Kimi wa Nazotoki no Ma Chérie
My Dear Detective: Mitsuko's Case Files

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These manga feature girls and women in the Taishō period (1912-1926). The aesthetic is a mix of Western and Japanese as Japan rapidly modernizes.

These are manga about "maidens" so I will leave things like Golden Kamuy and Demon Slayer for another list, even though they are firmly set in the Taishō period.

With gratitude for contributions from kihel.

Ranges from professional detectives to cops to women or girls investigating more or less serious cases.

when you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth?

A list of manga about solving a big mystery, solving individual cases that are unrelated to each other or solving individual cases which are linked to solving a bigger mystery.

The mysteries solved are either a mystery to both the protagonist and the reader or just the protagonist with the reader knowing most of what's going on, it may also be a mystery to whoever is trying to solve the mystery which could be supporting characters or the protagonists antagonist.

Here are some seinen manga recommendations with good stories that are a gem!

Slice-of-life backed up with pleasing art and decent plot.

most have lgbt characters, some just have ~the vibes~

this list currently isn’t being updated since I don’t really use MAL anymore. might come back to it in the future though.

We asked passionate readers which manga you need to read now—and here are the results!

Finalists are listed in the following order: Main List, Unique Art/Story, Should Be Anime, Best for Beginners. Every title is officially available outside Japan in at least one language, with one or more volumes published in 2022.


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Little to no romance between them, and if there is it has prior friendship development beforehand

This list has good representations of women. (And we need more!)

Bonus: There's a healthy relationship when romance happens.

It is not registered in MAL, but I strongly recommend Another Typical Fantasy Romance.

An ever growing list of hits set in the early Showa Era. For convenience, I have put the division at 1945.

This stack is still under active construction and will be updated.

SFW Queer manga for the homies who need something to read in public :)

Some may be suggestive but not explicit

I can't promise these are all to everyone's taste or be something you can vibe too, I'm a-spec so take these as you will ¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯ also no promises that these are "safe" or "wholesome", It's fiction

nsfw ver - https://myanimelist.net/stacks/42367

Manga imo that has an optimistic, feel good vibe. Probably a lot of slice of life vibes. Feels genuine and kind to its characters. explores different types of people and is empathetic.

In my heart, I'd like to include Vinland Saga, but it struggles a bit. include that if you want since the author tries, but be warned (though, that's the same with mob psycho 100 having the occasional offensive gag).

series that focus on women in a positive context! ig you could say feminist. Definitely normal about women, no weird sexualization/male gaze, have different types of women, are sympathetic to them, might be autobiographical w a female author, etc., . If I had a daughter, i'd encourage them to read it, yadda yadda.

Maybes: Apothecary diaries, princess jellyfish, How Do We Relationship?, Doughnuts Under a Crescent Moon, Yume no Hashibashi, Ohana Holoholo, My Broken Mariko, Goodbye, My Rose Garden, In This Corner of the World, Paradise Kiss

Recommended Manga/Manhwa that hasn't been adapted yet into anime Part 7

Part 1:https://myanimelist.net/stacks/5329
Part 2:https://myanimelist.net/stacks/6746
Part 3:https://myanimelist.net/stacks/6748
Part 4:https://myanimelist.net/stacks/55028
Part 5:https://myanimelist.net/stacks/55029
Part 6:https://myanimelist.net/stacks/55030