What got you hooked on manga?
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What got you hooked on manga?
I got hooked back in the early 80's on Capt. Harlock that I mail ordered from Bud Plant. How about you?
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Shounen Jump a friend let me borrow in 5th grade. I remember what I was reading, Naruto. When Naruto went nine-tails on Haku. It was my 1st manga experience. Then I got into Karin (Chibi Vampire), and that is still one of my favorite series. Next to Higurashi, Umineko, Negima!, & Reborn.
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Marvel Superheroes...huh? That's not a manga? Sorry, but you're wrong, considering that manga means comic book (or is graphic novel more accurate?). Regardless, what got me hook to Japanese comics is the fact my Grandmother is Japanese and as a child I obsessed with learning about the Japanese culture. Believe it or not, Japanese cartoons (anime) and Japanese comics (manga) was something I discovered long after learning of samurai, shinobi, and katana. Though I admit, I learned most of Japanese culture from watching these cartoons and reading those comics.
My first was probably fan translated Naruto (much better than the VIZ translation). My favorite is Ghost in the Shell...er...Appleseed...? Can I just say that Masamune Shirow is my favorite comic (anything he writes is gold in my eyes).
My first was probably fan translated Naruto (much better than the VIZ translation). My favorite is Ghost in the Shell...er...Appleseed...? Can I just say that Masamune Shirow is my favorite comic (anything he writes is gold in my eyes).
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Love Hina, it was one of the first stories, series, which grabbed me to the point I didn't want to wait for the next volume; this was a big change from the old way of waiting and forgotting at times to pick up the next volume in a series, something that is not happening now, and something I think Fushigi Yugi could have done if it had been read prior to Love Hina.
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