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Madman Books: Top 10 Manga

By Stacey

We've had lots of customers asking about Manga recently and we're glad to say you've come to the right place. Not only do we have an epic range of books we're your one stop shop for all anime, including DVDs, Clothing and Collectibles and more.

If you're new to Manga, it can be a little bit overwhelming with the massive range of product available but our loyal manga followers will tell you we have an awesome selection. Plus almost everything in stock is recommended by one of our staff fans!

Recently we sat down with Madman, our go-to Manga supplier to talk about some of the bestselling series and they've hooked us up with this awesome list. So if your wondering where to start, or are a current fan looking for something new, check out the Madman Top 10!

Legend of Zelda
Shotaro Ishinomori

The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past is an adaptation of the beloved, internationally bestselling video game originally released for Nintendo’s Super Entertainment System.

This comic book version by Shotaro Ishinomori (Cyborg 009, Kamen Rider) was first serialized in Nintendo Power magazine and later collected into a graphic novel.

Assassination Classroom
Yusei Matsui

The students in Class 3-E of Kunugigaoka Junior High have a new teacher: an alien octopus with bizarre powers and unlimited strength, who's just destroyed the moon and is threatening to destroy the earth – unless they can kill him first!

This is currently one of our most popular series.

Watch out for Assassination Classroom 6 and Assassination Classroom 7 coming soon in October and December!

Death Note
Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata

Light Yagami is an ace student with great prospects – and he's bored out of his mind. But all that changes when he finds the Death Note, a notebook dropped by a rogue Shinigami death god. Any human whose name is written in the notebook dies, and now Light has vowed to use the power of the Death Note to rid the world of evil. But when criminals begin dropping dead, the authorities send the legendary detective L to track down the killer. With L hot on his heels, will Light lose sight of his noble goal…or his life? This contains the first two volumes of Death Note.

Naruto
Masashi Kishimoto

Naruto is a ninja-in-training with a need for attention, a knack for mischief, and sealed within him, a strange, formidable power. His antics amuse his instructor Kakashi and irritate his teammates, intense Sasuki and witty Sakura, but Naruto is serious about becoming the greatest ninja in the village of Konohagakure!In another world, ninja are the ultimate power – and in the village of Konohagakure live the stealthiest ninja in the world. But twelve years ago Konohagakure was attacked by a fearsome threat – a nine-tailed fox demon which claims the life of the Hokage, the village champion. Today, peace has returned, and a troublemaking orphan named Uzumaki Naruto is struggling to graduate from the Ninja Academy. His goal: to become the next Hokage. But unknown to Naruto and his classmates, within him is a terrifying force…

Full Metal Alchemist
Hiromu Arakawa

Contains volumes 1, 2 and 3 of Fullmetal Alchemist. Alchemy: the mystical power to alter the natural world, somewhere between magic art, and science. When two brothers, Edward and Alphonse Elric, dabbled in these powers to grant their dearest wish, one of them lost an arm and leg…and the other became nothing but a soul locked into a body of living iron. Now they are agents of the government, slaves of the military -alchemical complex, using their unique powers to obey their orders…even to kill. But their powers aren't unique. The world crawls with evil alchemists. And in pursuit of the ultimate alchemical treasure, the Philsopher's Stone, their enemies are even more ruthless than they are…

Blue Exorcist
Kazue KATO

Raised by Father Fujimoto, a famous exorcist, Rin Okumura never knew his real father. One day a fateful argument with Father Fujimoto forces Rin to face a terrible truth – the blood of the demon lord Satan runs in Rin's veins!

Rin swears to defeat Satan, but doing that means entering the mysterious True Cross Academy and becoming an exorcist himself. Can Rin fight demons and keep his infernal bloodline a secret? It won't be easy, especially when drawing his father's sword releases the demonic power within him!

Deadman Wonderland
Jinsei Kadokawa

Framed for the brutal murders of his classmates by the mysterious Red Man, middle-school student Ganta Igarashii finds himself sentenced to death in the bizarre and fatal theme park/prison known as Deadman Wonderland.

The inmates of this insane penitentiary fight for survival every day to provide entertainment for the masses. Ganta is determined to survive Deadman Wonderland and clear his name, but the price may be his soul…

Dragon Ball (3-in1)
Akira Toriyama

A seminal series from a legendary creator.

Dragon Ball, a wry update on the Chinese Monkey King myth, introduces us to Son Goku, a young monkey-tailed boy whose quiet life is turned upside-down when he meets Bulma, a girl determined to collect the seven Dragon Balls.
If she gathers them all, an incredibly powerful dragon will appear and grant her one wish. But the precious orbs are scattered all over the world, and to get them she needs the help of a certain super-strong boy…

Tokyo Ghoul
Sui Ishida

Ghouls live among us, the same as normal people in every way… except their craving for human flesh.

Shy Ken Kaneki is thrilled to go on a date with the beautiful Rize. But it turns out that she's only interested in his body… eating it, that is. When a morally questionable rescue transforms him into the first half-human half-Ghoul hybrid, Ken is drawn into the dark and violent world of Ghouls, which exists alongside our own.

Nisekoi: False Love
Naoshi Komi

It's hate at first sight…rather a knee-to-the-head at first sight when Raku Ichijo meets Chitoge Kirisaki!

Unfortunately, Raku's gangster father arranges a false love match with their rival's daughter, who just so happens to be Chitoge!

However, Raku's searching for his childhood sweetheart from ten years ago, with a pendant around his neck as a memento, and he can't even remember her name or face!

This is only a few of the awesome books in the Madman range, comment below to leave more recommendations for new fans below!

–From The Book Gorilla

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