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Post #650872
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5:46 am, Aug 29 2014
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Hey guys biggrin
This is my first topic smile First i'm sorry for my poor English confused I've read TOG (Tower of god) (I've never read something as good as TOG !) biggrin So I'm wondering if there are any manga/manhwa's like TOG ? If so i would be very glad smile wink grin So please reply smile And again i'm sorry for my poor English and I hope you can understand me dead

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1:54 pm, Aug 29 2014
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Hi there!
I haven't read Tower of God so I can´t compare it with other mangas. I have seen that it is a webcomic. I think webcomics usually have more "balls" that regular manga, because they seem to have more creative freedom.

What do you exactly mean with "serious"? You mean that they tackle more serious subject, or that they stay away from tropes/cliches and develop in an unexpected fashion? On this second case, I was pleased by Onani Master Kurosawa. I think is a good twist on the typical high school/slice of life manga, altough it may be hard to get into it.

I would also say that Fullmetal Alchemist is usually considered a step more mature than your usual action shonens. Also, if you want to go for the ultimate deconstruction of action shonens you can try Evangelion, but in that case I would recommend the anime instead of the manga.

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You should probably check out City of Dead Sorcerers, Noblesse, and Dark Air.

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7:10 pm, Aug 29 2014
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well there really isnt anything like TOG but if you want some serious shounens i have a few

Shoukoku no Altair
Kuroshitsuji

and i definitely second Fullmetal Alchemist this one is amazing!

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7:27 pm, Aug 29 2014
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Well, I have yet to read Tower of God, but if what you want are some good, serious shounen mangas, I can give you my personal favorites:

Dice (YUN Hyunseok) is a good webtoon, I kinda dropped it because I couldn't afford to read it due to some circumstances, but I do know it's very good.

Kubera is another webtoon and it's absolutely amazing. It is a confusing story though so I recommend you to read it with patience.

Now Pandora Hearts is a wonderful manga, but like Kubera, it can get pretty confusing. I assure you that the process of trying not to get lost is absolutely worth it. Besides, even if you don't get everything, the characters at so great that you will enjoy it anyways. Probably.

Now to completed ones:

I totally second Fullmetal Alchemist, it's an excellent manga. If you haven't read it then go, run, enjoy it!

And umm, wow, I thought I had more complete shounens that I could recommend, but it turns out... I don't! So I guess that's it. I hope I was of some help!

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8:10 pm, Aug 29 2014
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Ah, I'm not too sure what kind of "serious" you want, but you could try reading:

Death Note

Akame ga Kiru!

The Breaker and it's sequel, The Breaker: New Waves

Claymore

For all the mangas that I've listed... I've always thought they were pretty intense, so I'm not too sure if this was the type of serious you were looking for >_< I agree with the other recommendations! You should definitely check them all out if you have the time biggrin I bolded all the mangas that aren't as intense

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Post #650959 - Reply to (#650891) by sunder
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6:30 am, Aug 30 2014
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I've never read Deadman Wonderland, Psyren,Shingetsutan Tsukihime,
Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei confused But I've already heard about Mirai Nikki but I don't know why I didn't take the time to read it. Anyway thank you very much ! biggrin

@Eclipse1
Hi smile Oh I watched Fullmetal Alchemist but I've never thought about reading the manga, thank you for your suggestion smile
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but in that case I would recommend the anime instead of the manga.
Haha laugh That's why I don't know if I should watch the anime or the manga, i'm scared to be disappointed dead I've never heard about Onani Master Kurosawa, ok i'll give it a try biggrin Thank you so much ! biggrin (And sorry for my english) cry

@scorcher
Thank you I'm so glad biggrin

@Gale1
Kuroshitsuji and Fullmetal Alchemist : I've watched these animes biggrin Ok I'll try these mangas smile
Shoukoku no Altair : I've never heard about this manga but the summary about this manga seems interesting biggrin
You've been a great help, thanks ! biggrin


@Furan
The summary about DICE (Yun Hyunseok) gave me shivers eek
Pandora Hearts : Thank you I have totally forgotten about this manga biggrin

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I totally second Fullmetal Alchemist, it's an excellent manga. If you haven't read it then go, run, enjoy it!

laugh I already saw the anime but I was scared to be disappointed of the manga. I'll definitely give it a try biggrin

And Kubera also seems good, thank you very much ! smile

@Muses
Death Note is definitly a piece of art biggrin I've watched the anime but then again I didn't read the manga. laugh
Akama ga Kiru : I've never heard about it, thanks smile
The breaker : I've seen the front cover so many times, I didn't take the chance to read it smile
Claymore : I've seen episodes of the anime a long time ago , I've forgotten a lot of what is going on in this story confused Thank you smile
Bokura no Kiseki : I already know about it, I agree with you it's very good biggrin

Thank you for taking the time to reply smile


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9:21 am, Aug 30 2014
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Aoki Hagane no Arpeggio
Carnaval Glare
Dogs: Bullets & Carnage
Devil Summoner - Kuzunoha Raidou Tai Kodoku no Marebito
Devil Survivor >> the game is also awesome. hell, it's too disturbing for your usual supernatural theme.
Hitogatana
Kara no Kyoukai - The Garden of Sinners >> if Tsukihime was recommended, i also recommend this!!
i love Rakkyo more than Tsukihime after all XD
Tales of Vesperia



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2:59 pm, Aug 30 2014
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Dovicia, I gotta say that reading your posts feels like watching a rainbow... All colorful and nice! It's great to know that one's recommendations have been taken into account. I really hope you get some good mangas to read biggrin And by the way, don't worry about your english, it's pretty good ^^

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4:08 am, Aug 31 2014
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@meridianna
I've never heard about these mangas eek , you're the only one who recommended me these mangas and on top of that these mangas seems good ! Arigatō gozaimasu ! bigrazz

@Furan
Well a lot of people took the effort to reply to me, just for this I'm happy biggrin And everyone's recommendations are interesting eyes, don't worry i have a lot of mangas to read thanks to everyone now. smile By the way i'm glad you understood my english laugh

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