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Josei or Seinen with deep/ dramatic plot

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oblique	Post #171556
Member 7:31 am, Jun 21 2008 Posts: 74	At the moment I am very into Josei and Seinen that have dramatic themes as they usually have a much deeper story lines than shoujo/ shounen. As such, I was wondering if anyone can recommend a Josei or Sienen that has such plots. Ones that I've read in Josei are kimi wa pet, Nana and Mars. So far in seinen all I've found is Bitter Virgin. These are stories that have deep and meaningful plot themes and sometimes make you cry. If anyone has any suggestions that are like these that would be great.
Crenshinibon	Post #171558
Local Prig Member 7:47 am, Jun 21 2008 Posts: 1891	Monster and Nijigahara Holograph are both excellent examples, but neither of them are romances. Not sure if they would make you want to cry either, but they certainly are deep and dramatic. ________________ Reviews of my Work: You are kind of boring - Blackorion Congratulations! Ur an asshole! - tokyo_homi Your awesome!!! - Cherelle_Ashley NightSwan also said that she wanted to peg me, once, but I'm not sure whether to take that as a compliment or a threat...
funkmu1	Post #171612
Member 4:19 pm, Jun 21 2008 Posts: 2009	anything by Yazawa Ai, especially Paradise Kiss also from another mangaka Chocolat
G-17	Post #171617
Obituarized Member 4:41 pm, Jun 21 2008 Posts: 2090	For Josei, I think it's very hard to beat Mars. I don't really like the typical shallow stuff about fashion/modelling....etc, so I don't think I can recommend anything you'll like. For Seinen, I highly recommend Blood Alone and Chocolat. Also everything by Inio Asano .... Solanin, Nijigahara Holograph, What a Wonderful World, Oyasumi PunPun....etc .... I personally think he's the best mangaka ever! Other Seinen favorites are Ciguatera(dramatic) and Homunculus(deep).... If you want an older/complete series, you can try Living Game. It's a fun read but I don't think it's particularly deep. Saikano and Bokurano if you're looking for sad/tragic stuff. There's also a good 1-shot called Socrates in Love.... but it's rated shoujo. Cheers!! You may like stuff translated by Kotonoha or Entropy. Last edited by gan17 at 5:07 pm, Jun 21 ________________ ~Point & Squirt~
blakraven66	Post #171618
Omnipresent  Super Mod 4:47 pm, Jun 21 2008 Posts: 5980	Well, most of my suggestions have already been stated so I'll recommend you the anime Gankutsuou~The Count of Monte Cristo...great dramatic plot with a lot of betrayals and manipulation, all for the sake of revenge ________________
AX	Post #171624
Midnight Rooster Member 5:26 pm, Jun 21 2008 Posts: 238	Sanctuary Eternal Sabbath Also, I second Monster and Saikano, and I think the Chocolat suggested in gan17's post is this one, Chocolat (KUBONOUCHI Eisaku), since the other is not seinen Last edited by AX at 5:39 pm, Jun 21 ________________ Hand Rooster is a rooster made with your hands.
G-17	Post #171628
Obituarized Member 5:49 pm, Jun 21 2008 Posts: 2090	Whoops!! Didn't know there was another one. Thanks AX ________________ ~Point & Squirt~
bardoftheberserk	Post #171635
Member 7:11 pm, Jun 21 2008 Posts: 17	Berserk by Kentaro Miura . I'm surprised no one has mentioned it yet. I'll third Monster which is an excellent murder mystery. If you like Monster you might want too check out both Pluto, 20th Century Boys, and 21st Century Boys. All of them are from the brilliant mangaka Naoki Urasawa
Identity Crisis	Post #171759
Super Mod 10:34 am, Jun 22 2008 Posts: 4870	Only got the typical manga to recommend, but they kinda fit in MPD Psycho is good, and its kinda deep for a bit. Gantz is deep at points, it might lose you at one point or another(lost me a few times) School days is Dramatic, and a bit psychologically pressing.
VampireBanana	Post #171765
MangaAddict.1+1=11 Member 12:10 pm, Jun 22 2008 Posts: 846	For seinen... well, everyone's about stated everything I wanted to suggest... lol, I think! Though please take note that my suggestions might consider of genres you might not want to touch as I read almost anything out there. Seinen: Poppoya Love letter Under the dapple shade and its' prequel Blood Alone Emma Hotel Bokko Aoi Hana Hourou Musuko Piano no Mori Witches Steep in mythology and folklore Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou My Girl (SAHARA Mizu) Josei: Himitsu is like totally deep and well-written too. Hyakki Yakoushou is one of the best series which is steep in mythology and folklore, if you like that sorta thing. Stone Cold is pretty good. Maybe also... Paros no Ken(not sure if it's shoujo or josei... lol since it's not mentioned anywhere.) Hmmm... also, let's see: Love My Life Sakuran Suna no Ue no Rakuen Indigo Blue Free Soul Crash Deep Love - Ayu no Monogatari Oh and grab ALL the other Deep love series while you're at it. =P Okay, stuff which might not be that deep but still a fun read: Cotton River's Edge Honey & Honey Seigi no Mikata Pieta is also not too shoddy. Bernie's Drawing Diary Bathroom Guuwa Four shoujo stories (yes, it's classified as josei, despite the name) Gokusen You should also keep an eye out for Applause which Lililicious is planning on doing. And hmm... I will concur that some shoujo and shounen are just as good as their counterparts 'cos there's a lot of good and equally horrible stuff out there. Dokebi bride is pretty good if you're looking into a deep psychological supernatural series. Last edited by yuri21 at 1:42 pm, Jun 22 ________________ Most under-rated BL: Songs of Self-Abuse. Dark, perverse, grotesque, twisted, sick, insane, etc. Venture only if you've nerves of steel. The woman who can't summarize.