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Seinen/Mature Focused On Character Development

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Raxx	Post #168755
Member 7:17 am, Jun 10 2008 Posts: 1	I'm looking for some good series with a good number of chapter releases based on the aforementioned genres. Mostly I'm interested in action/martial arts, but I have enjoyed several sports or other manga that had great character development. And by character development, I mean the main character is developing/training/improving his physical/mental skills through hard work or practice, and typically uses those skills to challenge and overcome other people or obstacles. While this doesn't have the be the primary element in the manga, if it has a good amount it's a-ok with me And yeah, it sounds picky, but I'm not a fan of completely unrealistic gains or improvement like that seen in HunterxHunter or Shaman King. They were still great but that's not what I'm looking for ;) I'd like to avoid any manga that has this kind of thing in its description: "...stumbles upon a weird girl with special powers". OMG this kind of thing is overused and annoying. This'd probably rule out most ecchi mangas as well Some series I've enjoyed extremely (to give you an idea): Shamo Vagabond Berserk Slam Dunk! Change Guy Noritaka Eyeshield 21 Rookies Beck Hikaru no Go Others I've enjoyed somewhat: Hajime No Ippo Grappler Baki History's Strongest Disciple Kenichi One Piece Air Gear Major Ryurooden Tenjou Tenge ...And probably several others I hope you guys can suggest some ones that have been hiding from me! I've read so many along these lines that it's become difficult to find any good ones with a decent number of releases. Currently checking out: Garouden, Vinland Saga, Rookies (catching up)
pnyxtr	Post #168767
Member 9:08 am, Jun 10 2008 Posts: 142	It doesn't exactly fit the mold, but a manga that does sort of have a guy training/improving, and also a good deal of character development in the more usual sense, is Hanaotoko. (And even if it's not a perfect fit for your query, it's an absolutely awesome manga and you should read it anyway.)
tsuto	Post #168781
Catnapper  Member 12:33 pm, Jun 10 2008 Posts: 3422	Holyland Ookiku furikabutte ________________ This week's favorites: - Udon no Hito ççççççç[Ô .Ô] tsutopodus© will eat your manga and steal your cats!
barbapapa	Post #168785
The Don of Nippon Member 12:56 pm, Jun 10 2008 Posts: 288	Piano no Mori Shounen, but probably fits the bill: Me Gumi no Daigo ________________ myanimelist profile manginaflower tumblr
Criminal Intent	Post #168851
Masanobu Hojo Member 8:12 pm, Jun 10 2008 Posts: 365	Ubel Blatt Gantz Riki-Oh Aiki Sidooh ________________ LOOK AT MY WITTY SIG!!11!!!!11
xxneilxx	Post #168896
Member 10:33 pm, Jun 10 2008 Posts: 114	You can try: Beach Stars Samurai Usagi Open sesame Worst Crow