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blissfulyoshi
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blissfulyoshi

Otaku One wrote:

Mmm... What a shame people are not asking for a manga suggestion now... Maybe I'll do.

Would like a Comedy/Harem/Romance/Slice of Life Manga or just plain Cute girls doing cute things manga. And I would like few cliches as possible.

Here's mah manga list if ya wanna see: http://myanimelist.net/mangalist/OtakuOne
You read a lot of 4-komas and comedy, so going from there.
Mikakunin de Shinkoukei (Engaged to the Unidentified)
Cafe Detective Club
Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun
Isshuukan Friends
Rulia Nya!!
Saki (If you enjoy it, then read the many spinoffs)
School! Scoop?
Wa!
Yandere Kanojo
Zettai Reiiki

Before I go onto more haremy type stuff, can you tell me what you're looking in that genre because your post is fairly vague.
Otaku One
125 posts
Joined December 2015
Otaku One

blissfulyoshi wrote:

Otaku One wrote:

Mmm... What a shame people are not asking for a manga suggestion now... Maybe I'll do.

Would like a Comedy/Harem/Romance/Slice of Life Manga or just plain Cute girls doing cute things manga. And I would like few cliches as possible.

Here's mah manga list if ya wanna see: http://myanimelist.net/mangalist/OtakuOne
You read a lot of 4-komas and comedy, so going from there.
Mikakunin de Shinkoukei (Engaged to the Unidentified)
Cafe Detective Club
Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun
Isshuukan Friends
Rulia Nya!!
Saki (If you enjoy it, then read the many spinoffs)
School! Scoop?
Wa!
Yandere Kanojo
Zettai Reiiki

Before I go onto more haremy type stuff, can you tell me what you're looking in that genre because your post is fairly vague.
Just a Harem. With tsunderes. With a loli. With an average girl... And no Onodera-type girl.

Btw, thanks! Gonna read it all later... With no sleep of course!
blissfulyoshi
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blissfulyoshi

Otaku One wrote:

Just a Harem. With tsunderes. With a loli. With an average girl... And no Onodera-type girl.

Btw, thanks! Gonna read it all later... With no sleep of course!
Sorry for taking so long. Was lazy and took me a while to figure out how to approach your list. Like your earlier stuff, I'll try to stick to more lighthearted SoL stuff. However, I'll probably going to shotgun my recommendations from there.

Doubt!
Josei Danshi
Kimiiro Focus (I mostly only enjoyed this because I used to do photography and laughed at how ridiculous some things were
Kiss Death (Definitely a lot more on the actiony side)
Maga Tsuki

And MU dies on me... Tell me what you like, and I'll see if I can give better recommendations from there.
Otaku One
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Otaku One

blissfulyoshi wrote:

Sorry for taking so long. Was lazy and took me a while to figure out how to approach your list. Like your earlier stuff, I'll try to stick to more lighthearted SoL stuff. However, I'll probably going to shotgun my recommendations from there.

Doubt!
Josei Danshi
Kimiiro Focus (I mostly only enjoyed this because I used to do photography and laughed at how ridiculous some things were
Kiss Death (Definitely a lot more on the actiony side)
Maga Tsuki

And MU dies on me... Tell me what you like, and I'll see if I can give better recommendations from there.
Finished reading Doubt!, it was pretty funny and cool, I thought Toudou Asuka was his sister but it turned out to be Aya after all.

LOLIS. TSUNDERES. And... dun dun dun... Wait, what the hell, I should just check my MAL Profile to see what do I like...

Tsunderes,lolis,cliches,yanderes,catgirls, and plot twists. kk den.
Kiririn-shin
24 posts
Joined August 2013
Kiririn-shin
Can anyone suggest me some manga to read? XD

Genres: Romance, Comedy, Slice of Life, Drama

Like School rumble, Suzuka, Kimi no Iru Machi, Good Ending, Koe no Katachi

Thanks :D
aynoz
34 posts
Joined February 2014
aynoz

Kiririn-shin wrote:

Can anyone suggest me some manga to read? XD

Genres: Romance, Comedy, Slice of Life, Drama

Like School rumble, Suzuka, Kimi no Iru Machi, Good Ending, Koe no Katachi

Thanks :D
Yankee kun to Megane chan
Yamada kun to 7 nin no Majo

However you might already know these series since they're well known.
Fourth
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Joined April 2015
Fourth
Need tons of manga to read in case of boredom while I'm transferred to another country.

