Wow, totally, there was no point to the manga after the end of that arc.
ARIA manga is the first, AQUA is the sequal. ADVmanga picked up ARIA, but they havent’ translated beyond volume 3 in over 2 years I believe. Hopefully TP will pick up ARIA as well. Love Kozue Amano’s art btw, I have 2 of her artbooks with ARIA and AQUA stuff in it, looks amazing.
Great thanks :tup:, now I have something new to read while listening to Iron Maiden.
Wanted to give a heads up as with the release of Shonen/Jump Square (replaces Shonen Monthly), a new slew of mangas have just started. For more info and links to them, go to MangaHelpers.com
BTW Garouden is beyond god tier :tup:
got a question: what is a good way to protect the cover of your manga?
http://www.shopbrodart.com/site_pages/h2guides/text_guides/paperback_protection/
(I’ve used the reusable covers mentioned in that guide, since I’d rather not have a permanent cover that can’t be removed)
So a few weeks ago while at Barns n Noble spending my Christmas gift cards I picked up a few Manga. I basically bought all the Street Fighter ones simply because they where SF. So I get home and read RYU Final, dam was that shit hot. I usually take a long ass time to read stuff but that book was so good I ran through reading the rest I bought - Alpha Vol 1 - 2.
Still hungry for more I go back up to Barns n Noble to see what they got. Crap! No other SF Manga, so I start thumbing through the rest of the titles they have. I pick up a copy of Death Note Vol. 1, bad idea. I read it, loved it and this past weekend found my self clearing the shelf of all Death Note Vols. my local Barns n Noble has. Dammit I’m hooked… What else you guys recommend? I’ve been reading up on what Manga is available here in the states, do you guys recommend those weekly/monthly Shonen Jump mags?
Shonen Jump is monthly. It’s pretty cool since you can check a lot of stuff out but most of the manga in there is really up and running so I’m not sure it’s the best point to jump in right now. Though I suppose you can try it out and see which manga you like and which ones you should pick up as seperate volumes to catch up. I’ll say one thing, if it wasn’t for Shonen Jump having the first volume of Death Note I never would of checked it out. 
The coolest thing about Shonen Jump is they have lots of interviews with the creators of the manga they carry.
If you like the Ryu Final and the Street Fighter Alpha manga, Studio Udon has also translated the ‘Sakura Ganbaru!’ manga from the same author Masahiko Nakahira. Both volumes are out now, you can probably find them if you check enough book stores.
There is also a Street Fighter II manga from Masaomi Kanzaki that Udon is translating. It is closer to the original version unlike the previous translation which was edited heavily. Only the first volume of that one is out though. Others have reported difficulty in finding it at book stores, so you may want to try either visiting a comic book shop or trying online.
As for other manga you may want to try, I’m currently reading Berserk which is great, though it’s really adult and has some sexual content. Though like Death Note it’s not for kids lets say. It takes place during the time of Knights and Kings and it features lots of demons, really hardcore!
You may want to check out Golgo 13 for serious stuff like Death Note. Each story is self contained so you can start at any point with no problems. For a mix of something serious that has plenty of fighting, JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure is a great manga to look into.
If you want stuff that’s more lighthearted and has lots of fighting along the Street Fighter manga path you should check out Naruto, Bleach, One Piece, Yu Yu Hakusho (all four of them you can find in Shonen Jump and you can see which ones you like) and Dragon Ball / Dragon Ball Z if you haven’t already.
Seriously though there’s lots of manga in Book Stores nowadays, you may be better off just flipping through stuff and seeing what you like.
Hmm Berzerk, is this the same as the Dreamcast game from back in the day? I used to love that game.
Yeah that’s the one! There’s an entire thread here on Berserk so you don’t just have to take my word for it, a lot of people here love Berserk.
Just make sure to read the manga and avoid wasting ur time with the anime.
I find that’s true with a lot of stuff these days, the manga is good but the anime falls short. Anyway thanks for the advice guys, I’ll keep it in mind when I hit up the bookstore this weekend.
What I’m currently reading:
Bleach
Naruto
Shaman King
New Grappler Baki
Tenjou Tenge
History’s Strongest Disciple Kenichi
Dragonauts: The Resonance
Mobile Suit Gundam 00F
Claymore
One Piece
Naruto
Genshiken
G.T.O.
I quit reading manga a while ago because I’m a broke bastard, but I came across $200 worth of gift cards and spent it all on Genshiken, One Piece and G.T.O. If I try downloading it I get distracted by the other stuff on my computer, so I use it for anime and buy manga in book stores. With that said I haven’t finished reading it, but try looking up “My Balls”, it’s pretty damn ridiculous.
Anyone else read Genshiken, I loved the anime and decided to check out the manga to see how it ended, was not disappointed, definitely recommend picking that up.
Great series! The artist really knows how to draw fight scenes and is good at designing characters.
i started reading manga again since i have to take the bus to work now. gives me lots of time :rock:
came across a series called “Blood Alone” that is pretty good so far. also trying to finish some series i started a while back like:
Excel Saga
Saikano
Love Hina
I’m reading:
Initial D (soooo slow)
Wangan Midnight (sooooo slow)
Hajime no Ippo (good)
BERSERK (Best)
GantZ (slow and I feel it’s past it’s peak)
Grappler Baki (insane)
Garouden (less insane)
Azumanga Daioh (own it, finished. Awesome)
Anyone read Black Lagoon? I finished the anime, both seasons, but I’m kinda…meh on it. Is the manga better?
Fixed for comic relief’s sake.
…but man I should consider starting that series soon. Sorry if I asked this before but at which chapter/volume did the anime stop at?
LOL! Actually a lot of the men and boys that show up are well designed too. And to me Kisara’s the hottest girl there and I don’t know why since she has no body whatsoever. 
Eh, maybe it’s because she plays handheld games and stuff and seems like she would be a cool character to hang out with.
The anime stopped at episode 50, the end of the Ragnarok arc. That’s like the first 10 volumes or something like that…
I like how the fights in the anime are fairly short, one to two episodes and not as dragged out as other shows. Not that dragged out fights are really a bad thing but it’s a nice change of pace. Also there’s lots of actual knowledge with regards to martial arts in the show and in the manga, lol they had an entire episode on side stepping. The manga is still better since it’s more violent, but it’s a pretty good series. The animation is kind of standard but it improves during some of the fights scenes. Kenichi vs. Hermit round 2 was pretty dope! I’m only up to episode 38…
Thanks again, I’ll start reading once I’m done collecting some other stuff.
Read Ares up until the latest scanlated chapter and damn…how Mikhail/Micheal gonna treat a brother in arms?!
Shit is getting too good, but it needs more Red-Eyed Swordsman.
Sano, if you haven’t yet, give Ares a read you’ll prob. like it. It’s a Korean comic BTW and as such is read in from Left to Right.
Another great Korean Comic is Priest which is published by Tokyopop IIRC.