 | Naoki Urasawa's Monster, Vol. 1 by Naoki Urasawa
Buy new: $9.99 / Used from: $4.98 Wow. Word's can't express quite how engrossing a manga this is: psychologically detailed, immersive, and truly eerie in places, with much rumination on the nature of evil. Sad that Viz got it, really.
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 | Sexy Voice and Robo (Sexy Voice and Robo)
Buy new: $15.99 / Used from: $4.94 You'll either love it or hate it. The art-style's ...distinctive, as are the characters, plot and, well, everything! A 14 y/o phone-sex operator and an otaku pair up for ...no apparent reason, really.
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 | Planetes, Book 1 by Makoto Yukimura
Buy new: $9.99 / Used from: $0.25 This manga's just amazing - focusing on humanity's expansion into space, its effect on the explorers, and the moral dilemmas involved. Wonderfully drawn, with detailed characters you really care for.
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 | Trigun, Vol. 1 (Trigun) by Yasuhiro Nightow
Buy new: $11.21 / Used from: $0.01 This manga shouldn't work. It really shouldn't. The artwork's confusing, the plot's surplus to the action, many characters are sketchy, but! It's got this amazing energy to it that's just -brilliant-.
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 | Trigun Maximum Volume 1: The Hero Returns (Trigun Maximum (Graphic Novels)) by Yasuhiro Nightow
Buy new: $9.95 / Used from: $0.07 Ah, now THIS is where it all kicks off. The plot's more coherent, the characterisation's more incisive and it's just so, so much fun. Also, is Wolfwood the hottest manga character ever? Discuss.
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 | Akira by Katsuhiro Otomo
Different, plot-wise, to the anime, and - despite many fanboys' protestations - not quite as good. Considered on its own, however, it deserves its classic status. Prohibitively expensive, though.
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 | Hellsing Volume 1 (Hellsing (Graphic Novels)) by Kohta Hirano
Buy new: $11.16 / Used from: $1.75 Vampires, secret societies, and lots and lots and LOTS of blood. Try not to let yourself laugh too hard at its bizarre portrayal of England and you'll be just fine. Oh, and Alucard is -scary-.
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 | xxxHOLiC, Volume 1 by Clamp
Buy new: $8.76 / Used from: $1.93 Although this series is hugely popular with the teenage girl market (hey CLAMP!), it's actually targeted at young men. Gorgeous artwork, detailed, believable characterisation, and oh, just buy it. A+
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 | Death Note, Volume 1 by Tsugumi Ohba
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $1.96 Take your time with this one, as the whole 'is he thinking that I'm thinking that he's thinking that I'm thinking...' thing - although it's wonderful to have to think for once - can take its toll.
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 | Emma: Volume 1 (Emma) by Kaoru Mori
Buy new: $9.99 / Used from: $4.40 Look ma, adults! Mori Kaoru is my goddess. A realistic England, fantastic artwork, emotionally-affecting plot, characters to really care for and maids who actually act like MAIDS~ Love, love love.
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