What was the last manga series you completed reading?

[old hat]

Infinite Ryvius
This was an odd one. I found it to be rather muddled. Character relationships were often unclear to me. The sequence of events got muddled for me several times. Major events are mentioned but not shown. The significance of some events was unclear to me. One character appears several times but who she is and why she is there wasn't clear to me until the very end and even then it really wasn't clear.
They get attacked by another ship of the same sort. Where did it come from? Why did it attack? What happened during the battle? What was the outcome? What happened to the other ship? Why is this incident even mentioned?
5/10

[yingying27]

Full Moon Sagashite. It was really great. Only 7 volumes. 7/10

[HatsumiShinogu]

Cherry Juice
Nothing special but it was enjoyable enough. It mainly revolves around the relationship between the siblings, Otome and Minami and honestly, it kinda lacks originality. Good. 7/10.

[tttm]

I finished reading Absolute Boyfriend the other day. It was fun romantic read. =)

[Darkkyotrace]

The last one i read was Fruits Basket. Unfortunately that is the only one i've completed. I have over 40 mangas and i want to read some new mangas any ideas?-_- :ssj:

[HatsumiShinogu]

Chicago
Another great work of Yumi Tamura, though I wished it was longer than two volumes. I liked Rei and Uozumi a lot and their friendship was really special.

[Larsa]

I read all 18 volumes of Suzuka over the last three days and i loved it 9/10

[goddessofanime]

finished the volumes of Samurai Deeper Kyo that I got about three, four weeks ago. I've decided to check out the anime and more of the series nao

[old hat]

Eureka Seven
Not dreadful but not good either. Lots of boring sports manga-esque stuff about lifting/skatboarding in da sky. Seriously tedious in places. Terrible ending.
5/10

[Shawaazu]

"Suki" to Ienai (one shot)
It was okay, pretty much your typical shoujo manga. Being only around fifty pages long, it lacked depth and some parts just seemed to pop out of nowhere.

[Chidori Raikiri]

Akira, and it was amazing.

[superplough]

Rozen Maiden

Meh. I'm glad I saw the anime before I read this. It wasn't anywhere near as good.

And worst ending (or lack therof) EVER.

EDIT: It also irritated me that they spelled Kanaria "Canaria".

[gameoffreak8]

Aishiteruze Baby
I really enjoyed reading it. I'm glad that I watched Aishiteruze Baby anime because I'm more interesting in watching anime after I read manga few years ago. The manga have a good storyline so far, even though, the ending on the manga is different to anime. A nice romance story with a happy ending what I wanted to hope and it went well. I loved beautiful artwork! This one is my favorite manga so far. 10/10

[Onigiri]

Monster
This is the first manga I've ever completed and it was incredible. I hope my future reading experiences will be as memorable as this one.

[balisongnet]

ichi the killer
apollo's song
Ode to kirihito

[tttm]

Sugar Princess

[ridler2013]

I'm a big fan of Samurai X but only last when I finished reading the whole series... I'm a frustrated Ninja and Samurai wannabe!

[DeathlyMoonGoddess]

Full Moon O Sagashite

I sobbed, but it was a good story...

[Nomnomnom]

Blame

The ending was really open...

[gameoffreak8]

I finished Time Stranger Kyoko two days ago. The art was so beautiful! It has a decent storyline, but it was not bad to me, at least. Lastly, it has interesting characters. I enjoyed it so far. The ending with a nice romance what I wanted, and it did went well. 8.6/10

[tenshi_a]

One Pound Gospel. It's got boxers, it's got nuns, it's got comedy, it's got romance. All good! :D Only drawback is it made me really hungry to read this! XD

[Radjack]

Genshiken
Best manga that I've ever read:)

[Shawaazu]

Kannazuki no Miko
Even worse than the anime.

[Arnold]

Same as the last anime I completed watching, Maison Ikkoku.

[kuro_ketsukei]

the last thing i completed reading was Card Captor Sakura and wow I cant believe I wait so long to read it, it was so much better then the anime after reading the manga the anime actually makes no sense haha and they left out some of the most adorable parts that were in the manga.

[whatsherface]

I read the last chapter (99) of S.A. Pretty good. It was only a summary actually. But it works

[lav2k4]

Confession

Probably the only series by Nobuyuki Fukumoto's that has a completed translation. More people need to translate his work!

