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Manga recommendations Anonymous
ITT, we recommend manga. I'll start.

Animal X: from Doki-doki (aragami.org)

17 year-old Ayukawa Yuuji has never been much of a man. He's more comfortable sewing than fighting, he faints at the sight of blood, and his fiancee is tougher than he is. He's also a terrible pushover. So when his boss at the medical lab volunteers him for some experimental drug therapy, how can he possibly refuse? All's mediocre for Yuuji: master of the pathetic.

Mediocre, that is, until a juvenile mass murder suspect jumps out from under Yuuji's bed, declaring him his "mate." Before Yuuji has time to argue, the stranger transforms into a 16 foot-tall dinosaur and beheads his roommate...
Yuuji suddenly finds himself the sole target of a lost race that turns into dinosaurs, an extremely scary woman with a Goddess-Complex, the yakuza, a mad scientist and one 17 year-old boy who really, really, really wants to sleep with him.
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Menkui: from Obsession and BLU.

It’s hard to be in high school, especially when you live in the shadow of your stunningly attractive older brother. It only gets worse when the really cute guy from the class next to yours starts hanging around your house, presumably to catch a glimpse of said older brother. But things are not always as they seem! Kotori is often teased for being superficial, and with a brother like Kujaku, you can’t really blame him for thinking that looks are everything. However, once Akaiwa steps into his life, Kotori is heading for a lesson in deep trust and abiding love. There’s a lot more under the surface that he’s finally about to get a chance to see!
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Kaze to Ki no Uta: scanlated by Obsession, mangaka TAKEMIYA Keiko

Serge Battour, son of a gypsy prostitute and a count arrives to the Lacomblade academy wanting to follow his father's footstep and becoming and famous pianist. In this place he meets an strange boy, Gilbert Cocteau. Gilbert is well knows because his promiscuity and evil behaviour, but this doesn't stop Serge of trying to be friends with him and maybe something more... Can you hear the song of the wind between the trees in autumn?
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Ai no Gebokutachi: by Fantasyshrine

Keigo and Gunji are both stubborn and prideful men who didn't realize their mutual love for each other until years later when both ended up in the same hot spring together... with their kids!? Will they come to terms with their feelings for each other?

A very funny and enjoyable read.
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Kyuuso Ha Cheese no Yume Omiru: by PresenceDear, mangaka MIZUSHIRO Setona (check out here other works as well.)

Kyouichi's indecisive character has led him to repeatedly commit the foolish mistake of adultury. One day, Imagase, a college classmate he hasn't seen since graduation, shows up as the private detective hired by his wife to investigate his infidelity. Imagase, however, proposes a deal. He won't tell Kyouichi's wife about his affairs, but, for compensation, he makes an unbelievable demand: "I want your body in exchange..."

An adult love story about two men and agonizing longing...
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Wild Adapter, by Kazuya Minekura

You can find it on Emerald Eyes, or i think it was tokyopop who published it

Mafia, drugs, drama, fighting, guns, shogi, ambiguously gay content, beautiful art, good characters,

what more do you need?
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The Summit, by Lee Young Hee
MegKF originally scanlated it, unfortunately it was liscenced by DramaQueen

Two men meet fatefully on a train when one picks the pocket of the other. How could the pickpocket know he picked the wrong day and the wrong time to mess with the stranger, who has just been rejected by the woman he loves. So begins THE SUMMIT.

you can probably find the scans if you look hard enough
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>>545041
Fuck yeah, Kaze to Ki no Uta!
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>>545036
I'd reading this one now and it seems pretty... uh, cool, I guess. Thanks anon!

...isn't this the Banana Fish artist, too?
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Let Dai by Sooyeon Won

Here's the summary from the publisher's site:

Let Dai is a tragic tale of forbidden love and unforgivable betrayal. Set in a soulless neo-Seoul ruled by young punks and pleasure seekers, an amoral teenager named Dai is the living embodiment of the city's beauty and cruelty. As the leader of the vicious Furies gang, Dai seduces everyone who lays eyes on him, only to blind them to his own barbaric nature. When an honest schoolboy named Jaehee rescues a beautiful girl from being mugged by the Furies, he can't possibly realize how this brief encounter will plunge him into a downward spiral of unbridled passion and unfathomable pain. From his brutal gang initiation to an unspeakable act committed against his girlfriend, Jaehee wavers uncomfortably between revulsion and fascination. And in Dai he finds a tender, caring friend one moment and a heartless sociopath the next, awakening strange and unhealthy desires in Jaehee that he could never before have imagined.

