original art still intacts) along with other works the site has.
Because of my lack of money, I only have what I bought at Sakuracon this year.
-Trigun Maximum, vol. 10 and 11
-Fullmetal Alchemist, vol. 11
-D. Gray-man, vol. 2
And gee, what DON'T I plan on adding to the list once I start getting a freaking income.
Okay, here's a list of some.
-More FMA
-More D. Gray-man
-More Trigun
-Hellsing
-Saikano
-Bleach
-Genshiken
-Zombie Powder
-Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle
-xxxHolic
-Negima
-Naoki Urasawa's Monster
-Gunslinger Girl
-Excel Saga
-Battle Angel Alita
-Read or Dream
Quote from: HA1L ILPALLAZZO on November 06, 2007, 07:22:42 AM
basically some more questions
1)what do you have in your collection
2)whats your faveourite series of manga
3)what do you intend to add to your collection
I have, so far. Complete series noted with a "•":
(this list is constantly being updated)
Excel Saga 1-21
*Favorite
-#--A-Azumanga Daioh Omnibus
-B-Batman: Death Mask
•Basilisk 1-5
Battle Angel Alita: Angel of Chaos; Tears of an Angel
Battle Club 1-6
•Battle Royale Ultimate Edition 1-5
Battle Vixens 1-14
•Because I'M the Goddess 1-3
Beet The Vandal Buster 1-12
-C-Category: Freaks 1-3
Cromarti High School 1
-D-D. Grey-man 1-16
Dragonball Z 1-5
Dragon Sister! 1-2
-E-Enchanter 1-10
Excel-lency
-F-•Fairy Cube 1-3
Fist Of The North Star: Night of the Jackal
•FLCL 1-2
-G-GA Geijutsuka Art Design Class 1-2
•Genshiken 1-9
Ghost in the Shell 2: Man Machine Interface
Goth
Gurren Lagann 1-4
•Gyo 1-2
-H-•Higurashi When They Cry: Abducted by Demons Arc 1-2
•Higurashi When They Cry: Cotton Drifting Arc 1-2
•Higurashi When They Cry: Curse Killing Arc 1-2
×××Holic 1-15
Holy Brownie 1-2
•Hyper Police 1-10
-I-Ichiroh! 1-2
I, Otaku 1-2
InuYasha 1-3
-J--K-•Kashimashi Omnibus 1-2
Kasumi 1-2
Kimi Kiss 1-3
Knights 1
•Kujibiki Unbalance 1-2
Kurogane Communication 1
Kurohime 1-14
-L-Law Of Ueki 1-4
Lupin III 1-2
Lucky Star 1-4
-M-•Maburaho 1-2
•Magical Shopping Arcade Abenoboshi 1-2
•Magic Knight Reyearth 1-3
•Magic Knight Reyearth II 1-3
Moyasimon 1
Mushi-shi 1-7
•My-HiME 1-5
-N-Natsume's Book Of Friends 1
-O-?oku: The Inner Chamber 1-2
-P-Pokémon 1-3, one Pokémon Adventures and one manga from Hong Kong, that has a Pokémon chapter.
Princess Resurrection 1-7
Princess Tutu 1
-Q--R--S-•Samurai7 1-2
Samurai Harem: Asu no Yoichi 1-4
Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei 1-5
•Scrapped Princess 1-3
Sgt. Frog Omnibus 1, 4
Shirahime-Syo
Sorcerer Hunters 1-10
Soul Eater 1-2
S.S. ASTRO 1
•Steel Fist Riku 1-3
•Strawberry Panic 1-2
Sunshine Sketch 1-3
Suzuka 1-12
-T-•The Girl Who Leapt Through Time 1
•The Girl Who Runs Through Time 1-2
The Melancholy Of Haruhi Suzumiya 1-5
This Ugly Yet Beautiful World 1-2
Those Who Hunt Elves 2
Tsubasa RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE 1-25
-U-•Uzumaki 1-3
-V-•Venus Versus Virus 1-8
-W-•Welcome to the NHK 1-8
•Witchblade Takeru Manga 1-2
Wolverine: Prodigal Son 1
-X--Y-Yagyu Ninja Scrolls: Revenge of the Hori Clan 1-6
Yokai Doctor 1-3
Yotsuba&! 1-7
Yu-Gi-Oh Duelist 1-2
-Z-86 Titles
374 Individual Volumes
I am planning to add:
Who knows..?
E^D
Excel Saga (all)
Pet Shop of Horrors (all)
Read or Die (all)
Eyeshield 21 (A few)
Fruits Basket (one)
Favorite--has to be Excel, and I wish I hadn't loaned it out to someone in no hurry to read it.
Don;t know what I'll add in the future...maybe Yotsuba.
.hack//Legend of the Twilight
Ai Yori Aoshi
Beet the Vandal Buster
Comic Party
Death Note
Excel Saga
Eyeshield 21
Gamerz Heaven
Genshiken
Girl Got Game
Hyper Police
I''s
King of Hell
Legendz
Midori Days
Negima
Phantasy Degree (PhD)
Qko Chan
Read or Die
Rurouni Kenshin
School Rumble
Someday's Dreamers
Tuxedo Gin
Yotsuba&!
Naruto
BLEACH
One Piece
YuYu Hakusho
Hikaru No Go
Yugi-oh
Yugi-oh GX
Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo
Shaman King
Ichigo 100%
My Favorite is Excel Saga and closely followed by Genshiken. I don't plan to add anything since I usually either update my collection or buy at random.
