What manga are you reading/just finished reading?

I am re-reading Azumanga Daioh for the dozenth (or so) time.
It still cracks me up everytime, it's so darn cute & funny.

Same here. It's one of my fav's.

Should have the latest Gunslinger Girl vol today. Once that comes in that will be caught up on.

Finished Azumanga Daioh today (read it a bit slower than usual).
Though it's still sad at the end, I was not as choked up about it as I once was.
Sometimes when I even thought about the ending to the anime or manga I got really really sad, and started to cry.

Maybe it's cause I never wanted such a fun show/manga to end.

Not sure how I will react to the ending to Yotsuba, whenever that happens.

BTW any word on when the next volume of Yotsuba comes out in the US?

I'm currently reading Omamori Himari on volume 4. Do like how so far Yuuto has willing kissed Himari. In harems you normally see the guy try to stay away from any romantic encounter.

Finished up to the latest release of Omamori Himari Volume 6. The action has picked up quite a bit in the later chapters and the fan service has really gone up with volume 6 even showing some nudity.

Though a line from Himari at the end of Vol. 6 has me kind of wondering how it will end.



Am interested if that is just to get the reader to want Yuuto to keep advancing or if it is a foreshadowing of what will happen in the final volume.

Read through Highschool Of The Dead Volume 6 today. What an ending, I would say that is the best ending since Act 1. And I think does a much better job of showing the trouble they are facing with this "Them" take over that they have kind of lost since leaving the school.

Really looking forward to Volume 7 this summer and hopefully HOTD starts back up on the Japan front as they have stopped since Volume 7 released there last year.

kiku would also like to see a season 2 DVD.

Right there with you Kiku. Though I doubt we will see that anytime soon as the manga isn't that far ahead of where the anime stopped in season 1 as it ended with volume 4. That only gives them volumes 5-7 to work with.

It's called an OVA. You're not going to see anymore High School of the Dead anime. They do this for a reason, to get people to buy the manga. Yeah, it's not to screw people over on a plot. Anime is made to help sell manga, that was the purpose of it.

Are you sure the anime stopped at volume 4? I have the color edition of the manga, which contains the first four volumes and volume 4 ended where episode 10 was at in the anime.

I assumed that the anime covered a part or all of volume 5.

Just pulled out HOTD Volume 4 and 5.

Volume 4 ends with Act 17 The Sword And The Dead
Which tells of when Seako tells Takeshi she was a "monster" before They appeared. Which the anime places out of place. I can go into more about this if you would like, but it is spoilers to both the Anime and Manga. I would like to stay away from that.

Volume 5 starts with Act 18 Legend Of The Dead
Which is them meeting the people in the Mall, which the anime ends with them reaching it.

Edit: I will discuss a spoiler in it.

I see! The anime rearranges scenes and adds some addition content (fluff) for the end.

Anime doesn't add anything. It just changes when Seako and Takeshi go on their own. The OVA is not in the mange though, in less it is a bonus in Volume 7. I wished the anime would have used Rei's cosplay bonus.

I'm not ready to count HOTD out yet for another season, considering how wildy popular it was; and for good reason. I'm still using all my willpower to stave off getting that naughty naughty graphic novel omnibus 1-4.

Now reading Yotsuba, just cause it's even more funny & cute than Azumanga Daioh was (IMO).

Still kinda irritated that Mr. Azuma won't let anybody even try to do a Yotsuba anime. Apparently he said nobody would "get it" due to the rather long parts of just staring at the sky, or other non-activities.

I mean just look at Lucky Star, the whole first episode is pretty much nothing but them talking about how to eat a chocolate coronet.
That show was popular, and it has very liitle action.

Currently have issues to read of
Arisa
Oh My Goddess
Kekkashi
S.A.
Rosario Vampire: Season II
Pastel
Also recently collected
Jinki Extend

Got in and read Omamori Himari vol 7 today.