Overall it was pretty good. It's pretty much a one shot, one volume story. It doesn't feel too short either. By the end, you were actually involved with the whole thing. And it was pretty ironic the story ended that way, but hey, Fukumoto is the king of Psychological warfare, and it shows very well in this series. The way he draws character expressions and portrays emotions is just so crazy. You kinda think you know what's going to happen, but you don't know because it's so unpredictable.

8/10

[DazzleKitty]

I read the final volume of Beauty Pop today (which is vol 10, btw). I'll have to say this manga started out great, but slowly started to turn stupid and too silly. I can't even remember much of what happened in the series, which shows just how uninteresting it ended up being. Too bad, since the start was pretty good.

[Nasjo01]

The last manga that i've done reading was Fruit Basket wahaha :D slow in reading mangas :D

[Whoomp]

Mouryou Kiden - Legend of the Nymph
Story-wise it was a inconsisten, confusing and dissapointing mess that only got a little understandable for once in a while, or so you thought until you read the next page and everything was scattered. The funny thing is that the writer herself called it "clumsy" and that's exactly what it is, extremely clumsy. The art was for the most time quite nice but it was more often than not worthless in the aspect of telling you what happened and who was talking. It wasn't all bad though and had it's moments but I'm sure that Tamayo Akiyama sorely regrets leaving Clamp to work on things like this. Mouryou Kiden has proven to me that she doesn't work good by herself. I'll give this 4/10 since it's not all bad.

[Meggles]

FLCL A good read even though the art was a little weird. The second volume was way better than the first.

[ThePhillyFlash]

Pretty Face. Wild, funny, raunchy, over the top and touching to the end. Overall, a darn great read! :)

[Shawaazu]

Duklyon: CLAMP School Defenders
Surprisingly more entertaining when I thought it would be. Really funny and random, but everything worked together well IMO. I'd recommend giving it a shot if you're a CLAMP fan, especially if you're familiar with CLAMP Gakuen Tanteidan and 20 Mensou ni Onegai!!.

[itsudatte18]

lovely complex....:D :D :D

[justino16]

WOOT~! Just finised Azumanga Daioh!!! now im onto Doujin Work :P

[HatsumiShinogu]

Wish
One of CLAMP's great old works. I didn't expect to enjoy this title but I did quite a lot. All the characters were great and I would have to say that this is the first time that I liked almost all of the characters in a series. I just couldn't get enough that I finished reading all of the 4 volumes in a day or so. Very Good. 8/10.

[Ace Comics]

Last one I actually read to completion was Battle Royale back in February. I read it thru the Ultimate edition releases, and I'm glad I did. Not sure there would've been enough story-per-volume had I bought the singles.

[kittynboi]

The original Speed Racer.

[Meegle]

Yakuza Girl

[kittynboi]

Uzumaki. I liked it pretty okay. Nice imagery and some creepy ideas, especially towards the end, and very surreal. Though certainly not a book for people who want every loose end tied up and everything explained, and I can see many people finding the ending unsatisfying.

[Shawaazu]

Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon
I enjoyed this one a lot. Plot-wise, I liked many parts of the manga more. The story arcs seemed more connected since the Maboroshi no Ginzuishou was not that big of a deal anymore later on in the anime. I also didn't think that there was a lot of character development. The manga was faster paced and I felt that some of the characters just came and left before we really got to know them. It was really different from the anime, but overall it was entertaining from beginning to end. Excellent. 9/10.

[bebopxblues]

Black Cat
I think I followed this series more because of the fact that it was an actual Shonen Jump series that had an ending. Overall, the artwork, plot and characters were alright. The ending was also a bit cheesy, but I didn't no what I should have expected. I wasn't jumping for joy for each volume, but it at least kept me slightly entertained for a little while.

[Meegle]

20th Century Boys + 21st Century Boys
Overall a very good manga, although it did feel like it stagnated at times. I feel the extra two volumes of 21st Century Boys were unnecessary for the most part. 8/10

[Meegle]

Fruits Basket
Ohh... this is a classic. You laugh,cry and then some. It was a very nice ending. I was very happy with the way it ended. This needs a second season for the anime.

