Manga recs

[rachelmanija]

So, I recall that Comic Con frequently has dealers selling manga at reduced rates like 25% off. I see an opportunity to reduce the enormous amount I spend on manga. Other than Rurouni Kenshin, Blade of the Immortal, and Hikaru no Go, what series should I buy up that I don't already have? I have only read Her Majesty's Dog from Go!Comi, but I LOVED it and am interested in checking out their other series.

Off the top of my head, I already have all or most of what's been released of Fruits Basket, Naruto, X/1999. X-Day, Wish, Planetes, Saiyuki, Saiyuki Reload, Death Note, Planet Ladder, Demon Diary, Gravitation, Fullmetal Alchemist, Bleach, Chobits, Clover, Alice 19th, Fushigi Yuugi: Genbu Kaiden, Mars, Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicles, Paradise Kiss, Nana, His Majesty's Dog, Legal Drug, Dragon Head, DramaCon, Scott Pilgrim, Eternal Sabbath, and Absolute Boyfriend.

I have some of, but have not yet started reading or have only gotten a little way into Crimson Hero, Angel Sanctuary, Hana-Kimi, Beck, Tramps Like Us, Please Save My Earth, Monster, Ceres: Celestial Legend, and Hot Gimmick (I blame Mely for the last.)

I burned out on Fushigi Yuugi and Trigun.

The underage-looking kiddies in Shinobu Kokoro freaked me out, though I liked the snow spirit story.

Based on this, what should I stock up on?

Comments

[louiselux.livejournal.com]

Hikaru no Go is fun - a teenage boy possessed by the spirit of a (rather camp) 1000 year old Go master. xxxHolic by Clamp is exceedingly pretty with its Aubrey Beardsley style art and lashings of subtext-- sort of like Legal Drug but with actual plot. Petshop of Horrors is about a supernatural, lipstick wearing count and the cop who wants him to arrest him- it's really quite creepy and also has the lashings of subtext.

I'd also definitely second Qwan and Antique Bakery.

[louiselux.livejournal.com]

Oops, yes, I just noticed you mentioned HnG above. Sorry - it's late here. :)