Manga

This is going to be one of my shot posts. I've been a fan of Manga since before it became mainstream. I was just at the bookstore the other day and saw a Star Trek TNG manga on the shelf as well as a CSI manga. I didn't take too long a look at them, but I'm thought is that someone out there was attempting to cash in on the demographic of people who want to see Sarah Sidle and Deanna Troi with big manga eyes. Who wouldn't?

Seriously though (I so wish the internet had a sarcasm tag) there's something about manga that is cool. It's the Japanese style of comic books, and who doesn't like comic books except pinko commies? The main difference are manga is normally black and white, its a longer story and you read it backwards. That's one of the coolest bits. I'm so used to reading left to right that reading right to left feels fresh and crisp!

I do enjoy reading manga. The stories are normally light and move along at a decent pace. I tend to pick up manga when I can get it cheap, but occasionally I might pay full price. It's a good way to spent an hour, and it is one of the more calming experiences that I enjoy.

Unfortunately I think that many mangas have just become porn for teens. Some of it is just smut or teasing and that does give it a bad name and bugs me, but I think the same thing about the SI swimsuit edition, just porn for teens. There is good manga out there that isn't all just innuendo or more. Some is actually really, really good. No sarcasm tag needed there.