Timestamps for all the manga recommendations discussed 0:16 Black Torch 2:00 Ajin 3:30 Planetes 5:04 All You Need is Kill 7:10 Green Blood 9:07 Bestiarius 10:29 Rainbow Also, loved this vid! i think im gonna go check out planetes first coz its setting and core messages seem rly interesting
After reading Ajin, I was so blown away in each chapter. After finishing it, I wanted more manga so I watched this video and I'm SO GLAD THAT YOU MENTIONED AJIN.
Thanks..I couldn't make out how Ajin was spelled purely from hearing and wouldn't have been able to search(it sounded like he was saying argent or something, one of those fantasy words..)
Ok some recommendations from the bottomless-trench that is my backlogs: - Drifters (From the author of Hellsing. It is set in this alternate fantasy world with typical fantasy stuff. Has the same comedy and tone as Hellsing but the characters have so much personality. The premise is about different historical figures being transported into another world to battle it out. Not much about the story is know as still is ongoing) -Blue Giant (A story about a regular japanese boy finding his passion in jazz, more specifically playing the sax. The story presents you with many problems musicians face in their early and the general hardships of adult life.) -Blue Period (The story is about a boy finding himself to be severely lacking in ambition and interests. One day, he sees the beauty of art and decides to take up oil painting in highschool. The story has some hard hitting moments pertaining to insecurity of being an artist and being accepted into society.) -RIKUDOU (The story is about a boy whose faced trauma early in his life with very terrible people so he takes up boxing to release his pent up emotions. This very dark and sheds light on the darker side of families, relationships, and boxing. Something similar to this would be Holy Land, which is a down right amazing manga.) -Masuraou (A boy gets sent to live by himself in this suburban town in Japan. The town has this tradition of a fighting battle royale to decide who would be the “man” of the town. It is very action packed and surprisingly funny. The art compliments the action and story held my attention right to the end.) -Ranger Reject (Made by the same author as quintessential quintuplets. It takes the typical Kamen rider and power ranger format and flips it on it’s head. The story follows a just a regular villian the Rangers, the heroes, fight. A crazy amount of events transpire as the mc tries to take down the Rangers by himself.) - Oshi No Ko (WARNING! BANGER ALERT!! I can’t say much without spoiling the entire story so I will say that you just read it. It is amazing.) - Send my Regards to Kenshiro (This whole manga is hilarious fever dream about a man who dedicated his life to learning acupuncture points and techniques from Fist of The North Star, another manga you should try. The hilarious thing is that acupuncture point technique don’t have any actual applications but mc is so into character that everyone around him just goes with it. Definitely one of the most funniest manga in recent times.) - Joujuu Senjin!! Mushibugyo (This is like a traditional shounen. Doesn’t try reinvent the formula but adds it’s own unique flare to it. The story is set in feudal Japan, where bugs have basically turned into Kaijus and Monsters. All the characters have heart and personality even the villains. If you miss traditional shounen then I recommend you give this a try.) I also have a lot of unread mangas in my backlog that I have heard a lot of good things about. Idk I might come back and update this list.
I loved Black Torch back when I read it, and the inner demon in it absolutely had room to become one of the greatest inner demons ever, right up there with White, Kurama and Sukuna. The author also had a lot of things being set up that had potential to pay off incredibly. Black Torch IMO is a series that had all the makings of greatness, but didn't get the time it needed to really get there. The mangaka's newer work, Heart Gear is extremely unique from what I've seen, and it's got the same level of potential that Black Torch had, though it's been on hiatus for almost a year now due to his health.
I recently read it because i kept seeing the crazy artwork all over Instagram, i felt it had a blend of bleach, and naruto Themes in it that i felt were used pretty good and done uniquely. I wish it could have gone a little longer but for what it was i enjoyed it a lot
@@jackhendry7 watched it and I must say it was one of the good movies I’ve seen. Like I’ve never thought one could make a cool looking armor with that design. I was amaze by the action.
It's technically both. Screenrant did a story on the history of the film's name changes and it essentially boils down to people being unsatisfied with a name so it got changed.
