Now that we've heard all about anime... what about Manga?

*insert long-winded description I might eventually have the patience to type*

There are two basic types of mangas... Shojo and Shonen, but there are obviously more than just two (hence the "basic"), but those are the only two we know about. xD However, we might as well talk about Manga Publishers and whatnot while you're trapped her- uh, I mean, still visiting.

SHOJO MANGA
Shojo Manga is directed towards girls.. you know, ancient rivalry, mysterious curse, vampires/demons/other sort-of-humanoid-things, etc, etc. The end of the series comes when the rivalry is solved by a over-lucky newcomer, the curse is broken, creatures gone, whatever. Some examples:

Fruits Basket (aka Furuba)
Vampire Night
Absolute Boyfriend
-more to come later

SHONEN MANGA
Shonen Manga is (mainly) directly towards boys, but some girls read it too. Actually, most of the people I know who read manga read Shonen - even the girls. It's stuff boys like - fighting, some gore, (almost) no nudity, etc. There might be magic, but it's not exactly fairy-tale magic, is it?

I could say.. demons are rather popular here. Trust me on this one, okay?

Some examples:
Naruto
Yu Yu Hakasho
Inuyasha
Buso Renkin
Bleach
- once again, more to come later, when I think of them.

Publishers..
I won't go on too extensively on this one, because you'll get bored and escape, but I'll list the ones we know.
+ ShojoBeat (obviously, shojo manga)
+ ShonenJump (obviously, shonen manga)
+ TokyoPOP (shojo/shonen)