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A selection of manga with cats and kittens in it.

Good & cozy vibes reign! Combined with optimism.
If there are emotional moments (in some of them, not all), then they are balanced well enough with empathy not to be depressing.
Haven't read that many yet so this will surely be edited later on.

Part 1 - https://myanimelist.net/stacks/6823
Part 3 - https://myanimelist.net/stacks/7371
Part 4 - https://myanimelist.net/stacks/9506

Part 5 - https://myanimelist.net/stacks/9550


Free on Book Walker - https://myanimelist.net/stacks/9163
Manga on Comixology Unlimited - https://myanimelist.net/stacks/9505

Manga originally released in full-color (as opposed to the standard black and white).

Part 2: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/8171

Every manga covered by the Mangasplaining podcast in Season 3. Episode 68 covered Massive: The Gay Manga Anthology, a collection of one shots by various authors.

Manga series that, according to TV Tropes, need more love.

Includes titles officially published in Ukraine.

Part 2 - https://myanimelist.net/stacks/49224

A bunch that (hopefully) might be to your liking!

For all the parents and other older relatives, librarians, and teachers out there, here is a list of manga that are appropriate for everyone of all ages and could make for a lovely spot on any and all kinds of bookshelves.


WORK IN PROGRESS: I will add descriptions and maybe add more later.
Give me a break, it's 3 am here rn lol


Manga has always been popular with kids, and those in the West who visit their local library may notice that kids tend to gravitate to the graphic novel sections, sometimes just for these Japanese comics! Many of the most famous, popular, and beloved manga may be serialized in magazines aimed at children in Japan, but may surprise those in the West with how violent/fanservice-y/not-exactly-child-friendly they may be to Western sensibilities. Because of this, it can be awkward and/or uncomfortable to share with younger family members, and had any parent glimpsed the wrong manga they might unfortunately ban their child from manga entirely!
So this stack is for those who don't want to go on the wrong step, and want to introduce manga to anyone younger or let them start building a manga collection on reasonable terms. Or for those who want some generally lighter reads. Either approach is fine :P


Disclaimer: I try to put all kinds of series here, but I will admit that there may be a large bias for relatively older shoujo series... not necessarily because I think shoujo always deserves more love and far more credit than people give the demographic tag, but simply because much of it includes series I personally grew up reading. Though there are also nostalgic picks that aren't shoujo in here too. Either way, sorry if I didn't put in any of your childhood favorites haha.


Recommended further research:
5 Manga Recommendations - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVumrw8hdow
Pokémon manga fun facts & recommendations - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qe0Xlu9Ta4


Check out my mahou shoujo stack! https://myanimelist.net/stacks/22572



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This stack contains licensed titles that have been OUT OF PRINT and series that apply will be indicated as such. This means it is near impossible to find these new without destroying your wallet, but there is still a chance in the ever-growing secondhand market! To find these older, hard-to-find series, I recommend the following sites:
https://www.abebooks.com/
https://www.alibris.com/
https://www.biblio.com/

BookFinder is also a huge help with searching for listings with bargain prices! To get the best results, look up the ISBN for English prints of series and copy-paste them into the search.
https://www.bookfinder.com/

A list of manga inspired by a tiktok fom @haroxharo

https://www.tiktok.com/@haroxharo
https://www.tiktok.com/@haroxharo/video/7239102842055757099

Seinen manga that can be enjoyed by underage (-18) readers.
Most of them are Comedy/Sports/SOL based.

=> Stack (1/2): https://myanimelist.net/stacks/2036

Same rules like the last three.

Part 1: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/24969
Part 2: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/25373
Part 3: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/31761

Manga (and some novels) with easy vocab, great for immersionists whose Japanese level is N4 or a little higher.

Sources:
- Natively (learnnatively.com)
- Japanese Media Recommendations spreadsheet (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1w42HEKEu2AzZg9K7PI0ma9ICmr2qYEKQ9IF4XxFSnQU)

Useful learning resources:

- TheMoeWay Guide (https://learnjapanese.moe/routine/)
- Cure Dolly Japanese grammar course (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLg9uYxuZf8x_A-vcqqyOFZu06WlhnypWj)
- Core 2.3k Anki Deck (url=https://anacreondjt.gitlab.io/docs/coredeck/)

Trial reedings for most of these manga available at the Japanese BookWalker.

This series of interest stacks is a list of mangas & light novels that have been or are being licensed and published in Argentina. This DOES NOT include imported physicals originally released in other territories. Manhwas are included, however, manga-like releases from outside Asia are not included. Manga missing in MAL will be noted in each stack's description.

