2015 Manga Reading Challenge - Discussion Thread!  You may find the Sign Ups as well as more information about this challenge here! Discussion is not necessarily required for the challenge completion, but it will be encouraged! Users and potential participants will probably have different reading backgrounds, and we might even have people who take this as their starting point in manga reading (what can I say, I'm an idealist). Here, we can have a space where people can ask for recommendations or share lists of manga that can fit certain criteria, to help other users who don't know where to start or aren't sure what they may like. Any question about the challenge itself (i.e. criteria explanation, questions about graphics, donating graphics for prizes, other) should be asked in this thread and not the sign ups thread! To keep things neat and avoid spoilers, I recommend using spoiler tags in saying major plot points or when your post has become too long (i.e. longer than 3 big paragraphs). I also recommend using the quote option and @mentions to call the attention of specific users. |
KinetaJan 5, 2016 2:09 PM
密室殺人はなぜ美しいのか。 |
| So here's what I plan to read (not much variety in terms of authors, but that's because of my additional no scanlation rule. When I pay for each manga I'm less inclined to take risks :>. And stuff I have already on my shelf, but not read yet, I also tried to incorporate (without forcing it though): Feel free to recommend me something for that particular challenge, just keep in mind that it needs to be lincesed either in english or german or I can't use it :P. Of course I'd be happy to recommend you something as well so don't hesitate to ask! Also gonna keep my eyes open to see what you guys pick so I find something for that particular challenge as well. |
AlcoholicideMar 15, 2015 4:26 PM
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| I've got one question. I know this is a manga reading challenge, but can manhwa count as well? And yeah, I know "read a manwha" is a specific goal but I'm wondering about the others. |
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| Well, some stuff I've seen and read that had a score less than 7: http://myanimelist.net/manga/29647/Kurokami_no_Helga http://myanimelist.net/manga/3588/Double_House http://myanimelist.net/manga/11995/%5Bzion%5D http://myanimelist.net/manga/40393/Soushokukei_Ism For anyone that wants to read these. I also recently read Conductor and I thought it was good. It's a murder mystery manga, and it's an adaptation of a light novel. |
| Becchin to Mandala is also below 7 and if disgusting stuff and a lot of craziness doesn't bother you, it's a fairly entertaining read with a nice twist at the end. Very crazy though. And did I mention disgusting? |
| I probably regret this post by now. |
| I've already read 6 of those |
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Amarantos said: Should it only count for one? Im pretty sure it only counts as one. Hello guys and... do you guys know any debut manga's? or where to find them? :P |
Higashi_no_Kaze said: Becchin to Mandala is also below 7 and if disgusting stuff and a lot of craziness doesn't bother you, it's a fairly entertaining read with a nice twist at the end. Very crazy though. And did I mention disgusting? That doesn't look like something I could personally go for. Other people can feel welcome to, though. Also on an unrelated note, you could check out something like Olimpos. It's licensed in English. I'm not sure if it's up your alley, but it has a philosophical thing going for it. Utahime and Elhanburg no Tenshi, also by Aki, are licensed too. Ranoom said: Hello guys and... do you guys know any debut manga's? or where to find them? :P Well, I suppose you could go to some manga artist's page and figure out what their first manga was from the dates listed. Mangaupdates is pretty helpful since the dates are listed right next to the titles. |
| You can only register the manga on your challenge list, when the specific challenge is called, or? |
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| It finally started!! Good luck everyone and I hope for good discussion here.. :) A light hearted food manga is Kyou, Curry! http://myanimelist.net/manga.php?id=34245 |
| If you guys need a good horror manga, I can recommend some. |
| How much of a manga do you have to read for it to count? |
| There is no such thing as shit taste. Only idiots who think everyone should have the same taste as they do. |
| All good if I can do all 35 but put 10 on an extension kinda thing (like it'll say the other 10 are optional of me) right? tbh I don't really find 25 too challenging kuuderes_shadow said: How much of a manga do you have to read for it to count? I believe the whole thing |
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JOJOAOAA said: kuuderes_shadow said: How much of a manga do you have to read for it to count? I believe the whole thing That's going to make this hard. And expensive. Especially as that means you can't do stuff that hasn't finished yet. |