Genres: Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-fi, Action, Slice of life, Romance, School
(Something like Super Radical Gag Family, Berserk, Kuma Miko, Saint Seiya)
Kiririn-shin
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Kiririn-shin

aynoz wrote:

Kiririn-shin wrote:

Can anyone suggest me some manga to read? XD

Genres: Romance, Comedy, Slice of Life, Drama

Like School rumble, Suzuka, Kimi no Iru Machi, Good Ending, Koe no Katachi

Thanks :D
Yankee kun to Megane chan
Yamada kun to 7 nin no Majo

However you might already know these series since they're well known.
Yeah you're right i have already read those mangas. Thanks for suggesting tho XD :)
Kiririn-shin
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Kiririn-shin

Fourth wrote:

Need tons of manga to read in case of boredom while I'm transferred to another country.

Genres: Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-fi, Action, Slice of life, Romance, School
(Something like Super Radical Gag Family, Berserk, Kuma Miko, Saint Seiya)
You might as well try reading Renai Boukun, ReLife, Kimi no Iru Machi, Suzuka, Fuuka :D
Jinn
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Jinn
gun x clover all the way baby
R-unknown
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R-unknown
i like a manga that have complicated story, intelligent main character, and contain some psychological tips that can implemented in real life not purely implemented of course
for example is doubt! or TWGOK that have wonderfull story and have cool coller collest main chara :)
anyone can give me recommendation ? :D
Mogsy
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Mogsy

R-unknown wrote:

i like a manga that have complicated story, intelligent main character, and contain some psychological tips that can implemented in real life not purely implemented of course
for example is doubt! or TWGOK that have wonderfull story and have cool coller collest main chara :)
anyone can give me recommendation ? :D
The best one I can think of off the top of my head (that I'm not caught up on) is Liar Game. I'd say to give that a shot, it's pretty dang intense.

So I'll bite the bullet here. Give me a romantic comedy. Preferably following these guidelines:
  1. Preferably a shoujo or jousei.
  2. Less-disgusting relationship dynamics, unless they're used to demonstrate how disgusting those dynamics are.
  3. Pretty art style.
  4. Not adapted from a light novel.
I'm looking for more stuff along the lines of My Love Story (Ore Monogatari).
R-unknown
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R-unknown

Mogsworth wrote:

R-unknown wrote:

i like a manga that have complicated story, intelligent main character, and contain some psychological tips that can implemented in real life not purely implemented of course
for example is doubt! or TWGOK that have wonderfull story and have cool coller collest main chara :)
anyone can give me recommendation ? :D
The best one I can think of off the top of my head (that I'm not caught up on) is Liar Game. I'd say to give that a shot, it's pretty dang intense.

So I'll bite the bullet here. Give me a romantic comedy. Preferably following these guidelines:
  1. Preferably a shoujo or jousei.
  2. Less-disgusting relationship dynamics, unless they're used to demonstrate how disgusting those dynamics are.
  3. Pretty art style.
  4. Not adapted from a light novel.
I'm looking for more stuff along the lines of My Love Story (Ore Monogatari).
ok, i will give it a try :oops:
hm.. a romantic comedy manga that have pure love and following your guidelines..
already read Tonari no Kashiwagi-san ? but its not shoujo or jousei
memecena
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memecena
is there a mystery/psychological that i cant stop reading manga.
RynaHitsune
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RynaHitsune

memecena wrote:

is there a mystery/psychological that i cant stop reading manga.

For Mystery/Psychological genre, I'm going to recommend the Umineko no Naku Koro Ni series.
It's a pretty long one, since the manga has 8 series. Starting from http://myanimelist.net/manga/3749/Umineko_no_Naku_Koro_ni_-_Episode_1__Legend_of_the_Golden_Witch (Episode 1) to http://myanimelist.net/manga/34053/Umineko_no_Naku_Koro_ni_Chiru_-_Episode_8__Twilight_of_the_Golden_Witch (Episode 8), totaling 50 volumes of books overall.
You might have heard of the anime. Well, the anime adaptation is pretty bad but the manga is great.
I think you should give it a try.
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Rurree
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Rurree
Come[Back]Home
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Come[Back]Home
If anyone is interested in Martial Arts and awesome characters then I suggest "The Breaker" and "Breaker New Waves". I just bought almost all the volumes and I must say that it is one of the best Martial Arts Manga out there, so please give it a try if you know enjoy the Genre!