It has some nice progress with Yuuto as a demon slayer. Also I like the new girl they added to his harem.

Finished Yotsuba, now I guess I will just wait like the rest of us for volume 11. Which comes out in September (so almost a year apart from the last volume).

Seriously this is why so many people do the whole illegal viewing thing.

I just got done reading an excellent 2-volume manga by Jiro Taniguchi called A Distant Neighborhood. It's about a 48-year-old business man on a business trip who, after getting drunk one night, gets on the wrong train the next day and ends up going to the town he grew up in. With some time to kill before the train back he goes to look at the place he grew up, then goes to his mother's grave. Suddenly he is transported back in time to his 14-year-old self, several months before his father abandoned his family and disappeared. Although now a 14-year-old student, he retains his memories and tries to find out why his father left and whether there is a way to prevent it.

Taniguchi is one of my favorite artists and here he shows he is also a very good writer. I definitely recommend this to anyone looking for something more mature and thought-provoking in manga.

Sounds like an interesting read. Since RightStuf is having a YenPress sale. I would highly recommend using it to pick up Until Death Do Us Part.

It has a nice story about a little girl who can predict things. Who finds herself in some sticky places because of that and the main male character becomes like her bodyguard.

Just finished what Tokypop published of Priest. I wish they had tried to finish it before they closed doors.

I just finished book one of House of Five Leaves and I thought it was pretty good. Does anybody have any suggestions on a manga I should read? As of right now I'm reading Black Bird, Black Butler, High School of the Dead, Rosario Vampire and Ouran High School Host Club. I'm open to pretty much anything so drop me a line and give me some ideas. Thanks

Just got done reading Highschool Of The Dead Volume 7.

We get some nice reactions to the end of Volume 6, which I like a lot. As the ending of Volume 6 to me really set what was happening to them not seen since Volume 1 when everything started. We get some nice progress to the story and from the looks of it I can easily see this series ending with Volume 8 when/if it finally comes out in Japan.

Also very excited about something that happens, but it is a big spoiler so I will talk about it below

I haven't started reading it(High School of the Dead) but... I would love a season 2 but that is the way i feel with a lot of anime.

I have been reading Freezing one of my new favorites.

Omamori Himari 8 came in Friday. Read some of it, hoping to finish it tonight.

I'm about halfway through volume two of Qwaser Of Stigmata.

I'm watching the anime right now. It is sooo cute and hilarious. Is the manga as good?

I just finished the first chapter of Omamori Himari volume 1. I love it! The art style is fantastic. It should be noted that the artist (Milan Matra?) has a flair for keeping the art crisp and clean, without oversimplifying it. I mean to say that in any given panel; the art is emotionally charged, yet at the same time it's relatively easy to distinguish things like: what is going on, who's who, and who's saying what. This appears to be a tall order in manga, but Milan Matra pulls it off with aplomb. The best part is, Milan Matra appears to have an affinity for pantsu that rivals even mine. Here's an interesting little tidbit of information regarding Milan Matra that I pulled from ANN:

His pen name came from the portable anti-tank missile MILAN (French: Missile d´infanterie léger antichar) and its manufacturer Matra (now part of MBDA).

@ joelgundam01 and Cheap One - Thanks again guys for guiding me to this most glorious of manga. It was your rave reviews and advice that were the impetus of my discovery of this little gem.

@ joelgundam01 and Cheap One(again) - Shame on you for pushing me down this rabbit hole called manga! Will I ever find my way back out?

Some people think the Azumanga Daioh manga is better than the show.
Like Lucky Star it's a 4 panel type comic.
Some of the comic timing is a bit better in the manga than the show.

However the dub voices just put it slightly over the manga.

Though like I stated both of them have kinda sad endings (cause it's so fun you never want it to end).

I personally have the rather out of print ADV Manga version of it.
The more recent Yen Press version is an omnibus (all 4 volumes in one huge book). I heard Azuma cleaned up or redid some of the art for this version.
I personally have not looked at it to see the differences.

