From: usenet-2010@planetcobalt.net   
      
   Olde Tech  wrote:   
   > I've been into anime for several years now and have just recently   
   > discovered the joys of the art in print form. So far I've just been   
   > searching the indexes of manga sites looking for titles I've seen on   
   > screen to see the differences between the two. I've found them ranging   
   > from ones like One Piece where the two match up chapter for chapter   
   > and word for word, to ones have much so much more story and character   
   > depth than the animated version, like Love Hina and Mahou Sensei   
   > Negima!.   
   >   
   > I'm seeking guidance now on broadening my searches beyond the anime   
   > companion titles. One of my favorite fansub sites, animefreak.tv, has   
   > this great Search by Genre feature that I was hoping some manga site   
   > might also have (it's so hard to select something new just by a title   
   > in Japanese.)   
   >   
   > Additional to the comedies I enjoy in both formats, there is one   
   > subject in particuar that I'd like to find some more of. I happened to   
   > trip across a hentai manga titled Nana To Kaoru, and let's just say   
   > that it struck a chord somewhere deep inside. I'm asking for   
   > recommendations on any more along the lines of this one.   
   >   
   > Anyone willing to help out a noob here?   
      
   Well, it would help with suggestions of new titles if you gave a brief   
   overview of what you enjoyed in the past. Or at least some more details   
   on what genre you're interested in. Comedy? Romantic comedy? Drama?   
   Action? Supernatural? Magical girls? Martial arts? Giant robots?   
      
   Since you mentioned "Love Hina" and "Negima", "A.I. Love You" (an   
   earlier work of Ken Akamatsu) probably is a safe bet. Mazakazu Katsura's   
   stuff (particularly I"s, Video Girl Ai and Shadow Lady) may also be   
   worth a try. "Lovely Complex" and "High School Debut" also come to mind.   
      
   As for "Nana to Kaoru", I'm not aware of anything quite like it.   
      
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