Post by pitylessenvy on Apr 28, 2008 6:22:17 GMT 7
I might as well make one for shonen as well, since there are a fair amount that I enjoy. Although I'm sure most of you have already heard about all of these.
Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad
Description:
For the first 14 years of his life, Yukio Tanaka has been one heck of a boring guy. He has no hobbies, weak taste in music, and only a small vestige of a personality. He yearns for an exciting life, but his shy, and somewhat neurotic personality make him his own worst enemy. Little does he know that his life will be forever changed when he meets Ryusuke Minami, a wild and unpredictable 16-year old fresh from America, who happens to be in a rock-and-roll band named after his Frankenstein-like patched dog--Beck.
You'll have a hard time putting down this one after it gets going. It's incredibly addictive. The art's good especially as the series progresses, but the best thing about it is all of the character development. It's an incredibly fun manga and has some amazing moments. You can read it online at Mangafox.
Death Note
Description:
Shinigami own notebooks called “Death Notes” which are used as killing devices. Whoever’s name they write down in a death note will die within 40 seconds. Shinigami Ryuk dropped his Death Note in the human world where it’s found by honor high school student Light. With the death note actually having directions in it for its use, Light discovers he now has the power to discreetly kill people, and with this new power he plans to change the world in his ideal world by killing off criminals. Eventually the governments of the countries around the world notice the unusual amounts of deaths of their criminals, and figure out someone is behind them, but they have no way of discovering it themselves. That’s when they hire L, a master detective, to find out who is behind the murders.
The plot gets kind of repetitive after the first half of this, but all of the planning and logic these guys use to track down each other is really, interesting. The artist's art also gets really good later in the series. You can Read it on Onemanga.
Bloody Monday
Description:
A virus deal clinched in Russia on the Christmas eve. Purpose: unknown. Two clues: a mysterious lady "Maya", one of the gangsters, and "Bloody Monday", the keyword for the project.
Then an incident happened in far-distant city of Tokyo. Fujimaru Takagi, a second grade student at Mishiro Gakuin high school, is commissioned to find out the truth by the Public Security Intelligence Agency, for his great ability as a super hacker. Now, Maya approaching to Fujimaru as his high school teacher...
I'm not sure where this one is going right now, but it's quite interesting so far, and has great art. Only five chapters out so far though. You can read it on Onemanga
Fullmetal Alchemist
Description:
In an alchemical ritual gone wrong, Edward Elric lost his arm and his leg, and his brother Alphonse became nothing but a soul in a suit of armor. Equipped with mechanical "auto-mail" limbs, Edward becomes a state alchemist, seeking the one thing that can restore his brother and himself... the legendary Philosopher's Stone.
Just pure awesomeness. It has basically everything I could ever want, an intresting plot, great character development, emotion, action, and humor at times. You can read it on Onemanga.
That's all I feel like doing right now though. Feel free to share your favorites as well.
;D stickied ~ nxlouco
Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad
Description:
For the first 14 years of his life, Yukio Tanaka has been one heck of a boring guy. He has no hobbies, weak taste in music, and only a small vestige of a personality. He yearns for an exciting life, but his shy, and somewhat neurotic personality make him his own worst enemy. Little does he know that his life will be forever changed when he meets Ryusuke Minami, a wild and unpredictable 16-year old fresh from America, who happens to be in a rock-and-roll band named after his Frankenstein-like patched dog--Beck.
You'll have a hard time putting down this one after it gets going. It's incredibly addictive. The art's good especially as the series progresses, but the best thing about it is all of the character development. It's an incredibly fun manga and has some amazing moments. You can read it online at Mangafox.
Death Note
Description:
Shinigami own notebooks called “Death Notes” which are used as killing devices. Whoever’s name they write down in a death note will die within 40 seconds. Shinigami Ryuk dropped his Death Note in the human world where it’s found by honor high school student Light. With the death note actually having directions in it for its use, Light discovers he now has the power to discreetly kill people, and with this new power he plans to change the world in his ideal world by killing off criminals. Eventually the governments of the countries around the world notice the unusual amounts of deaths of their criminals, and figure out someone is behind them, but they have no way of discovering it themselves. That’s when they hire L, a master detective, to find out who is behind the murders.
The plot gets kind of repetitive after the first half of this, but all of the planning and logic these guys use to track down each other is really, interesting. The artist's art also gets really good later in the series. You can Read it on Onemanga.
Bloody Monday
Description:
A virus deal clinched in Russia on the Christmas eve. Purpose: unknown. Two clues: a mysterious lady "Maya", one of the gangsters, and "Bloody Monday", the keyword for the project.
Then an incident happened in far-distant city of Tokyo. Fujimaru Takagi, a second grade student at Mishiro Gakuin high school, is commissioned to find out the truth by the Public Security Intelligence Agency, for his great ability as a super hacker. Now, Maya approaching to Fujimaru as his high school teacher...
I'm not sure where this one is going right now, but it's quite interesting so far, and has great art. Only five chapters out so far though. You can read it on Onemanga
Fullmetal Alchemist
Description:
In an alchemical ritual gone wrong, Edward Elric lost his arm and his leg, and his brother Alphonse became nothing but a soul in a suit of armor. Equipped with mechanical "auto-mail" limbs, Edward becomes a state alchemist, seeking the one thing that can restore his brother and himself... the legendary Philosopher's Stone.
Just pure awesomeness. It has basically everything I could ever want, an intresting plot, great character development, emotion, action, and humor at times. You can read it on Onemanga.
That's all I feel like doing right now though. Feel free to share your favorites as well.
;D stickied ~ nxlouco