The comic that marked you

[Zelena]

All right, there can’t be just one. But still, if I had to choose one, it would be Gunnm (known in the US as “Battle Angel Alita”) because of the diversity and the richness of the themes. Yukito Kishiro talked about intimacy of the characters and their relationships and also, about broader considerations like dreams, hopes and meaning of life.

There’s violence (quite a lot) but you can always see the author’s goal behind it.

[Hellion]

For me, it's Mike Carey and Peter Gross's The Unwritten. Its profound and meta commentary on the power and nature of stories and storytelling resonated with me at a time in my life where good stories were the only thing that resonated with me. Plus, it was a fun exploration of a lot of the literature I'd read during my adolescence, with references to even more of my favorite stories.

[Phoenixx9]

My friend used to leave his comics lying all around on the ground. Unfortunately, his dog marked quite a few of them....

[Zelena]

For me, it's Mike Carey and Peter Gross's The Unwritten. Its profound and meta commentary on the power and nature of stories and storytelling resonated with me at a time in my life where good stories were the only thing that resonated with me. Plus, it was a fun exploration of a lot of the literature I'd read during my adolescence, with references to even more of my favorite stories.

I haven’t read. Interesting covers…

[Hellion]

I haven’t read. Interesting covers…

Indeed! Pretty much all the covers for this series are absolutely mind-blowing to me. I've turned several of them into posters.

[Hellion]

If we're talking just manga, the only thing I've read is Rurouni Kenshin. It caught my interest for being historical fiction but it captured my heart with its deep themes on loss and repentance and "how to be a man" in a non-toxic masculinity kind of way.

[CaptCleghorn]

It really can't be just one. I suppose I could go back over memory and search for those books that had the greatest impact on me. To be honest, books like that would be those that kept on giving new experiences after additional readings. Taking the easy way out, I suppose the greatest impact could arguably be the book which started me on this decades long hobby/obsession:



But to me the greatest experiences have always come from doing or creating as opposed to reading or looking at others' experiences. That would be this wonder of the black and white explosion of the eighties when many of us had hopes of being the next TMNT. I mean, the bookwasn't bad, but it was far from great and there's a reason I'm not being actively talked about on these boards.

[Zelena]

If we're talking just manga, the only thing I've read is Rurouni Kenshin. It caught my interest for being historical fiction but it captured my heart with its deep themes on loss and repentance and "how to be a man" in a non-toxic masculinity kind of way.

[Zauriel]

All right, there can’t be just one. But still, if I had to choose one, it would be Gunnm (known in the US as “Battle Angel Alita”) because of the diversity and the richness of the themes. Yukito Kishiro talked about intimacy of the characters and their relationships and also, about broader considerations like dreams, hopes and meaning of life.

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That sounds similar to a manga I read a long time ago. the title is Ichigo no Gakkou. It was created by Kizuki Akira (Art), Satou Nanki (Story). It was an incredibly thought-provoking story worth re-reading. The manga Ichigo no Gakkou talked about "intimacy of the characters and their relationships and also, about broader considerations like dreams, hopes and meaning of life".

[Zelena]

That sounds similar to a manga I read a long time ago. the title is Ichigo no Gakkou. It was created by Kizuki Akira (Art), Satou Nanki (Story). It was an incredibly thought-provoking story worth re-reading. The manga Ichigo no Gakkou talked about "intimacy of the characters and their relationships and also, about broader considerations like dreams, hopes and meaning of life".

I haven’t read neither… But I noticed that most mangas gave room and space to characters’ feelings and moods…

[Zauriel]

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I haven’t read neither… But I noticed that most mangas gave room and space to characters’ feelings and moods…

Yes, Japanese manga creators tend to be philosophical when they are narrating their stories. Their wording was so powerful, you can feel the emotion in their narrative.

I have also read other manga aside from Ichigo no Gakkou. Chobits created by CLAMP was another good example. I have enjoyed reading about the intimacy of the characters and their relationships in the Chobits manga

[Zelena]

Chobits created by CLAMP was another good example. I have enjoyed reading about the intimacy of the characters and their relationships in the Chobits manga

The last issue of Tokyo Babylon by CLAMP had an impact on me and cast new light on the whole serie.

[Zauriel]

The Medalist manga by Tsuruma Ikada left an emotional impact on me. The artist has artfully depicted not only the characters' insecurities, fears, uncertainty, and low self-esteem, but also hopes, dreams, self-confidence, courage and strength. The ice-skating choreography was very well-drawn.