Anime Watcher / Manga Reader

There are manga that I couldn't (or still can't) stop reading.  It's not always that they are good.  In fact, I fell in love with some bad ones.  Good, bad, or whatever, these are five manga that gripped me to the point where I couldn't wait until the next issue came out. 5.  Great Teacher Onizuka (GTO) Say what you will, I like this manga. Who would have thought that a manga about a gang member turned teacher could be so addictive.  A lot of people in my circle don't like this manga or this character, but I just couldn't get enough.  I read this one well after it end, so I was able to blast through all twenty-five issue in rapid succession.  Even after that, I still wanted more. 4.  Kororo Connect Seriously, check this one out.  It won't take too much of your time. The body swapping premise was good and sucked me in.  It was disappointing when the body swapping ended, but I stayed for the characters.  I par...

Manga.  We know it.  We love it.  But not all manga is equal and it certainly isn't all good.  Good or bad, however, I usually try to stick with a manga until the end, if there is an end. That said, there are some manga that have bested me.  For a manga to turn me away is quite the feat.  It's not always that it's bad.  Sometimes, I just couldn't connect with it or (even worse) lost the ability to connect with it.  So without further delay, these are 5 manga I just up and quit reading. 5.  Genshiken Second Season This one is tough because I loved the first series so much.  I couldn't wait for more Genshiken.  Then, it came.  I was so happy...until I started reading.  As I mentioned in my Genshiken review, it was like riding a motorcycle into a brick wall.  The change in direction was so sudden, so jarring, and so off-putting that I completely lost interest.  I just couldn't connect with ...