So upon realizing that I have almost no friends in real life who read manga, and desperately want to discuss manga with someone who has also read for years, I'd like to ask the MU community members for your opinions of some.

First, Usogui, Liar Game, and Maoh: Juvenile Remix for those who've read any/all of these. Were these titles interesting to you? Profound psychological stuff?

Please share your thoughts. 🙂

Nulla in mundo pax sincera
"Always go too far, because that's where you'll find the truth." - Albert Camus

Series like Liar Game and profound should never be used in the same sentence.

There's one guy who wrote this in the comment, and it pretty much sums up most mangas in Liar Game's style:

This series is horrible, it has to many of the "I knew that you knew that I knew that you knew that I knew that you thought that I knew that you considered that I supposed that you knew that I liked ... POPCORN!!!! "

Series like that are not profoundly psychological. If you want something that's profoundly psychological, read Homunculus. Makes Liar Game look like it was written by a toddler in comparison.

I've not read the other two.

-GGpX

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I've only read "Liar Game," and I loved it to pieces. I was disappointed by the end, which I thought was a bit rushed, but I haven't come across a better manga. And I don't think it's fair to call it simple. The games and trials that the author included in the story are really fun to think through, despite the strange faces people make. Series like Liar Game require a lot of concentration and thought for full enjoyment. Imagine what you personally would do if put in the same situation, for example, makes the whole series more fun to read! :-)

Psychological warfare between characters is super interesting to me, so Akiyama is one of my favorite characters of all time. But I was more addicted to watching Nao, the main girl, grow. That was my main motivation for reading the series--I enjoyed seeing Nao learn from Akiyama the ways of a con-man. She started out as the most annoyingly naive girl I've ever seen, and ended as someone I respected and cared about.

Thank you. I will definitely check out Homunculus. I suppose I liked the psychological warfare in Liar Game.

Nulla in mundo pax sincera
"Always go too far, because that's where you'll find the truth." - Albert Camus