Some reviews and recommendations :)

Okay. to all manga fans out there who read my blog.. here are some must reads.. :)

For those who like serious not-really-comedy kinds of genre (drama, romance) read:

1. Hana Yori Dango
Made into drama series.. i'm sure you've heard the Taiwanese 'Meteor Garden', Japanese 'Hana Yori Dango' and now they also have a Korean version. I'm sure you guys know roughly what the story's like but here's a link to the summary:
http://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=328

it's really good, trust me. you'll love it. :) one great work by Kamio Youko.

2. Akuma de Sourou
This manga was also made into a drama series.... heard of the Taiwanese 'Devil Beside You'? starring Rainie Yang and Mike He.. lol though i seriously think the manga is so much better.. the art is great too! i always love Takanashi Mitsuba's works.. :) this manga's bout u know.. love between unrelated-siblings.. ;) . i love takeru in there, btw. he's just so... ah~bishounen! HAHAHAHAHA
summary link:
http://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=1337

3. Mars
This one was also made into a Taiwanese Drama series starring Barbie Xu and Vic Zhou (both of them also starred in the taiwanese Meteor garden.. Barbie Xu=Makino, Vic Zhou=Rui)
this one's a little sad.. coz there are lots of 'deep' stuff to it.. and lots of screwed up depressed characters there but it's a beautiful romance story and the art's good too.. so yes. it's a must as well.. :) summary link:
http://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=1067

4. Cat Street
This is also one good manga that i've just found recently.. another great work by Kamio Youko(yes, she's the author for Hana Yori Dango).. it's really deep and touching, a bout this former child actress who is a recluse and shut herself from society.. then attends this El Liston school which is a free school where people like her attend.. :) lots of beautiful friendships! :) a must read! :) summary link:
http://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=423

5. Paradise Kiss
This one is by Ai Yazawa(the one who wrote Nana) and its bout fashion... its good too, and was made into an anime :) here's the link:
http://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=1144

6. Gokinjou Monogatari
this is also by Ai Yazawa, and its the prequel to Paradise Kiss, which tells the story of Miwako's sister, Mikako (who later created the Happy Berry brand).. its also good, and honestly i prefer this one to Paradise Kiss because it has more of .. you know.. a direction, a goal and dream to achieve along with more talented people .. also more pure withouth so many sex scenes.. hahhaa :) link: http://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=358

btw, i should give a warning here.. Ai Yazawa's works have a special kind of feel to it... and i'm meaning the art.. coz they are all really skinny with really long limbs.. lol...

Hmm.. i think that's all i can think of right now.. other favourites with genres like adventure, sport, horror, mystery:

1. Slam Dunk [Sport, comedy]
this is about basketball.. Sakuragi Hanamichi a pitiful freshman who has never failed to be rejected by girls all his 15 years of life! just as he was about to give up hope on love, he met the cute Haruka, which is the sister of the basketball captain in the school. to chase after his new 'blossoming spring' he joins the basketball team and realises he also has some talent in basketball. he meets his nemesis, Rukawa Kaede who is the ace of the basketball team and hanamichi's rival in love..(only one sided though). the basketball team form a group of good players: Center: Akagi(captain), Forward: Miyagi, Rukawa, Hanamichi and Mitsui(3-pointer). then start Shohoku's basketball journey through many tournaments till they reach the Nationals. very nice and funny manga which has inspired many to play basketball lol not to mention they have lots of bishies there (eg Rukawa, Sendoh and Fujima) hahhaha. about 32 volumes long, and a must read. :)
btw, the art sort of changes along the way so their faces at vol1 will be slightly different and vol32. lol

2. Groove Adventure Rave [Adventure, Fantasy, Comedy]
this is a very good manga for laughter.. lotsa weird creatures and funny expressions. an adventure story. summary link: http://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=1150
it was also made into an anime, featuring the first arc. :) i'm gonna collect the whole series so you can probably give it a high rating :)

3. Detective Academy Q [Horror, Mystery, Comedy]
there's also an anime for this, and both are good.. though the manga has more cases. this is abit more realistic than the Hajime Kindaichi one, coz they do their detective work in a group.. :)
http://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=4106

4. The Files of Hajime Kindaichi [Horror, Mystery, Comedy]
this is also made into an anime though it's pretty old. it's older than detective academy Q, but it's good too. the cases are intriguing as well, main guy is Hajime Kindaichi. maybe you can say it's romance as well because he likes Miyuki, his childhood friend who follows him around.. (she likes him too lol).

btw, these two works (Detective Academy Q and Hajime Kindaichi) by Satou Fumiya are all based on mostly murder cases with dead bodies etc.. and the killer is usually someone they know. a bit typical kind of story with each case, but the interesting part is how they solve the mystery. both are good mangas to read!

