Vote for the Hidden Gem of Manga - October 2023

Kumika no Mikaku [The Many Flavors of Kumika]
In an Earth that has opened its borders to a variety of aliens, Kumika is considered an oddity by her coworkers, being an alien that doesn’t eat or drink at all, instead sustaining herself solely on the air's nutrients. Due to this ability and her poverty-ridden past, Kumika regularly rejects after-work invitations to restaurants and bars, and seeks to spend her time on Earth solely to work—causing her coworkers to perceive her as a cold person.

However, Kumika finds that she is unable to keep up a work-only lifestyle, as she ends up collapsing at work from exhaustion one day. Noticing that she is malnourished, her coworker Chihiro serves Kumika her first meal ever: a bowl of hot udon. Instantly revitalizing her, Kumika awakens to the joys and pleasure that food has to offer, with a stomach that growls and craves for flavors and textures to explore—thus begins Kumika's journey to eat the various cuisines that Earth has to offer.

Ryuu to Yuusha to Haitatsunin
This series stands out in the fantasy genre in the way Spice and Wolf focuses on economics with some supernatural elements.

Instead of focusing on heroes defeating the Demon Lord, it focuses on the everyday lives of those who support society and take on thankless jobs - namely couriers.

We follow the half-elf Yoshida "the Short-Tempered" risking life and limb for her job as she navigates a bureaucratic fantasy world, that lampoons obscure medieval rules with dry wit and satire.

You might even come away thankful we do not live in such times anymore.

-User: @xxxATiON

Super-Conductive Brains
This manga presents different stories settled in a future world in which biomechanoids of any kind are created for every purpose.

All the stories, through different angles and in a somewhat bizzare fashion, explore the same theme:are they mere machines or do they dream of electric sheeps?