I'm not personally familair with "Gunsmith Cats," or manga in general, but my town's library is the same way: All the comics are with the young adult section. This strikes me as a problem of laziness and ignorance on the part of many librarians. Especially today, it's not safe to assume that all comics are meant for kids, or even young adults, so the library staff should make sure they're age-appropriate. For instance, I wouldn't even let a 10-year-old read "The Ultimates" (Marvel's Avengers revamp mentioned previously in this thread). The libraries should know what they're purchasing and putting on the shelves for kids.
"so the library staff should make sure they're age-appropriate. For instance, I wouldn't even let a 10-year-old read "The Ultimates" (Marvel's Avengers revamp mentioned previously in this thread). The libraries should know what they're purchasing and putting on the shelves for kids."
I agree. Lord knows many librarians have enough FREE time while on the clock since most of them spend it dishing on internet boards and chat rooms. GET BACK TO WORK!
I guess I'm just getting old, but when I was ten years old, I was reading stuff like Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn, Robinson Crusoe, King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, Profiles in Courage, and stuff like that.
It is a type of media that comprises a wide array of genres. Just because it is a comic doesn't mean it is for children. Dirty comics (8-pagers/Tiajuana Bibles) go back to the 1920s. Comic strips started in the paper for adults. The underground spirit goes back to around 1960. Certainly by the mid-1980s when Art Spiegelman won a Pulitzer for Maus and Frank Miller's Dark Knight Returns and Alan Moore's Watchmen made headlines it became "common knowledge". Here were are 20-45 years later and STILL "educated" professionals in the librarian field are misfiling works in a demeaning manner.