I don't have many series.
Excel Saga (Favorite)
The Wallflower
Fruits Basket
Loveless
xxxHolic
Kingdom Hearts
Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories
Kingdom Hearts 2
I was thinking of getting Yotsuba&! and Tsubasa.
Excel Saga 1-16 (of course)
Death Note 1-8, 12 (I already had read it before online, bought it out of interest and respect)
Chobits all (haha... was a loooong time ago)
Trigun all
Trigun Maximum 1
FLCL all (though horribly mistreated... lol)
Azumanga Daioh all
Naruto volume 20 (Japanese)
Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni: Onikakushi-hen all (Japanese)
Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni: Watanagashi-hen all (Japanese)
Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni: Onisarashi-hen all (Japanese)
Hmm.Hey TC (HA1L ILPALLAZZO), does the Lucky Star manga have Furigana?
Quote from: Squirrellord on February 05, 2008, 06:00:32 PM
Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni: Onikakushi-hen all (Japanese)
Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni: Watanagashi-hen all (Japanese)
Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni: Onisarashi-hen all (Japanese)
Physical copies? Awesome, I'mma get me some of those. Are they planning to release them in English, do you know?
Quote from: Foggle on February 05, 2008, 06:44:31 PM
Quote from: Squirrellord on February 05, 2008, 06:00:32 PM
Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni: Onikakushi-hen all (Japanese)
Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni: Watanagashi-hen all (Japanese)
Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni: Onisarashi-hen all (Japanese)
Physical copies? Awesome, I'mma get me some of those. Are they planning to release them in English, do you know?
Yup, physical copies. Though admittedly, they haven't arrived yet. Onikakushi was the only one in stock when I ordered, and those arrive Thursday of this week. The other 4 come in end of this month.
Since Geneon crashed, I doubt they'll be out in English any time soon. But if you want the Japanese copies, try Yesasia. Just do a search for "Higurashi" or "Higurashi nonaku"... since, for some reason, they list them randomly as nonaku instead of no naku.
http://us.yesasia.com/en/PrdDept.aspx/code-j/section-comics/pid-1004104807/
Manga I own
Excel Saga Volume 1 to 16
Nadesico Volumes 1 to 3
World of Narue 1 to 3
Ikki Tousin (battle vixens) volume 1 and 6
Mahoromatic last volume
Graphic novels
Starwars Shadows of the empire
2 Sandman books
do own others but can't be fucked to look through my draws of doom and disaster
Excel Saga :il_hahaha:
Love Hina
Case Closed
FLCL
Sakura Ganbaru
Death Note
Inuyasha
Star Trek: The Manga
.Hack//Legend of the Twilight
Ranma 1/2
Lupin the 3rd
Read or Die
Tuxedo Gin
Excel Saga 1-17
Dragon Head 1-9
Battle Royale 1-15
Tomie 1&2
Hellsing 1-8 and when the hell is V.9 coming out??????
Death Note 1-12
A Cheeky Angel 1-7 got bored and quit buying it
Nana 1-6 same as Cheeky Angel
Akira (cost me a crap load of money) 1-6
Uzumaki 1-3
Not the biggest collection but when it comes to Manga and Anime I am very picky with what I buy.
Went out and brought some manga over the weekend. Finished Chrono Crusade and caught up with Hellsing now.
Got into OMG recently, have vol. 24-28, don't think I'll go for any of the really early ones though, the art is far too old, I just can't stand the 80's style, and the content was pretty well covered by the anime. That's kind of the problem when the anime is too close to the manga - it kinda removes the reason to read it.
But I'm keeping with the rest of my series, however I have gaping holes in my early volumes of Blade and Berserk, need to fill those some day.
Looking through my collection of shit and books and I do also have two project a-ko graphic novels, what ever made me buy them, is beyond me, the anime was much better
I have more manga than I have room for... but I still want more ;) Here you go:
In english:
After School Nightmare 1-4
Cardcaptor Sakura 1-3
Chikyu Misaki 1-3*
Comic Party 1-5*
Excel Saga 1-16 (arrrgh I need 17!)
Fruits Basket 1-6
Full Moon O Sagashite 1-7*
Kashimashi 1-2
Magic Knight Rayearth 1-6*
Murder Princess 1-2*
Oh My Goddess! 1-2 + 4-7
Saiyuki 1-5
Shakugan no Shana 1-2 (novel)
Trigun 1-2*
Trigun Maximum 1-4
Tsukihime 1-4
xxxHolic 1-8
Japanese:
Mahoraba 1
Mai Otome 1-5*
Rurouni Kenshin 1
Sailor Moon 1-3
Danish:
Basara 1
Chobits 1-2
Chrono Crusade 1-4
D.N.Angel 1-9
Dragonball 1-6 + 36
Gravitation 1-2
Kare First Love 1
Love Hina 1-13*
Naruto 1-10
Neon Genesis Evangelion 1
Ranma ½ 1-16
Samurai Deeper Kyo 1-3
Tokyo Mew Mew 1-2
Vampire Game 1-10
.Hack//Legend of the Twilight 1
Hmm what I want to add? A lot. I would really like to read Tsubasa Chronicle and Claymore, but I'm trying to end some of my other series first before starting on anything new. I rarely succeed at this though.
