@Bright like a diamond! 8 chapter of anything seems like enough grace. Yeah, I definitely understand why you have doubts but push on to after the conclusion of the first fight (cause the first 1 just didn't feel right). U'll definitely get hooked after chap 21or just after. Trust!!!
Never thought to try and split ongoing and completed series. Let's see what it looks like. 10. Planetes 9. Bakuman 8. YuYu Hakusho 7. Slam Dunk 6. Eden: It's an Endless World 5. Pluto 4. Buddha 3. The Climber 2. 2001 Nights 1. Phoenix (does this even count as complete when the only reason it's "finished" is the author being dead?)
First time I heard a full explanation of what Pluto is about on youtube :) and many people show the series, but do not explain well what it is about (I have not read it yet, but looking forward to). Thank you for a great video!
@@SirZanZa it’s all good! Hope I didn’t come across as a dick lol. Tbh I kind of thought you were bullshitting about reading it based off your description. In the real world I would never just assume somebody’s lying about consuming a piece of media, but I see some weirdos on here that spout off opinions about things they’ve without a doubt never actually read/watched haha.
I love this list, its not a generic list like asura’s list. You based them in your liking and your personal attachement to them. A lot of list I see today is 3 punpun 2 vagabond 1 berserk.
well it is because he follow ongoing series. But yeah i am agree with you. Even though my favorite manga of all time is 'Berserk' but i think vagabond, Real, Punpun, Monster can surpass it according to preferences.
You can't really blame the masses for sharing that top 3. I'm reading punpun right now but vagabond and berserk are my two untouchables. Should reread monster cus it's been like 4 years but it's definitely in my top 10.
@@nathanielbenedict2197 yeah no. Already read most of them. Absolutely love kingdom and ippo and ashita no joe brought me into the world of combat sports and made me the geek I am today. In my view none of them are on the same level when it comes to story telling and character development. But hey, at the end of the day, we all have our tastes and preferences, so what ever rocks youe boat is gonna be right for you🤷🏽♂️
His fav manga list: 1. Slam Dunk 2. Steel Ball Run 3. Pluto 4. Goodnight Pun Pun 5. 20th Century Boy 6. Full Metal Alchemist 7. Dorohedoro 8. Battle Angel Alita 9. Ranma 1/2 10. A Silenced Voice
About three months late on this comment. But realize when you make comments like that it drives people from watching the content and a lot of people rely on ad revenue to pay bills.
Great list! It's cool that our lists have a lot of crossover! This Seems fun! 1. Maison ikkoku 2. Ranma 1/2 (Basically tied with ikkoku the two series compliment each other well) 3. Naruto 4. Azumanga Dioh 5. Neon Genesis Evangelion 6. A Silent Voice 7. Dengeki Daisy 8. Madoka Magica 9. Fairy Tail 10. Ouran High School Host Club Btw the boxset for Silent Voice is still available in stores! I got it recently. Shout out to FMA which I haven't finished yet but has a shot of making my list once I'm finished.
@@phantom-pr6op Damn just from your comments it sounds amazing ahah, do you have any Manga recommendations? I have a £20 gift card and I’m not sure on what I want to pick up next
I recommend Pandora Hearts and Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind (both completed manga). I also recommend D.Gray-Man (my 2nd favorite manga) although it is ongoing.
I see Pandora Hearts and I'm shocked that some ppl actually know it. To me i think it's a underrated series and not many ppl talk about it. Love Jun Mochizuki's art and story
Thank you ryley to continue on making manga videos people respect you in the community and I love to add new series to my reading pile! Thanks for the recommendations
I love that you talk about what the series is about cause I see the same manga in tons of other manga RUclipsr's collectors but they never explain what they are about. Pluto sounds cool
A silent voice is my fav movie of all time and I’m pretty damn sure that will never change. The manga is awesome for me because I read it after seeing the movie like 4 times and this manga has so much more about every character and it is amazing.
It's a masterpiece!!!, after watching it I'm now collecting the manga for it!. Making space and prioritizing it, as it pulled out even more emotion from me than even your lie in April.
Just getting into manga (I've only read Berserk & Death Note) but I have a few of these on my list. Really interested in 20th Century Boys due to the authors respect for Stephen King, my favorite author ever. Punpun is one that has gotten recommended a ton due to my love of the coming of age story. Thanks for the brief explanations of these!
@Nicolas Garand Ha. I'm just a regular RUclips watcher just like everyone else. I did pick up Punpun, but it's going to have to wait in line for a bit.
Watching you talk about punpun. I love how it can just pull the emotion out of people. It looked like you were on the verge of tearing up which made me start almost tearing up. Started thinking of the...piggy back ride and oh man...thank you for this list man. I'm glad I found your channel.
Great list Ryley. I enjoy it that you have a completed only list. I just thinking off the top of my head I’d probably have at least half of them on my top 10 too. All of them are great. I really love it that you picked Ranma 1/2! I own a Silent Voice but still have yet to read it. I’ve watched the anime and it has some big feels so I’ll have to be in the right mindset for the read. Thanks again. Nausicaa and the valley of the Wind is one of my favourites. If you haven’t read it you should check it out. Mysterious Girlfriend X is another good title that 6 volumes and is less well known.
