Hey all I'm looking for manga where the basic story is basically 2 friends against the world. I was thinking something like FMAB with the Elric brothers.

Some other manga for reference are Steel Ball Run, Blast of Tempest, HxH, Code Geass. Stuff like that. I'm not really looking for power of friendship type stuff like One Piece or Fairy Tail. Those kinds of stories seem a bit too childish or empty to me. Ik One Piece isn't bad but it's not what I'm looking for at the moment.

Dead Dead Demon's Dededededestruction maybe? Definitely the most gutpunching friendship manga I’ve read.

Oh god its by the same guy who did Oyasumi Punpun. This is gonna hurt isn't it?

Here’s some stuff that I think fits ^^

https://www.mangaupdates.com/series/a8zyfxv/shikabane-gatana -haven’t read that much of it so I can’t guarantee that it doesn’t turn into an organization deal or smth
https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=112526 -lesbian angst but it still is 2 vs all
https://www.mangaupdates.com/series/h96rn85/dragon-head -the 2 vs all thing mainly kicks in after
https://www.mangaupdates.com/series/mjcm79n/yajin -the mcs are three but same thing really

I’ll edit more if I find any later. I remember one where they became aliens(?) but I can’t for the life of me remember the title :[

Last edited by MelonnBreadd at 1:37 am, Feb 9 2023

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I'd be really interested by that but it kinda sucks that the latest chapter came out a year ago. Pain.

sigh 😔

Last edited by MelonnBreadd at 1:40 am, Feb 9 2023

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Damn thats a lot. I'll definitely check them out, they seem interesting. And I like lesbian angst 😀

Maybe 😂 It’s grim, though it’s a different type of grimness where Oyasumi Punpun focuses on one person’s depressing life but the grimness in Dead Dead Demon's Dededededestruction is more related to a disillusionment in government/corporations/society as a whole. I don’t agree with all the opinions the mangaka presents but it’s a masterpiece IMO in its breadth/portrayal of human bonds/gorgeous art.

I found it!! I don't know if you're still looking but i was too proud of myself for finally finding this to not share lol
https://www.mangaupdates.com/series/7wehz6s/hiniiru

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