Recommend Me Some Manga

https://www.humblebundle.com/books/terrifying-tales-from-kodansha-books

Of course they put the Junji Ito books in the $20 tier, and I already own Dissolving Classroom. Came here to ask if any of these are worth reading, and lol the last post from 2014 mentions Dragon Head. I think I read the first couple volumes of Inuyashiki, but they're not even offering the entire series here.

BTW I ended up reading all of LW&C on Hoopla, it does indeed rule

I regret it every time I read an Ito book, one of his short stories gave me a panic attack a few months ago! But maybe that's also why they're so good

Check out his nice mangas about cats.

That's in the bundle!

I read part of the first collection of lone wolf and cub, and didn’t really do that much for me. Is it just that everything I’ve read since has stolen from it, or am I missing something?

Like, it’s clear it’s very good, but maybe it’s just not for me

You're probably right that so many things have been stolen from it that its impact may be somewhat diluted. It's also a series that REALLY takes its time for the main plot, the slow pacing remains through it all. That said, it's a journey worth taking, and there are moments of phenomenal art. I'd give it at least a few volumes, they're fast reading.

Can anyone recommend which of the akira translations is better, or are they both quite bad?

It’s certainly going to be easier to track down six in-print paperbacks than 38 Marvel glue-bound floppies from the 1980s, if that makes the decision easier

did that 35th anniversary box set from Kodansha not get a good reception? was thinking about doing that one for a while

I think it’s the same as the dark horse translation, except on better paper and with the original Japanese sfx. But there’s no sfx subtitling, so it’s hard to parse unless you keep looking back at the index. Looks great though!

Been going through some of Kyoko Okazaki's work (thanks to poster gyac). Helter Skelter and Pink. Both are fairly brutal in their depictions of bodies and minds brutalised by a capitalistic logic, especially in terms of gender and its as if the world hasn't moved very far at all in some of the attitudes on display. There was no 'cultural gap' to bridge at all, which was sorta striking.

hm, i have helter skelter digitally and never read it. will give it a try. I think Vertical released it in america.

Pink is great.

Been going through some of Kyoko Okazaki's work (thanks to poster gyac). Helter Skelter and Pink. Both are fairly brutal in their depictions of bodies and minds brutalised by a capitalistic logic, especially in terms of gender and its as if the world hasn't moved very far at all in some of the attitudes on display. There was no 'cultural gap' to bridge at all, which was sorta striking.

I keep meaning to reply to this. Yeah, the cultural gap is maybe minimal because Okazaki tends to address the stuff that cuts deep - as you say, capitalism, and Japan is a brutally capitalistic society. I think maybe Japan has moved on somewhat in some ways, but the beauty standards are still extremely unforgiving, and the deeper analysis in both books is clear about how money and its demands determine everything.

Pink is lighter but I wouldn't say it's a nice book either, she has a very defined worldview and she gives you this wavy carefree looking lineart on one hand and the punch of capitalism on the other. I like Helter Skelter slightly better, but mainly I wish she has more work translated. Can you read French? If you can, I can lend you Tokyo Girls Bravo!

i read helter skelter. it is very fucked up!

Been reading Taiyo Matsumoto's Ping Pong. Old, I know.. but goddamn, absolutely incredible work on the page.
I remember seeing the live action movie nearly 20 years ago, and heard that there was a well regarded anime adaptation more recently. Gonna have to look into that.

I really like Wurdah Itah as a starting point

ahh fuck misread thread title

i cant be the only one that got excited for some zeuhl manga recs for a sec there

I have the vinyl Retrospectiw set and there is a comic book about the band in there. You can call it manga if you like

Any material similar to the MANGA (not the anime that i consider pretty bad) of Excel Saga? I'm not a fan of manga or anime but i find it pretty interesting; the content is far from the platitudes of most of anime-manga. i'd say the content is more in the vein of a leftfield costumbrist series with a transversality of topics.

https://desu-usergeneratedcontent.xyz/mu/image/1661/23/1661235607898.jpg

Download link:
https://nyaa.si/view/932733

i would give it a spin if that link worked.

it works for me. it's a torrent

maybe private? not connecting.