| Final multipost to fix thread. The thread will break again if these are removed (I think). Repost of suggestions so you don't have to go to the previous page. flygon250 said: Manabi Straight! (anime and manga) should be added for the time being, as it has a similar tone and is serialised in the same magazine as Kamichu. We can debate its merits as a seinen series after we include it. I'm on the fence on this one, having only seen the anime, which gives out mixed messages regarding its target audience. Although it doesn't have a manga, I think it's safe to assume that Windy Tales is aimed at a Seinen audience. Also add Aoi Bungaku and Kuchu Buranko from this season's anime. If we go off which magazine a manga is serialized in, then Needless should be in as well, although I think it is a highly questionable addition, but as with Manabi Straight, we can leave that discussion until after it is added. |
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| Bumping the thread, because nobody seemed to respond to my previous post. I will also add Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 to the list of anime that should be considered for addition to this club while I am here. |
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| I suggest for seinen manga Vagabond - It takes a look at the often misunderstood sword saint Miyamoto Musashi and his rivalry with Kojiro Sasaki. It would be easy assume that the focus of this manga would be a simple hack and slash "who is the strongest samurai" affair. However, the majority of the story is actually about Musashi's internal conflict as he strives to understand morality. He is torn between his love for the graceful art of swordplay exemplified by the simple mute Kojiro and his guilt for tainting his blade with violent ambition. |
| Mangas: I am suggesting the manga Kaikisen - Return to the Sea (by Satoshi Kon), I loved this when I read it. Forget-Me-Not, it blew me away, I really loved the art in it. I could just stare at each page and get immersed in it. I guess the same would go for another one by the same author, Memories of Emanon, though I still haven't read it yet. The Music of Marie, though a bit weird, was incredibly creative, and it hits you with a really unexpected ending. Train Man, I'll slip this one in as well, though it's more focused on romance. All Rounder Meguru is a shooto manga by Endo, so just that is enough to recommend it. Suffice it to say, it is very good. Giant Killing, this one is a soccer manga, it's getting an anime adaptation soon, and I am hoping it is good. Also, Poppoya Love Letter, that one is an amazing manga. Asada Jiro, the author of the short stories, is simply brilliant, and I was deeply impressed when I read the manga adaptations of two of his stories, The Stationmaster (Poppoya) and Love Letter. It seems only Love Letter has been scanlated, though, I was never able to find the stationmaster anywhere. And the scanlation of Love Letter really doesn't do the story justice, I feel. Finally, Harukana Machi-E, a great manga about childhood, coming of age, adulthood, responsibility... it is an overview of the entire spectrum of life, basically, from birth to death, quite a nostalgic feel to it and a great ending imo. Movies: Angel's Egg (though I haven't seen it yet). Another movie, Bobby's Girl, I found that quite seinen in nature, and it really made me think all sorts of things while watching it. edit: I keep on thinking of other things to suggest, originally I only suggested a couple, lol. |
georgiApr 2, 2010 7:33 PM
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FinnTheFrisian said: I suggest for seinen manga Vagabond - It takes a look at the often misunderstood sword saint Miyamoto Musashi and his rivalry with Kojiro Sasaki. It would be easy assume that the focus of this manga would be a simple hack and slash "who is the strongest samurai" affair. However, the majority of the story is actually about Musashi's internal conflict as he strives to understand morality. He is torn between his love for the graceful art of swordplay exemplified by the simple mute Kojiro and his guilt for tainting his blade with violent ambition. I second Vagabond, I'm surprised it wasn't mentionned before. Vagabond |
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| This season, just spotted a few moderate to good ones. Giant killing - the anime features good characters & plots, op & ed, some bgm. But it seems to lack great soccer actions. Giant means the top teams, and I guess the title tells what will happen. This series is probably planned as world cup is coming. Saraiya Goyou - the protagonist is a gentle samurai & was jobless despite of his good skills. He was finally hired by Saraiya as the leader found him interesting and assigned him to various missions. Story from Natsume Ono. The previous anime was Ristorante Paradiso. Both are quite loyal to her arts style. She drawed BL comics but both works are not josei nor BL. But she describe mature men in her own ways. The BGM is occasionally good. The story flows slowly in an interesting