Brought volumes 3-5 of Rozen Maiden today. (Desu~)
As anyone read the Chibi vampire graphic novels which the anime karin is bbased upon, since I have gone looking in forbidden plant and most comic shops that sell manga and have been able to get sqaut
Ive seen that series on Amazon.co.uk, with each of them under a fiver. Probably the best bet if you want it.
way too many, running out of room
cynical orange 1-3
bring it on 1 + 3-4
excel saga 1-17
love hina 1-14
ouran high host club 9 vols
real bout high 1-3
wild act 1
ruruoni kenshin 3
ultra cute 1-2
never give up 2+4
w juliet 1+3
zettai kareshi 1-6
a.i. love you 1-4
angelic layer 1
chobits 1-8
dearS 1-3
flowers and bees 1-4
gto 1-3
instant teen 1-4
marmalade boy 1-8
air gear 1
mink 1
love for venus 6-12
gacha gach 1-3
gatcha gacha 1-6
ai yori aoshi 1
kedamo demano 1
onegai teacher 1
onegai twins 1
school rumble 2+7
kare first love 1
yubisaki milk tea 1
shinshi doumei cross 1-2 + 4
i really cant beleive i bought some of this stuff. THAT'S whats wrong with internet shopping.
just bought a new book case. heres my collection plus the keyrings
(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n200/HA1LILPALAZZO/IMAG0247.jpg)(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n200/HA1LILPALAZZO/IMAG0248.jpg)(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n200/HA1LILPALAZZO/IMAG0249.jpg)
you have fourth. and fifth.
and Daitenzin and Excel-Lency
HA1L ILPALLAZZO: I can't tell you how jealous I am of all the cute Azumanga stuff you have :e_tongue:
Quote from: Rika-chama on May 26, 2008, 09:09:28 AM
HA1L ILPALLAZZO: I can't tell you how jealous I am of all the cute Azumanga stuff you have :e_tongue:
Yeah, I like how the key chains are displayed.
The colorful Gila Monster on top of the case must be to protect his manga collection from any would-be intruders. XP
Hmm... Seems like I mentioned this somewheres else before, but anyways...
My single largest collection of manga is Excel Saga.
All other manga reading I do comes from the pages of the monthly Shonen Jump (or occasionally a title or two at the bookstore when no ones watching >_> )
Quote from: Lord Il on May 27, 2008, 07:41:48 PM
The colorful Gila Monster on top of the case must be to protect his manga collection from any would-be intruders. XP
Gila Monster?....oh thats Steph my Guana, when I get my van he'll be sitting on the dashboard then when my narrowboat is bought he'll be on the roof XD
I recently purchased Sgt Frog which aren't in the pictures above
^I called it a Gila Monster because it looks pretty large for a 'guana. :il_hahaha:
Finally finished off Chrno Crusade
Quote from: Necrominion on May 29, 2008, 02:34:11 AM
Finally finished off Chrno Crusade
Never read the manga, but liked the anime.
Although I've heard the manga ends on a much more happier note which makes me want to check it out sometime.
Yes the manga is not as dire as the anime at the end. However you do feel a sense of sadness like that with the anime.
i always hate the ending. too sad for me, even if it was a happy ending, i feel sad cause it ends.
is there an manga/anime which is just happy and funny the whole way through?
Try Azumanga Daioh....
no no Azumanga Daioh makes you feel abit sad at the end. anime and manga that ends happy hmmm....sorry can't think of one
Quote from: randamonian on June 02, 2008, 08:30:47 PM
i always hate the ending. too sad for me, even if it was a happy ending, i feel sad cause it ends.
is there an manga/anime which is just happy and funny the whole way through?
Both Azumanga Daioh and Yotsuba& are pretty cheerful.
Quote from: randamonian on June 02, 2008, 08:30:47 PM
i always hate the ending. too sad for me, even if it was a happy ending, i feel sad cause it ends.
is there an manga/anime which is just happy and funny the whole way through?
School Days
I'm joking. Seriously, stay far away from that series.
I recommend Golden Boy. It's pretty short, and more than a little perverted, but it's mostly happy and funny.
i'll try yotosuba probably. i just finished reading some manga series. such a bad ending, i must say. it just gave up on itself really. That's probably the ticket - have a really bad ending and i wont feel so sad.
does anyone else go on to mangafox?
Quote from: randamonian on June 08, 2008, 04:47:10 AM
does anyone else go on to mangafox?
They don't have very many of the titles that I look for. :(
I mostly just scan the 4Chan Rapidshit board for titles I'm looking for. >_>
Quote from: HA1L ILPALLAZZO on May 24, 2008, 12:03:33 PM
just bought a new book case. heres my collection plus the keyrings
(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n200/HA1LILPALAZZO/IMAG0247.jpg)(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n200/HA1LILPALAZZO/IMAG0248.jpg)(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n200/HA1LILPALAZZO/IMAG0249.jpg)
You are my new God.
My shelf is starting to look like that....except minus the keychains. Hard to find places to put new manga now :elcry:
I just bought Azumanga Daioh Omnibus. It's like a phone book
i've seen it. it's got colour!(what a boring statement)
yesterday i got flowers and bees 6 and kedamono demano 3, and read it on the train, which was risky, because they are a but full on, unexpectantly so. a bit too much this time.
I walked around a bit reading the omnibus at the little mall here. I must of looked like I was reading a phone book backwards. I'm trying to get my sister to read it.
i always love confusing people whith the way i read it backwards. it just looks so intriguing.
the omnibus has the entire collection right? cause it was about $30 at the store I went to, which is the same as buying 2 books[cheap!]
oh, i found a great bookstore in sydney, called kuniyo kunikada or something which is the largest bookstore in the southern hemisphere, there is a huge wall of manga, and very cheap for me too. im just happy cause they get new manga when it comes out. other bookstores take months or years, or never to get new releases. im sure most borders bookstore havent got e.s 17 in yet.
