Manga Suggestion Thread

[Maid] NekoRyo

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[Maid] NekoRyo 2013-04-21T08:48:50+00:00

if you like some weird manga and horror try this :3
http://www.mangahere.com/manga/mahou_shoujo_of_the_end/

or this story [This one has good story]

http://www.mangahere.com/manga/shinigam ... _onegai_o/

Luna

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Luna 2013-04-21T13:14:04+00:00

I have read Yotsubato quite a while ago, it is indeed a great start but nowadays actually a bit too easy for me. Just in case anyone here is interested in nice beginner level manga, Crayon Shin Chan is on a similar level as Yotsubato.
Will take a look at the other suggestions, thanks!

nakimushineko

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nakimushineko 2013-04-21T15:22:18+00:00

Cute adventure with Romance. one of my favorites.

http://mangafox.me/manga/magico_iwamoto_naoki/

If you want an Action-Adventure. this one is I recommend. deym exciting manga desu. :3

http://mangafox.me/manga/psyren/

blissfulyoshi

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blissfulyoshi 2013-04-23T08:12:05+00:00

Luna, I guess you are proficient enough that you can probably read anything you want, given a dictionary and lots of time, so just read the raws of soemthign that is translated and see how you compare (pretty sure you are already doing that though)

Also, aren't seinin magazines usually filled with furigana since teh older audience can read it (the one manga volume on my desk is filled with furigana)? Shonen series should technically have easier vocabulary for a younger audience (However, I don't want to talk about all the made up terms people add in for special attacks and the like)

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Luna

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Luna 2013-04-23T09:11:47+00:00

Nah, furigana are the helpful little kana next to kanji that indicate readings - I'm happy that Seinen manga don't have those since it forces me to actually learn kanji compounds instead of cheating. Sure, I'll have to look up more stuff, but it really speeds up learning.
I'm just so used to people around me knowing the term that I derped a bit by using it without an explanation xD

The main reason for my request was just to get a few recommendations on manga with semi-realistic settings and interesting storylines since when I tried picking some randomly, they almost all ended up being either utterly boring or mostly useless for studying due to super-specific or fictional topic vocab.

ampzz

ampzz 2013-04-23T15:42:23+00:00

Even though this is tedious, why not:

Scan your manga onto your computer or likewise search for a Japanese raw available on the internet.
Use Gimp, Photoshop or any editing software to remove the furigana.
Save it as an independent folder and only reference back to the correct raw for quality checking.
Profit?

It's something a friend of mine got me to do for him. Sure it took a while, but I picked up a better understanding of kanji by doing so.

Complex kanji compositions are present in content heavy stories such as Akumetsu for example.

tlburns13

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tlburns13 2013-04-25T23:34:09+00:00

[Maid] NekoRyo wrote:
if you like some weird manga and horror try this :3
http://www.mangahere.com/manga/mahou_shoujo_of_the_end/

or this story [This one has good story]

http://www.mangahere.com/manga/shinigam ... _onegai_o/

If you haven't read Mirai Nikki its right along these same stories, and that first one you quoted was really weird ha

deadbeat

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deadbeat 2013-05-15T06:55:45+00:00

can someone suggest anything good to read?
i'll read nearly anything >_<

ampzz

ampzz 2013-05-15T07:31:14+00:00

I'll link you a bunch of recommendations when I get home, deadbeat.

Will update this post.

deadbeat

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deadbeat 2013-05-15T08:15:46+00:00

sweet. looking forward to it

Clypeus_old

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Clypeus_old 2013-05-15T22:08:05+00:00

deadbeat wrote:
sweet. looking forward to it

Before ampzz gets going, I'll go ahead and rec Onani Master Kurosawa.

http://myanimelist.net/manga/8967/Onani ... r_Kurosawa

The synopsis may sound stupid (at least, I thought it did), but its probably the most surprisingly good manga I've read. If you do get around to reading it, be sure to read the novel that comes afterwards.

Mogsy

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Mogsy 2013-05-17T03:48:30+00:00

Looking into more BL manga, but I do have some qualifications:

No yaoi (since, well, we forbid porn recommendations)
Features more healthy relationships, less implied-rape-is-love type relationships
Preferably more towards the bara body type?

Basically, less fujoshibait. I haven't read a BL manga that hasn't violated that second qualification, so a little bit of help would be appreciated.

