Tuesday, August 05, 2008

Calling All Manga Fans

I've read more Manga than you'd think, since I never really post anything about Manga here, but I still feel 95% ignorant when it comes to making recommendations. I can tell people what I've liked, but what merit do my suggestions have when I've only read 20 Manga series and there are thousands more I haven't read?

And since I'm presenting a workshops for librarians this fall, I want to make sure that I have some Manga in the mix. (The stuff I'm presenting is American-centric, which is fine for the topic, but I want to include Manga information as well.)

So, all of you Manga fans -- or anyone, really -- I need your help. Comment below and tell me five or ten Manga titles that you think belong in American libraries.

Your reward is making the world a better place. For Manga.
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9 comments:

  1. Greg12:11 AM

    I've barely read any manga either, but The Ice Wanderer and Other Stories is a very good book and is partly based on Jack London stories, which would make it a good fit in American libraries. Plus, it's not a series.

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  2. Kelly Sue12:12 AM

    Lone Wolf and Cub
    Tekkon Kinkreet
    Death Note
    Sexy Voice and Robo
    Slam Dunk

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  3. Timothy Callahan12:14 AM

    The first three, I've read. The latter two, I will.

    Keep em coming!

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  4. seth hurley12:58 AM

    Hotel Harbour View
    Benkei in New York
    The Walking Man
    The Push Man & Other Stories
    Good-Bye
    Abandon the Old in Tokyo
    2001 Nights
    Domu
    Adolph

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  5. Anonymous4:23 AM

    One Piece
    Deathnote
    Monster

    meh, that's about all I can recommend of the top of my head

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  6. Anonymous4:59 AM

    Here are some of my favorites:

    Acrobatic Reptile Gorilla Guerrilla
    Cleaning Supplies! Dangerous!
    Children With Enormous Eyes Experience Life Backward and Upside Down!
    Plummeting Temperature Housecoat
    Pinky Without Honor
    Kitten Becomes Cat 2*





    * Titles may be fictional

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  7. Anonymous7:32 AM

    Akira.
    Nuff said!

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  8. Anonymous8:52 AM

    You also should consider the "father" of manga, Osamu Tezuka (whom you may have read already):

    Astro Boy (classic; geared toward kids)
    Buddha (examines Buddhism)
    Phoenix (SciFi take on Shintoism)
    Adolf (interesting take on WWI; I have mixed feelings about this one, though)
    Black Jack (perhaps his most significant; forthcoming from Vertical)
    Ode to Kirihito (mature; Vertical)
    Apollo's Song (mature; Vertical)
    MW (mature; Vertical)

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  9. Kelly Sue9:45 AM

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/20th_Century_Boys
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pluto_(manga)

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