No matter where you go...
No matter where you tread...
No matter if it is in the U.S., Australia, or anywhere else...
Borders will always suck :D.
I just picked up Berserk 23, and working on filling holes in my earlier copies. I need to amend my previous list since it grew.
Quote from: ElricJC on June 17, 2008, 06:19:46 AM
No matter where you go...
No matter where you tread...
No matter if it is in the U.S., Australia, or anywhere else...
Borders will always suck :D.
Amen.
I got the omnibus for $20.
I snatched it off the shelf like a paranoid shop lifter.
yeah, i completely understand that paraniod grabing habit, cause i have it.
I think most people who read manga and see a good deal tend to grab it rather energetically. I know, i have done it a few times myself.
not me I'm picky and prefer to be at the stage where I'm preordering rather then buying in large clumps
Just got book 3 of Love Hina
went to a con', didn't get any books, but i did get one of those nagato yuki thingys. i was actually surprised to see a nisshiki figurine. a bit off-topic.
Quote from: randamonian on June 16, 2008, 09:44:38 PM
oh, i found a great bookstore in sydney, called kuniyo kunikada or something
Kinokuniya? Great place to get Japanese manga, and try their sites if you don't live near one (like me ;_;). I ordered both volumes of Higurashi: Tatarigoroshi-hen from there, as well as Soul Eater (1-2) and Seto no Hanayome (1-2), all in Japanese of course ;D.
Ebay can be a good place too lol. Got Busou Renkin 1-9 (Japanese) for 9 dollars, and 9 shipping. Can't beat that!
i look forward to haruhi suzumiya, this is what amazon says:
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya by Nagaru Tanigawa, Noizi Ito, and Gaku Tsugano (Paperback - Oct 28, 2008)
Buy new: 10. 99 $8.79
i am concerned it isn't the novel as it has a different picture, but i'll get it anyway.
All I have is the first 4 volumes of Excel Saga...so I suppose that's my favorite :e_confused:
I can't wait until the Phoenix Wright manga finally comes out...(or if it already is out...). And I just found out that Viz is finally going to translate the Ocarina of Time manga, I'm very excited for that.
Quote from: randamonian on June 08, 2008, 04:47:10 AM
i'll try yotosuba probably. i just finished reading some manga series. such a bad ending, i must say. it just gave up on itself really. That's probably the ticket - have a really bad ending and i wont feel so sad.
does anyone else go on to mangafox?
Yotsuba is definetely worth it. Especially if you need a pick me up :)
Recently I've been collecting shoujo-ai/yuri. I know Seven Seas has their strawberry line and I do believe I own all those series. Sadly there aren't much yuri series out here.
I recently bought myself the hell girl manga volumes 1 to 3, I tthought in my own opinion it was better than the anime
(These are all in Japanese)
Manga far view:
http://i33.tinypic.com/153aghy.jpg
YuYu Hakusho fullset, Emma 1, Minami-ke 1-2, Slayers 1-6
http://i38.tinypic.com/34pc13q.jpg
Busou Renkin fullset, Eyeshield 21 1-5, Naruto (20)
http://i35.tinypic.com/34i61q9.jpg
Rurouni Kenshin fullset
http://i36.tinypic.com/211trbr.jpg
Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni (Onikakushi, Watanagashi, Tatarigoroshi, Onisarashi full) (Meakakshi 3), Higurashi Kizuna, Umineko no Naku 1, Hoozuki no Shima 1
http://i38.tinypic.com/140jcd5.jpg
Seto no Hanayome 1-3, Soul Eater 1-7, Tozasareta Nerugaru 1, Kami nomi Zo Shiru Sekai 1, Sketchbook 1-5, Excel Saga 1-3, Holy Brownie 1-3. Shakugan no Shana 1-2
http://i35.tinypic.com/fk8px5.jpg
I bought Ichigo 100% off of Ebay, but it hasn't arrived yet... so add those 19 to this too :ehail:
I tried to organize them best I could by alphabetical/series/magazine. The top row is mostly Gangan Monthly, Gangan Wing, GFantasy, Young Gangan, and Gangan Powered with Young King Ours at the end, and Dengeki Daioh to round out the Seinen-ness of those titles, though there's one Shonen Sunday in there as well.
Second row begins the Shounen Jump in alphabetical order.
Third row completes the Shonen Jump, then goes onto Kadokawa series (To be fair, Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni Onisarashi is a Kadokawa manga, but I wanted to keep it with the Higurashi series)
English ones are just Excel Saga and Death Note :il_hahaha:
Just got the last two volumes of Roxen Maiden. I can finally finish the series off.
Latest manga I own hell girl volumes 1 to 3, alice on deadlines and the crappy devil may cry manga
lately ive been getting into maison ikkoku. i have only 3 books, but i've bought the tv series. Be several weeks till i get it. and anything by haruka fukushima.
and im vey slowly reading pure trance by junko mizuno. her art is awesome.
I bought myself Alice on deadlines volume 2, even more weirder and funnier than the last
Recently bough myself melancholy of suzumiya haruhi volume 1 and 2 and the books are certainly better than the cartoon show
you bought the manga? i heard those sucked.
Last manga I bought was neon genesis evangelion. I can see some differences, so i look forward to see how this one ends.
