Hello again. =) This time I'm looking for a manga with absolutly superb artwork. And not just some pretty flowers decorating the corner, something you feel is really amazing. Like while your reading it, your eye is drawn to some small detail in the background, and you dont just rush through each panel, you stay for an extra moment to admire the beautiful sky, pretty dress, or an exceptional drawn town.
I'm also looking for it in a fantasy setting.
The best examples i can think of is Letter Bee, Ciel and Superior

So what I am looking for is:
- Pretty art, as in breathtaking scenery, beautiful people, that don't look all the same, and all that.
- Fantasy setting; a whole new world, with lots of different town and places in it.
- Cute romance, but it doesnt have to be the main part of the story, actually i like it when its a slow romance, or not as oblivious, but as long as there are hints of it. But that does not have to be the case
- Maybe some kind of advanture; that for some reason of another they're (either just the main male and female, or a group of people, i dont mind) travelling all across this place, and then you get to see off the different places.

What i do not want is:
- Oneshots, of anything with less than 15 chapters. (sorry, im looking for something that will keep me reading for at least a few hours )
- Mindless eeci, like silly moe characters, e.g cat girl with big boobs, that kind of thing.
- No yoai or yuri pleace.

I thank any and all in advance. And i hope I'm not being too picky. =)

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Since everybody's standards are different, I do not know if you reckon these to have 'superb' artwork, for me it's:
Vagabond (Samurai)
Emma (Romance)
Otoyomegatari (Romance)
Vinland Saga (Vikings)
Oyasumi Punpun (Surreal)
20th Century Boys (GODLIKE)
Claymore (Adventure)

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Aqua and Aria

Song of the Doll
ABSOLUTELY, POSITIVELY THIS ONE.

The Tarot Café(VERY pretty pictures), Alichino, some manga by CLAMP, Yuki Kaori, Higuri You.

Also, Takemitsu Zamurai. I know the art style is kinda... unusual, but once I got used to it I noticed it's really good. But you may not like it.

Last edited by Hanae at 2:40 pm, Feb 13 2012

Naked Ape has beautiful drawings in all their manga (even though the name sucks). Magnolia would fit the most

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Thank you for all the replies so far =)

ForteAtrox, Song of the Doll seems perfect, thank you!

Contently, Aqua was in my Wish List, but i had completely forgotten about it, so thank you for reminding me. But it just seems a little too relaxed for what I'm looking for right now. I would prefer something more advantureish.

ShadowSakura, Magnolia seems really intresting, and i did look at some other works by Naked Ape, but a lot of their stuff seems to be Shounen Ai, and I'm sorry but i really cant get into that.

Whatnot, thank you for all your suggestions. Vinland Saga looks good, well because Vikings are just cool! But I'm not really looking for a historical manga, but it will be saved for later. =)

If anyone else has any other suggestions I'd love to hear them! =)

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Best artwork is Tenjou Tenge hands down, no other manga can hold a candle to it, but beware it has ecchi in it.

Also a notable second is Berserk.(this one may be more to your liking, from what you described you wanted).

Samura Hiroaki's works.

Siesta

I can't get enough of it for some reason

You should definitely give Vinland Saga a try, don't be put off by first chapters - at first the author was drawing it weekly but then it was switched to monthly and the art got much better. I mean, just look at this color page, it's so dynamic. And the story is one of the best I've ever read too. It's definitely too good to be put on the back burner.

And when I read your post again I thought that maybe you'd like 7 Seeds...? The art is not so breathtaking, but it's still really nice. And it features basically everything else you want. There's adventure, a whole new world, travelling, a lot of different, interesting characters (really a lot, it takes a few volumes before we're introduced to all of them) and some romance too. Sadly, this manga is very underrated, few people know about it and many of them are put off by an abrupt beginning because they don't know it gets better later. If you haven't read it yet you should give it a try.

Last edited by Hanae at 1:17 pm, Feb 14 2012

Second that, 7 Seeds is great, though that's kind of to be expected from the author of Basara.


Thought of another recommendation for you. Have you tried Rure? It fits your description very well, what with the new worlds and travels and such, and even though the art isn't exactly breathtaking, the story really is quite interesting. It's also very long (and still running as far as I know), but not all of it is scanlated.

Can't believe nobody has recommended Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle yet. It has everything you want - breathtaking and unique artwork, very cute main couple, colourful fantasy settings, lots of adventure and it's also quite long (28 volumes). I should probably warn you that the second half of the manga is significantly darker than the first one, it doesn't get any worse, though, maybe even better than before.

Also maybe:
Merupuri - kinda short, but very good, cute and has beautiful art.
Vampire Juujikai - also a bit dark but has a really, really great story. The artwork isn't as good at first, but gets infinitely better later. By the end of the manga, I was totally in love with the male lead and I liked the romance in this one very much. Though it's quite sad, I think it can be considered cute.
Kanata Kara - adventure/fantasy shoujo manga with well-written story, likeable characters, very pretty art (though it's in a bit older style) and sweet romance (or at least hints of it, as far as I have read).

Spice and Wolf
Akagami no Shirayukihime

both are really well drawn, especially the first one

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Arata Kangatari

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