Manga?

[silverthunder]

Anyone want to rec me a good manga? Stuff with scanlations available is good, preferably finished but ongoing is okay too. I like slashable series, action, and sometimes the cute fluffy romance series. Ocassional angst is good, and here-and-there humor is a must.

Also if it's *really* super good, I don't mind recs that involve going out and buying the translated version. Heh.

So, any takers?

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[kessie.livejournal.com]

Cantarella is pretty good. I've been reccing it a lot recently. It's a good translation (apart from minor modern phrases every now and then that can be ignored), and the art is gorgeous, and there's yaoi subtext to both. Borgias, incest, love triangles - whee! The historical roots are accurate, but there is a more supernatural twist to it, and some of the historical events have been tweaked to fit that. I have no idea if there are scanlations around - it's likely, Aarinfantasy might be one to try - since I bought it in licensed form, but it'll well worth the money.

I spent today catching up on the latest Loveless chapters, and am now a squealing mess itching to write fic. I can't see what's goingon because they're only text translations (Loveless fandom is really strict about fansubs and manga scanlations now that both the anime and manga are out in licensed form, for some reason), but GOD, I can't wait for the translated volumes to catch up. ;___;

On a brief note, +Anima is now out in English, and Tokyopop's translation looks fairly good, which is a relief. *_*

I don't have much else, I'm afraid - apart from Prince of Tennis they're the only manga I'm following since I have very little money and disliking downloading manga anyway. I prefer having it in my hands. ^^; I clearly need to stop being lazy and starting actually trying to learn Japanese, somewhat.

[silverthunder]

I'll have to look into Cantarella. Thanks. :)

Loveless, I don't like and probably never will. Too much of an age difference between the characters - that's a big turn-off for me. >_> Plus it looks a little too angsty for me. I'm as much a fan of angst as the next person, but some series just have more than I can handle. This is one of them.

I snatched up the first +Anima volume when it came out. XD Hee. I love that series.

I never got very far with PoT when I watched the anime. Maybe I should give it another chance... I dislike the main character, though. ^^;

[kessie.livejournal.com]

Yes, well. I don't really regard what's between Soubi and Ritsuka as romance, exactly, since I firmly believe that they're both currently too messed up for anything on those lines. And if I do write romance, I always age Ritsuka up a few years because he's, well, twelve. However, I do like exploring the tentative friendship they have going, and how they're both sort of supporting the other as they stumble along. It's lovely. However, I adore the female Zero and Kio, the most. Soubi and Ritsuka is sort of the couple that everyone writes. :|

Although, yes, I have to agree with you about the angst. Kouga Yun can really pile it on.

I would really reccomend you try Canterella.

Well, if you want, I can point you in the direction of a community where you can get your hands on the manga and anime. Ryoma is, well, he can be a snarky little bugger, but by the end of the anime I'd ended up really, really liking him and he matures an awful lot. Same with the manga, though the manga is probably easier to get through than the anime, and the two diverge wildly since the manga is still on-going. (And my favourite character is Tezuka, incidentally, but moving on.) Or you could just, I don't know, watch the really gay PoT musicals? XD