Favorite Manga-ka - Top 10 or otherwise!

[hatsuyume]

I personally like Yu Watase. She wrote a lot of great shojo series, like Ayashi no Ceres (Ceres, Celestial Legend) and Imadoki! CLAMP is also pretty cool too!

[mow]

WAHHH!! why such a hard question!
Im going with Naoki Urasawa, Monster and 20th century boys are master pieces

[ChibiHannes]

Ai Yazawa (creator of Paradise Kiss) is awesome, I love her style...

Takaya Natsuki (Fruits Basket) is really good too... her characters look so calm and natural...

CLAMP... I liked CLAMP in the beginning but I think their style is bit boring >_< But I like their style in Tsubasa Resevoir Chronicle, that is really.. woow!

Other i really like is Eichiro Oda (One Piece) and Masashi Kishimoto (Naruto) and a lot of more, can't remember the names by now... ^^;;;

[meihinote]

I really admire Hiromu Arakawa for making such a kickass shonen series... I thought she was a man :D

But for my favorite.. I must say Kubo Tite is a genius :)

[hatsuyume]

Yea, i really liked CLAMP's style in Tsubasa:RESEVoir CHRoNiCLE and xxxHolic! Its different from their other series. Natsuki Takaya is also another one of my favorites!

[skunkworks]

Hiroaki Samura. He does Blade of the Immortal.

Isn't he good? :)

http://www.digikitten.com/playhousev2/files/skunkworks/BotIv10c07194.jpg

[pajamas]

Masashi Kishimoto (naruto, duh) and Nobuhiro Watsuki (Ruroni Kenshin), and whoever made FMA I forgot their name

[meihinote]

whoever made FMA I forgot their name
Hiromu Arakawa :p
That looks like Kakashi ><" I don't read Blade of the Immortal. :D

[mow]

[QUOTE=skunkworks]Hiroaki Samura. He does Blade of the Immortal.

Isn't he good? :)
QUOTE]

yeah he's terrific, by the way do you know how many volumes for blade there has been?

[skunkworks]

Hiromu Arakawa :p
That looks like Kakashi ><" I don't read Blade of the Immortal. :D

Yeah, a lot of the characters in Blade of the Immortal bear slight resemblances to characters in Naruto. Blade came out first, but it's not like they're ripping each other off. Every Naruto fan should read Blade, it's just as good as Naruto if not better. :eek:

yeah he's terrific, by the way do you know how many volumes for blade there has been?

I think there are 15 translated volumes, but it's way past 15 volumes in Japan. I think they're up to 20 or so.

[Aleana]

Masashi Kishimoto all the way, he's my hero and has been a major influence in my art. His poses, foreshortening abilities, inking abilities, and his realistic style all shwo how great an artist he truly is.

[Code]

Akira Toriyama most defintley. Dragonball is my favorite manga and he did art on Chrono Trigger which is great and some other great games. Also without him there won't be a Naruto or One PIece... well like it is.

[OMchan]

It's either Kubo Tite or Hiromu Arakawa. I love BLEACH and Fullmetal Alchemist. I also read some Zombie Powder and Stray Dog. Both were pretty enjoyable.

[lemonlime]

Masashi Kishimoto of course. although I'm not to keen about his foreshortening skills. dont get me wrong they are good, but they dont look right for some reason.

I'm talking drawing skills.

he is unmached in story writing. he rawks ;)

[Inactive Key]

Inoue Takehiko - SLAMDUNK, Vagabond, Buzzer Beater, REAL [The artwork's simply the best! The details, storyline... everything!My all-time favourite]

http://www.itplanning.co.jp/images/works/bb/bb4.gif

http://www.itplanning.co.jp/images/works/sd/illustrations.gif

Takeshi Obata - Hikaru no Go, DEATH NOTE [I love the details, especially in DN]

http://mangajimatemp.free.fr/actu/dec03/deathnote.jpg

[Inactive Kana]

Yu Watase all the way.

[Chrno]

Eichiro Oda for sure I love One Piece there is never a dull chapter XD and then there is CLAMP's Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle I love Shaoran X Sakura great couple ; ;. They did awesome art in that manga and can't wait to read more! I sure hope they animate it sometime tho.