I’m a long standing comic fan (Marvel mainly.) I always look at the manga shelves in comic shops and don’t know where to start. There’s soooo much ( the uniformity of the books somehow makes them more intimidating) and I feel like the majority of the series I just wouldn’t get on with. Your lists, favourite ongoing and favourite finished, really have given me a toe hold in manga. I’ve bought some physically and am sampling Berserk on iPad. For a few years I’ve found myself buying little or nothing on comic shop visits because the stories feel samey and single issues are so pricey. Now, when we get back to it, I’ll be able to raid the manga shelves and come away with lots of purchases. Many thanks from the UK.
Just read whatever looks interesting to you lol. If you do use Instagram then I could answer questions on there for you whenever. It’s not nearly as complicated as comics usually. I mean that because comics keep getting like remakes and stuff
Read a chapter of most popular manga(one piece, Naruto, bleach, dragon ball, Jojo, fairy tail, detective Conan) and continue with the ones you found interesting
Some mangas worth reading : Vagabond Rainbow Innocent - Innocent Rouge Alice in borderland Baby steps GTO Kamigami no Itadaki Kokou no Hito Aku no hana Adolf ni tsugu Ping Pong There is other good mangas but i don't want to make a never ending list :) Cheers
Was pleasantly surprised to see Ranma 1/2 on the list. It's a series I read way back in I think 2012 or so. I always wanted to collect them but the number of volumes intimidated me. I have the 2-in-1 of the first two volumes I picked up from Bookdepository back in my later years of highschool but it's just been sitting alone on the shelf. I think it's time I give another crack at it. Alao when you were talking about FMA, I was like "A lot of us grew up with...Bleach. Anime adaptation....Bleach. Adult Swim.... It's gotta be Bleach. It's FM- wait wha-" don't get me wrong I love FMA I just had the strongest feeling it'd be Bleach for some reason. Ok at least it's in HMs...good.
Great list. Eyeshield 21 is the top completed series pick for me. Happy to hear it made the honorable mentions. Very underrated manga, with an anime adaptation that didn't do it justice. My recommendation to you is Kokou no Hito.
Welcome to demon school iruma kun was an awesome manga... Had everything including a nice short term story line and a overall story line. It was the one of the best I read recently. It's still an ongoing manga though
Awesome list man. I really like a lot of your choices here and agree with a handful! Not available in English, but I would put Holyland on mine and my favorite sports series, Haikyu!! lol.
17:27 small correction. after they failed to bring back their mother, they gave up on that goal. they just wanted to get the philosopher's stone to restore alphonse's body and edward's limbs
I've read like 80% of those titles and have them on my shelves or buried in my vault somewhere. My recommendation for you, since you ask, is Sanctuary (Buronson/Ryochi Ikegami)
I love how you describe these titles so well and in so much detail but without spoiling anything! Thank you for an inspiring list, I'll be filling in the gaps in my collection :)
AWESOME! Several series you presented are also in my Top10! I am definitely going to check the ones I did not know. Few suggestions: "Liar Game" on my 8th place, "Elfen Lied" on my 5th position, and "Claymore" absolute number 1 for me.
I love Slam dunk ⛹️. Could you do a list of " if you like (blank) graphic novel, you'd like (blank) manga. Have you read Vinland Saga? Who's your favorite Mangaka?
This was awesome - thank you! I’be been really getting onto manga lately and it can be overwhelming with some of the ongoing series so it’s really nice to know some great completed series.
Goodnight PunPun is in my top 5. I've been picking up 20th Century Boys and Monster but only 2 into Monster... Top Mangaka : Inio Asano Naoki Urasawa Shuzo Oshimi Yoshitoki Oima Kenji Tsuruta Akira Hiramoto
Lone Wolf would be my favorite, because of the messages for developing me as a boy, I learned with this manga what I haven't learned in others so far. But even with all that, I think it's a crime to make a list, Lobo Solitário is a complete fucking manga, but among many works, one topic is limiting. But it's a manga that has powerful lessons, more than action.
Thank you for some of the manga recommendations, I'll check them out later! My personal favourite is Medaka Box, an action/supernatural series written by NISHIOISIN and drawn by Akatsuki Akira. Like most of NISIOISIN's works (some well-known animated ones being Katanagatari and the Monogatari series) it focuses on the main character's development and the characters (tropes) that build/challenge their perspective, usually through physical/mental/philosophical/multilingual fights and a LOT of talking. That usually makes NISIOISIN novels hellish to read, but Akatsuki Akira makes things easier for manga readers by spacing and laying out his text in bite-sized chunks and providing the action sequences that NISIOISIN can't quite fill with text alone. I'm not certain if any english publishers picked up the entire series due to its age (it ended in 2013) and niche-popularity, but if you enjoy a good shounen-poking shounen series and can find it, I highly recommend it.
