stevennnn wrote:
tr0v3rt wrote:
I'm reading Bakuman right now and so far it's amazing. It's from the same author as Death Note but a completely different vibe. It's about two young aspiring manga creators, trying to compete in the mainstream manga industry.
Chica Umino has made some of the best slice of life work I've ever read. Stuff like Sangatsu no Lion/Honey and Clover.
The Bungo Stray Dogs light novels are pretty good too.
omggg i loved bakuman as a kid. so good!!! best manga about making manga there is
allow me to disagree, bakuman has a very skewed perception torwards manga creation, it places commercial success above all else, in fact, at the start of the manga they show the two protagonist have talents to do whatever the fuck they wanted, yet, they aim to get into the shounen jump because that is where the money was, bakuman is like those youtube videos about "why is this movie so good" and they only focus on the box office sales. Guess where this manga was published?, in shounen jump, guess what magazine has probably the worst working conditions in the industry?, shounen jump.
Also the female characters are awfully written but what can you say, same creator as death note
read blank canvas, it's way better, also realistic (it's autobiographical), something that bakuman isn't.
also: I agree with the recommendation of chica umino, 3gatsu no lion is on the upper echelon of slice of life and manga in general, it's so good