@@fancypants5782 Yeah It was marketed as Live Die, Repeat: Edge Of Tomorrow but was probably shortened due to it being way to long of a movie name, thus Live, Die repeat became a tagline for the movie, the movies official title is "Edge of Tomorrow".
the most interesting part reading ajin for me was old man sato. A complete anarchist who is capable of doing what he wants to do, not letting others do it for himself but him alone is enough. A very straightforward antagonist yet having a complex and brilliant mindset when it comes to his plans and decision making. 8/10. (and the art is absolutely clean asf)
Psychological and Action mangas that I think are criminally underrated. -My Dearest Self With Malice (Psychological) -Ijimeru Aitsu ga Waruinoka (Psychological) -The Kingdom of Ruin (Action/Psychological/Revenge) -Ragna Crimson (Action-packed) -The Undead Lord of the Palace (Manwha Action/Psychological) -A breakthrough brought by forbidden master (Action. A better version of Boruto's concept 10/10) -Meccha Shoukan Sareta Ken (Action/Isekai Not about mechas) -Phantom Seer (Action/Horror)
Thank you man! Had to leave a dislike just for this. Like why df would you not list out the mangas. Uploader just wants to waste my time and milk those sweet views
I recommend reading Suicide Boy. It's a manhwa, weird combo of cute and dark, but it's not depressing like PunPun. I like how it's simple and casual, not trying to appear deep or dramatic. I think it handles the topic well in terms of following the MC's daily life struggles and his thoughts are especially relatable. I heard that there's no official translation yet but there's about 100 chapters out as of now. There are self-inflicting harms involved so disclaimer there.
FINALLY SOMEONE TALKING ABOUT RAINBOW!!! This has been one of my favourite anime/manga for like 10 years now, it's an absolute masterpiece and yet nobody ever talks about it.
@@ifinallygotmyrent5511 Update - I finally managed to finish it! I was only looking for the fully translated version for like the last 5 years hahahaha
Just a Few Manga Recommendations: Land of the Lustrous Oshi no Ko ( ongoing from Akasaka Aka ) BECK: Mongolian Chop Squad Nana Blue Period Me and The Devil Blues Opus (Satoshi Kon) Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Golden Kamuy Case Study of Vanitas Witch Hat Atelier My Broken Mariko
I know this has nothing to do with the video but I just want to thank Mask for his content, every time he uploads he brightens my day and that means a lot. Thank you.
Thank you for the recommendations, I just finished "Ajin" and it was amazing, Sato is such a great villain, like, who uses a recovery ability to teleport and break through stuff? Genius. I loved the paneling and facial expressions, I could almost hear Tosaki screaming when he was angry. The IBMs, even though as an idea are very similar to Stands from JoJo, only 3-4 times I felt like "oh yeah, it's like a Stand", most of the times I was thinking of them as companions to the user or different autonomous entities (in Nagai's case for example), in opposition to JoJo that I was feeling of them like tools (except Reverb Act 3). I have a question, since both, Nagai and Sato went through a "Flood" (that's how they called right, when under emotional pressure, an army of IBMs comes out), doesn't that mean they can't revive anymore, am I forgetting something? I highly recommend it, especially to anyone who likes guns (I'm more of a sword and katana fan)
Tsuyoshi Takaki’s art will forever be one of my favorite art styles. Also I know All You Need Is Kill was adapted into a Hollywood film Edge of tomorrow.
Planetes thank god that’s getting recognition. Amazing work. Amazing art. Amazing story. Amazing characters. Great work from the author of Vinland Saga, Yukimura Edit: also All you Need is Kill is incredible
I recommend gannibal there's only a few chapters out but that shit goes hard. It's about a cop who transfers to a small town with suspicious towns people and that's because they may or may not all be cannibals. The art is akin to something like golden kumey and the characters are really interesting so far.
Eren: I hate titans turns into a titan Kaneki: I hate ghouls turns into a ghoul The masked man: I hate western cowboys stories Proceeds to like western cowboys stories
Honestly, i'd highly recommend checking out the anime for Ajin. From the standpoint of fan of the manga, the anime is really worthwhile.... unless you just can't sit through cgi anime, however it is definitely the best cgi series I've seen (tied with dorohedoro)
I agree man. The cgi in ajin is really good and enjoyable. It doesn't take you out of focus. But many people always feel the need to shit on cg so I doubt many will think it's good, because cgi means bad in anime.