Genre: Action, Romance, Drama, Shounen, Psychological

Label (I only know the german one): Tokyopop
Fenneca
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Fenneca
Looking for a harem manga that I happened upon a few months ago but forgot to put on my reading list. Childhood friend is a serial killer, sempai is a rich girl who stalks MC, little sister goes Yandere at the mere mention of other women, Megane is a hardcore M, Narcoleptic is obsessed with finding out who serial killer is, Vampire girl drinks MC's blood for sustinance, and I can't remember the name of the Series to save my life. Anyone with knowledge on what i'm looking for would be greatly appreciated.
blissfulyoshi
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blissfulyoshi

Fenneca wrote:

Looking for a harem manga that I happened upon a few months ago but forgot to put on my reading list. Childhood friend is a serial killer, sempai is a rich girl who stalks MC, little sister goes Yandere at the mere mention of other women, Megane is a hardcore M, Narcoleptic is obsessed with finding out who serial killer is, Vampire girl drinks MC's blood for sustinance, and I can't remember the name of the Series to save my life. Anyone with knowledge on what i'm looking for would be greatly appreciated.
Abnormal-kei Joshi?
Fenneca
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Fenneca

blissfulyoshi wrote:

Abnormal-kei Joshi?
Yes, thank-you
Caput Mortuum
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Caput Mortuum
Currently reading "Not Lives". Basically a battle royale style story but still quite interesting to me.
Peronsoda
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Peronsoda
Any good mangas about music?`
blissfulyoshi
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blissfulyoshi

Peronsoda wrote:

Any good mangas about music?`
What part about music are you looking for?

Something based on bands and rock like Fuuka (probably way too happy go lucky, and definitely not what I consider good)

Something more focused on the casual life with music involved like k-on?

Something more about romance that develops during musical activities like Nodame Cantabile?

Admittedly, I probably won't be much help since I don't read many works involving music, but it'll probably help to narrow down your preferences a bit.
Peronsoda
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Peronsoda
Hmm i finished watching Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso which i liked and i guess i want to read a manga in style with " Nodame Cantabile"
Im looking for a manga where the character(s) are striving towards becoming really good in an instrument/singing, romance is a plus but i can live without it.

And now i have to read or watch Nodame Cantabile ^^ thnx
Alysia_old_1
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Alysia_old_1
Fruits Basket by Natsuki Takaya is the place to be
R-unknown
85 posts
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R-unknown
any good manga with intelligent main character ?
similar to Doubt! (AMANO Sakuya), Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai, TWGOK
Luqanted
825 posts
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Luqanted
this is pretty random but

GUYS I RECOMMEND DEADTUBE :D
Lord Timzki
54 posts
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Lord Timzki
Horimiya bc y not
Luqanted
825 posts
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Luqanted
is Horimiya still on-going?
Alysia_old_1
243 posts
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Alysia_old_1
Like in the anime suggestion thread prison school is really good (a bit more adult though)
RokkaAstrea
98 posts
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RokkaAstrea
Does anyone know manga similar to Pandora Hearts?
It's a sort of Historical Fiction, with plot twists everywhere =3=
Caput Mortuum
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Caput Mortuum
Grand Blue, a comedy slice of life focusing on the life of a college boy in a diving club. Ranks pretty high on MAL.
Green Platinum
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Green Platinum
Any 1970's Shoujo or Josei manga that I can read the entirety of?
Or Vampires with no qualms about sexuality (willing to have sex scenes etc.) and horror without garbage shounen/seinen plots.
Fantastic paneling like in Swan is also desirable.

