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Apr 25, 2013 5:29 PM
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As the title says, this is a good chance to popularize a manga that isn't read by many or is not popular enough.

Just started Reading Feng Shen JI, a fully colour manga that’s awesome so far
http://myanimelist.net/manga/43913/Feng_Shen_Ji


Ikigami, i need to get the other volumes =D
http://myanimelist.net/manga/8446/Ikigami

Kami-sama no Iutoori, which was a good manga and continuing in Kami-sama no Iutoori NI
http://myanimelist.net/manga/24561/Kami-sama_no_Iutoori

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Apr 25, 2013 6:36 PM
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Anything by Asano Inio or Satoshi Mizukami.
Apr 26, 2013 2:38 AM
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Mother Keeper

Awesome sci-fi series. I'm so mad that the group that was translating it feel apart after 36 chapters. There is now over 14 chapters that are left untranslated, and the series is still ongoing. I really want more people to read this series so some other group might pick it up.
Apr 26, 2013 2:45 AM
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http://myanimelist.net/manga.php?id=46716

^This. A new manga thought only have 5 chapter by now. The translator always late translating this.
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Apr 26, 2013 2:48 AM
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Anything by[...] Satoshi Mizukami.

I'm with you on that one my friend. Although Samidare has gradually gotten more members over the last 2 or so years.

Going by MAL stats, Jojo's Bizarre Adventure especially every part after part 3. You'd think the new anime would've pushed this a little, but no.
Apr 26, 2013 11:43 PM
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Uhhhh, I think Battle Angel Alita/GUNNM as well as Neon Genesis Evangelion qualify, though I'm not sure about their ratings :)
Apr 27, 2013 7:18 AM
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http://myanimelist.net/manga/17348/Wa!
Made by the mangaka of Mahoraba if I'm not mistaken. I find it pretty funny and with less than 800 users on MAL I think it classifies as underrated/unpopular.
Apr 28, 2013 12:08 PM
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Apr 29, 2013 2:27 AM
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Vitamin, cesare, mmmm im sure there re way more but these are just from the top of my head.
Apr 29, 2013 9:52 AM

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karate shoukoushi kohinata minoru... I think it should be above an 8 so it isn't terribly underrated but I think it's an awesome manga.
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Apr 30, 2013 10:19 AM

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Yankee-kun to Megane-chan! Kinda like sket dance. Didn't read sket dance yet but I heard its the same cause of the Student Council stuff and helping students out. Slight bit of romance and as funny as hell.
Apr 30, 2013 2:25 PM
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Semete, Ano Yuki no You ni
one-shot bittersweet doujin manga
must read manga
May 3, 2013 8:28 PM

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I would have to say Harukana Machi-E
I find it to be extremely underrated on MAL.
May 5, 2013 4:04 PM

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Major.

If it won't have at least 1k favs by the time the translation would completely finish, I'm going to kill someone.

Finally each day we'll get a new chapter if it keeps this way. So finishing it might just be a dream no longer.
May 5, 2013 5:08 PM
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Majin Tantei Nougami Neuro

Even though there has been an anime of it (which was pretty mediocre) and got some popularity, I still think it's way more underrated than it should be. I keep having urges from time to time to reread it and it's a pity more people don't read this even once T^T (though tbh, the first time I came across it yeaaaars ago, I thought I'd never read it because of the crappy art that I saw in the cover. Now it's one of my favorites .-.)
May 6, 2013 3:53 AM

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Definitely SWWEEET and it has only 1k members...
May 6, 2013 2:32 PM

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I'm not sure if it's underrated or unpopular, I'm too lazy to check, but everybody should read Onani Master Kurosawa.
May 6, 2013 5:07 PM

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http://myanimelist.net/manga/39659/Mahjong_Club , Has only been rated by 11 people.

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May 10, 2013 9:27 AM
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http://myanimelist.net/anime/12031/Kingdom the anime/manga "Kingdom" but the manga much much better & everything about the manga "perfect"
May 10, 2013 11:22 PM

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Shamo

Features more realistic portrayal of martial arts and one of the darker villain protagonists in seinen series

Gunka no Baltzar

a pseudo-historical manga set in a fictional world that resembles pre-Bismarck Germany. A really good manga if you like 19th century European warfare
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May 13, 2013 11:52 PM

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Red_Keys said:
I'm not sure if it's underrated or unpopular, I'm too lazy to check, but everybody should read Onani Master Kurosawa.
I agree, but it's not really underrated on this site at least.

