Another great manga by Urasawa Naoki (๑•‿•๑). I binged that one too, and also Monster.
For any aspiring manga artists, or anyone who's interested, check out his documentary called Manben. That was where I learned about 20th Century Boys. I also kept seeing them on recommended lists, so I decided to give it a read.
His show Manben is interesting. It features mangakas of different genres, and you get a glimpse of how they develop their stories, their quirks, and their drawing style. Fascinating to watch them work, and makes you appreciate manga even more (๑✧‿✧๑).
Im going to watch this now actually. I havent read monster, its on my list though. I have a few graphic novels and other manga ill review in the upcoming days. Do you recommend any in particular ?
Yes! Most with English subtitles are on YouTube. You might find some of the featured manga interesting to read too.
As far as recommendations, I've read very few . . . ( > ‸ <). This year, I'm planning on reading 50 to 100 manga though.
What genre do you gravitate towards?
I watched one last night it was really interesting, pretty technical though since im not much of an artist. You should review the manga you are reading, Id love to see it. I like mystery type stuff honestly, but im open to a lot.
Cool! (๑•‿•๑) And yes, I guess it's geared toward aspiring manga artists. But still really interesting to watch.
I've never done a review, so I don't really know how to go about that. I mean, I understand the concept, but knowing me, I'd probably end up writing an essay and going on all kinds of rants and tangents, haha (๑˃‿˂).
For mystery, I watch Meitantei Conan (or Case Closed in English). I haven't gotten around to reading it yet, but I'm caught up with the anime. That one's more of a who dunnit detective story with drama.
I think Death Note is considered mystery. That's a really good one that goes into a lot of philosophy. Even if you're not heavy into philosophy, the drama and pacing keeps you in the story. And I hear the Netflix film was pretty bad.
And then most of Urasawa's other mangas are also mystery, like Billy Bat, Pluto, 21st Century Boys, Monster.
If you like weird and cyberpunk, try Akira. That one is pretty well-known and referenced a lot, so even if you're not into the genre, it might be good to read. That was the first one I read for this year.
For historical, Kingdom and Vagabond are pretty good so far. They're both ongoing. Kingdom is based on China's Warring States era. Vagabond is a dramatized, fictionalized account of Miyamoto Musashi's life. Both violent, very bloody, fast-paced.
If you like horror, most of Ito Junji's manga might creep you out. Even just looking at the images. I've only read Uzumaki so far. Very surreal, and dark. Interesting, but creepy. Something about it draws me in.
And if you ever feel like reading something messed up and super depressing, Oyasumi Punpun.
And then of course, the popular ones like One Piece, Naruto, Bleach, Bakuman, Hunter X Hunter, Gintama. I haven't finished all of them, since most of them were ongoing at the time I was reading.
There are many more, but I've already written too much, so I'll stop there (๑˃‿˂). I hope you find something good from the list!