Thanks anyone who can help.
YotSugoiDX
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YotSugoiDX
Cory in the manga
Softwarm
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Softwarm
Hello dead thread, I present you with something I highly recommend.
Ender Lain
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Ender Lain
Seraph of the End, Hayate the combat butler, Aldnoah Zero (+ 2nd season), Tokyo Ghoul, Girls und Panzer

Which one is the best?
Softwarm
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Softwarm

Izect Ztenz wrote:

Seraph of the End, Hayate the combat butler, Aldnoah Zero (+ 2nd season), Tokyo Ghoul, Girls und Panzer

Which one is the best?
If you're asking for a recommendation, you've not produced any list of past stories you've read for someone else for use in helping you out man. (Read the OP!) I have not read anything of these stories (though I did watch Aldnoah.Zero, and I wouldn't recommend it), so I am not the person to ask.
blissfulyoshi
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blissfulyoshi

Izect Ztenz wrote:

Seraph of the End, Hayate the combat butler, Aldnoah Zero (+ 2nd season), Tokyo Ghoul, Girls und Panzer

Which one is the best?
Probably better to post in the anime suggestion thread (t/90118) and not the manga suggestion thread if you wanted answers about anime.

As to answer your question, you probably better give a criteria as to say what is the best for you because the genre of those series vary greatly.
Green Platinum
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Green Platinum

blissfulyoshi wrote:

Izect Ztenz wrote:

Seraph of the End, Hayate the combat butler, Aldnoah Zero (+ 2nd season), Tokyo Ghoul, Girls und Panzer

Which one is the best?
Probably better to post in the anime suggestion thread (t/90118) and not the manga suggestion thread if you wanted answers about anime.

As to answer your question, you probably better give a criteria as to say what is the best for you because the genre of those series vary greatly.
I was wondering if Aldnoah and GuP even had manga. Never seen them around.
blissfulyoshi
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blissfulyoshi

Green Platinum wrote:

I was wondering if Aldnoah and GuP even had manga. Never seen them around.
I was wondering too, so I looked it up

Aldnoah: (there is a link to sequals and spinoffs too, but none are scanlated)
https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=113037

GuP: (has a lot of spinoffs)
https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=78531
Green Platinum
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Green Platinum
Not surprised about GuP. Aldnoah struck me as more a shitty LN kinda story.
Ender Lain
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Ender Lain

blissfulyoshi wrote:

Izect Ztenz wrote:

Seraph of the End, Hayate the combat butler, Aldnoah Zero (+ 2nd season), Tokyo Ghoul, Girls und Panzer

Which one is the best?
Probably better to post in the anime suggestion thread (t/90118) and not the manga suggestion thread if you wanted answers about anime.

As to answer your question, you probably better give a criteria as to say what is the best for you because the genre of those series vary greatly.
"Anime Suggestion Thread"


*also i wanna bought Girls und Panzer and AZ Second Season too...


blissfulyoshi
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blissfulyoshi

Izect Ztenz wrote:

"Anime Suggestion Thread"
Sorry about that, my mistake. I haven't read the manga form of all of these.

Personally, I would suggest reading the original source material for anything because any other adaptation is usually just a retelling using what they know from a different source. With that said, here is the list of their original forms:
Seraph of the End - manga
Hayate the Combat Butler - manga
Aldnoah Zero - anime
Tokyo Ghoul - manga
Girls und Panzer - anime

So for Aldnoah Zero and Girls und Panzer, I suggest you should watch the anime for full enjoyment. As for the rest, depends on your taste. Seraph of the End takes a while to develop to something decent. Hayate is great comedy, but it does get a little repetitive toward the end and it helps a lot to know the references as they aired. Tokyo Ghoul, well I never read it.
Green Platinum
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Green Platinum
Seraph gets good? ... NANI?
blissfulyoshi
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blissfulyoshi

Green Platinum wrote:

Seraph gets good? ... NANI?
I personally thinks it gets better, but I do agree that it is not the author's best work.
CringyWeabo
16 posts
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CringyWeabo
Now i dont acctualy read manga but i wana get in to it...
so since i cant say what i normally read since i dont.
Whats a manga that i can start with?
Husa
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Husa
idk but this is really good everyone, https://myanimelist.net/manga/107138/Te ... Care_of_Me >///<
zetsuchanyami
26 posts
Joined July 2017
zetsuchanyami
I really liked The Promised Neverland, it's a great manga.
Otakutims
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Otakutims
I actually bought the manga called "Kodomo no Jikan(こどものじかん)" or in English Children's Hour. I did not finish the manga because there were only vol 1-6 available hard copy in my local book store. Even though I only read vol 1-6, I think Children's Hour is a great manga in terms of story.

