Hikaru no Go. I loved it, even though I kind of hated Shindou in the beginning, yet by the end I loved it so much that I couldn't believe it.. ended. XD;; It wasn't a bad ending, either, actually. But anyway, I loved how there was all this strategy, and character development, and the characters were interesting, not to mention pretty believable (i.e. there's a lot of shoujo where the characters are cliched *and* not realistic, but in this one even though Shindou is just so damn dense at times, it's the kind of density that you can easily see in yourself/other people), and pretty good art (especially by the end).

If the person were a guy, he'd love it for the shounen aspect of it, the way that Hikaru gradually becomes better at Go, and if the person was a girl, she'd like it cuz of Akira-kun. XDXD;; Jk, no, the thing about Hikaru no Go is that it manages to capture the blood-quickening aspect of shounen without excessive blood or violence or pointless I-have-this-amazing-powerbooster-trick-thing-up-my-sleeve-so-I' ll-use-it-to-whip-your-arse-cuz-I'm-just-1337-like-that. Which I think is one of the main things that turn girls, primarily, off shounen (asides from the lack of romance.. ;;). Not to mention that Hikago is an amazing manga, in general...

Doubtless, there are tons of other manga that I'd also recommend (Naruto, Bleach, Skip Beat, Fruits Basket, Bride of the Water God, Ciel, really just manhwa in general XD;, etc.), but Hikago is really the cream of the crop. XD; Then again, it's just *my* opinion that other people would like it most... so do you guys agree? XD;;

Brilliant

Idea for a new thread, What manga would you submit somebody to, as torture?
http://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=6297 ?

I think i might hafta say Detective Conan because its so freakin long and most of the crimes r pretty tough 2 figure out (or am i the only dumb one here). All and all though its a great manga.

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LMAO I'd have to go with that too if it were to torture someone.

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I was going to pick this one too It's long and does not get boring, at least not for me.
I must be pretty dumb too because it gets pretty hard for me to figure some of them out too.

hmm hard chose for me between flame of recca and one piece... but i'll go with flame of recca since its completed...

I was naming one for each of the different types of people that I knew.

But since I can only pick one, Rurouni Kenshin. Even after all these years, after Naruto and Bleach, it's still my favorite.

Berserk. Not only is it my favorite, it's already damn long, and theres no end in sight. I've read it over a few times too.

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Hofstadter's Law states that:

It always takes longer than you expect, even when you take into account Hofstadter's law.

Only one?

Then I'll definitely go with One Piece

second that

Skip Beat!!!

Yotsuba&!
it will bring a smile to your face no matter how bummed out you are.

Ah! My Goddess my first manga...

perfect

totally agree!

One Piece. a bit of a mainstream reply, but the series is uber popular, and for a good reason. if you're gonna read 1 manga, why not make it the one where millions of people would agree to choose.