Those M rated Anime/Manga's >:D

[Kxela]

I know there are probably more than I know out there, but over the past year I've got the chance to see several 18+ rated anime's and mangas. Dunno why but it surprised me how good they were :D

The two that i've watched in the last couple months were Berserk and Elfin Lied. Well putting the blood aside, the stories were both awesome. But I surely I won't recommend them to people that get traumatized by gory scenes.

For manga, I've read the series SAIKANO, which i sure didn't know how it was gonna be like, but it sure had a high wow factor from me ^^' I haven't read berserk the manga (just cause I'm broke) and Elfin lied isn't translated yet (will probably try to get the japanese imports online since I can read japanese :D ) Lastly, I've heard Battle Royal was good but havent found vol. 1 at the store i go to (observe the lack of effort, excuse me)

anyways yeah. FMA and Naruto rock too.

[sierra]

I find myself attracted to more of the M rating, big seller for me. I haven't watched alot of M rated anime, but I have a few 18+ manga. Battle Royal was my first M rated manga, and I was very shocked when I first read it, very graphic. Plus it had been the second manga I had ever read, the first being Sailor Moon, so the jump from that to people having to kill each other to survive was umm an interesting experience. That was a few years back and since then I am all for blood, gore, and sex. Oh my hehe

[kariuchiha]

there actually really good.. because of the fact that when they fell like talking trash they can actually do it! :D

[Kyaa the Catlord]

Forget M rated, let's go full blown hentai.

I loved Sheila's Diary. Sure, it was porn, but the story was amazing. The growth of Ayaka from the victimized girl to the powerful, confident woman and lover was deeply touching. And hot. :D

[kazuchiyo]

I am actually a huge seinen manga fan. It's my #1 most read genre... despite the fact that I'm a girl.
Anyway, some of my favorites are stuff like Homunculus (Yamamoto Hideo) and Tokyo Akazukin (Tamaoki Benkyo): gory, heavy, story and visual driven stuff.
But, I also often go for just crazy avant-violence like Horihone Saizou's or Kago Shintaro's work.

[Aratos]

I've read a few M rateds. Warriors of Tao was the only one I was really that impressed by though.
As for Battle Royale, it's good if you haven't read the book. Otherwise, opinion on it's horribly divided between those of us who think it's heresy and those who actually like it. There's a lot of unneccessary swearing and the like dragging it down unfortunately. And the fact that every other insane girl seems to be from a christian background just doesn't seem right seeing as it's meant to be in Japan and all. The violence is good though. Much more flinch-inducing than the novel in its way.

[btsunami]

I usually don't mind 18+ manga series... but I make the exception at Battle Royale. The art seriously bothers me, and all of the random sex and violence don't seem to go with the style. Also I dislike all of the slang they use... and everything is just so dramatic.
Give me the movie version any day.

Fake was a very cute series, if a bit unrealistic.

Evil's Return makes me cry inside.

But I'll give any series a try, regardless of its rating!

[kazuchiyo]

I've read a few M rateds. Warriors of Tao was the only one I was really that impressed by though.
As for Battle Royale, it's good if you haven't read the book. Otherwise, opinion on it's horribly divided between those of us who think it's heresy and those who actually like it. There's a lot of unneccessary swearing and the like dragging it down unfortunately. And the fact that every other insane girl seems to be from a christian background just doesn't seem right seeing as it's meant to be in Japan and all. The violence is good though. Much more flinch-inducing than the novel in its way.

Well, there are quite a few Christian girl's-schools all over Japan. Being a student there is not necessarily limited to Christians, howeved.
I used to pass one on the way to school when I lived in Kyoto. They had very ugly brown jumpers as their uniform.

[Muffeevee]

I love Battle Royale. The manga is great and the films are great. I think I prefer the manga story wise as it makes more sense because it follows all the characters properly rather than a select few. Visually wise, I prefer the film, I guess the colour helps.

My first 18+ rated animès I saw were Adventure Duo, Devil Man and Urotsukidoji.

I love the first two, the last one though? *shudders*

[Kyaa the Catlord]

Evil's Return makes me cry inside.

I set that aside and never went back. The cover was cute, but... :(

[GracieLizzy]

Well, there are quite a few Christian girl's-schools all over Japan. Being a student there is not necessarily limited to Christians, howeved.
I used to pass one on the way to school when I lived in Kyoto. They had very ugly brown jumpers as their uniform.

Like Rei Hino/Sailor Mars who is a Miko, so obviously a follower of Shinto but who attends a prestigious Catholic Girls' school.

Anyway back on topic, I like Sensual Phrase but Aine can be a bit too submissive at times.

