Thread: manga suggestions for a newbie?

Love hina...
Or bleach
These would be 2 good things to start off on. *becoming a anime fanatic*

Urk....i dont know what kind of anime you would like if u dont like inu yasha...man...kinda hard to figure something fer ya....hmmm...maybe Ghost in the Shell?

Originally Posted by Boo45

Urk....i dont know what kind of anime you would like if u dont like inu yasha...man...kinda hard to figure something fer ya....hmmm...maybe Ghost in the Shell?

Ah yes, GitS. That's got some good conspiracy stuff, and lost of SciFi action. I've only seen the original movie, not the new one or the series, so I can't comment on those, but the original is a must-see.

I've looked up the titles mentioned, and Akira and Ghost in the Shell look the most interesting to me, so maybe I'll check those out. More suggestions are welcome!

I ain't seen Blue Gender so I don't really know what it's about..... but if it's the surreal realism... you could call it... unreal things happening in real places, that you like here's some sugguestions.

I'd sugguest 'Ghost in the Shell'. The movie and the series 'Stand Alone Complex'. One of the staples for any anime fan, the Ghost in the Shell movie was one of the first ever anime I saw... if not the first, it appeals to pretty much everyone cause I'm a rabid fangirl and I still like watching GITS.

'Last Exile' I think you might like too....even through it's set on a alternative imaginary world... it's very very realistic and it's got a great story and great characters. The animation is just plain beautiful too.

You could give 'Rahxephon' a go too. It's a bit confussing and hard to understand in places, but it's got an interesting story and good 3D characters.

Originally Posted by Sib

Blue Gender was pretty good, and the only other series I can think of right now that's like that is Neon Genesis Evangelion... but it it pretty hard to keep up with it sometimes, and I would only reccomend it to a genius or somebody who has watched alot of anime.

True true, Evangelion probably isn't the greatest anime to start with for most people (expect for me of course, it was the one of the first anime I saw ), as it is very involved and kind of confussing... but alternatively the manga version of Evangelion is alot easier to understand as it's very different to the anime in many areas.

Afraid I can't really help you much in the way of manga sugguestions, because most if not all of what I've read is shoujo, shounen ai or really really angsty.

FMA, Hikaru no Go, Naruto, Death note....

Ok now I have another question. You see, I started this topic asking just for manga suggestions because it is easy for me to drive over to a book store and buy some. But now I'm interested in some of the anime suggestions I've been given. So what is the best way for me to watch it without buying a buch of expensive DVD box sets? I dont think many of these shows are on regular cable...