Little late on the recommendations, but might as well give some (haven't seen many of your videos so don't know if you have read these) These have all completed their runs: Nausica of the Valley of the Wind Lone Wolf and Cub Blade of the Immortal Mushishi Gon Crying Freeman Planetes Ghost in the Shell Wandering Son Kokou no Hito (The Climber) 3x3 Eyes (damn you Dark Horse for not releasing it all in english) Kyou kara Ore wa!! Blame! Barefoot Gen And anything from Osamu Tezuka; Astro Boy, Kimba the White Lion, Buddha, Ayako, Dororo etc.
Hi there. I totally agree with you about the Full Metal Alchemist series. The first series from 2003, was the series that introduced me to manga and anime. I have never read any of the others, so you have given me lots of new series to try out. I have just finished with reading Fairy Tail, which was a lot of fun. I have also been reading and really enjoying the Ancient Magus Bride, Snow White with the Red Hair, and Cells at Work. If you have not read any of those, I can't recommend them enough.
Wow man. Such a beautiful top with a very interesting titles. Even if I'm Italian, I have appreciated so much this video. I’ve read a lot of this works and if you love these manga I think you should read some seinen that I love like: Evangelion, Akira and Homunculus (if you haven't done it yet ahah). Good job 👏
I was so surprised to see dorohedoro on this list. I’ve not seen much discussion on it paired with the fact that it’s what got me into manga in around early 2020, definitely in my top 5 manga I’ve read.
@@bruhmomentaiden4207 honestly after about a year or more since I finished monster, looking back on Johan, I just don’t care for him and he wasn’t really interesting. Sure he’s scary but Friend was just much more interesting and there’s plenty of others
I find Monster to be great but ever so slightly overrated. Pluto by Urasawa I found to be tighter and much more enjoyable. Urasawa is a great writer for sure.
I’m so glad someone out there also loves slam dunk as much as I do. The anime wasn’t that good but I loved it regardless due to the soundtrack and nostalgia. I’m only 16 but I’ve probably watched the anime like 4 times. I didn’t find out that there was a manga until last year and I was so glad it was there. The ending was bittersweet but I’m clueless as to how he could have wrote a better game than sannoh so I don’t blame Inoue for that. When he stood in front of Haruko and said that he wasn’t lying it made me feel amazed at how far he’s come. Mitsui coming back, Rukawa becomes selfless, Miyagi finally gains confidence and becomes a leader, and finally Akagi learns his lesson from Jun. I wish I could read slam dunk for the first time again
Was really hoping to see BLAME! on this list. One of the greatest, most haunting, most striking things I’ve ever read (manga or otherwise). Been very keen to read Dorohedoro as a lot of BLAME! fans recommend it as the closest thing to that series (inasmuch as that is possible). Also a big fan of Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin. The new material that goes into Char Aznabel’s back story was an absolutely gripping political intrigue thriller.
Here i was waiting for Slamdunk and actually thought it’s in your honorable mention when it’s not yet listed. And i’m quite 90% sure it’s your top one after seeing it’s not included in the honorable because it’s really impossible that you would not include it in your favs. And yeah people should try to read Slamdunk. I don’t even know a thing or two about basketball when i read this in elementary and it’s my first sports manga also
I'm currently on volume 10 of the perfect editions of 20th Century Boys and it's SO good. Masterful storytelling! I'm reading Pluto as well and it's also great but I don't like it quite as much. I have seen Monster but I haven't been able to read it yet, hoping to in the future! Urasawa is truly a genius ^-^ you have great taste!
Great list and amazing descriptions and explanations. I think it would be better to have more moments like the one on 14:53, showcasing the art while you talk about it or displaying something that is being described. I figure that might be hard to edit in such long videos, but simply opening the books (and maybe capturing footage of them separately) could make it easier.
Great list, all of these are really good, though I still haven't read Dorohedoro! Personally, Oyasumi Punpun is my all time favourite. It's the most impactful and relatable graphic novel I've read so far.
Great list! I was kinda expecting you would put Slam Dunk at #1, but I didn't expect you picking Pluto over Monster Awesome to hear Bleach on your honorable mentions. As a teenager, I preferred Bleach more than Naruto. (or even One Piece)
Speaking of being approached every year I wouldn’t mind this being an annual video series. Just to see where you are at. Even if it’s all the same. I would be super interested. Especially in the ongoing manga top 10.
So this is the first video of yours that I watched. And at first I was only half listening while browsing something on my phone. But my man! Once you mentioned Cross Game my respect for your opinions escalated through the roof. :D Finally someone that appreciates it.
Well, you're right about Berserk sadly. Still wonderful. Bought all the deluxe editions that are out recently and started reading it for the first time, just finished volume 1. Loving it.
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you only talk about great mystery of urasawa work which is great but it is also true that characters of naoki urasawa work is one of the greatest in all time. Even though it follow mystery path of story but it truly tell this story with slow inspection of every character it has. I think in this case, monster is best but it also great and fantastic with 20th century boys and Pluto. Main character of story are not just present only for perspective like junji ito story. They have their own plot and reasons to follow this path. They have their own desires and personalities to love with and their own character arc to follow itself other than mystery.
