Samurai... Yes, I believe I'd read that, too. I generally don't like manga-style much and hardly read any (though many of my friends do) -those scary, oversized eyes somehow remind me of the old Marilyn Manson viedeo from "Drugs". And the guys/girls interchangeableness is really annoying (not because of the looks, I like pretty boys, I really do (why else would I like elves? *g*), but because the characters have all the typical girly traits that even grate my nerve in real girls). But warriors in love... (*squees*)
In comics I like the style a bit better, but usually the super-hero complexes make me shake my head. When I was 9 or 10, I was pretty fond of those age-old "Prince Valiant" comics (well, illustrated novels rather; the series is very famous as "Prinz Eisenherz" in Germany, there were also a TV-series and several movies), that my dad let me keep when I found them on the attic. (I have them still. *cough*) The guy is rather Mary-Sue-ish and has the world's most awful haircut, but hey, it's got swords, knights, horses (reasons for me to love it) and SUBTEXT. And the author was supiciously fond of drawing half-naked men... *g* (I only wonder why it was originally supposed to be read by boys.)
I haven't read many mangas (usually, the first few pages are enough to tell me I won't like it, especially if it's all about 'normal' school-girls in -uck!- school-uniforms) and my friends have pretty much given up on me. I've never seen the appeal of naive-to-the-point-of-stupidity main characters. *shudders* One that's quite nice (though I'd still prefer it in book-form), once you've gotten used to the very soft style (at least the eyes aren't /that/ big) and weird clothes, is "Cantarella", about the Italian Renaissance, starring the infamous Borgia family. It is historical fantasy rather than historical fiction and almost dark enough to like. Its main plus is that it has a villain and his favourite asassin for main characters -though I guess the real people were a hundred times more evil and far less pretty, but hey. Some things were well-researched, others are a bit dubious. And the main female character is just naive cliche again. Anyway, it's rather the only manga I've more or less liked, though I don't think I'd read it if I couldn't borrow it from anyone.
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Date: 2006-10-11 03:33 pm (UTC)And the guys/girls interchangeableness is really annoying (not because of the looks, I like pretty boys, I really do (why else would I like elves? *g*), but because the characters have all the typical girly traits that even grate my nerve in real girls).
But warriors in love... (*squees*)
In comics I like the style a bit better, but usually the super-hero complexes make me shake my head.
When I was 9 or 10, I was pretty fond of those age-old "Prince Valiant" comics (well, illustrated novels rather; the series is very famous as "Prinz Eisenherz" in Germany, there were also a TV-series and several movies), that my dad let me keep when I found them on the attic. (I have them still. *cough*) The guy is rather Mary-Sue-ish and has the world's most awful haircut, but hey, it's got swords, knights, horses (reasons for me to love it) and SUBTEXT. And the author was supiciously fond of drawing half-naked men... *g* (I only wonder why it was originally supposed to be read by boys.)
I haven't read many mangas (usually, the first few pages are enough to tell me I won't like it, especially if it's all about 'normal' school-girls in -uck!- school-uniforms) and my friends have pretty much given up on me. I've never seen the appeal of naive-to-the-point-of-stupidity main characters. *shudders*
One that's quite nice (though I'd still prefer it in book-form), once you've gotten used to the very soft style (at least the eyes aren't /that/ big) and weird clothes, is "Cantarella", about the Italian Renaissance, starring the infamous Borgia family. It is historical fantasy rather than historical fiction and almost dark enough to like. Its main plus is that it has a villain and his favourite asassin for main characters -though I guess the real people were a hundred times more evil and far less pretty, but hey. Some things were well-researched, others are a bit dubious. And the main female character is just naive cliche again. Anyway, it's rather the only manga I've more or less liked, though I don't think I'd read it if I couldn't borrow it from anyone.
If you ask me: I stick to books anytime.