Quote from: randamonian on May 02, 2009, 08:18:23 PM
you bought the manga? i heard those sucked.
That would be a rare occurance. O_O
Generally most manga titles are said to be better than their anime counterparts. O_o So that would be just... wow..
Quote from: randamonian on May 02, 2009, 08:18:23 PMLast manga I bought was neon genesis evangelion. I can see some differences, so i look forward to see how this one ends.
Ah, now that would be very interesting to see the differences between the anime and manga.
Just bought "Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei",
Great artwork, and the storyline is pretty good also. It makes a cheap, yet somewhat filling substitute while waiting for the next issue of Excel Saga to come out.
+Anima 1-4
Full Metal Alchemist #20...in French....
A couple of random Rave Master
Excel Saga 1. :e_upset:
Johnny Bunko
And I think that is it. =\
It is difficult to find anything good and plentiful.
For example, I could pick up Inukami which I have already seen the Anime for, but I would only have #1 of the Manga because that is all the store has.
And the internet can be expensive.
I don't know if it's the same in your countriess, but don't you hate it when 3 different publishers print the same book? Now the bookstore stocks some volumes with 1 publisher, sell the special version and have only one volume from the publisher i'm going with. Because of that, i had to buy neon genesis vol 10 (from viz, by the way).
For some reason, i'm a Kaowaru fan, so seeing him get more page time is awesome. Hate yaoi though.
Also bought air gear 2. Been 2 years since i bought the first volume.
Desperately wishing the bookstore would sell the manga i really want. Just 6 months before im 18, can internet shop. But not from amazon, have you seen the conversion rates?! That's the only way the 'finacial crisis' has affected me...
I don't own very much.
FLCL (only two books hah)
Samurai Champloo (only one book hah)
Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni, vols 1-3 (which is all that's currently out)
Quote from: ElricJC on November 06, 2007, 10:01:28 AM
Well, my list is much shorter:
1: Excel Saga (Favorite)
2: Blade of the Immortal
3: Berserk
4: Ghost in the Shell
5: Welcome to the NHK (starting to lose interest a bit)
Not sure what I will add next, if I will add at all. I've read more than this, but I need to be really impressed with Manga to buy them - they need to have some staying power. I can't think of anything else that really compels me to go forth and buy - and so many series are so long the expenditure is rather large, my Blade and Berserk lines are still very piecemeal, I think I will fill those out before I buy any other series.
Well, I added a little bit more over time, still completely current with Excel Saga of course (V 1-18, waiting on my order for 19).
Blade I have current from about half way through the series to the present, so about 9 volumes there I think, and Berserk is current from V.16-28, now waiting for 29. Completed Welcome to the NHK (1-8), and it was for me largely forgettable after all was said and done. Many funny parts, and a more poignant story than I had expected, but it didn't really satisfy.
I have also been acquiring Oh My Goddess, from about Vol. 21-32, basically from the end of the Lind arc (which was the focus of the 2 episode OVA "Fighting Wings"), since it looks like there won't be any more OMG anime for quite some time, if ever. It's my guilty pleasure. Rather a broad selection of genres there, but what can I say, I have broad tastes.
Bought myself hell girl volumes 4 and 5, alice of deadlines volume 3 and 4, karin volume 2, melancholy of haruhi suzumiya 1 and 2 and vampire knight.
My list just keeps getting longer and longer...
See what I mean, here: http://www.excelsagaforum.com/index.php?topic=977.msg35070#msg35070
E^D
Black Lagoon: Just started getting it this year and need to pick up the 5th volume as soon as I get Excel Saga #19. Even though I've watched through the Black Lagoon anime, I wanted to pick up the manga of it to see how they differ - the anime is VERY faithful to the original work. Just as fun to read as it is watching.
As previously posted, most of my manga fix comes from the pages of the monthly Shonen Jump magazine.
So really the only actual manga titles I own are Excel Saga, and now.. Black Lagoon - A whopping TWO titles. :il_hahaha:
I'm looking into maybe getting the Rosario Vampire manga after hearing how much different it is from the anime. From what I've seen, the anime is a huge, horny ecchi fest - so many shots of pantsu, I almost thought I was watching Ikkitousen! Perhaps the differences in the manga will offer something more worthy as I do enjoy the characters.
Yeah, I bought up Black Lagoon for the same reasons, and also agree that the anime is very faithful to the manga, and I'm waiting to pick up essentially where the anime left off.
had a coupon, had to get some manga. Borders had so little i felt like getting, so i tried Imadoki by Yuu Watase. she's a good shoujo mangaka, so hopefully it won't be too girly and sappy. Also got peacemaker 3. I love peacemaker - samurai and good ol' violence. Love the art too.
I'm leaning towards shonen manga these days.
