Who's your top Mangaka?

[AnimeGirl]

My top mangaka, definitely Hiromu Arakawa. I love her art style so much, her story-telling ability, and definitely her humor. I hope to keep seeing more work from her! Her art style has definitely had some influence on mine as well. Same can be said with CLAMP; I love how their art can look very different, yet you still know it is distinctly CLAMP with the long bodies, elegant designs, etc.! I also learned the idea to have dark twists, hehehehe. Even though some of their stories can be painful, they know how to make us not hate it! HOW?! Brilliance.

Other mangaka I admire are among my colleagues at DREAM Online Magazine, because I just love their unique quality of manga art-style, and speed as an aspiring mangaka; Sai, Marshmellow Muffin, selenaloong, Ki Hiwatari, etc.!

[DaughterOfZion]

I've only read a few chapters of Paradise Kiss but I've fallen in love with Ai Yazawa's art style and all the attention she pays to detail and fashion. Her characters can get really leggy like CLAMP's so that may be why I like her art so much, since I really like CLAMP. xD

[MangaRocks!]

Here are just a few (some of which have not been mentioned yet ), in no particular order:


Satoshi Mizukami (The Lucifer And Biscuit Hammer {a.k.a. Hoshi no Samidare}, Spirit Circle, etc.) - I am convinced this man is a genius. Everything I've read from him so far has been a brilliant combination of smart, funny, and moving. Can't wait to read more.

Shinobu Takayama (Amatsuki, etc.) - Another genius here, if Amatsuki is anything to go by. The art, unique genre mix, endearing characters, and deliciously mind-twisty plot are all fantastic.

Jun Mochizuki (Pandora Hearts) - Again, excellent art, excellent characters, and excellent twisty plot.

Yuki Midorikawa (Natsume's Book Of Friends, Akaku Saku Koe, Hiiro no Isu, etc.) - There's just something about the works of this particular mangaka that have a quiet beauty about them.

Ichigo Takano (Orange, ReCollection, etc.) - Orange is deeply moving; ReCollection is funny and intriguing; both are excellent.

Hiromu Arakawa (Fullmetal Alchemist, Silver Spoon, The Heroic Legend Of Arslan remake, etc.) - Yeah, I don't think this really needs any explanation. She rocks.

The Tsugumi Ohba/Takeshi Obata writing/drawing team (Death Note, Bakuman.) - These two are so good together. (And, actually, Obata-sensei's work on Hikaru no Go was great, too.)

And Ryohgo Narita (Baccano!, Durarara!!, etc. ...And yes, I know that he mostly writes novels; however, I'm counting him because #1, they're awesome, and #2, I can. And he *does* have an actual manga coming out soon, anyway. ) - The detailed, interwoven plots and huge, unique casts of characters this guy comes up with are just plain fantastic.

[Rose Faerie]

So... currently my favorite mangakas are based off of whose stuff I've liked the most.

Izumi Tsubaki- (Oresama Teacher, Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun) She always makes me laugh. I love her sense of humor.
Kyousuke Motomi- (QQ Sweeper) I haven't gotten the chance to read her most iconic series, but I loved QQ Sweeper and Otokomae! Beads Club enough to want to check out Dengeki Daisy. I also have a burning need to read Queen's Quality in order to continue the QQ Sweeper story.
Yumi Tamura- (7 SEEDS) Okay, I love 7 SEEDS and she always has really good concepts and ideas. I look forward to getting ahold of Basara and her new series Do Not Say Mystery when that comes out.
Yuki Midorikawa- (The Scarlet Chair, Hotarubi Mori e) She has never disappointed me. I haven't read Natsume's Book of Friends yet, but I'm so excited considering the anime is so good!
Mizuho Kusanagi- (Yona of the Dawn, Mugen Spiral) She really understands how to write character development, and I love looking at her Yona art.
Natsuki Tayaka- (Fruits Basket) She created the piece of fiction that has been the most meaningful to me, so it would be a crime not to include her.

I do feel like I'll like Jun Mochizuki's manga since I have adored both of the anime adaptations of her works. (I'm kind of scared of how good the Pandora Hearts manga is supposed to be, since I loved the anime, but it's supposed to be really bad in comparison.)