Anime/Manga Recommendations

[Cougati]

And some more.

Title: Trash
Type: Manga
Genre: Comedy
User’s opinion: Really funny. Very slight yaoi undertones, but gorgeous art and a great story line. Unfortunatley, it's not even close to being complete yet.

Title: Crescent Moon
Type: Manga
Genre: Shojo
User’s opinion: Cute, if you like that sort of thing. The arts not great, but it's ok, sos so storyline. Still good for a read if you're bored. Complete.

That's all I've got for now.

[dizzy]

I'm currently more into manga,since it's better when I'm busy or at work...somehow it doesn't take as much attention as anime! =D
I'm starting with a few of my current faves:

Title: After School Nightmare
Type: manga
Genre: shoujo // gender bender // horror // drama // mystery // psychological // romance (lol,that's a lot xD)
User’s opinion: It's a nice manga, the art is a bit unusual for me,but it's still really beautiful. I wouldn't really say that the manga is a horror. It has creepy moments, but nothing too scary... for now xD

Title: Yubikiri Hime (Pinky Promise Princess)
Type: manga
Genre: drama // horror // one shot
User’s opinion: A cute story by mangaka Sumomo Yumeka (a personal fave! All her stories are a must-read). A story about a creepy little girl & how we must keep our promises!

Title: My Girl
Type: manga
Genre: drama // seinen // slice of life
User’s opinion: Sahara Mizu is another pen name for Sumomo Yumeka. A story about a young man, who discovers he has a 5 year old daughter. An absolutely amazing story that made me cry three times in the first two chapters! XD

Title: Fetish
Type: manga
Genre: drama // horror // josei // mature // psychological // romance // tragedy
User’s opinion: A collection of one shots by mangaka Fujiwara Kaoru. Breathtaking art & great stories. NB! Chapter 3 contains graphic sexual content.

I think I'll stop for now ^^
I really must take a look at the other suggestions 2

[Nikki]

Title: xxxHolic
Type: Manga
Genre: comedy, drama, horror, psychological, romance, supernatural
User’s opinion: It's a really interesting manga. Tying together with Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicles makes it even more interesting. There wasn't one moment that I honestly wanted to stop reading the manga.

It's 180 chapters long so far and an ongoing series!

Title: Zombie Loan
Type: Manga
Genre: action, adventure, comedy, drama, horror, supernatural
User’s opinion: It had a really interesting plot and it's kind of hard to explain. I'm currently reading this series and it's been treating me pretty well so far. C:
Has some non-pg13 content! Naked female bodies without explicit details and some Yuri qualities in a few pages.

[kerryfox]

Got a few here but I haven't really been reading or watching much of any thing in the past few months so my info on complete or not might be out of date >>; Mind you too non of these will ever win awards for cute fluffy nor childish.

Title:Ronin Warriors
Type:Anime
Genre:Action/ Adventure
User’s opinion:Basically old school for the win. It might not be the top of the line animation but the story and cheeses~ness of it makes up in the long run. Complete Series


Title:Claymore
Type:Anime/Manga
Genre:Action/ Adventure/Shounen Jump
User’s opinion:Not on the light and fluffy side of things but the story is pretty darn good none the less. Anime is ok to a point but the manga is better thus far. Anime is complete not sure on the Manga.

Title:Ghost in a Shell Stand Alone Complex and Second Gig
Type:Anime/Manga(Never read but dose exist)
Genre:Action/ Adventure !!Young Adult!! Violence and other young Adult themes
User’s opinion: Who can resist the Tachikomas? This arc in the very long saga of Ghost in a Shell is one of the best animation, music and story wise.


Title:Wolfs Rain
Type:Anime/Manga
Genre:Action/ Adventure
User’s opinion: Very sad Anime but worth watching if not just for the music. Compleat


Title:Chibi Mariko
Type:Anime
Genre:Children's show
User’s opinion:Ever Sunday Japanese families gather 'round for this plucky little elementary schoolers adventures. Great if you are trying to learn Japanese as it for the most part is simple enough to under stand and at the very least is funny. On Going// Has a Completed Live Action version I believe.