Heh, heh, heh... Y'all ready for this?:
1. Absolute Boyfriend 1-6
2. After School Nightmare 1-10
3. Asian Beat 1
4. Angelic Layer 1-5
5. Angel Sanctuary 1-20
6. Ba_Ku 1
7. Beautiful People 1
8. Cain Saga 1-4
9. Card Captor Sakura 1-6
10. Card Captor Sakura: Master of the Clow 1-6
11. Chobits 1-8
12. Clamp School Defenders: Dukylon 1-2
13. Clamp School Detectives 1-3
14. Clover 1-4
15. Confidential Confessions 1-6
16. Confidential Confessions: Deai 1-2
17. Cowboy Bebop 1-3
18. Dazzle 1-10
19. Death Note 1-12
20. Demon Flowers 1-4
21. Dearest Devil Princess 1-2
22. Devil Within 1-2
23. Disgaea 1
24. Disgaea 2 1-2
25. Doll 1-6
26. Embalmer 1-4
27. Excel Saga 1-19
28. Fake 1-7
29. FLCL 1-2
30. Fruits Basket 1-22
31. Genju no Seiza 1-7
32. Godchild 1-8
33. Gravitation 1-12
34. Gravitation: EX 1
35. Happy Lesson 1
36. Haunted House 1
37. Hot Gimmick 1-12
38. Hyper Police 1-10
39. IC in a Sunflower 1
40. Kamen Tantei 1-4
41. Kannazuki no Miko: Fate of Shrine Maidens 1-2
42. Legal Drug 1-3
43. Legend of Chun-Hyang 1
44. Loveless 1-8
45. Magic Knight Rayearth 1-3
46. Magic Knight Rayearth II 1-3
47. Mamotte! Lollipop 1-6
48. Man of Many Faces 1-2
49. Me & My Brothers 1-8
50. Miyuki-chan in Wonderland 1
51. Ouran High School Host Club 1-12
52. One I Love 1
53. Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney Case Book 1 and 2
54. Ororon 1-4
55. Petshop of Horrors 1-10
56. Petshop of Horrors: Tokyo 1-4
57. Pixie Pop 1-3
58. Pretty Face 1-6
59. RAI 1
60. .Remote 1-10
61. R.I.P 1
62. Saikano 1-7
63. Sailor Moon 1-11
64. Sailor Moon Super S 1-4
65. Sailor Moon Stars 1-3
66. Sengoku Nights 1-2
67. Sensual Phrase 1-18
68. Shin Megami Tensei: Kahn 1-2
69. Shirahime-syo 1
70. Suki 1-3
71. Tokyo Babylon 1-7
72. Trash 1
73. Trinity Blood 1-10
74. Tsubasa 1-21
75. Until the Full Moon 1-2
76. Vampire Game 1-15
77. Wish 1-4
78. xxxHOLIC 1-13
79. X/1999 1-18
Which equals:
79 series,
473 mangas!
I also have pics, but they're slight out of date:
(http://i620.photobucket.com/albums/tt289/Mad_Hatteress/manga/manga1.jpg)
(http://i620.photobucket.com/albums/tt289/Mad_Hatteress/manga/manga2.jpg)
(http://i620.photobucket.com/albums/tt289/Mad_Hatteress/manga/manga3.jpg)
Submit that picture to ANN for their next Shelf Life thing! :kabapu-1:
Quote from: Foggle on July 20, 2009, 01:57:39 PM
Submit that picture to ANN for their next Shelf Life thing! :kabapu-1:
????
Sorry, but I have no idea what you're talking about.
They do some article and at the end have a section called "Shelf Obsessed" where they post pictures of godly anime/manga collections.
Example. (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/images/cms/shelf-life/29357/s3.jpg)
Ohhhh! Cool! Thanks for telling me about that!
Impressive collection. How many bookshelves did that absorb I wonder.
^Manga are fairly small and thin so I'm only just starting on my second shelf because I was able to fit two rows of manga on each layer.
heh, thats an impressive collection. i myself have only 179 manga.
Recently bought:
Neon Genesis Evangelion - which Spike Spencer thought it necessary to deface my shinji pic. I did ask for his signature, but i wasn't expecting that.
Higurashi 2. It looks like vol 1 has gotten hard for me to find. Already sold out in amazon, with no signs of being restocked.
Excel saga 19
Quote from: randamonian on July 21, 2009, 04:13:01 PM
Higurashi 2. It looks like vol 1 has gotten hard for me to find. Already sold out in amazon, with no signs of being restocked.
You know, it seems like Higurashi is problematic to find because of the way things are numbered. The big numbers on the side indicate the chapters, NOT the series overall. All of the chapters are between 1 and 2 books long, so right now there are two books with "1" and one book with "2". So, when stores order books they probably think they already have a bunch of "1"s, so they don't order any more when they're actually missing that book in the series. That's my theory anyway, and yeah it took me a little while to find the first volume. I found it at a Barnes & Nobles. :icon_neutral:
Quote from: Mad Hatteress on July 20, 2009, 01:53:32 PM
Heh, heh, heh... Y'all ready for this?:
1. Absolute Boyfriend 1-6
. . .
79. X/1999 1-18
Which equals:
79 series,
473 mangas!
Impressive! Our lists even cross over a few times (mostly CLAMP titles X^D ). I realized that I hadn't counted mine in a while, and it turns out that I have 70 titles, and 304 individual volumes. =^O
E^D
I managed to find volumes 5, 6 and 9 of Fist of the north star master versions, much better than watching the anime
After watching the series, I bought myself volumes 1 and 7 of ouran host club, and it was well worth the buy, just curiosty but how many volumes are their
^12 and still going.
in aus, the books come out earlier. Up to 13 and possibly 14.
Currently there are 73 chapters out, with still qite a while to go.
Heh... Since I have the internet now I'm able to order stuff online, which means I can order smutty manga I'd be too ashamed to get in person. My first is a manga called The Loudest Whisper. I haven't finished it yet but here's what's happened so far:
Two guys are BFFs at an all boys school. The other boys are like "Hey, you two would make a cute couple!" and so the MCs in this story are like "Let's try dating for fun!". After a game of rock-papers-scissors it's decided who the "girl" in the relationship is. Later on one of the boys reveals to another buddy that he thinks he has feelings for the BFF and the other guy's like "Seriously?! OMG, I didn't know you were gay! I am too so now I'm gonna try raping you!". Luckily, the guy's BFF comes in and is like "Don't touch my bitch!" and saves him. That's all I've read but I've paged through it and I find it hard to believe there's that much of a certain fluid in the human body.
