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MasterDias wrote:The whole point of the battle at the inn was to showcase the skills of Kaoru, Yahiko, and Misao so it wasn't just the "powerhouses" of Kenshin, Sanosuke, and Saito defeating everyone.

feh. in my opinion, this was a failed attempt.

Okay, that's probably enough. One has one opinion, another a different opinion. Neither are absolute truth. RuroKen has its good points and bad points ~ but arguing about it doesn't seem to have any point. ^_^

.rai//

wow, I leave to visit my dying grandpa for awhile and I miss out on a huge debate on Nobuhiro Watsuki.

I guess Rurouni Kenshin is the type of manga series that you either love it or hate. I love it because it was the last straw that drove me into anime (added to Trigun).
From there on I went on an anime binge. I'd still be on an anime binge if Adult Swim was getting some decent anime. The last series I've dedicated myself to watching was Full Metal Alchemist, but now that that is over, I have nothing really. I catch Bleach every now and then.

My personal opinion is that Rurouni Kenshin the manga is FAR superior to the anime. The anime skipped the Jinchuu arc, which is perhaps the BEST part of Kenshin's story (like George Lucas with Episode III, Watsuki pulled off all the kid gloves for this storyline).

However, if you don't like Rurouni Kenshin, than you probably won't like Watsuki's new manga, Buso Renkin. I love it, but you can tell that it's not as good as Kenshin (though some many differ. I'm sure there are people out there who personally think it is WAY better than Kenshin. I'm just speaking from my own personal viewpoint).

Buso Renkin is just a TAD more adult in nature, but still a pretty cool story.

I've flipped through some Rurouni Kenshin. My problem, though, is that while I've heard it's got a pretty good characters and a story, I can't get into the art style. I know Watsuki improves, and I quiet like his later style, but in the first volume or however long his starting phase is, I just can't get into it.

Art changing is nothing new (Hirano improves vastly over the course of Hellsing), so I was wondering when Watauki' skill takes a turn for the better?

Fish and Chips wrote:I've flipped through some Rurouni Kenshin. My problem, though, is that while I've heard it's got a pretty good characters and a story, I can't get into the art style. I know Watsuki improves, and I quiet like his later style, but in the first volume or however long his starting phase is, I just can't get into it.

Art changing is nothing new (Hirano improves vastly over the course of Hellsing), so I was wondering when Watauki' skill takes a turn for the better?

The art really begins to improve around vol. 3-4 or so. XD I really dislike the art style in the beginning too, and I'm very picky with my art in manga. XD If you can just push through, though, and get to volume 7 (7 is really when the exposition really ends, and you begin to see the juciest parts of the plot unfold), it'll suck you in after that. XD The art continuously makes small improvements throughout the manga, but it only makes changes for the better, as far as I'm concerned. XD

Alright, I'll add it to my list then. Thanks.

Naoko Takeuchi, Chihou Saito, Arina Takemura(sp?), and the one behind Dream Saga, MINK, and Saint Tail, forgot her name.

I favor these mangaka in this order:

1. Rumiko Takahashi (Inuyasha and Ranma 1/2)
2. Nobuhiro Watsuki (Rurouni Kenshin and Busou Renkin)
3. Akimine Kamijo (Samurai Deeper Kyo)
4. Kentaro Yabuki (Black Cat)
5. Daisuke Moriyama (Chrono Crusade)

I felt like including Yeo Beop-Ryong (Chronicles of the Cursed Sword) after Watsuki; but he's a Korean, hence a manwha writer.

Letsee, to name a few...
Tanemura Arina, Sugisaki Yukiru, Watase Yuu, Takaya Natsuki, Matsuri Hino, and of course...CLAMP!

Well...I have a lot but here are a few I like:

Yoshio Sawai
Hekiru Hikawa
Kiyohiko Azuma
Takeshi Obata
Koge-Donbo
PEACH-PIT
Mizuki Kawashita
Nobuhiro Watsuki
Miho Obana (surprisingly)

i have revised and updated my list of favorite manga authors:

Kentaro Miura - Berserk
Katsuhiro Otomo - Akira
Naoki Urasawa - Monster, 20th Century Boys
Yoshiro Togashi - HxH, Yu Yu Hakusho
Tokeshi Obata - Hikaru no Go, Death Note (i don't really like the two series, the art is definitely worth noting...)
Hiroaki Samura - Blade of the Immortal
Tohru Fujisawa - GTO, Rose Hip Zero, Rose Hip Rose
Eiichiro Oda - One Piece

ilikegir33 wrote:Well...I have a lot but here are a few I like:

Yoshio Sawai
Hekiru Hikawa
Kiyohiko Azuma
Takeshi Obata
Koge-Donbo
PEACH-PIT
Mizuki Kawashita
Nobuhiro Watsuki
Miho Obana (surprisingly)

My favorite manga that they wrote if you were wondering:
Sawai-Bobobo
Hikawa-Paniponi
Azuma-Azumanga Daioh, Yotsuba&!
Obata-Hikaru No Go, DEATH NOTE
Koge Donbo-Pita Ten, Kamichama Karin, Di Gi Charat
Peach Pit-Rozen Maiden, Zombie Loan
Kawashita-Ichigo 100%
Watsuki-Rurouni Kenshin
Obana-Kodomo no Omocha (Kodocha)

I also have to add:
Yasuhiro Nightow-Trigun
Yu Aida-Gunslinger Girl
Ito Ogure/Oh! Great-Air Gear
Akira Toriyama-Dragon Ball, Cowa!, Go!Go!Ackman

Radical Dreamer wrote:Nobuhiro Watsuki and Tanemura Arina. Both of them have fantastic art, are good with stories, and have made seires I've vastly enjoyed.

Adding one to the list. XD I've only read one and a half of his series and can already put him on the list of favorites due to his amazingly realistic art style and incredible ability for storytelling--Naoki Urasawa.

Yyyep. XD

Okay, I'm extremely illiterate when it comes to manga, so I should probably never show my face in this forum, but I noticed this thread, so I thought I'd say that the two best mangaka I know of, while that's not saying too much, are Hiromu Arakawa and Naoki Urasawa. The styles of their drawings and stories, while extremely different, are both simply superb.

*scurries away*

I like Kiyohiko Azuma (Azumanga Daioh; Yotsuba&!). I also like some stuff by other authors and artists, but it's usually not all of their works, so the only one who has more that one work I like is Azuma-san.

Added on:
Hiromu Arakawa-FullMetal Alchemist
Kiyohiko Azuma-Yotsuba&!

Nobuhiro Watsuku, Natsuki Takaya, Hiromu Arakawa, Hatori Bisco... No more at the moment... but maybe once I get my hands on more manga and read it I'll come to adore more artists' work.