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Need Manga Recommendations: Life Experience, Feels, Plot - Aura - Oct 16, 2015
Alright π
Since I already have a main thread for Anime recommendations (before you judge, it was created way before the two threads above were stickied, don't blame me!) I thought that it would be a good idea to create one for Manga. Since reading Nozoki Ana (God bless this Manga), I got more into reading them and I need some good recommendations. I've read tons of Manga when I was younger, but never really finished any of them, and I forgot about a lot of them so I can't update MyAnimeList list properly.
http://myanimelist.net/mangalist/Aura_
Any Manga that is remotely close to what Nozoki Ana is, I'll read it right away so there's that. Otherwise what I'm looking for is:
- School, Ecchi (it's funny), Harem, Slice of Life, Supernatural, Magic, etc: Not all of these together obviously, but the more the better I guess. I like Manga where in the end a character will grow (emotionaly, psychologicaly, etc.) so Manga that goes through the whole high school period of a MC for example will get my attention;
- The Manga needs to be finished: I'll still check out all the recommendations even if the Manga is still on-going, but I like to read them in one-go and not have to wait for releases;
- If the Manga have an Anime (adaptation), I would like to know if the Anime is worth watching first, and if so, I'll do it and let me know what volumes/chapters it covers, so I can continue with the Manga after;
- I don't really have any restrictions for the number of volumes or chapters to be honest. I would like to keep it around 100-150 but like I said, I'll give all of them a look, no matter how many volumes/chapters they have;
- I won't read Manga from pre-2000, maybe even pre-2005, this is debatable;
- I like Manga with a good plot and good art obviously;
Once again, sorry to put all my conditions in your face, but you guys are usually really good at recommending stuff I like/look for so I trust you. If you need any more specifications on what I'm looking for, let me know and I'll try to be more precise π
Thank you once again AA!
* - AngΠ΅l - Oct 16, 2015
Read Velvet Kiss since you enjoyed Nozoki Ana.
* - Aura - Oct 16, 2015
Just read the whole thing. It was really good and quite similar to Nozoki Ana (in the same spirit) so I enjoyed it.
Thank you, if you have any more recommendations, feel free to post them here π
* - AngΠ΅l - Oct 16, 2015
You can read something in a day that would take me weeks lol. Try Hetakoi, it's pretty similar but I liked it a lot more for some reason.
* - tweety - Oct 16, 2015
(Oct 16, 2015 06:59 PM)AngΠ΅l Wrote: Read Velvet Kiss since you enjoyed Nozoki Ana.
This.
Velvet Kiss is on my top 10 for Manga. Really powerful story, with lots of H scenes wink wink.
* - Aura - Oct 17, 2015
Well I used to be a really big reader, so I can read really fast. And when I'm interesting in something, I do it until I finish lol. I'll give Hetakoi a look π
And yes, Velvet Kiss is now in my Top 5 as well (since I didn't finish a lot of other Manga anyway but it might stay there for a while).
* - SavageBoys - Oct 17, 2015
Mahou Sensei Negima? 2003-2012, fully complete. Even has a continuation called "UQ Holder!" which is currently ongoing.
Plenty of chapters to burn through (355+), anime isn't worth watching unfortunately.
Fits all your desired genre tags with a bit of a caveat.. the MC is the teacher not the student.
Id say the art style is pretty great for its time:
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* - Aura - Oct 17, 2015
I finished Mahou Sensei Negima. It's the first Manga I've ever read and it'll forever stay my Top 1. I just love it. I didn't even know that UQ Holder! existed but you can be damn sure that it's the next one I read. Right now, I'm reading Domestic na Kanojo but once I finish it (or hit the latest translated chapter), I'll get going on UQ Holder!.
Amazing suggestion, thank you!
* - bluetile - Oct 17, 2015
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* - Aura - Jan 9, 2016
Bringing this thread back to life for more suggestions, thank you π
* - Aura - Jan 17, 2016
Bringing this thread back to life for more suggestions, thank you π
* - CorrosiveBlueberry - Jan 17, 2016
Hikaru no go! even though it is older it is a must read/watch. 20/21 volumes are watchable via anime/special. 23 volumes are available through manga. It is a completed series, and somehow it just makes you keep wanting to watch(i watched it all, then completed the rest via manga because i was that into the story). Even though it is about a board game called Go! and older don't let that put you off, it is really worth watching or reading; also the aspect of Sai - a ghostly figure that helps the MC hikaru play the whole time yet no one else is aware makes it so much more intresting; and IMO at some points psychological / cliffhangers.
It's very strange how such a anime/manga can keep your attention so much.
* - Lord Bendtner - Jan 17, 2016
If you enjoyed Mahou Sensei Negima then i recommend Love Hina. It's by the same author, however there is no focus really on action. It's slice of life / harem / ecchi
* - Aura - Jan 18, 2016
Hikaru no go! might be a bit too old for me, but I'll still check it out, thanks! π
And I know about Love Hina, but back then that kind of story didn't interest me, though my tastes have changed today so I'll have to re-check it.
Thanks!
* - Aura - Jan 25, 2016
More recommendations please! It looks like I just can't come across some Manga that would satisfy my nightly reading sessions before falling asleep π