aufond said:Anybody into the works of Tsutomu Nihei? He's best known for Blame!, Abara, and Biomega.
I picked up Biomega's first 2 volumes yesterday while I was looking for Berserk volumes beyond 30, at Kinokuniya. I finished the first volume this morning in the subway (my ride's about 40 minutes to downtown), and it's actually pretty good. I love the way the action is pretty quick, and it was interesting to see the opening sequence somewhat resemble that of Akira, another manga I adore.Grail said:I'll add my name to the list here. Next to Miura and Inoue, Nihei is one of my favorite manga artists. He excels at developing a dark atmosphere, and the massive structures he illustrates in Blame easily serve as characters themselves. I've got one volume until I'm finished with that series, and I'd like to go on to read Abara and Biomega as well. I wouldn't recommend rushing through his work, though; his style is something to be savored.
And Oburi- I'm pretty sure that the prequel you're talking about is Noise. There's also a sequel called Net Sphere Engineer, though I don't think much of it has been released yet.
But it's still awesome!! All the best things are slow: Vagabond, Berserk, Vinland Saga.kaimera said:Yeah Vinland Saga rocks. But it is so damn slow! Slower than Berserk
Konketsuji said:But it's still awesome!! All the best things are slow: Vagabond, Berserk, Vinland Saga.
They're all monthly and bi-monthly, also prone to taking breaks.Oburi said:What do you guys mean by slow? I don't see how Berserk is "slow"?
It's on volume 8 now. Some people are saying the story is dragging at this point because there's more character development and farming and less HORSE PUNCHING AND MANLY! Remind you of any other fanbase?Oburi said:OOh okay, slow releases. I didn't even know Vinland Saga was still coming out. How far is that series along? I read the first few books a long while back.
Oburi said:I would like some new manga/anime series to get into. I'd been out of loop for a while now (only following Berserk) but late one night I caught an old episode of Cowboy Bebop and it reminded me of not only how great of a series it was, but also how entertaining anime can be at it's best. So I've been really in the mood to watch something newer that is of great quality, but since there is so much material out there I wouldn't know where to begin looking. As many of you know my taste for manga is stuff like Berserk, and the only other manga I'm currently following is Eden; its and Endless World. The only other manga I have read to completion and fully enjoyed were Blame! Battle Royale, Deathnote (long before the anime and films came out) Blade of the Immortal (gave up on it during the medical experiments arc) and maybe a few others that I can't remember. As for anime, I've seen a lot of stuff that came out 5-10 years ago but nothing that's recently come out. My favorites from back in the day are Cowboy Bebop, Elfin Lied, stiff like that.
So basically, is there any manga/anime that you think I could enjoy? I don't mind a little comedy but I really want some serious stuff that's aimed more towards adults. Also preferably something that's licensed in the States so that I can actually buy it. I'm really in the mood to start watching/ reading stuff but so much of what is recommended to me just doesn't really work. I love manga, I love anime, but most material seems so sub par compared with Berserk and the like.
Good list there, and what Eluvei + Rhomb said.Dar Klink said:Pluto, Monster, 20th Century Boys, any Tezuka works you can get your hands on, What a Wonderful World(good slice-of-life 2 volume series), Dorohedoro(only 2 volumes out in the States though), Jojo's Bizarre Adventure Part 3(only licensed part), GTO, Shonan Junai Gumi, Miura's collab work is cheap on Amazon, or was a bit ago, Yotsuba&! if you're in the mood for simple and cute fun, the list could go on, but I gotta go to work... I'll whip up a chart later(well, I'll edit the scanlation type info out of an existing one at least so I can post it here)
Oh, I'll add a random recommendation for an anime I liked recently. Infinite Ryvius. Good luck finding dvds though.
Walter said:I also really dig Blame! That series was really impressive to me. I haven't read anything else by him though.