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I am so addicted to this shit. It's full of drama and weird prose. Also features about eighty billion branching storyines with different characters that are all connected to each other. Also has (gasp) good female characters that aren't just there for tit-contrast.

You can either buy it in paperback form or just pay a few bucks to read it online at the publisher's site: http://www.netcomics.com/comic/letdai.htm
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>>545041
the Kaze to Ki manga is so addicting even though so much is untranslated.. raws have been out forever..is there ANYONE else making headway on this series other than that LJ?? possibly translated vol3?
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>>545921
Is this actually any good? I've seen a copy at the bookstore with an Amazon.com review quoted on the front, which made me really wary.
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>>546180
anon, head on over to obsession. They have it scanlated up to volume 4, chapter 2.
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>>545921
2nd'd. Let Dai is excellent.
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>>545642
Fucking seconded.

The link is here:
http://www.emeraldeyes.net/projects.html

And if anyone wants, I can rapidshit the first two volumes.

btw, anyone have raws/scans of anything beyond what Emerald Eyes has done? They do an amazing job, but they NEVAR update.
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>>546621
Oh yes please do so. This sounds too good not to read it.
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>>546193
Let Dai is amazing. And the art is so pretty.
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>>546221
well i'll be damned then
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>>546657
Everyone always talks about the artwork, but really the storytelling is every bit as good. Prepare to read something that is wrenchingly beautiful.

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=VMF5ES48
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=23IAEKQG

I can also upload drama discs 1-5, and/or the artbook 'Sugarcoat', if anyone wants.
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>>546621
I own up to 5, fucking amazing,
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Mars, by Fuyumi Souryo. Scanlated by Eternal Blue and TFT.

"Kira, a shy high school student, lives only for her art. Rei, An arrogant, rebellious and violent playboy, wears his delinquency like a badge of honor. They are exact opposites in every way, but when Kira sees Rei kissing a statue of Mars, she overcomes her fears and asks him to model for her. And, to everyone's surprise, Rei agrees."

One of those classic romance shoujo manga, about the rebellious, dangerous but sexy, secretly BAWWWing first boyfriend. Definitely worth your time.
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Berserk by Kentaro Miura.

In a setting inspired by midevil Europe, It centers around the life of Guts, an orphaned mercenary warrior, and his relationship to Griffith, the leader of a mercenary band called the Band of the Hawk and Griffith's betrayal and Guts' eventual quest for vengeance. Violent yet beautifully drawn with an intense storyline.
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Silver Diamond, by Shiho Sugiura
scanlated by Sweet Lunacy and Storm in Heaven (and Nakama I believe)

I got it from Storm in Heaven ages ago, not sure if the site works anymore

Rakan lives alone, and the plants in his garden grow so thick and fast that it seems like a jungle. One day a man, holding a gun made of wood, falls right down into his garden. He seems to come from another world, and he's searching for someone who can bring back the green into his own dark and inhospitable world.

I love this manga, the art at first deterred me, but it's such a likable story and has great characters. It's made me laugh more than once
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>>547122
Hell yes, especially for bara fans. But also definitely has a bishi side. Hell, Griffith is like the posterchild of bishi.
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>>546657
Suddenly realized that Emerald Eyes took down volume three, too, so here it is.

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=353ADOLS
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>>545036
I'm really just horrified by this description. Sitting here alone, I just said out loud to the dark, 'what the fuck?'.
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>>547395

Eh, the description didn't even get into half the WTFness of the manga. See the cover for spoilers.
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JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, by Hirohiko Araki (aka GOD).

There are practically no words to describe this one, other than EPIC and FABULOUS. It's extremely influential; I can nearly guarantee that while reading this, you'll find yourself thinking "Oh, so that's where (insert some other shonen manga) got that idea!" I'll warn that part 1 can be slightly off-putting, since it's very Fist of the North Star-esque, but it gets way better; there is a reason that Anon was able to flood five threads full of just JoJo part 2 artwork. (Part of said reason is that Joseph Joestar, the hero of part 2, is quite possibly the only more boneable GAR character than Kamina. Yes, I just went there.) You'll never read a very heterosexual manga that is quite as GAY (whoops, I mean FABULOUS) as this, I can assure you. Reading JoJo will give you level ups in catching references to jojo in nearly everything, FABULOUS, and WRYYYYYYYYYYYYYY.

