the epic manga post: lists, lists, and more lists

[chu_totoro]

You know you have too much time on your hands when you begin to list...

MANGA I HAVE READ

20th Century Boys by Naoki Urasawa
21st Century Boys by Naoki Urasawa
After School Nightmare by Setona Mizushiro
Alice 19th by Yuu Watase
Angel Sanctuary by Kaori Yuki
Angelic Layer by CLAMP
Ayashi no Ceres by Yuu Watase
Bakuman by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata
Bitter Virgin by Kei Kusunoki
Blade of the Immortal by Hiroaki Samura
Camelot Garden by Kaori Yuki
Chobits by CLAMP
Clover by CLAMP
Death Note by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata
D.Gray-Man by Katsura Hoshino
D.N.Angel by Yukiru Sugisaki
Dragon Ball by Akira Toriyama
Fairy Cube by Kaori Yuki
Full Metal Alchemist by Hiromu Arakawa
Fushigi Yuugi by Yuu Watase
Fushigi Yuugi Genbu Kaiden by Yuu Watase
Glass Mask by Suzue Miuchi
Inuyasha by Rumiko Takahashi
Liar Game by Shinobu Kaitani
Loveless by Yun Kouga
Magic Knight Rayearth by CLAMP
Maison Ikkoku by Rumiko Takahashi
March Comes in Like a Lion by Chika Umino
Mirai Nikki by Sakae Misuno
Mushishi by Yuki Urushibara
Nana by Ai Yazawa
Nausicaa of the Valley of Wind by Hayao Miyazaki
Naruto by Masashi Kishimoto
Neon Genesis Evangelion by Yoshiyuki Sadamoto
Nodame Cantabile by Tomoko Ninomiya
Ore wa Teppei by Chiba Tetsuya
Ouran High School Host Club by Bisco Hatori
Piano no Mori by Makoto Isshiki
Ranma ½ by Rumiko Takahashi
Rurouni Kenshin by Nobuhiro Watsuki
Saiyuki by Kazura Minekuya
Saiyuki Gaiden by Kazura Minekuya
Saiyuki Reload by Kazura Minekuya
School Rumble by Jin Kobayashi
Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle by CLAMP
xxxHolic by CLAMP
Wish by CLAMP

MANGA I AM CURRENTLY FOLLOWING

Bakuman by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata
March Comes in Like a Lion by Chika Umino
Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle by CLAMP
xxxHolic by CLAMP

MANGA I AM NOT CURRENTLY FOLLOWING BUT WILL WHEN ENOUGH CHAPTERS COME OUT

Blade of the Immortal by Hiroaki Samura
Liar Game by Shinobu Kaitani
Loveless by Yun Kouga
Mirai Nikki by Sakae Misuno
Mushishi by Yuki Urushibara
Nana by Ai Yazawa
Naruto by Masashi Kishimoto (? maybe)
Neon Genesis Evangelion by Yoshiyuki Sadamoto
Nodame Cantabile by Tomoko Ninomiya
Ouran High School Host Club by Bisco Hatori
Piano no Mori by Makoto Isshiki
Saiyuki Gaiden by Kazura Minekuya

MANGA I NEVER FINISHED AND PROBABLY NEVER WILL

Ah! My Goddess by Kousuke Fujishima
Cardcaptor Sakura by CLAMP
Fruits Basket by Natsuki Takaya
Hot Gimmick by Miki Aihara
Love Hina by Ken Akamatsu
RG Veda by CLAMP
Tenchi Muyo by Hitoshi Okuda
Tokyo Babylon by CLAMP
Urusei Yatsura by Rumiko Takahashi
X by CLAMP

MANGA I OWN (IN CHINESE)

Chobits by CLAMP (8 vol.)
Clover by CLAMP (4 vol.)
Dragon Ball by Akira Toriyama (42 vol.)
Ore wa Teppei by Chiba Tetsuya (18 vol.)
Various (3-5 vol.)

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And the rest of the slush pile can be sorted into respective categories...