ZefxMeep

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ZefxMeep 2013-05-23T09:17:29+00:00

I love Fairy Tail manga

MoeNutcracker

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MoeNutcracker 2013-05-23T23:09:48+00:00

Kamisama Hajimemashite

Kagari-san

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Kagari-san 2013-05-25T18:05:52+00:00

Mangas/Manhwas

★ Girl the Wild's
★ Witch Craft Works
★ Transfer Student Storm Bringer
★ Kaichou-maid wa Maid-sama
★ Witch Hunter
★ Addicted to Curry
★ Monster Musume no Iru Nichijou
★ Nozoki Ana
★ Nisekoi
★ The God Of High School
★ The Breaker
★ The Breaker: New Waves
★ Yamada-kun to 7-nin no Majo
★Sora no Otoshimono

Lust

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Lust 2013-05-25T23:44:22+00:00

If you guys can handle some adult humor, than I highly suggest Onani Master Kurosawa

http://myanimelist.net/manga/8967/Onani_Master_Kurosawa

deadbeat

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deadbeat 2013-05-26T06:16:25+00:00

lol. Spex recommended that a couple of posts up. it's very odd x.x

stupid new page D:

KinkiN

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KinkiN 2013-05-26T14:27:05+00:00

Side Pocket wrote:
If you guys can handle some adult humor, than I highly suggest Onani Master Kurosawa

http://myanimelist.net/manga/8967/Onani_Master_Kurosawa

Best Doujinshi that I've ever read. Really hoping that they have another arc for the manga, although the story does continued in a form of novel

So for my suggestion

- Beelzebub
- Buyuden
- TWGOK
- Nisekoi
- Kuroku no Basuke
- etc.

Kabochacha

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Kabochacha 2013-06-13T04:22:28+00:00

Tower of God (ToG)

I made some grammatical adjustments to the following comment, which is copied from joshue020's post on a Mangafox thread.
"It's about a tower in which people go up floor by continent-sized floor, all for the purpose of reaching the top (134th floor, but technically not the top lolwut) to get their wishes fulfilled. Be it fortune, glory, power, revenge, or anything, the tower will grant it to those who manage to get up there. Along the way, these people are faced with a lot of shit and readers get to see how they cleverly deal with them. That's the mechanics of the tower system.

The story is too complex to give a good summary. There's ~~a lot~~ okay, wayyyy more depth and plot twisting in ToG than in most other Shonen mangas. No bullshit like Naruto, no power up after power up like Bleach, very little DBZ type battles where the one with the bigger stick usually wins.

Well-balanced story. Good character development. Humour. Characters come and go, and dead people stay dead."

Even though:
→ the beginning can be a bit slow and confusing to some
→ the art isn't mind-blowing (it is in full colour though and gets better with every new chapter)
→ there are quite a few names and terms to remember,
I would still recommend this somewhat popular webtoon (close enough to a manga) to anybody. It is currently one of my favourites so please give it a try and don't stop after reading just a few pages!

Suntears

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Suntears 2013-06-21T00:47:52+00:00

Side Pocket wrote:
If you guys can handle some adult humor, than I highly suggest Onani Master Kurosawa

http://myanimelist.net/manga/8967/Onani_Master_Kurosawa

from the same mangaka, Chikan Otoko. True story (they said), which is posted on 2ch. The romance and pacing is so damn natural and the characters is interesting.

bmin11

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bmin11 2013-06-21T01:17:15+00:00

Kabochacha wrote:
Tower of God (ToG)

I'm actually a big fan of this webtoon. I watched even before he met a web publisher (Naver). Though, I'm a bit worried how the webtoon will translate to other country.

Side note: I read webtoons a lot. Even my avatar originates from a webtoon (try guess where it comes from).

맵퍼는 참기름과도 같아서 짜내면 짜낼수록 더 빨리 만든다죠

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Kabochacha

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Kabochacha 2013-06-22T03:48:04+00:00

bmin11 wrote:
Kabochacha wrote:
Tower of God (ToG)
I'm actually a big fan of this webtoon. I watched even before he met a web publisher (Naver). Though, I'm a bit worried how the webtoon will translate to other country.

Side note: I read webtoons a lot. Even my avatar originates from a webtoon (try guess where it comes from).

I wish I could read Korean. It would give me a more accurate feel of the dialogue and such but the English versions I'm reading are alright. I've only recently started reading webtoons but I think they're amazing and really colourful haha

Along with ToG, I'm currently reading Crepuscule, Twelve Nights, The Pale Horse, and Trace. If you don't mind, please recommend some of the webtoons you read to me

(I hope I can find English translations of them ; u

bmin11

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bmin11 2013-06-22T17:18:56+00:00

The Great Catsby (yes, Catsby) (Fin)
Denma (it seems like the translation project is on hold at 35/546...)
Cheese in the Trap
Dr. Frost
FANTASY WORLD SURVIVAL
GYON-WOO & JIK-NYU (Fin, but not the translation)
Kiss Wood (Fin)
Melo Holic (Fin)
Peak
Song of Cloud (Fin)
Story of Someone We Know (Fin) (well, the translation isn't)
Ties of Compassion (Fin, but not the translation)

I'm actually surprised at the volume of the translated list. Though, there are some bad ones translated over a worthy one.