[Orihime]

Kubo Tite
Hiroyuki Asada
Sho-u Tajima
Nobuyuki Anzai
Hiro Mashima

[Nakor]

i like Yu Watase and Togashi(he did YYH and now writes Hunter X Hunter).

[Uchiha^Sasuke]

Kishimoto (Naruto), Togashi (Hunter X Hunter), Hiroaki Samura (Blade of the Immortal) and Nobuhiro Watsuki (Rurouni Kenshin)

[bratkitty]

Kishimoto (Naruto), Nightow (Trigun), Hirano (Hellsing)

[mary no jutsu]

I personally like Yu Watase. She wrote a lot of great shojo series, like Ayashi no Ceres (Ceres, Celestial Legend) and Imadoki! CLAMP is also pretty cool too!hell yeah yu watase rocks my socks all her mangas bring tears to my eyes except imadoki haven't read that much of it yet
i also like miki aihara the creator of hot gimmick
and ai yazawa i LOVE PARADISE KISS ITS HELLA FUNNY

[meihinote]

Takeshi Obata - Hikaru no Go, DEATH NOTE [I love the details, especially in DN]

http://mangajimatemp.free.fr/actu/dec03/deathnote.jpg[/QUOTE]

Oh yeah, I totally forgot about Obata-sensei. I adore his artwork :D

[mow]

Inoue Takehiko - SLAMDUNK, Vagabond, Buzzer Beater, REAL [The artwork's simply the best! The details, storyline... everything!My all-time favourite]

http://www.itplanning.co.jp/images/works/sd/illustrations.gif


i love that manga, which volume are they up to right now? Ive read till volume 3
its a terrfic manag and i agree with you, the artwork is simply one of the best

[Sharingan Yoda]

Nobuhiro Watsuki because Rurouni Kenshin is the single best manga ever.

[GrotesqueMind_1]

thatsa bad a$$ pic of Blade of the Immortal. I want to read that manga so bad!!!!!

[Zak]

For quality, Hiroaki Samura of Blade of the Immortal

For quantity, CLAMP does so many awesome series

Overall, my favorite manga-ka for the time being is either Kubo Tite or Masashi Kishimoto...

[Gejimayu]

Ken Akamatsu, for Love Hina. If I ever hit the lotto, I'm going to open a girls' dormitory and be the resident manager. Also, another name I didn't see mentioned was Tohru Fujisawa, for GTO. If I'm not busy being a resident manager, I'll learn Japanese and teach it to bratty schoolkids in between games of chicken on a motorcycle.

[Fatso]

i a fan of yoichi takashi (captain tsuabsa creator)

[cutegirl]

I love CLAMP, and GAINAX bot good authors, I also lke Yukiro Sugasaki, and the creator of naruto ( Forgot the name ^^;; )

[ruler]

Takeshi Obata, Kishimoto, and Toriyama

[souske_05]

definetly Kishimoto, and Mine Yoshizaki(SGT Frog). i also like Ken Akamastu and Clamp has some rly good ones like Chobits and Angelic Layer.

[UberTai]

CLAMP for sure. They create sooo many series with such high quality of story, art, etc.

[Karasu inactive]

Nobuhiro Watsuki
Hiroaki Samura
Natsuki Takaya

Indeed... XD

[Valdrianth]

Nobuhiro Watsuki and Yuu Watase for sure!! Also Akira Toiryami and Kishimoto-sama. ^^ Rumiko Takahashi. That woman is insane!!! Kaori Yuki, the woman that does Samurai Deeper Kyo. I don't feel like getting up and reading her her name. And Lee Young You!! The auther of the best Korean Manga ever! Kill Me Kiss Me!! Woot woot!!

[Shadowstarr]

i 4 faves
1)Nobuhiro Watsuki
2)Takaya Natsuki
3)Masashi Kishimoto
4)Rumiko Takashi(i think that's how u spell her last name....)

[Glitch87]

most def my 3 fav are kubo tite ,eiichiro oda, masashi kishimoto..... .it's pretty much self explanitory.

[MechaTC]

Ken Akamatsu. His artwork is amazing. Also, almost all of Clamps art as well as Masamune Shirow. Mogudan does some "hot" stuff too, lol.