EDIT: Dad walks in on them. Let's just leave it at that.
^wtf manga
^ Weird stuff happens in yaoi manga apparently. I'll just stick with tame ones like Fake and Gravitation from now on.
Oh, gay manga then, sorry about the wtf, I understand a bit better
Sorry for the gay remark, I can't say much myself, I am completely addicted to the ouran host club manga, bought myself volumes 2,3,4 and 5 and I must admit it's better than the anime series
^ Yeah it is.
Bought a bunch:
Realbouthighschool4,Orangeplanet1,Ichigo100%1,TheWallflower6,ChiroStarProject1.
And started Happy Mania. Alot of Shojo, 3 of them i bought because of the Mangaka. I saw Higurasi 4 and i regret not getting it. the art in the cotton drifting arc looks alot better.
But I have always wondered why Some mangas are better than their anime counterpart versions, just like ouran and excel saga, I prefer the manga over anime with these
in my opinion, what came out first is usually the best. A manga made for an anime wouldn't be as good. But an anime that is thought out for both visual and sound on top of the plot is better. FLCL, toppen toppa and code geass are worth mentioning here.
Wow... I hate that I'm a completion junkie. Once a dirty manga is opened it can't be returned and so I bought the second volume of "Loudest Whisper". What happens? Well...
Hiroshi thinks Seichi is cheating on him due to a "We all have secrets to keep" comment so he goes to Seichi's dad crying, to which Seichi replied "Dump my good-for-nothing son! I'll take care of you!". Seichi soon walks in and shouts "I knew it! I knew you were planning on dumping me for my Dad!". Soon enough the miss-understanding is cleared up; it turns out the woman Seichi was with is a real estate agent because he wants the two of them to live together. What was Seichi's secret? He admits to Hiroshi "Since we started going out I only jack off to thoughts of you."
Ain't that sweet?
Yotsuba&! Vol. 6 is finally (really, it is) available in english. The series is now being published by Yen Press. All 5 previous volumes have also been reprinted.
I was very excited when I saw that one, lone copy of Vol. 6 sitting on the shelf in Borders, last week. Took long enough, but at least it's no longer in licensing limbo.
E^D
wha what?! WAHHHH!!!! sooo cool!
that took forever!!
I can't remember when I last bought any manga, I know when I get paid on friday I will most likely buy myself something to read.
OK, I don't really own it, as it isn't out in english, and I've only read it at OneManga, but you really need to read 'Angel Densetsu'.
Holy crap, this is the funniest series I have read in a very long time. It's about Kitano Seiichirou, a kind-hearted and gentle person, who just so happens to look like an evil maniac hoodlum, and the misunderstandings that happen because of his appearance.
That's all I'm going to say. I haven't laughed so hard in a very long time.
E^D
Sounds hilarious, that idea :D
seriously? it's being published again? ::checks Amazon:: 8O your right and volume 7 and 8 are on advance order aswell 8O
bought myself volume 14 of chibi vampire, I really need to buy volumes 1 and 3 to 13, I have habit at times of buying the first book int the series and if it's a series thats ended then I will buy the last volume
Akira
Apocalypse Meow
Battle Royale
Bleach
Chrono Crusade
Claymore
Cowboy Bebop
Death Note
Excel Saga
Fairy Tail
Fullmetal Alchemist
Genso Suikoden 3 (Manga based on the videogame)
GTO (fav)
Midori Days
Qwan
XXXHolic
X/ 1999
Bought myself ouran host club volume 13, very funny and Excel saga volume 18 and in my opinion the funniest I have read out of the 19 volumes I have read.
can anyone tell me how the new Akira manga differs from dark horse's previous release?
is it flipped? is it at a smaller size?
I've decided to only keep and get stuff I really want, so here's the list:
Excel Saga
Cynical Orange
Ouran High Host Club - apparently it will end within a couple of chapters in Japan.
W Juliet
Flowers and Bees
Gatcha Gacha
Pokemon Adventures
Haruka Fukushima's manga except for Cherry Juice and probably AAA
Neon Genesis Evangelion, I get Angelic Days only because Kaworu's there, otherwise I wouldn't bother. I don't think it's very good. I wanna get the Shinji Ikari project, because apparantly it does the Love Eva bit successfully.
The Wallflower - it has quirky humor that gets me sometimes, but it has pretty simple backgrounds, sometimes I think the Mangaka has too much fun drawing the male characters pose.
Maison Ikkuko
Im sure there are more but i cant remember them.
Bought myself ouran host club volumes 6, 8 and 9 out of the ones available I only need 10 and 12.
Bought myself naruto volume 48, really good graphic novel, now I may plan to buy the other 47, though I have read them on my lunch breaks in waterstones and wh smiths.
I ended up with the entire Trigun manga series and the Fullmetal Alchemist series up to 19 for the birthday.
Excel Saga and Love Hina are the only manga that I still own. Sold and threw away everything else. :e_confused:
I have the complete Excel Saga and the complete Pet Shop of Horrors. Also a few issues each of Eyeshield 21 and Fruits Basket.
Hmmm.....
Excel-Saga Vol. 1-21 *gasp*
Evangelion Vol. 1-11
Read or Die/Dream Vol. 1-4
Ranma 1/2 Vol. 1-30 (6 to go, dammit!)