[balisongnet]

sanctuary, truly 'the godfather' of manga

[pepin]

Battle Royale, eventually. I had stopped at Vol.11 for about two years but finally got around to finishing it. I liked all the extra details and backstories they added in, compared to the movie.

[Meegle]

Saikano
Such a sad sad story. Very good IMO.

[Blackfang]

School Rumble I think though that may be the only manga I've ever finished reading @_@

[The Million Dollar Prons]

Cutey Honey was heck of dope.

[Arnold]

Been a good long while. Maison Ikkoku was it.

[tenshi_a]

The Gorgeous life of Strawberry-chan / The Super-Cool life of Strawberry-chan.

Due to the pacing and high-impact humour and the episodic nature, and the fact that the first volume took 5 years, I am under the impression that this is a compilation of a bit of filler comedy or something... the first volume was absolutely hilarious-but-omg-that's-wrong for much of the way - it made me feel a little guilty for laughing at topics I wouldn't normally consider laughing matter. The second volume waned for a bit but there are some perfect classic comedy chapters and genius comedy twists on old manga clichés in there that make it worth it.

Even though there were plenty of fresh ideas and twists on themes to keep it funny for far longer than I could have predicted from the start, it probably wouldn't have stretched further than 2 volumes, so I'm completely satisfied with it ending where it did.

[Mad Hatteress]

CLOVER!!!! My jaw dropped when I saw Dark Horse re-released it! I've been trying to get all the volumes for years. What Clamp has done so far is terrific and I really want them to finish it!

[loplop]

Yume de Aetara

[tenshi_a]

Tenshi ja nai!

I don't like saying the title of this manga, because it feels like I'm lying to you.

"Tenshi ja nai!" was pretty good fun, though I got the feeling that the author had a whole load of ideas and then kept forgetting to pick them up and follow them through... until it was a bit late... then they had to be dealt with really quickly...

Overall, it's good and I enjoyed reading it.

[kidneys]

I just finished Eden - It's an Endless World. The ending was allright I guess, but coud have been better. Actually the whole second half of the manga could have been better, but it was an interesting story anyway.

Also finished the Airmaster manga. That was pretty disappointing for several reasons.

[HatsumiShinogu]

Fruits Basket
I am so sad to see it coming to an end. It is one of those titles that leave a deep impression on you. I loved all the characters and surprisingly enough, I couldn't find a single one of them annoying or hated. I sure will miss Kyo and Tohru. A great ending, though I wanted to see more of the other characters. Well, it was enough to know what is going to happen in their lives, so it was all good. One of the best shoujo titles and I consider it a masterpiece.

[Shawaazu]

Captive Hearts
This series was entertaining at first, but then I kinda started to lose interest in it. I didn't have a favorite character and after a while I didn't really care much about breaking the curse anymore because I didn't think it would change the situation too much, so this series didn't keep my attention for very long. The ending was okay. It wasn't disappointing but it didn't go out with a bang either. Overall, the best part about this series was the art. I'm not a big Hino Matsuri fan anyway, so I didn't expect much to begin with. Good. 7/10.

[Whoomp]

Finished S+M some days ago and it beat Mouryou Kiden in every aspect when it comes to being bad, I can't believe anyone would find this entertaining.

The story: A girl with huge breasts gets tutored by a guy to get into a certain highschool, she falls in love with this guy and still likes him after he attempts to violate her. She later finds out that this guy acutally have a twin who exchanged places with him after he tried to violate her. After this she falls in love with them both, gets gangraped by the twins and they (separately) try to force themselves on her at several occations, it's ok though since she love them. It all ends with her ending up with the one she loved (or was it? the ending don't make sense but she gets laid alright).

Yeah, I spoiled the ending but trust me, you don't want to read this crappy excuse for a manga. It's insulting how shallow the characters are and I can't help to feel offended by this manga. The author also seems to have no idea on what difference between love and lust is which lead to the creation of this abomination in the first place... thank god I didn't spend money or even HDD-space on this.

[Wolfgang]

Finished S+M some days ago and it beat Mouryou Kiden in every aspect when it comes to being bad, I can't believe anyone would find this entertaining.

