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Life

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Japanese: ライフ
English: Life
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Type: Manga
Volumes: 20
Chapters: 80
Status: Finished
Published: Apr 13, 2002 to Feb 13, 2009
Genres: Award Winning Award Winning, Drama Drama, Slice of Life Slice of Life
Themes: Psychological Psychological, School School
Demographic: Shoujo Shoujo
Serialization: Bessatsu Friend
Authors: Suenobu, Keiko (Story & Art)

Statistics

Score: 7.971 (scored by 62456,245 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: #8252
2 based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #1050
Members: 19,713
Favorites: 602

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Mangaby Extra97

Stories that evoke strong emotions and convey one/multiple "moral of the story".

Range from light-hearted cheerful slice-of-life to dark psychological tragedy.

Some are highly philosophical and can shift your perception of life, happiness, morality, humanity, etc.

50 Entries · Aug 20, 2023 5:13 AM

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Mangaby Deylin

For part 2 of this list
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/7687

29 Entries · Mar 26, 2024 1:29 AM

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Slice of life manga involving things like death, suicide, murder, depression, anxiety, paranoia, racism, survival, dark secrets(ex.cloning), loss/decline in/of civilisation etc.

I've included the fable and Kizudarake no Jinsei which aren't labelled as slice of life but they lie somewhere between gritty crime drama and a slice of life story.

50 Entries · Jan 5, 5:04 PM

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Mangaby MyAnimeList

The Kodansha Manga Award (講談社漫画賞, Kōdansha Manga Shō) is an annual award for serialized manga published in the previous year, the event is sponsored by the publisher Kodansha.

(Source: Wikipedia)

48 Entries · May 14, 2024 4:14 PM

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Mangaby daemon_n

50 Entries · Jan 4, 2023 6:26 AM

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Mangaby yoroshikus

manga featuring characters that engage in any form of self-harm.

if you know anymore series that fit into this category, please message me & i will add your contribution!

44 Entries · May 7, 10:45 PM

159

Mangaby diaaaa

mainly consist of shoujo, josei, and maybe seinen

36 Entries · Mar 20, 2024 12:16 AM

157

Mangaby bellabunbun

This list has manga that have self harm mentioned/shown quite frequently.
all forms of self harm not just cutting!!
PART TWO HERE: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/39098
NOT ON MAL
-Just Like This, Until the World Ends
-Yami Kawaii Menhera-Chan
-Ghost Eyes
-Hankon
-Wonder Egg priority (anime only)
-Yuuko's Gloomy Days
-Homesick
-For My Weirdo
-The Tainted Half
-Slow Damage

48 Entries · Apr 29, 5:23 PM

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Mangaby hachiloverr

possible spoilers!!

These manga include mature or controversial topics that are not suitable for children, such as teen pregnancy, Sexual Abuse, prostitution, Drug Use, or others.

cr: animeplanet.

50 Entries · Jun 9, 2022 12:55 AM

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I made this list because I'm tired of people generalizing shoujo and saying it's all romance, so here are some shoujo manga from varius genres (horror, psychological, action, drama, etc.) that are violent and dark! Check the trigger warnings for some of these.

50 Entries · Jun 10, 11:56 AM

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Mangaby Evilcat0310

Mangas that has a character who self harm by depression or suicidal mind.

11 Entries · May 9, 2022 4:43 AM

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Mangaby Dalek-kun

50 Entries · Mar 11, 5:05 PM

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Mangaby mermaidsugar

Whether it be beautiful, sad, cruel or happy, these titles follow a character across multiple years of their life, observing them being slowly shaped into... something.

This "something" can be a cruel end, a fiery goal achieved, a promise fulfilled, or a love finally found - a metamorphosis of a lifetime.

I tried to add as many different flavors of a "metamorphosis" as I could - from disturbing, to sweet, to heartbreaking, to inspiring and many more.

50 Entries · Feb 19, 2024 11:00 PM

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Mangaby Seniacchi

All of these have HEAVY topics and lots of trigger warnings.

In order from the ones with less members in MAL to the ones with more.

32 Entries · Nov 16, 2023 5:22 AM

84

Deep in the darkness of the mind

29 Entries · Nov 2, 2024 6:31 PM

82

Mangaby Seniacchi

Most of these just have the female gaze type of vibe you know. HEAVY TOPICS!!!

In order from the ones with less members in MAL to the ones with more.

24 Entries · Nov 5, 2023 12:54 PM

74

Mangaby kihel

Shojo & josei manga with thin romantic elements or no romantic elements

This may be a good choice for those who don't like the romantic elements of shojo manga…

50 Entries · Jul 23, 2023 9:13 AM

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Mangaby Sarita_Na

Not everyone likes these adaptations but the intention is either to please those of us who like to see these things or at least take these manga into account to expand the list.
Dramas, Kdramas....
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No a todos les gustan estas adaptaciones pero la intención es ya sea complacer a quienes nos gusta ver estas cosas o al menos tomar en cuenta estos mangas para ampliar la lista.

50 Entries · Oct 14, 2022 1:57 PM

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Mangaby fluffycow17

Cute characters must suffer.
A lot of these are the manga of anime that were in my anime stack. (I could be mistaken for some of them.) If you think I should add or remove a manga, send me a message, and I'll consider them. A short, non-spoiler reason why it's dark is appreciated.

19 Entries · Jun 30, 2024 7:16 PM

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Mangaby atsushinj

Shoujo manga that started within 1st January 2000 and 31st December 2009

50 Entries · Feb 17, 2024 12:16 AM

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