hello

recently with all genres I've been getting the same old cliche, whether it be shoujo/ shounen/ seinen/ josei/ sci-fi/ fantasy/gender bender/ yaoi etc. So I guess I've been looking for a manga that falls OUTSIDE of the typical story of a genre.

I guess what I'm trying to ask is suggestions for mangas with a non- typical plot, usually with a-typical characters. I'm finding it harder and harder to find these nowadays.

I hope I made that clear enough. It might be a vague description, but any suggestions would be appreciated.

Want different, try Mysterious Girlfriend X

I suggest you look at the list Kotonoha is scanlating:
http://www.mangaupdates.com/groups.html?id=65

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Carogna
Kindan no koi de ikou that's not typical. at least in some aspect... sorry. had to post it.
Crying Freeman
Kakan no madonna
The devil ororon
Vampire Kisses: Blood Relatives
Sheherazade
Rei Kai Bi Dan
Skyhigh
Rei kai bi dan

Hope at least one of those meets your expectations.

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Still the bad cop.

Kodomo no Jikan i doubt there's a manga like this outside of hentai though it may not be your cup of tea

thanks for the suggestions! I'm looking into some of them now.

Any other recommended series would be welcome as well.

I second this, they have good stuff.

Asano Inio's manga are all awesome, check them out.

I would have to say NHK. Very not typical in my opinion.

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umm not sure if this is it but these are those i thought were pretty odd plots allHorror, Mystery, Seinen
Homunculus
Manhole
Ichi the Killer
Inugami
for shoujo? not sure if theseareit
h2o
Bride of the Water God
Crimson Hero
you are so cool
n shounenai
kiss me princess
the summit



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never fr0wn cause you never know whos in love with your sm e
Your mind is like a parachute it works best when its open

[u]Skip Beat (the heroine isn't all sappy about death of her first love; she's angry and actually tries to do something about it that doesn't involve finding someone new)
Tokyo Crazy Paradise (the heroine is... all you have to do is read the summary. a normal shoujo would probably have her being protected even though she's the bodyguard because she's a woman, but this series ignores the physical limits of women that most manga can't wait to reveal)

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http://shoujomaniac.free.fr/forum/?u=75

i know everone may read this, but when i first saw this post, i already thinking of Death Note.. Never in my life reading such a manga & the idea is damn good, but the ending & is a frustration..

Genshiken- like most slice of life genre manga, there aren't any guidelines. http://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=2402

Katsu- It's a sports manga, more specifically a boxing manga that just kept surprising me. http://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=92

Lolicon Phoenix
Rabuyan
My Balls

Hmm... Quite a bit of lolicon content on these but they are all quite far from the norm. My Balls has comparatively graphic adult content in particular.

vulgar ghost daydream non tipical and ecchi

agreed, imo the thing went down hill after that

but on this topic, i think highschool of the dead is a good one, i havent read anything like it.