nope the link doesn't work ::sigh::
it seems most video and book
store carry only the most popular
and most publicized manga and
anime. but there are so many good
ones out there anymore, i don't
understand why they don't carry
more. most of the time, i have to
go off recommendations or just
what i stuble acroos while searching
the net.

Amazon.com: Reviews for Manga: The Complete Guide: Books: Jason Thompson

The cover makes it look like it's going to focus on the really popular manga such as the 'Shonen Jump' titles... which kind of puts me off it. But the review above says it focusses on all different types so could be interesting.

The manga books I really do like are those written by Frederik L. Schodt. I'd recommend "Dreamland Japan" to anyone interested in learning more about Manga.

Yes, that is what I was trying to link to...but I guess you have already heard of it. The book dosent just reveiw shounen and shoujo titles, it actually reveiws over 900 diffrent manga sereise :eek: which (if I heard correctly) is every manga ever translated to english. So you will deffinatly be able to find whatever your looking for. I would deffinatlly recomend buying it.

I have heard dreamland Japan. Its somthing that I have often considerd buying. What authors and works dose it mention?

I liked Manga: Masters of the art. The author interveiws underground manga artists (including Suehiro Maruo). Most of the artists in the book arent available in english, but it's still a good read.

Gantz is very cool.It is sorta weird since the whole idea of the anime is shrouded in mystery.But all in all it is one of my favorite animes now.

Along side GTO...but GTO isn't weird its just wrong :vsign:

Dreamland Japan tries to cover all aspects of manga from Horror to Mahjong, there's 5 pages on Maruo and a whole chapter on Tezuka.

If people buy it to read about their favourite manga then they'll probably be disappointed, but if you're interested in the history of manga, want to know more about the Japanese publications and the diversity of styles and themes out there then it's a good read. Here's the full content's list:

DREAMLAND JAPAN: WRITINGS ON MODERN MANGA

The weirdest anime i ever saw was.
 

The weirest anime shows i saw where
blood x and berserk.:) :mtongue:

i'd say boogiepop phantom is the weirdst anime ever followed by lain, ergo proxy, texhonalyze, ghost hound, paranoid agent, paprika, perfect blue.

i'm not quite sure if "weird" or creepy is the word to best define boogiepop and some of these on the list above

Yes, Ninja Nonsense.

Weird Animes - (In a positive way)

- Elfen Lied
- Higurashi no Naku Koro ni
- Bokusatsu Tenshi Dokuro-chan (Club-to-death Angel)
- Shigurui (piece of chanbara art)
- Ergo Proxy
- Ikkitousen

And some more, but i dont recall of om them for now. :ywave:

why do u think that Oni/Yokai is a constant theme in such animes?

either because of xintoism and the jap core culture or are they just creepy who like to scare the crap out of viewers?

besides, if there's any native jap here, i'd like to know how such animes are seen by you guys, somehow it seems to be more mainstream and natural for u to talk about those themes than for us westerns