@@theguywhocommentseverywher2382 Second Season is different, but still good (and somewhat inspired by the equivalent in the manga, according to someone on reddit)
Rainbow was written by George Abe who unfortunately passed away two years ago. The Green Blood mangaka only did the art. We have no idea if the story will continue unfortunately
I personally recommend any work my Oasaka Naoki. The man's a flipping genius. Monster, Pluto, 20th century boys! If you like Tokyo Revengers (or hate it, like I do), I personally recommend Great Teacher Onizuka and Shonan Junai Gumi. Amazing character-driven stories with high stakes and lots of inappropriate fun.
I would recommend Land of the Lustrous (you might have read some of it I don’t remember), Heart Gear (the same author of Black Torch I think, but it’s currently on hiatus), Oshi no Ko, and Sousoi no Frieren.
I would like to give two of my own recommendations which are not manga but still good reads nonetheless. Pigpen (Manhwa): From the author of Bastard and Sweet Home. I don't need to say more I guess. It's one of the best psychological stories I've read in my life. Feng Shen Ji (Manhua): It's one of the more popular Chinese comics out there. It's about a human child who lost everything rising against the gods and has one of my favorite protagonists. Both of them are finished stories and I highly recommend giving them a chance.
A highly agree with the last two (especially A silent voice since the anime didn't do it justice) but I can't in good conscious recommend Beastars anymore. Those last two arcs or at least that last arc ruin the series as a whole. I almost have to recommend a stopping point for Beastars now, it's sad
@@TNTspaz I don’t think they “ruin the whole series”, but they certainly aren’t as good as the previous arcs. I still love Beastars despite its ending.
A short manga that I would recommend is definitely girls last tour especially the ending it’s a wholesome series set in an apocalyptic setting due to the aftermath of a war the manga follows two young girls exploring the apocalyptic world
The manga series I will never stop recommending are *Innocent* and *Innocent Rouge* (sequel). *The plot* of Innocent and Innocent Rouge revolves around the life of Charles-Henri Sanson, who was the King's Executioner in France during the late 1700's and his little sister Marie-Joseph Sanson. Probably one the best art I've seen in manga in a while, almost as detailed as Vagabond. (Also there are a LOT of trigger warnings)
As an Ajin fan, I am very happy that my favorite series was mentioned, not sure why it's so underrated though. It has all the potential to be considered one of the GOATs of manga.
If you get the chance I recommend you read. 1. Gunnm/Battle Angel Alita by Yukito Kishiro 2. Rokudenashi Blues by Masanori Morita 3. kurayami Dance by Suda 51 and Syuji Takeya 4. Getter Robo by Ken Ishikawa
Watched the anime of Rainbow and my god. There's no other anime that brought me to tears. Rainbow is thus far the only one. Even though Koe no katachi was really damn close.
I havent actually checked out flame of recca but in our country its like a classic anime in the 90s like with Yu yu hakusho sailor moon etc so ill put it in my list 😎👍
Oh my gosh! I saw Rainbow, and my heart is just instantly crushed. This is the manga the made me cry almost every chapter. Such an excellent masterpiece of a manga, easily one of the best ever for me. I can't stress that enough.
Day 2 of Recommending Masked to read Ao Ashi. Soccer Manga that reminds me kind of Haikyuu and Slam Dunk I would put it above Blue Lock for its more realistic approach and better characters through the challenges that they have to overcome. And it is over 257 chapters long and ongoing. I have not caught to the lastest but to where I am, it is really Freaking good. And one last thing, the series is giving vibes of Haikyuu and Tokyo Revengers combined. I hope you will give this series a try, especially with so many people giving you other recommendations of series to try. And I really love all of the work you have.
your comparisons are weird but i agree ao ashi is excellent, maybe the most realistic youth football development manga. in terms of realism similar to giant killing. tactically excellent as well
One anime that does not have a manga I would really ask you to check out is Legend of The Galactic Heroes. I'm currently watching it and I'd say it's a masterpiece on the same level as series like Monster or Berserk. It's about the political struggle between the Galactic empire and the Free planets alliance. I really recommend you check it out
I just started reading Rainbow a few days ago. It has that ugly aesthetic I wish more series would use, and I was heavily intrigued from the era and subject matter alone. After feeling more burnt out on anime and manga than I ever have, I hope this can pull me in.
