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4:22 pm, Mar 1 2015
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Hi all!

I'm looking for a manga to read that focuses on ADULTS as the main characters, NOT children or teenagers. It can, of course, include them as other characters though.
I would prefer a fantasy genre, maybe some romance, but since I know options may be limited I'd be winning to explore other genres. Please no Hentai, smut, etc.

Manga I really loved included Eternal Sabbath and Shin Angyo Onshi so you can use this as a reference <3
If you haven't read it yet, I recommend it wink

Thanks for the help!

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You kids get off my lawn!
Look at my ongoing author master-list project here: http://mangaupdates.com/showtopic.php?tid=48756 as more then half will fit. Everyone can suggest something there too and the views go up every day so i will post it for real when i finish.

Berserk is the original Onshin (on the list too and so is Fuyumi of course) and URASAWA Naoki (go with Monster/Billy Bat first here) should be everyone´s harbor for quality from japan.
Edit: Yunagi no Machi Sakura no Kuni deserves a mention as it is not on my list.

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How about sci-fi? Battle Angel Alita and sequel.

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just by focusing on the seinen and josei genres you already make it more unlikely to find manga with children and teenagers, thankfully this si nto anime where that would be more limited.

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You know what? Let´s go older and more obscure!
I have reviewed Inuyashiki and Tasogare Ryuuseigun is about old people having graphic sex for nearly 50 volumes with no end (it was ok once) but expect a scanlation never as no underage schoolgirls are involved. Prove me wrong internetmad.

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Wow, awesome! Thanks a lot guys, there's quite a lot here for me to work with now.
I'll definitely be looking into a few of these, I really appreciate the help <3



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A great start! I have some favorites in there. I'll add to the list:

Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou
Gunslinger Girl
Kore wa Koi no Hanashi
Taihou to Stamp
SE
REC
Minimum
Minamoto-kun Monogatari
Maoyuu Maou Yuusha
Sexless Friend
Little Forest
Living Game
Mononoke Soushi
Planetes
Appleseed
Molester Man
Honeymoon Salad
Maison Ikkoku
Virgin na Kankei
My Girl (SAHARA Mizu)
Ai-Ren
Hataraki Man
Ghost in the Shell
Chobits
Crying Freeman
Hachimitsu to Clover (Honey and Clover)
Mushishi

The only thing these manga have in common is having adult (age over 18, not in secondary school) main characters. There's mild smut (as a plot element, not an end in itself mostly), there's science fiction, there's slice of life, horror, you name it. I'm sorry to say that it's unevenly divided between seinen and josei manga, both because a) a lot of josei manga have not been scanlated, and b) because I'm more prone to read seinen manga. There also may be underage characters in lead roles along with overage characters. If so, the plot is from the mature perspective, so don't worry about suffering through somebody's cultural festival again.

Also, because of the extreme variety, expect to not like some of these manga. On the other hand, expect to love some of these manga. But give them all a look, because it's about as random a list as I have ever put up, and I like some better than others myself, so you're not getting a list filtered on the basis of taste.


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