[Perdition City]

I've got the first volume of the Arm of Kannon manga, thats pretty awesome. I've also seen a few anime such as Urotsukidoji and Ninja Scroll which were also both cool :D

I think sometimes the violence and sex can make an anime or manga really great, especially in a really gritty, evil story!

[Vicious]

My favorite M rated Anime is (and probably always will be) Elfen Lied. So tragic and devistating.

As for M rated Mangas. Um. Yeah I guess Battle Royale is my choice.

Hentai is another story. I won't talk about it. *blush* Eh heh.

[Alphonse Elric]

M for violence!!!

[Vicious]

M for violence!!!
T_T

It's M for Mature, and please stay on topic.

Anyways, Ai Yori Aoshi is also another series that I'd like to pick. (it is rated M for Mature)

[evilmingdoctor]

M - e.g. love hina, gto etc. there some of the ones i've read - sometimes the mangas don't really warrant a mature rating & other times they definitely do :D

[shadowmose]

A real good M-rated manga would be Blade of the Immortal and Berserk. One charcter from Blade of the Immortal had gotten his hand cut off so he sharpen the bone to use as a weapon for revenge:eek: . They both have gory action but a good story as well. Gunsmith Cats is a oldie but goodie and I so wish I had Rally's 1969 Shelby Corba Mustang GT 500. The car scenes are some of the best in all of manga

[random_pie]

Battle Royale,
Battle Vixens,
Remote,
Warriors Of Tao.
*All excellent Mangas*

AD Police:(
The Darkness Series:mad:
Perfect Blue:D
Urotsukidoji:)
*Perfect Blue is the best of these anime* (by far)

[kazuchiyo]

Warriors Of Tao.
*All excellent Mangas*


Ah, Warriors of Tao, with the immortal... blow-fish... for lack of a better term.

[thatthat]

berserk difinetlly for sure!!! aside from all the gore berserk also has one of the most interesting plot! i love it so much!! just wished it would come out faster.
if gantz get lincesed too then i am soo there.
i like all scifi manga too cause they rock!! the gore in it is awsome.

[AjisainoHime]

Lol i like 18 and up manga better than 13 and older manga. even though i'm 14 lol. But i like blood and curse words it makes me feel all fuzzy inside ^_^ but most of my faves are 18 and older

[Meroko Yui]

I like Battle Royale.

[mrphoton5]

i prefer ot (older teen) and higher, the situations kinda seem more "realistic" you know what i mean, better than that srg. frog crap, oh gosh

[Holy Dragon Sword]

Seems no one's watched X. The movie, which is widely considered to be the worst effort from CLAMP/MADHOUSE, is ridiculously violent. Literally all but one character dies, and some are just randomly killed off. Thank goodness the TV series made up for it.

[Alpha]

Seems no one's watched X. The movie, which is widely considered to be the worst effort from CLAMP/MADHOUSE, is ridiculously violent. Literally all but one character dies, and some are just randomly killed off. Thank goodness the TV series made up for it.

I own the VHS or DVD. Man you're hurting my head by making me think so far back in the past. Anyways, yes, I do agree that X: The Movie was garbage, literally. X: TV though, was much better.

Anyways, so any hentai title is M rated I guess....

Bible Black is a good one...

But for an M title that's not hentai, I guess, Gantz, and Wicked City works.

[Lady Kaoru]

I've GOT to check out some of those listed here!

I guess my favorite M rated story is Love Mode.

[terroquita]

The 3 "B" of Manga!
Berserk, Blade of the Immortal and Battle Angel Alita.

[Satsukiyami]

I recently got my hands on Category Freaks, and i finally found out why it was rated 18+, i do love that manga!

[Rukida]

I am actually a huge seinen manga fan. It's my #1 most read genre... despite the fact that I'm a girl.
Anyway, some of my favorites are stuff like Homunculus (Yamamoto Hideo) and Tokyo Akazukin (Tamaoki Benkyo): gory, heavy, story and visual driven stuff.
But, I also often go for just crazy avant-violence like Horihone Saizou's or Kago Shintaro's work.

YES!! Homunculus is amazing, but I didn't really like the fifth volume.

[DeathScytheHC]

One of my favorites M for M4tur3 series is Elfen Lied. I had to watch it like 2 separate people.
The first was the person in me who likes sex and violence (he tends to be out most of the time). The other one was the insightful person, the one who apreciated Elfen Lied for its story, a very cute love story (have to let this guy out more often).
Almost all of my friends, whom I lended this series, have told me they love it. However, when I lended it to my girlfriend, well you can imagine what happend........ she didn't pass the first 10 min of the first ep. hehehe

[scarecrow]

... What's M-rated?

[DeathScytheHC]

M for Mature

[scarecrow]

M for Mature
Oh.
Hahah.
Good deal.

