Comments on: Japanese Readers Pick Most Moving Manga

By: Jason

Jason — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:46:23 +0000

Confession: while other, cooler kids were experimenting with drugs, booze, and sex during high school, I had Maison Ikkoku. Every month I’d pick up a modest pile of comics inevitably end up reading them the same day…except Maison Ikkoku. I savored it because I knew that by the time I was done, I’d have to wait another month for the next 2 chapters.

For an impressionable youth, Maison Ikkoku provided a frighteningly relative source of solace. Back then, I would think to myself, “I am so like Godai.” Of course, now I wonder what the hell I was thinking because I’m not and never was anything like Godai. At the time, though, I felt as if I was part of the story.

Ah, youth.

By: Draneor

Draneor — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 12:07:22 +0000

Personally, I cried while reading Nami’s, Chopper’s, and Vivi’s arcs as well as the Skypiea one (One Piece). For me at least, Oda-sensei excels at really drawing out empathy for his characters. Both Fruits Basket and Hachikuro brought me to tears as well, although with Furuba’s case, it was mostly happy tears. Maison Ikkoku did not, but I did enjoy reading it. That said, I’ve yet to read a manga that has moved me as much as certain visual novels (nakige) have.

By: piratesyar

piratesyar — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 05:13:03 +0000

From the “Really?” at the bottom it sounds like you might be a bit incredulous regarding the results. shows like Slam Dunk, One Piece, and Touch are pretty legendary and don’t seem out of place to me. (I will admit I am a slam dunk fanboy though). Some of the others aren’t as obvious. I’m curious which results elicit that particular response.

By: chise

chise — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 01:02:22 +0000

So One piece is at the top eh…

Leaving aside Slam Dunk, Sunadokei and Doraemon and have read all the others and….

One Piece being at top seem very accurate to me, there may be less popular more moving titles undoubtedly, but One Piece is very moving alright; I was in tears the whole volume about Robin’s past, and I was as much in tears as all the strawhats crew was when the Merry Go finnally got its well deserved rest in the bottom of the sea.