Black Torch is dope as heck. I always recommend it and I think it's really unnecessary to be so critical about it since it's that type of attitude that helps end series' before they flourish into their own full self. I haven't read any of the others on the list but the only one that sounds slightly interesting is Ajin.
Tsuyoshi Takaki's artwork are so clean and beauriful especially his oneshot manga "freak" and sci fin"heart gear" sadly there's no update in the chapter and also to the author
I highly recommend the masked man to read "Real" it is another highly underrated sports manga.For me it is even better than slam dunk in character development and story progression.
You should give Ender Geister (Tsui no tamashi) a go, even though the whole demon hunting thing doesn’t seem very original, it still intrigue me right from the get go. I would recommend to anyone who is action thirst
Tougen anki is like the basic of basic demon-anti demon society theme generic shonen with a lot of predictable plot and backstory. It currently have around 60+ chaps and maybe you want to check out. It's a fun read cause you kinda know the characteristics of the characters and their backstory even before it was reveal.
All you need is to Kill Manga is basically like Groundhog Day like on a certain day the days keeps repeating like the only way to stop the loop is to fix it.
Here are a few manga recommendations if you're looking for something that's a bit on the psychological side, but also not insanely deep: Imo Alice in Borderland and Onani Master Kurosawa are by far the best out of the three. Onani Master Kurosawa (Drama, School, Psychological). It's around 30 chapters long and an absolute ride from start to finish. It has a really weird premise at the beginning and the 2nd half story is the main character's development from dealing with the outcome of the initial events. Can't really say much else cause I don't want to spoil too much about it. Wakusei no Samidare(Seinen, Action, Drama, Comedy, Psychological). It's about 60 chapters long. This story is a bit of a fantasy parody manga. It's about a dude who is visited by a talking lizard and told that he is going to become one of the Beast Knights, a group of warriors all affiliated with a different animal who protect the "Princess" and will save the world from being destroyed by the great mage and his biscuit hammer. I also can't say a lot more about this due to spoilers, but this manga is amazing. It's very campy but also presents its themes in a very nice and clean way. All of the characters are great, and it brought me to tears at least twice. It also has some great fights. Alice in Borderland (Action, Horror, Shounen, Psychological). Also about 60 chapters long. This got a Netflix live-action adaptation last year, and it actually wasn't terrible. Alice in Borderland is about a high schooler who is pretty much shunned by his family for not being as smart or hardworking as them. He and his 2 friends see a flash of light akin to fireworks before waking up in what seems to be a future version of japan. They are forced to participate in many death games to keep earning days on their 'visas', which upon expiring leads to their deaths. I typically don't like death game manga and anime, but this one was an exception. It's a psychological thriller that I think executes the theme of 'what are people willing to do to survive' very well. I also love the way it's written; the manga is made up of the main story and a bunch of side stories. The side stories either have nothing to do with the main characters and involve other characters that are important to the main story or just further develop the characters by showing you a game that they went through previously and showing how they survived through it.
@@drfranky3463 Half & Half (Seo kouji) - a short 13 chapter romance, you won't regret reading it it's one of the best romance I've read for how short it is Eden: it's an endless world - an extremely dark seinen, it's seriously a masterpiece but was too fucked up to ever be animated and never gained the popularity it deserved, if you've never read berserk then it might be a bit too much but otherwise I would strongly recommend it Hope you give these a chance and enjoy 😄
Ao Ashi is the last manga that I've read and its clearly better than most sports manga out there. I heard it will have an anime adaptation so I wish it gain more attention.
