Shibou to Iu Na no Fuku wo Kite
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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.

Please do check out Part 2 if you want more! https://myanimelist.net/stacks/14189

(Ignore my ratings, you should dictate the enjoyment yourself)

What definitely makes manga great would be that it goes over a broad range of themes/topics. Manga isn't afraid of addressing taboo topics, nor does it avoid concepts that most other entertainment mediums WOULDN'T DARE to touch. They also provide an imaginative exploration of how the Japanese perceive these topics. We rarely get cultural perspectives on certain topics.
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Includes topics that are rare in animanga compared to other mediums.

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"

manga exploring issues or topics that aren't discussed often enough.

'taboo' topics = actual taboo topics + subjects that aren't really talked about

Characters who are overweight, are seen as fat, or are very plump.

Anime Planet Tag: https://www.anime-planet.com/characters/tags/overweight

Manga Update Tag: https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?category=Fat%20Female%20Lead ; https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?category=Fat+Male+Lead


NOT LISTED ON MAL
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A Pudgy Girl's Love [Satomi] *
https://www.mangaupdates.com/series/z7goj1c/a-pudgy-girl-s-love

Borrowed Beauty [Elise]
https://www.anime-planet.com/manga/borrowed-beauty

Childhood Friend [Shouta] *
https://www.mangaupdates.com/series/yc1ytgl/childhood-friend-jiro-rin

His Highness, Don't Leave! I Will Lose Weight for You! [Han Fei]
https://www.mangaupdates.com/series/lwqxryi/his-highness-don-t-leave-i-will-lose-weight-for-you

Koi no Kiseki [Taeko]
https://www.mangaupdates.com/series/kcngpza/koi-no-kiseki

My Chubby Princess [Mu Wushuang]
https://www.mangaupdates.com/series/yxevrcd/my-chubby-princess

My Pudgy Coworker Is a Snack [Fukuyama] *
https://www.mangaupdates.com/series/ktg2gqu/manmaru-douki-ni-kuwaretai

Out-Girl's Proposal
https://www.mangaupdates.com/series/x3xyxgm/out-girl-s-proposal

Tell Me It's Real [Paul AUSTER]
https://www.mangaupdates.com/series/28cln1j/tell-me-it-s-real

-----------OVER 50 MANGA-----------
Eyeshield 21 -- [Ryokan KURITA]
Tejina-senpai -- [Masashi]
Steins;Gate -- [Itaru HASHIDA]

shoujo and josei manga that started publishing in the 1990s

The girls aren't alright
link to the the anime version of this list- https://myanimelist.net/stacks/21856

Here are all the josei manga I think one should read in order to cover all bases. I organized this list by general theme, with publishing series at the bottom.

We start off with the classic slice of life and coming of age stories, then to a couple of autobiographical manga, then to the dark and realistic drama stories, then to action and horror stories, then to mystery stories, then to the rom-coms, then to the more light-hearted slice of life stories, and lastly to the important ongoing series.

I'm currently using this list too, despite me being the one who created it!

Mangá² podcast recommendations (#208-#268)

“We need the books that affect us like a disaster, that grieve us deeply, like the death of someone we loved more than ourselves, like being banished into forests far from everyone, like a suicide. A book must be the axe for the frozen sea inside us.”
- Kafka

Being one of my favorite classic writter, Kafka is also well know in the world for his enormous impact on the culture (not only in the litterature tho)

As said in the quote, Kafka thought that we need books that ''affect us like a disaster". Here is my list of manga that effected me a lot. Short list for now but I'm constantly trying to read this kind of stories so there will be updates.

Of course, big Trigger Warning, most of the folliwing stories aren't very pleasant to read, you may have trouble while reading them, depend on your sensibility and your traumas.

Manga against the patriarchy.

Derived from several Chatty AF podcasts.

See the website for their pros and cons per title:
https://www.animefeminist.com/podcast-chatty-af-65-shoujo-manga-part-2/
https://www.animefeminist.com/podcast-chatty-af-72-bl-manga/
https://www.animefeminist.com/podcast-chatty-af-74-manga-variety-hour-the-monster-mash/
https://www.animefeminist.com/podcast-chatty-af-97-manga-variety-hour-one-shot-wonders/
https://www.animefeminist.com/chatty-af-113-manga-variety-hour-tragedy-tomorrow-comedy-tonight/
https://www.animefeminist.com/chatty-af-117-shonen-jump-manga/
https://www.animefeminist.com/chatty-af-134-yuri-manga-variety-hour/
https://www.animefeminist.com/chatty-af-174-sex-ed-120-part-1/
https://www.animefeminist.com/chatty-af-181-ace-aro-representation-in-anime-and-manga-part-1/
https://www.animefeminist.com/chatty-af-182-ace-aro-representation-in-anime-and-manga-part-2/

See also:
Anime Recs
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/17514
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/17515
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/18757
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/18755
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/18995
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/18999
Other Manga Recs
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/17520
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/28358
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/28535
Chatty AF
Anime
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/22027
Manga
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/25862
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/25883
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/26994
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/27949

manga featuring characters with an eating disorder.

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

This is the third part of the One Volume Manga you can read for your reading challenge.
In Germany, there is a saying, which means that short things are the best.
If you made it so far, you must like short manga just as much as I do.
I try to collect as many manga as possible that are only one volume long.
Please check the genres before reading!

- Note: I haven't read every single one of them. It's a small collection for those who love short manga.
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Part 02: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/31188
Part 04: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/32193

If you made it so far, you must like short manga just as much as I do.
I try to collect as many manga as possible that are only one volume long.
Please check the genres before reading!

- Note: I haven't read every single one of them. It's a small collection for those who love short manga.
-Note 2: I might add an entry twice. I try my best to add only entries I haven't addyet.
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Part 03: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/32192
Part 05: [SOON]

Deep in the darkness of the mind