5. Rabbit Doubt [Horror, Mystery]
this one is a new one and still ongoing, by Tonogai Yoshiki. story's bout this murderous game, full of doubt, mistrust and betrayal. summary: http://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=18068 .. this one is up to you to read it.. to me, i read it coz it's different and abit creepy. lol i still like it though hahahaa

then others which are romance, comedy, school life:
1. Her Majesty's Dog
http://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=4880
still ongoing i think. it's a cute story, but as it progresses, it becomes a bit sadder.. :(

2. Cheeky Angel
this one's a must, and it's really really funny. i'm collecting this series and its sad to know that it's not that recognised and famous. sigh. sometimes good mangas are underestimated. but although the art isn't as good as others, it still is a MUST read. :)
http://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=5090

3. GTO
this one's pretty famous, there's an anime and also a drama. its mainly school life, story similar to gokusen yet different,showing how a perverted-gangster male teacher deals with students with issues. quite touching, and also has a little romance to it:) its GOOOD. i have the whole complete series :)
http://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=185

4. Skip Beat
personal favourite, a treasure i've just found out only recently. it's about show business and the entertainment world. it's really good. with lots of extreme expressions which undoubtly adds to the humour. lol art's good too i should say. :). and yes absolutely recommended! there's an anime for it too, and it's ongoing. SHOULD WATCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i'm considering to collect this series :)
http://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=376

5. Perfect Girl Evolution
an absolute MUST WATCH. this is not something you should miss. art's good.. (though some might say weird) and its really funny and its sweet at the same time. :) there's also an anime for this, already completed last year.. so GO AHEAD AND WATCH! though i would say that the manga is better than the anime coz its longer and has more episodes?lol
http://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=1258

6. Dengeki Daisy
love the art for this one, and it's touching and funny at the same time. there are extreme expressions, which adds to the humour. same artist as beast master, which is also another wonderful work. :) http://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=13582
it's ongoing btw.

7. Beast Master
this one is one of the best short volume mangas that i've ever read. i remember how i've always anticipated the next scanlated chapter's release. it's complete now though. GO AHEAD AND READ IT. Motomi Kyousuke sure does really nice works. :) a must read.
http://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=9980

8. Special A
there's an anime for this one, but DON'T WATCH IT. it'll ruin the whole thing. the anime is bad bad bad. the manga is absolutely lovely though. beautiful art, and nice funny expressions they have there. and it's still ongoing. http://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=1858

9. F.I.V.E
this is one of the good mangas that i love. unfortunately, updates for releases of chapters are really slow. it's still ongoing.. but i somehow (dunno why) really love this manga. :)
http://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=1819

10. Gakuen Alice
still an ongoing manga. main characters Mikan, Ruka, Natsuma and Hotaru are all still in elementary school, 11 year olds. yes it might sound childish but as you read more and more, you find that there's more to it than just some immature story bout kids. and they are more mature than they seem. it's really a good one to read, and it gets better and better as the story proceeds from the beginning to the end. also one manga i'm considering of collecting. :) there's also an anime to it, but the anime only shows the beginning part of the story, so many might think of it as childish but it won't hurt to watch it too. :) i loved it from the anime hahahha.
http://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=179
it's supernatural btw. with powers they possess, called "Alices". :) enjoy.

11. Akuma to Love Song
this is still ongoing, and a story that i'm following constantly despite the slow releases. but its okay coz it's one of my favourites. :) http://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=11243

sorry.. its quite late already so i'm lazy to leave my comments.. haha just read the summaries for now..
12. Aishiteruze Baby
http://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=123

13. Daa Daa Daa!
http://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=879

14. Hana Kimi
very good. recommended. it's scanlation is complete as well. sure you've heard of the taiwanese drama "hanakimi: Hua yang sao nian sao nu" and the Japanese drama, "Hanazakarino Kimitachie" which means 'for you in full bloom'. a MUST READ full of comedy. :)
http://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=2

15. Ouran High School Host Club
funny, must read. but if u don't want to, watch the anime. anime's good too.

16. Heaven
must read. very funny, the expressions are extremely funny. though i have a feeling no one's scanlating them anymore. :( what a waste.
http://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=716

hmm that's all i can think of now.. there's more really good ones but i can't remember them off hand.. :) when i do i shall do them in another post hehe...

and animes you must watch{all oso got romance}:
1. Toradora (comedy/school life)
2. Seto No Hanayome (comedy/mermaid)
3. Twelve Kingdoms (fantasy)
4. Perfect Girl Evolution (comedy/slice of life)
5. Vampire Knight (vampires/drama)
6. Skip Beat (show biz/comedy)
7. Ouran High School Host Club (comedy/host club)
8. Final Approach (comedy/slice of life/school life)
9. Full Metal Panic Fumoffu (comedy/military[or was it mecha??])
10. Full Metal Panic (comedy/military)
11. Vandread (Mecha)
12. Groove Adventure Rave/Rave Master (comedy/fantasy/adventure)


for summaries of animes, go to http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/, there you'll find all the summaries there.. :)
for mangas, to download, go to http://www.mangatraders.com/, register and you'll be able to download most there. some are not on there though but there are millions there so you can go and browse there. if you want online reading, go to http://www.mangafox.com/.. they also have plenty. :)
for anime download, go to http://www.animesuki.com/ or http://www.baka-updates.com/. downloads are by torrent only, so you need something like a torrent downloader like Bitcomet etc. you can download the Bitcomet program from http://www.download.com/.. just type Bitcomet and it'll come out. then download it, press run. and then you're all set to go! when you download torrents from animesuki and baka updates, ur bitcomet program will appear.. and then wah-la. :)

and just so you know, there are lots of mangas and animes that are nice. those listed here are just the few. i've read thousands over, ranging from manhuas, manhwas and mangas and yes i will one day put up more to recommend. now i'm going off to sleep! :)

enjoy yourselves! :)
HEHHHE. GOOD NIGHT PEOPLE.