From: bo.rosen@gmail.com   
      
   Den Sun, 25 Sep 2005 23:59:46 +0000 skrev Ping Kuo:   
      
      
   > SF?  Gunnm, Gunnm Last Order, Eden, Ghost in the Shell, Appleseed,   
   > Dominion, etc.   
   >   
   > once you get pass that and become sort of hardcore, try Five Stars   
   > Story,   
      
   Thanks for all the suggestions above and below, I'm sure there'll be more   
   than a few I'll like there.   
      
   >> I've ordered Gunslinger Girl and Videogirl Ai and will probably pick up   
   >> Hikaru no go and Fruits Basket.   
   >   
   > 4 shonen and shoujo titles, you can't get younger than that,   
   >   
      
   Yeah, I know that but I read some fairly nice reviews somewhere.   
      
   > there are a bunch of Clamp titles available in English, I recommend   
   > none of them.   
      
   I seem to get very mixed opinions on Clamp titles. Chobits was one of the   
   first anime series I saw and while I was quite undecided about what I   
   really thought about it, it did grow on me though I didn't really care   
   much about the ending. I'm still not sure why I liked it, probably just   
   because it's cute and fairly amusing. I'm sure there are good arguments   
   about the whole (sex) robot vibe though. Still, I like stories that bring   
   up questions about what makes us human (I like Bladerunner). I'm rambling,   
   sorry...   
      
      
   >> So, is there anything for a straight middle-aged white male out there   
   >> (I mean, this group can't be in a minority here - that'd be a first!)   
   >   
   > that might be a distinct possibility.   
      
   Interesting experience. :-)   
      
   > but if you are only going to try one title out of this post, Monster, by   
      
   Several people mention this one, so it'll definitely go on my list.   
      
   > my rule of thumb for following manga, try and find out as many different   
   > author's works as possible, be it from post like this on the net,   
      
   Of course, this goes for pretty much anyting, from books to music.   
      
   > my initial impression of your post is you order a lot of books to try   
   > out, w/o knowing if you like it or not, or if you will finish complete   
   > the collection, the "try-out" phrase should not involved so many   
   > purchases, there must be a Swiss equivalent of Barns and Noble bookstore   
   > where you can just go in there and at least browse them to see if you   
   > like them or not before buying them.   
      
   Sweden, not Swizerland. Book stores carry a lot of titles in   
   English, but they have to fight Swedish books for space so you can't   
   find everything. There is less manga in Swedish than English and most of   
   what there is, is primarily for teens. And where I live, book stores   
   aren't that large - definitely not Barnes and Noble sized (I assume, never   
   having been to one). So, physical browsing opportunities are somewhat   
   limited which means the internet is my primary source for info.   
      
   > readers.  while Japan publisher established the targeted readers by   
   > magazines, there is of course no restriction on what you can read, as   
   > long as it suits you, etc.   
      
   Absolutely, I just wanted tips on titles that are harder for me to find   
   out about on my own and was curious about stuff for more mature readers.   
      
   Thanks for the long and detailed reply, it was very helpful.   
      
   Bo   
      
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