Do you guys have any particular memories of your first manga experience(s)? I remember walking into Barnes and Nobles as a wee little lad, and asking one of the kind store ladies where the “anime” section as. She told me that it was called manga, and guided me to the proper section. I still remember going every so often with my mom, it was magical every time. I can’t even remember how many times I re-read the first volume of One Piece.
Kaguya-sama Love is War. I loved the anime and couldn’t wait for another season.
I had been watching anime for a few years, and a Humble Bundle with Kodansha manga came out. I picked it up and have been reading since then.
I was into western comics. Then I got into anime. Seemed like a pretty natural progression to try out manga too after being fully immersed in anime. The exact reason I don’t really remember though.
going to china without a vpn and only being able to access mangadex
now i have like 760 manga on tachiyomi
The good old Doraemon (ドラえもん) haha
I have always been a avid reader and spent most of my breaks in high school in the library. My high school just so happened to have a massive collection of manga, all it took was me getting a bit curious one day and I was instantly hooked! I specifically remember reading and re-reading the first couple volumes of one piece as well. I do miss that place quite a bit, I don’t have a public library nearby anymore which really sucks.
I watched the “Death March to the Parallel World Rhapsody”. It ended, but I was very interested in the story, so I ended up on mangadex…
For me, it was Chainsaw Man. I’d read a few manga years ago, most of Berserk, some Junji Ito, and Naruto way back as a kid, but none of it really stuck for me. And then I stumbled unto the Chainsaw Man anime, loved it and checked the subreddit, saw a ton of manga spoiler memes that made me feel like i was missing out, so I read the entirety of what was out, figured out manga is pretty dope, and now I’m working on reading Monster and One Piece
That’s awesome! CSM is one hell of an adaptation, I personally prefer it to the manga.
I’ve never read Monster, but it’s definitely on the list. I fell our of love with One Piece, but the pre timeskip is full of amazing stuff. I hope you get more out of the later bits than I did.
If I were to recommend something else, it’d be FMA. The anime has a legendary OST, amazing dub + sub casting, and stellar good direction overall. The manga is also great and has its own advantages, such as the later art being amazing and a bit more detail in a few scenes and arcs. Both are equal imo, pick whichever suits your fancy!
Oh I love FMA, I’ve watched it twice I think. I’ve got the first volume somewhere but haven’t gotten around to it. It’s always my first reccomendation for people new to anime
My first exposure to “true” manga was definitely Nisekoi. That’s of course a direct effect from having watched its anime and Plastic Memories. Now all of my manga catalogs are full of romantic comedy. No ragrets.
Hell, I even read Berserk because there’s a bit of romance in it. If there were no sexy scene between Guts and Casca, I wouldn’t even touch it.
Waiting for season 2 of Dorohedoro…
My first manga was Gin no Saji and I started that after the anime ended. Once I got into the habit I just picked up more and more.
Watched the original anime of Fullmetal Alchemist and found out it was originally a manga that was still ongoing, so I just had to read it any way I could.
Must have been a wee lad no older than ten years old when my friend introduced me to Shaman King. After that, I eventually caught up with Naruto and Bleach (and To Love-Ru, bless my heart), and everything kinda spiraled from there.
Shaman kimg was so good! It’s shame no one really talks about it anymore…
It started with just wanting to know what happens beyond where the anime was (Naruto at the time), then became my preferred medium.
I feel like reading Manga is faster, the action is always paced to my imagination, and it’s just easier to pick up and put down.
Don’t have any particular first memory, but i think my first complete manga was Gotoubun no Hanayome / Quintessential Quintuplets?
Watched the anime for it and didn’t feel like waiting for new seasons, so i started buying it.
Think my first actual manga was some random volumes of Konosuba, 1 from QQ and one MHA volume.
Quintessential Quintuplets was my gateway to Romance manga, now it’s my favorite genre. BTW, Nino best girl