Manga List in the Video -Black Torch -Ajin -Planetes -All you need is kill/Edge of Tomorrow -Green Blood -Bestiarius -Rainbow -Also mentioned Phantom Seer Not sure why I’m watching recommend manga since I’m still busy reading Komi-san and Shadow House. I’m also watching Golden Kamuy it’s a very good anime I didn’t expect it to be good and the comedy is so funny and flows within the story without making unnecessary moments.
You should go for the classics. - Message to Adolf (Osamu Tezuka) - Ayako (Highly recommend, Osamu Tezuka) - Lone wolf and Cub (Kazuo Koike and Goseki Kojima) - Satsuma Gishiden (Hiroshi Hirata) And other manga and mangakas from the 60's and 70's
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One Punch Man in terms of artwork just continues to blow my mind. Especially because they're improving from the webcomic in terms of story as well.
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@@theog7967 tru
@@theog7967 Cause it's not relevant to the video
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Timestamps for all the manga recommendations discussed
0:16 Black Torch
2:00 Ajin
3:30 Planetes
5:04 All You Need is Kill
7:10 Green Blood
9:07 Bestiarius
10:29 Rainbow
Also, loved this vid! i think im gonna go check out planetes first coz its setting and core messages seem rly interesting
You're doing the Lord's work.
You the 🐐
And do your mean planetes
@Brayden L the timestamps are helpful as hell 💯.
Bestiarius only has 23 chapters in like every site. The other ones are not translated yet :(
After reading Ajin, I was so blown away in each chapter. After finishing it, I wanted more manga so I watched this video and I'm SO GLAD THAT YOU MENTIONED AJIN.
Have you read ender geister?
@@batmeme9349have you oiled up?
Timestamps:
0:16 Black torch
2:01 Ajin
3:35 Planetes
5:10 All you need is kill
7:13 Green blood
9:12 Bestiarius
10:31 Rainbow
Thank you king
Rainbow has a animae
Thanks..I couldn't make out how Ajin was spelled purely from hearing and wouldn't have been able to search(it sounded like he was saying argent or something, one of those fantasy words..)
Ok some recommendations from the bottomless-trench that is my backlogs:
- Drifters
(From the author of Hellsing. It is set in this alternate fantasy world with typical fantasy stuff. Has the same comedy and tone as Hellsing but the characters have so much personality. The premise is about different historical figures being transported into another world to battle it out. Not much about the story is know as still is ongoing)
-Blue Giant
(A story about a regular japanese boy finding his passion in jazz, more specifically playing the sax. The story presents you with many problems musicians face in their early and the general hardships of adult life.)
-Blue Period
(The story is about a boy finding himself to be severely lacking in ambition and interests. One day, he sees the beauty of art and decides to take up oil painting in highschool. The story has some hard hitting moments pertaining to insecurity of being an artist and being accepted into society.)
-RIKUDOU
(The story is about a boy whose faced trauma early in his life with very terrible people so he takes up boxing to release his pent up emotions. This very dark and sheds light on the darker side of families, relationships, and boxing. Something similar to this would be Holy Land, which is a down right amazing manga.)
-Masuraou
(A boy gets sent to live by himself in this suburban town in Japan. The town has this tradition of a fighting battle royale to decide who would be the “man” of the town. It is very action packed and surprisingly funny. The art compliments the action and story held my attention right to the end.)
-Ranger Reject
(Made by the same author as quintessential quintuplets. It takes the typical Kamen rider and power ranger format and flips it on it’s head. The story follows a just a regular villian the Rangers, the heroes, fight. A crazy amount of events transpire as the mc tries to take down the Rangers by himself.)
- Oshi No Ko
(WARNING! BANGER ALERT!! I can’t say much without spoiling the entire story so I will say that you just read it. It is amazing.)
- Send my Regards to Kenshiro
(This whole manga is hilarious fever dream about a man who dedicated his life to learning acupuncture points and techniques from Fist of The North Star, another manga you should try. The hilarious thing is that acupuncture point technique don’t have any actual applications but mc is so into character that everyone around him just goes with it. Definitely one of the most funniest manga in recent times.)
- Joujuu Senjin!! Mushibugyo
(This is like a traditional shounen. Doesn’t try reinvent the formula but adds it’s own unique flare to it. The story is set in feudal Japan, where bugs have basically turned into Kaijus and Monsters. All the characters have heart and personality even the villains. If you miss traditional shounen then I recommend you give this a try.)