The story: A girl with huge breasts gets tutored by a guy to get into a certain highschool, she falls in love with this guy and still likes him after he attempts to violate her. She later finds out that this guy acutally have a twin who exchanged places with him after he tried to violate her. After this she falls in love with them both, gets gangraped by the twins and they (separately) try to force themselves on her at several occations, it's ok though since she love them. It all ends with her ending up with the one she loved (or was it? the ending don't make sense but she gets laid alright).

Yeah, I spoiled the ending but trust me, you don't want to read this crappy excuse for a manga. It's insulting how shallow the characters are and I can't help to feel offended by this manga. The author also seems to have no idea on what difference between love and lust is which lead to the creation of this abomination in the first place... thank god I didn't spend money or even HDD-space on this.

That DOES sound rather disenchanting...hope you find something better next time!

I just finished Death Note. So good, I loved how it ended!

[Princess-waiwai]

hiya,, kinda new to manga.. but since there isnt nething really gud to watch .. (anime wise) i thought ill give it a go.. and manga just blows mi away.. so much better then anime in art, story and the emotion placed into it..
the ones ive been read is;
Fairy Tale, Loveless, Skip beat, Gravitation, Desire climax.

[NUDEoctopus]

I just finished reading the Gacha Gacha-Secret manga. Its was a pretty fun and entetaining story. It starts off with a bunch or mindless ecchi and fan service, but later developes into a cute love story with less focus on Akira trying to see them naked, and more of him trying to win the girl he's in love with. The ending was a little dissapointing though. :/

[Shawaazu]

Hana-Kimi
While this series wasn't anything more than your average shoujo series, it was entertaining and I liked it. I just wish that it could have been something more. It never seemed to improve, so while it was a good series that's all it was. I also think that it dragged on a bit, as I started getting a little bored of the series towards the last couple of volumes.

[Mad Hatteress]

Fruits Basket
I am so sad to see it coming to an end. It is one of those titles that leave a deep impression on you. I loved all the characters and surprisingly enough, I couldn't find a single one of them annoying or hated. I sure will miss Kyo and Tohru. A great ending, though I wanted to see more of the other characters. Well, it was enough to know what is going to happen in their lives, so it was all good. One of the best shoujo titles and I consider it a masterpiece.

Really? A masterpiece?

I loved it in the beginning but then I really got annoyed and sick of it, only completing it since I couldn't return the books I had and I hate not completing a series. I feel like the author had really good ideas in the beginning to trap you and trick you into thinking it's going to remain good throughout.

She suddenly changed the story about the banquet which then caused the whole "Kyo can't beat Yuki" element not make sense because the part about the rat tricking the cat not exist.

It also got really emoish to point where every volume became "WAAAAAAAAAAAAH! We all have problems, but that makes this manga sooooo deep! Right?!"

To me Fruits Basket is the Twilight of the manga world and it's a shame that such a shoddy story became so popular while true master pieces like Pet Shop of Horrors go fairly unnoticed.

[Neko]

Air
I watched the anime recently so I decided to read the manga. I wasn't disappointed at all, but it was a little short. Well, I was slightly disappointed that Kano and Minagi's stories weren't shown in the manga, nor was the summer arc. Even so, the main story was still great here. Also, I liked the ending of the manga a LOT better than the ending of the anime. ^_^

[balisongnet]

swallowing the earth. Not the Best Tezuka piece, but definetly worth the money

[Whoomp]

That DOES sound rather disenchanting...hope you find something better next time!
Thank you, I found something that were better but still stunk pretty bad. What I found was The Laughing Vampire. It was just plain disgusting. Sex and murder in every chapter and an pretty nonexistent plot about an old vampirehag with a shotacomplex. Yeah...

After that I finished Manhole, a thriller-manga. This was actually quite interesting since it's about parasites and bio-terrorism and not something supernatural which made it feel like it was something that could happend. The art looked great most of the time.

Next in the line was After School Nightmare. It was surprisingly easy to read and I read the whole thing in like 2 days, despite that it had a pretty deep and weird story. The characters all had little interesting quirks and the whole series was filled with unexpected events. Highly recommended if you want a shojo-story out of the ordinary. Don't hang up yourself on the fact that it's shojo though, it's very universal and doesn't contain much fluffy and pink stuff :P

My most recently finished series was Kagome Kagome. I was expecting this to be some kind of horror-manga but it was really just ecchi with a stupid story, stupid characters, lame attempts at portraying comedic situations and ugly drawings with a small hint of horror. Just read anything by Junji Ito if you are looking for something containing horror.

