Shounen Manga Book Club discussion
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Introduce Yourself!
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So! I love manga, I love reading, and I love learning about series I haven't read and tell others about series I have.
Nice to meet you all! Though, I suspect I'll see many familiar faces.
Selena wrote: "Though, I suspect I'll see many familiar faces."No doubt you will. Hopefully we'll get a bunch of fresh blood here soon enough!
Hey there! I'm Shoujo Manga Book Club's co-mod. I moderate Webcomic Wonderland as well. I haven't read as much shounen as I have other genres, but I liked what I have read so far. My favorites are probably Bakuman and Death Note. I look forward to reading new series and meeting new people!
That's part of why I created this group; In order to help myself and others discover new genres and books/series. Plus, there are no other shounen groups on Goodreads. There are some shounen-ai and yaoi groups, but no shounen.
It's weird to me that there aren't any other shounen group. I know there are other shoujo groups...
I guess people who liked shounen didn't want to start a group. But it's good to have a balance.
Hello!!! Thanks for the invite :) I think having a shounen group is a great idea! Definitely good for balancing. I read more shoujo than Shounen, but it's not like I don't like it lol, if it's interesting and catches my attention I'll read it!
That's pretty much how I am. It just happens that more shoujo has been catching my attention.
Thanks for making a shounen manga group, Wednesday! This is gonna be cool:)I'm Hannah; my username is Faize, but you can call me either. I got into manga after joining Wednesday's Shoujo Manga Book Club, and ever since then I've been addicted and can't stop reading them!:D
My favorite animes are Ouran High School Host Club, Kuroshitsuji, Elfen Lied, Angel Beats!, and Sgt. Frog. My favorite mangas are Yotsuba&!, OHSHC, Death Note, Fruits Basket, Sand Chronicles, and Lovely Complex. But I'm fairly new to anime/manga (only been into it for maybe 6 months), so I've still got a lot more to explore!:D
Oh, and my favorite mangaka is Kiyohiko Azuma--that brilliant, brilliant man:P
I hope by having a Shounen group you can find even more great manga and anime now!
Hi I'm Nekokit!!I absolutely love manga, love reading, love drawing and love anything to do with Kawaii.
I haven't read any Shounen Manga before, so I'm really excited to start reading some! ☺
My favorite genres of manga are romance,comedy and slice of life.
Hello everyone. Looks like a lot of familiar faces :) Thanks for the invite. I am Jamie. I read mostly shojo manga, but there are a few shounen series I am looking forward to reading. I am also surprised that there is not already a group for shounen. I am sure it will be a fun group like the shojo manga group:)
It is odd, considering all that anybody ever talks about is shounen series, yet somehow there are more shoujo groups here.
Hello, I am Ice Ten ten...that's tue Jamie
I certainly read lot of Shojo and Shounen. It's pretty neat you choose Edward for group picture, I believe first I read ever that Shounen when I starting high school ^^
I like to draw favourite characters and mostly getting abstract drawings now
I certainly read lot of Shojo and Shounen. It's pretty neat you choose Edward for group picture, I believe first I read ever that Shounen when I starting high school ^^
I like to draw favourite characters and mostly getting abstract drawings now
Hi, I'm Serene. =) Wow, looks like I'm the minority when it comes to my shonen history. The vast, vast majority of the manga I read is shonen. On a per volume basis, it's over 50% of what I read, and that's not counting the 60+ volumes of One Piece. I've been trying to diversify what I read, but it's hard to turn away from the type of manga that got me into the fandom.
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Is your picture from Baccano? *is currently watching this in Anime Club*
Yep, it's Firo .... I'm not even going to try to spell his last name. I'd mess it up too bad. That anime is ridiculously entertaining. How are you liking it?
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Firo Prochainezo. *totally just googled it*
I'm loving it. XD Especially the Isaac and Miria comedy duo. I also love Jacuzzi and Nice.
I tried watching Baccano on Netflix a while ago. It was in English, though and I just couldn't do it. It looks really cool, though.
Selena wrote: "I'm loving it. XD Especially the Isaac and Miria comedy duo. I also love Jacuzzi and Nice." Oh yes, I just love Issac and Miria! Just seeing them makes me smile.
Kristen wrote: "I tried watching Baccano on Netflix a while ago. It was in English, though and I just couldn't do it. It looks really cool, though."
Are you a sub only fan? If so, the sub is now available on Funimation's site. I'm a whatever's-available fan, but Baccano one of the only anime I need to watch dubbed. I think it's because of the setting. Watching something in Japanese that takes place in Japan doesn't really bother me, but watching something that takes place in a English speaking area in a different language does.
Serene wrote: "Hi, I'm Serene. =) Wow, looks like I'm the minority when it comes to my shonen history. The vast, vast majority of the manga I read is shonen. On a per volume basis, it's over 50% of what I read, a..."
Welcome, Serene! Shounen actually got me into anime and manga, seeing as I started with InuYasha and Naruto, but I soon fell in love with shoujo.
Welcome, Serene! Shounen actually got me into anime and manga, seeing as I started with InuYasha and Naruto, but I soon fell in love with shoujo.
Serene wrote: "Are you a sub only fan? If so, the sub is now available on Funimation's site. I'm a whatever's-available fan, but Baccano one of the only anime I need to watch dubbed. I think it's because of the setting. Watching something in Japanese that takes place in Japan doesn't really bother me, but watching something that takes place in a English speaking area in a different language does."I prefer subs. I think that English sounds weird in anime most of the time. It's just a personal preference. Thanks for the tip! I'll take a look at it.
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I've read a ton of manga and a lot of Shounen. My favorites are Cross Game, Claymore and Kindaichi Case Files. Expanding to Seinen, Drops of God and Monster are also fantastic.