I am so glad someone talks about Battle Angel Alita, moreover consider it top 10. I was around 16 when I read it and 10 years later it is still one of my favourites. Sadly the prequel "Mars Chronicles" has so may hiatuses thought. At least we have original and a sequel. Btw, the sequel is also very good.
I would like to recommend Angel Densetsu manga it has just 2 episode ova which cover first few chapters of the manga but it got me hooked and I couldn't stop until I completed reading the whole thing, It is not the best of the best manga out there but it certainly was very refreshing and hilarious.
Man I can't wait when hxh and berserk are gonna be added to this list in 40 years
Edit : well that didn't age well
i would add one piece but be all know it's never going to end
@@mystery5538 I mean you're wrong but okay
@@mystery5538 one piece is going to end in about 7 years
Add vagabond to that list
So true. Berserk might never finish. It will take a lot of Guts and patience to get to the end of that story.
I would absolutely not describe Punpun as "A wonderful coming of age story".
Its more like a depressing reality check
Tru
I feel like im reading a mirror
It’s very well written
@@dorian4646 stfu no you didn’t💀
I would love to see the same type of list for ongoing manga.
i think he has one now
I've started to read 20th Century Boys after your recommendation and it's now my favorite manga! Would definitely check more of your recommendations!
@@jaymecampbell3902 it’s not by the same author wtf 🤨
@Bright like a diamond! 8 chapter of anything seems like enough grace. Yeah, I definitely understand why you have doubts but push on to after the conclusion of the first fight (cause the first 1 just didn't feel right). U'll definitely get hooked after chap 21or just after. Trust!!!
Go read monster berserk d gray man gintama pandora hearts kenshin jojo real vagabond
And tokyo ghoul + re tho
Indeed😊
Slam Dunk. One of the best manga of all time.
@Hana Rin pass
@Hana Rin Hard pass
@Hana Rin two of the best.
Did you read 'REAL'? i think it is the evolution on slam dunk.
@@HerMi.T its out of print I think
Finished Slam Dunk about 3 days ago. Absolute masterpiece, the ending was a little rushed so I would probably rate it 9.5/10!
Right!?! seems like it could have gone on another 30 volumes
A 9,5? Is it really that good? I do like Inazuma Eleven as an anime but I don't know aboit basketball.
@@losless2877 you dont know about basketball? the main character of the series doesnt know basketball either so
Zu Xhilei
Okay
@@losless2877 it’s so good
That pluto/astro boy image you added was awesome! So cool to see the old school designs with the reimagined ones. Solid list!
Never thought to try and split ongoing and completed series. Let's see what it looks like.
10. Planetes
9. Bakuman
8. YuYu Hakusho
7. Slam Dunk
6. Eden: It's an Endless World
5. Pluto
4. Buddha
3. The Climber
2. 2001 Nights
1. Phoenix (does this even count as complete when the only reason it's "finished" is the author being dead?)
Your list is the jam, especially Kokou no Hito. Incredibly underrated manga
I love Seinen and story telling but for some reason I didn't like phoenix , which is weird since it's made by the godfather of manga
Bro I love buddha
Planetes is super underrated
this list lacks pun pun
First time I heard a full explanation of what Pluto is about on youtube :) and many people show the series, but do not explain well what it is about (I have not read it yet, but looking forward to). Thank you for a great video!
it's just a re-telling of Astro Boy. its alright tbh but not as good as the original imo.
@@SirZanZa have you actually read it because that’s absolutely not what it is lol
@@deepwebvip i should have said Re-Invention of Astroboy. not re-telling - my bad
@@SirZanZa it’s all good! Hope I didn’t come across as a dick lol. Tbh I kind of thought you were bullshitting about reading it based off your description.
In the real world I would never just assume somebody’s lying about consuming a piece of media, but I see some weirdos on here that spout off opinions about things they’ve without a doubt never actually read/watched haha.
Dorohedoro is my favorite manga series EVER! Great list!
I love this list, its not a generic list like asura’s list. You based them in your liking and your personal attachement to them. A lot of list I see today is 3 punpun 2 vagabond 1 berserk.
well it is because he follow ongoing series. But yeah i am agree with you. Even though my favorite manga of all time is 'Berserk' but i think vagabond, Real, Punpun, Monster can surpass it according to preferences.
You can't really blame the masses for sharing that top 3. I'm reading punpun right now but vagabond and berserk are my two untouchables. Should reread monster cus it's been like 4 years but it's definitely in my top 10.
@@polcastello7369 go read kingdom, REAL, ashita no joe, ippo, tokyo ghoul + re, d gray man, kenshin, jojo all of them better than both
@@nathanielbenedict2197 yeah no. Already read most of them. Absolutely love kingdom and ippo and ashita no joe brought me into the world of combat sports and made me the geek I am today. In my view none of them are on the same level when it comes to story telling and character development. But hey, at the end of the day, we all have our tastes and preferences, so what ever rocks youe boat is gonna be right for you🤷🏽♂️
Dude you've got great taste :D Ranma 1/2 and Slam Dunk are horrendously underrated in the West. They both need an anime reboot like yesterday.
