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Best Mangas of 2006 (The 10 Best List)

This year the Editors talked to all of us about making top ten lists to end the year, which is nice and all…. EXCEPT one person’s top ten may not be another’s. I.e. everyone has a top ten list.
So in alphabetical order I’m going to give you my recommendations for Best Mangas of 2006.
In order of alphabet now, in order… which starts with one of several VIZ titles on my recommendatiosn list.

Aishiteruze Baby
I haven’t updated this in awhile but that’s a cross I have to bear (and unbear as I order volumes in 2007). Look for new reviews of this recommended title in 2007.

Boogiepop franchise
Though they come in small doses from Seven Seas, this manga (and prose fiction novels) out of Seven Seas is both for the fan of the series and those looking for something different in a totally mature intellectual read on the supernatural side.

Crimson Hero
Sports isn’t my thing, let alone volleyball, but this female volleyball sensation is on my list recommended from me to you. (Another one of those titles you might have already been exposed to if you are reading Shojo Beat on a regular basis).

Full Moon O Sagashite
As of Volume 7 this title has finally come to it’s conclusion. If you haven’t gotten into it yet now is as good a time as any now that the series has finally reached it’s inevitable conclusion.

Ichigo Mashimaro (Strawberry Marshmallow)
If you’ve seen my Anime review you know why I like this, if you read my manga review you know why… and unlike the Anime you can still look forward to seeing this come out from TOKYOPOP in 2007 (it’s still on the go while the Anime seems to be all done from what I’ve seen of it).

Lone Wolf and Cub
Short and simple. If you’re reading Samurai Executioner you should be reading this, they’re both required reading if you’re an adult who like a mature title that has intellectual action (violence), sexuality, and the best and worst of the human condition. Adults who want a solid experience should get this one.
There is one more title, yes, but I forgot the title. Sorry.

Nana
If you’ve been following Shojo Beat religiously (and why wouldn’t you) this is one of the recommended reads of that title that you should be following. Already sporting one live action movie that hit it off well in Japan, and with a sequel in the works, you should find out why Nana is hot in Japan (and should be hot here on the English speaking side of the world).

Read or Die
Before the Anime came the Manga, and Yomiko Readman (the dysfunctional Paper Master who caught the eye of a certain dysfunctional then popular writer in Japan who ended up tagging along after her on her next mission which I need to catch up on reviewwise).

Samurai Executioner
Short and simple. If you’re reading Lone Wolf and Cub you should be reading this, they’re both required reading if you’re an adult who like a mature title that has intellectual action (violence), sexuality, and the best and worst of the human condition. Adults who want a solid experience should get this one.
There is one more recommendable title, yes, but I forgot the title. Sorry.

Ultra Maniac
I know, I know, I didn’t recommend the manga of Marmalade Boy but I am recommending the manga of Ultra Maniac despite the fact it’s on my to review list for 2007. Read my review of the first DVD to see what I see in this series, and why it’s worth checking out.