(spoiler alert)
Children's Hour is about a teacher named Daisuke Aoki. He is a 23 years old teacher, who teaches grade–schoolers. Throughout his days, he always end up in a embarrassing(?) situation with rin, who is one of the student of Aoki. Those embarrassing situation includes kissing and some skinships (スキンシップ), which means "non-sexual touching between very close platonic friends" according to urban dictionary. Eventually, Aoki finds out why she act this way and soon he started to care about her and almost love her....

I know some people are disgust about how Kodomo no Jikan, the author, draw a lewd loli. One might even say it is straight up lolicon doujinshi(同人誌), but I still respect him because the visual and the entertainment (° ͜ʖ°). Plus, I personally like lolis because of their cuteness😏😏😏. I rate this manga 8/10 and I would recommend this to loli lovers :D
Caput Mortuum
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Caput Mortuum
hey please post here guys me need some fresh mango during this pandemic

also some manga review from me:
Raw Hero. It's from the same guy who made Prison School. In short, it's a story about a poor man with 2 young siblings trying to find work, and due to some circumstances, became a spy to infiltrate a villain organization. As you would expect from the author, it's really ecchi heavy and is probably borderline hentai.

It's a pretty funny manga if I say so, but god I hate the love triangle trope that's going on right now and I hope it ends soon. I just hope the author doesn't kill it like he did with Prison School.

All in all, I recommend to give it a go if you like Prison School.
Asphiee
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Asphiee
Oversimplifying review

Berserk - epic plot (waaay better than anime)
Psyren - anime adaptation material (i've read darwin's game before it got an anime, it was decent enough to keep me reading but not good really)
GTO series - want some comedy and feels, read this then (way better then anime)
Ajin - some parts arent in anime, as usual for an adaptation
Citrus - for yuri lover
Solo Leveling - want an overpowered main character without no clear conflict (self vs self , self vs people shit) then read this, recommended for those who doesnt love plots (its manwha)
One punch man - unlike solo leveling, the main character has conflict which is getting recognition he deserves
YuriCam: Yurika no Campus Life - if you just want a pure yuri plot every chapter then just have fun reading this
Beelzebub - just read this, really
Liar Game - r.i.p
Philosophia - yuri <3

i know this isnt helpful, but who cares...
nahumGTM
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nahumGTM
Ola o///o
Captainkonata
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Captainkonata
hewo :3
MangaGrumpy
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MangaGrumpy
The Splatoon manga is really good I guess
TheAngryNerd101
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TheAngryNerd101
Kengan Ashura is a really fun one. Quite similar to Baki with the whole underground fighting thing, plenty of badass characters with cool fighting styles and abilities along with some really great action scenes and choreography. Great art as well. Sad how the anime skipped a bunch of fights and was done in mediocre 3D CG.
npc_BeaniCraft
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npc_BeaniCraft
it's probably been said a billion times before. but noragami!
Stomiks
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Stomiks
Bloom into you just read it it's fucking great
DM FOR MUTUAL
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DM FOR MUTUAL

Stomiks wrote:

Bloom into you just read it it's fucking great
I wholly vouch for this.
Vickywar
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Vickywar

yoony1 wrote:

Stomiks wrote:

Bloom into you just read it it's fucking great
I wholly vouch for this.
Same here really good manga!!!
Aireunaeus
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Aireunaeus
i'd suggest you guys read Evangelion. It's better than the manga
Stomiks
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Stomiks
You talking about the original drafts lmao
Aireunaeus
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Aireunaeus

Stomiks wrote:

You talking about the original drafts lmao
huh no way theyre drafts 😯
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Stomiks
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Stomiks

Aireunaeus wrote:

Stomiks wrote:

You talking about the original drafts lmao
huh no way theyre drafts 😯
No I was talking about how you said that the manga was better when you already said to read evangelion. So I was thinking if your referring to the original drafts of the manga.
Aireunaeus
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Aireunaeus

Stomiks wrote:

Aireunaeus wrote:

Stomiks wrote:

You talking about the original drafts lmao
huh no way theyre drafts 😯
No I was talking about how you said that the manga was better when you already said to read evangelion. So I was thinking if your referring to the original drafts of the manga.
no way i said manga. I meant better than the anime lmao
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anaxii
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anaxii
Btw this is not a suggestion but I just finished reading Metamorphosis... and I don't recommend it to anyone.
DO NOT READ THIS.
Reyalp51
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I AM VERY SMART wrote:

