Hi! Do you guys know any manga that have a furigana? A novel also. A completed manga… - Feed Post by ZyKizumi16

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  FelliVox

  This list has a lot of resources including manga and light novels:
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1fEplq1S5f9wyVPzgzJw3v2l54w1KuvDf9yvNPU3AbG4/pubhtml?widget=true&headers=false&chrome=false#gid=1270103237
  
  I'll list you some of the manga that I've downloaded from there that are complete and have full furigana:
  NHKにようこそ！
  オール・ユー・ニード・イズ・キル
  ソウルイーター
  デスノート
  デッドマン・ワンダーランド
  とらぶる
  ロザリオとバンパイア
  黄昏乙女×アムネジア
  家庭教師ヒットマンREBORN！
  鋼の錬金術師

  August 13, 2016 at 6:09pm
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  ZyKizumi16

  Thanks a lot!

  August 13, 2016 at 9:15pm
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  emanon

  Thanks for sharing ^_^

  August 16, 2016 at 8:15am
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  mog86uk

  I was trying to steer people away from the dark side with my suggestion—
  http://japaneseclass.jp/feeds/comment/8621
  ^^;
  
  However, two of the manga I've wanted to find the most, both by the same author, aren't on EbookJapan nor purchasable in digital format from anywhere else where I've looked. But they can both be found listed on that spreadsheet:
  
  あずまんが大王. One of my long-time favourite anime series. Doesn't have furigana at all, not even for names, so I guess I shouldn't suggest this one. (The anime is easily better anyway.)
  
  よつばと. I've wanted to check this one out for quite a while, since it doesn't have an anime, and especially after Haidashira also recommended it on here. Though both these manga should be relatively easy on the reading difficulty scale anyway, よつばと actually fully uses furigana. The first chapter was really enjoyable and easy to read. Hopefully EbookJapan picks up this series eventually, as this is one I'd actually buy. It isn't completed yet (13 volumes so far), but definitely give this one a try. ^^

  August 16, 2016 at 11:36am
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  FelliVox

  Now, I know that the argument I will present is flawed and is pretty much an excuse, but it makes sense in my head:
  
  When you start learning Japanese, you will hardly be able to understand much of what you read, meaning that you will most likely not enjoy it as much as you should.
  
  If a person wants to practice reading manga, they can either buy it legally online (whatever format it is in) or download it through "not-so-legal means".
  
  The problem with buying online is that you will most likely not know how difficult the vocabulary is unless you research online about it, and even then, people have different opinions and what seems easy for them may not be easy for you.
  
  Downloading online (and even more easily from the spreadsheet I posted) let's you try reading it to see for yourself if you can deal with the level of writing present in the manga.
  
  Sure, http://www.ebookjapan.jp/ let's you try some manga and acquire some for free that they change once in a blue moon, but the page is a pain to navigate if you are just starting, you can Google Translate the page but that defeats the point of learning Japanese.
  
  Now back to the main point, since you won't enjoy the manga as you should, you are using it just as practice material, and practice material has to be carefully picked according with your level. That's why a bit (a lot) of trying materials (manga) has to happen in order to pick the right one for you.
  
  I tried every manga on the list I posted and quite a bit more that had no furigana (which I practically just dropped mid first page), and only a couple of them where right for my level. If I had to buy every first volume of every series I tried, of which I only read a couple of pages at most, I would have to skip eating for a month. If I stick with reading a manga to the end, I will end up actually buying it (the physical copy, since I'm sort of a collector).
  
  Now, some people will agree, others won't, maybe you don't care, maybe I don't care that you don't care, most likely nobody cares. In my opinion this is a good enough way to try "materials (manga)".
  
  If you are conscience heavy, there are a lot of reading materials online for free and news sites that cater to all types of preferences. There's no need to practice Japanese reading manga unless the only reason you are learning Japanese is to read manga exclusively, if you hate the idea of reading anything other than manga, then you will most likely buy them in the end anyway.

  August 16, 2016 at 5:34pm