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Re: Looking for a Shounen/Action Manga.
I'd recommend Kekkaishi, but the Edited Mangas aren't all that far in it. So people might think this manga isn't going anywhere.
And I admit, it's not so plot-driven like other shounens. But if you give it an honest shot, and gow with the flow, this is a very charming and non-typical shounen. Not a lot of traditional fighting with cool moves, but the art of creating barriers to enclose and destroy Ayakashi (demons). The characters are very likable imo, and the humor is pretty quirky as well. The main guy, Yoshimori, has a passion for baking castle cakes ;D
It's one of the most underrated shounens just because it's not traditional in any way. But it's definitely worth a go.
And if you're really bothered by the lack of plot in the beginning, which even I was, just don't push yourself reading this and read a couple of chapters when you don't have anything better to do. The good stuff will come, there's some serious intrigue building since volume 4 with the arrival of the main character's mysterious older brother.
Other shounen manga I really think are worth checking:
Flame of Recca, traditional fight-shounen at it's best, great artwork (after the initial volumes, which just look awkward), kickass comedy, solid character designs. 33 Volumes and finished
Fullmetal Alchemist, if you know this series from the anime, you'd better start reading the manga if ya liked that. Possibly the BEST shounen manga in terms of story.
Hunter x Hunter, a traditional shounen, with a lot of very different approaches. The art is very simple, but the thought went into this makes up for that.
Black Cat, pretty basic action-shounen, but I'm fond of it. It's what I call easy digestable fun, with great artwork and very cute girls. 20 Volumes and finished.
Yakitate!! Japan, a comedy shounen that parodies pretty much everything in the genre. About bakers who battle each other in cooking tournaments, INSANE humor.
666 Satan, in more than one way Naruto's little brother. But it all moves at a very fast pace compared to that, artwork and designs are very good as well. It's a bit more adult as well, gruesome stuff and fanservice are no stranger to Seishi Kishimoto.
Gash Bell; I recently started reading this and I'm enjoying it a lot. If you like Pokemon concepts, as I do, you might like it too. About little demon children who were sent to earth with a book of spells to battle each other to decide the new Demon king. Wacky comedy and characters with heart.
I'd recommend Kekkaishi, but the Edited Mangas aren't all that far in it. So people might think this manga isn't going anywhere.
And I admit, it's not so plot-driven like other shounens. But if you give it an honest shot, and gow with the flow, this is a very charming and non-typical shounen. Not a lot of traditional fighting with cool moves, but the art of creating barriers to enclose and destroy Ayakashi (demons). The characters are very likable imo, and the humor is pretty quirky as well. The main guy, Yoshimori, has a passion for baking castle cakes ;D
It's one of the most underrated shounens just because it's not traditional in any way. But it's definitely worth a go.
And if you're really bothered by the lack of plot in the beginning, which even I was, just don't push yourself reading this and read a couple of chapters when you don't have anything better to do. The good stuff will come, there's some serious intrigue building since volume 4 with the arrival of the main character's mysterious older brother.
Other shounen manga I really think are worth checking:
Flame of Recca, traditional fight-shounen at it's best, great artwork (after the initial volumes, which just look awkward), kickass comedy, solid character designs. 33 Volumes and finished
Fullmetal Alchemist, if you know this series from the anime, you'd better start reading the manga if ya liked that. Possibly the BEST shounen manga in terms of story.
Hunter x Hunter, a traditional shounen, with a lot of very different approaches. The art is very simple, but the thought went into this makes up for that.
Black Cat, pretty basic action-shounen, but I'm fond of it. It's what I call easy digestable fun, with great artwork and very cute girls. 20 Volumes and finished.
Yakitate!! Japan, a comedy shounen that parodies pretty much everything in the genre. About bakers who battle each other in cooking tournaments, INSANE humor.
666 Satan, in more than one way Naruto's little brother. But it all moves at a very fast pace compared to that, artwork and designs are very good as well. It's a bit more adult as well, gruesome stuff and fanservice are no stranger to Seishi Kishimoto.
Gash Bell; I recently started reading this and I'm enjoying it a lot. If you like Pokemon concepts, as I do, you might like it too. About little demon children who were sent to earth with a book of spells to battle each other to decide the new Demon king. Wacky comedy and characters with heart.
