If we are going to make a list of shoujo mangas which had their debut last year or maybe 2 years ago, what shoujo mangas do you suggest? I think this topic will be very interesting especially for those who recently started in this genre. It will also be good for old timers who are at a loss for something to read.
I would like to read this article! I never read shojo manga because I find them boring and predictable but I recently finished Ao Haru Ride and I loved it. I can't find a good source on the internet that can suggest RECENT shojo manga that are enjoyable and different.
It would be helpful to provide at least 5 different titles of very different stories – sdea9 years ago
Explain the reasons why despite being discontinued after School Rumble Z, the School Rumble series has maintained a huge and steadily growing fanbase and why it should be continued.
I think this would need to be handled with some knowledge of the Japanese fanbase. Partly because, well the Japanese fanbase tends to trump the international demand when it comes to these decisions. And partly because the series hasn't even had later installments of the anime or the manga released in English. – LangsEnd9 years ago
I honestly don't think it should be continued. Whilst I can't speak of the fanbase in general, School Rumble used up all its good ideas long before it ended and said ending itself (either anime or manga) was just a slap in the face. It's best to keep the good memories and move on to another project less it become like Family Guy. – Flawfinder9 years ago
An analysis of the realistic aspects of the relationships, characterizations, and themes in Blush-DC.. Blush-DC. tends to not pull any punches with its story line and its interesting to see a manga that tries to push past the usual manga tropes and try to create an engaging, character driven narrative as opposed to an action driven one.
Any article regarding this would be incomplete if the author doesn't live in Japan because as far as I know, the scanlation group that picked up /Blush-DC dropped it 2-3 years ago and no one's picked up on it yet. – Austin9 years ago
Parasyte: The Maxim is a pretty graphic horror manga from the late 80’s early 90’s with anime and movie spin-offs. I would argue that in the early chapters, the story is symbolic of childhood in the form of Migi, the Parasyte. Migi is eager to learn, very curious, visual, extremely literal, and often misunderstands the young adult human world. Migi is a different look at childhood, from a source that can express itself as an adult with all the aspects of childhood.
It might also be good to note whether the symbolism is translated well or poorly into the anime adaptation, or if the anime seems to be aiming for a different message (for example, the various instances that allude to the fact that humanity is killing the environment). – CriticalOtaku9 years ago
This anime did have very good character growth through Shinichi's change in design throughout the series as well. – ChrisKeene9 years ago
Explore what makes Johan Liebert such a complex villain. In fact, is he truly evil?
A very good topic, to cover the personality and charisma of Johan Liebert in general. And on the true nature of evil and whether he was really a villain: a really good point to explore. Obviously, he wasn't the "evil" evil. Extend by discussing the various negative roles that actually have a double meaning, taking the example of Kira from Death Note -- another fan-loved "evil" character. Btw, I think this article has great potential but I don't understand why it's housed in the manga category? Why not anime? – Abhimanyu Shekhar9 years ago
Honestly, anything on Monster would be incredible. – Travis Cohen9 years ago
There's already an article in the anime section about this, so this topic may be a redundant. Maybe take a look to see if this one would be rehashing old ground. – Jordan9 years ago
I'll check for it. Maybe this could be restructured to focus on the moral questions of the series. Specifically Tenma's internal turmoil. – Joseph Manduke IV9 years ago
While Yugioh is better remembered and known as the franchise for the card game that catapulted it into the limelight, in terms of its story, there exist many darker elements behind the shounen facade. Even early on in Yugioh’s creation as a manga, there were depicted all sorts of "games" that would’ve been more at home in the Saw film series: immolation from ice hockey, a roller-coaster that electrocuted anyone who makes a sound and Russian roulette with a fatally poisoned dish to name a few.
And of course, the losers of these games were often depicted as suffering gruesome ends (sometimes censored even for the anime) that were initially caused by the darker half of the main character Yugi Muto. What’s more, all these examples of mortal peril, realistic or supernatural, existed on top of the suspense and mind games into the characters’ vulnerability, a noteworthy example being the character Mai Kujaku/Valentine’s entrapment in an hourglass of man-eating bugs while she was mercilessly taunted on her own self-worth.
Consequently, with so many sinister themes shadowing the lighter ones throughout, should Yugioh when treated as a story be recognized in hindsight as much of a horror manga as well as shounen despite its creator Kazuki Takahashi saying otherwise?
This is a great twist! I always felt this away about some kid's shows re-watching them when I'm a but older, sitting there going "how did that not scare me? That's messed up!" I'd love to see this perspective brought out on the anime and then another section afterwards saying "what they animated was awful, but now look at all the stuff they cut out for it, it gets worse!" People love knowing dark origin stories of kid's shows, just look at the Pokemon theory of Gary visiting his dead pokemon you killed in Lavender town in the games. – Slaidey9 years ago
I'm not sure if this topic was created before the most recent Yu Gi Oh article was posted, but this idea of "horror" has already been covered on the website. Great idea, though. – Jordan9 years ago
perhaps psycological fits the story better. It isn't really horror despite some of the darker notes. I would recommend writing this as an analysis of where on the spectrum of childish to horror this falls. – Jutor8 years ago
Requires having completed the series. A lot of people claim Kishimoto does not really have the guts to kill characters off. While this is more or less true, and while there have been some moments where most other writers would’ve killed their characters where Kishimoto failed, the concept of death is a very real presence. Examine how through the characters of Kushina, Minato, Obito’s afterlife sequence, Kakashi with his father, and of course Hiruzen, Jiraiya, Itachi, Asuma, and Neji.
