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“BD” refers to Franco-Belgian comics, but let's open things up to include ALL Euro comics and GN's. Euro-style artistry from around the world is also welcome. ^^

-BD = "Bandes dessinées"
-BDT = Bedetheque
-GN = graphic novel
-LBK = Lambiek
-LC = "Ligne claire"

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If you're mainly a BD / Euro comics reader, may I ask what are some of your favorite manga..? (media.piefed.social)
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Me, I'm head-over-heels for Osamu Tezuka's stuff, and a big fan of Hayao Miyazaki's work, both for a long time now, altho of course Miyazaki only made a small amount of manga, I believe. ("Nausicaä" etc) And of course, mad respect to Katsuhiro Otomo for the legendary "Akira" series, plus his other works.

For sure, I also enjoyed "Death Note," and a couple others, here and there. Moebius' and Jiro Taniguchi's Icaro was good, but stretched on forever, at least for me.

Anyway, if you're passionate and/or highly respecful upon certain manga, I'd love to hear your thoughts!

* Those above are the Western-style spellings of their names, FWIW.

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[–] luciole@beehaw.org 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

Here's a few manga I liked that don't thread heavily into the shonen tropes:

  • Monster: A surgeon saves the life of a child which later becomes a serial killer. The doctor himself soon becomes the suspect and sets out to find, understand and stop his patient.
  • Pluto (same author as Monster): In a post-war futuristic world a middle-aged android cop gets pulled into the political mess and human cost left by large scale warfare. This is a reimagining of Astro Boy if you can believe it.
  • Badduck: low fantasy, low scifi, low dystopia about some people getting caught up in human trafficking and escaping. As fugitives they have to cope with their past, and keep alive the hope of a peaceful existence.
  • Tokyo these days: a manga editor quits his job. Very "slice of life" and chill. I haven't finished this one yet but so far I'm enjoying it very much.

None of these are long series.

[–] JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.social 2 points 3 weeks ago

Wow, thank you..!!