맵퍼는 참기름과도 같아서 짜내면 짜낼수록 더 빨리 만든다죠

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chaee

chaee 2013-06-23T01:32:27+00:00

What genre I'm after:
Horror-ish and psychological.

What I'm looking for:
Something along the lines of hell girl and deathnote

What I've read before:

Deathnote
Aku no hana
Zankoku na Kami ga Shihai Suru
Prettu much everything by itou junji
Annarasumanara
Elfen lied
Übel Blatt
Ningen Shikkaku
Life is Money

Lust

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Lust 2013-06-24T18:29:55+00:00

Shinchaechae wrote:
What genre I'm after:
Horror-ish and psychological.

What I'm looking for:
Something along the lines of hell girl and deathnote

What I've read before:

Deathnote
Aku no hana
Zankoku na Kami ga Shihai Suru
Prettu much everything by itou junji
Annarasumanara
Elfen lied
Übel Blatt
Ningen Shikkaku
Life is Money

Oooo you'll love this one: http://myanimelist.net/manga/16688/Ibitsu

Sylphrena

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Sylphrena 2013-06-27T10:32:58+00:00

After reading through these posts, i find that one of my favourite work has been neglected

And without further ado, here it is!

http://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=2984

And on that note, another manga
http://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=71967

Baka-Tsuki is currently translating the light-novels and they are worth reading!

Love, Hope and Hate are all but Desire by other names.

ixsq

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ixsq 2013-07-01T05:54:00+00:00

If you're into horror/seinen, Ibitsu is pretty good.
http://myanimelist.net/manga/16688/Ibitsu
It's a 2 volume story of a guy that meets a woman dressed in a lolita outfit who starts stalking him to become his imouto. cute.

Hideout is another good horror manga with a bit darker themes.
http://myanimelist.net/manga/28361/Hideout
A 9 chapter story of a guy that plans to kill his bitchy wife while on vacation, and of course things go wrong.

If horror isn't your thing, 素晴らしい世界 (what a wonderful world) is a really nice collection of short stories.
http://myanimelist.net/manga/3614/Subarashii_Sekai
Various people have given up on the world but find new meaning and purpose from various events and those around them. Very metaphorical.

Please excuse me if these have been suggested already.

Pardon my lewdness, but I wouldn't even hold hands with your waifu.

walao

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walao 2013-07-02T02:55:43+00:00

Genre and what I'm Looking For:

Romance/Harem manga, something like To LOVE-Ru

Read:

To LOVE-Ru
Kimi no Iru Machi
Minamoto-kun Monogatari
The World God Only Knows
Shingeki no Kyojin
Kampfer
Fairy Tail
Maga-Tsuki
Sora no Otoshimono (Something like this)
Etc. etc.

Blanc_old_1

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Blanc_old_1 2013-07-03T09:18:20+00:00

toloveruu wrote:
Genre and what I'm Looking For:

Romance/Harem manga, something like To LOVE-Ru

Read:

To LOVE-Ru
Kimi no Iru Machi
Minamoto-kun Monogatari
The World God Only Knows
Shingeki no Kyojin
Kampfer
Fairy Tail
Maga-Tsuki
Sora no Otoshimono (Something like this)
Etc. etc.

There you go

3 Harem/Romance Manga's

-Yomeiro Choice
-Sekirei
-Monster Girl no Iru Nichijou

BlackbirdSWE

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BlackbirdSWE 2013-07-03T10:37:18+00:00

Here is some recommendations that including in my favorite and may still be on-going, just to tell this is not put in ranking order.

1. Kami nomi zo Shiru Sekai (Denpa Kyoushi -)
2. Denpa Kyoushi (Funny and feel kind of similiar to Kami nomo zo Shiru Sekai)
3. Baby Step ( Good shounen tennis manga)
4. Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha ViVid ( Vivio is adorable so worth give a try)
5. Gisou Honey Trap ( Good manga )
6. Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei
7. Mx0 ( Completed set but have a cliffhanging ending, very good)
8. Kikou Shoujo wa Kizutsukanai (Magic)

There is a few of them I come up with in the mind.

walao

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walao 2013-07-03T15:51:39+00:00

Blanc wrote:
toloveruu wrote:
Genre and what I'm Looking For:

Romance/Harem manga, something like To LOVE-Ru

Read:

To LOVE-Ru
Kimi no Iru Machi
Minamoto-kun Monogatari
The World God Only Knows
Shingeki no Kyojin
Kampfer
Fairy Tail
Maga-Tsuki
Sora no Otoshimono (Something like this)
Etc. etc.
There you go
3 Harem/Romance Manga's

-Yomeiro Choice Reading now
-Sekirei Finished
-Monster Girl no Iru Nichijou [color=#80FF00]Finished[/colore238]

Thanks for the suggestions, although reading mangas with H isn't really appropriate for me, I could care less

Kabochacha

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Kabochacha 2013-07-04T09:53:16+00:00

toloveruu wrote:
Genre and what I'm Looking For:

Romance/Harem manga, something like To LOVE-Ru

Read:

To LOVE-Ru
Kimi no Iru Machi
Minamoto-kun Monogatari
The World God Only Knows
Shingeki no Kyojin
Kampfer
Fairy Tail
Maga-Tsuki
Sora no Otoshimono (Something like this)
Etc. etc.

