After reading a lot of mangas, it gets lame, as you get bored of the lack of original ideas and the fact that you don't really get shocked anymore, only slightly surprised.

I am looking for something with lots of twists, where the mangaka likes to take risks and where important characters die throughout the story. I also wouldnt mind the main character dying at some point and being replaced by someone else. My top requirement is that it has good art.

Examples for a kind of art I hate are:
http://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=11085
http://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=50732
http://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=384

And anything too "fluffy", if you get what I mean.

As for genre, I'm open to anything that doesn't involve Sci-Fi, Mecha, Loli/Shotacon, Gay stuff, shoujo-ai and shonen-ai.

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Current Manga Crush:
Yue


Currently reading:
Negima! Magister Negi Magi!
One Piece
Tasogare Ootome x Amnesia
Countrouble
Highschool of the Dead
Tama Hiyori
and more.

Saver is everything you want, and more. Intricate plot, intelligent ideas, LOADS of character death (even of major characters), awesome world-building.

The art's Korean-style, though, so it might take some getting used to. All the characters are ridiculously good looking, but I wouldn't call the art fluffy, by any means - it's more angular and sharp than anything else. There are no flower tones or sparkly bits, for one thing. Lol.

Anyway, I hope you enjoy it.

Another manhwa I'd recommend is Dangu. Excellent stuff, also has major characters dying (even the main character dying and being replaced).

For shock value, if you're looking for something that'll freak you out and surprise you endlessly, consider Burning Hell. Craziest protagonists I've seen in a long time.

ZeroIn got some twist afair, and one HUGE wtf moment (around halfway through the scanlations) - it might be what you're looking for but then again, there's only very few stories that are completely unpredictable... it's worth a try at the least.

Thanks guys, I'll take a look at those.

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Current Manga Crush:
Yue


Currently reading:
Negima! Magister Negi Magi!
One Piece
Tasogare Ootome x Amnesia
Countrouble
Highschool of the Dead
Tama Hiyori
and more.

Drifters If you like the Personality of the Main in Burning Hell then u'll this one.

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You need the ability to overcome Bad Luck

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Hatred fuels itself and Darkness exist where there is no Light


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How about Gantz? (Although it does have a Sci-fi theme, it actually does the series good) Lots of massacres going on sometimes
And I recommend Mirai Nikki - hope you haven't read that one already ^^
+ Blue Heaven
+ Alive! -
+ Battle Royale - every characters story is very interesting.
+ Asian Beat - about drugs, family problems etc.
+ all Deep Love series - tragedy, sad, all kinds of shocking concepts in this.
+ Doubt (Tonogai Yoshiki) - game where a group have to find the killer whilst being killed off one by one.
+ Goth - a boy with a dark fetish
+ Majin Tantei Nougami Neuro
+ X-Day - students want to blow up their school

Shin Angyo Onshi
Berserk

as for the protagonist dying part try these threads:
thread1
thread2

Last edited by Nidjo at 8:43 am, Aug 9 2010

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maybe otoyomegatari

Well, Naoki Urasawa work describes what you want. Especially the 20th century boys. http://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=319. About the art, if you are not used to it you will think that's it's bad. But after a while you will find that the characters expression is actually really good and of course the art as well.

i think you should try school days if you havent read it yet the ending is like WTF i did not see that coming