For the sake of calibration, my favorite manga are Bleach, Death Note, Nana, and Fruits Basket.
Lone Wolf and Cub! Because a 25% savings really adds up for a 28-volume series!
Or perhaps not. But based on the things you liked, I'd suggest checking out, in perhaps roughly declining order:
xxxHolic (7) - by CLAMP.
Love Roma (3) - the art style took a little getting used to, but it was a refreshing change to see the boy confess his love right away instead of having the girl agonize about it for 10 volumes first.
Aishiteruze Baby (2) - a girlcrazy teen boy is put in charge of his 5-year old cousin to teach him responsibility. Totally cute, but not cloying.
Azumanga Daioh (4) - Wacky hijinx of six high school girls. No romance (poor Kaorin!) but very funny.
Kare Kano (20) - A girl who masquerades as the perfect student to win praise is upstaged by a boy who really is perfect, or so it seems.
Fool's Gold (1) - an American high school girl organizes her fellow girls to ignore jerks. This would make good co-reading with Queen Bees and Wannnabes.
Gals (6) - Fashion and Fun in Shibuya. (Rightstuf just announced they second season of the anime (Supergals) is coming out December 1st in the U.S.)
Kodocha (10) - A child star declares war on the class bully.
Yotsuba&! (3) - Wacky hijinx of a young girl.
Red River (13) - A Japanese schoolgirl falls into water and finds herself NOT in a magical japan or china but in the ancient Hittite empire. A change of pace! (Yes, there's a prince, although you'd think he could afford a shirt.)
Shadow Star (7) - a schoolgirl on vacation finds a cute alien friend and descends INTO HELL. Very doomful. The anime version has the most misleading opening ever.
Telepathic Wanderers (3) - A beautiful girl can read minds but has to keep it a secret.
Boogiepop Doesn't Laugh (2) - now a manga to go with the novels, anime and live-action movie. A musical someday seems inevitable, perhaps even desirable.
Genshiken (5) - Otaku just wanna have fun.
W Juliet (11) - to compare and contrast with Hana-Kimi.
I'm less sure of:
Whistle (13) - Like Hikaru no Go except for Soccer instead of Go, and no ghost. I'm not particularly a fan of sports manga or even soccer, but I liked this.
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Date: 2006-07-15 03:16 am (UTC)Lone Wolf and Cub! Because a 25% savings really adds up for a 28-volume series!
Or perhaps not. But based on the things you liked, I'd suggest checking out, in perhaps roughly declining order:
xxxHolic (7) - by CLAMP.
Love Roma (3) - the art style took a little getting used to, but it was a refreshing change to see the boy confess his love right away instead of having the girl agonize about it for 10 volumes first.
Aishiteruze Baby (2) - a girlcrazy teen boy is put in charge of his 5-year old cousin to teach him responsibility. Totally cute, but not cloying.
Azumanga Daioh (4) - Wacky hijinx of six high school girls. No romance (poor Kaorin!) but very funny.
Kare Kano (20) - A girl who masquerades as the perfect student to win praise is upstaged by a boy who really is perfect, or so it seems.
Fool's Gold (1) - an American high school girl organizes her fellow girls to ignore jerks. This would make good co-reading with Queen Bees and Wannnabes.
Gals (6) - Fashion and Fun in Shibuya. (Rightstuf just announced they second season of the anime (Supergals) is coming out December 1st in the U.S.)
Kodocha (10) - A child star declares war on the class bully.
Yotsuba&! (3) - Wacky hijinx of a young girl.
Red River (13) - A Japanese schoolgirl falls into water and finds herself NOT in a magical japan or china but in the ancient Hittite empire. A change of pace! (Yes, there's a prince, although you'd think he could afford a shirt.)
Shadow Star (7) - a schoolgirl on vacation finds a cute alien friend and descends INTO HELL. Very doomful. The anime version has the most misleading opening ever.
Telepathic Wanderers (3) - A beautiful girl can read minds but has to keep it a secret.
Boogiepop Doesn't Laugh (2) - now a manga to go with the novels, anime and live-action movie. A musical someday seems inevitable, perhaps even desirable.
Genshiken (5) - Otaku just wanna have fun.
W Juliet (11) - to compare and contrast with Hana-Kimi.
I'm less sure of:
Whistle (13) - Like Hikaru no Go except for Soccer instead of Go, and no ghost. I'm not particularly a fan of sports manga or even soccer, but I liked this.