The omnibus is kinda expensive at about $26.
So I have not really been in a rush to get it.
I don't think the library carries it either.

Thanks for the info. EricDent.

Figured you would enjoy this manga. It only gets better as the number of girls go up in Yuuto's life.

Yen Press also does a good job of translating what all the spirits and such are. As it deals heavily with ones that aren't big in the West/US.

I noticed a lot of informative footnotes and even translation of the the "sounds". From what little experience I have, I think that Omamori Himari is manga excellence. I'm about halfway through volume 1 and have yet to be confused by a single panel.

just finish reading oriemo at work... really good! can't wait until volume2 comes out!

Have you seen the anime as well? Share your thoughts?

hmmm its been awhile since I last saw it, that's why I'm ordering the dvd (s). But if my memory serves me right, it was pretty good. For me, after the first episode I didn't want to stop. If you're unsure about it you can stream it on crunchy roll.

Sorry if that wasn't the kind of answer you were looking for. I was never good at recommending or giving a little feed back. A good thing I'm not a salesperson right? The company would've went under. lol

Ha ha. I'm curious, because the title caused quite a stir when it came out.

oh yeah. We all know what we were thinking when it came out. But yeah, it's ah... hmmm... ah. It's not what you think but it has "that" little moment of it coming from the title itself. Don't worry. You're safe. =DDD

I just love the character designs on the covers of both the anime and the manga.

yeah and the animation's pretty awesome itself. I'm getting the feeling that you haven't seen it before...lol

Nope.

Just wrapped up Omamori Himari volume 1. Can't wait to get into volume 2. More Shizuku!

I just started Menagrie 8 in Volume 2 of Omamori Himari. Kitty Ninja at a Maid Cafe anyone?

Is that where the tea girl is introduced? She is great.

Yup, quite literally where I'm at right now; the beginning of Menagerie 8.

Started up Omamori Himari Vol. 9.

Oh my the start of Menageri 49 is crazy. If I didn't know better I would think I was starting up a Hentai manga. So far Vol. 9 is off to a good start, love the image of Himari they used for the TOC page, she looks great in that uniform.

Oh man... you're really selling it to me. I can't wait! I'm 'bout 1/2way through volume 2. BTW what's TOC?

TOC = Table of Contents

I have since finished Himari. Looks like Vol. 10 will start up with a bang. All the girls got some nice fan service time as well.

Yea, TOC is that. Don't know if it is called that in manga, if not the page that tells you where the chapters/menagerie starts.

Thanks joelgundam01. BTW

Volume 10... kiku want.

There is a scene between Shizuku and Himari in Menageri 54 that I think was made for you. When you reach it, you must let me know what you think of it. Trust me you will know what I am talking about once you get there.

Edit:

I think I know what you're talking about.

Thanks for the Birthday wishes.

Sailor moon vol 8 I've read it like four times since i got it

Just wrapped up Omamori Himari volume three. There were some nice little treats at the end. Not to mention that it was quite a cliffhanger, but there were a couple of comedy shorts to boot. There was also a great chibi shot of Himari and a fanservice shot of her too.

That series just gets more into the fanservice and randyness as you go. After the last volume I read (the hot spring story of course) I had to go find my wife...and see what she was..er..doing.

Great to read you are enjoying Omamori Himari, Kiku.

So who is your favorite girl so far? Based on your other posts about it I would guess little miss water demon Shizuku.

I've started reading Triage X made by Shouji Sato. He is of course best known for drawing Highschool Of The Dead.

Now when looking at the art of Triage X you can tell it is done by the same guy. It has a very HOTD feel to it and many of the characters so far in Triage X do look like missing HOTD characters.

Yen Press starts off by explaining what Triage means and the origin of the word. This pretty much sets up what the story is going to be about. Which is "to select" mainly dealing with patients in a medical center. Where the characters are pretty much assassins and they have to kill "the selected" person that was chosen to die, so that someone else can live.