| There is no such thing as shit taste. Only idiots who think everyone should have the same taste as they do. |
kuuderes_shadow said: JOJOAOAA said: I believe the whole thing That's going to make this hard. And expensive. Especially as that means you can't do stuff that hasn't finished yet. Heh, that's why I ain't bothering doing the "no scanlations" thing some other people are doing I guess if it's still airing manga you wouldn't need to read all of it, cause that'll be dumb if you're reading something like One Piece |
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| Actually I just found something the OP said in some other thread "As for the length of manga itself, I think it would be OK to count 1 volume as enough to check off an item if it's a long-running series, except for the item above with the asterisk or the one-shot." (found here) There is your answer....I think |
Silence_SuzukaFeb 11, 2015 1:29 AM
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JOJOAOAA said: Actually I just found something the OP said in some other thread "As for the length of manga itself, I think it would be OK to count 1 volume as enough to check off an item if it's a long-running series, except for the item above with the asterisk or the one-shot." (found here) There is your answer....I think Apparently this was requested to be removed so it's not part of the challenge anymore. I'd still say you don't have to read only completed stuff, I'm planning to start Dorohedoro for one of the challenges and will see how far I get. It's definitely gonna be more than one volume though. For most other challenges I choose gekiga works of 1 or 2 volumes at most though, since that's what I read most of the time anyway, and it's affordable. It would be hard to do it without scanlations otherwise. |
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dream_eater1012 said: Higashi_no_Kaze said: Becchin to Mandala is also below 7 and if disgusting stuff and a lot of craziness doesn't bother you, it's a fairly entertaining read with a nice twist at the end. Very crazy though. And did I mention disgusting? That doesn't look like something I could personally go for. Other people can feel welcome to, though. Also on an unrelated note, you could check out something like Olimpos. It's licensed in English. I'm not sure if it's up your alley, but it has a philosophical thing going for it. Utahime and Elhanburg no Tenshi, also by Aki, are licensed too. Thanks for the recs, Elhanburg no Tenshi seems the most interesting among them (I'm weak towards Josei and medieval settings) but the english version goes on sale on March 24 (at least on my amazon) so I still have some time to think about it. Maybe I'll check out Olimpos while I'm at it, I like the synopsis a lot. |
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Amarantos said: I'm already reading a lot of manga currently, so does finishing manga that I've already started reading count towards the challenge or can only manga that I start reading after I've signed up count. Also, what if by reading one manga I complete multiple challenges? Should it only count for one? Since this is a 2015 challenge, anything that you started on or after January 1st counts, so if you started an ongoing manga then, you can finish it and include it (or include it if you have finished it!). If it's from before January 1st, it won't count though. One manga counts for just one item even if it fits more than one. TFO1013 said: I've got one question. I know this is a manga reading challenge, but can manhwa count as well? And yeah, I know "read a manwha" is a specific goal but I'm wondering about the others. As manhwa is included as manga type in MAL, it will be accepted since it still has panel-comic form. Magnolia said: You can only register the manga on your challenge list, when the specific challenge is called, or? I'm not sure what you're asking, but you're supposed to include it in your list once you have finished reading it and you don't have to complete them in any particular order. JOJOAOAA said: All good if I can do all 35 but put 10 on an extension kinda thing (like it'll say the other 10 are optional of me) right? tbh I don't really find 25 too challenging I disagree with this because the challenge calls for 25 items. If you would like a bigger challenge, I invite you to do it a second time with the items you missed and reading other manga in the categories that overlap with your first challenge. @kuuderes_shadow @JOJOAOAA Yes, as Higashi_no_Kaze says, that idea was scrapped due to the fact that 1 volume/book would make the challenge even less difficult for experienced readers, so people can choose only-1-tankobon items or they can choose longer manga at their own discretion. That said, you can read manga that are not finished, but you'd have to catch up to publishing/scanlation, You can also continue things you started reading after January 1st and still include them in your list. |
