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Hi, this time i'm looking for manga that deals with a person being thrown into something completely different from their norm, like; a guy, lets say hes a nerd is thrown into a life of war, its hard to explain really, an example would be:
MAR - kid who's average thrown into a world of adventure and stuff (read the synopsis)
Gundam Seed + gundam 00 anime's - kid who hates fighting drawn into war

prefer manga, but anime is ok as well (if its been english dubbed)
also prefer weak to strong and high school age group

Wants:
Male Lead
Light Comedy - not gag manga, but also not super serious
Romance - the romance can be a light romance or sub plot
PLOT!!! - a story of any type is never really good if there is no plot
complete/actively scanlated - no point reading something if you can't finish it

Dont want:
Gag
Oneshots
Dark/Depressing
Psychological/Mind F_ck
Yaoi
Yuri
Shoujo
- shoujo is ok as long as its Skip Beat! style
Josei - i don't mind romance but Josei is a little to much for my tastes
Shounen Ai
Shoujo Ai
Rape
Hentai
- this is okay if its like Kyoushi to Seito to(well most of FUUGA's work
Doujin
Smut
Gender Bender
- this is ok ONLY if its girl dressed as guy
Gore - a little is fine but i don't want it to be like Gantz where its all detailed out, blood spurts and decapitation i can handle, but i don't need to see the details of brain matter splattering the floor

sorry if its badly explained but i suck at explaining stuff

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Wild Life, don't know about the scanlation status, find it yourself.

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The Gamer - newish series, guy suddenly finds he can see RPG stats everywhere.

Gate - Jietai Kare no Chi nite, Kaku Tatakeri - a gate appears in modern Japan, and a fantasy world is on the other side of it. So the protagonist soldiers are sent to negotiate with the other side. Kind of fits?

Elf o Karu Monotachi - old series. A bunch of modern-day kids get transported to a parallel world, and to go back they have to find the spell fragments that are hidden away on the body of elves. So they go around stripping every elf they come across. xD

Makai Ouji: Devils and Realist - So this guy who doesn't believe in the supernatural summons a demon and finds he has to select the substitute heir for the demon world, but he doesn't give a damn about it.

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@psycho-shocker - thanks, but i'm already up to date on Wild Life (matter of fact i finished reading chap 72 bout 5 mins before posting this topic)

@Mizura - thanks, ill give them a look and let you know if they are what im looking for
edit: well i dropped Those who hunt elves and Gate - Jietai Kare no Chi nite, Kaku Tatakeri since the first feels like a gag manga and the 2nd isn't really dropped, just on hold for now
as for the other 2, i like The Gamer although it isnt exactly what im looking for its still good and i cant wait for more chapters
as for Makai Ouji: Devils and Realist im not sure if i'll keep reading it since it feels like its gunna be heading down a yaoi route, too many bishi guys and not a single girl after 6 chapters...

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There's all the horror ones but I presume you don't want those...or do you? If you do I know loads so just say. Usually where they're normal highschool kids dropped into post-apocalyptic settings or strange worlds where they fight for survival.

Otherwise there's:
Meets requirements:

Drifters bunch of historical figures brought to a fantasy world.

Jisatsutou bunch of suicidal people dumped on an abandoned island

Genkaku picasso antisocial kid guy gets powers from god and has to help people or else. This is to do with how people think and thier pasts but could be too psychological for you.

TRASH posh kid ends up with a gang of misfits in an odd jobs company.

Wa ga na wa umishi rescue diver inherits his father's salvage company and the massive debt that comes with it. Not actively scanslated though.

Youkai apato no yuuga na nichijou university student's dorms burn down before moving to uni so he needs to find other accomodation. Most places are too expensive, he finally finds a dubious estate agent that offers a cheap place but as the name suggests its an appartment filled with yokai.

Blue exorcist normal highschool kid suddenly finds out he's the son of satan.

Psyren sort of falls under the same bracket as the horror ones I mentioned. Highschool guy finds out about a missing girl he knew and gets pulled into another dimension by a calling card.

