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All right all you other Japanophiles out there, put down the ramen and list what Manga you are currently reading.

I'm reading Excel Saga (Vols. 1-11) and Rurouni Kenshi (Vols. 1-4)

I don't read, and I don't have TV anymore.  However, I used to be abig anime fan, and watched Inuyasha and Rurouni Kenshin religiously.  I may not be a hardcore fan, but I can appreciate a good story.

Ah, a fan of good stories AND Inuyasha, eh?  ;)

I haven't read for a while but...Naruto, Trigun, FMA, Helsing.  The usual.

Orphen.

But you should be able to tell by my avatar. [irrelevant since I have a new avatar]

Hellsing, xxxHolic, Kill Me Kiss Me, and ohh I can't remember the name of the last one, but it's another 'relationship' one. I haven't bought more volumes in months, though. I used to buy a crapload, before I had to spend that money on food & rent.

For the record, buying Kill Me Kiss Me qualifies someone as a koreaphile.

I like quite a few different series.

Inuyasha (Sesshoumaru rocks. He got his arm cut off and is still pretty much the most powerful demon, perhaps even stronger than Naraku)

Rurouni Kenshin

Full Metal Alchemist (though the end of the series REALLY ticked me off)

Trigun

Gundam Wing, as well as a few of the other ones whose names escape me at the moment.

Cowboy Bepop

Tenchi Muyo

Yu Yu Hakusho

Naruto

I've seen a couple episodes of Samurai Champloo, and a few of Saiyuki (as well as a movie), and I have enjoyed what I have seen of them.

 [spoiler]I also like Dragon Ball Z, but it takes so much crap for being childish that i didnt include it in the above list. I'm making you click for the opportunity to make fun of me for liking a kiddie anime.[/spoiler]

theres one ive seen at borders every once in a rare while called 'Video Girl Ai' that looks really nice, but alas, its never there when i have enough money.

Well, my current favorite is Yakitate! Japan, which I can strongly recommend to anyone interested in mangas.

You know those manga and anime series that are strongly focused on competition - where the protagonist is strongly dedicated to becoming the best at something in his country, or even the world? Most of these center on sports or martial arts, and they usually have "secret techniques", a naive youngster who succeeds through talent and hard work, rivalries, large-scale competitions and similar recurring themes.

Yakitate! Japan applies this concept to...

<drumroll>

Bread.


This might sound nuts to some people, but it actually works rather well. My country, Germany, is obsessed with good bread - there are bakeries within walking distance almost everywhere, and they all offer a bewildering variety of breads - real bread, not those flabby things that are only fit to be fried in a toaster like you get them in the UK and USA - so the concept of competition between the best bread varieties actually makes quite a lot of sense.


And the series has a large amount of absolutely deadpan humor which should not be missed.

Quote from: Jürgen HubertWell, my current favorite is Yakitate! Japan, which I can strongly recommend to anyone interested in mangas.

You know those manga and anime series that are strongly focused on competition - where the protagonist is strongly dedicated to becoming the best at something in his country, or even the world? Most of these center on sports or martial arts, and they usually have "secret techniques", a naive youngster who succeeds through talent and hard work, rivalries, large-scale competitions and similar recurring themes.

y'mean the ones where this challenge is the greatest one ever to face since the last, which was the greatest challenge ever to face since the one before that?

yeah, those ones i really do not like.

Wow, I envy you Jurgen...  Sorry, I don't know how to put the accent on your name.  I wish I had some decent bread, al I can find is this stuff that tstes like carboard or stuff that tastes like paper and crumbles when you touch it...  yeah, I live in the dead-bread zone.

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I forgot to mention a few, thanks to people for reminding me.  I've never ben able to keep up with it, but I loved the concept behind full-metal alchemist.  

I used to watch gundam Wing religiously, back when they played it on mainstream tv channels during the daylight hours.  I could match the name of every gundam and it's pilot, their temperaments, primary weapons, everything...  I  experimented with gundam Seed, but the experience wasn't enjoyable...

Also, I'm not sure if Yu-Yu Hakusho counts, but I used to watch that a lot too.  It wasn't very deep, but it had some cool ideas.

Well, I think that's about it now...

I was watching Neon Genesis Evangelion (my personal favorite) and im reading tsubasa: reservoir chronicles. :)

(to jurgen) lol that actually sound scool. I LOVE bread. olive bread is..oops off topic
yeah like naruto and everything uber-competitive
plus, magas exagurate emotions to the extreme so it seems more intense

Quote from: sdragon1984, newly found gody'mean the ones where this challenge is the greatest one ever to face since the last, which was the greatest challenge ever to face since the one before that?

yeah, those ones i really do not like.

Well, there are some very bad ones in that genre, I admit.

However, this show also works as a brilliant parody of the genre. Some of the characters on that show are just plain nuts, and the "mysterious baker" who always wears a mask in public (another cliché of anime series) is not even the oddest person - that honor goes to a guy who judges many of the contest and who is... very impressionable by first-rate baked goods.

I watch Yakitate!! Japan for the reactions... and Tsukino. ;)

Other than Evangelion, I seem to like more obscure anime like Full Moon wo Sagashite (yes, it's shoujo, but I like the music) and Zipang. I hear Fate: Stay Night and Eureka Seven are good, but I haven't gotten around to watching them yet.

I have heard of Full Moon but not the others. WHat is it about?

Zipang is about the crew of a Japanese Aegis-class cruiser, the Mirai, who, along with their ship, get caught up in a storm and suddenly find themselves lost in the Pacific--on June 3, 1942. The night before the Battle of Midway.

Pic from the manga: Mirai vs. Yamato

Eureka Seven is a mecha show. It's very similar to Evangelion from what I've heard, but I don't think it's anywhere near as philosophical or angsty. Tons of action, too.

As for Fate/stay night:

QuoteShirou Emiya lost his parents in a fire when he was young and was later adopted by a sorceror. Although he was full of admiration for his adopted father and yearns to become an ally of justice, Shirou has limited powers and was unable to become a strong sorceror like his father. That is until one fateful day, he was drawn into the Holy Grail War and had to summon a female "Servant" known as Saber in order to protect himself. It turns out that the Holy Grail War involves a series of battles among powerful sorcerors to fight for the possession of a relic that will grant one's wishes, the Holy Grail. There are altogether seven "Masters" who can summon their respective "Servants" from different classes known as Saber, Archer, Rider, Berserker, Lancer, Caster and Assasin. These "Servants" have to hide their names in order not to reveal their weaknesses to the enemies. The story revolves around Shirou and his entanglement in the Holy Grail War.

- From AnimeNewsNetwork.com