AADL Japanese Manga Collection!!!- That's right you can read them in their original language here at AADL!
by gulickb
Have you ever read a manga in English and thought to yourself, I wish I could read this in the original Japanese? Well you can on a large amount of manga through your local AADL branch! You can search the entire Japanese manga collection or if you want here's some of the more popular manga the library has in Japanese (I'm using the English titles when they are listed)
Bleach is a story about Ichigo Kurosaki who obtains the power of the Soul Reapers. Ichigo then is forced to take on the duties of guarding humans from evil spirits.
Attack on Titan follows Eren Yeager, his adopted sister Mikasa Ackerman and their friend Armin Arlert after the wall that has been protecting their city is breached by giant 60ft tall titans who are the enemies of humans. (Note this manga is pretty graphic in its depictions)
Naruto follows young ninja Naruto Uzumaki who yearns to be the Hokage (the ninja who is leader and strongest of all).
Inu Yasha follows Kagome Higurashi a 15 year old girl from Tokyo who gets transported to the Sengoku period after falling down a well. There she meets Inuyasha a half-demon and accidentally shatters a sacred jewel.
One Piece follows the adventures of Monkey D. Luffy, a man whose body has the properties of rubber, and his crew of pirates.
Fullmetal Alchemist follows two brothers Edward and Alphonse Elric who are trying to find a philosopher's stone to restore their bodies after an alchemical accident.
Fruits Basket follows the story of Tohru Honda, a young orphan, who discovers a family who are possesed by the animals of the chinese zodiac when they are weak, stressed, or embraced by someone of the opposite sex.
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i dont know japanese but it
i dont know japanese but it sounds like fun.
Any chance you will be
Any chance you will be getting Korean manhwa?
We have some Korean graphic
We have some Korean graphic novels if you want to see them go to http://www.aadl.org/catalog/search/callnum/%22World-KOR%2BGraphic-Novel…. If there is a particular series you are interested in feel free to suggest that the library get it through the contact us form online or through a comment card you can fill out at any of the branches.
Yeah, I knew about this! This
Yeah, I knew about this! This is great if you're studying Japanese. Manga is a lot easier to read than novels.
Great new collection
Great new collection
Fun! I am a Japanese/Chinese
Fun! I am a Japanese/Chinese
Very Cool. Thanks for
Very Cool. Thanks for posting this.
I love manga's!
I love manga's!
I love mangas, can't wait.
I love mangas, can't wait.