The first arc of Chainsaw Man just ended. Highly recommend it to you.
more like Part 1 not first arc
aw hell ya, denji is my dude, and his dynamic with power is amazing
@@adyan4010 i thought it completely ended?
@@xShark98 nope, Fujimoto announced part 2 on Jump+ alongside Mappa’s adaptation :)
@@xShark98 Lots of manga are doing part based systems now similar to JoJo
Mixed ongoing and completed series.
10. Message to Adolf (Tezuka)
09. Devilman (Nagai)
08. DeDeDeDe (Asano)
07. Real (Inoue)
06. 20th Century Boys (Urasawa)
05. Fullmetal Alchemist (Arakawa)
04. Ashita no Joe (Asao Takamori)
03. Attack on titan (Isayama)
02. Vinland Saga (Yukimura)
01. Akira (Otomo)
Hey , i wanted to know about aot manga , is it good and worth buying and spending time upon ?
@@jatinbajaj8075 yea bro
Ashita No joe better than aot
Glad you put devilman. Vinland saga aint finished
Over the past two months I recently started watching your videos and I love how you are so invested and honest in them. Keep up the great work man.
His fav manga list:
1. Slam Dunk
2. Steel Ball Run
3. Pluto
4. Goodnight Pun Pun
5. 20th Century Boy
6. Full Metal Alchemist
7. Dorohedoro
8. Battle Angel Alita
9. Ranma 1/2
10. A Silenced Voice
About three months late on this comment. But realize when you make comments like that it drives people from watching the content and a lot of people rely on ad revenue to pay bills.
Thank you for this my man, really appreciated
Last Order and Mars Chronicles were amazing imo! Good sequel to the original series! Great vid!
I dont know who you are, but I came to ensure Dorohedoro was on the list. Imma sub, you got taste.
If I had to recommend another shonen title, this time with a female lead, it would be "Claymore". One of my all time favorites.
I've been curious about trying Claymore. Thanks for mentioning it.
Great list! It's cool that our lists have a lot of crossover! This Seems fun!
1. Maison ikkoku
2. Ranma 1/2 (Basically tied with ikkoku the two series compliment each other well)
3. Naruto
4. Azumanga Dioh
5. Neon Genesis Evangelion
6. A Silent Voice
7. Dengeki Daisy
8. Madoka Magica
9. Fairy Tail
10. Ouran High School Host Club
Btw the boxset for Silent Voice is still available in stores! I got it recently.
Shout out to FMA which I haven't finished yet but has a shot of making my list once I'm finished.
Did FMA make it to your list? ahah
@@olilynch7682 oh you know what yes it did. 😂
I'd probably bump fairy tail off and move FMA to 9. Ouran can stay at 10.
@@phantom-pr6op ahhh nice one mate, I’m gonna start reading it soon so I’m looking forward to it :)
@@olilynch7682 ooo You're in for a fun time. I can see why people love it! :)
No matter what you're after there's something in it for everyone.
@@phantom-pr6op Damn just from your comments it sounds amazing ahah, do you have any Manga recommendations? I have a £20 gift card and I’m not sure on what I want to pick up next
this is one of the most solid top I've ever watched.
very good tastes, considerations, comments and way of speaking!
very good job
I’d love to see a top 10 or 20 complete and ongoing Comic Books.
I recommend Pandora Hearts and Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind (both completed manga). I also recommend D.Gray-Man (my 2nd favorite manga) although it is ongoing.
I see Pandora Hearts and I'm shocked that some ppl actually know it. To me i think it's a underrated series and not many ppl talk about it. Love Jun Mochizuki's art and story
Thank you ryley to continue on making manga videos people respect you in the community and I love to add new series to my reading pile! Thanks for the recommendations
I love that you talk about what the series is about cause I see the same manga in tons of other manga RUclipsr's collectors but they never explain what they are about. Pluto sounds cool
You should check out Shuzo Oshimi’s mangas. The flowers of evil, Happiness(my favorite), inside mari & blood on the tracks.
Very good mangaka
Blood on the tracks other name is "Trail of blood" FYI if anyone has trouble finding it.
A silent voice is my fav movie of all time and I’m pretty damn sure that will never change. The manga is awesome for me because I read it after seeing the movie like 4 times and this manga has so much more about every character and it is amazing.
It's a masterpiece!!!, after watching it I'm now collecting the manga for it!. Making space and prioritizing it, as it pulled out even more emotion from me than even your lie in April.
Just getting into manga (I've only read Berserk & Death Note) but I have a few of these on my list. Really interested in 20th Century Boys due to the authors respect for Stephen King, my favorite author ever. Punpun is one that has gotten recommended a ton due to my love of the coming of age story. Thanks for the brief explanations of these!
@Nicolas Garand Ha. I'm just a regular RUclips watcher just like everyone else. I did pick up Punpun, but it's going to have to wait in line for a bit.
