Kamisama ga Uso wo Tsuku.
The Gods Lie.

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These are series you can read within 1 volume, I tried adding as many series that aren't a collection of One-Shots and are full stories! all genres, all demographics!

Enjoy!
- Weebookey

A collection of amazing 1 volume manga that can be read in under 1 hour, for anyone wanting a quick but fulfilling read.

Stories that evoke strong emotions and convey one/multiple "moral of the story".

Range from light-hearted cheerful slice-of-life to dark psychological tragedy.

Some are highly philosophical and can shift your perception of life, happiness, morality, humanity, etc.

Of course, this list is subjective, but these are mangas that really stood out to me due to refreshing story elements, subject matter, or unique characters. I'm not asking for reccomendations.

No magic, no impossible feats, no fantasy or isekai, only gritty or light-hearted realism.
There might be a little bit of plot armor but nothing that is drastically outside the boundaries from what normally happens in life.

If they've got a setting in the past, reality will obviously differ from nowadays', often in the sense of lack of order, violence and/or other moral standards.

The two most frequent subgroups here are:
1) People performing their jobs or passions, be it as doctor, firefighter, someone of the rescue force, a musician, sports player or something else.
2) People who suffer under violence and unlucky circumstances, trying to hold on to life when it tries so hard to tear them down.

(I'm not that far into BG and BP yet so if those change later on, I'd remove them)


!! About 4-punkan no Marigold: This manga has a MC that can see the last moments of a person's life. He cannot change anything about it though, no matter how much he tries. This means it is as if everything goes on normally with the exception that the MC knows what will happen. Added this because the story feels tangibly real, with lots of sorrow, powerlessness and loss.
So yes strictly it shouldn't be in here but this is an exception that is justifiable imo.

Manga and novels that I love.

Part 2: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/6277
My Favourite One-Shots: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/5034

I've been asked pretty frequently to recommend something, so I've created this stack.
This is my personal opinion on what's "a hidden gem". I think some of these considered "mildly" popular? If you read a lot of manga, you probably know some of these. I hope you do, haha.

Everything here I've either read or reading atm. None of those have an anime adapatation (OVAs and live-actions don't count).

Recommended manga/manhwa that hasn't been adapted yet into anime part 2

Part 1:https://myanimelist.net/stacks/5329
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
Part 7:https://myanimelist.net/stacks/55031

Removed entry from this list
-Akuyaku Reijou Level 99: Watashi wa Ura-Boss desu ga Maou dewa Arimasen (Winter 2024)
-Bocchi the Rock! (Fall 2022)
-Cool Doji Danshi (Fall 2022)
-Dead Mount Death Play (Spring 2023)
-Eris no Seihai (???)
-Gachiakuta (??? 2025)
-Gimai Seikatsu (Summer 2024)
-Goukon ni Ittara Onna ga Inakatta Hanashi (Fall 2024)
-Higeki no Genkyou to Naru Saikyou Gedou Last Boss Joou wa Tami no Tame ni Tsukushimasu (Summer 2023)
-Isekai Shikkaku (Summer 2024)
-Jijou wo Shiranai Tenkousei ga Guigui Kuru (Spring 2023)
-Kaijuu 8-gou (Spring 2024)
-Kamonohashi Ron no Kindan Suiri (Fall 2023)
-Kaoru Hana wa Rin to Saku (??? 2025)
-Kekkon suru tte, Hontou desu ka (Fall 2024)
-Kijin Gentoushou (??? 2025)
-Kowloon Generic Romance (??? 2025)
-Majo to Yajuu (Winter 2024)
-Medalist (Winter 2025)
-Megami no Café Terrace (Spring 2023)
-Mikadono Sanshimai wa Angai, Choroi (??? 2025)
-Niwatori Fighter (??? 2025)
-Oroka na Tenshi wa Akuma to Odoru (Winter 2024)
-Otonari ni Ginga (Spring 2023)
-Otonari no Tenshi-sama ni Itsunomanika Dame Ningen ni Sareteita Ken (Winter 2023)
-Saigo ni Hitotsu dake Onegai shitemo Yoroshii deshou ka (???)
-Saijaku Tamer wa Gomi Hiroi no Tabi wo Hajimemashita (Winter 2024)
-Sakamoto Days (Winter 2025)
-Shangri-La Frontier: Kusoge Hunter, Kamige ni Idoman to su (Fall 2023)
-Tearmoon Teikoku Monogatari: Dantoudai kara Hajimaru, Hime no Tensei Gyakuten Story (Fall 2023)
-Temple (Summer 2023)
-Tensei Oujo to Tensai Reijou no Mahou Kakumei (Winter 2023)
-The Fable (Spring 2024)
-Tondemo Skill de Isekai Hourou Meshi (Winter 2023)
-Trillion Game (Fall 2024)
-Uma Musume Cinderella Gray (??? 2025)
-Undead Unluck (Fall 2023)
-Unnamed Memory (Spring 2024)
-Watashi no Yuri wa Oshigoto desu! (Spring 2023)
-Wondance (??? 2025)
-Yamada-kun to Lv999 no Koi wo Suru (Spring 2023)
-Youkai Gakkou no Sensei Hajimemashita! (Fall 2024)
-Yozakura-san Chi no Daisakusen (Spring 2024)

For part 2 of this list
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/7687

I tried putting the ones that you can try finish in a sitting.

I love reading tragic and twisted romance. So I made this stack for myself and also for the people who enjoy reading them. Hope you'll be able to find something new through this stack ^^


I have a stack for "Short Psychological Manga" if anyone is interested 
Here's the link:

https://myanimelist.net/stacks/7723

These manga are only one volume long, and do so much in such a concise format!
Some may have sequel manga, but the original story still works as a self contained, single volume. Good to buy as you can complete the series in one fell swoop, haha!
What I’ve learned from making this stack is there is a lot of one-volume long BL. Interesting!
I think a few of these were initially released as multiple volumes, but the later all-in-one version is more readily available!

Stories that are melancholic and sad, but have a hopeful outlook at the same time
This is my favourite tone of story, so any recommendations to add in are very much welcome!

Finished manga with less than 10 chapters, but more than one (I have a stack of Oneshots if that’s what you’re looking for!)
I also have stacks for manga with 10–50 and 50–100 chapters!
The only other criteria is that they’re all good manga!

really chill manga

Slice of life manga involving things like death, suicide, murder, depression, anxiety, paranoia, racism, survival, dark secrets(ex.cloning), loss/decline in/of civilisation etc.

I've included the fable and Kizudarake no Jinsei which aren't labelled as slice of life but they lie somewhere between gritty crime drama and a slice of life story.

-Manga that breaks people.
-Manga that will make you feel empty rather than making you cry.

Good luck reading them.

It can be a manga about cats or just feature one cat. Also: not exactly a house cat but any kind of feline.