I can bet you my entire comic collection that most avid comic-readers these days have at least one manga issue jammed somewhere in their shelves. It's not a surprise that the Japanese comic has become such a huge market across the globe and has become such a big niche in the US here for many comic readers.
Manga is an incredibly interesting and unique style compared to its American counterpart. First, they're usually much smaller than the average comic book. Mangas are usually pocket sized so they're really easy to buy and carry around to read. There are also many interesting genres of mangas available to read like harem, shonen, shoujo, etc. The usual visual style of manga is also unique as it sticks relatively close to the anime standards seen from Japan. The main difference I've seen though between Japanese comics and American though is that in Japan manga tends to have very well drawn environments and smoothly drawn actions in the panels. Not to mention the sound effects are usually cleverly drawn in to match the style of the comic too. Did you know that you could also purchase a giant magazine style preview book for manga as well? Believe me it's awesome.
As for Manga I've actually read, I've read too many!!!! Though for this class I decided to read Battle Angel Elita, a classic in my opinion and a really good manga to get into. The artwork is amazingly detailed, the environments are really well drawn, and the action in each panel is pretty incredible. Reading through the story is like watching a scifi movie come to life!!!!
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