Watching you talk about punpun. I love how it can just pull the emotion out of people. It looked like you were on the verge of tearing up which made me start almost tearing up. Started thinking of the...piggy back ride and oh man...thank you for this list man. I'm glad I found your channel.
Great list Ryley. I enjoy it that you have a completed only list. I just thinking off the top of my head I’d probably have at least half of them on my top 10 too. All of them are great. I really love it that you picked Ranma 1/2! I own a Silent Voice but still have yet to read it. I’ve watched the anime and it has some big feels so I’ll have to be in the right mindset for the read. Thanks again. Nausicaa and the valley of the Wind is one of my favourites. If you haven’t read it you should check it out. Mysterious Girlfriend X is another good title that 6 volumes and is less well known.
I’m a long standing comic fan (Marvel mainly.) I always look at the manga shelves in comic shops and don’t know where to start. There’s soooo much ( the uniformity of the books somehow makes them more intimidating) and I feel like the majority of the series I just wouldn’t get on with. Your lists, favourite ongoing and favourite finished, really have given me a toe hold in manga. I’ve bought some physically and am sampling Berserk on iPad. For a few years I’ve found myself buying little or nothing on comic shop visits because the stories feel samey and single issues are so pricey. Now, when we get back to it, I’ll be able to raid the manga shelves and come away with lots of purchases. Many thanks from the UK.
Just read whatever looks interesting to you lol. If you do use Instagram then I could answer questions on there for you whenever. It’s not nearly as complicated as comics usually. I mean that because comics keep getting like remakes and stuff
Read a chapter of most popular manga(one piece, Naruto, bleach, dragon ball, Jojo, fairy tail, detective Conan) and continue with the ones you found interesting
Yoooo Ranma 1/2!!
Freaking love that series
That intro was a banger very light hearted im subscribing just because of the intro
Some mangas worth reading :
Vagabond
Rainbow
Innocent - Innocent Rouge
Alice in borderland
Baby steps
GTO
Kamigami no Itadaki
Kokou no Hito
Aku no hana
Adolf ni tsugu
Ping Pong
There is other good mangas but i don't want to make a never ending list :)
Cheers
Was pleasantly surprised to see Ranma 1/2 on the list. It's a series I read way back in I think 2012 or so. I always wanted to collect them but the number of volumes intimidated me. I have the 2-in-1 of the first two volumes I picked up from Bookdepository back in my later years of highschool but it's just been sitting alone on the shelf. I think it's time I give another crack at it.
Alao when you were talking about FMA, I was like "A lot of us grew up with...Bleach. Anime adaptation....Bleach. Adult Swim.... It's gotta be Bleach. It's FM- wait wha-" don't get me wrong I love FMA I just had the strongest feeling it'd be Bleach for some reason. Ok at least it's in HMs...good.
Been on the fence about Slamdunk for awhile, decided to dive into it! Thanks for the push!
Great list. Eyeshield 21 is the top completed series pick for me. Happy to hear it made the honorable mentions. Very underrated manga, with an anime adaptation that didn't do it justice. My recommendation to you is Kokou no Hito.
Welcome to demon school iruma kun was an awesome manga... Had everything including a nice short term story line and a overall story line. It was the one of the best I read recently. It's still an ongoing manga though
Slam Dunk is also my #1! It feels so nice to see someone else have it on top!
I like how you do American comics and manga as well, with no bias.
So I read A silent voice and watched the movie on Netflix... great choice 👍🏽
Love to heard Eyeshield 21 in your honorable mention XD
Awesome list man. I really like a lot of your choices here and agree with a handful! Not available in English, but I would put Holyland on mine and my favorite sports series, Haikyu!! lol.
Loved that you had 20thCB AND Pluto in this list...the latter always seems to be overlooked but is one of my favorites by Urasawa and in general
Just finished Steel Ball Run and now understand why this part was called as masterpiece now I really wanted physical copies of it
I like how he gave me so much recommendations and also i subscribed :)
i could listen to you talk about manga for hours im glad i found this !
17:27 small correction. after they failed to bring back their mother, they gave up on that goal. they just wanted to get the philosopher's stone to restore alphonse's body and edward's limbs
adding slam dunk as no.1 you have my respect man.
I've read like 80% of those titles and have them on my shelves or buried in my vault somewhere. My recommendation for you, since you ask, is Sanctuary (Buronson/Ryochi Ikegami)
It's great hear that Slam dunk is loved
I’m getting into manga, definitely gonna check out all these titles
I see farm work, I click play and slap like.
so glad to see you talk about dorohedoro, Such an underrated series but it is amazing
I love how you describe these titles so well and in so much detail but without spoiling anything! Thank you for an inspiring list, I'll be filling in the gaps in my collection :)
AWESOME! Several series you presented are also in my Top10! I am definitely going to check the ones I did not know. Few suggestions: "Liar Game" on my 8th place, "Elfen Lied" on my 5th position, and "Claymore" absolute number 1 for me.
