Reading Manga for the First Time! Well this is different...

Hello everyone! Today's the day I dip into Manga for the first time! From demon-eating monsters to cat-loving widows, we have a wide arrange of books here to try! What shall I read next?
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[@davelewis8270]

I often wonder if the Japanese watch western stuff and find it weird. There's definitely a lot of tropes that I now just accept if it's in manga and anime because that's just how it is. If I'd grown up with it I don't know if I'd even register as weird though so maybe there are weird things in Western media I'm not registering at all.

[@BiblioThoughts]

Oh 100% I would have thought so! We're so used to the things we grew up with and the culture we are surrounded with we don't see how strange some of the things we do are 😂

[@Serjohn]

actually, the japanese think western comics are incredible, they only get the greatest hits there, they dont know the ocean of garbage content we produce, which is same as us, most manga and some anime dont get english translations, we get in the west the creme de la creme only the most popular series

[@zirontheimpaler]

There's a meme about people on 2ch (japanese imageboard/forum deal) arguing about if King of the Hill is better in sub or dub, probably based on some reality somehow.

[@nevaladder]

Since you mentioned that you like fantasy, I highly recommend Witch Hat Atelier and That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime. They've got fantasy elements that you may be more familiar with, and their world-building is fabulous.

[@Blublubies]

So happy you gave manga a try!! It’s always better to read 2 volumes when checking a series, because the plot doesn’t always fully introduce itself in the first volumes and sometimes even good series have a rocky start. Some stories I feel you could find enjoyable are witch hat atelier, My blissful marriage and apothecary diaries :)) Out of these 3, I definitely recommend witch hat the most, because I feel that it would fit your tastes the best. It also doesn’t really have any cliche manga tropes so it’s very reader friendly to new manga enjoyers as well. Ppl have compared witch hat to HP especially in the world building aspect, but the story itself is unique to witch hat alone. With apothecary diaries, I recommend reading the first 2 volumes if you try it out, because the first volume leans to a more episodic approach (kind of like in yakuza’s guide to babysitting). It builds to the main plot, but i feel that the second volume gives a better look into where the story will go. It has a steady plot to follow as the story goes on. A really nice. detail about this series is how it’s originally a light novel, so there is also a text only version of this story if you’d prefer that :)) I really recommend checking the anime trailer on youtube to see if it seems interesting, the anime itself will release later this year Blissful marriage is a little heavy, because it involves domestic abuse and ptsd, but it gets better for the protagonist eventually and the art is absolutely gorgeous. I think this story also has a light novel version available in english!!

[@SebHighDef]

now on to read stuff like "a silent voice", "your lie in april", "i want to eat your pancreas" or "orange" xD

[@BiblioThoughts]

Thank you for the recommendations!!

[@goanceoe6502]

Hello!!! I'm glad you tried out manga!! I should let you know that 1 manga volume typically isn't equivalent to a book. An Arc of a manga series would be closer to an entire book. Especially longer running series like One Piece or Jujutsu.

[@Monkeytown609]

Black pages are flashbacks! I was not sure If you knew that. Might makes it easier to understand what is going on.

[@vp7877]

You like fantasy you say.... Berserk will always be waiting for you

[@fonsonacher7780]

My Top 4: •KINGDOM •VINDLAND SAGA •BERSERK •VAGABOND

[@kushaljoshi3862]

Dawg pulled up the most generic list of all time

[@nadiaterezon8281]

omg, i love this!!!

[@BiblioThoughts]

Thank youuu!!

[@lilkhmer5]

If you don't shy away from psychological horror Blood on the tracks is a manga that has a lot of panels that are just pictures sometimes.

[@cousinslim]

Found this video because I was considering buying some manga. I spent like 20 minutes reading and got to the first chapter in Spy Family. How do you finish these graphic novels in less than an hour?

[@BiblioThoughts]

I think it depends on how you like to read and take in the information? If it's a quick fight scene I read it really fast, but I'm also someone that reads the text and skims the pictures so I go pretty quickly!

[@yuklimka7251]

Readers who grew up with manga can go through a volume (tankoubon) in 20 minutes, but it depends on the series too. Some are more visually driven, some use more words. Take as much time as you need to digest. It's not a race against the clock, right?

[@malenam5978]

And SpyxFamily is an anime now too!

[@BiblioThoughts]

Yes! I'll have to finish reading it then give it a watch!

[@nadiaterezon8281]

i might pick some up after this video

[@BiblioThoughts]

Yesss! Hope they go well!

[@TheNamelessDoll]

Regarding your thoughts on Jujutsu Kaisen; some manga artists are simply not good at storyboarding action sequences. Yes, the art and independent frames may look great, but if you feel that you are struggling to follow a fight scene then it's not your fault. The scene is just badly executed.

[@nichescenes]

I'd argue he is great with fight storyboarding actually. DBZ is likely easiest for new people though. I think overall she's at that level where more light hearted stuff works. People go for the edgy harder deconstructions after they do the generic stuff with not much to chew on (not saying thats bad its why spy x family and etc sell better than say berserk) People who are elitist will recommend jjk and chainsawman as if that is a good first start. Its akin to watching one punch man as your first anime, without knowing what makes it special. Sadly since people are new its hard to recommend stuff. Hence i think oda was smart, his series is easy for all new people even if i personally think alot of better stuff exist it wont appeal to new readers like one piece then nostalgia kicks in and it becomes your favorite much like harry potter or marvel. the elitist will tell you how bad it is but accessible beats deep. Chainsawman takes a while to understand why its good. I think she would have liked the anime more though as the visuals would get her through it. The first volume is like an episode 1 and 2 and doesnt put much forward on why its good.

[@dizznuttx7693]

i think chainsawman part 1 ending and shibuya arc of jujutsu keisan might break you

[@zubaerchaudhari8267]

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[@bernardlarson9110]

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[@arcanethink]

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