密室殺人はなぜ美しいのか。 |
Ana- said: Here's a recent one. It's shounen-ai and it's pretty cute. Thank you :3 Will use as my one shot :3 |
| After going through the items I've chosen for the challenge, this is the line-up I'll probably go with: ➤Read a one-shot: Hanshin ➤Read a manga published before the 90s: Kami no Hidarite Akuma no Migite ➤Read an award-winning work: Kodomo no Omocha ➤Read a compilation by different authors: Japan as Viewed by 17 Creators ➤Read a manga by your favorite author/artist: Offered (Ikegami Ryoichi) ➤Read a manga by Osamu Tezuka: Ayako ➤Read a manga that is tagged with a genre you dislike: Seven Days (Shounen Ai) ➤Read a debut manga: Undecided yet ➤Read a manga that has been adapted to live action: Liar Game ➤Read a manga with a target demographic that does not apply to you (i.e. shoujo if you're a male in his 20s, etc): Anastasia Club (Shoujo) ➤Read a manga with a target demographic that can apply to you (i.e. josei if you're a female in her 20s, etc): Old Boy ➤Read a manga that has a main character of gender opposite to the demographic (i.e. female lead in a male demographic): Hito Hitori Futari ➤Read a manga that starts with the same first letter as your username: Ciguatera ➤Read a manga that someone on your friends' list rated a 10: Undecided yet ➤Read a manga that you can relate to yourself: Undecided yet ➤Read a manga recommended to you by another Manga Reading Challenge participant: Undecided yet ➤Read a manga that another user has read for this challenge: Undecided yet ➤Read a manga that has a main character that is a professional in his field (doctor, detective, embalmer, etc): Sabu to Ichi Torimono Hikae ➤Read a manga with children in it: Doubutsu no Kuni ➤Read a manga about food: Oishii Kankei (Considered Bambino first, but the sequel is far from being scanlated) ➤Read a manga about music: Full Moon wo Sagashite ➤Read a manga about war: Horobishi Kemonotachi no Umi ➤Read a manhwa: Annarasumanara ➤Read a slice of life OR comedy manga: National Quiz ➤Read a horror, sci-fi OR fantasy manga: 2001 Ya Monogatari I'm open to any recommendation for the categories that are missing, and I'd be glad to help if someone has trouble choosing. |
corwinrFeb 12, 2015 8:38 AM
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| Personally I think the "relate to yourself" one is the hardest to get something for. All the others you can tell whether or not it counts before you start reading it, but that one you might have several failed attempts before you come across one that actually counts. If you're being honest, that is. |
| There is no such thing as shit taste. Only idiots who think everyone should have the same taste as they do. |
| Here we are ! You did some good work tsuyokunaru . I would be very pleased if some people could help me and suggest things to complete this list . - Higashi_no_Kaze : I see we have some common plannings , and I didn't even do that on purpose for MW and Dororo haha . I would be interested to have your impression on "Panorama Island" , "Nijigahara Holograph" and "Subarashii Sekai" after your read , if you don't mind (sad thing "Umibe no Onnanoko" and "Oyasumi Punpun" aren't at hand for you yet , but it will come sure enought I think ) . Since you like Gekiga , I hightly suggest you to read things from Kazuo Kamimura . It seems "Dousei Jidai" or "Kantou Heiya" are not translated in english or german , but "Lady snowblood"seems to have been , and "Furious Love" too (haven't read that one yet , but i'm pretty sure it's very good) . Really if you can , read some manga of him , it definitly worth it . If some people want advise for some item , I have those that come to mind right now : - read a sci-fi manga : "planetes" - manhwa : "My heart is beating" ( didn't liked it that much , but why not trying ?) - read a manga that has been adapted to live action : "Himizu" , "Helter Skelter" - Read a manga that focuses on non-romantic relationships and Read a manga with children in it : a lot of works from Taiyou Matsumoto do both = "Tekkon Kinkreet" , "Gogo monster" , "Ping Pong" . lkjhgf911 said: Well then...I'm all ears ^^ . Tell me what you think is the best (maybe something other than Uzumaki , for some reason I don't feel like reading that one) .If you guys need a good horror manga, I can recommend some. |
DullboyApr 18, 2015 3:00 PM
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| What exactly is a debut manga? |
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tsudecimo said: What exactly is a debut manga? The first manga created by the mangaka. |
| There is no such thing as shit taste. Only idiots who think everyone should have the same taste as they do. |