way. Arakawa Under the bridge - gag styled comedy with a unique romance story, featuring 'My girlfriend is an alien from Venus'. And there are many other aliens having activities under the bridge. It's quite mature as it discuss about the romance life of ~20s but in a unique way. The author is trying to make from very creative situations & wierd ideas. Yojouhan Shinwa Taikei - A selection of fairy tales on 4.5 tatami mats (?) Not sure what the title means but it's a Madhouse production so you can expect pretty good arts style & animation. The story happens around a 3rd year college student, finding his way out from his otherwise plain & boring college life. The protagonist is motivated in finding job, girlfriend etc. but his personality is barring him. The story is also filled with other very characteristic people. Most of them, I just checked 1-2 episodes so it may not be totally correct but I'm quite sure they are seinen with quite good quality but also lack otaku fans. Arakawa Under the bridge may be better as the director is Akiyuki Shinbo. |
| Mars. Sure it's a shoujo, but it's so well made and has very good characterization. |
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I second these. Not so sure about Mars... while it's not your typical frivolous shoujo, I wouldn't qualify it as josei. |
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| I'm suggesting Holyland be added to the list. Somewhere between a childs and adults world the “holyland” exists. Gangs, lenient laws and violence dominated a world far from reality. There was Yuu. He was there, Kamishiro Yuu… he was, without a doubt, there. Yuu is a week high school kid who doesn't really fit anywhere. To find a plac he can belong, be accepted, not disappear, to find his “Holyland” he will do anything. To go on forward like this, or to disappear from this town, that was his choice. He wanted to become strong, so that he could protect his “Holyland”, where everything is dangerous. In time he started to like this place. With strength in his fist, it summoned violence and with that violence Yuu learned to rely on his fists and found his place… his “Holyland”. |
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-BlackRabbit- said: I second these. Not so sure about Mars... while it's not your typical frivolous shoujo, I wouldn't qualify it as josei. I wouldn't qualify Ichigo Mashimaro as a seinen either, but it's the list because it can be appreciated from an older audience as well. Same thing goes for Mars. Plus, Mars offers the most realistic relationship you would expect from a Shoujo. |
WilioJun 16, 2010 9:47 AM
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| Ultra Heaven and not simple. |
| Arakawa Under the Bridge (Manga) it is a Seinen |
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| For manga, I'll suggest Sundome and Battle Angel Alita. |
| I didn't see these on the list, and that surprised me, so maybe they've been mentioned before and didn't make the cut, but, even so: Maison Ikkoku, [url=http://myanimelist.net/manga/336/Great_Teacher_Onizuka]GTO{/url] They both have anime adaptions, and Maison Ikkoku was definitely published in a seinen magazine, and, IMHO, seems directed at an older male audience. GTO, even though catagorized as shounen, and published in a shounen magazine, just seems to have seinen elements to it, and I would have sworn that it was a seinen, except that it doesn't seem to be listed as such... Anyway, for your consideration. |
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| MUST add stuff by Natsume Ono! House of Five Leaves/Saraiya Goyou http://myanimelist.net/anime.php?id=7588 http://myanimelist.net/manga/13271/Saraiya_Goyou Ristorane Paradiso, and Gente http://myanimelist.net/anime/5984/Ristorante_Paradiso http://myanimelist.net/manga/12386/Ristorante_Paradiso http://myanimelist.net/manga/12400/Gente (the manga tags for Ristorante and Gente don't SAY josei, but they are) not simple http://myanimelist.net/manga/12569/not_simple She has written more stuff, but that's all I've read/watched, so I know for sure what's in them. Other stuff: Usagi Drop (anime) http://myanimelist.net/anime/10162/Usagi_Drop Last Exile (seinen--it's too "slow" for a shounen) http://myanimelist.net/anime/97/Last_Exile Rainbow http://myanimelist.net/anime/6114/Rainbow:_Nisha_Rokubou_no_Shichinin http://myanimelist.net/manga/7482/Rainbow |
IceAndCreamSep 12, 2011 8:42 AM
| Why http://myanimelist.net/manga/1131/Freesia is not here? |
| A couple of seinens that I couldn't find in the list: A-Channel Acchi Kocchi Arakawa Under the Bridge Arakawa Under the Bridge x Bridge Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai Denpa Onna to Seishun Otoko Soredemo Machi wa Mawatteiru |
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| Usagi Drop (the BEST JOSEI EVEEEER! =P) Fate/Zero |
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| I would like to add these titles for acceptance in the Anime Relations List: Last Exile Phantom: Requiem for the Phantom Xam'd: Lost Memories |
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