anyone read Manga? or watch Anime?

buys and read One Piece and Shaman King

loans and read Neon Genesis Evangelion, Naruto, and Masterdetective Conan

watch Shaman king, and sometime Naruto and Love Hina


(Manga is a backwards comic from japan, and anime is the cartoon/movie version)

Anime/Manga thread! YAY! I was thinking about starting one for some time... well, you're first. :P

The only manga I read was Gantz - I finished Phase1 and then kind of forgot to check for updates on the site I got it from.

I'm watching Hellsing right now. Pretty damn cool, especially the soundtrack. Finished Elfen Lied recently.

anime that, very good side to watch anime.


its not fair 2 months wating time for Shaman king and
3!! for One Piece

I'm quite certain we had a topic like this in Entertainment and Culture...

it was locked tho

More than certain we don't now. At least the search tells so.
Yeah, I actually used search. :P

We however DID have a topic in which some guy ranted about why he hates anime, if that's what you're talking about. ;)

funny you says it, just search and found the same topic. think i made a very good point in there

Come to think of it, yes, that might have been the one

it was and truthfully the topic of manga wasn't dealt justice, not even by myself, who at the time hadn't found an anime which I saw as more than a saturday morning cartoon, but a while back I started watching Death Note and I pull away all my pre-measured thoughts of manga and see them as simply incredible

Anime - Mushshi and Hell Girl which I love. The movie for Angel Sanctuary.

Manga - Hell Girl, Angel Sanctuary (which is the best ever!), Demon Diary,
Princess/Princess & Nightmare Inspector.

Certainly FINAL FANTASY!
I love FF7 very much!Especially Vincent!!

yeah the movies are also kinda cool

Has anyone seen Basilsk? My Avatar is a photo of it and I find it to be the most well done anime I have ever seen, both story and animation. It is utterly beautiful in every way, and the ending made me cry so much
I highly recomend seeing it
Another one I recomend seeing is Chrono Crusade.
So much anime and manga, so little time

I've seen this one. Really good and the ending was very nice, though it's not among my top whatnot, :)
I've run out of things to watch - what's Basilisk about?

It is about two Ninja Clans, Kouga and Iga, in early Japanese history who are selected to battle one another to determine the next succesor to the Japanese throne. Iga clan represents one heir, while Kouga represents the other and the clan that wins not only determines the next Japanese shougen, but also obtains one hundred years of glory.

In the midst of this are lovers, Oboro of the Iga clan, and Gennosuke of the Kouga clan. They want the clans to be united instead of battling to the death. It is basically a Romeo and Juliet story, but ninja style
It is based on a famous Japanese novel. It is a very mature, and heart wrenching story.
I loved it anyway, maybe you will too

Hmm.. actually it doesn't sound like my cup of tea. But I may give it a chance if I remember it the next time I get in touch with the guy I get my anime from. ;)

Well, I"m afraid it is one of those things where you like, or you hate it. I am obviously one of those who loves it. I have yet to find a person where they are in between.

sounds cool, ninja mangas rocks cant wait for tommorow, SHAMAN KING 20 COMES OUT!!!!!!!!

4 days to next one piece yay

AmoSLEEP,

I have seen "Basilsk". They play it here on IFC (International Film Channel). Don't know why tho. I seen the esposide with the two lovers who have to fight each other in their old age. The story was about how they met. For some reason, it just wasnt what I look for in Anime. But it was better than what my daughter watches, Bleach!

I sooo sick of hearing about Bleach. Not only does my daughter watch it but a woman I work with and a friend of ours watches it too. I never know what they are talking about.

Manga: City Hunter, Rookies and Battle Royale...
Anime: Evangelion, but my favourite is...FULL METAL PANIC, what a fantastic anime

Basilisk IS different from other animes. They have no over exaggerated expression, everything, from the lighting to the scenery, is very realistic. I was shocked as well when i first watched it, and thought it very strange. But it really grew on me. I really like that episode, when they actually kill each other the animation is a little strange, but i still like it. It is a famous story in Japan so i think that they wanted to make it a serious and realistic project.
It a shocking contrast from, lets say, Fruits Baskets or Special A, both of which i LOVE.
By the way, you live in America am i right?????? Just wondering, cause i do as well and i am shocked to hear that they play it over here

Hi there, new at this place hehe

Well I must agree, Full metal Panic is one hell of an anime (all three parts) hehe.
But I can tips of some others Great Teacher Onizuka, Hellsing and School Rumble is all damn good ones

I don't read manga.
I watched only 2 animes – Shaman king and Death Note.

okay what did you think about them? love shaman king, best anime and book i read (at least one of the best)

I think, that Death Note is better than Shaman king, but Shaman king is good too. It's a pity, that Shaman king have only two series (or more?).

okay in denmark were still not finished with the manga. only at book 20

My favourite manga is "Death Note". I like "Gantz" too, but second phase isn't half good as first. "Maka-Maka" is kinda good too

My favourie anime are Elfen Lied, Ergo Proxy, GTO, The Melancholy Of Haruhi Suzumiya, Golden Boy, Kite, FLCL...

Manga: Fushigi Yugi: The Mysterious Play, Trinity Blood

Anime: Akira, Ghost in the Shell, Trigun, Spirited Away, Grave of the Fireflies, (All Studio Ghibli's films I've seen so far) Death Note, Street Fighter II, and about a million others I can't think of now.

I got a new manga last friday nite.. its the first book to "Red Angel".. its very good... if you like vampires..