[DeathScytheHC]

I just remembered something funny. when I was in elementary school, the parents council whanted so badly to stop us from watching DB and DBZ that they made a puppet show or something like that to try to convince us that master roshi was an old lecher (spelling). All this happened because the parents thought that DB and DBZ were and M cartoon. However, they didn't have any problem with us watching the Simpsons and all those crappy mexican soap operas.

[dannylammy]

i've seen Battle Royal the actual movie, I was going to buy the manga... I didn't notice the 18+ thing at the bottom so I went to the cash register and the lady asked me if I was 18+
This is my reaction..
Dannylammy:... huh?? O.O

[stickdeathgod]

Ninja scroll was M I think...well if it was it was a sweet movie anyway.
Berserk rocks to

[three]

I just remembered something funny. when I was in elementary school, the parents council whanted so badly to stop us from watching DB and DBZ that they made a puppet show or something like that to try to convince us that master roshi was an old lecher (spelling). All this happened because the parents thought that DB and DBZ were and M cartoon. However, they didn't have any problem with us watching the Simpsons and all those crappy mexican soap operas.

Hahaha. My elementary wouldn't let us watch Pokemon or bring the trading cards to school for fear of, not only mature content, but also to keep the older kids from selling fake cards to the younger kids.

Haha ha...I made some good money back then. LOL.

[dudie]

I dont like Hentai.. but older teen and mature isnt that bad :)

[stickdeathgod]

Hentia is weird stick to normal porn

[dannylammy]

Hentia is weird stick to normal porn
I guess it depends where you stand... im not a fan of Hentai, its too... :eek:
I don't watch pr0n either.
Heh, funny how your school thought DB/DBZ was a M cartoon XD

[DeathScytheHC]

Yeah I know. I always wondered how the parents council would react if I showed them Elfen Lied.
Also, I like Hentai. Some of them have very good stories. I like it more than normal pr0n. Because, in pr0n they just have s3x. there is no romance, no seduction, no nothing.

[three]

Also, there's better acting in hentai. ::nods::
lol.

[dannylammy]

Yeah I know. I always wondered how the parents council would react if I showed them Elfen Lied.
Also, I like Hentai. Some of them have very good stories. I like it more than normal pr0n. Because, in pr0n they just have s3x. there is no romance, no seduction, no nothing.

Elfen Lied is considered a Hentai???!? Or just M-Rated?
I wouldn't know anything about Hentai voice-acting... its kinda weird in my opinion.
Why am I still here? O.o

[Kxela]

Elfen Lied is considered a Hentai???!? Or just M-Rated?
I wouldn't know anything about Hentai voice-acting... its kinda weird in my opinion.
Why am I still here? O.o

Just M-rated. There's nothing in there (not even the nudity is all that sexual) for it to be considered as hentai.

[Shugotenshi-chan]

The only M rated anime I've seen is Elfen Lied. I'm not sure if I've read any 18+ manga yet XP

[stickmanbob0]

I know there are probably more than I know out there, but over the past year I've got the chance to see several 18+ rated anime's and mangas. Dunno why but it surprised me how good they were :D

The two that i've watched in the last couple months were Berserk and Elfin Lied. Well putting the blood aside, the stories were both awesome. But I surely I won't recommend them to people that get traumatized by gory scenes.

For manga, I've read the series SAIKANO, which i sure didn't know how it was gonna be like, but it sure had a high wow factor from me ^^' I haven't read berserk the manga (just cause I'm broke) and Elfin lied isn't translated yet (will probably try to get the japanese imports online since I can read japanese :D ) Lastly, I've heard Battle Royal was good but havent found vol. 1 at the store i go to (observe the lack of effort, excuse me)

anyways yeah. FMA and Naruto rock too.

yah... i am not that old... but i like anime alot! anime usually has great storylines but has mature content which sucks because my parents wouldnt allow me to get such a thing. :( it sucks lol

[DeathScytheHC]

Elfen Lied is considered a Hentai???!? Or just M-Rated?
I wouldn't know anything about Hentai voice-acting... its kinda weird in my opinion.
Why am I still here? O.o

Elfen Lied is M. I was just wondering what would happend if I showed to the parents Elfen Lied. Because, if they considered DB/Z a M rated, probably they would consider Elfen Lied pr0n

Also, Elfen Lied is for 15 or older in Japan. Believe it or not

[MadGSC]

I like M stuff, Battle Royale, Battle Vixens, Berserk, Lady Snowblood, Reiko the Zombie Shop, Gantz, MPD Psycho, Tokyo Akazukin. I'm also fairly twisted. As for the whole discussion about schools telling you not to watch DBZ (which I am all for DBZ bites) or bring your Pokemon cards to school makes me feel very old, until I was in high school nobody (besides me) had even heard of anime/manga let alone start to fear it.