I love Slam dunk ⛹️. Could you do a list of " if you like (blank) graphic novel, you'd like (blank) manga.
Have you read Vinland Saga?
Who's your favorite Mangaka?
One thing: the Elric brothers have long since given up on trying to revive their mother when the series starts, they just want their bodies back
I saw the cover of To you the Immortal through the trailer of the video so I clicked IMMEDIATELY! and what a beautiful manga gallery you have O.O
This was awesome - thank you! I’be been really getting onto manga lately and it can be overwhelming with some of the ongoing series so it’s really nice to know some great completed series.
Goodnight PunPun is in my top 5. I've been picking up 20th Century Boys and Monster but only 2 into Monster...
Top Mangaka :
Inio Asano
Naoki Urasawa
Shuzo Oshimi
Yoshitoki Oima
Kenji Tsuruta
Akira Hiramoto
Lone Wolf would be my favorite, because of the messages for developing me as a boy, I learned with this manga what I haven't learned in others so far.
But even with all that, I think it's a crime to make a list, Lobo Solitário is a complete fucking manga, but among many works, one topic is limiting.
But it's a manga that has powerful lessons, more than action.
I'm not sure if you may have heard of it but one of my favorite manga series is Psyren.
HELL YEAH!!!! how come no one talks about psyren?
Thank you for some of the manga recommendations, I'll check them out later!
My personal favourite is Medaka Box, an action/supernatural series written by NISHIOISIN and drawn by Akatsuki Akira.
Like most of NISIOISIN's works (some well-known animated ones being Katanagatari and the Monogatari series) it focuses on the main character's development and the characters (tropes) that build/challenge their perspective, usually through physical/mental/philosophical/multilingual fights and a LOT of talking. That usually makes NISIOISIN novels hellish to read, but Akatsuki Akira makes things easier for manga readers by spacing and laying out his text in bite-sized chunks and providing the action sequences that NISIOISIN can't quite fill with text alone.
I'm not certain if any english publishers picked up the entire series due to its age (it ended in 2013) and niche-popularity, but if you enjoy a good shounen-poking shounen series and can find it, I highly recommend it.
love your background, greedz from the Netherlands
Little late on the recommendations, but might as well give some (haven't seen many of your videos so don't know if you have read these) These have all completed their runs:
Nausica of the Valley of the Wind
Lone Wolf and Cub
Blade of the Immortal
Mushishi
Gon
Crying Freeman
Planetes
Ghost in the Shell
Wandering Son
Kokou no Hito (The Climber)
3x3 Eyes (damn you Dark Horse for not releasing it all in english)
Kyou kara Ore wa!!
Blame!
Barefoot Gen
And anything from Osamu Tezuka; Astro Boy, Kimba the White Lion, Buddha, Ayako, Dororo etc.
Sending that "Alita" love. My favorite series of all time.
Hi there. I totally agree with you about the Full Metal Alchemist series. The first series from 2003, was the series that introduced me to manga and anime. I have never read any of the others, so you have given me lots of new series to try out. I have just finished with reading Fairy Tail, which was a lot of fun. I have also been reading and really enjoying the Ancient Magus Bride, Snow White with the Red Hair, and Cells at Work. If you have not read any of those, I can't recommend them enough.
Wow man. Such a beautiful top with a very interesting titles. Even if I'm Italian, I have appreciated so much this video. I’ve read a lot of this works and if you love these manga I think you should read some seinen that I love like: Evangelion, Akira and Homunculus (if you haven't done it yet ahah).
Good job 👏
I was so surprised to see dorohedoro on this list. I’ve not seen much discussion on it paired with the fact that it’s what got me into manga in around early 2020, definitely in my top 5 manga I’ve read.
Have you read Monster? Another amazing work by Urasawa
I feel like its overrated compared to urisawa's other works
@@suprabhathavula277 nah it deserves all its hype johan is the best antagonist in all of animanga with a well written mc
Urasawa is an absolute master.
@@bruhmomentaiden4207 honestly after about a year or more since I finished monster, looking back on Johan, I just don’t care for him and he wasn’t really interesting. Sure he’s scary but Friend was just much more interesting and there’s plenty of others
I find Monster to be great but ever so slightly overrated. Pluto by Urasawa I found to be tighter and much more enjoyable. Urasawa is a great writer for sure.
Awesome video. Good to know that some of my top ten are present in your list as well.
I’m so glad someone out there also loves slam dunk as much as I do. The anime wasn’t that good but I loved it regardless due to the soundtrack and nostalgia. I’m only 16 but I’ve probably watched the anime like 4 times. I didn’t find out that there was a manga until last year and I was so glad it was there. The ending was bittersweet but I’m clueless as to how he could have wrote a better game than sannoh so I don’t blame Inoue for that. When he stood in front of Haruko and said that he wasn’t lying it made me feel amazed at how far he’s come. Mitsui coming back, Rukawa becomes selfless, Miyagi finally gains confidence and becomes a leader, and finally Akagi learns his lesson from Jun. I wish I could read slam dunk for the first time again
Was really hoping to see BLAME! on this list. One of the greatest, most haunting, most striking things I’ve ever read (manga or otherwise). Been very keen to read Dorohedoro as a lot of BLAME! fans recommend it as the closest thing to that series (inasmuch as that is possible).