[YourDaddy]

I just finished Blank Slate & Dark Metro.

Blank Slate started really crappy, but it got a tiny bit better towards the end. The main idea was interesting, but the execution stunk.

Dark Metro was alright. I liked the stories. I didn't like the "guide to the underworld saves innocent people" thing, until they got into his back story. Apparently the series stopped there, but if they ever release a third book, I'll probably give it a chance.

[Steffyn Desu]

I just finished Doraemon. Why did I read a kid's manga? Well, after reading Addicted to Curry, I wanted to read something light hearted.

[pepin]

Dark Metro was alright. I liked the stories. I didn't like the "guide to the underworld saves innocent people" thing, until they got into his back story. Apparently the series stopped there, but if they ever release a third book, I'll probably give it a chance.

I think they did, it just never got translated. If you liked that, it's probably worth checking out the series Mail, by the same guy who does Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service.

[YourDaddy]

Ah, thanks for the heads up. I'll put those next on my list.

[balisongnet]

Path of the Assassin, a really great, but really heavy read

[gameoffreak8]

Kanshakudama no Yuutsu

It has good romance stories despite these ones are short. The character designs and art are decent. Overall, I enjoyed to read it so far. 7.3/10

Heaven's Will

It has an interesting story, and I really liked this one. It has some serious moments and comedy moments, and it have all development for characters, so I understand their true motive. Overall, it was good manga so far. 8.5/10

[goddessofanime]

Not really manga, but I finished Death Note: Another Note today.

What the hell were the creators on when they wrote this?

Beyond Birthday? Blues-harp Babysplit? Quarter Queen?

[tenshi_a]

I read both volumes of The Girl Who Runs Through Time this morning. It's really different from the film, but a few very key elements are the same.

Some bits of it were a little confusing to follow just because of the way they were presented.

Overall it was alright, but for me it couldn't help but be overshadowed by the film because I watched it last week and it was a lot better.

[gameoffreak8]

Toraware no Minoue

It has touching, nice romance story, and I enjoyed it until the end even though, the story is little confusing but well otherwise. Suzuka is so cute. 8.8/10

[mangaloverish]

I've never completed any manga :D coz I'm a new fan

[gameoffreak8]

I-O-N

It was okay series, and I enjoyed it a bit. The art looks nice to me, though. The story and plot are decent so far. 6.4/10

[gameoffreak8]

Yu Yu Hakusho (Shonen Jump plus scanlation)

It has awesome fight scenes, and I enjoyed reading it so far. The art looks decent, but the storyline is very good to grab my attention. 8.4/10

[HatsumiShinogu]

I Shall Never Return
A great early BL classic. Having watched the OVA, I wasn't expecting much but it turned out to be completely different. The manga was so deep. The main characters were so well developed and they kept on developing throughout the series. I liked the relationship between Ken and Ritsuro that I was hoping nothing would come between the two. I hope I can find a classic as good as this one again.

Oh, and I didn't know that the mangaka is the older sister of Shiuko Kano. It seems both sisters are into BL. :P

[Spoonsnuggle]

the last two i finished were:

Uzumaki
Man, do I love Junji Ito. I might have to buy Gyo, because Uzumaki put some heebies in my jeebies. seriously.

Chobits
Chobits is a very unique CLAMP work, because of the male protagonist. Great series.

i'm currently reading xxxHOLiC, (on the latest chapter) R+V,
Ane Doki, and Omamori Himari. LOVE IT!

[mooseegg1982]

FLCL was the last one i completed.

[Sushikins]

Kasimasi ~Girl Meets Girl~
I enjoyed it quite a bit more than the anime series. Sure, it added more drama with the 2nd half, some of which probably wasn't needed, but it had a satisfying ending.

Voiceful
Nice art and likable characters, but was too short to be really engaging or to do too much with them.

[loplop]

Finally finished Virgin Na Kankei v.6 (last volume)

A very good, soft-ero romance series . . .

[kidneys]

I finished Akumetsu recently. It was... awesome!

[Ranma-chan]

Rockin Heaven
Nice shojo manga. I love Mayu Sakai´s drawing style.

