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silent giant
 Posts: 11 Location: LA |
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I've been watching anime for a good period of time now, but I've been told that many manga series take their animated counterparts into more detail. I ask the following: What titles would be good to start with? Why would it be good to start with? What does one learn to appreciate when reading manga as opposed to watching anime? Thank you.
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Arkard
 Posts: 677 Location: Poland |
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Well, there have been lotsa of similar threads. Something in the lines of "Manga recomendation". It only depends on what kind of stories do you enjoy.
If you are into comedy, I would say Great Teacher Onizuka If you like cyber punk, then Battle Angel Alita or Akira Romance - Love Hina Action, Adventure + Horror - Hellsing Just tell us, what rocks your boat 
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Kagami no Kage
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I'm not going to give a summary of all of them, because most of them should be on ANN's encyclopedia or www.tokyopop.com or www.viz.com Petshop of Horrors (Released by TOKYOPOP)is a huge favourite of mine. It deals with the supernatural, a bit of horror, and the two main characters are hilarious and work well together in the storyline. Fruits Basket (Released by TOKYOPOP) is a title I think most people will love. It deals with comedy and romance in a less-fanservice way. The artist does deep characterization with all of the characters, something that's a bit rare with most titles. It's my favourite anime too. CLAMP (Released mostly by TOKYOPOP) and Yuu Watase (Released mostly by Viz) titles are all a given. Check out some of their works. They're a fan favourite and usually have good things to offer. The storys depend on what interest you, I suppose. Rumiko Takahashi is well-loved also. Her most popular works are Ranma 1/2 and Inuyasha. (Viz) Most surprising title: Please Save My Earth (Viz). This was an interesting read, and I really enjoyed it. The title through me off a bit though. Manga usually goes more in-depth than animes. The author can take their time constructing plotlines rather than having it condensed into episodes (with cut scenes and filler episodes). Many excellent titles are only a manga. |
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Nuriko-chan
 Posts: 192 Location: Konan |
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><. Uh...what do you like? I can list my favorites, but that might not help you. Try Shonen Jump ^^.
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Luff-Chan
 Posts: 79 Location: Scottsdale, AZ |
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Go to the graphic novel section in a book store. Don't be lazy ¬.¬
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Godaistudios
Posts: 2075 Location: Albuquerque, NM (the land of entrapment) |
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The best titles to start off would be to check out the series you have enjoyed most. For instance, if one of your favorite anime titles is Rurouni Kenshin, then checking out the manga version would be a safe bet. To answer the question why it's good to start with? If you are already familiar with the story, it's easier to grab ahold of. It also allows for you compare the original author's work and intent to the anime that was produced. As far as the differences go, I usually find the manga is better for numerous reasons. First of all, there are more people to work on the anime than there is the manga, so there are more influences (more cooks in the kitchen if you will.) That can leave an anime feeling disjointed on occasion, so the flow of the manga is often times more fluid. There are other factors to consider as well. With manga, you often get to look into the thoughts of the character more than you do with the anime. Although anime does allow for charcters to go into an introspective mode in hearing the thoughts of the character, it can take the focus away from the story because the length of time it takes to do is longer than the manga panel you can see in one shot. Another consideration is the pacing you get for yourself. With manga, the story only flows as fast as you can read it. With anime, a certain time allotment is given per episode, so the experiences you have are based on somebody else's perceptions and interpretations on how much time should be alloted per scene. Although I'm certain that I could go an and write an article highlighting the merits of manga and going into the comparisons between the two mediums, I think you should not be robbed of the self-discovery process. I've left a few pointers for you, now the next step is up to you. 
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Captain Jack Sparrow
 Posts: 90 Location: I'm A Tylonal Addict! |
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I recommend MARS, it's an excellent series, not to mention the great art in it. Great Teacher Onizuka is good, Angelic Layer, and Hellsing are very cool series as well.
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SharinganKakashi
 Posts: 157 Location: North Carolina |
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I reccomend Trigun and Hellsing. Both good, interesting ones to start with.
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TF
 Posts: 357 Location: Belgium |
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the berserk manga is also very good, though it ain't finished yet, it goes deeper into the stuff and fills in holes in the anime
spoiler[but be aware, there is more blood, violence and sex in the manga, and a WHOLE LOT MORE] |
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zidox
 Posts: 20 Location: Belgium |
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Also Tenjo Tenge is highly recommended, if you like a good (tho complicated) story with lots of fighting, long swords, martial artists, blood, violence, and yes - sex. Loads of fanservice.
There's also an anime of TT that's started now (2 eps been aired so far). As far as what I've seen from those 2 eps the anime's looking very juicy 2 (they left out a lots of 'hentai' stuff in the anime that's in the manga for obvious reasons but there's still enough fanservice ^__^) |
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tetsusaiga-kyo
Posts: 173 Location: U.S.A. |
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After looking at your avatar, the Inu Yasha manga could be a good introduction to manga for you, but it depends if you are looking for something long or something short.
It probably isn't the best start considering its length, but if you have enjoyed the anime up to this point then give the manga a try.
Yasunao Aoki, the director for the Inu Yasha anime, didn't capture all the aspects of Kikyo's character in the manga. She is looked at as being rude and arrogant. Rumiko Takahashi, the creator of the Inu Yasha manga, gave more reasons why Kikyo was the way she was, and she is viewed as being more light hearted in the manga. |
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setzer
 Posts: 120 Location: Laputa, the Castle in the Sky |
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That's what got me started on reading manga... |
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Bax
Posts: 2 Location: Merry Old England |
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Is Trigun anime out in English? |
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lianncoop
Past ANN Contributor
 Posts: 1705 Location: Indiana |
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The Trigun anime and manga are both available domestically (English).
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Bax
Posts: 2 Location: Merry Old England |
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YEa i meant to say manga. I was told that the Trigun (extreme) manga was only out in japanese, this is great news. Im deffinatly going to look out for it.
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