Re Samurai Deeper Kyo: try to persevere at least through vol. 4, when Yukimura becomes an active character. That's when the series took off for me. Up to that point, it's very typical (if somewhat more prettily drawn) shounen manga, with random whacky opponents, attacks with names, and panty shots of and boob grabs at the lone main female character, Yuya (depicted in my icon along with Mahiro, who has a minor but recurring role). This was my first manga and I still love it a lot. It almost got the Saiyuki treatment when Tokyopop died with only a few volumes to go, but Delrey stepped in and published the last volumes as doubles.
Re the Hodgell: one of my favorite series, although she's not getting the editing she deserves now that she's at Baen. But hey, at least her books are being published (she had not one but two publishers die on her during the 1980s).
Hikaru no Go is something I enjoyed but not in a squee! fashion. It's basically a shounen sports manga, but instead of basketball or swimming, it's Go. There are a couple of female secondary characters, including a cute but talented Go player, Asumi (in icon here) who has a lovely little side episode about her conflict between being a fairly typical teenage girl who just happens to be a pretty ferocious Go player. She makes the right choice, IMO.
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Date: 2016-01-30 09:26 pm (UTC)Re Samurai Deeper Kyo: try to persevere at least through vol. 4, when Yukimura becomes an active character. That's when the series took off for me. Up to that point, it's very typical (if somewhat more prettily drawn) shounen manga, with random whacky opponents, attacks with names, and panty shots of and boob grabs at the lone main female character, Yuya (depicted in my icon along with Mahiro, who has a minor but recurring role). This was my first manga and I still love it a lot. It almost got the Saiyuki treatment when Tokyopop died with only a few volumes to go, but Delrey stepped in and published the last volumes as doubles.
Hikaru no Go is something I enjoyed but not in a squee! fashion. It's basically a shounen sports manga, but instead of basketball or swimming, it's Go. There are a couple of female secondary characters, including a cute but talented Go player, Asumi (in icon here) who has a lovely little side episode about her conflict between being a fairly typical teenage girl who just happens to be a pretty ferocious Go player. She makes the right choice, IMO.