Must-read manga
I've posted this on every forum I've registered on, so I'll continue the trend:
It's a safe bet that you've heard of Death Note, but if you haven't, you should read it. It's a classic.
The Full Metal Alchemist manga is also a great read. It's actually better than the anime. The plot starts to diverge from the anime around 8 books in.
If you like action/fighting series, Jojo's Bizarre adventure is awesome. If you're not in the mood to read through 90+ volumes of manga though, I recommend reading series 3 (chapters 112-265) Each arc focuses on the adventures of a family of heroes, nicknamed "JoJo" for short. Each story arc takes place in a different time period, and revolves around manly heroes fighting bad guys. Series 3 is the best known of the bunch.
GTO is hilarious. It chronicles a former biker-punk who becomes a teacher, initially to hit on high school girls, but he rejects that path and becomes a role model and a mentor to the students.
Excel Saga is another funny manga. It's about an evil henchwoman's misadventures. Long story short, it's what crack smokes to get high.
Cromartie High is a parody of the tough guy high school/street punk manga, about an ace student trapped in a school full of crazed hoodlums. Great stuff.
Hellsing. Organization that fights vampires, nazis, monsters, etc. Their most dangerous weapon is a ridiculously powerful (and well-dressed) vampire named Alucard.
Love Hina is a romance classic. It revolves around Keitaro, a geeky loser who's struggling to get into school. WIll he get into Tokyo U, and find the girl of his dreams?
Mx0 is epic. Kuzumi Taiga spent his middle school days getting into fights, but when he learned everyone had no expectations for him, he resolved to get into Senegai, the most prestigious high school in town. But he failed the entrance exam, and worse yet a girl laughed at him. Since he couldn't stop thinking about her, he storms back into the school to make her apologize. Unfortunately, on the way he beats up the head teacher, blows up a class room, and gets his head screwed off by magic! It turns out Senegai is a school of magic, and non-magic users are prohibited from entering. Since he entered, he has two choices, enter the school or get his memory erased! Taiga doesn't want to forget about that girl, so he enrolls in a magic school even though he can't use any magic himself! Worse yet, if anybody finds out, he'll be kicked out and have his memory erased! Can he survive the magical exams and high school bullies, all while tricking people into believing he's the strongest magic user in school?!
xxxHolic is NOT PORN. Let's get that straight. At first glance, Kimihiro Watanuki appears to be a normal high school student; but little do people know that not only is Watanuki able to see spirits, but he's also a magnet for them! One day, after being chased by one such spirit, Watanuki happens upon a strange building. There he meets a mysterious witch named Yuuko, who claims she can get rid of his ability to see spirits - for a price: Watanuki must work as her housekeeper until he has paid off the cost of granting his wish. Now Watanuki's eyes are being opened to an entirely new side of the world as he assists Yuuko in her work, all while balancing the housework, his schoolwork, and most importantly, ensuring that Yuuko is never out of sake!
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