INTERCHANGEABLE LEISURE TRASH

Alice 19th by Yuu Watase
Angelic Layer by CLAMP
Ayashi no Ceres by Yuu Watase
Bitter Virgin by Kei Kusunoki
D.N.Angel by Yukiru Sugisaki
Fushigi Yuugi by Yuu Watase
Fushigi Yuugi Genbu Kaiden by Yuu Watase
Inuyasha by Rumiko Takahashi
Magic Knight Rayearth by CLAMP
Maison Ikkoku by Rumiko Takahashi
Ranma ½ by Rumiko Takahashi
School Rumble by Jin Kobayashi

STUFF I LIKE, AT LEAST A LITTLE

Angel Sanctuary by Kaori Yuki
Camelot Garden by Kaori Yuki
Chobits by CLAMP
D.Gray-Man by Katsura Hoshino (haha sorry guys, this is where it goes...)
Fairy Cube by Kaori Yuki
Glass Mask by Suzue Miuchi
Liar Game by Shinobu Kaitani*
Mirai Nikki by Sakae Misuno*
Naruto by Masashi Kishimoto
Wish by CLAMP

*These still have a long way to go in terms of serialization & may move up in the future

STUFF I LIKE A LITTLE MORE THAN A LITTLE

Clover by CLAMP
Dragon Ball by Akira Toriyama*
Full Metal Alchemist by Hiromu Arakawa
Loveless by Yun Kouga
Nausicaa of the Valley of Wind by Hayao Miyazaki
Nodame Cantabile by Tomoko Ninomiya
Ouran High School Host Club by Bisco Hatori
Ore wa Teppei by Chiba Tetsuya*
Rurouni Kenshin by Nobuhiro Watsuki*
Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle by CLAMP
xxxHolic by CLAMP

*these three series hold a special place in my heart, if only for memories' sake

STUFF I LIKE QUITE A LOT

20th Century Boys by Naoki Urasawa
21st Century Boys by Naoki Urasawa
After School Nightmare by Setona Mizushiro
Blade of the Immortal by Hiroaki Samura
Death Note by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata
Nana by Ai Yazawa
Piano no Mori by Makoto Isshiki
Saiyuki by Kazura Minekuya
Saiyuki Gaiden by Kazura Minekuya
Saiyuki Reload by Kazura Minekuya

SERIES I THINK EVERYONE SHOULD READ

Mushishi by Yuki Urushibara
Neon Genesis Evangelion by Yoshiyuki Sadamoto


...and some random additional categories


TOO EARLY TO TELL

Bakuman by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata
March Comes in Like a Lion by Chika Umino

SERIES I WOULD LIKE TO OWN HIGH QUALITY ORIGINAL JAPANESE TANKOUBON VOLUMES OF

Clover by CLAMP
Mushishi by Yuki Urushibara
Piano no Mori by Makoto Isshiki

SERIES WITH PRETTY ART

Blade of the Immortal by Hiroaki Samura
Chobits(/Clover/TRC/Holic) by CLAMP
Loveless by Yun Kouga*
Nausicaa of the Valley of Wind by Hayao Miyazaki

*IMO Loveless is prettier on the screen (i.e. scanlations) than in tankoubon

SERIES WITH ART THAT REALLY GROWS ON YOU

Mushishi by Yuki Urushibara
Neon Genesis Evangelion by Yoshiyuki Sadamoto
Saiyuki(/Gaiden/Reload) by Kazura Minekuya

...and so I conclude! What a wonderful waste of an hour. Aren't you proud of me?

Comments

[backseatdream.livejournal.com]

I still think you should read Monster! Fave manga series ever. ♥

[chu-totoro.livejournal.com]

That's by the same author as 20th Century Boys, Pluto, Billy Bat etc etc right?

Sorry, I think I still need at least another year to finish digesting 20th/21st Century Boys before I can start anything else by him. XD But I promise I will someday!

[lovelessbirdie.livejournal.com]

i definitely recommend reading liar game. the drama they made after it was really lame, but the manga is worth reading.

angel sanctuary has really beautiful drawings...

[chu-totoro.livejournal.com]

Kaori Yuki has good art in general, but I got used to her after awhile. :x (I s'pose I should include her just for form's sake...)

Liar Game is quite good, but it's not so appealing to follow on a chapter by chapter basis. Same w/Mirai Nikki.