It seems like a pretty good story and Sato doesn't shy away from bringing on the fanservice that you see in HOTD. So far I would say this has more then what you see in HOTD. It is more on par with the amount you see in the HOTD anime.

I "flipped through" 'bout a hundred pages of Triage X on an online site that lets you view manga for free. The interface sucks donkey b???s, but Triage X looks kinda cool.

Who's my favorite Omamori Himari character. Am I that transparent? What's not to like about a dripping wet kawaii loli tsundere with six a foot tongue in a school swimsuit? And yes, I'm enjoying Omamori Himari very much. I'm about halfway through volume 4. I've toyed around with manga and graphic novels in the past, not to mention comic books; but as far as I'm concerned Omamori Himari sets the bar.

You don't like the interface? Well watch out for HOTD cause Sato does the same thing in it. Triage X is set up very much like HOTD in both art and interface.

No no. I'm sorry. What I meant by interface, was the website itself that I was at. It was far from legit. "Flipping cyber pages" is a b???? with a crummy interface. I really liked the art that I saw in Triage X. I was actually at another site (I forgot where) that shows that we can exect at least five volumes of Triage X. I believe that's how many have been released across the pond.

I'm also kinda thinkin' 'bout checkin' out HOTD when the next omnibus makes the scene, if they're both still available.

Go after the Color Omnibus now, which contains vols 1-4. It's well worth the price in my opinion. It's rare to see a manga in a large hard cover book. The second Omnibus will release out some time next year and will cover vols. 5-7.

Do you think that it's availability will become limited by the time omnibus 2 comes out?

HOTD is a big seller for YenPress. They wont let it go oop for long. Though the Hardcover has gone through a few months of "we'll get it for you"

Don't know! Yen Press is pretty unpredictable when it comes to print runs.

You should be fine, but I don't take any chances when it comes to unique items like this.

I'm kinda hard pressed for cash now. I just spent over $160.00 on some of Sentai Filmworks' latest preorders.

You should be alright. I would wait for a Yen Press sale and just grab it then.

That's probably the best strategy. A Yen Press sale usually occurs every four months, so you won't be waiting too long.

I wouldn't wait until the second omnibus releases, since it's just slated for sometime in 2013 at the moment. It could be in Spring or it could be in the late Fall. Who knows!

Yen Press's site has it up for June 2013

http://www.yenpress.com/2009/01/june-2013/

I dont think im gona read any manga until the new lovely sailor moon box set comes out, very excited for that

I have now finished Triage X Vol. 1.

I like the way the story is set up so far. The main characters are part of this underground justice team. I would say very much in the style of Batman, expect they don't have all the fancy gadgetry as old Bruce.

I think I will continue following this, though I would like to see a return of HOTD cause so far it is the better manga.

Just finished March Story vol 4. Just started reading Black Lagoon vol 9 (love it!)
I just purchased Dogs 0-7 so that is next.
Does anyone has any favorites or darker manga suggestions?? I was looking at Biomega as a potential.
I have been watching anime for years and have quite the collection. Just started reading manga a few months ago and just want to find some gems that are out there. I am open to anything except that hentai bs.
I live in Montana and there is not many fans up here.
I do read Bleach on a weekly basis.
Anything would help!!!!

I mainly read ecchi stuff and I am just going to guess you won't like them with the hentai comment.

I'm personally excited for a new manga coming over titled "BTOOOM!" it is about a group of people dropped off on an island and they have to kill each other with BIMs which are bombs with different types of setups. Some explode on impact some have a timer some are smoke bombs and so on.

Once you kill 6 people you can get off the island and most of the people there played the video game "BTOOOM" which is where the BIM set up came from.

