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Old 06-09-2011, 11:49 PM   #6
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I don't read much manga, but I'm using PerfectViewer on my NC for comics and loving it. Obviously something closer to 'actual' size would be ideal (though a lot of manga are in smaller format, aren't they?), but the screen is so sharp that I rarely have to zoom.
Yeah, the collected volumes are usually smaller than your typical American comics (although the original releases are phonebook-sized). Japanese tankobon are usually 4 1/2" x 7" (8.3" diagonal). They also have the bunko which is an even smaller, condensed version for some of the older re-releases at around 4 1/8" x 5 7/8" (7.2" diagonal). That's one reason using smaller displays aren't so bad for reading manga. Granted there are some manga releases in the bigger wide-ban form, usually ones that are geared towards older audiences.

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I have read a couple of manga that I liked, Gantz and Hikaru No Go. I also just remembered I have the Nausicaa manga! Any recommendations for good sci-fi or surreal manga that aren't just T&A?
Tenjou Tenge was pretty awesome. Lots of gratuitous nudity, but it has kick-ass characters and a cool story line. You read Gantz so I assume as long as the underlying story is good, you're not averse to some T&A .

Death Note is also worth a try (same artist as Hikaru no Go). That one's actually available complete in digital format (digital version of last volume was released just this Monday) but so far, only on the iPad. No doubt Viz will probably release an Android and PC app eventually but when that will be is anyone's guess.

MPD Psycho's another good one. Actually, MPD Psycho's my favorite seinen title. Dark Horse publishes it in the US and I'm really hoping they can acquire digital distribution rights for it.

Hellsing is another Dark Horse-licensed title. Deals with vampires and werewolves but not the wimpy, romanticized kind you see in Twilight, et al.

Bleach's pretty good. Just not sure if it's up your alley.

Seriously, there's a bunch of other great ones that I'm just not remembering right now. I'm in my shoujo/girly phase at the moment so a lot of my recent reads probably won't appeal to you.
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