Here, in alphabetical order and without any real comment, are ten series that concluded in 2008 that I really enjoyed:
Cat-Eyed Boy, by Kazuo Umezu (Viz)
Dororo, by Osamu Tezuka (Vertical)
Dragon Head, by Minetaro Mochizuki (Tokyopop)
The Drifting Classroom, by Kazuo Umezu (Viz)
Emma, by Kaoru Mori (CMX)
ES: Eternal Sabbath, by Fuyumi Soryo (Del Rey)
Forest of the Gray City, by Uhm JungHyun (Yen Press)
Genshiken, by Kio Shimoku (Del Rey)
Monster, by Naoki Urasawa (Viz)
Train + Train, by Hideyuki Kurata and Tomomasa Takuma (Go! Comi)
I know there’s another volume of Emma coming out in 2009, but the core story concluded in 2008. Also, I warned you I would mention Dororo more than once. I could have done the same with Cat-Eyed Boy, but I liked Dororo better.
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December 23, 2008 at 10:02 am |
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December 25, 2008 at 11:02 am |
I enjoyed the first volume of Emma and I’m really digging Drifting Classroom. Cat-eyed boy, though…eh. I really don’t know why I couldn’t get into that one.