[Dimezanime20]

kishimoto [naruto], oh!great [tenjou tenge], dimezanime [kasugo kage], and who ever the crazy mofo who does bleach!!:D:) and also, full metal alchemist!

[_br0ken1ce]

Inoue Takehiko - SLAMDUNK, Vagabond, Buzzer Beater, REAL [The artwork's simply the best! The details, storyline... everything!My all-time favourite]

http://www.itplanning.co.jp/images/works/bb/bb4.gif

http://www.itplanning.co.jp/images/works/sd/illustrations.gif

Takeshi Obata - Hikaru no Go, DEATH NOTE [I love the details, especially in DN]

http://mangajimatemp.free.fr/actu/dec03/deathnote.jpg

i thought i was the only here who loves Slam dunk!! Do you watch the anime version?

[Inactive Key]

i love that manga, which volume are they up to right now? Ive read till volume 3
its a terrfic manag and i agree with you, the artwork is simply one of the best


Do you mean Slamdunk? I've already finished reading it. It's until vol 31. :D

i thought i was the only here who loves Slam dunk!! Do you watch the anime version?

Ah, I don't really watch the anime. Only watched half of it.. :sweats: I always prefer the manga.. :)

[shaff]

ken akamatsu......LOVE HINA AND MAHAOU SENSEI NEGIMA...wOOT :D

[mow]

Do you mean Slamdunk? I've already finished reading it. It's until vol 31. :D

I was talking about REAL, another manga by the same author of Slamdunk, but still that doesnt change the fact Slamdunk kicked some serious behind! Im up to vol.20

[Wave]

Aishiteruze Baby
^ this manga actually has a good storyline

heres a page from chapter 17
http://img60.exs.cx/img60/1898/AishiteruzeBabyv04ch16pg044.png

[Personal Jesus]

Masami Kurumada
Yuzo Takada
Rumiko Takahashi
Junji Ito
Ken Akamatsu

[mow]

Who are your favourite 10 manga kas?Please post the titles of their works

Mine (though not numbered, my no.1 is most definiatly):

1- Naoki Urasawa

Author of

Master Keaton
Monster
20th Century Boys
Pluto


Tsutomu Takahashi

Alive
Blue Heaven
Skyhigh
Skyhigh Karma


Hiroaki Samura


Blade Of The Immortal

Hideo Yamamoto

Author of

Koroshiya Ichi
Homunculus


Takehiko Inoue

Author of

Chameleon Jail
Vagabond
Slam Dunk
Real


Kentaro Miura

Author of

Berserk


Yasuhio Nightow

Author of

Trigun
Trigun Maximum


Hiroya Oku


HEN
Gantz


Kazuo Koike (and Goseki Kojima)


Lone Wolf & Cub


Joji Morikawa


Hajime No Ippo

[rokkudaime]

Masashi kishimoto-san
Naruto

[B]Akamatsu Ken
Love hina

Nobuhiro Watsuki
Rurouni Kenshin
That s all i know for now. I love slam dunk anime!!!

[Vodrake]

1: Yoshiyuki Sadamoto
Neon Genisi Evangelion (manga and anime)


Rest not in order.

Nobuhiro Watsuki
Rurouni Kenshin

Rumiko Takahashi
InuYasha
Ranma 1/2

Yasuhio Nightow
Trigun


Ken Akamatsu
Love Hina
Mahou Sensei Negima


Tohru Fujisawa
Great Teacher Onizuka


Nobuyuki Anzai
Flame of Recca


Yujiru Sugisaki
D.N Angel


Rando Ayamine + Yuya Aoki
GetBackers


Yabuki Kentaro
Black Cat

[pnoypridz]

Naoki Urasawa

no one is even close to this man's greatness 20th century boy is a masterpiece

[mow]

Listen to pnoypridz, for he know what he is talking about =]

20th CB > Naruto + Rounin Kenshin + Dragon Ball + Death Note + Bleach + *insert any other manga here*

[mpthread]

Takashi Hashiguchi
-Yakitate Japan

Oh! Great
-Tenjoe Tenge
-Air Gear
-Majin

Kentaro Miura
-Beserk

Takehiko Inoue
-Chameleon Jail
-Vagabond
-Slam Dunk
-Real

Kohta Hirano
-Hellsing

Yuichi Kumakura
-Jing King od Bandits
-Jing King of Bandits Twilight Tales

Tite Kubo
-Bleach
-Zombie Powder

Segawa Masaki
-Basilisk
-Onikiri Jyuzo

Kenichi Sonoda
-Gunsmith Cats
-Cannon God Exaxxion

Yukito Kishiro
-Battle Angel

[Code]