Kanojo ga Flag wo Oraretara
Kebukurohatsu, Zensekai Yuki

walao

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walao 2013-07-04T18:34:27+00:00

Kabochacha wrote:
toloveruu wrote:
Genre and what I'm Looking For:

Romance/Harem manga, something like To LOVE-Ru

Read:

To LOVE-Ru
Kimi no Iru Machi
Minamoto-kun Monogatari
The World God Only Knows
Shingeki no Kyojin
Kampfer
Fairy Tail
Maga-Tsuki
Sora no Otoshimono (Something like this)
Etc. etc.
Kanojo ga Flag wo Oraretara Finished today
Kebukurohatsu, Zensekai Yuki Reading now

blissfulyoshi

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blissfulyoshi 2013-07-05T06:52:34+00:00

toloveruu wrote:
Genre and what I'm Looking For:

Romance/Harem manga, something like To LOVE-Ru

Read:

To LOVE-Ru
Kimi no Iru Machi
Minamoto-kun Monogatari
The World God Only Knows
Shingeki no Kyojin
Kampfer
Fairy Tail
Maga-Tsuki
Sora no Otoshimono (Something like this)
Etc. etc.

Since you didn't say what exactly you liked about to-love-ru or anything else you read, just going to give a long list of harem based mangas. Tell me what you think is best (going to try to separate it by sub-genre)
LIM Dall-Young (he belongs in his own genre because his plot lines usually all have very similar twist xD)

Action:
Akame ga Kiru!
Blood Lad
Dragons Rioting
Gokukoku no Brynhildr
Isuca
Madan no Ou to Vanadis (I would recommend you read the LN version)
Onamori Himari
Oto x Maho (close enough to a harem)
Unbreakable Machine Doll
Rising x Rydeen (because the premise is so stupid xD)
Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance (I would recommend you read the LN version)
Trinity Seven: 7-Nin no Mahoutsukai
Watashi no Messiah-sama (SnO's autho's best work, plot wise imo)
Yankano!

Psychological: (sort of)
Gamble Fish

Slice of Life: (Basically anything I feel that doesn't below in other categories)
Countrouble
Denpa Kyoushi
Hakoiri Devil Princess (for the most part it fits here)
Hayate no Gotoku!
Kimiiro Focus
Koisome Momiji
Nisekoi
Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei (I would recommend you read the LN version)
Tsuki Tsuki! (Again, I would recommend you read the LN version)

I know some previous ppl recommended these, but I added them to the list anyway.

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walao

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walao 2013-07-10T10:44:52+00:00

blissfulyoshi wrote:
toloveruu wrote:
Genre and what I'm Looking For:

Romance/Harem manga, something like To LOVE-Ru

Read:

To LOVE-Ru
Kimi no Iru Machi
Minamoto-kun Monogatari
The World God Only Knows
Shingeki no Kyojin
Kampfer
Fairy Tail
Maga-Tsuki
Sora no Otoshimono (Something like this)
Etc. etc.
Since you didn't say what exactly you liked about to-love-ru or anything else you read, just going to give a long list of harem based mangas. Tell me what you think is best (going to try to separate it by sub-genre)
LIM Dall-Young (he belongs in his own genre because his plot lines usually all have very similar twist xD)

Action:
Akame ga Kiru!
Blood Lad
Dragons Rioting
Gokukoku no Brynhildr
Isuca
Madan no Ou to Vanadis (I would recommend you read the LN version)
Onamori Himari
Oto x Maho (close enough to a harem)
Unbreakable Machine Doll
Rising x Rydeen (because the premise is so stupid xD)
Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance (I would recommend you read the LN version)
Trinity Seven: 7-Nin no Mahoutsukai
Tsuki Tsuki!
Watashi no Messiah-sama (SnO's autho's best work, plot wise imo)
Yankano!

Psychological: (sort of)
Gamble Fish

Slice of Life: (Basically anything I feel that doesn't below in other categories)
Countrouble
Denpa Kyoushi
Hakoiri Devil Princess (for the most part it fits here)
Hayate no Gotoku!
Kimiiro Focus
Koisome Momiji
Nisekoi
Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei (I would recommend you read the LN version)

I know some previous ppl recommended these, but I added them to the list anyway.

Well I mostly look at Slice of Life mangas because those harems are more my type of thing lol so thank you for the post.