I also have a lot of unread mangas in my backlog that I have heard a lot of good things about. Idk I might come back and update this list.
Thanx bro 🙏🙏
@@akaashikrish3834 np dawg. Just wanted to share great manga I’ve read with everyone else.
Hey Goat
Oh Mushibugyo!this was showed on tv when I was young, might read this
do you have a myanimelist
I already have 80+ manga series on my “to read pile” so why not add more lol
Same bro
I have at least 450 mangas/manhwas/manhuas/webtoons in my library, I've read most of them, but I can always do with more
I had a couple manga on my to read list until I found masks channel a year ago and now I have over 200
the list never stops growing lol
Same, and each time I want to grab a series to read I'm like: man I don't have anything to read
I loved Black Torch back when I read it, and the inner demon in it absolutely had room to become one of the greatest inner demons ever, right up there with White, Kurama and Sukuna. The author also had a lot of things being set up that had potential to pay off incredibly. Black Torch IMO is a series that had all the makings of greatness, but didn't get the time it needed to really get there.
The mangaka's newer work, Heart Gear is extremely unique from what I've seen, and it's got the same level of potential that Black Torch had, though it's been on hiatus for almost a year now due to his health.
@Liam McDonnell Bleach
@Liam McDonnell Bleach, talking about White Ichigo
I recently read it because i kept seeing the crazy artwork all over Instagram, i felt it had a blend of bleach, and naruto Themes in it that i felt were used pretty good and done uniquely. I wish it could have gone a little longer but for what it was i enjoyed it a lot
@Liam McDonnell Naw, his name is White and there's a reason for that. Don't look it up though if you're anime only.
I hope he gets better
"Live, Die Repeat" as you call it isn't actually the name of the film, the movie is called Edge of Tomorrow.
It good
@@user-vs3gc4cn3t it’s very good
@@jackhendry7 watched it and I must say it was one of the good movies I’ve seen. Like I’ve never thought one could make a cool looking armor with that design. I was amaze by the action.
It's technically both. Screenrant did a story on the history of the film's name changes and it essentially boils down to people being unsatisfied with a name so it got changed.
@@fancypants5782 Yeah It was marketed as Live Die, Repeat: Edge Of Tomorrow but was probably shortened due to it being way to long of a movie name, thus Live, Die repeat became a tagline for the movie, the movies official title is "Edge of Tomorrow".
When you mentioned Ajin, I get a smile after a bad day. A someone I can relate to
Same
should i give the manga a try? I watch the first 5 episodes of the anime in dub and the voice acting is horrendous and the cgi is even worse
@@YousufS16 yes
The Masked Man: “So You Want Manga Recommendations?”
Me: “Oh Yes Daddy!”
ayo???
ayo???
Calm down! I have socks on
@@LukeYHWH bro you gotta say no homo also and then it wont be sus
@@soulkingabstr4kt887 no homo
the most interesting part reading ajin for me was old man sato.
A complete anarchist who is capable of doing what he wants to do, not letting others do it for himself but him alone is enough. A very straightforward antagonist yet having a complex and brilliant mindset when it comes to his plans and decision making.
8/10. (and the art is absolutely clean asf)
The artist of Rainbow also made a pretty decent horror manga called Hideout. It’s fairly short and I’d recommend it to anyone wanting a quick scare.
@aparna r it’s that short? You read it in like 3 hours or less LOL
Rest in peace! 🙏🏼
Rainbow is fireeeeee
He is not the author, just the artist. The author was George Abe who actually passed away two years ago. But yeah, Hideout is amazing
@@moderatecanuck I didn’t know that, thanks for telling me. Rest In Peace
Psychological and Action mangas that I think are criminally underrated.
-My Dearest Self With Malice (Psychological)
-Ijimeru Aitsu ga Waruinoka (Psychological)
-The Kingdom of Ruin (Action/Psychological/Revenge)
-Ragna Crimson (Action-packed)
-The Undead Lord of the Palace (Manwha Action/Psychological)
-A breakthrough brought by forbidden master (Action. A better version of Boruto's concept 10/10)
-Meccha Shoukan Sareta Ken (Action/Isekai Not about mechas)
-Phantom Seer (Action/Horror)
The Kingdoms of Ruin execution was aight, but definitely entertaining to read throughout
Dude give a review!
