Totsukuni no Shoujo
The Girl From the Other Side: Siúil, a Rún

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Dark fantasy series that have a "gritty" feel to them. No urban fantasy.

More or less short manga reads in my PTR

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!!

- Weebookey

are you sick of high school plot lines? me too

𝗲𝗹‧𝗱𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵 (𝑎𝑑𝑗.) /ˈɛldɹɪtʃ/
　1. Unearthly, supernatural, eerie.
　　　• 1790, Robert Burns, 𝑇𝑎𝑚 𝑜' 𝑆ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟:
　　　　　　So Maggie runs, the witches follow,
　　　　　　Wi' mony an 𝗲𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵 skriech and hollo.
　　　• 1850, Nathaniel Hawthorne, chapter VII, in 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑆𝑐𝑎𝑟𝑙𝑒𝑡 𝐿𝑒𝑡𝑡𝑒𝑟:
　　　　　　Pearl, in utter scorn of her mother's attempt to quiet her, gave an 𝗲𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵 scream, and then became silent.
　— Wiktionary

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• A story that has a particular uncanny touch to it, generally of an unnatural otherwordly nature, usually containing elements of cosmic horror and body horror, though not necessarily as horror.

𝑊𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑖𝑛𝑐𝑙𝑢𝑑𝑒 𝑎 𝑚𝑎𝑥 𝑜𝑓 𝑡𝑤𝑜 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑘𝑠 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑎𝑚𝑒 𝑎𝑢𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑟 (𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑤𝑖𝑠𝑒 ℎ𝑎𝑙𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑙𝑖𝑠𝑡 𝑤𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑 𝑏𝑒 𝐽𝑢𝑛𝑗𝑖 𝐼𝑡𝑜)
𝑊𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑖𝑛𝑐𝑙𝑢𝑑𝑒 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑘𝑠 𝑏𝑎𝑠𝑒𝑑 𝑑𝑖𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑙𝑦 𝑜𝑛 𝐿𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑐𝑟𝑎𝑓𝑡'𝑠 𝑤𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑠 (𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑤𝑖𝑠𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟 ℎ𝑎𝑙𝑓 𝑤𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑 𝑏𝑒 𝑎𝑑𝑎𝑝𝑡𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠)

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.

A manga interest stack featuring human-presenting female leads with non-human-presenting male leads.
Non-human can refer to monster, animal, furry, inanimate, werewolf, kemonomimi, etc.
Some of these are romance between the two however it's not required.

A selection of fantasy and supernatural manga that have a child (or child-like being) as part of the main cast. Includes some reincarnation / isekai.

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Tags for searchability: Children, Cute kids, Child Main Characters, Child MCs, Child Protagonists

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.

At least one main character is a monster, a demon, an alien, a robot, a lovecraftian entity, a thoroughly animalistic demon, a straight up anthro, or whatever else there might be; merely 'humanoid' at best.

Mangas I think do a great job in making their unique worlds feel alive and lived in by other characters. The world/environment has it's own intriguing tales in a sense and influences the characters' opinions and later on choices somewhat. :D

Ones that I think stand out among the rest and do something different. There are many supernatural mangas that I love, however, these are the ones that not only do I love, I consider them truly unique whether that be referring to the world setting, story concept, or characters.

The level of "darkness" for each series varies. But most of these are not your typical wholesome fantasy series.

are you a sucker for monsters/demons/non-human creatures parenting and cute kids? did watching Pan's Labyrinth also permanently impact you taste in fiction?

congrats, you're in the right place

I'll add content warnings where I can, and if I miss any major ones please feel free to let me know! Some of these series are soft and fluffy, some get into darker subject matter. I'll try to keep things pretty spoiler free though!

bl as in: published in a bl magazine or otherwise implied by the author (ergo; just because the mc is a queer guy does not mean the manga is bl)

listed with at least one bl the author wrote (either my favorite that they wrote or their most popular)

I was going to add oofuri to this list but can't find what bl the author wrote (tho I am sure that people used to say she had written bl before).

feel free to recommend any authors, just make sure you have an actual example instead of a rumor.

Approximately..

This is for your friends who only know manga through anime or only relate it to shonen and H, it’s not necessarily directed at a “manga beginner” but for someone who wants to understand it better as a medium. More than 1 volume, well drawn, easy to follow yet interesting visual and narratively.

Some aspects I considered:
- Little to no gratuitous fanservice and tropes that might break the immersion (e.g. author insertion)
- Cinematic vibes
- Down to earth, realistic characters
- Cross-cultural appeal
- Human drama

This is the original The Knuckleheads' Hall of Fame.

These manga have been judged by The Knuckleheads and found to be good. This taste in manga is 1000% more correct than the elitists. Legends says that if you watch and like all of these manga, you have good taste ,and your IQ is in the negatives.
Any of these manga can be voted out of the list, and if that happens, they will be removed from the stack.
Link to the knuckleheads: https://myanimelist.net/clubs.php?cid=85217
Link to 2024-2025 version: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/47083

Mangas that have a wholesome plot,

These are so meticulously drawn that at multiple instances while reading I had to go back and read the dialogue again because I was too busy staring a hole into the art the first time around and to top it off every single one of them is extremely well written- they're all *good* stories in their own right.