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Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan
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Takemitsuzamurai
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Pasts twisted by the dark feelings over spilled blood haunt the expert swordsmen protagonists in both manga. As they struggle to leave their pasts behind them by committing themselves to promoting the good of society and holding a blade against the violence promoted by evil men distorted by the bloody revolution. These two manga are a must read for every reader out there.
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Crying Freeman
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Yamikagishi
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Tired of weak male leads and the typical harem manga? Pick these two up. The male leads are superlative in every aspect of the human being and are accompanied by gorgeous female companions who serve as a sidekick against their enemies.
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Kozure Ookami
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Yamikagishi
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The male lead is on a mission to vanquish those who threaten the peace and order in both his personal life and the future of the Shogunate. These two masterpieces are a must read for the samurai junkie.
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Shurayuki-hime
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Yamikagishi
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The beautiful illustrations in both manga that complement the great narrative cohesion make these two works amazing additions stand out among the awful, boring manga that plague the manga world.
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Berserk
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Yamikagishi
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Violence, misogyny, sex and gore are featured these two amazing masterpieces that show off the skills of the mangakas and illustrators. There are a must read for any manga reader in search of a mature plot that weave together a bloody, action packed scenes that will not fail to entertain.
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Yuu☆Yuu☆Hakusho
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Yamikagishi
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Despite YYH's aim for a younger audience, both manga feature strong characters who struggle against the battle against supernatural beings that threaten peace and order. Accompanied by a subtle romantic subplot and intense art, these two masterpieces are a must read.
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Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan
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...then you might like
Yamikagishi
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The male lead characters of the manga combat the gifted, fatally flawed antagonists and the supernatural as you follow them on their journeys to protect whom they love and cherish.
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Mugen no Juunin
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Yamikagishi
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Both works feature a very skilled, strong protagonist based in historical Japan. Look no further to quench your thirst for action packed, thrilling battles.
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Basilisk: Kouga Ninpouchou
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Yamikagishi
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Tragedy and action follow the protagonists of both manga which feature beautifully illustrated scenes adult in nature.
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Vagabond
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Yamikagishi
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If you are searching for a mature manga based in historical Japan that features fantastic illustrations and details, then look no further. This is one of the must read for every adult manga reader.
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Yotsuba to!
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Nodame Cantabile
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Ever wondered what Nodame was like as a child? Yotsuba would most likely bethe best way to describe the carefree, expressive, imaginative yet naive Nodame before she became the great musician.
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Yotsuba to!
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Hotman
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Hotman is the dramatic version of Yotsuba with a single father, who would be similar to Jumbo, raising his group of daughters as he struggles financially. Hotman is essentially a combination of Great Teacher Onizuka and Yotsuba with a mix of some romantic drama aimed at a mature audience.
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Battle Royale
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Zetman
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Same type of characters, same type of characters make these two manga series very similar in terms of plot progression.
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GTO
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Kyou kara Ore wa!!
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Both series share a delinquent as its protagonist whose misadventures are filled with girls, helping out people and getting into gang fights. If you're looking for enjoyable Shounen manga, then these two are for you.
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Ranma ½
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Kyou kara Ore wa!!
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Spontaneous, occasionally random slapstick comedy mixed in with a cast of similar characters make both these manga slightly flawed yet greatly enjoyable manga.
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Detroit Metal City
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Kyou kara Ore wa!!
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If you cross Great Teacher Onizuka and Detroit Metal City, you'll get KKOR Wa!! It's a cross between DMC's ostentatious humor and GTO's delinquents fighting the good fight.
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Texhnolyze
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First Squad: The Moment of Truth
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Did you absolutely love the duality of Texhnolyze and its atmosphere? First Squad share similar themes despite its simplicity and straight forward action sequences.
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Blood+
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...then you might like
First Squad: The Moment of Truth
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The two stories share a plot that revolves around a strong, young girl set on a mission to fight using her supernatural abilities.
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Shinreigari
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...then you might like
First Squad: The Moment of Truth
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Battling against the supernatural evil, the protagonists of both series try to fight using their natural psychic abilities to win.
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Darker than Black: Kuro no Keiyakusha
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First Squad: The Moment of Truth
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Enjoy sword fights, good animation and the supernatural? Darker than Black and First Squad feature a group of characters trying to correct their own realities and defend them from evil.
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Koukaku Kidoutai
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First Squad: The Moment of Truth
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Love strong female protagonists? Ghost in the Shell and First Squad are for you. Despite the technological and conceptual differences, the female lead travel to a different reality to change in her existing dimension.
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Blood: The Last Vampire
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First Squad: The Moment of Truth
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Two anime movies that feature a teenage girl with supernatural abilities, who is part of a secret military squad to track down evil.
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xxxHOLiC
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Hoshi no Samidare
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If you take Watanuki and give him a sense of dark humor then give him a superpower accompanied by animals and other people, then you have Hoshi no Samadare. However, do not expect a complex plot or intriguing events since HnS is nothing more than a predictable manga series that flops after two fantastic, funny volumes.
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Kareshi Kanojo no Jijou
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Kodomo no Omocha
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Two strong independent of opposite sexes find their paths crossing and face the trials and tribulations of finding their identity as they come of age. If you want to forget the silly, insecure, typical average girl meeting "unattainable" super models and lame coming of age stories and desire a cast of strong, independent characters with the leads realizing how much they enjoy each other's company, then these two works demand your attention.
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Kodomo no Omocha
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Subaru
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One girl facing the pressures of the music and art world as she struggles with her own obstacles and tragedies that befall her. Both are exemplary drama manga series that warrant the must read status for manga literature.
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Nodame Cantabile
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Subaru
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Ever wondered what would Nodame Cantabile be like if the light hearted yet cheesy romance was taken out of it and Nodame struggled by herself as an artist in the music world? Dance Subaru steps in and grabs the spotlight. It is one of the best manga and a must read for anyone willing to read a story about a character with the natural gift of dance face the pressures of show business, the extremely brutal peer and pressures in the world of ballet. Devastatingly brilliant.
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Appleseed
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Black Magic
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Masamune Shirow struck first into the manga world with his first work, Black Magic. Imagine Ghost in the Shell mixing with Trigun with some steampunk and magic with some anthropomorphic interaction.
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Appleseed
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Koukaku Kidoutai: The Ghost in the Shell
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Ghost in the Shell is the refined version of Appleseed. With the well known, favorite themes of cyberpunk, world politics and military industrial complex, Masamune Shirow writes a manga series that piques the intellectual curiosity of the reader, which is quite a rarity. Appleseed approaches the shared themes with the Socrates' and Plato's utopian ideals.
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Mushishi
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Junkie Fiction
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Change Ginko's age from late 20s/early 30s to teens and you have Junkie Fiction. Episodic chapters of a boy who uses the power of supernatural medicine as he continues his journey to search for his mother and his past identity followed by a moe cat girl.
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Hajime no Ippo
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Shamo
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Imagine what would have happened if Ippo from HnI was not a super naive mother's boy who remains a virgin even after reaching boxing fame but was actually the complete opposite. The result is the male lead of Shamo, a psychopath jailed as a juvenile for murder of his parents and later on a serial rapist who puts on boxing gloves. Be prepared for a chaotic, raw, sick sense of pleasure and pain as you accompany the character through his crazy journey as an outlier.