tsuyokunaru said: TFO1013 said: I've got one question. I know this is a manga reading challenge, but can manhwa count as well? And yeah, I know "read a manwha" is a specific goal but I'm wondering about the others. As manhwa is included as manga type in MAL, it will be accepted since it still has panel-comic form. Thanks for clarifying. tsuyokunaru said: @kuuderes_shadow @JOJOAOAA Yes, as Higashi_no_Kaze says, that idea was scrapped due to the fact that 1 volume/book would make the challenge even less difficult for experienced readers, so people can choose only-1-tankobon items or they can choose longer manga at their own discretion. That said, you can read manga that are not finished, but you'd have to catch up to publishing/scanlation, You can also continue things you started reading after January 1st and still include them in your list. Oh geez. And here I was under the impression that you still only needed to read one volume of something to complete the challenge. Guess I probably shouldn't pick something with 38 volumes then. haha |
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 I think I might be too late for this joke? :V Oh well, It's gonna be fun either way -3-. |
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| Frequency of picks for the first 30 participants: ➤Read a one-shot 24 ➤Read a manga published before the 90s 24 ➤Read a manga published after the 90s 23 ➤Read an award-winning work 26 ➤Read a compilation by different authors 18 ➤Read a manga by your favorite author/artist 19 ➤Re-read a manga 19 ➤Read a manga by Osamu Tezuka 23 ➤Read a manga that is tagged with a genre you dislike 23 ➤Read a debut manga 19 ➤Read a manga that became a prototype for a longer running series 11 ➤Read a manga adapted from a different source (i.e. original anime/light novel/videogame) 20 ➤Read a manga that has been adapted to live action 19 ➤Read a manga with a target demographic that does not apply to you (i.e. shoujo if you're a male in his 20s, etc) 25 ➤Read a manga with a target demographic that can apply to you (i.e. josei if you're a female in her 20s, etc) 24 ➤Read a manga that has a main character of gender opposite to the demographic (i.e. female lead in a male demographic) 27 ➤Read a manga with a score of or below 7 in MyAnimeList 26 ➤Read a manga with a score of or above 8.5 in MyAnimeList 25 ➤Read a manga that starts with the same first letter as your username 27 ➤Read a manga that someone on your friends' list rated a 10 22 ➤Read a manga that you can relate to yourself 14 ➤Read a manga recommended to you by another Manga Reading Challenge participant 27 ➤Read a manga that another user has read for this challenge 27 ➤Read a manga that has a main character that is a professional in his field (doctor, detective, embalmer, etc) 24 ➤Read a manga that has a one word title 25 ➤Read a manga that focuses on non-romantic relationships 21 ➤Read a manga with children in it 23 ➤Read a manga about food 25 ➤Read a manga about music 21 ➤Read a manga about war 24 ➤Read a manhua 11 ➤Read a manhwa 19 ➤Read a slice of life OR comedy manga 27 ➤Read a horror, sci-fi OR fantasy manga 29 ➤Read a webmanga 13 Note: If you edited your selection the change may not be reflected in the above. JOJOAOAA and Rothrock count for all 35 (in the former case because it doesn't seem as though he put any thought into what goes in which part of the list, and in the latter case because the list actually has all 35 things in it). Prototype and manhua are the least popular picks. The "relate to yourself" one and (surprisingly) webmanga were also picked by less than 50% of participants. On the other hand, "horror, sci-fi OR fantasy" has been picked by 29 of the first 30 participants. |
| There is no such thing as shit taste. Only idiots who think everyone should have the same taste as they do. |
| I'm very busy until at least this semester ends, but I'll make sure to find time for this. |
| guys, i need some award-winning work's help! |
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5000man said: guys, i need some award-winning work's help! Theres a list of manga that one some ype of award award here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shogakukan_Manga_Award |
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5000man said: guys, i need some award-winning work's help! http://myanimelist.net/manga/974/Basara http://myanimelist.net/manga/10675/Panorama_Toukitan Also: https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?category=Award-Winning+Work |
dream_eater1012 said: thanks!!5000man said: guys, i need some award-winning work's help! http://myanimelist.net/manga/974/Basara http://myanimelist.net/manga/10675/Panorama_Toukitan Also: https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?category=Award-Winning+Work |
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tsuyokunaru said: JOJOAOAA said: All good if I can do all 35 but put 10 on an extension kinda thing (like it'll say the other 10 are optional of me) right? tbh I don't really find 25 too challenging I disagree with this because the challenge calls for 25 items. If you would like a bigger challenge, I invite you to do it a second time with the items you missed and reading other manga in the categories that overlap with your first challenge. aight, it has now been changed to 25 :) |
