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Dark fantasy series that have a "gritty" feel to them. No urban fantasy.

Ones that I think stand out among the rest and do something different. There are many supernatural mangas that I love, however, these are the ones that not only do I love, I consider them truly unique whether that be referring to the world setting, story concept, or characters.

The level of "darkness" for each series varies. But most of these are not your typical wholesome fantasy series.

Here are some seinen manga recommendations with good stories that are a gem!

mysterious, eerie, dark manga with fantasy and supernatural elements

We asked passionate readers which manga you need to read now—and here are the results!

Finalists are listed in the following order: Main List, Unique Art/Story, Should Be Anime, Best for Beginners. Every title is officially available outside Japan in at least one language, with one or more volumes published in 2022.


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mixed with some non-mystery or non-fantasy victorian era/gothic-style manga
funnily enough many of them have vampires

**disclaimer: i have not read everything in this stack, im kind of using it as a to-read list of sorts (apart from my favs that i've already read) and just sharing in case others have similar taste

Manga which

(1) give off the vibe of autumn, or

(2) associated with common themes:
- change, maturity, preservation
- harvest, abundance, ripeness
- decay, release, endings, death
- reconnection, admiration, contemplation, wealth
- supernatural, holiday, haunt, mystery, horror

fantasy manga I keep coming back to whenever I feel the need to escape mundane reality, it's comforting and captivating, including isekai

please check out part 2:
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/31576

Collecting interesting fantasy manga

Will update with new additions and/or dropped titles. Always looking for new recommendations!


The Fable: The Second Contact (finished)
Heart Gear (finished)
That's My Atypical Girl (finished)
Dr. Stone (finished)
Golden Kamuy (finished)
Insomniacs After School (finished)
Shimeji Simulation (finished)
Summertime Rendering (finished)
Colorless (finished)
Dungeon Meshi (finished)

Frieren (giving it another shot after liking the anime)

Hannari Girori no Yoriko-san (semi-dropped / can't find updates)
High Score Girl Dash (semi-dropped / can't find updates)

Manga recommendations given in the Anime Collective YouTube channel, I’ll only add titles mentioned in recommendation videos and in series review videos, so I will not be counting the ones mentioned in manga hauls or edition reviews(even if the latter also reviews the story)
Link to the channel https://www.youtube.com/c/AnimeCollective
Link to their website https://animecollective.com/

Interesting magic or power system

A list of manga I for sure want to finish and or catch up with before the end of the year.

A seinen manga means a comic published in a magazine targeted towards the adult male demographic in Japan.


A josei manga means a comic published in a magazine targeted towards the adult female demographic in Japan.

Manga of all genres including witches. 𓋼𓍊 𓆏 𓍊𓋼𓍊

A lot of these Manga revolve around friendships, magic and mysteries. (Also cats.)
Lots of cottagecore vibes.

Cool girlboss female leads who are mostly independent and can solve problems on their own.

Series that I personally think should get more recognition or a Higher Score.

Series that I don't see put in conversations that they deserve to be in such as Twin Star Exorcists being one of the best Shounen Manga ever

Series with mediocre anime adaptations that killed certain seires Spotlight