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A selection of titles from the gekiga scene, a short-lived yet influential artistic movement that flourished during the 1960s to the 1970s and maintains a prominent underground presence today. While mostly known as a pioneer of cinematic paneling and close attention to realism, it would be more accurate to consider gekiga as a counterculture. Surrealistic, autobiographical, and experimental works emerged as an alternative to the Tezuka school of aesthetics and paved the way for other artists to different modes of expression.

This is in NO WAY a comprehensive list and should be treated more as a starting point for diving into this movement. There are so many more important artists and titles in the scene that MAL unfortunately does not have entries for, and probably never will. Since I can't speak Japanese, there may also be some titles that I am unfamiliar with. The 50-title limit doesn't help either, but I hope this gets you started in this often-unexplored side of manga.

Note: Not all of these titles are available in English.
11/04/2022 Updated to include more underground artists.

If you enjoyed this interest stack and want to learn more about gekiga, feel free to check these other outlets:
The MAL Gekiga Club
Taniguchi Scanlations
Habanero Scans
Illuminati-Manga
Hox Scanlations
Stinky Scans
Ryan Holmberg's translations
Star Fruit Books
Glacier Bay Books
Koenji Shawn Reviews
The Comics Journal
Breakdown Press
Drawn and Quarterly
New York Review Comics
AX Volume 1: A Collection of Alternative Manga

- No stuff thats horror only because of gore or shock factor(So sorry to say but no devilman and TG)
- If Series has more than 1 entry Whether spinoff or sequel, I'll just list the first entry that has horror
- I will not be listing the junji ito one shot collection stories cause holy shit theres wayyyy too many of them and can prob be its own list
- Related to first point, No manga that revovles around Zombies/vampire(So no HoTD and Gakkou Gurashi)

Some are not for the faint-hearted.

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.

One manga per author.

Many stories, many art styles, many genres and demographics.

A list made for and from a manga lover, delve into the diverse and extensive world of manga

this list is growing as my readings, patience 🕴️

These lists don't just focus on whether or not a job is good, they focus on whether a job has value and is worth reading.

so there will be some that for a general public are very rare and others that can be very bad for you but I hope you can understand the value of each one 🕴️

obviously there is a standard, the idea is not to frustrate the reader or put worthless and boring stories

Finally, these lists are just a part of the vast and wonderful world that the Manga.

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.

Solid manga, my personal favorites

manga that are abstract and/or weird in terms of story and/or art. reminiscent of urban graffiti and scrawls of notebook sketches and diaries. list is merely just shower thoughts, there are lists better than this with more variety. for the dead minded.

SIGMA MALE AND FEMALE

There is no "scary" manga as such.
Here are collected genre horror manga recommended for reading.

Includes manhwa and light novel.

I plan on reading 100 manga in one month. Manga I will read are on this lists.
First try: part 1&2
Second try: part 3&4

Part 2: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/22728
Part 3: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/22729
Part 4: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/24269

A list of manga titles that I think are fucked up in some way, be it in the psychological sense or in matters of gore/violence. Each title has its own set of trigger warnings, I suggest looking them up on mangaupdates for more detailed tags.

The term "denpa" means electromagnetic wave and is used to refer to people whit strange beliefs or delusions. In manga, the denpa genre often includes motifs of technology, character's who are outsiders in mundane environments, and a surrealistic, but often dark, tone. Common themes include dissconecton from one's surroundings, anxiety, and paranoia. Many denpa stories fall into the horror genre, but a manga doesn't have to be scary or depressing to be denpa.
The denpa genre is very popular when it comes to visual novels, some notable ones being Saya No Uta, Wonderful Everyday, and YOU AND ME AND HER.
(More manga and LN's will be added soon! Feel free to send some rec's that you think could fit whit this list!)