Mahoromatic Vol. 1-8
Full Moon Vol. 1-7
Time Stranger Kyoko Vol. 1-3
The Gentelmens Alliance Vol. 1-9 (might be added on the regrets list...)
Apollo's Song
Ghost In the Shell
Phoneix Vol. 4 (the rarest one if amazon is to be believe, and i got it as a freebie)
FLCL Vol. 1 and 2
Ultimo Vol. 1
and a load of others that I can't recall I have stashed in boxes and stored in other places. The ones I listed are the ones currently displayed in my room. So many deals and gifts really makes you run out of space quick. :il_hahaha:
The gentlemans alliance! I read that online but never bought it. Art is gorgeous, loved the evil twin idea but the ending is dissapointing even though everyone is happy. Mostly cause I liked the evil twin and NO, I do not find the idea of a guy falling in love with me because I look like his dead lover romantic. Honestly, saying the only difference between us is IM ALIVE is soooo, ugggghh! How insulting!
Finally got the last volume of Cynical Orange, a series dropped by one company and picked up by another a year or so later. It then took me 3-4 years to get all volumes. 'Was it worth it' you ask?
Ehhh
Well, the ending was rather... erm. odd. Basically because they killed off the best damn character in the series - a long-white-haird-damn-sexy-sephiroth-clone-ganster-type guy by running him down with a bus after the heroine chooses the hypocritical pretty boy over him. She then spends a year in hardcore mourning because everyone says it's her fault he died. Then she gets up and lives her life on her own. Or so I would think until pretty boy comes back and says 'You can stand on your own two feet now, so now we can have a normal relationship again' They hug, the end.
I however, am still reeling from the shock of losing such a cool character. the author said just imagine him being alive somewhere though. That actually sorta helps.
whoa! been a long time since anyone's posted in this topic. No one likes manga anymore, eh? I just felt like posting since it's been a while since I last bought anything. I recieved 2 things, all the available hetalia manga(what a suprise, considering it's my latest addiction) and I finished Gatcha Gacha.
I will never quit saying that Gatcha gacha Is one of the best Shoujo manga out there, mostly cause it's unlike all of 'em. the last title got discontinued for a while until last december, more than a year after the original release, which was about 1 year after the previous volume. In short, i've been following this series for 5 years or so. The ending, like I heard from fans, was a bit unfabulous... nonetheless, a good manga.
Quote from: Randamo on January 20, 2011, 11:06:20 PM
whoa! been a long time since anyone's posted in this topic. No one likes manga anymore, eh? ...
I may not post in this thread often, but I do update my list every so often. Here is the LOOONG list of what I own:
http://www.excelsagaforum.com/index.php?topic=977.msg35070#msg35070
Some that I've read online, because they will never be licensed in the US:
Angel Densetsu, about a high school boy with the face of a demon, and the heart of an angel, and the misunderstandings that his looks get him into. Very funny, very sweet, one of my favorites.
Change 123, there is alot of fanservice, but the story of a girl with multiple personalities, each a master of a different fighting style, and her desire to regain memories is very good. The fanservice doesn't feel forced, even if it is all over the place. There's much more to be found than panty-shots and boobs.
Shitsurakuen, one girl, Himoto Sora, vows to be the "knight" who will save all the "princesses" in an elite school, which is controlled by the abusive and misogynistic boys. The whole island/school is one giant holographic game 'Utopia', where each girl has a weapon, and the boys use them to fight for ownership of the girls. Not too heavy on the yuri, but that's OK. It's still ongoing, and I really want to know what's going to happen next. Lots of mystery and double crossing.
Ai Kora (Love & Collage), Hachibe Maeda loves parts, as in: he has in his head perfect idealized shapes when it comes to the body parts of women. He's a sneaky lech, but a good person when it comes down to it. Very funny. It's not *OMG great*, but I liked it.
Cyborg Grandpa-G. It's weird. VERY WEIRD. Brilliant scientist/grandfather rebuilds his body into the ultimate
farming cyborg. Read up to chapter 4, so far. Gotta be in the mood for the wackiness, because it is just SO out-there.
Eiken. Well, if you don't know about Eiken, the best way I can describe it is: gigantomastia and "accidental" molestation, played for laughs. The sheer audacity of it all made me curious. It has its moments (really, it does), but its about as deep and classy as a puddle of piss... and I'll keep reading it, because that's part of its charm.
Corpse Party Blood Covered, a group of friends staying late at school are accidentally transported to a horror-filled nightmare of an old school building (that was torn down). It's only up to chapter 7, but it is truly frightening at times. I'm really looking forward to the rest.
Ai Yori Aoshi (the only series that has a US release, but it's been so long ago, that I really didn't feel like hunting them all down). A bit fanservicey, but still one of the sweetest romance stories I've read in a long time. It's quite funny, and not really a typical "harem" series, as the two main characters are very committed to each other, and very much in love. I just bought the anime.
Mysterious Girlfriend X, skycloud's review from 2007, which piqued my interest, due to its bizzare set-up: http://www.excelsagaforum.com/index.php?topic=1004.0 After another 40+ chapters, I still kind of like it. Another that's not especially great, but it's so strange, that I want to know how it all turns out.
E^D
recently purchased ouran host club volume 18, 2 non manga's Judge dredd vs aliens incubus and empowered.
Fought I would try something new so i bought myself yotsuba!, what I have read of it so far is quite funny and entertaing.