I've read stuff that everyone piles into these lists (Bleach, F.M.A, Naruto) I honestly don't get any of them... plots are all the same, most are fan service mags dragging out wafer thin plots to satisfy readership figures. I feel the same about the Anime made now too.
I recomend going through this list:
http://www.japanprobe.com/2007/06/08/th ... ga-series/
Some of its that fucking awful: action, violence trash the make to sell to 12 year old boys and westerners (don't even get me started on critter/card capture shit). Some of it however is truly amazing.
Here's whats been in my reading list:
Haibane Renmei
Liar Game
Azumanga Daioh
21st Century Boys
Black Jack
Usagi Drop
Fruits Basket
All My Darling Daughters
Nana
Blue Heaven
Parasyte
Heads
Sketchbook
The Yellow Book
8.1 Yamada Yuusuke Gekijou
Yotsubato!
Uzumaki
Some of that isn't good either but its what I have here. Excepting I missed out Ghost in the Shell and Akira because everyone always says they've seen the movies and I don't want to ban people today.
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I take it all back. FFFFFFUUUUUU cardboard!!!!!