Ecchi doesn't bother me. I read Kenichi and some other titles that have plenty of fan service. Just don't care for crazy over the top. I will have to check out that series you mentioned. I like the premise.. i also like super violent stuff like Elfen Lied.
Thanks for the suggestion!

I just recently watched the Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple anime. I am fairly new to manga as well. I recently read both volumes of Qwaser Of Stigmata. It was pretty good, and violent; although it might not be to your liking due to the ecchi level being quite high. I am currently reading Omamori Himari volume 6. I just can't get enough! I can't praise Omamori Himari and Milan Matra enough. It's packed with action and ecchi and great art. Also of note is the cleanliness of the art style and layout. It's not sparse by any means. I simply mean to say that it's very easy to follow; and to know who's saying what, and what's going on in any given panel and/or page. I recently received volume 9 and am anxiously awaiting news regarding the preorder release of volume 10.

Wow you already on Vol 6 of Himari? The wait will be long for you waiting on Vol 10 with being so used to just starting the next volume when you finish the last one. One thing I kind of hate about following a manga while it is still coming out.

Renji, yea "BTOOOM!" is pretty good. I haven't read the manga yet just been watching the anime on Crunchyroll but I hear it follows the manga pretty close so far. Also found out recently we should be getting the anime as well as Sentai has the license.

I skipped "Commence Operation" and moved on to the volume six of Omamori Himari. I figure I'll wait and see if volume ten has a bonus story in it as well, plus I'm monogamous when it comes to anime & manga. One story at a time. I left a bookmark in volume five where "Commence Operation" starts so I can come back to it when I've finished Omamori Himari.

Commence Operation is a nice little story. It has nothing to do with OH expect Milan also drew it, he did it before OH and I would guess some of the characters in OH are based off the ones in it.

It's actually Milan's first work. The one-shot (one chapter manga) that got his name known.

Is it just me, or is there more to Shizuku than just her catchphrase: "You know?"? She seems to relate to her life as a "show" on a few occasions. I'm just starting to pick up on it. Then again it could all be in my head. Either way, I love Omamori Himari and rue the day that I run out of volumes to read.

No I think you have a sort of self contained struggle with all five of the "main" characters. Yuto, Rinko, Himari, Shizuku and Kuesu.

At least I view those five as the main characters of the manga.

At one point Shizuku said something to the effect of: "There can only be one loli in this show, you know?"

Yea, I think she says that when they go to Yuto's grandparents place or when Himari turns into a loli. I think the "show" part is just a joke to break the forth wall.

In a later chapter you see Rinko really grow into a character, with a story from her past. I really think they should of had that happen earlier in the manga as she kind of gets left behind with Himari and Shizuku and even more so when Kuesu and Liz join the gang.

I like how she's come think of herself as a vital tether to normalcy in Yuuto's life. You're right, there's character development in Omamori Himari. It's not shoved in your face though, it's subtle. I think that Omamori Himari would come off as just another Harem to a lot of people, but it's much better than that. And there's pantsu.

Shizuku's all dressed up like she's in When They Cry or something, not to mention her face is contorted with pent up rage. This is a side of her I didn't expect to see, you know? I think she's goona kill that girl.

Finished Omamori Himari 7, reading 8. I'm kinda diggin' the beautiful psychic detective.

You're getting close to being all caught up on OH. Volume 8 is a ton of fun and the extra little side chapter at the end has a ton of 4th wall breaking jokes. Which I do enjoy in my harem comedies like Omamori Himari.

Yep, it'll be a long wait until 10. When I finish 9, I'll go back and read Commence Operation! to tide me over. So I can expect more "Shizuku commenting on the show" awesomeness in volume 8?

Yea, to me Volume 8 is really when the manga starts to show off it isn't just an ecchi/harem title. All the main characters are set up and the fight against the Nine Tails is starting to shape up.

Shizuku is her normal self, if you are asking about the extra chapter. She does throw in a good line.

Did I mention I love Shizuku, you know?

