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Charles McCarter:
It seems that every time I start a new manga series, I get sidetracked and
end up not reading it. The only one it really hasn't happened with is the
latest installments of Kakinouchi Narumi's VAMPIRE
MIYU. Sad and melancholy, it never fails to draw me in. And
it's 100% idol-singer free!
Keith Rhee:
GUNDAM
0079 (import manga). If you need a refresher course on one of
the most influential anime mecha series, but find that the LD
boxes are way out of reach, then the manga may prove to be a much cheaper
alternative. Drawn by Kondoh Kazuhisa, the mecha designs look sharper than
they did in the original TV series.
Scott Frazier:
Introduce someone to Kinutani Yu today! ANGEL ARM 1-7,
LAYLA & REI 1-3, and the very odd JAJA HIME 1-3 all from Dengeki Comics (Media Works -
originally published in Dengeki Comic Gao! and Dengeki Super Famicon for
the latter.)
Mark Johnson:
For me, I'd love to complete the rest of my BEST OF
GHIBLI collections. I currently have the books for KIKI, NAUSICAÄ, MONONOKE HIME, and LAPUTA. These
very high quality graphic books are true collector's items.
Roderick Lee:
AYASHI NO CELES. Watase Yuu (of FUSHIGI YUUGI
fame) has another
ongoing romance, adventure series; this one is up to eight volumes and
counting. Also by Flower Comics. Well, maybe volume nine will be out in
time for a Christmas gift, though the real wish is for Watase's wish of
turning this into an animated OVA series to come
true.
Ivevei Upatkoon:
An oldie but goodie, NAUSICAÄ OF THE VALLEY OF WIND.
Trust me, the anime holds no candle to the manga whatsoever. If you consider
yourself even a passing Miyazaki fan, run out and pick this one up right now.
Viz has shipped their volumes to just about the ends of the Earth, so don't
pass it up.
Eric "Scanner" Luce:
If you want a challenging manga that engages you and makes you wonder about
the depths of insanity a man has to follow in order to absolve himself of
his perceived crime and track down a vicious serial killer, then I'd
recommend Urasawa Naoki's MONSTER. If you want a
story that is far more light hearted and leaves you with a stressful but
happy feeling as you read it, then try OMURAISU
by Hoshisato Mochiru. Like
other Hoshisato stories this one is entertaining and humorous. It has enough
angst and stressful relationships to keep you wanting more!
Tom Larsen:
Living in the middle of Iowa certainly makes collecting manga difficult. My
collection has huge wholes left and right. X is
still technically going, right? Or how about a couple of CARD
CAPTOR SAKURA tankoubons?
Eri Izawa:
INUYASHA. It seems to addict my friends easily
enough.
Rika Takahashi: The top three series from JUMP
that seem to go over well with everyone I recommend them to, would be HUNTERxHUNTER, MEIRYOUTEI GOTO
SEIJUROU, and ONE PIECE. If you can't
get someone a subscription to a weekly, try getting the tankoubons from the
more popular series. If you've haven't seen JUMP stuff
newer than RUROUNI KENSHIN, you should try
ONE PIECE!
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