Heyas people. I'm looking for a specific kind of manga, so could you please help me out here?
I need to find a kind that is suitable for younger teenagers, that both boys and girls would like. It needs to have nothing to do with robots at all, but magic/talking animals are okay I guess. Violence is okay, I guess, but not too much, and it needs not to have any "adult" themes. Something similar to Spirited Away, but in book form, obviously.
Looking for a specific kind of manga.
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Limzo
, Aug 23 2007 04:02 AM
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#1
Posted 23 August 2007 - 04:02 AM
#2
Posted 23 August 2007 - 02:25 PM
Oh, yay! I can be helpful here :O
Case Closed meets all of those requirements. It's a mystery-solving manga.
Ouran High School Host club is hilarious
It's more of a girly manga though... Same with Fruits Basket. But still, they're good. Oh! And try Immortal Rain, too.
Case Closed meets all of those requirements. It's a mystery-solving manga.
Ouran High School Host club is hilarious
It's more of a girly manga though... Same with Fruits Basket. But still, they're good. Oh! And try Immortal Rain, too.
#3
Posted 23 August 2007 - 02:43 PM
If you're looking for "Spirited Away" kinda things, why not just check out more of Miyazaki's work? Here's a list of projects he's done.
Lupin III
Laputa: Castle in the Sky
Kiki's Delivery Service
Princess Mononoke
Howl's Moving Castle
As GC said, Case Closed is also pretty sweet, but just to warn ya, as it is mainly a murder mystery book, there is quite a bit of murder in it (2-3 per book usually). Nearly always ends up with a happy ending though .
Lupin III
Laputa: Castle in the Sky
Kiki's Delivery Service
Princess Mononoke
Howl's Moving Castle
As GC said, Case Closed is also pretty sweet, but just to warn ya, as it is mainly a murder mystery book, there is quite a bit of murder in it (2-3 per book usually). Nearly always ends up with a happy ending though .
#4
Posted 23 August 2007 - 03:00 PM
Lupin the III isn't very kid-friendly. By that I mean there's a lot of big-busty women and seducing going on in it. Or at least, that's how the anime was. *shrug*
There may be murder in Case Closed, but it's not really... bloody or full o' gore. If they're younger teens, they should like it.
There may be murder in Case Closed, but it's not really... bloody or full o' gore. If they're younger teens, they should like it.
#5
Posted 23 August 2007 - 03:52 PM
Hikaru no Go is a pretty good manga series as that deals with the game of Go. I really can't think of anything else that hasn't been mentioned yet... and yes, stay away from Lupin III
#6
Posted 26 August 2007 - 05:50 AM
Well, the day that I made the first post in this topic, I bought Cased Closed, before I even read any replies, and I've finished it now. I'm quite satisfied with it. I was interested in Immortal Rain, but manga is so hard to come by in Britain I doubt I'll find it easily. Thanks for all the suggestions guys, I think I'll look into these things.
#7
Posted 27 August 2007 - 04:42 PM
I don't know if it's finished now, but Waterstones (UK) are doing a feature thing called Tokyopop, which comprises of a lot of Japanese literature / manga. There's actually a brochure for it sitting on my computer desk at the moment. So find your nearest branch and have a look! (Also has age guides as well). Or I could read some random titles out if you get stuck (doesn't mean anything to me, a lot of manga leaves me a bit cold).
#8
Posted 28 August 2007 - 07:33 AM
Ooh, sounds interesting. Thanks Jimbob!! I wasn't planning on going into London today, but I have a few errends to run so I suppose I can use those as an excuse...
Or maybe I'll just check out the website so I can decide before I go.
Or maybe I'll just check out the website so I can decide before I go.
#9
Posted 28 August 2007 - 11:26 AM
What do you mean by "young teens"?
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