/lit/ - Literature

>>6092377
Yes.

I haven't read any though. They seem to be for a younger demographic. Are there any for people 20+?

>>6092394
Check out Kengo Hanazawa's stuff, especially "Boys on the Run"

(Don't judge it based on its wikipedia descriptions. for some insane reason everyone classifies BotR as "boxing manga", but boxing comprises maybe 5% of it, it's like calling The Brothers Karamozov a novel about monasteries)

>>6092394
Nijigahara Holigraph. Better than most literature.

Berserk's Golden Age arc is amazing, pretty much some of my favorite fiction, ever. It gets progressively worse afterwards though, but I'll always enjoy that part.

>>6092394
Nihei

There's a VERY small subset of (usually Seinen) Manga which has some artistic or philosophical merit.

>tfw Yokoyama's Tetsujin will never be translated

>>6092425
ignore this it is the lord of the rings of manga

>>6092430
>usually seinen

wrong.

genuinely experimental stuff that doesn't care about stupid marketing categories > josei > shonen > seinen > shojo

>>6092429
looks pretty edgy, you sure its not for teens?

>>6092465
maybe you should find out instead of judging a page

Favorite English published manga is "A Brides Story" The over all story is nice and the subject matter is presented in a clear and endearing manner. Plus the art is great.

Too hard to handle the feels. It was one of the most beautiful thing I read, traditionnal books included.

It does but the really good ones that you could classify as high art are really hard to find even in Japan. "A cruel God Reigns" is one of the best with a stepfather raping his son in law. and the repercusions of forcing someone into an abusive relationship. One of the first manga to reach western audiences is BArefoot Gen, with the telling of a child from Hiroshima surviving the nuclear blast.
Naoki Urasawa is also one of those literary geniuses that's made really good manga like "Monster", "20th century boys"etc the problem is that he builds this intricate story that actually makes sense then fucks the ending. It's actually frustrating to see how good he is at developing the story only to see it crash at the ending.

>>6092429
Based on that image there is a best possible case and a worst possible case.

Best possible case: YA fiction
Worst possible case: "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Comic Book"

>>6092377
>Does manga count as literature?
no, its cartoon books

>mfw /a/ is leaking

>>6092422
http://mangafox.me/manga/nijigahara_holograph/
>"It's a spiritual cross between the misanthropic suburban malevolence of Kyoko Okazaki's Rivers Edge and the eerie mysticality of Donnie Darko."

>>6092377

I love pic related. It gives me motivation when I am feeling down.

Currently reading Dorohedoro. Probably one of the most bizarre mangas I've ever read but I've completely fallen in love with the setting and characters.

Plebs

>>6092394
Yes, look into FKMT and Urasawa's work.
But I think Homonculus might suit /lit/'s taste more.
Then again I don't think anything in this thread will be taken seriously by anyone on this board.

Oh well.

>>6092496
My niggggggaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa editions Matière is where it's at.

nobody's even mentioned Tezuka. are you all middle schoolers?

>>6092474
>>6092479
only serious answers in this thread

>>6092496
All bow down before Emperor Yokoyama

>>6092377
>Does manga count as literature?

no, manga has its own separate board.

>>6092480
He is neither of those.

>>6092509

That is one of the worst boards in all 4chan. All that those guys do is to post pics of young manga girls. And they hate everyone who acts normally or even seem to have a regular life. I feel pity for them.

>>6092465
>I'm retarded

>>6092509
>>6092519
This. The same applies for /tv/.
/lit/ has better taste in movies and mangas than any other board, dedicated boards included.

>>6092519
>That is one of the worst boards on 4chan, all they do is post pictures of old bearded people. And they hate anyone who acts normally and doesn't read books from centuries ago. I pity them

>>6092537
*Dead bandanna people

>6092496
>6092507

Any chance to find this for download? Thanks

>>6092421
>Check out Kengo Hanazawa's stuff, especially "Boys on the Run"
Oh boy... I HATE this guy, I really hate!
If he drew BotR to incite this feeling he did a good job.

>>6092479
Heh, you can see the page behind it.

>>6092377
Ghost in the Shell

Dowman Sayman is the most /lit/ manga artist.

>>6092462
>wrong.
Actually, just right. Lain, the best example, is categorized as seinen.

>>6092489
>http://mangafox.me/manga/nijigahara_holograph/
You really should off yourself if mangafox is your go to destination for synopsis.

1. Shoot Yurself
2. Hnag Youself
3. Jump Infornt a Bus maddafucker

cjoose

>>6092574
Nah, it was merely decent source material where some interesting concepts were expanded on in the movies and TV series

>>6092731
2nd gig is awesome. don't know about the source material but as a standalone (hue) season looked at individually (hue) it sure is classy then.

>>6092743

>>6092743
>>6092748

Vinland Saga is based, and Askeladd is somewhere beyond based.

>>6092771
Based is in the plebian category, beyond it is fanfiction area

>>6092394
>Are there any for people 20+?
Check Sanctuary

McDonald's commercials have more visual craftsmanship than animoo does

>>6092736
>>6092736
Oh definitely, I got the special edition DVD set and I watch it maybe twice a year. Very /lit/ too, I learnt about Yukio Mishima's work through his fictionalised character, Patrick Sylvester.

Such a pity the Arise series is so forgettable

>Does manga count as literature?

I'm convinced the mods hate /lit/

>>6092494
It's so cool, and then it just stops midway through at the least opportune time. Like srsly what the fuck.

why does everyone in this thread have the same white boy Frenchy-poo Drawn and Quarterlyass colonial shit taste.

Fuck all you hoes.

Get a grip.

Marxist manga = bets mange

>>6092790
he uses buzzwords but he's right though

>>6092796
This.

Thread reported.

>>6092490
What is this?

>>6092377
When you get past the filth you can find some amazing works. Its a shame most people don't try and look for it.

I recommend Yoshihiro Tatsumi's collected works like Abandon the Old in Tokyo. He was one of the pioneers of adult manga and his storied are full of disgust and hatred towards the world. As a result they can come off as try-hard and ridiculous, but that's part of the charm.

http://youtu.be/b80QWx9gUyg

>>6093517
Vagabond I guess

>>6092377
No, it doesn't. There are great manga, but it's a different medium.

>ctrl+f
>no BLAME!

Wtf, guys.

>>6093698
please no, corn father