Manga - Work I Like the Mangaka for

Akira Toriyama - Dragonball (working my way through Dr. Slump... only read 1 chapter so far)
Naoki Urasawa - 20th Century Boys, Pluto
Takehiko Inoue - Slam Dunk, REAL, Vagabond(all amazing)
Hiroaki Samura - Blade of the Immortal
Hashiguchi Takashi - Yakitate!!! Japan
Shuichi Shigeno - Initial D
Takeshi Obata, Ooba Tsugumi - Death Note (Hikaru no Go for Obata the artist)
Morikawa Jyoji - Hajime no Ippo
Eiichiro Oda - One Piece (assistant artist on Rurouni Kenshin)
Yoshiro Togashi - Hunter X Hunter, Yu Yu Hakusho


Some other mangakas that I like are Kubo Tite(Bleach), Hiromu Arakawa(Fullmetal Alchemist), Kohta Hirano(Hellsing), Ryu Fujisaki(Houshin Engi), Oh Great(Tenjou Tenge).

[ChibiHannes]

Drawing style:

Ai Yazawa
- Paradise Kiss
- Gokinjo Monogatari

Eichiro Oda
- One Piece

Takaya Natsuki
- Fruits Basket

And I also admire CLAMPS drawing style in Tsubasa ~ReseVoir Chronicle~.

Other aspects than drawing style:

Masashi Kishimoto
- Naruto

[Arcanis]

From the few mangas I've read I like Nobuhiro Watsuki a lot! his drawings are awesome and I really like all his comments in some of the chapters....and of course Rurouni Kenshin is just plain awesome.

But my number one favorite has to be Kurumada Masashi, creator of Saint Seiya, Ring ni Kakero and others...the desings of the Cloths from Saint Seiya are
amazing and the story and characters are really great.

[spinstate]

Favourite mangaka's , not in any order though:


Katsuhiro Otomo - Akira
Yuzo Takada - 3x3 Eyes
Takashi Hashiguchi - Yakitate!! Japan
Samura Hiroaki - Blade of the Immortal
Endo Hiroki - Eden It's an Endless World!
Anzai Nobuyuki - Flame of Recca
Watsuki Nobuhiro - Rurouni Kenshin
Yukito Kishiro - Gunnm
Fujisawa Tohru - GTO
Arakawa Hiroaki - Full Metal Alchemist


Some other honourable mentions are Yoshiro Togashi(HunterXHunter),Morikawa Jyoji (Hajime no Ippo),Eichiro Oda(One Piece),Masashi Kishimoto(Naruto),Umezu Kazuo(Drifting Classroom),Miura Kentaro(Berserk)

[Mindless]

Kubo Tite - Bleach

Masashi Kishimoto - Naruto

Harold Sakushi - BECK

[IkariBattousai]

I think CLAMP is my number group at the moment. Mainly because of their consistent amount of quality manga. I doubt there's an anime fan out there who hasn't heard of at least one CLAMP title. I also like Ken Akamatsu and Masami Tsuda.

[Kunoichi no Kiri]

Yoshiyuki Sadamoto and Nobuhiro Watsuki are geniuses as far as artwork goes. The rest just fade into the background noise.

As writers, there are too many awesome ones to count.

[Orihime]

Sho-u Tajima
- MPD Psycho
- Madara

Hiroyuki Asada
- I'll
- Renka

Kubo Tite
- Bleach
- Zombie Powder

Murata Yuusuke
- Eyeshield 21

The first 2, I actually like for the art... They have a sexy art style. Anyway, there's a bunch more, but that's all I can remember for now.