[Kxela]

I like M stuff, Battle Royale, Battle Vixens, Berserk, Lady Snowblood, Reiko the Zombie Shop, Gantz, MPD Psycho, Tokyo Akazukin. I'm also fairly twisted. As for the whole discussion about schools telling you not to watch DBZ (which I am all for DBZ bites) or bring your Pokemon cards to school makes me feel very old, until I was in high school nobody (besides me) had even heard of anime/manga let alone start to fear it.

oh! I saw the first few episodes of Gantz last week. It was really weird o.0

[MadGSC]

oh! I saw the first few episodes of Gantz last week. It was really weird o.0

It only gets weirder, the manga is a lot better because the anime is just a little piece of the story. If you dig weird you will like this series.

[Manadevil]

I prefer not to watch hentai, but i do like the gory manga.

[DeathScytheHC]

I'm pro violence and sex. However, I don't like gore

[Kaoru]

i prefer ot (older teen) and higher, the situations kinda seem more "realistic" you know what i mean, better than that srg. frog crap, oh gosh
So true. The OT ones and up are better. But the only M one I've read was Remote, and it was awesome.

[DeathScytheHC]

I'm new to the manga world, so which ones of the OT and M would you recomend me to start my collection?

[Menstrual Cramps]

Saikano was such a sad story, but it did get pretty intimate. I do like them more, they are well-- more mature. I think my collection is mostly older teens and mature. I have like, one everyone title and that's "Yotsuba&!"

[DeathScytheHC]

My only manga with OT rating is Devil May Cry 3 vol 1, I have to agree is the best of my colection, so far

[Kurama]

Saiyuki and Saiyuki Reload are rated OT series from Tokyopop. Thats an awesome series also

[Parfait]

Usually I go for manga with a plot over one with fanservice. ^^' But I'm gonna have to say I like "Skyscrapers of Oz" the most for fanservice manga. I really want to see Ai no Kusabi as well. :x

[arcrode]

The live action of battle Royale was interesting. Someone told me it was banned in Japan, although I'm not sure if that's true. I've watched elfen lied, and it's okay. Kind of stupid how the killer of a boy's family meets at the killer at the same place years later, both getting there at about the same time. I don't really notice what the rating on animes or mangas are though.

[eternal_midget]

M-rated animes:
Gantz - the first 21 eps were awesome, but the last 5 sucked eggs... stupid filler/studio created fight to tie up the end of the series...
Elfen Lied - I've only had my brother and one of my gal friends watch this, but they both loved it, for the violence/gore, and for the touching story.
And, yeah, if hentai is considered M-rated, then a whole bunch of other stuff. Mezzo probably being one of the better ones.

M-rated manga:
Saikano - this story was so heart-wrenching, it's not even funny... I can't wait for the anime OVA to be released...
Warriors of Tao - this series was so over-the-top story- and art-wise, and the fact that it's unfinished, though the author hopes to be able to finish it someday...
Remote - excellent series, though they started out OT, they switched up to M after volume 4 or so...
Battle Vixens/Ikki Tousen - It took them 'til volume 8 to give it an M, but the content should have been an M all along, if they hadn't edited so much of the nudity and violence.
Battle Club - Same author as Battle Vixens, should be awesome. Starting with an M-rating *crosses fingers*.
Steel Angel Kurumi - The first two volumes were 18+, but then blasted ADV Manga started editing it, and dropped the rating to 16+...

[Alicia]

The live action of battle Royale was interesting. Someone told me it was banned in Japan, although I'm not sure if that's true. I've watched elfen lied, and it's okay. Kind of stupid how the killer of a boy's family meets at the killer at the same place years later, both getting there at about the same time. I don't really notice what the rating on animes or mangas are though.


Happy Birthday!

[Tousen]

You should Read Battle Vixens it's M-Rated, it has a lot of nudity, cursing and Violence, that's why alot of people don't like it, but i think it makes it better.

[Dusty Chalk]

Can we talk about Kite a little bit? I've seen both versions, and I actually like the censored version better. The sex in the "director's" version seems gratuitous, and at one point doesn't even make sense (the one after the fall).

Mezzoforte -- I've only seen the "dirty" one, and that one was okay -- kind of needed to be for one of the punchlines.

Other than that, can't say I really enjoy the pornographic anime ("hentai"?) -- I keep trying to watch it and like it, but end up just feeling embarrassed.

Cool Devices...OMG!

But when it comes to manga, it seems I've only ever read the harder stuff -- Blade of the Immortal, Berserk, Battle Royale, Ghost in the Shell (especially Man-Machine Interface was pretty ... *ahem* ... mature, but the artwork was nice). Obviously, based on this thread, I need to check out Warriors of Tao -- any others?

