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Critics & Connoisseurs was a club that was founded in 2008 and ended club activities on the 31st of 2022.

The goal of the club was to come up with a list of highly recommended quality shows and manga that are exemplary either within its genre or universally. A manga needed a 70% approval rate in our voting to get on the relation list. The following manga are all part of said list.
Do note that our club's main focus always was anime, our club's readership was relatively low which results in a lot of manga not being able to reach enough votes to get on the relation list despite having a 70% or higher approval rate.

You can see the club page here:
https://myanimelist.net/clubs.php?cid=2913

Anime Relation List Part 1: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/324
Anime Relation List Part 2: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/328

A list of manga with the most realistic artwork I can think of. Some titles have their own style added into the manga, this is totally fine - so cartoonish features and anatomically incorrect proportions are fine - so long as backgrounds or character art is high quality and reminiscent of realistic imagery/CGI then its eligible for this list.

- Weebookey

A collection of amazing 1 volume manga that can be read in under 1 hour, for anyone wanting a quick but fulfilling read.

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.

List of sleeves for "elitist". These manga have been considered as "deep" animations by various critics and analysts.

In this compilation there are manga with quite complicated stories that are not recommended for all audiences. As they are: cult manga, artistic, experimental, avant-garde, underrated, psychological, philosophical, unique or mind-blowing.

Psychological drama, occasionally known as dark drama or was related to psychodrama, is a sub-genre of drama that places emphasis on psychological elements. It often overlaps with other genres such as fantasy, black comedy, and science fiction, while the genre is closely related with the psychological horror and psychological thriller genres. Psychological dramas use these genres tropes to focus on the human condition and psychological effects, usually in a mature and serious tone.

Psychological drama explore thematic elements such as abandonment, coming-of-age problems, denialism, disability, distorted sequences, dysfunctional relationships, human sexuality, mental disorders, mood swings, odd behaviors, post-traumatic stress disorder, psychological abuse, psychedelic art, social issues, and other serious discussions that unlikely centers themes turn more focused on both issues of the character's life and reality.

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

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

Psychological Manga Collection Part (1)

https://myanimelist.net/stacks/7732

realism, magical realism, symbolism, pessimism, tragedy, acid humor, trauma

realismo, realismo mágico, simbolismo, pesimismo, tragedia, humor ácido, trauma

The list is in order of MAL score

all of them are under 16 chapters, and most are 1 volume long.

some contain guro, so check the description if you don't want to see that.

not all manga here are necessarily disturbing (or at least not as much as others), but are still dark/twisted. at the same time, some are disturbing/twisted, yet not necessarily (that) dark (take Kanojo wa Sore wo Gaman Dekinai, for example).

Manga that aren't on MAL:
- Bibliomania, by Obaru & Macchiro
- Goths Cage, by Yasushi Suzuki
- Yuugatou, by Arima Tomasu (one shot)

A collection of works that emphasize children's innocence, naivety and vulnerability exposed to the harsh reality they find themselves in. Tragedy does not limit itself to death, but extends toward theme of emotional abuse, exploitation, psychological trauma, environmental conditioning and whatnot.

Caveats:

• Some entries contain explicit materials, including gore and sexual content.
• Manga formats vary from one-shot, anthology, short and full-length series.
• If there are suggestions, I'll include it in regardless of not having read yet.

Must-read manga mostly demographed as Seinen but also contains other good mangas that are not published in any Seinen magazine but are definitely suited for an older/adult audience.

All these mangas are a good read in my opinion, ofcourse this includes ones that I consider top-tier and personal favorites but the others - if not amazing, are definitely worth reading at least once.

Part 2 : https://myanimelist.net/stacks/15200

When possible, I'll add chapter numbers where I remember those scenes.

Note: this is not really meant to lure lewd otaku. It's a way to warn readers that they may stump unpreparedly (like I did in some of them) on steamy and/or explicit (un)censored sex scenes.

Keep in mind that it most of the times isn't spectacular of any kind, hence as to why they don't have it listed.

(Also thanks to Miralix)

the other side of humanity

List of manga that licensed and published in Turkiye. With publishers, names and volume counts.
Part 1 https://myanimelist.net/stacks/17812
Part 3 https://myanimelist.net/stacks/18660

I only count the editorials that stills publishing to this day: IVREA, Panini Manga, Ovnipress, Kemuri, Utopia, Distrito Manga and Pop Fiction.

PART I: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/21070
PART II: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/21071
PART III: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/21075
PART IV: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/21100
PART V: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/21116
PART VI: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/21149
PART VII: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/21150
PART VIII: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/21152