Manga recomendations
 

So I want to start reading some mangas but don't know where to start. I know the more popular ones like Fullmetal Alchemist, DBZ, Ranma 1/2 but am looking for some good ones to read that aren't as well known.

The author of the Dragonball franchise wrote a series called Dr. Slump

I dont know Naruto is my favorite so far.
It has a great storyline, but the art work is sub par.
Peace Maker is pretty awesome, I only watched the anime never read the manga

Blade of the Immortal is very good

Never heard of that

It's really good, it's about a Ronin called Manji. Who's become immortal, and he have to kill a certain numbers of evil men to be allowed to die. It's a bit gory, but the story and characters are very good. And I personally love the art style it's very unique compared to the usual Manga art styles.

very cool! i'll have to look it up. do u think u could post a cover pic so i know what to look for?

Saiyuki is fantastic
Gun Grave is good but the game is good too
Ghostbuster Ghost busted is really good. The 1st story isnt that great but quickly picks up from the 2nd chapter to find voices almost as good as IDW's ongoing.

ah, that's one I wanna check out

Bakuman is good, and so is One Piece. Personally, I've found that a lot of great manga (series or one-shot) never get an American release and that makes me sad. I have a whole shelf full of Japanese manga that will take the rest of my life to get through, but at least I will be entertained.

EDIT: Add in Mirai Nikki. That's the current flavor amongst weeaboos.

Series
 

Depending on the genre and styles you like:

Rumiko Takahashi's works (Ranma 1/2, Inuyasha, Mermaids Forest and the like)

Angel Sanctuary

Chobits

Saikano (rather depressing, but I enjoyed it)

Black Butler

Fruits Basket

Godchild

does anyone know where i can find a list of Transformers Manga series?

I second this. Akira Toriyama is a genius.

Also,

AKIRA

Yeah, pretty much anything by Toriyama is extremely entertaining.

And Akira by Otomo is widely know as one of the greatest masterpieces in the history of comics. It's not completely my piece of cake, but you can't deny it's excellent.

I personally like horror manga the most. Hideshi Hino, Suehiro Maruo and Shintaro Kago are among my favourite authors. They make some creepy stuff, I love it.

And then you've got Yuichi Yokoyama, who is a personal hero of mine. Not an easy author, but I find his work really inspirational.

Akira
Battle Royale (although the American released took a considerable amount of liberties)
Golgo 13
Hellsing
Vampire Hunter D

Peach Girl

Fruits Basket

Inuyasha

Alice 19th

Sailor Moon

Vampire Hunter D novels

City Hunter (my favorite right now)

I'd love to read some Sailor Moon

Death note is pretty good .

actually I thought Death Note was kind of "meh"