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When people try to explain why they love a manga so much, you might find the usual "I love the characters", "really like the art", "world building!!". Which, by no means is a bad thing, but an element of manga that is not very commonly talked about it panelling. It's very easy to confuse composition and panelling, but hopefully this list will help you experience the true beauty of how important panel structure is to maintain consistent flow whilst reading!

Panelling, Composition, Art and Negative Space are all taken into consideration when adding to this list. Enjoy!!

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Characters experience trauma which results in a lash of violence or psychological abuse and revenge, will these characters succeed in their revenge or will they forever struggle...?

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As the title says, these are manga that focus on a female protagonist that seeks revenge. Whether fantasy or a modern setting, these center on blackened main characters who, after having their morals tainted, aim to exact revenge on those who wronged them. Unlike their male-protagonist counterpart, the female-centric stories tend to feature less gore, but they are not excluded from it.

Note: If a series had both a LN/novel and manga, then only the manga was included to allow space for more entries.

Revenge-centric with Male Protagonist Stack: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/1307

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.

- No Fully Gag or iyashikei Manga
- I Will Allow a few others of those series if there is dramatic scenes in them even if its sparse.
- There can be male protagonists in the series, but at least 75% of the manga has to revolve around the Female Lead.
- I Will also not include SOME harem/romance manga, but only some, a bit abitary but again dont wanna conflate the list
- I May count genderbent manga

Psychological drama, occasionally known as dark drama or was related to psychodrama, is a sub-genre of drama that places emphasis on psychological elements. It often overlaps with other genres such as fantasy, black comedy, and science fiction, while the genre is closely related with the psychological horror and psychological thriller genres. Psychological dramas use these genres tropes to focus on the human condition and psychological effects, usually in a mature and serious tone.

Psychological drama explore thematic elements such as abandonment, coming-of-age problems, denialism, disability, distorted sequences, dysfunctional relationships, human sexuality, mental disorders, mood swings, odd behaviors, post-traumatic stress disorder, psychological abuse, psychedelic art, social issues, and other serious discussions that unlikely centers themes turn more focused on both issues of the character's life and reality.

The Masked Man is an American YouTuber who makes videos primarily about manga, but also anime, and very occasionally video games. He does in-depth analysis on the subjects he talks about. Here is his top 50 manga.

NOTE:-
"Fata Morgana no Yakata: Anata no Hitomi wo Tozasu Monogatari" is not manga, its a Visual Novel.(https://vndb.org/v12402)
Consider this list from Beserk to OPM to be the actual manga list.

For part 2
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/7241

Must Haves:
1. Strong-- meaning badass, witty, professional, etc.
2. Loving-- having a kind, funny, inspirational, or complex personality. Not just a generic strong superwoman.
3. Female-- objectively female in the universe of the manga.
4. Lead-- being the center character of the manga or sharing the same amount of screen time as a male lead.
5. Be good

This stack also includes manga that are not listed as "Psychological" in mal database but they still have psychological elements in them E.g. Shoujo Fujuubun.

Manga that features twisted characters with toxic behaviors. Some are serious psychological stories that dives deep into toxic behaviors in a way that isn’t glamorized, while others are edgy trash that are just fun to read if you’re in that mood. I’ll tag them as “serious” or “edgy” in the descriptions of each manga.

(If you have any more recommendations, you can comment on my profile and I might give it a read and put it on this list)

All of these manga must have EITHER:
-- A plot that is virtually unheard of
-- A major theme that is rarely explored
-- Or a very unique execution of an uncommon plot.

And they have to be good!


* Plots/themes are listed! No spoilers. Use list view.

Manga eBook bundle available on Humblebundle.com from October 7th 2020 to November 4th 2020 raising money for the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and Doctors Without Borders.

If Patrick Bateman had a manga list, it would be this one!

From folk music to classical court music to enka, this stack celebrates Japanese music. Includes koto, taiko, shamisen, etc.

Let me know if you have suggestions.

Part 1 : https://myanimelist.net/stacks/15026

Must-read manga mostly demographed as Seinen but also contains other good mangas that are not published in any Seinen magazine but are definitely suited for an older/adult audience.

All these mangas are a good read in my opinion, ofcourse this includes ones that I consider top-tier and personal favorites but the others - if not amazing, are definitely worth reading at least once.

Want to get your monthly dose of toxic relationships? We got everything from hyper obsessive parents to extremely melodramatic couples! This is a relationship guide for everything you 100% SHOULD NOT do in real life.

** The toxicity is one of the focal points of the manga. I have marked why they are toxic. Everything listed appears in the first few chapters. Some manga may have more toxic elements than what is posted, however it'll appear later in the manga and I don't want to spoil!

Please use list view!

manga serialized in seinen magazines by female mangaka, as well as non-binary mangaka.

SIGMA MALE AND FEMALE

Note: the reader already knows about this secret from the start (no spoilers).

In this stack, I'll sort the recommendations into different categories.
Category A: MC's secret is the main plot of the manga.
Category B: MC's secret is important but does not constitute the main plot.
Category C: MC's secret was important in the beginning, but the "secret" nature of it gets ditched as the story progresses.

This is not a complete list, I may add more entries as time goes on. If you find any manga which deals with this particular trope, feel free to send me a message.

Last edited: 23 may 2024