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Hello fellow teamliquidians(?)!
I am a grade 6/7 teacher and I am looking for some manga that my Language Arts (aka English) class could read. Some of the manga that I read are Naruto and Bleach (both are slow moving, but I am still addicted  ). I have read Death Note (awesome!).
Some criteria that I am looking for are:
-nothing dark, gory, or obscene
-age appropriate (ie no sexual content)
-length would have to be reasonably short (although this is not a necessity)
-the manga story would lend itself to discussion about issues that are relevant to their lives (I can adapt any good manga, so this is not totally required)
-good quality writing and plot
I know that this is asking a lot. But I don't have the time to search through the zillions of mangas to find something that may fit. Ergo I am asking you. I appreciate any and all help!
 
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one piece is probably good for their age
actually probably ont
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What is your reasoning behind making them read Manga?
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On September 08 2009 09:01 Saracen wrote:
What is your reasoning behind making them read Manga?
dude wants to read manga at work.
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dragon ball (american version) and maybe show them full metal alchemist O.o
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Have you cleared this with your superiors? I find that most of the more meaningful manga are filled with death, sex, general mindfuckery, etc. Most of the manga that are popular enough to get translated into English have a lot of fan-service and violence.
Even One Piece has some not-so-child friendly material in it.
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Oh this is a good idea... I should do this!
You might want to start by figuring out what genre of manga you want to use... and then we can make suggestions from there. You've already ruled out some genres by requiring it be school appropriate.
edit: why manga for a language arts class, though? The English of manga is usually produced by translators/editors who are not the best authors for students.
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Have you tried having them read, you know, books?
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On September 08 2009 09:06 Antifate wrote:Even One Piece has some not-so-child friendly material in it.
Noooooooooo Stork's innocence will be ruiiiiiiiiined!
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On September 08 2009 09:08 Pyrrhuloxia wrote:
Have you tried having them read, you know, books?
Chill. It's obvious this teacher is trying to come up with something new/creative in school and such condescending and foolish comments like that are not appreciated.
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On September 08 2009 09:09 Pyrrhuloxia wrote:Show nested quote +On September 08 2009 09:06 Antifate wrote:Even One Piece has some not-so-child friendly material in it. Noooooooooo Stork's innocence will be ruiiiiiiiiined!
there was some crazy shit going down, there was like a crazy soap lady and she was kinda naked, but u don't see anything.... but yeah
...there is also a crazy homosexual that can turn into other people
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Yotsuba.
It's a great slice of life manga. Hell, it is THE slice of life manga that revolves around an eccentric girl named Yotsuba and her everyday happenings.
Also Azumanga Daioh.
These two would be great since they sort of subtly teach you the different aspects of everyday Japanese life and culture.
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thedeadhaji
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try to find something that ends in one episode with about 50 pages. Can't thinkof good examples off the top of my head b/c most of what I read doesn't fit your criteria, but it's prolly teh best bet.
ie the pilot for one piece (romance dawn?) etc.
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you could read gintama if you like that sort of thing
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Although I don't want to come in sounding very pessimistic, this sounds a bad plan. Lots of children at this age are going to want to 'grow up' and look down to manga. Most will garner the same response as reading Shakespeare etc. Additionally, this could be a BIG problem with some of the parents. Early in the anime marketing scheme, anime was marketed as "HELL YEA, THIS SHIT IS HARDCORE." Lots of adults from that era are really not going to be too fond of their children reading that "violent, pornographic" manga. Granted, it's a nice idea to brighten up the boring classroom routine, but I think your efforts would be better of spent trying to get them to read 'young teen' books.
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I wish I had a teacher like you...
On September 08 2009 09:16 Caller wrote:
GTO
No, because that manga is full of uneducated teens trying to commit suicide because of one little problem. Also the manga suggests to children that sex and gangs are 'good'.
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On September 08 2009 09:32 xForbidden wrote:I wish I had a teacher like you... No, because that manga is full of uneducated teens trying to commit suicide because of one little problem. Also the manga suggests to children that sex and gangs are 'good'.
bleh i already knew about all that crap in 5th grade
whippersnapper these days
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On September 08 2009 09:19 icemac wrote:
Although I don't want to come in sounding very pessimistic, this sounds a bad plan. Lots of children at this age are going to want to 'grow up' and look down to manga. Most will garner the same response as reading Shakespeare etc. Additionally, this could be a BIG problem with some of the parents. Early in the anime marketing scheme, anime was marketed as "HELL YEA, THIS SHIT IS HARDCORE." Lots of adults from that era are really not going to be too fond of their children reading that "violent, pornographic" manga. Granted, it's a nice idea to brighten up the boring classroom routine, but I think your efforts would be better of spent trying to get them to read 'young teen' books.
I know it doesn't answer the OP, but I agree with this post.
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bleh i already knew about all that crap in 5th grade
whippersnapper these days
Sadly, you are very right. But you don't want this poor teacher to get sued by the students' parents. ;D
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