Manga readers: bebop, kenshin, gunnm,

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I heard a lot about Cowboy Bebop and asphalt mentioned it a couple of times in his posts, so I went to the shop and bought the 2 volume manga set: Cowboy Bebop: Shooting Star.

To be honest, it’s OK, but I don’t like it that much. Never saw the anime though, so I can’t compare, but the manga (at least this version) is too boring for me. [SIZE=1]Sorry asphalt ;)[/SIZE]

I would like to know your personal reviews for this list of manga (no anime):

  1. Gunnm
  2. City Hunter (I was a big fan of the anime)
  3. Evangelion
  4. Rurouri Kenshin

I’m searching for a good story, with a lot of action and stuff. :slight_smile: Ideas? Recommendations? Even if not listed above?

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Asphalt would be your man here, I think. :slight_smile:

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ok, i just wrote sh*tloads of stuff… and teh evil forum b0rked it :slight_smile:

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Write it again! Write it again! pretty please :wink:

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You should expand the list with some Hentai too! :stuck_out_tongue:

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Does this stuff exist in manga too?!
Either way, I saw a hentai anime once… pretty weird if you ask me. :-/

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well, actually, the main bulk of it was: my knowledge of manga isnt that great (thanks though kit :)) - I’m much more of an anime man myself (though obviously, most good animes used to be manga or vice versa). Can’t say I’ve read any that you mentioned (I’m still watching Evangelion… just not got any time atm ;)) but if you want lists of good animes and anime films, then I’m yer man.

Mangas: obvious essentials: Akira, Ghost in the Shell, Cowboy Bebop (;))

btw, wrt Cowboy Bebop, it’s probably worth watching the anime first (which, incidentally, is absolutely brilliant). Once you get the format from watching the anime, I think you’ll like the manga a whole lot more. The thing with Bebop is, there’s a kind of vague, underlying story to the whole thing that runs all the way through, but this doesnt really surface until the last few episodes. The rest of the time, the episodes dont follow on from each other in normal anime series fashion.

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yes, you can get hentai manga as well. though normally (since it’s such a marginalised market) it’s not often translated into english. either way, it’s probably best to steer clear imo. it’s not very nice… and quite how it provides people with sexual gratification, I’ll never know

:-\

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Thanks. Sure, you can send me the list of good anime episodes and films. Always intrested. :slight_smile:

I have Akira on DVD. Do you get all your episodes from DVD? Or from… well… the air? :wink:

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no no, Akira was originally a manga (6 editions I think?) and then they made it into a feature-length movie (the DVD). As good as Akira (the movie) is, it was difficult for them to compress over 2000 pages of manga into a normal sized film. which is why people find Akira (the movie) so difficult to understand sometimes. You should really read the manga, it clears everything up, which means you can enjoy the film a lot more (even though you’ll see quite a few differences between the animated and printed versions) :slight_smile:

I’ll post a list of must-see anime series and films… when I can think of them :wink:

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I knew about the Akira manga. Didn’t read those yet, but I know where to get them. There are different versions of the manga on the market. Glenat (French version) has 2 different versions:

  • pocket manga (14 volumes)
  • book manga (6 volumes)

Take your time for the list. :slight_smile:

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Amazon.co.uk sell Akira DVD’s and books. :slight_smile: Hopefully this link will work… :slight_smile:

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aye, they’re about £20 a go… makes getting the whole a set a long-term objective :wink:

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Myeah… Appart from Cowboy Bebop: Shooting Star I also have the complete manga set of Dragon Ball. 42 books, about 5 or 6 euros each… :crazy:
But, for me, this is the best manga (and anime) ever!

Hm, which reminds me I watched Ranma 1/2 a lot when I was younger. Loved that show, together with City Hunter who was called “Nicky Larson” on the French channel. Aaah, memories. :slight_smile:

Ranma 1/2:

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I really really don’t like Dragon Ball. Apart from the fact that it’s badly drawn and animated, the storylines are incredibly slow and boring… they have looads of episodes between fights where nothing interesting happens (let’s face it - the fights are the only reason you’d watch it) and then the fights themselves - the story writers manage to draw out fights over about 10 episodes where very little happens in each one.

drives me abosolutely crazy. :frowning:

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How about Pokemon? :stuck_out_tongue:

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don’t even go there… :stuck_out_tongue:

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Well, for Dragon Ball, I recommend the manga. It’s well drawn and the fight scenes are pretty cool. It’s true that the anime is kinda sloooow sometimes, but there are good moments in it.

Episode 1:
A: You will pay for this!
B: No you will!
A: My force is greater than yours!
B: Hahaha!

Episode 2: (repeat 1)

Episode 3: FIGHT - part 1 of 6

:sigh:

Not that I want to start a manga war here, but I thought the Cowboy Bebop: Shooting Star manga was kind of repetitive too: big shot time, bounty hunters, woolongs… and I hate Ed. He’s like a girl. :stuck_out_tongue: Spike and Jet are cool though.

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*Originally posted by Kitiara *
**How about Pokemon? :stuck_out_tongue: **

Ugh. :stuck_out_tongue: But I like that little egg-pokemon… erm… Togepi or something.

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You know what one’s called! :stuck_out_tongue: