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So i am so happy! I just bought my first ever Manga, which is Death Note and i love it so much!! I love books with background images and writing notes inside so you can actually notice what's going on it's fantastic It is my first ever Manga that i will be reading, but i definitely will be buying other manga books too! I still do prefer Anime over Manga, though just because it's colourful Please let me know any Manga, you think is worth me buying! What do you guys think about Manga, and what was your first manga you read?

That's awesome! i'm so glad Manga exists because i'm really getting in to it now! Thank you! I love it so far i'm really getting in to it now I'm sorry bout that i myself am not a fan of reading online, I love death Note, and i'm loving the Manga so far it's on point

True but Disney had a big hand in Tales from Earthsea. But your right, I just am a huge Ghibli fanboy... I agree with that statement and would add that longevity would also be a key factor. If they're one and done and nobody remembers them then can they be considered "World Class." I think that the entirety of the populace that enjoy's the anime lifestyle and those that its passed on to would have to watch, and talk and remember those titles. Which is kind of why I chose Ghibli as my contrite answer. While not all of their titles are great, most people have at least seen them and remember them as well as keeping the discussion about them alive. Even the bad ones, so the other point would be that even if their not great or even good, I suppose if people remember them then they can pass the longevity test. However i will digress and say that this would only be true without the branding effect. Disney is great at branding, so most people remember them only because of the mouse, and the fact they hold the copyright on most integrated social stories. I agree with this statement as well. Cliche' stories should never be ruled out simply because they are cliched. As you stated with MHA the main character grows and develops thus diverging him away from the generic that his was based on. However will the story itself run and pass the test of longevity? Anyway, just some thoughts. Truthful, what one person see's as world class doesn't mean others will. This would be a incredibly hard standard to create in order to identify and classify anything in the category. One other thought I had was that it would have to be accepted world wide in order to be considered world class. It can't hold a that title if the anime itself isn't good enough to be found globally.

Ne, you're so lucky that you get to buy manga. I have to read them online! And my first manga was Death Note, too.

I love it so far!! The manga is on point and fantastic! and thank you for the suggestion sounds very interesting Thanks! I'm loving it so far

Not much to say today. I'm interested in E3, but have no interest in the opener, EA. From what I've heard their press conference/ wasn't worth listening to anyway, even for people who can tolerate the company. I figured I'd start looking for reports from the floor tomorrow. Not that I'm all that excited about MS either, or even Bethesda. I don't pay much attention to companies that don't make software for my computer(s). Anyone say anything interesting about linux games?

That new phone smell

I don't blame you! http://www.anivision.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Denpa-Onna-to-Seishun-Otoko.jpg Just passin' thru. Came late to the thread... reminds me of that Tom Petty video for some reason. Carry on (though if it were me I'd avoid the cake )....