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Tallica · 2004-02-09, 23:34

Well i am going on vacation in like 5 days and there is going to be a lot of riding around in a car....so i think gettin some manga might be a good idea! i don't really read manga so i don;t know whats good, I like comedy/drama/romance, some of my fav animes are kimi ga nozomu eien, full moon wo sagashite and love hina. any suggestions would be appreciated!

babbito2k · 2004-02-09, 23:49

You're gonna buy them near your house? What do they have at the local bookstores? Aa! Megami-sama (Oh! My Goddess) is often easy to find, a nice romance/comedy.

TronDD · 2004-02-09, 23:50

What about the Love Hina manga?

I'm reading Video Girl Ai, right now. It's not so much comedy as drama/romance, though.

flammie · 2004-02-10, 01:23

Fruits basket, Maison ikkoku

AnimeFangirl · 2004-02-10, 01:26

Hmmm, yeah. Fruits Basket vol 1 supposedly came out today. I wouldn't really recommend Maison Ikkoku, though. Even if you like romance stuff I think it's sub-par.

flammie · 2004-02-10, 04:26

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Originally Posted by Dorfl

Hmmm, yeah. Fruits Basket vol 1 supposedly came out today. I wouldn't really recommend Maison Ikkoku, though. Even if you like romance stuff I think it's sub-par.

Actually, Maison Ikkoku is probably the best romantic comedy ever. But its a lot more relevant to poor college students than to people still in high school and such.

babbito2k · 2004-02-10, 04:36

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Originally Posted by flammie

Actually, Maison Ikkoku is probably the best romantic comedy ever. But its a lot more relevant to poor college students than to people still in high school and such.

It's one of my top favorites. But it takes awhile to read it.

"Short Program" by Adachi would be nice to have on a vacation because it's only one volume of short stories. But I don't know how easy that would be to find.

Rumic Theater and Rumic World are also solid short story collections. Doesn't matter which volume you get of either because the stories are unrelated.

Shiori · 2004-02-10, 08:37

If you're after some Shojo, I picked up a cute new manga series called Angel Guardian Getten.

I think the proper title is "Mamotte Shugogetten". If you liked Ah! my goddess, then this would be good to read.

AnimeFangirl · 2004-02-10, 11:28

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Originally Posted by flammie

Actually, Maison Ikkoku is probably the best romantic comedy ever. But its a lot more relevant to poor college students than to people still in high school and such.

Well I'm a poor college student and I still despised it. The characters of Godai and Kyoko just weren't enough to hold my interest and everyone else I just wanted to strangle. However I DID manage to read all of it, right down to the cheap and cheesy ending, so it wasn't THAT bad. I just don't think I would recommend it, especially not for a boring trip.

Tallica · 2004-02-10, 21:14

well i went today and got love hina...cus i knew it would be good! then i kinda decided to go for somethin really random so i picked up Ai Yori Aoshi. I remember some of my dvds have previews for the anime and except for some of the voice acting

it didn;t look to shabby, so why not try the manga. any of you familiar with it?

TronDD · 2004-02-11, 10:13

I've seen the anime. It wasn't bad. The drama/romance was good, I don't recall it being very funny, though. But then I didn't think Love Hina was funny, either,

I think both would be worth reading, though.

7thMethuselah · 2004-02-11, 12:35

love comedy romance:

try out :

Love Hina (best one there is) : 14 manga
Chobits : 8 manga
Ai Yori Aoshi : only 1 manga so far :'(
Ah My Goddes : nice but i didn't like the drawing style (20+ manga i believe)

Last Exile · 2004-02-11, 16:17

It shocks me that nobody has yet to mention Azmanga Daioh, possibly the greatest comedy manga to date! Also, if you like romance, for me nothing beats Kare Kano (his and her circumstances).

