Was this a good place to start? Can anyone suggest other Manga series that would be good for a newbie to read?
2006-10-06 01:05:41 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
The post apocolyptic master piece "Akira" by Otomo Katsuhiro is THE classic manga series. It is very expensive (around £25 per volume for brand new copies of the full A4 size from Dark horse comics) to collect all 6 volumes but it is worth every penny, trust me, you'll go back to them time and again (also watch the fantastic film version by Otomo himself!
Tezuka Osamu is often called the godfather of Manga as his influence has been felt in almost every Japaneese comic since the early 1960's. Start with his most famous creation "Astro Boy" which comes in a total of 22 volumes ( I get my screen name from Astro's Japaneese name by the way!) and go from there. To learn more go to: http://en.tezuka.co.jp/
The Samarai series "Lone Wolf And cub" by Kazuo Koike and Goseki Kojima is a must for anyone starting to read manga. It cocerns the adventures of Ogami Itto and his small boy Ogami Diagoro, ther quest for revenge and the trail of death the leave in their wake. With it's very traditional Japanese drawing style and incredable atention to historical accuaracy, this 28 volume set from Dark Horse Comics never fails to amaze the reader.
I am reading Barefoot Gen (publihed by Last Gasp of San Francisco) at the moment about the real life experiences of artist Neiji Nakawa's survival of the atomic bomb that was dropped on hiroshima. It is written from the childs point of view and give a rare insite into the horror of this event in history.
If you like Barefoot Gen (or "Adolf" by Tezuka) then I would recomend an American comic called "Maus" by Art Spiegelman published in complete form by Penguin Books. It is about the second world war and depict Jewish mice being persecuted by German cats!
Having read these classics you will find it easier to pick what you like in futre. You may like to have a look at Dark Horse's web site. Hope this has been helpful to you, happy reading!
*~ Sorry about my spelling, the spell cheak is broken! I have cheaked the spellings for Names and Titles though so it should be ok!
2006-10-06 02:23:53 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
keep reading the series I own all of it and really love it.
1.Chobits-Clamp
2.Love Hina-Ken Akamatsu
3.Battle Angel Alita(not sure if the last part is spelled correct)
4.Naruto
5.A.I.
go to the Barns N Noble website and youll find all of these and so many more
2006-10-06 02:05:59 · answer #2 · answered by chexmix 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here's my absolute top 4 list: Naruto, Fullmetal Alchemist, Bleach, and Fruits Basket. They're all great.
2006-10-06 09:20:20 · answer #3 · answered by J7anime_freaks_101 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My husband likes Lone Wolf and Cub, The Four Constables, Samurai Executioner, I could go on.
We have a ton on Amazon right now....{wink, wink}
2006-10-06 01:43:40 · answer #4 · answered by Jessie P 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The first one?
Where else do you want to start?
2006-10-06 01:13:01 · answer #5 · answered by psychoticgenius 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