Let's Learn Manga Genres!

[DarquePinkPaper]

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+.Alrighty, here's a list (with some descriptions) of manga genres.+

+Alternative (See also: Garo*)
+Battling companion (not an official name)
+Magical girl (maho shojo)
+Mecha (giant robots)
+Moe (also maho kanojo or magical girlfriend)
+Shojo-ai (lesbian romance)
+Shonen-ai (gay romance)


*Garo was a monthly manga anthology magazine in Japan, founded in 1964 by Katsuichi Nagai. It specialized in alternative, underground, and avant-garde manga.

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[Steel Raccoon]

O.o Informative.

 

[Red_knightm]

+Alternative (See also: Garo*) I get shonen jump
+Battling companion (not an official name) if it has battles I'll read it
+Magical girl (maho shojo) I've never heard of it
+Mecha (giant robots) I love mecha
+Moe (also maho kanojo or magical girlfriend) ....sure?
+Shojo-ai (lesbian romance) sure I'll read it.
+Shonen-ai (gay romance) No just no.  

[DarquePinkPaper]

Red_knightm

+Alternative (See also: Garo*) I get shonen jump
+Battling companion (not an official name) if it has battles I'll read it
+Magical girl (maho shojo) I've never heard of it
+Mecha (giant robots) I love mecha
+Moe (also maho kanojo or magical girlfriend) ....sure?
+Shojo-ai (lesbian romance) sure I'll read it.
+Shonen-ai (gay romance) No just no.

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+.Hey! You got your demonic pendant! Congrats! 3nodding .+
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[Red_knightm]

DarquePinkPaper

Red_knightm

+Alternative (See also: Garo*) I get shonen jump
+Battling companion (not an official name) if it has battles I'll read it
+Magical girl (maho shojo) I've never heard of it
+Mecha (giant robots) I love mecha
+Moe (also maho kanojo or magical girlfriend) ....sure?
+Shojo-ai (lesbian romance) sure I'll read it.
+Shonen-ai (gay romance) No just no.

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+.Hey! You got your demonic pendant! Congrats! 3nodding .+
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Yep just took a bit of time.  

[Mocha Joy]

That's interesting. ^^ I have a Sailor Moon manga and that's all the manga I have. I want more manga. I want Fruits Baskets!  

[Steel Raccoon]

I've got Angel Sanctuary 1-4

 

[Red_knightm]

I have Raganarok 1-5.  

[~RAZI3L~]

I don't read that much manga....  

[xThreadlessx]

DarquePinkPaper

+Alternative (See also: Garo*)
+Battling companion (not an official name)
+Magical girl (maho shojo)
+Mecha (giant robots)
+Moe (also maho kanojo or magical girlfriend)
+Shojo-ai (lesbian romance)
+Shonen-ai (gay romance)

Instead of Shoujo and shounen-ai, why not just alternate pairings? Because you also have yaoi, which is more hardcore. And then you get the strange. whee  

[Red_knightm]

Samika

DarquePinkPaper

+Alternative (See also: Garo*)
+Battling companion (not an official name)
+Magical girl (maho shojo)
+Mecha (giant robots)
+Moe (also maho kanojo or magical girlfriend)
+Shojo-ai (lesbian romance)
+Shonen-ai (gay romance)

Instead of Shoujo and shounen-ai, why not just alternate pairings? Because you also have yaoi, which is more hardcore. And then you get the strange. whee

yaoi is gay so what's the name for hardcore lesbian?  

[Red_knightm]

Where does chobits fit into the genre thing is it moe?  

[Kj the Neko]

Red_knightm

Where does chobits fit into the genre thing is it moe?

[] I love that Manga♥ []

 

[Shuntzi]

I'm not that big of a manga fan. But Mecha RPs at GameFAQs=utter paradise. Go [=Dark Side of the Moon=]_[~The Rising Gods~]!  

[Red_knightm]

Kj the Neko

Red_knightm

Where does chobits fit into the genre thing is it moe?

[] I love that Manga♥ []

I'm getting to borrow it from a friend, but I have to let her play FFX.