Hey does anyone know any mangas that deviate from normal manga genres or formulas? I'd like it kinda romancey. I don't mind if it is part of a genre but if it is I'd say something like "the only reason it's part of this genre is because the publisher forced the mangaka to give it a genre." I've seen some nuts ones like Mysterious Girlfriend X and Paradise Kiss (tho paradise kiss might follow a formula, but havent read any josei like it b4).

Would My Balls fall under a category? I thought it was pretty original =3

Deadman Wonderland. It's new, but it's pretty different and has a lot of potential.
Battle Royale
Elfen Lied

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Chibidoro-sama=Neko-freak

lol looks interesting

how about Ultimate Hentai Kamen

http://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=272

panties powered "hero"

cant say i've read anything similar to it


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hmm
Battle Royal was... intense (the novel, not hte manga)
Elfen Lied was... intense as well loved them both.

lol Ultimate Hentai thing looks disturbingly funnies, gotta check it out.

disturbingly funny is one way to put it,

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hmm i just thought of another original one in case some other person is using this thread as well:
Angel Densetsu

Umm, Lucu Lucu

The idea doesn't seem original, but the presentation makes the whole thing FEEL extremely original.

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i like Mirai Nikki. if you try it out, u will probably like it too... the girl is insane, in a cute way, superest stalker ever, and everything kinda comes up as a surprise in the manga... you never see the next scene coming usually. you cannot tell who to trust or who to hate. just wanted to say that i enjoyed this, and it may be what u are looking for...

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Alright well, if you are prepared for the most horrible depressing read of your life Saikano is the thing for you. Personally I can't stress how much I hate depressing things, but even I have to recognize how good this manga is, powerful romance story with releastic characters (put in an unreleastic situation mind you, but who the hell cares)

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the only aspect that keeps mirai nikki from being even better is the fact is has yuki in it

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Operation Liberate Men has a fairly original premise. Fantasy land where men are slaves? Why not?

heh... only other person ive ever seen who even knows what mirai nikki is... i think it is a highly underrated, underestimated, underread manga that deserves much more attention than it is getting...

Love & Peace

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Read a bit of that one, scans were absolutely terrible.