[onlyelliot]

Naoki Urasawa

no one is even close to this man's greatness 20th century boy is a masterpiece

Nothing even compares to that man's greatness

[cloon]

Ken Akamatsu
-A.I. Love You
-Love Hina
-Negima

Kishimoto
-Naruto obviously

Kazuya Minekura
-Saiyuki

Tohru Fujisawa
-GTO

Arakawa Hiroaki
-FMA

Can't remember any more

[pek]

Takehiko Inoue
-Chameleon Jail
-Vagabond
-Slam Dunk
-Real

Naoki Urasawa -
20th Century Boys
Pluto
Monster

Mitsuru Adachi
H2
Touch
^Baseball mangas

Masashi Kishimoto
Naruto

Harold Sakushi
BECK

Watsuki Nobuhiro
Rurouni Kenshin
Buso Renkin (artwork & story)
Yahiko no Sakabato (artwork & story)

[mow]

Sho-u Tajima
- MPD Psycho
- Madara



Mitsuru Adachi
H2
Touch


I knew I forgot some key creators. How's H2 pek? I heard mixed up responses to it.

[TenshiOni]

Masashi Kishimoto - Naruto
Kubo Tite - Bleach
Eiichiro Oda - One Piece
Takeshi Obata, Ooba Tsugumi - Death Note
Nobuhiro Watsuki - Rurouni Kenshin

[pek]

I knew I forgot some key creators. How's H2 pek? I heard mixed up responses to it.

Ah, forgot this thread. H2 is quite good, its a bit boring sometimes but i like it.

Mitsuru Adachi is a genious, most of his character look alike like Naoki Urasawa's (Monster character & 20th CB char), the storyline in his manga's is mostly the same but he got something hiding that attracts me to his manga's.

IMO H2 is 7-7.5/10

A friend read a few volumes of H2 and said it sucked über. So id suggest that you try it.

A bit offtopic; Started watching the Live action of H2, this is my first live action i've seen but other than the overacting its pretty kewl. :]

[spinstate]

Some more new favs.


Urasawa Naoki - 20th CB,Monster, Pluto
Koike Kazuo, Kojima Goseki(Artist) - Lone Wolf & Cub

[ResoluteOne]

Kishimoto and kite Tubo

[Axass]

10 favourite in no order:

Toriyama - Dragon Ball, Dr Slump, Cowa!, SandLand, Chrono Trigger (character design for one of my favourite games).
Urasawa - 20th Century Boys, Monster, Pluto.
Miura - Berserk.
Kishimoto - Naruto.
Tite - Bleach, Zombie Powder (just WHY was it cancelled).
Watsuki - Rurouni Kenshin.
Oda - One Piece.
Miyazaki - Nausicaa.
Takeshi - Death Note, Hikaru no Go.
Hiroaki - Fullmetal Alchemist.

[Rankin]

Takeshi Obata/Tsugami Ohba because Death Note is friggin' beautiful.
Kubo Tite because Bleach is like ass-kicking in the manga form.
Hiromu Arakawa because Fullmetal Alchemist is, well, really good. (my vocabulary failed me)
Akira Toriyama because everyone loves Dragonball. Even the pope.

[Morrigan_Aensland]

In no particular order...
Nobuhiro Watsuki- Rurouni Kenshin
Rumiko Takahashi- Inuyasha, Ranma 1/2
Kiyohiko Azuma- Azumanga Daioh
Masashi Kishimoto- Naruto
Gosho Aoyama- Detective Conan
Daisuke Moriyama- Chrono Crusade

[Dimezanime20]

I think I posted in here already, but just in case:
Kishimoto Masashi
Kubo Tite
Oh Great!
Akira Toriyama
H
[Gantz Mangaka]
and that's it for now.

[Dimezanime20]

I think I posted in here already, but just in case:
Kishimoto Masashi
Kubo Tite
Oh Great!
Akira Toriyama
Hiroaki Arakawa
Eiichiro Oda
Watsuki Nobuhiro
[Gantz Mangaka]
and that's it for now.

