I'm looking for mangas where the protagonist goes up against an antagonist. Alone or a part of some factions/organizations, either is fine. The only requirement is that they have to use elaborate strategies using intelligence and ingenuity to try to beat eachother.

some examples of what I mean are:

bloody monday
lost+brain
death note

and how shikimaru fights in naruto thinking many steps ahead of his opponent.

Edit: to sum it up a little better, I'm looking for manga where the people "fighting" eachother use intelligence and think many steps ahead. Using strategy etc to try and achieve their goals. I say fighting, but I'm not looking for battle manga like bleach etc. I'm going for a more "cerebral" manga.

Last edited by darknova42 at 11:44 am, Aug 29 2009

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Feed your head.

liar's game is exactly what you want. its all about taking your opponents money with out physical force just intelligence and strategy.

Almost everything by Urasawa Naoki, highly suggested, I suppose you can start with Pluto, 20th or Monster.

More cerebral:
Spiral
ES
More a mix of cerebral and action:
Houshin Engi
Shin Angyo Onshi
Historie


There are also suggestions which can go well for what you asked here

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What I like in Trivial Pursuit style. Pick your category:

code geass is an anime but it fits ur description its like a gundam death note i loved it.

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This is my Siggie.

Kurosagi - swindler vs swindler(s)
Sanctuary - 2 guys chasing a same dream to change their country, but with different approach.