Peppermint
Shojo manwha. I liked it cause it was quite funny.

[BrittleB@sh]

Yu Yu Hakusho

I have to say... I was slightly disapointed. Eventhough the actual Final chapter was a pretty good epilogue for the series, the events that lead to it felt rather too simple and a bit out of place. Still, that's not enough to bring down the entire reading expirience! The Sensui saga is undoubtably one of my favorite manga arcs ever! Great stuff!

[holangjai]

Wolf's Rain: Ended just as I thought it would.
Welcome to Wakaba-Soh : I liked it for the lost part, quick chapters, little bits of comedy here and there, just enough romance and typical japanese formula to please me.

[gameoffreak8]

Shinshi Doumei Cross

Arina Tanemura has a great job on this manga, and the art is amazing and wonderful as usual. I love all of Arina’s art, and her art is very awesome and wonderful. It has great romance developments for the main and supporting characters. This series captured my attention immediately because the plot is intriguing and interesting. The story has romance and emotional moments at the same time as usually, and it was nice to see them feel each other. I don’t think that the main character, Haine, was annoying because I find it she is an interesting character. I think the characters were developed well as some do mature throughout the story. 10/10

[Spoonsnuggle]

Ane Doki
By the same author who did Ichigo 100%, this series was, to be expected, ecchi. It was really good, though, with great romance elements.

[linkmoko]

The last ones I've finished to read.

Fushigi Yuugi- It had plenty of lovable characters and a fascinating, dramatic story, so I was a bit sad to read its conclusion. Hopefully, Genbu Kaiden will have a happy ending just like Miaka's story had (though I find that highly doubtful).

MeruPuri- I was sad to see it end. Very sad. It was a cute and short series, and the romance certainly held impact.

[Toddler Naruto]

The last manga series that I completed reading would have to be Trigun.

[ryo_senpai]

Finally refound and competed Ressentiment. Great read

[FURUBA4EVER]

The Gentlemen's Alliance was the last manga series I finished. As much as I loved the first ten volumes, the final volume was. . .lackluster. Sure, I still liked it, but the ending just didn't do the series justice (in my opinion). It all came together too neatly -- and an open ending (instead of one with a wedding) might have done the series better justice. Maybe I'm just too much of a cynic now to enjoy shojo manga endings, I don't know. BUT Tanemura-sensei is still one of my favorite manga-ka, even so. I thought the characters (and their individual circumstances, flaws, and obstacles) were the best she had ever made. Here's hoping she continues to grow as a manga-ka in the years to come. ^_^

[Toddler Naruto]

.hack//GU+ (http://myanimelist.net/manga/116/.hack//GU+) - 8/10.

It was an awesome adaption of the .hack//GU video games, I can't wait to play the games now.

Black Cat (http://myanimelist.net/manga/40/Black_Cat) - 9/10.

I loved this series alot, Train was cool and Sven was funny.

The manga ending was definitely alot better than the anime ending.

[Toddler Naruto]

Trigun Maximum (http://myanimelist.net/manga/704/Trigun_Maximum) - 9/10.

It was an epic series :). I was sad when I read the last Chapter :'(.

You should definitely read Trigun + Trigun Maximum after watching the anime first ^_^.

.hack//Alcor - 8/10.

I wish it was more than 7 chapters long, oh well :(.

[SeaDevil]

I finished the first season of Rosario Vampire and I mus admit that I loved it. It had its humor, seriousness, betrayals, action, ect... I recommended it to two of my friends and they've been reading and enjoying it too.

[tenshi_a]

I read some of Arina Tanemura's oldest available works over the weekend:
Short-Tempered Melancholic and I.O.N.

Sweet stuff. ^_^

I also read a compilation of Mitsuru Adachi short stories called Short Program 2. Some of the stories were really poignant and memorable, but others really really weren't.

[bebopxblues]

High School Debut
What a cute series! I think I loved it even more because it was the first shoujo series I started. The length was perfect (13 volumes) and the characters were likable. Despite being a manga series, the storyline itself was realistic and overall, I just really enjoyed it and am sad to see it over.

[Toddler Naruto]

Saint Seiya - 8/10.

It was an excellent series, if you can get past the "pretty boy" looks for the main characters.

