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[jon]

Monster is a criminaly underrated manga, the anime adaptation is excellent aswell

[artandourentertainment]

The greatest thing about Manga to me, there’s something for everyone. So glad she said Berserk. The saga continues.

[chasefugate]

Merphy mentioning Calvin and Hobbes just solidifies why this is such a great channel. Easily the best newspaper comic of all time and imo one of the greatest pieces of fiction ever created.

[britneynicole]

Watching these has definitely gotten motivated into picking up manga again! December is going to be an exciting month!

[bananatown]

thank you for promoting manga to your booktuber friends and subscribers, been reading manga and novels (books) since my early teenage years. and it's kinda rare for me to find someone who enjoys both like i do. often times people are on different sides of the spectrum in this thing. either they love books and don't like manga and some are the other way around, when both are excellent mediums for a great story and gives different kind of experience

[Dougeb]

I'm really enjoying my first manga experience with Vinland Saga (Thank you Merphy!). I think it's just a matter of finding a story that clicks with you.

[Ghostreader]

I think it’s helpful to understand the different market groupings: shonen being for young boys, shoujo for young girls, seinen for adult men, and josei for adult women. Not that there isn’t overlap, but once you know what the different tropes associated with those groups it’s a lot easier to find something catered to your tastes. Romance lovers shouldn’t look to shonen manga, for example, to find a love story. Even if there are some shonen with good romance subplots, it’s just not what it’s known for and more often than not you’re going to be disappointed

[kiggerst]

I agree with the community parts. It is more fun to involve yourself with others who love the same story. Not to mention, it is really interesting to see other's interpretation of the story or their take that could make you go "ah! So, it can have that kinda meaning/implication too!". Or in case of long running series like One Piece, it's fun to share theories and details that you might miss yourself.

[alysonserenastone]

I got into manga because of you. The library is another great option for getting mangas if you don't want to put into it. I finished Attack on Titan not to long ago and it is now one of my favourite series of all time.

[christophersuto]

Never thought of reading Manga until your channel. I got the Dragon Ball set for Christmas and I’m so excited!

[ViridianCrisis]

I’ve never been able to get into manga but watching you cover things like Tomie and HxH has really convinced me to try again

[moguelgc]

My recommendations for any new manga reader:

-If you are gonna start a series because you see it ranking high in myanimelist/anilist or is very popular and you don't like it after you've read some of it, DO NOT DISCARD IT COMPLETLY
Try to find some other series that YOU like and then go back to those popular titles to see it with a deeper understanding of the medium, I've seen a lot of people going into series that they've loved on a second try because they could get a better grasp of what the author was going for

-At least read an arc, don't drop a series after the first chapter or volume, give the series the time to show what is trying to do. Many series have wikis where you can find information about the length of the arcs... and that gets me to the last tip

-If you can do long reading sessions, DO THEM, something that Merphy didn't say is that mangas are published in magazines chapter by chapter, meaning authors have a limited panel length for each chapter because they have to publish every week or month with many other series. So take advantage of having everything available and if you can, let somebody that knows the series tell you where are the best stopping points so that you don't stop a chapter short of some climax (like I've done and you bet it is frustrating)

[Maklocke]

I love starting to delve into new mediums in media. You get so many choices for certified greats and renowned authors right at your fingertips.

[jaimecardona]

Have loved manga since I first discovered the medium as a kid. There's so many different types of stories! And now with the explosion of manhwa (Korean manga) and manga from outside Japan those stories just expand! It's great

[baffourdanquah]

As a avid manga reader it always makes me happy to know you promote it so heavily on the channel. Brings a needed spotlight on the medium

[dajtoad]

I always love your takes on things so much, and your enthusiasm.

[phantom-prop]

I've been a manga reader since late middle school/early high school. I probably read more manga than books but loved this channel even before you started covering manga. It's so great to see this progression. :)

[Serutans]

Merphy mentioning that there are manga for rock climbing gives me hope she will read Kokou no Hito.

[PanelDaze]

Love the shoutout to digital. As someone new to Manga(reading 60% comics digitally from many years), it really helps me to explore more titles and complete/drop based on interest, and the discounts/huge price difference helps too.

[lorestiralongo]

Getting more ppl into manga? Always a good thing