What Do I Deem a Good Manga? - Addison Wright

 When trying to think of a blog post, I was stuck on what I should write about. Then, I realized that so many of my posts have been about mangas and ranking them. However, I never even stated what I deem a "good" manga! This post will basically be skimming my brain to see how it works!

I will talk about Waiting for Spring by Anashin, since I believe this manga is one of the best I have ever read. I think many things go into being a good book, let alone being a good manga. As someone who is very picky about what she reads, my brain goes through various "checklists" that send off signals, telling me I will enjoy it.

First, we have the first thing that most people notice: art style. To put it simply, if someone doesn't have a good art style, I will not enjoy it, no matter how many other boxes they check. If it has a bad art style, I will refuse to read it. An example of this is Classmates by Asumiko Nakamura. On the other side of the spectrum, you have Waiting for Spring. The art style is absolutely flawless and is overall one of the best art styles I have seen for something like this.

Next, I look for the storyline. If the manga seems interesting, I will read it. I feel like this one is very self-explanatory and doesn't need an example.

Finally, I look for text bubbles. If there are too many text bubbles on one page, it makes it confusing and difficult to read and honestly takes all the fun out of reading them. Reading them is supposed to be a calming activity, but when I read one that continuously rambles on for pages at a time, I lose interest. One manga that is guilty of this is Ouran High School Host Club. 

Overall, these are the three things that I look for whenever I am doing a review of a manga. I hope this helps enter that side of my brain!