I particularly recommend this manga to anybody who's a fan of Western rock music. There is basically no end to how many classic rock references there are in this manga; I'm a fan of a lot of the bands referenced and constantly find myself shitting bricks. Reborn! fans might also want to check out part 5, since JoJo part 5 is also full of pretty boys and mafia.

http://jojo.highervoltage.net has it for download. It is awesome. Trust me. This is from an anon who used to read nothing but bad yaoi and magical girl manga.
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Reccing Uzumaki for delicious horror and grossness. Also, snail yaoi for those who would be interested in that...

>>547624
Seconding up the wazoo. Also seconding the wish to bone Joseph.
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>>547624
BUT WHICH JOJO TO READ?

I recommend Steel Ball Run, which wasn't originally set to be an official JoJo storyline, but suddenly is. It features an adorable paraplegic. I want to rape him. (Gyro would kill me, though.)
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>>545036
I read this, anon, and regretted it. Eugh, hermaphrodites mating with dinosaur people? Weird shit, man.
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>>546193
Yes. Yes it is. Granted, this is assuming you can handle lots of drama and weird. weird writing, only half of which is to blame on the translation. Let Dai is gorgeous and... hm... yeah. Dai is yummy.
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>>547713
I'd start from the beginning. Even though part 1 is weaker than the rest, it has some memorable scenes (BABY EATER) and ~*Speedwagon*~. Uuuh, or read the last volume of part 1, then move on to the full of win Battle Tendency.

If you start with SBR, you won't be able to follow the evolution of Araki's art from manly to FABULOUS.
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>>547723
I entirely agree with this. Especially because any anon who does not go as quickly as they can towards Battle Tendency (therefore missing out on Young Joseph) needs to remedy that.

My opinions, just in case someone cares:
Part 1: Weaker, but important to understand the rest. Fuck yeah, Speedwagon.
Part 2: FUCK YEAH JOSEPH. With Joseph Joestar, CAESAAAAAAR, cyborg nazis, and aztec vampires named Wham, Cars, and ACDC, you can't get much better than this.
Part 3: This should basically be required reading for the entirety of 4chan. It's the most classic and popular JoJo part, and the one that really inspired a lot of stuff.
Part 4: Has insanely horrible English translations, although they're readable if you like. This one's way different than the other parts. Enjoyable, still. Read it for the best serial killer named Kira you'll ever see, and for the only self-insert character I've ever not wanted to kill (Rohan).
Part 5: SHEER CRYSTALLIZED FABULOUS. And utter win. It's probably my favorite. A lot like 3 but with more FABULOUS and more Mafia.
Part 6: LOL, next to none translated.
Steel Ball Run: This stuff is good. Way good. Nyoho.
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>>547624
>>547713
>>547723
>>547732
Okay, okay, you've caught me, I'm downloading it. Anyone have a rapidshit of the legendary JoJo threads?

Also, nobody asked for it, but I was bored and uploaded the Wild Adapter stuff anyway. These are the drama CDs of volumes 1-5. Four and Five both contain booklet scans. Sadly, I have no booklet scans of the other three.

These are worth listening to if you like the characters. Kubota's voice (Toshiyuki Morikawa) is perfect for the enigma that he is, not to mention sexy enough to melt the icecaps. Hideo Ishikawa also really captures Tokitoh's candor and cat-like arrogance. It's an excellent performance; it's even worth putting up with the shitty background harmonica music they throw in once in a while.

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=618ZV3TU

Will still upload Sugarcoat upon request.
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>>547832
I don't have a rapidshit of the jojo threads per se, but if you're willing to wait for about 12 hours or so (since I'm about to leave and won't get back until then) I can rapidshit my entire JoJo folder, which is rather hueg. Except it'd go on megaupload because rapidshit hates my computer. :D
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>>547835
Whoa, Anonymous is very generous. Thank you.
>> Anonymous
every anon in this thread is fucking amazing.
i just wanted to say that.
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>>547624
>>547122
WINWINWIN TWO THIRDS OF THE GREAT MANLY MANGA TRINITY.