[CCS_fan06]

ELFINLIED!!
Great stuff...I saw the first volume a few months back and totally loved it. A few of my friends saw it too and loved it as well. I can't wait to watch the rest of it. ^_^

[dronedevil]

im a fan of hentai theres bad henta just as their bad anime so not all hentai is terrible just depends on your taste

some m rated manga ive been reading are lady snowblood,berserk,warriors of tao and the only 18+ manga i have at the moment is the complete la blue girl original manga vols 1-6

a series that i love that got a 17+ on the anime is sorcerer hunters & ghost in the shell

[pikachu7]

I have seen some of each of what you're all talking about and all I have to say is wow to all the anime we watch. It's about as endless as the universe which is a good thing.

[chaos dragoon]

My first M-rated manga was Sword of the Dark Ones. I had been waiting for this manga to come out for a while. I don't really care much about the ratings, but when I saw that it was wrapped I thought "H*** Naw!" (bad experience with walking back home from the mall to get my ID because someone wouldn't let me buy Devil May Cry 3:Special Edition. First time ever I had to show my ID to buy a game.) I grabbed the book and didn't have to show ID so it was cool. But the book was AWESOME!! Later that week I went and picked up volumes 2 and 3. It was only 3 volumes long but is one of my favorites.

[eternal_midget]

Okay, short edit to my last post, just to draw attention, then new stuff... TP has been re-releasing earlier volumes of Battle Vixens with an M rating that were originally released with an OT, awesome!

On top of that, Battle Club volume 1 is out and awesome, and a good one to pick up would be the original JP versions of Tenjou Tenge, which you can buy from animegamersusa.com, and read them next to CMX's edited down version... if they hadn't butchered this series, it easily would have been rated M, if not a new AO rating, like 21+ only, or something. It gets REALLY violent, and twisted sexual torture and stuff after volume 11-12 or so... like Battle Vixens on crack.

As for 18+ anime, I've been reviewing a bunch of stuff lately, and I'd have to say that Princess 69 is really good, visual- and content-wise, but practically no story, and SexFriends and Angelium are both crap. Aishimai 1 + 2 (Immoral Sisters) is decent, and of course, Bible Black has to have one of the most developed stories for a hentai. It helps that it's 8 episodes, whereas most are 2-4.

PS> And as a note about Elfen Lied. In Japan, they have an R-15 rating for broadcast shows, which is pretty much the equivalent of an R rating in America. It means that the show is not meant for anyone under 15 years of age, which would definitely include Elfen Lied. Believe it or not, more than half the episodes of the new Full Metal Panic series 'The Second Raid' had an R-15 rating for broadcast. It has a lot more graphic violence than the first season, and they don't block the nudity like they did in Fumoffu...

[iamtehwolf]

The two that i've watched in the last couple months were Berserk and Elfin Lied. Well putting the blood aside, the stories were both awesome. But I surely I won't recommend them to people that get traumatized by gory scenes

oh yes, elfen lied is a great series :D
have you ever read the manga?
recently i dowloaded the scans the stories alot
diffrent then the anime (as most are) it was pretty good
but I perfer the anime

[Nekochii]

I really want to read Elfenlied. I heard there's characters that weren't included in the anime like Yuka's shy friend Nozomi who has a bladder problem and is forced to wear diapers.

[Shuragawa]

i'm all for M mangas and anime. Who needs kiddy stuff.*roots for M mangas/animes* ^-^

[Foreordained99]

Some 'M' rated mangas arn't really that bad....like Angel Sanctuary!

[Kantami]

What is a 'M' rated manga mean??

[LKK6144]

What is a 'M' rated manga mean??
An M rated manga is manga intended for Mature readers. In the US, an M rating is usually issued for manga containing sexual and/or violent content/subject matter or offensive language that American society prefers to restrict to those who are at least 18 years old. An M rating for manga is comparable to an R rating in the US movie industry.

[kchan]

Awww man, I love Angel Sanctuary. ^^ The drawings are so gorgeous!

>> Unfortunately, I'm currently only 17 so I can't get my grubby little paws on too many M-rated manga.

As for hentai, I've only watched one or two for the heck of it. Both were intended to be more humorous than anything else. ^^() Don't remember the titles though.

Either way, I don't care how much sex/violence is in a manga or anime, just as long as it has a good plot. ^^

[Nekochii]

Some 'M' rated mangas arn't really that bad....like Angel Sanctuary!

Angel Santuary isn't M rated though. It's 16+ and even then I've seen 14 year olds reading it.

[dronedevil]

the ghost in the shell manags are a M for a reason ive seen the pages in question that makes them M lol

also lady snowblood has a parental advisory but not an m rating even though their is sex/nudity/violence involved

[eternal_midget]

TP went through a phase where they threw PA labels on almost all their 'OT 16+' mangas for a while. I think I've got two volumes each of GetBackers and Ai Yori Aoshi with PA's on em, and volumes of Battle Vixens, Escaflowne, and Abenobashi, as well as others... it's kinda weird, when I look through the series, and random volumes have warnings on them, and others don't, and they all have the same rating. Oh well, I believe in TP.