[holangjai]

Finished Tetragrammaton Labyrinth a couple days ago. I like how there was a good amount of Action. It was kind of wierd how some characters played out as well. Overall, I enjoyed it. 6 seems like enough volumes, maybe if they elaborated more on the history, I would have liked it even more.

[tenshi_a]

I read a one-volume manga called Wanted! by Matsuri Hino, on Saturday. It was ok but I didn't really like some aspects to it. :/

I just finished Full Moon o Sagashite! (Arina Tanemura)

I misplaced the last two volumes until recently (misplaced on my bookshelf!! :doh:), so it's been years since I started reading it!

It was a very emotional ending, so I had tears in my eyes and a lump in my throat...

...then got worried about throat cancer. This series gets to my hypochondriac / medical phobia self.

But it was a really good story! :)

I wonder if I can find any more shoujo adventure stories, and non-fighting magical girl stories.

[Iceman2913]

High School Debut
What a cute series! I think I loved it even more because it was the first shoujo series I started. The length was perfect (13 volumes) and the characters were likable. Despite being a manga series, the storyline itself was realistic and overall, I just really enjoyed it and am sad to see it over.
then you will enjoy lovely complex

[bebopxblues]

^ I read the first volume and enjoyed it. It's on my list of series to finish. ^_^

[Iceman2913]

^ I read the first volume and enjoyed it. It's on my list of series to finish. ^_^

cool I read the scans but i am going to buy the manga this year

[Toddler Naruto]

Eureka Seven - 8/10.
Fairy Megane - 8/10.
Girls Bravo - 8/10.
Rosario + Vampire - 8/10.
Trigun: Badlands Rumble - 8/10.
Trigun: Rising - 8/10.

[Shadow Snow]

To tell you the truth, it has to be Hana-Kimi, even though its a girls manga, I enjoy reading it.

[Comrade Garone]

Franken Fran - 10/10
Mahou Sensei Negima! - 7/10

[holangjai]

Hate to burst your bubble, but Negima! not over in Japan, so unless you consider Negima! finished because you're giving up on the series, then listing it in your post was an error. Why rate it when it's not done?

[Comrade Garone]

I sense hostility in the air... I suppose you're right about it being an error listing it in my post, but there are currently only 27 volumes released in Europe. I wonder if you would've reacted differently if I had given it a higher rating.

[holangjai]

no hostility at all. I think Negima's a mediocre series to begin with, so Im not hating on your comment. I was just pointing out that negima isn't a completed series yet. I'm just very uptight about facts. :P

[tenshi_a]

This weekend I read Lady Snowblood (Shurayukihime) vols 1 - 4, since I watched a Sasori film on Friday and I got a real Lone Wolf & Cub vibe from it, and the woman who played Matsu in the film starred as Lady Snowblood in those films... so I remembered I had all 4 vols of Lady Snowblood sitting on my shelf waiting to be read, which I knew the Lone Wolf & Cub guy had also written.

It just seemed the next logical step. ^_^

So... I read all 4 vols.

Hmm.

It contains a lot of sex and violence, more sex than I was expecting.

Also seemed educational in places, about the historical period and in particular just how resistant Japan was to change from the Western world, as well as for what reasons.

Overall, I guess I didn't really get into it. I guess I was expecting something like other old assassin manga; taking the reader through a series of cold, methodical and meticulous assassinations, but I found Oyuki's methods often too twisted and warped.

It's one of these old series where the main character is so overpowered and seemingly immortal that you never really get a sense of danger. Sure she might get into bad situations for a while but it's usually part of her plan. And an opportunity for the artist to draw some compromising images. There was a sense of danger in a story near the end, so I thought it improved at that point.

I found the sex scenes unusually unerotic.

I mean, all the right elements were there and I am not going to fault the artist (though we could have done with more appealing character designs than just the main character being attractive and everyone else kinda ugly)..... but it was so predatory and impersonal; everyone in this manga just sees other people as someone to exploit - financially or sexually or for social status - and/or someone to kill. People have actions and occasionally motives in terms of gain, but lack personality like its a good thing.

They may as well be robots.

I have noticed that when it comes to pro killers old in anime / manga they do tend to have sex scenes where the main character of the story does next to nothing and some woman latches herself onto them and they call that a sex scene. e.g. Golgo 13, MD Geist... Oyuki takes much more of an active role (btw almost exclusively with women) but it still seemed like some impersonal bodily function, often disjointed from the story and just there for the sake of it, I think that's another reason why I found it unappealing.