Title:Legal Drug
Type:Manga
Genre:CLAMP
User’s opinion:Another wonderful series by CLAMP that is on an indefinite hold but the first 4 books are worth your time. !!Young Adults!!

[Regina]

Title: Kuroshitsuji
Type: Manga/anime (I prefer the manga)
Genre: comedy, fantasy, shounen, supernatural
User’s opinion: Can be funny, but also very mood-wrenching at times. Don't read this if you can't stand a few limbs getting ripped off or people dying; the latest chapters were very bloody. I also have some minor difficulties understanding some of the complex words being used sometimes. It can really make you on the tip of your seat when reading.

Title: Amatsuki
Type: Manga/anime (I prefer the manga)
Genre: action, fantasy, historical, shounen, supernatural
User’s opinion: There's two sides/'worlds' to the story in this one, and the author switches between the two. The author presents very original and creative concepts, so it's really easy to get confused. I also find it easy to fall in love with the characters' personalities.

Title: Superior
Type: Manga
Genre: action, fantasy, shoujo
User’s opinion: A few bits of blood (it can be extremely creepy in one particular part). The characters have cool designs, and the manga can pull you in. Original storyline, and cute/romantic scenes scattered throughout.

Title: Ice Revolution
Type: Manga
Genre: shounen, sports
User’s opinion: Probably the only light-hearted manga in this list. xD I only found this recently, but I fell in love. The only sports manga that I've ever liked. Hilarious facial expressions (made me laugh out loud). Cute/fluffy scenes. n_n It can make you go 'yes!' when the main character tries and fails many times, but finally suceeds.

I love all of these mangas, and all of them have absolutely fantastic art. I would definitely recommend all of them. (I know more, but there's too many to list. xD)
Oh, and none of these are complete, sadly. D:

[Chu]

I updated the list and used three posts instead of one. ^^; Sorry for any repeats in there.

[Tsumi]

I can't believe nobody mentioned khr, d.grey-man, samurai champloo, ruronin kenshin and mugen no junin. O___O
*shocked*
I'll be here tomorrow and post some recommendations *nods*

[Chu]

Raz and I started watching Kenshin again lately. <33

[SenselessPi]

Title: Hoshi wa Utau
Type: Manga
Genre: Shoujo
User’s opinion: It's made by Natsuki Takaya, who created Fruits Basket, so that automatically gives it points. The story has a plot that is...a tad sketchy right now due to the fact that Takaya has a better knack for slow, meaningful plots that are mostly full of character development. It looks lovely though since it has the style of the much later FB volumes. It's a cute little read, and Sakuya, the protagonist, is a little like Tohru, but thankfully not too much otherwise she'd be a copied character.

Title: Tsubasa: Those With Wings, a.k.a. Tsubasa wo Motso Mono
Type: Manga
Genre: Shoujo
User’s opinion: Also by Natsuki Takaya, this one actually came before FB did. The art looks like early FB volumes, when Takaya was still improving her style. Though the art is a little different, the plot is a very good one. Kotobuki and Raimon make a rather funny duo as they trek across the country searching for a job. Well, Kotobuki's looking for a job, and Raimon's just there to give her sexual tension. It was recently released by Tokyopop, and the volumes have new covers, and the first one has an extras section. Said new things are drawn in Takaya's current style, which, upon looking at the pages inside, may make you think two different artists drew the pages.


I'm a fan of Takaya, obviously... Oh wait! One more series to add.

Title: Vampire Hunter D
Type: Manga
Genre: Sci-Fi, Horror
User’s opinion: Hideyuki Kikuchi hand-selected Saiko Takaki to turn his popular novel series into a manga series. That said, Miss Takaki has done a phenomenal job with the task. Her artwork is stunning, to say the least, and is reminiscent of the official artwork Ayami Kojima makes for the Castlevania series. She clearly used each novel as the backbone for what she drew, resulting in pages that read exactly as they did in the original novel. If you liked the novels, odds are you'll love the manga. If you haven't checked out either, the manga is a good introduction to the series.