Also would like to add Yasashii Sekai no Tsukurikata.
May 19, 2013 10:15 PM

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For apocalyptic survival-horror fans out there, definitely 7 Seeds.

There's also the gorgeous Ran to Haiiro no Sekai
May 20, 2013 5:42 AM

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Samurai Deeper Kyo or Angel Densetsu.
Most underrated manga's i've ever read. More people should check them out.
May 21, 2013 12:38 AM

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Yeah Kami-sama no iutoori Ni is a good one

I'll go with Denki gai Honya-san
I really like the humor also the setting for this manga and absolutely love the characters.

and Apocalypse no Toride too
May 21, 2013 1:13 AM

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Complexity said:


Also would like to add Yasashii Sekai no Tsukurikata.


+1000

Found this awhile back somehow. A hidden gem and I enjoy it a lot. It's a shame it takes awhile to get an update out though.
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May 22, 2013 1:53 AM

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There are many I could mention, but I'll try to be brief.

Again!!: it's simple yet very emotional and touching. The pace is slow, it makes you savour every moment... And the MC is great, very "human", a character lots of people can relate to.

Ookiku Furikabutte: well, I don't know why it's so unpopular, it's such a long running series... I didn't know a thing about baseball before I stumbled upon it (it's the king of minor sports in my country xD), but I really had no difficulties reading it. And it's very realistic, there are no "special powers" in it. It really makes me tremble to know what will happen next... and it has a really great cast of characters! The good thing is that -main characters aside- everyone has a really plain personality... but they're all so enjoyable!
... and basically everything I said for Oofuri goes for Haikyuu! too. Though Haikyuu!! is about volleyball.

Kimi To Boku: it's a really simple manga. Slice of life, nothing thrilling... But it's so lighthearted, so heartwarming, it makes my heart and my head flutter all over the place when I read it. Great cast of characters in here too.

And there are Honey and Clover and Sakamichi No Apollon too. I didn't expect them to have so few members. Two really great, great josei. Though Honey and Clover is really bittersweet... for me the ending was pretty much devastating. I'm desperately trying to find more manga like this two, but it's really difficult...
May 22, 2013 2:10 AM

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http://myanimelist.net/manga.php?id=1230 Tokyo Akazukin, fckd up manga but it's really good.

http://myanimelist.net/manga/14923/Ichiban_Ushiro_no_Daimaou Ichiban Ushiro no Daimaou. If you've seen the anime, then read the manga. The story is more "planned out" so to speak.
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May 22, 2013 3:27 AM

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Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou
http://myanimelist.net/manga.php?id=4

It's not really underrated but it's fairly unknown considering its quality. Quite possibly the best slice of life with mild drama ever created.
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Appel_stroop said:
Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou
http://myanimelist.net/manga.php?id=4

It's not really underrated but it's fairly unknown considering its quality. Quite possibly the best slice of lice with mild drama ever created.

Slice of lice sounds like a scary genre...
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Lol thanks for pointing that out.
May 27, 2013 11:53 PM

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the arms peddler and march story

Kiba no Tabishounin: The Arms Peddler is amazing

others include
tuxedo gin (a rom com series a lot like ranma 1/2)
happy happy clover (a childran series with cute animels running around kinda like hamtaro)
full metal panic sigma (full metal panic is a popular anime series but this manga is just mind blowing good)
May 29, 2013 12:07 PM

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Tetragrammation Labyrinth : Beautiful Drawing + Action/Horror/Gory Story + Moe.
Lost Paradise : Action + Shoujo Ai + Good Story.
Gyo : Horror + Survival + Junji Ito.
May 29, 2013 2:17 PM

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May 29, 2013 6:33 PM

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It might not be that unpopular, but I'd definitely say Legend of the Strongest Man Kurosawa (not to be confused with Onani Master). It's the only manga that made me laugh as well as shed a few man tears. One of a kind.
May 29, 2013 10:12 PM

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3nvy said:
I hated bastard and guyver, but that's just me.

What didn't you like about them?
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Guyver was exceptionally corny and I hated the art. I can't stand that stereotypical old school manga art. And the story was atrocious. Something bad happened and then one of the generic/awful characters was all like "GUYVEEEEEER" and then everything was solved.

Uh, it doesn't even remotely sound like you and I read the same manga....

I don't really remember bastard. It was a couple years ago that I tried it, I think. Like 3. I'll give it another shot.

Excellent. ^_^
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May 30, 2013 2:09 AM

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How does last order compare to the original? I wasn't huge on the original's ending. Also I didn't like the romance. Is that a bigger part of the plot in last order?