[ratzz2018]

I love M rated mangas and animes but sometimes they shoe more gory and sex stuff and have a poor storyline.

[Nekochii]

TP went through a phase where they threw PA labels on almost all their 'OT 16+' mangas for a while.
I actually find that most of TP's manga is rated 13+ plus. Only a few of the mangas I own from TP are like Angel Sanctuary and Ceres, are 16+. Most of them are not much worse than what is already depicted in the 13+ manga besides the odd curse word or bief nudity, which alot of 13+ mangas have anyways.

[eternal_midget]

I actually find that most of TP's manga is rated 13+ plus. Only a few of the mangas I own from TP are like Angel Sanctuary and Ceres, are 16+. Most of them are not much worse than what is already depicted in the 13+ manga besides the odd curse word or bief nudity, which alot of 13+ mangas have anyways.

Let me write a short list of TP series that are rated 16+ or higher...
Abenobashi (OT)
A.I. Love You (OT)
Ai Yori Aoshi (OT)
Battle Club (M)
Battle Vixens (first OT, changed to M after volume 6)
BLAME! (OT)
Boys Be... (OT)
Chobits (OT)
Devil May Cry 3 (OT)
Dues Vitae (OT)
GetBackers (OT)
Girls Bravo (volume 3- on is OT)
Hyper Police (OT, considered a hentai manga when it was originally released in Japan)
Immortal Rain (OT)
In Dream World (OT)
Love Hina (volume 1-2 were 13+, 3-final were OT)
Mahoromatic (OT)
Psychic Academy (10?- and 11 were rated OT, since they finally stopped covering up all the nudity, and the violence got more intense)
Qwan (volume 1-2 were 13+, 3 was OT)
Remote (supposed to be rated M, but the first several volumes had graphic violence that TP mosaiced and released as OT, but finally stopped after volume 3 and changed it to M)
Saiyuki + Saiyuki Reload (OT)
Samurai Deeper Kyo (OT)
Scryed (OT)
sToNE (OT)
Suikoden III (the last couple volumes have been more violent, so are now OT)
Telepathic Wanderers (OT)
Vision of Escaflowne (OT)
Warriors of Tao (rated M)
Yubisaki Milk Tea (rated M)

And that's not even all the series that TP has released at OT, or above, just the series I own... and yes, some of them aren't that bad, like Chobits or GetBackers, but some of them, like the 'Battle' series by Shiozaki-sensei and Ai Yori Aoshi have tons of nudity in them, and Warriors of Tao is extremely violent, with eyeballs and body parts flying every couple pages...

Besides TP doesn't even release either of those series... Angel Sanctuary and Ceres are both released by Viz... unless that's what you were trying to state.

[Nekochii]

Only a few of the mangas I own from TP are like Angel Sanctuary and Ceres.

Key word "like". Sorry if that came out wrong. What I was trying to say is only some of TP's manga deal with contraversial themes like religion and incest like Angel Sanctuary dose.

'Battle' series by Shiozaki-sensei and Ai Yori Aoshi have tons of nudity in them, and Warriors of Tao is extremely violent, with eyeballs and body parts flying every couple pages...


By the way you've proven your point. I haven't read those ones yet, but now I want to. The only 16+ mangas I've read are ones like Chobits and Girls Bravo which I don't find that bad. As you can see, the manga selection at my local book store are very limited.

[eternal_midget]

Ah... that's what I was hoping you meant...
On a side note, I'm glad so few of their series deal with that stuff, cause I get enough of it in real life, I don't want to read about it in my leisure time, but that's just me... I'm not a real 'enrich your life, read a book' kinda guy. I like to read fictional stuff. Like most of the stuff I listed, heh...

[alucard666]

berserk has got to be one of the best if not the best m rated manga out there

[Nekochii]

Ya, Berserk is pretty cool. I haven't read the manga yet, but I've seen the anime and really enjoyed it. One thing I've always wondered was where in the world dose Caska, a night of the Hawks get pink lipstick?

[dronedevil]

Ya, Berserk is pretty cool. I haven't read the manga yet, but I've seen the anime and really enjoyed it. One thing I've always wondered was where in the world dose Caska, a night of the Hawks get pink lipstick?
the wonders of anime lol

i got 1 vol of berserk but it seems dark horse releases a lot more M rated manga than tokyopo but they dont release that much either so i may be right on this

[alucard666]

now is a perfect time to start reading the manga it is to the point where it goes past the series. for all of those people wondering what happened next

[eternal_midget]

i got 1 vol of berserk but it seems dark horse releases a lot more M rated manga than tokyopo but they dont release that much either so i may be right on this

Guess what... you ARE right...
I was browsing their forums the other day, and yeah, they don't release a lot of "manga" series, per se, but practically all of them are mature 18+ content... there are a few exceptions, like Trigun and Exxaxion (though that one is controversial right now), but yeah, most of their series are M...