Btw this is not a suggestion but I just finished reading Metamorphosis... and I don't recommend it to anyone.
DO NOT READ THIS.
how old were you again lmao
Stomiks
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Stomiks

Reyalp51 wrote:

I AM VERY SMART wrote:

Btw this is not a suggestion but I just finished reading Metamorphosis... and I don't recommend it to anyone.
DO NOT READ THIS.
how old were you again lmao
This kid is not above 15
Reyalp51
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Reyalp51

Stomiks wrote:

Reyalp51 wrote:

I AM VERY SMART wrote:

Btw this is not a suggestion but I just finished reading Metamorphosis... and I don't recommend it to anyone.
DO NOT READ THIS.
how old were you again lmao
This kid is not above 15
well tbh when i was a kid my sis show me a video of a guy trapped in an elevator that ate his own shit so he is probably fine
Stomiks
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Stomiks

Reyalp51 wrote:

Stomiks wrote:

Reyalp51 wrote:

I AM VERY SMART wrote:

Btw this is not a suggestion but I just finished reading Metamorphosis... and I don't recommend it to anyone.
DO NOT READ THIS.
how old were you again lmao
This kid is not above 15
well tbh when i was a kid my sis show me a video of a guy trapped in an elevator that ate his own shit so he is probably fine
Different strokes for different folks I guess
Isatuyu
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Isatuyu
"I Am a Hero" by Hanazawa Kengo. Although I'm not really recommend it for everyone (because the seinen demographic and a "questionable" ending to "some") it was a trip for me. A really good trip. Especially if you into the apocalyptic and philosophical setting
anaxii
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anaxii

Stomiks wrote:

Reyalp51 wrote:

I AM VERY SMART wrote:

Btw this is not a suggestion but I just finished reading Metamorphosis... and I don't recommend it to anyone.
DO NOT READ THIS.
how old were you again lmao
This kid is not above 15
Wrong
DM FOR MUTUAL
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DM FOR MUTUAL
Just finished reading Lucifer and the Biscuit Hammer. Pretty fun, check it out.

The following is a vague review type thing with some of my thoughts and some things you might want to know before jumping in. There won't be any spoilers, but don't read the contents of this box if you want to go in completely blind.
I guess I'd say it's a shounen battle manga from 2005 with a focus on (non-conflict) character drama with a tight-knit, interesting plot. It's also fully completed.

I don't know how to explain it better but it has an indie game feel to it, like if a frontline, long-running popular series are triple A games, then this could be described as an indie game. It's fairly succinct with a very clear vision, and also a bit rough around the edges in a way that you might say is charming.

I think a lot of the "rough around the edges" feel comes from the fact that this has a mid 2000s shounen aesthetic, with art, humour, tropes and I guess "wacky, light-hearted vibes" from that era which does definitely comes off as dated. I do personally enjoy this aesthetic though because it's pretty uniquely wacky compared to modern stuff.

I especially enjoyed the plot and how tight it was, there were quite a lot of small details that would come back later in the story, it didn't feel like anything was wasted. It's pretty clear that everything was planned out pretty meticulously before the author started writing, and even though the execution from the planning to the actual manga may not have been perfect, it was still pretty cool.

If it didn't really for me, I can see how some people might find this story or at least parts of this story very personally touching because of what it's about.

Some other things you might wanna know before starting:

- If you do decide to read this in an unofficial manner, note that the unofficial English translation of volume 4 available online is kinda questionable, so just steel yourself for that. Otherwise it's pretty decent.

- There's some pretty uncouth humour with panty shots (of a high-school girl) and stuff, which I feel ties into that mid-2000s aesthetic I talked about before. It's mostly just humour and isn't a focus for the vast majority of the manga, but if it's something that's a massive turn-off then maybe avoid this. (Also don't start to read this if you're in public like I did)

- You might recognise this because it had a recent-ish anime adaptation which is currently sitting at 5.64 stars on MAL. Dunno what's up with that, the manga itself is rated way higher. I guess the anime adaptation was just uniquely horrible or something, so don't let that deter you from reading the manga.