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| someone needs to explain this to me do we read 1 volume or the entire thing ? |
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5000man said: someone needs to explain this to me do we read 1 volume or the entire thing ? You need to read the whole manga you choose or at least catch up to scanlation/publishing and you have to do it during the year 2015. If a multiple volume manga is too long for the participant, they are allowed to read shorter works. Originally it was supposed to be just one volume per item, but I changed my mind to make it challenging. If the manga you choose is one volume in length and it's completed, it counts. |
密室殺人はなぜ美しいのか。 |
tsuyokunaru said: thank you for this simple explination5000man said: someone needs to explain this to me do we read 1 volume or the entire thing ? You need to read the whole manga you choose or at least catch up to scanlation/publishing and you have to do it during the year 2015. If a multiple volume manga is too long for the participant, they are allowed to read shorter works. Originally it was supposed to be just one volume per item, but I changed my mind to make it challenging. If the manga you choose is one volume in length and it's completed, it counts. |
| Click it click it right now and something amazing will happen even i shit myself every time i click it CLICK ME !!! |
| Do someone know any practical link to help finding "compilation by different authors" ? That could be very helpfull . - tsuyokunaru : Hem , did you forget to add me to the participants ? Or did I missed something , do something wrong ? (I want my good looking banner you know ^^) |
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Dullboy said: - tsuyokunaru : Hem , did you forget to add me to the participants ? Or did I missed something , do something wrong ? (I want my good looking banner you know ^^) Sorry about that Dullboy, there was nothing wrong with your post! I accidentally pasted another username over it and didn't notice. You've been added to the list now. Thanks for calling this to my attention. |
密室殺人はなぜ美しいのか。 |
| someone pls give me a recommendation, anything will do |
| Click it click it right now and something amazing will happen even i shit myself every time i click it CLICK ME !!! |
5000man said: http://myanimelist.net/manga/37975/Anorexia:_Shikabane_Hanako_wa_Kyoshokushousomeone pls give me a recommendation, anything will do It's short and rated under 7 |
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| I someone could recommend me something that is all 4 of the following:- - Short (1-5 volumes) - Light-hearted and fun (comedy is preferable) - Finished within the past 5 years (or about to finish; more recent is better) - Not on my list it would be much appreciated. Thanks. (no hentai please) |
kuuderes_shadowFeb 11, 2015 12:40 PM
| There is no such thing as shit taste. Only idiots who think everyone should have the same taste as they do. |
Cupquake said: Thanks5000man said: http://myanimelist.net/manga/37975/Anorexia:_Shikabane_Hanako_wa_Kyoshokushousomeone pls give me a recommendation, anything will do It's short and rated under 7 i have a feeling i'm gonna struggle through this one |
| Click it click it right now and something amazing will happen even i shit myself every time i click it CLICK ME !!! |
I was curious, so I went through my list looking for series that I scored 7 or higher, but has a score of less than 7 on MAL. They're all 1 volume in length.
Maybe that will help someone. I'll try to sign up myself soon. |
KinetaFeb 11, 2015 3:17 PM
kuuderes_shadow said: could someone recommend me something that is all 4 of the following : - Short (1-5 volumes) - Light-hearted and fun (comedy is preferable) - Finished within the past 5 years (or about to finish; more recent is better) - Not on my list (no hentai please) Maybe you can try this : Shimaism , short comedy shoujo AI manga with a ridiculous plot (in a good way) , the two main girls are completely dense . I found it pretty funny at time - Kineta : Thanks for the sharing , I think I'll read Nigeru Otoko . |
DullboyFeb 11, 2015 3:49 PM
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| everybody, go read Once Again for thier manhua, it was fucking amazing, i'm still crying |
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Dullboy said: If you don't mind, maybe I'll try this.. :P I'm a bit familiar with Yoshitomi Akihito, I read Eat-Man and some of his shoujo ai short stories, but somehow skipped on this.. xDMaybe you can try this : Shimaism , short comedy shoujo AI manga with a ridiculous plot (in a good way) , the two main girls are completely dense . I found it pretty funny at time |
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