GTO, Full Metal Panic, Clover, Chobits (as already mentioned), FLCL, Evangelion (Sadamoto-san is a god), Battle Royale, Akira and Shirahime-Syo are all class A mangas... whilst .hack, happy mania, Onegai Teacher, Naruto, X-day and Gunslinger Girl all sit comfortably on the class B catergory. There really are too many to mention, these are just some of my favourites.

Love hina is a good start though, and after you've read all 14 books the anime will begin to look like a joke in comparison.

What can I say, I love da manga... ^_^

edit:: Oh I forgot Nausicaa of the valley of wind. One of the most epic mangas in existance I think those who've read it would all agree.

2004-02-09, 23:34	Link #1
Tallica Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Age: 36	reccomendations Well i am going on vacation in like 5 days and there is going to be a lot of riding around in a car....so i think gettin some manga might be a good idea! i don't really read manga so i don;t know whats good, I like comedy/drama/romance, some of my fav animes are kimi ga nozomu eien, full moon wo sagashite and love hina. any suggestions would be appreciated!

2004-02-09, 23:49	Link #2
babbito2k annoying white bat Join Date: Jan 2004	You're gonna buy them near your house? What do they have at the local bookstores? Aa! Megami-sama (Oh! My Goddess) is often easy to find, a nice romance/comedy. Last edited by babbito2k; 2004-02-10 at 04:23.

2004-02-10, 01:26	Link #5
AnimeFangirl Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: The dog gossips too much.	Hmmm, yeah. Fruits Basket vol 1 supposedly came out today. I wouldn't really recommend Maison Ikkoku, though. Even if you like romance stuff I think it's sub-par. __________________

2004-02-09, 23:50	Link #3
TronDD Team the box! Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Badside	What about the Love Hina manga? I'm reading Video Girl Ai, right now. It's not so much comedy as drama/romance, though.

2004-02-10, 01:23	Link #4
flammie White Dragon Join Date: Dec 2003	Fruits basket, Maison ikkoku

2004-02-10, 08:37	Link #8
Shiori Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Australia Age: 40	If you're after some Shojo, I picked up a cute new manga series called Angel Guardian Getten. I think the proper title is "Mamotte Shugogetten". If you liked Ah! my goddess, then this would be good to read.

2004-02-10, 21:14	Link #10
Tallica Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Age: 36	well i went today and got love hina...cus i knew it would be good! then i kinda decided to go for somethin really random so i picked up Ai Yori Aoshi. I remember some of my dvds have previews for the anime and except for some of the voice acting it didn;t look to shabby, so why not try the manga. any of you familiar with it?

2004-02-11, 10:13	Link #11
TronDD Team the box! Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Badside	I've seen the anime. It wasn't bad. The drama/romance was good, I don't recall it being very funny, though. But then I didn't think Love Hina was funny, either, I think both would be worth reading, though.

2004-02-11, 12:35	Link #12
7thMethuselah Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Antwerp area, Belgium, Europa Age: 48	love comedy romance: try out : Love Hina (best one there is) : 14 manga Chobits : 8 manga Ai Yori Aoshi : only 1 manga so far :'( Ah My Goddes : nice but i didn't like the drawing style (20+ manga i believe)

2004-02-11, 16:17	Link #13
Last Exile Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: UK Age: 43	It shocks me that nobody has yet to mention Azmanga Daioh, possibly the greatest comedy manga to date! Also, if you like romance, for me nothing beats Kare Kano (his and her circumstances). GTO, Full Metal Panic, Clover, Chobits (as already mentioned), FLCL, Evangelion (Sadamoto-san is a god), Battle Royale, Akira and Shirahime-Syo are all class A mangas... whilst .hack, happy mania, Onegai Teacher, Naruto, X-day and Gunslinger Girl all sit comfortably on the class B catergory. There really are too many to mention, these are just some of my favourites. Love hina is a good start though, and after you've read all 14 books the anime will begin to look like a joke in comparison. What can I say, I love da manga... ^_^ edit:: Oh I forgot Nausicaa of the valley of wind. One of the most epic mangas in existance I think those who've read it would all agree.