If you like reading Mara Aum's comic in COSMO Girl, then you're gonna love what you discover on TOKYOPOP.com! Here you'll find everything you need to know about your favorite manga—including Dramacon and Fruits Basket, the most popular shojo manga on the planet!
Some of you visiting this site might be brand new to manga. Well...it's only the coolest thing since sliced Jonas Brothers! There's a lot to discover, but here's a little history if you're curious:
Manga is the Japanese word for "graphic novel." Traditionally rendered in black and white, it traverses a wide variety of genres, including romance, fantasy, and science fiction. The modern manga style was invented by Osamu Tezuka—the creator of such classic works as Astro Boy—in the late 1940s/early 1950s. But since then, the manga industry has exploded, first in Japan, and more recently in North America. Manga is now truly a worldwide phenomenon, with artists, writers, and most importantly, fans gobbling up manga wherever they can find it!
So, now onto the good stuff, THE MANGA! Whether you're new to manga or an old pro, the staff at TOKYOPOP.com have a few must reads.
If you've been living under a rock, you might not have heard of Fruits Basket. It's the #1 shojo (which means girl) manga on the planet, and it's for a good reason, too. It all starts off when an innocent girl hugs a boy who turns into one of the animals from the Chinese zodiac! And it only gets better from there. And, of course, there are some terrifically hot guys! You can read the first chapter at TOKYOPOP.com!
Penned by a former COSMO Girl comic Svetlana Chmakova (she did the COSMO Girl strip for almost two years!), this is one series you won't want to miss. Sweet, hilarious, romantic, this manga's got it all, and hot boys to boot! Click here to read it online!
That's all we've got for now, but keep checking back for more suggestions and make sure you check out TOKYOPOP.com, too! On the site you will meet and interact with other COSMO Girl and manga fans, and you can upload your favorite art, photos, videos, and so much more. Sign up now to join the experience!
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