Ori no Naka no Soloist
Soloist in a Cage

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These are series you can read all within 3 volumes! All genres/demographics!
None of these series are OOP (out of print) and can be easily purchased at a local bookstore.

• Omnibus releases are not considered one volume and are instead counted by tankoubon release.
(VIZ MEDIA released Tomie in a single hardcover book; Japanese release has 3 volumes).
• Sequels or spinoff series are not included.

always open to more suggestions to fill this stack up!

- Weebookey <3

Part 2: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/6277
My Favourite One-Shots: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/5034

I've been asked pretty frequently to recommend something, so I've created this stack.
This is my personal opinion on what's "a hidden gem". I think some of these considered "mildly" popular? If you read a lot of manga, you probably know some of these. I hope you do, haha.

Everything here I've either read or reading atm. None of those have an anime adapatation (OVAs and live-actions don't count).

Series with a prison setting/theme, either institutional jails or informal, DIY prisons.

thanks to tzippurah and alpacaqn for suggestions

I tried putting the ones that you can try finish in a sitting.

Psychological Manga Collection Part (1)

https://myanimelist.net/stacks/7732

don't expect (all) of them to blow your mind, make you rethink your whole life, or anything like that; some may just make you go "oh, i haven't thought about it that way before!" it's just as simple as that.

also, not necessarily every chapter of each manga was something to meditate on. so don't expect about that either.

also!! "thought-provoking" does not necessarily equal "philosophy".

also, (ah, i'm getting tired of this word), all of those manga have under 15k members, hence why i call them "hidden gems"

sequels are not included.

Honorable mentions that aren't on MAL:
- Bibliomania, by Obaru & Macchiro
- Service Area, by Inio Asano

if she likes this, RUN

Short manga that pack quite a punch. All are under 8 volumes.

These are the manga with the best art I have seen.

Manga with protagonists or deuteragonists who are girlbosses in one way or another. Essentially just female leads I find cool!

Credits: https://animecollective.com/best-manga-2023/

Gathering all the finished manga (in English) that you can read in its entirety on the manga plus app. Going to be reading through all of them over time.

[Note: I think this list is complete, if I missed anything please tell me]

Denpa, drug abuse, psychological abuse, schizophrenia, depression, loneliness, anxiety, suicidal, manipulative characters, all kinds of mental issues and problems. You find them here
can consist a little bit of romance, horror, mystery, and thriller

ASANO INIO, OSHIMI SHUUZUO, SUGARU MIAKI...
Excluded, if you don't know them, go read them ffs why are you even here
focusing on "non-mainstream" mangas or mangakas

btw loving a depressed mc doesn't make you one

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/