I'm looking for a manga with a character (and i want this character to be explored, not just mentioned briefly) with horrible past.

like. the worst that you can think of.

as. bad. as. it. can. get.

and hopefully the character is still alive in the series. '

any ideas?

Juuoku Shoujo and mayby Hapi Mari

Bitter Virgin, Saddest backstory I can remember. Amazing manga by the way.

all of you have no idea...you want a bad past? Look no farther than 7 seeds. It's not bad, it's child abuse in several forms that leave 7 kids emotionally corrupt, there so scarred they have no morals.

It starts off with different characters so you have to wait a decent 30 chapters, but believe me, when you hit chapter 34(i think that's it) the backstory begins and it's terrifyind. It gave me nightmares! The abuse is towards upwards of 100 kids but focuses on a handful, and it starts from when there born all the way to the present.

You will not be disappointed, it's honestly brought me to tears.


7seeds

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7 Seeds Seconded. The people the previous poster is talking about have extreme PTSD because of their traumatic childhood.
Bitter Virgin Seconded. The female lead is the victim of severe sexual abuse.
Issho ni Neyou yo Less awful than some of these other characters. Male lead had a crazy alcoholic mom.
Hunter x Hunter One of the characters was
Kuroshitsuji Awful past mainly because of an isolated event, though his childhood was never great. His
Zankoku na Kami ga Shihaisuru Male lead is sexually abused by mother's boyfriend.
Nabari no Oh Male antagonist had a crazy foster family (mom died in childbirth). They . He also is dying of an extremely painful illness.


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Nothing really beats bitter Virgin.
there is also Flame of recca

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seconded!
and i'll add
kare kano-i wouldnt call it the most horrible but its certainly horrible and very touching..but you'll have to read more than half of the story to see it coming..but dont worry the last few volumes are completely dedicated to his past infact every single character in the story is "explored"
please save my earth-the main guy's past..just remembering makes me sad
elfen lied-uhh..everyone? haha
Thomas no Shinzou-even if you're not a fan of shounen-ai(i dont really like shounen-ai)but this is a masterpiece!you cant miss it!

Fruits Basket has some characters with pretty miserable pasts.

Sakuran
banana fish
blue heaven
watashitachi no shiawase na jikan
sanctuary

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"what kind of crazy, twisted conclusion is that...?" - banana bread no puding

Well.... there can be a lot of different deffenitions for a 'horrible' past, but I pulled out the ones that the past is very terrible for some character's and in which that past plays a big part. The levels of how horrible those pasts were varries but each holds quite an impact in the story and can be defined as horrible (though maybe not as. bad. as. it. can. get. but still very bad)
The main character is not always the one with the tragic past, but in each one of the more major characters at least as a tragic past that plays a role in the story.


Nabari no Ou
Pandora Hearts
Are you Alice?
Dokuhime
Ningyou Kyuutei Gakudan
Teiden Shoujo to Hanemushi no Orchestra
Dengeki Daisy
Meisou Kuiki
Watashitachi no Shiawase na Jikan
Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle (I kind of assume you already read this one though...)
Karneval
Olimpos
Shounen Hakaryuudo
Superior
Akusaga
Kateikyoushi Hitman Reborn!
Youko x Boku SS
Coelacanth
Crimson-Shell
Hanatsukihime
No.6
Utahime
Shiki
Issho ni Neyou yo

Oneshots:

Ibara no Majutsushi
Kara no Shounen - 3rd story
Smargs won't Sing
We Can Fly!
Vampire to Shinigami

I just read Bitter vergin! that was good! (i mean bad....in a good sort of way)
I loved it!

now looking for some slavery past and stuff

YOU READ THE WHOLE SERIES IN 3 HOURS?!!?

I think he/she read it just before he/she created the list lol..

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D'oh!

i did read it in 3 hurs. its only 32 chapters long

lol and my sis tells me im a slow reader