I think Last Order is great, but not as great as the original, there's something missing but I don't know what it is though.
I can see why not just you but why most people didn't like the original ending, not even the mangaka himself was pleased with the ending he created, it was rushed because of some personal issues, so he decided to start on Last order. The mangaka had already stated that Last order takes place in between two key points of volume 9 of the original where there is a long break, so I'm guessing the last few chapters/pages are somewhat non-canon.
And as for romance goes in Last order for me it's 50/50, but I'm leaning a little bit more towards that there is a bit more of romance.
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May 30, 2013 4:55 AM

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Tohru Fujisawa,the guy who made GTO,all of his work is pretty awesome.Rose hip rose,rose zero,Bad company ...
It's insane how awesome Fate/Zero is.
May 31, 2013 11:01 PM

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Onani Master Kurosawa.

Alot may be turned out by it's synopsis but it's definitley not what it sounds like as it a very good manga.
May 31, 2013 11:04 PM

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Onani Master Kurosawa.

Alot may be turned out by it's synopsis but it's definitley not what it sounds like as it a very good manga.

It's rated high and it's popular and recommended frequently in the rec's topics.
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Angel Densetsu, quite possibly the most hilarious, bizarre adventure of a naive, kind-hearted boy with a face looking like a demon entering a new school.
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Beast Master is OK; good and short.

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Angel Densetsu, quite possibly the most hilarious, bizarre adventure of a naive, kind-hearted boy with a face looking like a demon entering a new school.

Better than claymore imo. Funny as fuck. The art starts out shitty, but it gets so much better as it goes on. It gets repetitive for some people, but I loved the whole thing.


I've re-read it and I rearely re-read, especially long(ish) stuff.

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I never understood why not more people have read Samurai Deeper Kyo.

It's just like Bleach, in fact you could argue that Kubo has copied it, but SDK is more mature and have a pretty awesome story. Maybe not copied it, but it seems to be a huge inspiration.
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I never understood why not more people have read Samurai Deeper Kyo.

It's just like Bleach, in fact you could argue that Kubo has copied it, but SDK is more mature and have a pretty awesome story. Maybe not copied it, but it seems to be a huge inspiration.

Please don't compare something good like SDK to Blech of all things.

The two are very different mangas. The only similarity is that the characters in both use swords to fight.
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Speedhoven said:
I never understood why not more people have read Samurai Deeper Kyo.

It's just like Bleach, in fact you could argue that Kubo has copied it, but SDK is more mature and have a pretty awesome story. Maybe not copied it, but it seems to be a huge inspiration.

Please don't compare something good like SDK to Blech of all things.

The two are very different mangas. The only similarity is that the characters in both use swords to fight.

People with swords who wield great and diffrent kinds of power. Awesome fights, many strong characters filled in a comedy/shounen world. The mangas shares many similaritis.
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It's almost scary how underrated Toriko is. Just because there's like barely any female characters in it and it's about food shouldn't put you off. I really don't see how it isn't rated higher.
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It's almost scary how underrated Toriko is. Just because there's like barely any female characters in it and it's about food shouldn't put you off. I really don't see how it isn't rated higher.

I know, right?

Toriko's one of the best shounen mangas out there. Amazing creativity, incredible worldbuilding, and lots of adventure. It's also got some awesome fights and badassery. What's there for a shounen fan not to like?
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Toriko gets better as it goes on. It's like One Piece it needed time to open up.
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IO but I'm having a hard time finding it on this website!!! Like wth man I think it was a great manga extremely overlooked no overly drawn out plot or typical ridiculous copy paste characters. Though there is abit of a harem going o between Taiyo and the three sisters. I mention this to most people and no one knows what I'm talking about, its so underrated/unpopular its almost unknown lol. Also, I second whoever mentioned Onani master Kurosawa tthat's one of my favs.
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Speedhoven said:
Exaccus said:
Speedhoven said:
I never understood why not more people have read Samurai Deeper Kyo.

It's just like Bleach, in fact you could argue that Kubo has copied it, but SDK is more mature and have a pretty awesome story. Maybe not copied it, but it seems to be a huge inspiration.

Please don't compare something good like SDK to Blech of all things.

The two are very different mangas. The only similarity is that the characters in both use swords to fight.

People with swords who wield great and diffrent kinds of power. Awesome fights, many strong characters filled in a comedy/shounen world. The mangas shares many similaritis.

No they don't. The setting, plots, characters, artwork, superpowers, quality of writing, etc are all completely different.
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