Terry
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Lois McMaster Bujold:
Hi, Lois - you’ve referenced your love of manga a couple times. What are some of your favorite titles? I like it, but don’t often find one I can really sink into, as with a good novel — the last being the scanlation of Yokohama Shopping Trip / Quiet Country Cafe (which I’d highly recommend). Thanks.
Lois McMaster Bujold
Manga and anime rather run together for me, since my interest usually starts with the anime and then, if it really catches my interest, I track back to the manga to compare or continue (since the anime versions often stop short.) Some dual faves include Mushi-shi, Pandora Hearts, Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle, and its parallel work xxxHolic. Bleach in parts, like the curate's egg. Saiunkoku, if I'm remembering the spelling, was very good but broke off unfinished. The anime of it is now hard to find. Paprika remains my favorite feature film. There are lots of others that I've found interesting, but not necessarily re-watch gripping.
If you are looking for that novel-like feel, I'd recommend Pandora Hearts, if you haven't read it already. Excellent art, plus it has the virtue of actually being a fully (if weirdly) finished work.
Ease-of-access is the main driver of my current explorations -- Netflix, Crunchyroll (anime plus e-manga), and my public library have been my main sources to date. I don't usually buy volumes unless I've sampled them already and can't get them any other way, though the ease of downloading (and storing, and reading) e-manga from Amazon is leading to more actual trial purchases. Rightstuf.com has proved another source for the obscure, sometimes.
Ta, L.
If you are looking for that novel-like feel, I'd recommend Pandora Hearts, if you haven't read it already. Excellent art, plus it has the virtue of actually being a fully (if weirdly) finished work.
Ease-of-access is the main driver of my current explorations -- Netflix, Crunchyroll (anime plus e-manga), and my public library have been my main sources to date. I don't usually buy volumes unless I've sampled them already and can't get them any other way, though the ease of downloading (and storing, and reading) e-manga from Amazon is leading to more actual trial purchases. Rightstuf.com has proved another source for the obscure, sometimes.
Ta, L.
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