I enjoyed doing this so I think I'll do another one of these if I find a noteworthy manga that might be underlooked or not well known.
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hipster
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READ COROIKA NOW !!!
anaxii
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fruitsycat wrote:

READ COROIKA NOW !!!
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aloxox
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Gachiakuta

Awesome art and interesting story imo. Love it!
anaxii
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I'm currently reading Goodnight Punpun (I'm in chapter 15)... Who are raising these kids??
Patatitta
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I AM VERY SMART wrote:

I'm currently reading Goodnight Punpun (I'm in chapter 15)... Who are raising these kids??
you should probably finish it before suggesting it
anaxii
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Patatitta wrote:

I AM VERY SMART wrote:

I'm currently reading Goodnight Punpun (I'm in chapter 15)... Who are raising these kids??
you should probably finish it before suggesting it
I have no idea if I should recommend this since I have mixed feelings, but it's actually intriguing to read

I just finished chapter 50 so I'm far from being done with it, but the relationship between Punpun and Aiko is so well done that I just can't stop reading it despite the visuals. It's 100% obvious that Punpun is not really in love with Midori even though they're together. There are so many elements in the story to take into account!

I'll come back when I've finished the manga
CLICKMACHINE
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Some manga suggestions you probably haven't heard of. (Ratings are my personal opinion)

1. Hoankan Evans no Uso: Dead or Love - (7.7/10) | Comedy, Romance,
2. Meiten Restaurant - (7.5/10) | Gourmet, Supernatural, Comedy
3. City - (8/10) | Gag Comedy, Slice of life
4. Youchien Wars - (7.8/10) | Action, Comedy, Romance
5. No Home - (8.8/10) | Slice of life
6. *Bocchi Kaibutsu to Moumoku Shoujo - (8/10) | Fantasy, Yuri
7. *Nega-kun to Posi-chan - (8/10) | Comedy, Romance
8. Boku no suki no hito ga suki no hito - (7.8/10) | Comedy, Romance
9. The holy grail of Eris - (7.4/10) | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Supernatural
10. Love Bullet - (8/10) | Yuri, Action, Drama, Supernatural

6* - It states there's only 4 chapters, yet i found about 50.
7* - Read the English translation. That hits harder than my unc's pickup
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Patatitta
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Out of those i've read city no home, and bocchi kaibutsu , city and bocchi I think are good, I don't really recommend no home tho, it's extremely long and it never really goes anywhere, art is pretty mid too, I don't think it has much staying power besides reading every chapter when it releases and being part of the fandom

edit: apparently it finished, so yeah, idk if it's worth reading now at all
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CLICKMACHINE
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Patatitta wrote:

I don't really recommend no home tho, it's extremely long and it never really goes anywhere, art is pretty mid too, I don't think it has much staying power besides reading every chapter when it releases and being part of the fandom
You got a point. But the shining point for me was the character dynamics between the 2 MCs and how they deal with their problems. That was pretty fun to read but later on, it kinda dies out.

Side note: No Home and City are getting adapted. City is being adapted by kyoani so my expectations are as high as nichijou
Rikoule
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What do you think of Goodbye Eri guys ?
Patatitta
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Rikoule wrote:

What do you think of Goodbye Eri guys ?
personally I didn't like it very much, but given it's a oneshot you can just read it by yourself in like 10 minutes
CLICKMACHINE
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Chi no wadachi

I read this a while ago and by god this is the good stuff. I still remember that one chapter, the mother was genuinely terrifying.
Patatitta
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CLICKMACHINE wrote:

Chi no wadachi

I read this a while ago and by god this is the good stuff. I still remember that one chapter, the mother was genuinely terrifying.
tbh I don't know what oen cahpter you're refeering to but yeah that manga was great, my favourite from that mangaka
CLICKMACHINE
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CLICKMACHINE

Patatitta wrote:

CLICKMACHINE wrote:

Chi no wadachi

I read this a while ago and by god this is the good stuff. I still remember that one chapter, the mother was genuinely terrifying.
tbh I don't know what oen cahpter you're refeering to but yeah that manga was great, my favourite from that mangaka
Gah I searched for the chapter but I couldn't find it.

It's that scene when the police take Seiichi to the cliff to re-enact the murder. Then when he turns around he hallucinates his mother.

The main thing I loved about this is, it was all art and few words. Felt like a movie halfway through honestly.
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strange tales of kisaragi

cause i love x0o0x_ so much
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