japanese comics = manga

[lehnerus2000]

I've been reading "Deadman Wonderland" and "High School of the Dead" at OneManga.
IMO - They've been fairly good.
I watch anime when it gets shown here (Australia). ABC2 has shown a few shows during the past couple of years - Noein, Ergo Proxy, Afro Samurai, Death Note & Code Geass. The cable network has also shown a few shows on different channels - Black Lagoon, Fullmetal Alchemist, Naruto, GITS SAC & Blood+.
IMO - They have all been pretty good (Fullmetal Alchemist is my favourite show).
Anime shows are usually different to the Manga, so I can't necessarily recommend the books, but I would suggest that people watch the shows I've listed above.

 

[gamepoint]

but anime tends to be draggy isn't it?

 

[FuturDreamz]

but anime tends to be draggy isn't it?

problably. my belief is that the author makes up the story as he or she inks it.
given the fact that some storys take YEARS to be inked (heck I don't think Fullmetal alchemist or One Piece are finished yet)...

 

[gamepoint]

@icefire
totally agree!that's y one piece seems will end in another 5 years>>>>

 

[TimStitt]

Years ago I used to read GTO (グレート・ティーチャー・オニズカ); but they stopped exporting the dual language versions to Australia so I stopped. I preferred the comics with both Japanese and English so I could practice Japanese.
Except for watching Afro-Samurai and Battleship Yamamoto (from my childhood lol), I really haven't read or seen much in the last couple of years.

 

[gamepoint]

Years ago I used to read GTO (グレート・ティーチャー・オニズカ); but they stopped exporting the dual language versions to Australia so I stopped. I preferred the comics with both Japanese and English so I could practice Japanese.
Except for watching Afro-Samurai and Battleship Yamamoto (from my childhood lol), I really haven't read or seen much in the last couple of years.

u can speak japanese???:shock:

 

[lehnerus2000]

Depends on what you mean by "draggy"

but anime tends to be draggy isn't it?

Noein, Ergo Proxy, Death Note, Blood+ & GITS SAC tend to be more plot based (as opposed to action).
Black Lagoon tends more towards "over the top" gun battles (and other action).
Fullmetal Alchemist (I mean the original not the new remake) & Code Geass are in-between .
There are quite a few slow Naruto episodes (Naruto has lots of episodes and Manga books).

 

[KazeNoKoe23]

Monster is amazing, both manga and anime. Also currently reading Reborn and GTO The Early Years.

 

[gamepoint]

monster?is that a series??i wanna read it lter..sounds cool

 

[gamepoint]

but anime tends to be draggy isn't it?

Noein, Ergo Proxy, Death Note, Blood+ & GITS SAC tend to be more plot based (as opposed to action).
Black Lagoon tends more towards "over the top" gun battles (and other action).
Fullmetal Alchemist (I mean the original not the new remake) & Code Geass are in-between .
There are quite a few slow Naruto episodes (Naruto has lots of episodes and Manga books).

i mean there are certain unimportant things that are not in mangas r shown in anime version...

 

[TimStitt]

Years ago I used to read GTO (グレート・ティーチャー・オニズカ); but they stopped exporting the dual language versions to Australia so I stopped. I preferred the comics with both Japanese and English so I could practice Japanese.
Except for watching Afro-Samurai and Battleship Yamamoto (from my childhood lol), I really haven't read or seen much in the last couple of years.

u can speak japanese???:shock:

haha.. Some! But as a recent trip to Tokyo taught me, not enough. I haven't spoken much in many years. I need to build my confidence a little.

 

[gamepoint]

i really wish someday i can speak japanese,not only "arigato"..ahaha

 

[lehnerus2000]

My Bad

but anime tends to be draggy isn't it?

Noein, Ergo Proxy, Death Note, Blood+ & GITS SAC tend to be more plot based (as opposed to action).
Black Lagoon tends more towards "over the top" gun battles (and other action).
Fullmetal Alchemist (I mean the original not the new remake) & Code Geass are in-between .
There are quite a few slow Naruto episodes (Naruto has lots of episodes and Manga books).

i mean there are certain unimportant things that are not in mangas r shown in anime version...

Oh sorry, my bad.
I read an Anime/Manga forum and there seem to be 2 main camps (like Windows & Mac).
Some people say the Anime versions are crap compared to the Manga versions and vice versa.
I haven't read the Manga (applicable to the shows I've mentioned), so I can't really comment other than to say, that people say that about book to movie conversions too.

I think that everyone has his/her own idea of how the characters should sound and behave and that the producers/authors ideas don't necessarily correspond to that.

 

[TimStitt]

i really wish someday i can speak japanese,not only "arigato"..ahaha

Just go and enrol at your local community college , it's actually a very easy language to speak because the sounds are all sounds that we make in English like KA KI KU KE KO (KAR, KEY, KOO, KEH, KOH). Reading most Japanese texts is easy once you have leant the alphabets and a little Kanji (the chinese style writing). Just do it, the only stopping you is you.

Gambatte!

 

[gamepoint]

haha..i once a student of a boarding school...then,we had to choose a foreign languange to study.i took french

 

[TimStitt]

haha..i once a student of a boarding school...then,we had to choose a foreign languange to study.i took french

Me as well in high school..... failed miserably.

 

[smarteyeball]

Death Note

The first season is good. The second season... should have not been made.


There are so many different sub-genres to Japanese animation/static drawings it boggles the mind.

 

[gamepoint]

do you watch death note the movie?

 

[lehnerus2000]

The 1st Season was the best

Death Note

The first season is good. The second season... should have not been made.


There are so many different sub-genres to Japanese animation/static drawings it boggles the mind.

Yeah. Light certainly lost his grip, although if he'd been smarter at the start, he probably wouldn't have had any problems.

I've seen 2 Death Note movies. I thought that the 1st one was the best.

 

[gamepoint]

yeah..agree..the 1st movie's ending is totally co0l!!