Plus she had sex with an older female nurse who really looked like Nagai Go, to me. Erk?! Why did she have to look like him?! :lol:

So yeah. Probably alright if you just want kinda messed up stuff. Overall not to my taste though.

I feel like for what it was, its confusing that it was disappointing.

[DazzleKitty]

Dream Saga. It was so-so.

[loplop]

Just finished Koibana Onsen last volume over the weekend. I hope the rumor of a 6 episode OVA is true.

[mippa]

Girl Friends - my first purely shoujo-ai manga. I loved it!!

[DazzleKitty]

Pita-Ten

I was surprised at how bittersweet the ending was. I was not expecting this at all.

[Waytfm]

I just finished reading Ranma 1/2 for the first time. (Yea it's kind of late to just be reading that but I only started in with anime about a year ago and manga even later.)
I really enjoyed the outrageous situations and I liked seeing Ranma's and Akane's relationship develop. I'm actually depressed now that it's over.

I'm new here by the way, this is my first post.

[Epscillion]

Not sure how long ago this series finished, but I read the last volume of Absolute Boyfriend.

I don't do a lot of shoujo, but this one was really funny and I didn't cringe at the art. I cracked up even after reading it a second time!

The ending, however felt REALLY rushed, and that did bug me. Time constraints aside, Yuu Watase even admitted she decided who the protagonist was going to be with at the last minute, and it showed.

But eh, overall I'd give it a 3.5 out of 5 stars. =P

[holangjai]

Finished reading a bunch of stuff recently:

Chibi Vampire: AirMail: It really pissed me off because I was expecting the whole book to be side stories about characters in the Karin universe, but it only took up half the book. The two other stories that came with the book were alright, particularly the second story.

Full Moon: A series I never got around to reading, mainly because I'm a guy and I wasn't so interested in shojo manga earlier in my life. I like the story a lot and think there should have been more character development, but it was nice for my first time reading it.

Gacha Gacha: This series was really wacky and I loved it. Lots of panty shots and fan service. If you are a guy, you might like it. lol.

Heaven's Will: I actually really like this manga. It really is disappointing that the creator didn't continue with it. I like the dark theme, and the characters aren't bad to look at either.

I.O.N: I thought this wasn't so bad for Tanemura's first fantasy series. The are was very amateur, but it's to be expected. The story's good as single chapter stories. I can't wait to read her new I.O.N chapter later .

The Lapis Lazuli Crown: I had some trouble with reading this one because I generally like reading manga, but this one was very text heavy. When a manga has to rely on a lot of text, you know that the art might suffer. I was surprised that there was a nice, sweet story buried under all the idle chat.

Pita-Ten Official Fanbooks: really nice character comics from different fans. Some of the fan art doesn't look good, but some make the characters looks better. Took me forever to find the second volume to complete the trilogy.

Samurai Deeper Kyo: I have been following this series for so many years, when it first came out bi monthly from Tokyopop all the way to when DelRey released the final 2 volumes. I like the ending, mainly because things to get resolved. It does leave it somewhat open for continuation, but I think it would only have to be about sub characters.

Time Stranger Kyoko: Another Tanemura series that I liked. Actually, I think I like most of her stuff. I wish she had continued the series because there were a lot more characters should could have had chapter focus on, but what could she do?

Tokyo Boys and Girls: A really quick read. The ending is very open to interpretation, but it does have a nice pace and I liked most of the characters.

Wild Ones: Another shojo series that I got into pretty late in the game. I like it a lot, mainly because it was funny, and Yakuza! who doesn't love yakuza?

[DazzleKitty]

Chobits. It REALLY made me wanna re-watch the anime again.

[OtakuPrincess]

Shin Angyo Onshi :)

[ThePhillyFlash]

Completed yesterday:

Kitchen Princess
Venus Versus Virus

[firedragon54738]

Time to bring this back

Sazanami Cherry - Only 6 chapters but it just so good and cute a gender bending romance with one of the best kisses ive seen in a long time in a manga

[firedragon54738]

I am Here - Anther short manga but very good a girl who is alone but comes together with people threw her blog