The weirdness that is Japan

[Exterminatus]

So does anyone here read any mangas?
Picture unrelated.

[YamNivek]

I dont read Manga so this thread is up there with one of the weirdest threads for me.

It get a massive HUH? from me

[Sharp Dagger]

I watch anime but dont read manga
EDIT: fullpetal prolly does

[Devvil]

Every now and again yes I do, and I watch anime too

[oldmeme]

Anime is a general social taboo here in Ireland, which is one of the reasons why I drifted from it. Call it silly or cowardly but I think I'm happier now than I was before when I was really into the mainstream stuff. That's not to say I don't enjoy the odd one or two that show up here and there.

I don't like a lot of the well known anime/manga because the show ends on dragging on for up to 100+ episodes on one particular story usually which, and this is going to make me look like a prick for the fans of those shows, unless it's extremely careful, makes for a stupidly sloppy story (See Naruto, Bleach, Full Metal Alchemist etc.).
I do however enjoy the odd 10-15 episode shows like Kino no Tabi (<3) or something from Satoshi Kon or Studio Gibli which are generally good at well rounded story telling (maybe not so much from Kon, but his stuff is interesting :S).

I still play the odd Japanese/Korean game too if a good one should arise, usually the exessive ones



*On futher inspection, this guy is obviously using cheats but the typical gameplay is not far off from what you see.

[Devvil]

that game is friggin insane it makes me feel old

I recommend people to check the following animes : Fooly Cooly (6 eps.) ; Samurai Champloo (26 eps.) and Samurai 7 (20 something eps. )

[Exterminatus]

Uhm, I meant MANGAS, not ANIME. I stopped watching mainstream anime because a total 70% of it is filler crap that serves absolutely no purpose. That's why I asked if anyone reads manga
I was into mainstream anime, too, but since I found http://www.onemanga.com I've been reading through 7-8 series.
On a related note, Fullmetal Alchemist makes the most sense out of the ones I've seen.

[oldmeme]

My mistake, I tend to shove both into the same catagory of Japanese-ness :9

[Exterminatus]

Mind you, Japan is an unknown quantity in its own, but at least the crazy is limited when it's only still pictures+captions. Add color and/or voice and you get brainrape.

[Devvil]

As for MANGas I like the original dragonball and Akira