The best Manga you're not reading

[yendi]

It's very rare that I introduce shadesong to a manga -- she's the otaku, and I'm just a dabbler. But I've gotten her hooked on what I consider the best damned manga ever. It's called Eagle: The Making of an Asian-American President, and you all need to be reading it. We just got volume 4 last night (each volume is about 500 pages), and the story just keeps getting better.

It's not fantasy or sci-fi, or the plot-for-the-sake-of-fan-service of Gunsmith Cats. It's just a solid political story, following an alternate 2000 election, with an Asian-American candidate's rise from obscurity to become the Democratic nominee for the presidency. And in spite of being written by a Japanese citizen, it's got a better understanding of American politics than most America-written novels (although I won't deny that the author is a tad naïve at times). Read this. Now.

Comments

[shadesong.livejournal.com]

Seconded. This is an amazing political thriller that just happens to have pictures...

[fiddledragon]

ah to have money to go out and get it - I wonder if The Source carries it...hrm....

[gallowglass.livejournal.com]

Ah, I see I can get this through AmazonUK. It's going to have to wait its turn for the money to be available though. I do so hate living on a limited budget.

[moop2000.livejournal.com]

If you want some good manga, there Akira Series (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/stores/series/-/535/paperback/ref=ref=pd_sim_series/103-8988046-2462214), which is really well written and drawn, and is very expansive. The movie doesn't do it justice. Most people have read or heard about this one.

But my most favorite manga series is easily hands down Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1569313482/qid=1050588135/sr=2-1/ref=sr_2_1/103-8988046-2462214). The artwork is beautiful, the characters are full of life and energy. The story is in depth, and deals with some interesting issues. I <3 it, and I admit to having cried while reading it ^_^ But I'm a big sap hehe.