[doodoofan]

I highly recommend Detective Conan (Case Closed). I don't understand why it's not popular in the US, it's huge in Asia, well at least it was. I grew up reading Detective Conan.

Another very good manga is Candy Candy. I looked all over Tokyo and could not find it. This manga is out of print, and the used ones are being sold at hundreds of dollars. You can find the English scanlations on the internet, but the quality is not really good.