What age you started reading manga?

**Tyki Mikk Kyou** · 08-13-2007, 04:26 PM

As the title says, when you started reading manga? What's your first manga? Really bloody/teenage/adult ones(eg. Naruto, Bleach...) or (Can't really think of an example now, about cooking or Doraemon?)? Who introduced you to manga? Why?

I started reading manga when I was about 8. My first manga are the kids-friendly/educational ones (might be Doraemon or Shonen Jump kids friendly version that kind of magazine).

**Kendoki** · 08-13-2007, 04:30 PM

Only about a year ago I started reading Naruto/Bleach/One Piece. Naruto was the first.

**shaggyjebus** · 08-13-2007, 04:43 PM

God, I don't even remember . . . I want to say the first manga was Ranma 1/2, but I cannot remember how I got into Ranma. I know they had the books in MediaPlay, but I don't know what made me want to buy it and read it. I was young though, before 13.

**Asce** · 08-13-2007, 04:43 PM

6-8 I started reading DBZ manga volumes (in chinese and with help).

Didn't start to read online scans until about two years ago.

**Jinoh** · 08-13-2007, 05:25 PM

i started watching anime 1 year ago, well from the internet (im not counting the ones that appeared on the Dutch television)

Bleach was the first i watched, followed by Naruto

i started reading manga about 7 months ago i guess

**g7_gomitat7** · 08-13-2007, 05:26 PM

Having grown up in America, it took me years to notice manga even existed. Once I hit 17, I was waiting for "Adult Swim" to come on, and I saw this Naruto show. I thought it was kind of interesting being a ninja who could shoot fireballs and stuff. So, I watched all the episodes on youtube and animeepisodes, and then I these "manga" things. I was skeptical at first, but after watching some of grandhalo's post, I read all the naruto manga. Lol.. in a matter of days. Then I did it again because it was so fun.

Manga = better than anime

**Jinoh** · 08-13-2007, 05:45 PM

Originally Posted by g7_gomitat7

Manga = better than anime

yup, you're right...

i first liked to watch all kinds of anime, but somehow i can't seem to really complete what i'm watching anymore, though reading manga doesn't get boring..

there are just alot of anime's that get too boring after a few episodes... and than i quit them, reading the manga doesn't get me bored..

and, most of them that i quit watching sucked compared to the manga...

**lilmimichan** · 08-13-2007, 05:52 PM

Manga is better than anime anyday. B)
Since 2003....so that would be when I was 11 or 12. :\
D:

**damnz** · 08-13-2007, 06:04 PM

Uhm... I remember buying Crayon Shin-chan mangas when I was 8 or 9 years old, but I didn't even know what 'manga' was...

After that, it was when I was 11 (if I remember right) that I started buying CCS, SD, Naruto...

**Kiddo** · 08-13-2007, 06:32 PM

I was 10 or 11, when I watched "Sailor Moon" on German television and decided to draw mangas. Therefore I went ervery day to the library and spent the whole day there to draw some pictures with the Sailor Moon mangas. I didn't read them all, because they were boring ~_~