Finished volume 8 of Omamori Himari.

Look forward to your reactions to what happens in Volume 9, and I pity you for having to join the long wait for Vol 10 with me.

I've been holding back on volume 0 too, so I've got that to fall back on until 10; phew. I wonder if volume 10 will have more "Commence Operation" in it like 5 did?

No as Joel pointed out it was a one shot thing he made before Omamori Himari.

Volume 10 just has Chapters 56-62 of Omamori Himari.

Nope! Like I said it was a "one shot". In other words, only 1 chapter was ever made.

I just aboput fell out of my chair laughing when I started volume 9 of Omamori Himari. The scene depicts a sleeping Yuuto "sleep molesting" a very awake Himari. When Yuuto awakens; Shizuku, intending to tell them that it's time for breakfast, walks in on them. Yuuto is subsequently doused and toungue strangled by a jealous and enraged
Shizuku. I was in stitiches!

Yep


And it just gets better from there.

Just finished volume 9 of Omamori Himari. Talk about setting up for the final showdown. I can't wait. Thankfully I've got volume 0 to read while I chomp at the bit for 10.

Just finished Alice in the Country of Hearts and it was rather disappointing. My mind was blown majority of the way through (I never understood the original Alice in wonderland lol) and it was very fun.

*SPOILERS*
...That is until I realized that Alice/Hatter was canon. Blegh! Julius was my favorite and even creepy rabbit Peter grew on me. I also ended up predicting that the Hatter and the Queen were related, so it wasn't that much of a surprise. Ace, this dude through me for a loop the entire 3 omnibuses, I wasn't sure whether to feel sorry for him or hate him b/c the man is seriously a psycho.

Props to Alice In Wonderland for being inspirational to game designers. Chasing the rabbit in Super Mario 64 never gets old!

Considering there are so many spin- offs from Alice in the Country of Hearts I don't think there really is a set cannon pairing. Kinda the shoujo equivalent of the Gakuen Heaven series. But I could be wrong so don't quote me on that.

Finished Omamori Himari 0. It's a great guideline for keeping the world of Omamori Himari straight, plus it's filled with fanservice.

I read Naruto 614 and Bleach 521 this weekend I also read the Berserk manga but it takes a really long time for each volume from that manga to be released and its never at a steady schedule.

Yeah Dark Horse is like that with all its manga properties. The only exception I can think of to the delayed release rule would probably be the Gantz series which pretty much comes out regularly every other month. If you wanna talk about huge lengths of time between volume release though try reading MPD Psycho or Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service. There's at least a 2 year gap between each volume release.

Started reading the first Cross Game omnibus today.

So I was looking around to see if anybody had rescued Strawberry Marshmallow yet.
No luck, but I did find someplace to read up to the latest volume online.
Apparently it's up to volume 8 & still going.

We only got up to volume 5 before it either was cancelled or Tokyo Pop went splat.

I read a chapter just to see if whomever translated it did a good job.
It was pretty funny (just like the real manga/anime) though I kinda wish they toned down the honorifics (Miu never calls her "older sister" Oni-San in the official translations).
In fact all of them call her Nobue.

Fan translations normally keep a lot of the Japanese stuff in tack like honorifics. Just something you have to deal with when reading them.

If they are calling her "Onii-san", then they are not doing a good job translating it.

Onii-san = Big Brother
Onee-san = Big Sister

It probably was the female version, just a mistake on my part...

Well this is no longer true. As the Japanese have pushed back the color editions of Vol 5 and 6 as seen here(the official Japanese manga site so be weary of heavy ecchi shots)

Also Yen Press' twitter revealed they are putting in the "Lighting Pop" art book in their release as well. Which had fan service images of HOTD and Triage X.

Just finished reading My Girlfriend is a Geek vol 5 and I enjoyed the whole series. I wish it would have been longer though.

question: is SAO manga better than the anime? nevr read any of it so just curious

Don't know, but Asuna looks horrible in them. So glad her anime version wasn't totally pulled from it.

