anyone read it too?

but you can get the english version of them.

[size=4]yes you can its on amazon just type in yaoi or some of the more milder ones (shonen-ai) like gravitation

I read Doraemon, Supermario and some Sailor Moon and Inu Yasha in Japanese, and I read Remote in English.
And I used to read Love Hina and Chobits in Swedish.

What Japanese comic would you recommend to a first time reader?

I started reading manga last year. My favorites are Fullmetal Alchemist and Fruits Basket. I like Inuyasha and Sailor Moon too. I'm looking forward to starting Bleach and Love Hina.

What distinguishes Japanese comics from regular comics, in your opinion?

If by "regular comics" you mean American comics, then I would have to say that the major difference between the American comic and the Japanese comic would be the manga art forms use of the heavy symbolism.

Symbols are exaggerate in manga; sweat drops are the size of people's heads, when people get hit on the head a huge round bump appears bulging from their skull, big throbbing veins appear on character's heads when they are angry and nosebleeds mean that the character is (usually) sexually aroused. It's quite amusing and if used in the right way, adds to the character's personality greatly.

Plus manga is read from right to left, which is a big difference.

Personally I like the Saiyuki managa arcs by Kazuya Minekura the best...

Have you read the book Making Comics: Storytelling Secrets of Comics, Manga and Graphic Novels
by Scott McCloud

No, I haven't heard of that book at all. What's it about, and is it any good?

I haven't read it, but it's by Scott McCloud, and I've read his book called Understanding Comics, and it's very good. It's about the theory of comics.

Hmmm... I'll have to check it out the next time I go to a bookstore.

I have read: Peach Girl/Peach Girl: Change of Heart/Peach Girl: Sae's Story, Marmalade Boy, Sailor Moon, Tokyo Mew Mew, Koducha, Shoilin Sisters, Inuyasha, Ramna 1/2.

I read alot of manga I'm a big fan of it. I would recommend Maramalade boy it's a cute romantic comedy with a cute guy named Yuu. It is one of my favorites and I think you would like it.

like read & watch & draw like CLAMP all , DEATH NOTE , Code Geass ......

i paint it, though it's a simple comic character...