[dronedevil]

i like how high quality dark horse has their releases (nothing against tokyopop)

[eternal_midget]

well, I wouldn't really know, because I've never bought anything from DH, mainly because almost all their series ARE rated M or 18+, whatever, and I'm a big sucker for artwork... I prefer stuff that has a real solid feel to it, character and background wise, and the covers have to draw me in. Because most of their stuff is mature, it's almost all shrink-wrapped, so if the cover doesn't draw my interest, I can't look inside it to see what the actual artwork looks like. It's like Faerie's Landing... I'd never have bought that series based off the covers, but after browsing through the first volume, decided I really liked it... and from what the covers of DH series show me, it looks like most of them are gritty, pencil-stroke type mangas, and I really don't like that artstyle, whether it has a good story or not. There's just too much manga out there to drop $12-$15 on a DH book I may not like, when I prefer reading stuff like Ikki Tousen, Tenjou Tenge, or Girls Bravo... I'm not dissing them, but just, I'll probably never be a DH customer... oh well.

[alucard666]

if artwork is your thing you have got to cheak out basilisk it has the best art in a manga second only to ghost in the shell. the art in basilisk is amazing

[dronedevil]

well, I wouldn't really know, because I've never bought anything from DH, mainly because almost all their series ARE rated M or 18+, whatever, and I'm a big sucker for artwork... I prefer stuff that has a real solid feel to it, character and background wise, and the covers have to draw me in. Because most of their stuff is mature, it's almost all shrink-wrapped, so if the cover doesn't draw my interest, I can't look inside it to see what the actual artwork looks like. It's like Faerie's Landing... I'd never have bought that series based off the covers, but after browsing through the first volume, decided I really liked it... and from what the covers of DH series show me, it looks like most of them are gritty, pencil-stroke type mangas, and I really don't like that artstyle, whether it has a good story or not. There's just too much manga out there to drop $12-$15 on a DH book I may not like, when I prefer reading stuff like Ikki Tousen, Tenjou Tenge, or Girls Bravo... I'm not dissing them, but just, I'll probably never be a DH customer... oh well.
the reason their shrinkwrapped is because of mature rating but some bookstores you can go to their unshrinkwrapped cause someone else has already read it. You'd like lady snowblood you can see some similarities to kill bill

[Fighterspledge]

DH isn't for everyone, but I do agree that the cover is usually what draws people to pick up the book in the first place. The shrinkwrap is usually what generates curiousity too but that's because you wonder how bad it could possibly be to have that extra precaution added to it. All in all, M rated manga dosen't phase me, its just that it's rated that way usually because of the graphic content as in fanservice and cheecake rather than content. If you have read Confidential Confessions, that has no particular cheesecake in any form but the content featured is very "graphic" as in discussing the subjects of rape and suicide among teenage students. I would like to see more M rated content for this reason rather than because it's got the occational nip slip or panty shot because it gives the Mature rating more meaning.

[Mr.e]

i kinda like ikki tousen *blushes* i kno im a little young, but its a really good anime, i like the idea of people inheiriting anchient warriors powers and the jems powers, it was intriging

[eternal_midget]

i kinda like ikki tousen *blushes* i kno im a little young, but its a really good anime, i like the idea of people inheiriting anchient warriors powers and the jems powers, it was intriging

I know what you mean. I just picked up the box set the other day, although I've owned a bootleg for a while now I still like to own the official set, Ikki Tousen is simply a good show.

PS> you may wanna make your sig a *LOT* smaller before the mods see it... mine was just deleted and I had to go make this new one...

Anywayz,
@Fighterspledge- I agree with you. The main reason I picked up Warriors of Tao was because it was shrinkwrapped... it made me curious... But I also like series that aren't rated M just for violence or sex... Yubisaki Milk Tea is rated M (which I mentioned earlier), but it's a really touching story about a teenage boy who enjoys cross-dressing, and gets into all kinds of trouble because of it... yeah, there's a little bit of nudity, but nothing that isn't OT equivalent.

@alucard666- not to start trouble or get myself shot or anything, but I don't really like the look of any of the GitS mangas... I like the movie and SAC anime, but that's it... I might check out Basilisk, if there's a returned/opened copy next time I go to the bookstore, but sadly, I doubt it's for me... Most of my violent M-rated series need to have cute girls minus clothes to be worth buying... if it's NOT M, then they can keep their clothes on... like... ummm... well, never mind.