I noticed on Jbox that they have both color versions (volume 5 and 6) untranslated in their listings. They weren't preorder either so I think they were released either earlier this month or late last month.

Yea, they came out in early Feb. I haven't seen anything on Vol 7's color release. Though Yen Press still has Fall 2013. So it should come out sometime before that as no way we see Vol 7 colored first.

More on topic: The last manga I finished reading was Mardock Scramble volume 6. It definitely wasn't the best volume out of the series. It didn't really have any action and seemed like filler more than anything.

Mayo Chiki vol. 1 - I really like this title. The art work is really clean and I really like the comedy.

Angel Para Bellum vols 1+2 - Wow! I like this title a lot. I received the first 2 volumes on Monday and read both of them in one sitting. The art is by Nozomu Tamaki (Dance in the Vampire Bund), while the story is written by someone else (Kent Minami). The title is very action packed, while the story is much more shallow compared to DITVB. However, I really like the concept. Two fallen angels (Azrael and Gabriel) are sent to the human world to protect the main character (MC) from the demons who want his power. The MC is a Nephilim (half angel, half human) who has the power to either save or destroy the world.

Have you watched the Mayo Chiki anime? I really liked it. Angel Parabellum sounds pretty wild.

No! I have not and will not unless it gets a dub. Just like BW, I too am dyslectic and it's impossible for me to keep up with subtitles.

That's why I went after the manga.

I'm kind of wondering if Angel Para Bellum has been cancelled. Volume 3 was originally listed as coming out in April, but it's no longer listed on Rightstuf or Amazon. Or maybe Seven Seas is having problems in general because the new Witch Hunter was supposed to be out today but now it's not coming out til the end of the month at the earliest.

The volume was delayed in Japan and most likely Seven Seas just pulled it for now, until they can re-solicit it.

Well, that's good to know. I don't want the company to go down now that I'm actually reading some of their titles. Though I'm still not happy that they made the decision to revive Blood Alone knowing that after volume 6 the series would be under a different company and need to be licensed differently :P

If it ever does get a dub, I'd recommend checking it out. It's loads of fun. I'll keep my fingers crossed for you.

Just finished reading Black Butler vol 12. Now I'm impatiently waiting for volume 13. I wanna see Lizzie kick some zombie a55.

Just finished the first volume of Btoom!!. So far, it's definitely in my keeper pile. It's reminding me a lot of series like Battle Royale, Gantz, Attack on Titan, Bloody Monday, and Cage of Eden in that it isn't sugar coating the violence. The protagonist has his flaws, but for me that only highlights the difference between his true character and how he came to perceive himself in the gaming world. It's not my favorite of the ultraviolent genre, but it does gain major pointage in my book for not resorting to using guns. So far- B

I just finished Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan volume 1
It was funny and had some bloody action
I was surprised

Read Omamori Himari 1-7 the past two days and I love it. I couldn't put it down. I'm about to start 8 and 9, then read 0.

Omamori Himari is one of the few manga I have read. I loved it. You do have volume 10 on preorder right?

Have you read Neon Genesis Evangelion: The Shinji Ikari Raising Project? It's an alternate world version of NGE with an insanely high level of fan-service. The series was even parodied by the author of Queens Blade Struggle in the Neon Genesis Evangelion Tribute Comic.

I'm going to order it in 4 days, when I make my purchase for the Funimation sale going on.

Wow, Kiku is now pushing manga. You have really come full circle with the manga love.

Just finished reading The Neon Genesis Evangelion Tribute Comic. I initially bought it mainly because Yun Kouga contributed but the whole thing was just amazing. Especially the story Misato's Shinji Ikari Raising Project Report. It was one of the funniest things I've read in a while.

You guys, you guys, you guys! Omamori Himari 10 is less than a month away! Yay me! Yay you! Yay fanservice!