What is the best manga you've ever read?

Nov 30, 2018 7:53 PM

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LiedElfen

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Fairy tail cause it's the longest i've read and i enjoyed it a lot.

Dec 4, 2018 12:07 PM

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LiedElfen said:
Fairy tail cause it's the longest i've read and i enjoyed it a lot.

Elfen lied is the best manga of all time and my favorite ever.

Dec 6, 2018 6:48 PM

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That's a tough one. My four favorites couldn't be more different from one another even if they tried. So I'mma just give my four favorites.

1. Girls Last Tour
2. Gakkou Gurashi
3. Yagate Kimi ni Naru
4. Nichijou

Girls Last Tour: I watched the anime and absolutely adored it. Though short on main cast, Chii and Yuu are two of the most lovable protagonists I've ever seen in a story. The atmosphere was amazing, the sound design was wonderful. So I immediately went to read the manga after finishing episode 12. Tsukumizu's art is so simple but so unique. Of course, Chii and Yuu are still awesome and the atmosphere is just as beautiful and mysterious as it is in the anime. The ending crushed my soul.

Gakkou Gurashi: I picked this one up on a whim. The anime was good, but it wasn't anything jaw-dropping. But damn do I love the manga. First of all, not only does the anime change a lot of the major story in the manga, it completely changes the mood as well. The art in the manga is amazing. Particularly when shit starts to get serious. The artist knows their way around shadows and framing. The stakes are so much higher, the characters are so much more interesting (even before they leave the school, where the anime ends.) It's much much more effective as a psychological thriller. And with the end of the story seemingly approaching, I find myself really scared for the fates of my precious babies. (It's not looking good.)

Yagate Kimi ni Naru: I was really excited to hear this was getting an anime. A lot of people were worried it might turn out like Citrus and... Well I didn't think Citrus was *that* bad, but yes, the manga is way way way better. That said, the anime for Bloom into You is treating its source material right and that makes me really happy. Yagate Kimi ni Naru is my favorite romance series. My favorite things about the series admittedly don't have much to do with the romance itself. I like how it explores shit like impostor syndrome and figuring out your sexuality. But yes, Yuu and Touko's relationship is really cute.

There's a lot of small stuff in this series I really like. Subtle characterization, the cute and gentle feeling art work, how genuinely likable the cast is. etc etc.

Nichijou: I can't say much other than it's really funny and I really like Keiichi's art style. Nichijou is hands down my favorite comedy anime, and I was more than happy to find the manga didn't disappoint. It'll forever pain me to know we won't be getting a season two of Nichijou. There was a lot of good stuff in the manga which hadn't been used in the anime. Including but not limited to a really awesome flash forward to all the characters living their lives as adults.

Dec 6, 2018 7:06 PM

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Shinah

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I really liked Gantz, it made me watch the anime and the movies
But Neon Genesis Evangelion is my absolute favorite

Dec 17, 2018 11:05 PM

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ahtung

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jojo's bizzare adventure

Dec 21, 2018 7:16 PM

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DarkInsomnia57

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Ranma 1/2

My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness is life-altering.

Dec 31, 2018 9:13 AM

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I haven't read very many manga (yet) but I'd say my favorite one so far that I am presently caught up on is Bloom Into You. Yotsuba to is also a really fun read though.

Dec 31, 2018 11:39 PM

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Rurouni Kenshin
One Piece
Fullmetal Alchemist
Houshin Engi
Dragon Quest Dai no Daibouken
Detective Conan
Kekkaishi
Tsubasa Resevoir Chronicles
InuYasha
Ushio To Tora

Not the best if you ask me, but they're definitely my favorites and what I consider the best that I've read.

Jan 1, 2019 11:39 AM

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Rayall

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Devilman and The World God Onlky Knows are two of my personal favorites.

Jan 2, 2019 12:57 AM

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Raebit

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7 seeds!
I like character development and its realistic

Still have more but cannot think of it rn

Jan 2, 2019 5:49 AM

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Berserk, by far. Especially in terms of storytelling and character growth.

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Jan 2, 2019 6:23 AM

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EllinorSwe

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a few of the best mangas i have read:
yona of the dawn
the world is still beautiful
Bloody mary
black butler

Jan 2, 2019 6:26 AM

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Rei_III

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Gundam The Origin. BUt it's cheating because the story went through two refinement processes before reaching this form.

About Gundam

Jan 2, 2019 6:52 AM

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narfwin

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Eh, I know it's kinda cliche to say Berserk, but its Berserk.

Jan 3, 2019 11:13 AM

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-Amon

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Dec 2018

Yakusoku no Neverland

Jan 4, 2019 3:34 AM

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AtelierMacCe

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I guess it's a tie between Konohana Kitan (a mixture of meaningful stories and comedy, with beautiful art) and KonoSuba (adventure comedy about a group of adventurers whose group chemistry is that they have none).

I know that KonoSuba is originally a light novel, but still.

Jan 4, 2019 7:41 PM

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Gexis

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Naoki Urasawa's "Monster" believe it or not.

Jan 6, 2019 3:03 AM

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Tennouji

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Nothing beats Tsukihime to me. I've been a longest fan.

Jan 6, 2019 3:25 AM

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NovaLord

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Its difficult to narrow its down to one so I'll just pick four but tbh tomorrow I would've probably picked four other manga so this isn't a definitive list.
Hunter X Hunter, 20th Century Boys, Shin Angyo Onshi and Fire Punch.

The controversial pick here is Fire Punch. I wouldn't say Fire Punch is at the same level as the other three from a writing perspective. A lot of people dislike it and its easy to see why. The reason I rate it so highly though is because of how much heart the manga has. The writing may not be the best and at times its plain silly but you can see how much emotion went into the manga. The raw feelings it evokes are like nothing else.
Don't want to spoil anything but I cried at the movie scene. It was done so beautifully that I felt I could feel what the characters where feeling. The silly childish parts where a welcome escape from how painful and depressing the manga was. Not many manga or any work of fiction are capable of invoking that emotional response from me. And for that I gotta give Fire Punch the credit it deserves.

Jan 6, 2019 3:50 PM

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kyro

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Yona of the dawn, picked up the first volume at random and it ha hold my whole heart since then it's still ongoing tho

Jan 6, 2019 7:58 PM

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I don't have a ''best'' per se because each manga I have in my favorites scratches an itch I have for certain genres well.

gun to my head though...............

Witchcraft Works

Jan 13, 2019 1:43 AM

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Mindtro

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Feb 2018

Vagabond by Takehiko Inoue

Jan 15, 2019 12:14 AM

#73

sogegesoge

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there's a lot of them, best classic story: slam dunk, eyeshield21, best of all time still one piece

Jan 15, 2019 3:52 AM

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FireHeart

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One Piece with Vagabond being a close second.

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