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These series are known for their deceptive usage of cute covers, characters, and designs.
Yet what awaits the reader is nothing like they thought....

- Weebookey

"Often considered to be untranslatable, mono no aware refers to the bittersweet realization of the ephemeral nature of all things. It is the awareness that everything in existence is temporary. The fleetingness of youth, the fading of romance, and the changing of seasons are not to be mourned, but cherished and appreciated in their impermanence, for that is where their beauty comes from." (Theculturetrip.com)

here we have more stories with animals (or magical creatures/robots) as companions.

manga with less than ten chapters - which are not oneshots

all manga listed are of various genres, please check genre/theme/demographic tags before reading :]

(i've only included ones i *personally* enjoyed + from my list)

if you have any recs , feel free to send them my way

happy reading 🫶

Manga that has been licensed in Perú. The stack is going to be updated as more licenses are released or some title is missing. This list is organized by publisher and the release of the license.

Do you want to read as many manga as possible?
Do you want to read manga of different genres?
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 also a personal reading list
Have you finished the first part? Here is the second part:
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/31188

a small collection of manga that really took me by surprise!! either they struck an emotional cord i didn't expect, were practically perfect to me, or i was just personally really vibing with it and think more people should read em. yeehaw.

updating as and when i find them !

a collection of manga themed around taking care of dogs! these dogs are pets, medical assistant animals, or mythical hounds, but all very loved by their owners! :)

please see my other stack for cat lovers!

Not on MAL:
Ane no Inu by Kamiyama Hasamu
'A schoolgirl takes care of her sister's dog.'

"Memories are like stones, time and distance erode them like acid."

Saudade is an emotional state of melancholic or profoundly nostalgic longing for a beloved yet absent something or someone. It derives from the Latin word for solitude. It is often associated with a repressed understanding that one might never encounter the object of longing ever again. It is a recollection of feelings, experiences, places, or events, often elusive, that cause a sense of separation from the exciting, pleasant, or joyous sensations they once caused.

A stronger form of saudade may be felt towards people and things whose whereabouts are unknown, such as old ways and sayings; a lost lover who is sadly missed; a faraway place where one was raised; loved ones who have died; feelings and stimuli one used to have; and the faded, yet golden memories of youth. Although it relates to feelings of melancholy and fond memories of things/people/days gone by, it can be a rush of sadness coupled with a paradoxical joy derived from acceptance of fate and the hope of recovering or substituting what is lost by something that will either fill in the void or provide consolation.

Saudade is a word in Portuguese and Galician that claims no direct translation in English. However, a close translation in English would be "desiderium." Despite being hard to translate in full, saudade has equivalent words in other cultures, and is often related to music styles expressing this feeling such as the Blues for African-Americans, Añoranza in Spain, Sehnsucht in German, Dor in Romania, Tizita in Ethiopia, Hiraeth in Welsh, or Assouf for the Tuareg people, Appocundria in Neapolitan, or Mall in Albanian. In Slovak, the word is Clivota or Cnenie, and in Czech, the word is Stesk. In Turkish, the word Hasret meaning longing, yearning or nostalgia has similar connotations, as does the Polish Tęsknota.

Personal comment: Realized that instead of mere noir, what I actually like is inherent melancholic longing for something deeper as shown in this list, usually as what happened in main characters' past.
Noir and Semi-Noir lists would be kept updated nevertheless.