Blue dragon - ral grado gets pulled out of a dark prison cell to help the kingdom who imprisoned him as a child to defeat demons.

Seto no hanayome guy gets saved by mermaid, gets asked to marry her. unsure of scanslation, think its active...

Lasboss x hero manga-ka that gets sucked into the world of his own manga.

Seiketsu no haguruma prince that secretly goes out to see the world and finds out the horrors of the machines he makes.

Shirayukihime to 7-nin no Shuujin guy who wakes up in a strange place seemingly in the future, whilst his last memories were of travelling to visit his brother.

Doublets high school guy, sealed sword, power awakening, etc. unsure if its regularly scanslated.

+C: sword and cornett its shoujo, but male lead and not typical shoujo. Follows the third prince who finds out a secret and has to escape the castle, then his endeavours to rebel against the intentions of those pulling the strings.

Bokura no kiseki a normal class that finds out they're all reincarnated and in their previous life they were all in a castle that got destroyed. This casts everyone into suspicion. It is quite psychological though. Also shoujo, but non-typical and male lead. Also has a balance of guys and girls and wouldn't say there are bishies.

Jyu oh sei is where twins living in a space colony get send to a prison planet, its more or less just a planet they can't leave. Its says shoujo, which is more or less because of the art style. The plot itself could be any demographic. If you want it more shounen styled then try the anime instead. The anime is more accessible as well, unless you buy the tokyopop books like I did. (99% sure its eng dub, too lazy to look at the dvd XD)

Mirai no football footballer gets sent back in time to 19th century England.

Thermae romae Roman baths architect is sent through a whirlpool at the bottom of the bath to modern day hot springs in Japan.

Jin doctor time travels to edo-period. unusure of scanslation.

Me and the devil blues guy who likes the blues stands at the crossroads and plays theguitar, where he gains power but his life turns to sh*t. Its great but axed, I don't regret reading it though.

Back to horror again, but these aren't the standard plots, more relevant, possibly too gory, not sure:

Tokyo kushu a normal guy who suddenly becomes a demon and has a foot in both worlds.

Ajin again a guy that becomes something inhuman, this time hunted by humans.

Still amazing but female leads: ( I wrote them, then rechecked your requirements and forgot male lead so I just put them at the end lol)

Sengoku strays girl sent to Oda Nobunaga's era

Bouken erekitetou girl follows grandfathers coordinates (in plane) and finds a mysterious island. Not particularly active scanslations.

Liar game girl gets a mysterious package and roped into playing a pschological game revolving around money and debt. (its a female lead but male support pretty much joint lead)

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@Tsubamex - thanks, there is a few there i will look at, but its not time travel or going to different dimensions/realities or world i'm looking for, its a normal guy who is dragged into extraordinary circumstances, also with time travel, i only read 1's where its from past to future.
oh and i'm not looking for horror, more like action adventure, but again thanks ^_^

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After thinking for a while Erementar Gerad is the only one I could think of.

If it does fit your requirements,you should also see the anime since it has a different story and I think it might be better than the manga in some ways.

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Hisashi Hirai's (xebec and sunrise) Soukyuu no Fafner and Infinite Ryvius
In Soukyuu no Fafner: they are forced to pilot mechas in desperate war
and most of them die doing so
In Infinite Ryvius: they have to manage a spacestation (and later a space-battleship)
and all the thousands numbered crews (all teens, you know how hard to keep them in line wink )
and face hard-minded adults that think they are a "stellar security threat" and must be destroyed immediately

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@CressAlvein - thanks, ive read most of Erementar Gerad so i'll look into the anime (hope its better than the manga)

@jasperv - thanks, ill have a look at Infinite Ryvius, but its got some pretty bad reviews, as for Soukyuu no Fafner do i start with "Soukyuu no Fafner: Right of Left" or "Soukyuu no Fafner: Dead Aggressor", although its the same with Ryvius, has some bad reviews

well who cares about the reviews, ill watch the first few epps of each and decide for myself bigrazz

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Kagerou Days

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