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- No Fully Gag or iyashikei Manga, so No NNB, Barakamon or Aria
- I Will Allow Witch Watch and a few others Since there is dramatic scenes in them even if its sparse.
- There can be male protagonists in the series, but at least 75% of the manga has to revolve around the Female Lead.
- I Will also not include SOME harem/romance manga, but only some, a bit abitary but again dont wanna conflate the list
- I May count genderbent manga

At least one main female character is physically strong, preferably the protagonist.

Physical strength applies both to hand-to-hand combat and proficiency in wielding weaponry (marksmanship, swordsmanship, archery etc.) as well as ability and talent in a physical sport.

No magical/supernatural power allowed unless it enhances physical strength.


Part 1 is here: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/39375

Manga that either start off slow to build up world and characters and then goes full steam ahead with NO breaks or manga that start off very fast paced with occasional small (1-2 chapter) breaks. These manga may have a high amount of gore and sometimes even character deaths.

Example of first type: Dorohedoro

Example of second type: Dandadan

Will be edited along the way.

Manga that are underrated and/or underread. A lot of these are much better than they are credited for, some due to being uncomfortable. Or they might just not be that well known despite being absolutely amazing.

Arguably the most important aspect of the story is character writing and nothing beats characters that are carefree while at the same time written incredibly well. Extra points for stories that feature a very dangerous world that further enhances the way the characters act.

By “up their own ass”, I’m talking about those protagonists that go on and on about morals, justice blah blah blah. They usually give long lectures to the antagonists (and the reader) about being a good person or whatever. Many of them are VERY whiny, which is an extra minus. It makes them seem like they’re always on a moral high ground, thinking that they are better than everyone else. They are usually seen as “flawless”, it’s really sloppy. I’m not gonna give any examples of those (jk, Tanjiro is a perfect example of being up their own ass).

This list contains battle shonen that have refreshing protagonists that don’t constantly lecture others, enjoy.

Will keep updating.

A stack ordering the manga with the best cast of characters to worst in terms of writing and just likability. It’s all subjective but here’s what I think. Time to trigger half the community.

Will keep updating when I’ve finished more.