@serene well, I used to only read shonen (which is how I got into manga) but for the past year, I've been neglecting my shonen reading for shojo. hopefully, that'll change now :D looking forward to it.
I am Harshini! And I am so happy Wenesday decided to make this club, I read more shounen that Shoujo, but I love manga in general
Hi i'm Lu! So excited to be here and to read some more Manga :)
Hello :) Im Keely. I only recently started reading manga but I have been watching anime for years. I look forward to meeting new people and finding out about manga I haven't heard of or dont know much about. ^_^
Hi I'm Ally. I've only recently been introduced to the world of manga (and anime). So far I have only read a couple volumes of Fairy Tail, but I really love it and want to read more :)
Hi all, I'm Lit Bug from India. I came to this group particularly because I am researching feminist cyberpunk for my doctorate and realized I'd also need to look at manga and anime closely and since none of the groups I was a member of seemed to know much about it, I began to search for groups reading such stuff to see if I can find something here.
I'm Iesha nice to meet everyone-finally found this group-so happy.
Lit Bug wrote: "Hi all, I'm Lit Bug from India. I came to this group particularly because I am researching feminist cyberpunk for my doctorate and realized I'd also need to look at manga and anime closely and sinc..."Wow, what an interesting topic. I don't read or watch too much science fiction personally, but I know Ghost in the Shell is one of the most popular cyberpunk anime. Psycho-Pass got a lot of buzz as well and just finished airing. Both have female lead characters, so they might be worth checking out.
Iesha, welcome to the group!
Thanks Serene - was familiar with the name Ghost in the Shell - but not Psycho-Pass. Will check them both out!
Hello. I'm Cindy. I have read a lot of shonen manga. Kind of have not lately. This will be a fun group to be a part of I think. Some favorite titles are: Eyeshield 21, Black Cat, and Gintama.
Hello!
My name is Krissy and I'm addicted to manga. I have actually made a goal to collect every single Naruto Manga novel. Yeah, it's insane I know, but I'm ordering the first one in two days and I'm pumped. My favourite manga series is Stepping on Roses although I haven't really explored Manga properly, infact, I think that's the only series I've been able to afford to finish, for my birthday I'm getting a complete Death Note box set though and I am REALLY excited about that, I look forward to meeting new people are just chatting about the things I've read :D
My name is Krissy and I'm addicted to manga. I have actually made a goal to collect every single Naruto Manga novel. Yeah, it's insane I know, but I'm ordering the first one in two days and I'm pumped. My favourite manga series is Stepping on Roses although I haven't really explored Manga properly, infact, I think that's the only series I've been able to afford to finish, for my birthday I'm getting a complete Death Note box set though and I am REALLY excited about that, I look forward to meeting new people are just chatting about the things I've read :D
Welcome to the group both of you! Your goal may seem impossible now, Krissy, but if you steadily keep collecting you'll eventually own the whole thing. :)
Hello! I'm Ty Crawford, a fellow lover of Anime and Manga. (Don't know what else to say.)
I'm Aibon Suzuko! I was raised since childhood on Japanese culture due to my mother being adopted into a Japanese family. I begin with the Japanese fan subs versions of Sailor Moon when I was 7. Loved it. Then went on to discover manga like death note and naruto in shounen jump way before it was popular! I am 21 and I was 11 when I read those so I believe the anime wasn't even made yet.
Anyway, it's been a huge influence on my life as I have a Pokemon and naruto tattoo, as well as 3 sailor moon ones.
I've always been a bit of a geekーI just have a problem with being picky about my anime and manga ):
Hi!
Hi! Jo here. I just joined the Shoujo Manga Book Club and naturally came over here to join the Shounen Manga Book club too, since I'm a fan of both genres =)
So happy to have a Manga book club in Goodreads!
Hi Eriel here,I love baking, cooking, reading, reading, watching anime, and laughing extremely loudly. My favorite mangas are ( but not limited to) Fairy Tail, Strobe Edge, Inuyasha, and Ouran High School Host Club.
It's great to find a Club with my interests.
Anyways, I'm happy to be here and I'll definitely be reading lots of manga. I'll read most anything so fire away on the recommendations.
Hi, Anna here!I really love reading challenging books, anime (I started with stuff like soul eater and trigun but I also like a good science fiction), manga, and books in general. I was hoping to read more manga, so I joined this book club to get recommendations about things I should read. I'm happy to have joined a manga book club (the very existence of a thing like this is awesome).
I just joined like a month ago, but you'll love the group.X3
hi there!hajimemaste (:P)i'm AN otaku (mind you for me being an otaku is equivalent to being the president of uk).
well not much to say since i described myself as an otaku. you might find me here and there around this group doing stuff and thats about it.
p.s the plural for anime and manga is anime and manga not animeS and mangaS
Deathbedonbay wrote: "hi there!hajimemaste (:P)i'm AN otaku (mind you for me being an otaku is equivalent to being the president of uk).
well not much to say since i described myself as an otaku. you might find me her..."
Hello, hello! Welcome to the group!
Kristen wrote: "Deathbedonbay wrote: "hi there!hajimemaste (:P)i'm AN otaku (mind you for me being an otaku is equivalent to being the president of uk).
well not much to say since i described myself as an otaku...."
thank you
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I'm Wednesday. I originally created Shoujo Manga Book Club, but recently noticed there are no groups focused on shounen manga. So, I decided to create the first and only Shounen Manga Book Club.
I'll admit I read more shoujo than shounen, but that doesn't mean that I don't enjoy shounen or don't want to read shounen. In fact, that's part of why I created this group. I want to read more shounen series and broaden my genres.
My ultimate goal is to expand the manga community on Goodreads. It deserves just as much recognition as any other community here.