Also a big fan of Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin. The new material that goes into Char Aznabel’s back story was an absolutely gripping political intrigue thriller.
Justegarde I still haven’t gotten a chance to pick up BLAME!, but it’s on my list as I own/have read all of Nihei’s other work available in English
Here i was waiting for Slamdunk and actually thought it’s in your honorable mention when it’s not yet listed. And i’m quite 90% sure it’s your top one after seeing it’s not included in the honorable because it’s really impossible that you would not include it in your favs.
And yeah people should try to read Slamdunk. I don’t even know a thing or two about basketball when i read this in elementary and it’s my first sports manga also
I'm currently on volume 10 of the perfect editions of 20th Century Boys and it's SO good. Masterful storytelling! I'm reading Pluto as well and it's also great but I don't like it quite as much. I have seen Monster but I haven't been able to read it yet, hoping to in the future! Urasawa is truly a genius ^-^ you have great taste!
Great list and amazing descriptions and explanations.
I think it would be better to have more moments like the one on 14:53, showcasing the art while you talk about it or displaying something that is being described. I figure that might be hard to edit in such long videos, but simply opening the books (and maybe capturing footage of them separately) could make it easier.
Ranma is so good, Love the video man.
Gunnm/Alita will forever be my favorite manga and one of the best cyberpunk works ever made.
Great list, all of these are really good, though I still haven't read Dorohedoro! Personally, Oyasumi Punpun is my all time favourite. It's the most impactful and relatable graphic novel I've read so far.
Great list! I was kinda expecting you would put Slam Dunk at #1, but I didn't expect you picking Pluto over Monster
Awesome to hear Bleach on your honorable mentions. As a teenager, I preferred Bleach more than Naruto. (or even One Piece)
Speaking of being approached every year I wouldn’t mind this being an annual video series. Just to see where you are at. Even if it’s all the same. I would be super interested. Especially in the ongoing manga top 10.
If you havent read it i would really suggest these:
-sunkenrock
-akumetsu
-dai dark
-fire punch
-hells paradise
-homunculus
-onani master kurasawa
god, i love your taste in manga so much! totally gonna trying Slam dunk tho im no interested so much in sports manga either.
I love your content, and you seem like such a good dude. So thankful for your channel
Great video man😊
So this is the first video of yours that I watched. And at first I was only half listening while browsing something on my phone. But my man! Once you mentioned Cross Game my respect for your opinions escalated through the roof. :D Finally someone that appreciates it.
well, seeing how I finished less than 10 mangas, here's my list:
1. Gantz
2. Ichigo 100%
3. I's
4. Hina Change
X2
I”s 🤟🤟🤟
My top 5 favorites manga by far:
1- Monster.
2- I”s & Maison Ikkoku.
3- Akira.
4- Berserk.
5- JoJo’s Part 7: Steel ball run.
Something you should have probably mention about the FMA hardbacks is that it uses an updated and improved translation
At this point you may as well put Vegabond, Berserk and HxH on here. Pretty sure we won’t live long enough to see them end anyway.
Vagabond did end. You can go read parts that came after the manga and you get to see the great art
@@slicky3397 Ye SU did hear about that, still need to check it out
Well, you're right about Berserk sadly. Still wonderful. Bought all the deluxe editions that are out recently and started reading it for the first time, just finished volume 1. Loving it.
Glad to see someone else who praises ranma 1/2. It doesnt seem to get much recognition in the community imo.
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you only talk about great mystery of urasawa work which is great but it is also true that characters of naoki urasawa work is one of the greatest in all time. Even though it follow mystery path of story but it truly tell this story with slow inspection of every character it has. I think in this case, monster is best but it also great and fantastic with 20th century boys and Pluto. Main character of story are not just present only for perspective like junji ito story. They have their own plot and reasons to follow this path. They have their own desires and personalities to love with and their own character arc to follow itself other than mystery.
Blame by Tsutomu Nihei
is great; recentl rereleased. Has some superb artwork
I am so glad someone talks about Battle Angel Alita, moreover consider it top 10. I was around 16 when I read it and 10 years later it is still one of my favourites. Sadly the prequel "Mars Chronicles" has so may hiatuses thought. At least we have original and a sequel. Btw, the sequel is also very good.
Great video but I am surprised that I didn't see Tokyo Ghoul, Claymore, Blame! or especially Death Note on this list.
Nice video, would be cool if you show us some panels of each manga
Subbing for the intro staying for the content :)
My Top manga of all time:
- Vinland Saga
- Vagabond
- Berserk
- Kingdom
I would like to recommend Angel Densetsu manga it has just 2 episode ova which cover first few chapters of the manga but it got me hooked and I couldn't stop until I completed reading the whole thing, It is not the best of the best manga out there but it certainly was very refreshing and hilarious.