Comments on: After the Party is Over

By: Estara

Estara — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 21:17:50 +0000

You’re missing the classic ballet manga – Swan (went up to 15 volumes, but is 21 volumes in all). The best taste is this post by Shaenon Garrity http://shaenon.livejournal.com/28663.html

By: themooninautumn

themooninautumn — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 04:51:50 +0000

Gon is pretty amazing. Brutal and detailed and somehow endearing.

If you liked Palette, be sure to check out Recipe for Gertrude (finished) and Two Flowers for the Dragon (unfinished) by the same author.

I’m reading Penguin Revolution right now, and it’s impressively cute.

My big list is at http://notanotakunao.blogspot.com/2010/05/requiem-for-cmx.html. If you read it, you will see that I will miss CMX. A lot.

Thanks for posting that list of the ones you reviewed. That was helpful.

By: lys

lys — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 23:10:38 +0000

I just recently finished Cipher, which was an awesome story about two twin brothers and their friends in 1980s New York. It’s one of the most relatable depictions of the US I recall seeing in manga, even with the distance of 20-30 years and my never having been to New York. The characters and their interactions are great. The series made me cry more than a couple times…

I’m now reading Tower of the Future, and with two volumes to go I am nervous and excited and anxious and impatient to finish, and totally hooked on the world created by Saki Hiwatari-sensei. I’d love to read more of her work some day (I was some years late in discovering it, but I’ve also read Please Save My Earth). After I finish this I’m going to tackle Moon Child, which I fear will be even more intense. I’m looking forward to it

And, well, I’m a huuuuuge fan of Banri Hidaka’s work, and I Hate You More Than Anyone (incomplete with 9 of 13 volumes published by CMX) is my favourite ever. But I’m thankful that Tears of a Lamb (which is a rather different, but quite interesting, sort of story) was able to finish, and that Tokyopop is still releasing VB Rose!

And I second the rec for Teru Teru x Shonen, which I started reading after seeing much praise from a couple of its readers, and came to love very much.

(also, if you haven’t read Oyayubihime Infinity, I highly recommend it! It’s one of CMX’s earlier releases, but it was the first series that brought them to my attention, and I totally love it to bits!!)

By: Ken H.

Ken H. — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 20:10:55 +0000

I’d recommend Gon. It’s a fantastic silent series with beautiful art that’s a fun and touching read. I think it’s pretty cheap too, each volume is like.. $6 I think? Plus you can pretty much jump in at any time as there’s no continuing plot threads or anything like that.

By: Safety

Safety — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 12:20:28 +0000

I would recommend:

- Teru Teru x Shonen: Some people have found it to be a little rough going in, but it pays off later. It’s a shame we won’t get to see it all play out (vol. 7 of 11 will be one of the last CMX books out), though.

- Canon, one of Chika Shiomi’s earlier series. I really enjoy her works so watching the evolution through Canon and then GoComi’s Night of the Beasts has been interesting. This one is, like her other titles, has a supernatural setting (vampires).