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Yes, I have never read 1 manga

PS I would avoid the manga for both Gundam and Samurai Champloo, as in those cases the anime came first and the manga aren't nearly as good.

PS I would avoid the manga for both Gundam and Samurai Champloo, as in those cases the anime came first and the manga aren't nearly as good.

jgreen wrote:

PS I would avoid the manga for both Gundam and Samurai Champloo, as in those cases the anime came first and the manga aren't nearly as good.

But don't avoid Mobile Suit Gundam: Ecole du Ciel. I wouldn't recommend it as a "first" series but it's definitely one to look into later.

I agree with marie-antoinette, although you might want to pass up Ghost in the Shell....it has some *ahem* "adult situations" that might get you in trouble with those parents you still live with. But Bleach, Naruto, and One Piece seem to be good introductory titles, and they're also CHEAP, at only $8 a piece (vs. $10 for most manga). Give 'em a try and see what you think!

PS I would avoid the manga for both Gundam and Samurai Champloo, as in those cases the anime came first and the manga aren't nearly as good.

When you say "adult situations" does that mean blood? Because my mom doesnt give a crap about blood. But nudity might get me in a bit of a bind.

jgreen wrote:

PS I would avoid the manga for both Gundam and Samurai Champloo, as in those cases the anime came first and the manga aren't nearly as good.

Actually, I generally extend this rule to any manga that is derived from an anime. Most of the time, I find that such re-tellings really don't offer much in terms of originality, character development, or simply lacks the charm that I found in the anime. In other words, unless the mangaka puts forth an effort to distinguish their work from something I've already seen, such titles don't tend to hold my interest.

BigSmokin wrote:

When you say "adult situations" does that mean blood? Because my mom doesnt give a crap about blood. But nudity might get me in a bit of a bind.

The first volume of the Ghost in the Shell manga has one sex scene in it. It's only like 2-3 pages, but it's so graphic that even makes me a little squeamish, and I'm 28. You might enjoy some of Masamune Shirow's other manga, like Appleseed or Dominion that don't have those kinds of things in them, though, as they DO have the hard sci-fi edge that makes GitS so good.

I'm gonna be the odd man out and say to not go with manga counterparts to anime you've seen. Full Metal Alchemist is worth it but if you've seen the show then you'll want to start around Volume 7-8 (it gets totally different at 8 and starting at 7 might go well in keeping you in the loop of what's actually happening if you don't have a perfect memory of what happened in the show).

Other than that, I'd say to just go for extremely popular manga only titles or manga for anime you have yet to see. Berserk and Blade of the Immortal are both fantastic (though gory) and I'd recommend starting with either if you're looking for something action oriented to start. Berserk has an anime counterpart (of which I've only seen one episode) but I've heard that the manga is vastly superior if only for the simple reason that it tells the full story rather than the current (and likely only) 26 episodes of the anime.

As for Blade of the Immortal, my only gripe is that Darkhorse partially flopped it. Not meaning that they ruined it but they made it read from right to left like normal (although it was through a cut and paste process so that the visuals aren't backwards but the panels read like an English comic). It kinda throws me for a loop when I'm searching for a volume of something and all of a sudden I'm looking at the back of the book rather than the front.