[dronedevil]

well theres always berserk ;p

[eternal_midget]

eh... I've checked it out before... again, not solid enough... pretty much, I don't read the cult hits... berserk, basilisk, battle royale, hellsing... just not my bag of candy... Remote, Battle Club and Battle Vixens, Tenjou Tenge (jp ver.), more my style... if you know of any series more like these, I'd be willing to check them out.

[alucard666]

if thats your style you would probably like real bout high school the manga (i didn't care for the anime).

[dronedevil]

theres always tenjho tenge(sp??) to read uncut you need to get the import

[MephistoWaltz]

The only 18+ I have is Category Freaks.

[random_pie]

The GITS manga isn't as good as the anime, but the first film was based on it, and the book goes into more detail.

Testarotho is rather good, and a short series.

Death Note is one of my favourite series, though it is an OT.

[alucard666]

i thought testarotho was a good series too.

[eternal_midget]

i thought testarotho was a good series too.

You know, I've thought about picking that up, except for my whole boycott of CMX thing I have going on... and I've got RBHS... had to go through the whole year and a half wait for the last volume... man, THAT was painful.

@random_pie> I'm actually reading volume 6 of Death Note right now... that series is so awesome it makes my brain hurt just to read it.

@CafeSociety> Category:Freaks is a really good series. I think more people should read it.

Also, I guess I can add this in, Eiken. The first several volumes were rated 16+, but volume 4 that came out about a month ago was rated 18+, and all 4 volumes so far have PA warnings on the covers. It's really fan-service heavy, but it's got a cute storyline...

[Kxela]

wow, this thread is still alive. I'm back.

[Nekochii]

Right now I'm in the middle of watching DearS. Women's rights advocates should stay far away from this one. Even the intro entitled "I'm Your Slave" is utterly offensive. And what's with that huge dog collar with the long chain attached to it Ren wears?! :confused:

[Kxela]

Right now I'm in the middle of watching DearS. Women's rights advocates should stay far away from this one. Even the intro entitled "I'm Your Slave" is utterly offensive. And what's with that huge dog collar with the long chain attached to it Ren wears?! :confused:

Doesn't that thing control the Dears's clothes? I read some of the manga and never touched the anime :3

[eternal_midget]

Doesn't that thing control the Dears's clothes? I read some of the manga and never touched the anime :3

It controls their clothes yes, but it also depicts the fact that they are a slave race... it has nothing to do with just the girls... even the males are slaves. Look at Khi-kun in the manga... I own the anime, but haven't watched it yet, and so far in the manga, I'm still not sure whether the DearS are aliens or androids... it kinda keeps flipping back and forth... and no one tell me, I wanna find out on my own.

[melusinespuppet]

The only thing I'm certain that is M rated is Futari Ecchi. CAUTION Do not read if you are under age.

[eternal_midget]

Well... duh. It's pretty much a how-to sex series... Quite funny, but definitely not for under 18...
By the same artist as Escaflowne and Psychic Academy, go figure...

[BakuraVampire]

The First 18+ manga that I got was Battle Royale, I'm up to vol 11 and am trying to find the remaining four. It's Bloody Brilliant ^_^ (I'm holding my own Battle Royale related event pretty soon as sonn as I aquire more BB Guns XD with the pain and the guns and the whatnots XD)

It's funny, When I bought my Vols of Ai Yori Aoshi they were rated OT 16+ (some might be M 18+, I'll have to double check)

Even Love Hina is rated OT 16+, I don't know where people are finding it M 18+ because it's definitely not 18+ material.

But there is one that I have that should be considered M 18+ and that's Reiko The Zombie Shop. I have Vols 1-3 so far and omg, It should definitely be M 18+

What do you all think?

Ps. Wow, didn't expect to type so much for my first post on this thread ^_^;

[Kyaa the Catlord]

Wasn't Evil's Return also OT/M?

I really need to thank Tokyopop for Yubisaki Milk Tea. Amazing little story that... :P

[ranma8]

The only M rated Manga I've read is the first volume of Uzumaki. It SO didn't deserve the rating, though. It should have been rated T. Do the second/third volume get a lot worse? I have flipped threw a volume of Battle Royal at a store, but I didn't read the whole thing, if that counts.

[eternal_midget]

Wasn't Evil's Return also OT/M?

I really need to thank Tokyopop for Yubisaki Milk Tea. Amazing little story that... :P

Yeah, Evil's Return is OT...

And I agree with your other statement, too. Yubisaki Milk Tea is an awesome series.

@ranma8> Well, I've never heard of Uzumaki, but be glad it got the M rating now, so they don't HAVE to edit things that are graphic later on. DH Comics messed up Cannon God Exxaxion by rating it T, then had to edit out the extreme violence and nudity that came with later volumes. And don't forget TT...