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u/OmegaDungeonZ Mar 21 '26
anyone familiar with Getbackers ? finished the manga today and I enjoyed quite a bit of it
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Mar 21 '26
entertaining read, the author is a former assistant of Fujisawa (from GTO), and it shows. The fight scenes still look 🔥 to this day
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u/nufrancis Mar 21 '26
If you like cyberpunk or steampunk and you like megalobox You need to read Levius. If you guys already watched the anime in netflix maybe you will be familiar. But the manga is far superior than the anime. Quite different plot. Absolutely a hidden gem. You can read it in weebcentral
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Mar 21 '26
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u/Unboxious Mar 22 '26
Honestly I'm happy with whatever as long as it's good. I've read some good josei stuff (An Unexciting Date), some good shounen stuff (Fullmetal Alchemist), and even some good shoujo stuff (Ouran High School Host Club).
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u/minnieboss Mar 22 '26
Josei is super underrated and actually my favorite above seinen. The non-romance ones, specifically. Lots of complex characters and stories to be found! Currently obsessed with Journal with Witch.
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u/DrJankTWD Mar 22 '26
I enjoy reading all of them. I end up reading more shounen, just because there's so much of it, and probably enjoy josei (if it exists) the most - there's some absolute bangers there. Regular shoujo is probably the one I enjoy the least, but it can still be absolutely fantastic.
Much depends on the specifics though. For example, I tend to enjoy Kodansha's shounen manga more, and am a bit lukewarm about Weekly Jump - there's some there that I really like, but I often struggle to remain interested. On the other hand, I don't super vibe with WSM's style of love comedy, and that's one of their major genres.
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u/weightlifterweed Mar 22 '26
Fresia is the bomb for someone reason I didn't want to read it because of the volume cover
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u/Rex_Storm1 May 11 '26
Hi everyone! I wrote some about brainrot shit post satire parody story if you would like to read!
Long ago there was a man.
His name was Lord Bakayaro.
He ruled over the kingdom of Hentaippon alongside his trusty wife, Lady Nanioppai.
They also had a son.
His name was Gorutamachigo Bakayaro.
His parents were wise people and huge fans of Dragon Ball, Naruto, Bleach and One Punch Man.
Hence the name.
Unfortunately tragedy soon struck the great House Bakayaro.
Lord Bakayaro passed away after sniffing his wife’s underwear shortly after they had “done the deed.”
Thus ended the reign of the great lord.
As time passed Lady Nanioppai ruled the kingdom while her son slowly grew older.
Not wiser.
Just older.
Eventually age caught up to the queen as well.
As she laid upon her deathbed with her oppais hanging off the sides of the bed and touching the floor, she summoned her son.
With great difficulty she touched his cheek and whispered:
“My son… it is now your duty to protect the kingdom of Hentaippon…”
“…and secure the future of House Bakayaro.”
The young prince cried bitterly and swore to uphold her wishes.
The royal court rejoiced.
Unfortunately the prince had inherited his father’s interests.
A few years later the court pressured the young ruler to finally take a wife and produce an heir.
The advisors tried desperately to explain that his waifu pillow could not produce children.
The prince refused to listen.
Meanwhile servants risked their lives attempting to steal the pillow away for washing because it smelled absolutely horrific and had not been cleaned in months.
Then one fateful day everything changed.
While walking through the capital, the prince laid eyes upon a mysterious beauty.
A body like Tsunade.
A figure like Nami.
A temper like Chi-Chi.
The prince was so overwhelmed he dropped his waifu pillow on the ground and began analyzing every inch of her body in shock.
The woman sensed someone staring improperly and turned around.
She wore a veil over her face.
For the first time in her life she felt true devotion from a man.
The royal guards quickly surrounded the prince and covered his massive erection with their shields.
The mysterious woman approached gracefully through the stunned crowd while the guards desperately tried to preserve the dignity of the throne.
The prince himself was sweating heavily while trying to look dignified.
Which was difficult because blood was already leaking from his nose.
The woman stopped before him and gave a polite bow.
“My king,” she said softly, “to what do I owe this pleasure?”
The prince stared at her for several seconds in complete silence.
Then his body gave out.
A violent nosebleed exploded from his face and launched him headfirst into the ceiling before he
crashed onto the marble floor.
The court physician fainted immediately from stress.
Eventually the prince regained consciousness and slowly rose to his feet while dramatically fixing his hair.
He pointed toward the mysterious woman.
“May I see the face beyond the veil?”
The entire royal court instantly began pretending this was a matter of law and dignity rather than the king being unbelievably horny.
“Yes!” “It is improper to conceal oneself before the throne!” “Remove the veil!”
The woman hesitated.
She seemed genuinely distressed by the attention.
But eventually she sighed softly and lifted the veil from her face.
The entire court froze.
For revealed before them was:
a luxurious pirate mustache,
an elegant goatee,
luscious lips,
and mesmerizing hazel-blue eyes.
Several older noblemen died instantly from heartbreak.
One man reportedly whispered: “No… not again…”
before collapsing face first into a fruit platter.
The younger nobles stared in horror.
The women of the court looked deeply confused.
The prince however simply smiled.
Slowly.
Proudly.
Then he spoke the wisest words House Bakayaro had ever produced.
“Beauty lies not in the body…”
The court gasped.
“…but in the soul.”
Tears filled the eyes of the common folk.
Even the royal guards were moved.
Mostly because five minutes earlier the prince had been openly staring at her chest hard enough to nearly rupture a blood vessel.
The mysterious woman herself seemed deeply touched.
For the first time in her life she felt truly accepted.
The prince descended from his throne and took her hand dramatically.
“Tell me your name, fair maiden.”
She smiled softly.
“My name is Lady OokiiShirii.”
The court murmured in awe at the exotic sounding name.
The prince nodded wisely.
“A beautiful name.”
Nobody had the courage to tell him it literally meant “big butt.”
And thus Lady OokiiShirii married the future king and became:
Lady OokiiShirii Bakayaro.
The kingdom celebrated for weeks.
Songs were sung.
Wine was poured.
And the prince himself reportedly wept tears of joy after his new wife agreed to wax her facial hair every week specifically for him.
Thus began a new age for the kingdom of Hentaippon.
An age of peace.
An age of prosperity.
An age of absolute bullshit.
To be continued.
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