(My Officially Owned Manga, 2400+ Volumes)
Current Favorites:
Skip Beat!, Aria, Berserk, Kindaichi Case Files, Yotsuba, Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service, Bakuman, Bunny Drop, Paradise Kiss, Cardcaptor sakura, Angel Diary, Black Jack, Sarasah, Cat Paradise, Pluto, Mushishi, Parasyte, Solanin, xxxHolic, Planet Ladder, Rasetsu, 20th Century Boys, Genshiken, Great Teacher Onizuka, Alice in the Country of Hearts, March Story, The Name of the Flower, and Higurashi: When They Cry.
Top Ten Tokyopop Series
Manga/Manhwa/OEL Review Blurbs
(Year the Series Started - Total Volumes – Genre)
7 Billion Needles
(2008 – 4 Volumes – Science Fiction, Horror)
20th Century Boys
(2000 – 22 Volumes – Science Fiction, Mystery)
(A) Distant Neighborhood
(1998 – 2 Volumes – Science Fiction, Slice-of-Life)
Aishiteruze Baby
(2005 - 7 Volumes – Slice-of-Life, Drama, Romance)
Aqua/Aria
(2001 – 14 Volumes – Science Fiction, Slice-of-Life)
Bakuman
(2008 – 7+ Volumes – Comedy, Slice-of-Life)
Beauty Pop
(2003 – 10 Volumes – Comedy, Romance)
Cynical Orange
(2002 – 9 Volumes - Manhwa, Romance)
Dragon Girl
(2008 – 5 Volumes – High School, Romance)
Dramacon (Ultimate Edition)
(2008 – 1 (Omnibus) Volume – Humor, Romance)
(The) Dreaming Collection
(2010 – 1 (Omnibus) Volume – Humor, Romance)
Genkaku Picasso
(2009 - 3 Volumes – Supernatural, Psychological)
Genshiken
(2002- 9 Volumes – Comedy, Slice-of-Life)
Goong
(2002 – 18+ Volumes – Manhwa, Romance)
Happy Mania
(2001 – 11 Volumes – Romantic Comedy, Josei)
Hikaru no Go
(1998 – 23 Volumes - Games, Supernatural)
Inubaka: Crazy For Dogs
(2004 – 22+ Volumes – Comedy, Pets)
Kieli
(2006 – 2 Volumes – Supernatural, Romance)
(The) Kindaichi Case Files
(1992 – 56+ Volumes – Detective Fiction, Mystery)
Lovely Complex (Love*Com)
(2001 – 17 Volumes - Comedy, Romance)
Maison Ikkoku
(1980 – 15 Volumes – Comedy, Romance)
March on Earth
(??? – 2 Volumes – Slice-of-Life)
March Story
(??? - 3+ Volumes – Fantasy, Supernatural)
(The) Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
(2005 – 10+ Volumes - Comedy, Science Fiction)
Monkey High!
(2005 – 8 Volumes – Romance)
Oishinbo
(1983 – 104+ Japanese Volumes/7 English Volumes – Drama, Cooking)
Oresama Teacher
(2008 – 11+ Volumes – Action, Comedy, Romance)
Ouran High School Host Club
(2003 – 15+ Volumes – Comedy, Romance)
Paradise Kiss
(1999 – 5 Volumes - Drama, Romance)
Pet Shop of Horrors
(1995 – 10 Volumes - Horror, Mystery)
Planet Ladder
(2003 - 7 Volumes – Science Fiction, Fantasy)
Princess Resurrection
(2005 – 10+ Volumes – Comedy, Action, Supernatural)
Pumpkin Scissors
(2002 – 12+ Volumes – Military, War, Drama)
(The) Record of a Fallen Vampire
(2007 - 9 Volumes – Fantasy, Supernatural, Mystery)
(The) Secret Notes of Lady Kanoko
(2009? – 3+ Volumes – Comedy, Romance)
Seiho Boys’ HighSchool
(2007 – 8 Volumes – Romace, Slice-of-Life)
Shoulder – A – Coffin Kuro
(2008 – 2+ Volumes – 4-Panel, Travel, Melancholia)
Sket Dance
(2007 – 20+ Volumes – Slice-of-Life, Comedy, Parody, Drama)
Skip Beat!
(2002 – 23+ Volumes - Comedy, Romance)
Solanin
(2006 – 2 Volumes – Slice of Life, Music, Romance)
Soulless: The Manga
(2012 – 1+ Volumes – Romance, Steampunk)
Spiral: The Bonds of Reasoning
(2005 - 15 Volumes – Detective Fiction, Thriller)
Tokyo Crazy Paradise
(2002 – 19 Volumes – Action, Comedy, Romance)
Art Books
#1 by GordanHam on June 8, 2009 - 9:49 pm
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I really have been wanting to start Corpse Delivery Service, but I want to catch up on series I already started too…..
#2 by Avery K. on May 19, 2011 - 7:21 am
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My brother has recently introduced me to Manga, so I’m excited to explore some of the titles that you listed. Great resource!
#3 by Michael on May 20, 2011 - 6:55 pm
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Love Manga. these are great titles.. good taste
#4 by Ben W. on May 26, 2011 - 6:53 am
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I’m a big fan of Claymore, but I’ve never really checked out any other series. What do you recommend I pick up next?
#5 by lovelyduckie on May 26, 2011 - 10:56 am
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If you like that kind of medieval setting with the horror/gore and a tale of revenge, then Berserk is a decent way to go. BUT I warn you that even though it’s similar in many (awesome) ways, it’s a series with a lot of Mature rated situations.
#6 by Christine Arkin on May 27, 2011 - 7:08 am
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My young son has become interested in Manga, but I have no idea where to begin. We do have a comics store downtown. What can you recommend that isn’t “Mature rated situations”?
#7 by lovelyduckie on May 27, 2011 - 7:51 am
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@ Christine – About what’s his age? Some popular action series for boys (that I also like) are Bleach, and Naruto. But personally my favorites are One Piece, Reborn!, Zelda, and Kekkaishi. None of those have nudity but I admit that both Bleach and One Piece have some female characters that are designed to have noticeably curvy figures.
But there is a group of manga reviewers that go out of their way to find comics/manga for kids…see below
These are their 2010 picks
http://blog.schoollibraryjournal.com/goodcomicsforkids/2010/12/15/the-best-comics-for-kids-2010/
These are their 2009 picks
http://blog.schoollibraryjournal.com/goodcomicsforkids/2009/12/08/the-best-comics-for-kids-2009/
These are their 2008 picks
http://blog.schoollibraryjournal.com/goodcomicsforkids/2008/12/17/best-graphic-novels-of-2008/
#8 by Christine Arkin on May 30, 2011 - 11:35 am
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Thanks for the links! My son is 7, and he’s been reading comics for about a year, but he recently discovered manga and that’s all he talks about.
#9 by lovelyduckie on June 1, 2011 - 9:26 am
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@ Christine – Chi’s Sweet Home is a very safe (but still entertaining option). It’s about a cute cat.
#10 by Susan Smith on October 7, 2011 - 6:43 am
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Lovelyduckie how about A Distant Neighborhood? What is it all about? You think it’s good for a gift to a 8 yr’s old boy?
Susan Smith
#11 by lovelyduckie on October 7, 2011 - 9:56 am
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@ Susan – No, I think it’s a bit too mature for kids to enjoy.
#12 by George Henderson on October 9, 2011 - 11:49 pm
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Thanks for the links! I really like Manga when my best bud introduce me to this.