Makoto Shinkai English Fan Forum and Site

Laz · Laz Joined: 09 Jan 2008 Posts: 1073

I'm reading the Dark Horse Ghost in the Shell manga. It's very cool. Most of the episodes are the basis for the various GitS movies that have come out so that was pretty interesting.

I'm a huge Heinlein fan (if there are any others out there).

Laz

Junpei · Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2008 12:37 am Post subject:

I'm a big manga fan and I've read quite a lot but currently I haven't had much time to read much at all.

I love all of Mizuki Kawashita's manga especially Ichigo 100% which is my favorite all time.

Laz · Laz Joined: 09 Jan 2008 Posts: 1073

I've heard some good things about Ichigo 100%. I'l have to hit the dealer room at Katsucon this weekend and get some good deals.

Laz

Junpei · Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 8:57 am Post subject:

Yep, Ichigo 100% is fantastic, if you're into drama/romance, comedy, some ecchi and harem types.

I've also started reading Air as well as watching it.

Laz · Laz Joined: 09 Jan 2008 Posts: 1073

ill have to check those out. What are they about?

Junpei · Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 11:35 pm Post subject:

Strawberry 100% (いちご100%, Ichigo 100%) by Mizuki Kawashita

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ichigo_100%25

Ichigo 100% chronicles the life of Junpei Manaka, a high school student and aspiring movie director, and his relationships with the girls that enter his life.

This manga has 167 chapters so it's a bit of a read. I use Onemanga.com, it has the full story. Very useful site.

Menasha · vc_bios_b960909 Joined: 27 Jan 2008 Posts: 822

I'm reading The Animator's Survival kit. =)

Laz · Laz Joined: 09 Jan 2008 Posts: 1073

Sounds pretty interesting ... thanks Junpei.

Is that where you got the name

Junpei from?

Laz

Junpei · Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 12:45 am Post subject:

The very thing Laz! Very Happy

Menasha · vc_bios_b960909 Joined: 27 Jan 2008 Posts: 822

Apollo's Song by Osamu Tezuka.

I loved it! But it has more negative feelings then good, with some violence and blood. It's about a character named Shogo who is a psychiatric pateient with a mental problem which developed from his mother who always would be with different guys, and he was sort of the "mistake child" Which confused him as well and he developed a hatred for any kind of affection among animals or people.

It basically is trying to answer "What is love? Why do we love? What purpose does it hold?"

If your a Shinkai fan I would look out for this one. Wink

I also got

Neil Gaiman's Sandman.

Which is about "the lord of dreams" I have only read first issue so I don't know much yet! But I love it all the same.