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  Akira. : mechanicalgrape
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    That was the first anime movie I watched, and it almost kept me from watching anything else anime related... : byorn
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      I think that's the first anime most people watched. : mechanicalgrape
      • Thats because if they started with Grave of the Fireflies, everyone would be too busy offing themselves t... : cannelbrae
    • great animation, but a perfect symbol of the completely fucked exposition style of most anime. Why is it ... : GloriousCow
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    i would love to read all of Akira but the 6 or so graphic novels are usually around $60 a pop in Australia :\

    Mar 11, 2007 9:33pm PDT
    i would love to read all of Akira but the 6 or so graphic novels are usually around $60 a pop in Australi... : shavenewok
  • I second Akira. If its too expensive go to your Barnes and Noble and read it there. Also you can find it ... : socksta
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  Death Note. : lplasmatron
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    I can vouch for the anime series being completely awesome. : ki11_viru5
    • 2nd'd : warpdude
    • Yah Death Note is incredibly good. I made some Death Note miis of Light, L & Ryukk too, if you want to ad... : Borzoi
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    The problem with starting with Death Note is that it's all kind of downhill from there, writing wise. : Dynotaku
    • no point wasting your time on crap.....go for the gold. Besides, there are other interesting manga that a... : Borzoi
• When does Haiku want his copy of nintendogs back? : mr.sleepy
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  Hellsing. Monster. xxxHOLiC. Bleach. : eldersveld
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    So are the bleach manga following the same storyline as the anime? : byorn
    • the manga omitted the entire bounto arc, which, really, is a good thing. not sure how I feel about the wh... : AbortedFetusChristi
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  Vagabond by Inoue Takehiko Honey and Clover by Chika Umino Nodame Cantabile by Tomoko Ninomiya : Kentor
  • Oh and: Lone Wolf and Cub by Kazuo Koike : Kentor
• Berserk and Blade of the Immortal : kyllum
• forget manga. get Preacher. : NeoMoose
• azumanga daioh! : not work safe
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  Berserk will always be the best manga, imo. It's just an absolute classic of the genre. : Borzoi
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    for graphic novels, check out Black Hole by Charles Burns- he's an incredible artist and observer of cha... : Borzoi
    • I agree, Black Hole is fantastic. : Chris Remo
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    I loved the anime. Man, that was fucked up. : thewriter
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      I still haven't seen the anime after all these years, but the artist who draws the manga is really fantas... : Borzoi
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        The anime had a very anticlimactic closer - given that it ended just after the character who's name I can : thewriter
        • Well there certainly is more to the manga- although I've always liked the Dreamcast game- Gut's Rage: Swo... : Borzoi
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  Nausicaä of the Valley of Wind. The anime is awesome, the manga is better. A lot better. Hikaru n... : woddemandred
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    yeah Nausicaa was very moving. 'Never heard of Antique Bakery- what's that one about? : Borzoi
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      Guy who hates sweets drives a bakery, with a gay cook and his former boxer-apprentice. It's very funny, w... : woddemandred
      • I checked, and it's definitely in the yaoi section of our local asian import place. : Vantage
• Music : Beck, Detroit Metal City Sport : Slam Dunk, Air Gear, Noritaka Ninjas : Naruto, Nabari No Ou, R... : GrimmyD
• Battle Angle Alita is one of the best ever in terms of sheer technical quality and attention to detail. A... : ChibiJosh
• This is the same stupidity that Graphic Novels are not Comic Books. The difference is thicker paper. : Slowtreme