The mangas are in alphabetical order according to the title they were published under in Argentina, and not according to their original title. Each modified title is noted under each manga. Most of these can be bought online, although there are discontinued manga which can no longer be found unless bought used.

These interest stacks will be updated regularly and should always be considered to be incomplete. Please, message me if there's any manga missing, and/or if any info is wrong or missing. Due to MAL's 50-items limit on interest stacks, the entire list spans multiple stacks.

Manga not on MAL:
- El amante (L'Amant) (Pop Fiction)
- El callejon (Ivrea)
- El chico y el perro (Distrito Manga)
- El doloroso amor de los muertos (Shibito no Koiwazurai) (Ivrea)

All the stacks:
#, A: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/42144
B: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/42676
C: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/42280
D: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/42710
E: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/42711
F: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/42712
G: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/42311
H: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/42713
I: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/42714
J: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/42716
K: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/42321
L: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/42765
M: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/42766
N: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/42347
O: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/42877
P, Q: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/42796
R: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/42797
S: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/42387
T: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/42452
U: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/43034
V: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/42800
W: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/42801
X, Y, Z: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/42802

Complete list of the book 501 mangas to read in Spanish

Manga of all genres filled with soothing and heartwarming stories. 𓇢𓆸 ⸙
These Manga focus on gentle moments and warm relationships, providing a peaceful escape and a sense of comfort.

i considered myself to be at an early-intermediate level in japanese studies--until i came to japan. though i suspected i would probably be have over-estimated my abilities, and i had heard plenty of common wisdom about how studying grammar and college-level japanese courses like the ones i had been in weren't ideal ways of actually learning japanese/languages in general. but i didn't truly realize just how little my study of intermediate grammar points would help me comprehend daily life in japan.

as many of the people reading a list like this will probably already know, linguists such as Stephen Krashen (pronounced: 言語学の神様) and Beniko Mason have insisted that SELF-SELECTED READING (or FREE VOLUNTARY READING) is key in the process of second-language aquisition. in (overly) simple terms, they believe that language acquisition begins with input (e.g. reading & listening), and that output, grammatical knowledge, and communicative competence come after an abundance of 'comprehensible' input. but as the qualifier 'free voluntary' suggests, Krashen, Mason and their cohort believe that input must be compelling to the learner--engaging and comprehensible (enough) to keep them interested and driven to keep going.

most of us language learners here on MAL probably have a lot in common when it comes to what we find to be 'compelling' input material/content. i honestly have my doubts about whether it is specifically reading that plays this massive role that Krashen and Mason suggest--i tend to work under the assumption that subtitled video, spotify's lyric function etc. have just as much to offer to language learners. im convinced that its most important that we find activities we enjoy and are likely to make routines of, and keep ideas like those of Krashen and Mason in the back of our minds as we choose from whatever activities our natural inclinations lead us toward. ergo: if you like reading hentai raw, in the name of haruhi-sama i implore you to read hentai raw!!

here are recommendations of manga i've found in raw form through one channel or another, which have seemed pretty easy to read, and which use furigana for almost every single kanji (at least, in whatever edition i happened to be reading--i think this sometimes varies with alternate editions of a series). this way you can immerse yourself in kanji without being bogged down in trying to guess the pronunciation of a word, and can instead read it and understand through context.

i'll order this by MAL popularity, for lack of a better idea.

as always, i would LOVE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THIS LIST! just dm me! and please take any and all information i share with an appropriate of salt--this is all more-or-less armchair linguistics/language learning, and i am by NO means fluent in japanese! lol.

also, while i won't put direct pirate links in the comments for each entry, feel free to message me if you want help procuring anything here, and i'll do my best!

OTHER RESOURCES:

for discovering content based on japanese language level:
https://learnnatively.com/

https://jpdb.io/prebuilt_decks


SOURCES & FURTHER READING:

https://www.sdkrashen.com/content/articles/pac5.pdf

https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/4C7ADDDF7F10A600160D0505D99D0E85/S2058631019000126a.pdf/free_voluntary_reading_and_comprehensible_input.pdf


( AJATT / all japanese all the time / language learning / japanese language / matt vs japan / polyglot / self-study / JLPT / steven krashen / anki / jpdb / immersion / self-selected reading / second-language acquisition / free voluntary reading / comprehensible input / nihongo / 日本語 / 勉強 / 自習 )

Manga in my plan-to-read chapters 200-299