[Sol]

Hrm, that's a tricky question.
-Tite Kubo
-Masashi Kishimoto
- Kazuya Minekura (creator of the Saiyuki series)
-Takeshi Obata & Ooba Tsugumi (creators of the deathnote series)

[Lucifer]

oh I haven't post here >_>

copy & pasta from my notepad

ART
01. Samura Hiroaki - Seinen ( Blade of the Immortal )
02. Inoue Takehiko - Seinen/Shounen ( Slam Dunk / REAL / Vagabond )
03. Kentarou Miura - Seinen ( Berserk )
04. Takeshi Obata - Shounen ( Death Note / Hikaru no Go )
05. Nihei Tsutomu - Seinen ( BLAME! / BioMega / Abara )
06. Kouta Hirano - Seinen ( Hellsing )
07. Takahashi Tsutomu - Seinen ( Sidooh / Jiraishin / Blue Heaven / Tetsuwan Girl )
08. Ikegami Ryoichi - Seinen ( Sanctuary / Strain / Mai the Psychic Girl / Crying Freeman / Offered / Lord )
09. Hirohiko Araki - Shounen/Seinen ( JoJo's Bizarre Adventures )
10. Kyung-Il Yang - Seinen ( Shin Angyo Onshi / Island )
11. Endo Hiroki - Seinen ( Eden - it's Endless World / Endo Short Stories )
12. Yoshiyuki Sadamoto - Seinen/Shounen ( Neon Genesis Evangelion / Route 20)
13. Oh! Great - Shounen ( Tenjou Tenge / Air Gear / Naked Star / Majin )
14. Tohru Fujisawa - Shounen/Seinen ( GTO / Tokko / Rose Hip Rose/Zero )

STORY
01. Naoki Urasawa - Seinen ( Monster / 20th Century Boys / Pluto )
02. Hitoshi Iwaaki - Seinen ( Parasite / Historie )
03. Inoue Takehiko - Seinen/Shounen ( Slam Dunk / REAL / Vagabond )
04. Kei Toume - Seinen ( Lament of the Lamb / Sing Yesterday for Me / Hour of the Mice / Luno / Kurogane )
05. Makoto Yukimura - Seinen ( Vinland Saga / PlanetES )
06. Kentarou Miura - Seinen ( Berserk )
07. Endo Hiroki - Seinen ( Eden - it's Endless World / Endo Short Stories )
08. Hiromu Arakawa - Shounen ( Full Metal Alchemist )
09. Katsuhiro Otomo - Seinen ( AKIRA )
10. Nobuo Watsuki - Shounen ( Rurouni Kenshin / Busou Renkin )
11. Yukata Tanaka - Seinen ( Ai-Ren / My Lovely Ghost KANA )
12. Tamaoki Benkyo - Seinen/Hentai ( Tokyo Akazukin / Koibito Play / Sex Philes / Necromanesque )

No Shoujo :pek

edit: updated I missed something

[Kazuma the Shell Bullet]

This thread makes me nauseous.

Kubo and Kishi mentioned in every post, but not one vote for Hirohiko Araki (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure)

[Graham Aker]

1. Hagiwara Kazushi(Bastard!!)
2. Yoshihiro Togashi(YuYu Hakusho, Level E, Hunter X Hunter)
3. Hiro Mashima(Rave, Fairy Tail)
4. Kazuya Minekura(Saiyuki, Saiyuki Reload)
5. Takehiko Inoue(Slam Dunk, Vagabond)
6. Takashi Hashiguchi(Yakitate!! Japan)
7. Akira Toriyama(Dragon Ball)
8. Eichiro Oda(One Piece)
9. Norihiro Yagi(Claymore)
10. Kentaro Miura(Berserk)

[Lusankya]

In no real order of preference,

Ashinano Hitoshi
-Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou
-Kabu no Isaki

Azuma Kiyohiko
-Yotsubato
-Azumanga Daioh

Inoue Takehiko
-Slam Dunk
-Real
-Vagabond

Eiichiro Oda
-One Piece

Kentaro Miura
-Berserk

[Elijah Snow]

Kentaro Miura
Katsuhiro Otomo
Inoue Takehiko
Naoki Urasawa
Hirohiko Araki

[Yakumo the Wu]

Takehiko Inoue
Yoshihiro Togashi
Hiroaki Samura
Eiichiro Oda
Yukito Kishiro
Yuzo Takada
Yoshitaka Amano (his art)
Katsuhiro Otomo
Akira Toriyama

my favs anyway :)

[Batman]

Togashi Yoshihiro - Hunter x hunter
Obata Takeshi - Death Note
Oda Eiichiro - One Piece
Oh!Great - Air Gear,Tenjho Tenge (mainly for art)
Kishimoto Masashi - Naruto
Takahashi Rumiko - Ranma 1/2, Urusei Yatsura (Lum)