Wasnt phantom seer cancelled
@@cruznahoel678 sadly :(
Forbidden breakthrough is such a banger I just wished it got chapters faster
0:16 Black Torch
2:00 Ajin
3:30 Planetes
5:04 All You Need is Kill
7:10 Green Blood
9:07 Bestiarius
10:29 Rainbow
Thank you man! Had to leave a dislike just for this. Like why df would you not list out the mangas. Uploader just wants to waste my time and milk those sweet views
@@SMD1999 there's literally timestamps
@@landocks3369 doesn't cut it
I'm glad Sato is getting his shine on here
It’s always a good day when Asura posts a new video
I recommend reading Suicide Boy. It's a manhwa, weird combo of cute and dark, but it's not depressing like PunPun. I like how it's simple and casual, not trying to appear deep or dramatic. I think it handles the topic well in terms of following the MC's daily life struggles and his thoughts are especially relatable. I heard that there's no official translation yet but there's about 100 chapters out as of now. There are self-inflicting harms involved so disclaimer there.
The guy in Suicide Boy with eyeglasses reminds me of Tenya Iida from mha.
@@lioravignon8628 there are memes about him being ida all the time in the comments lol
Helck is one of the best manga I have ever read. It’s criminally underrated. Definitely read it if you are a fan of fantasy.
Mannnn I haven't thought about Black Torch in the longest, definitely taken from us too early 😭😭
I was pissed cause it moved so fast outta no where
FINALLY SOMEONE TALKING ABOUT RAINBOW!!! This has been one of my favourite anime/manga for like 10 years now, it's an absolute masterpiece and yet nobody ever talks about it.
And the manga keeps getting better
@@viyemp1681 where did you read the manga? I can't find the fully translated version ANYWHERE
@@ifinallygotmyrent5511 Update - I finally managed to finish it! I was only looking for the fully translated version for like the last 5 years hahahaha
I will check it out, I was thinking about greenblood but let's see how it goes.
@@dontbothertoreply9755 you should !! Rainbow is a manga i can only recommmend, it's amazing
Just a Few Manga Recommendations:
Land of the Lustrous
Oshi no Ko ( ongoing from Akasaka Aka )
BECK: Mongolian Chop Squad
Nana
Blue Period
Me and The Devil Blues
Opus (Satoshi Kon)
Frieren: Beyond Journey's End
Golden Kamuy
Case Study of Vanitas
Witch Hat Atelier
My Broken Mariko
Some nice recommendations
It's cool to see Oshi no Ko and Frieren get amazing anime adaptations later too
Very underrated Recommendations :
"Soloist of the prison"
"Blue Lock"
"Soloist of the prison" has amaaazing art and makes you care about the characters despite being short
Blue Lock was entertaining
Blue lock a good one yeah, really like the dynamic poses and movement the artist is able to draw
Blue lock is good but not underrated
Ragna Crimson is criminally underrated. Action shonen fantasy.
Rainbow has a great anime too, i cant believe I had forgotten about this gem until seeing this video! Makes me want to rewatch it, sigh
I know this has nothing to do with the video but I just want to thank Mask for his content, every time he uploads he brightens my day and that means a lot. Thank you.
Day 4 of recomending "Blade of the Guardians"
its a Chinese Manga inspirated from Vagabond with a brilliant Dark Story. And a great Main Char
Completed or on going?
@@L4DAPLUH on going
How Long we talking
@@jeus_cnt its round about 10 books right now
@@kemalsonic7625 ight thanks daddy
Blue Box is a great new Shonen sports manga that has so much potential.
Thanks to chibi for introducing it from i stopped at around Chapter 6 dope story 👍
Having Potential doesn't make it good
@@deathlydashi 50/50 i guess?
Thank you for the recommendations, I just finished "Ajin" and it was amazing, Sato is such a great villain, like, who uses a recovery ability to teleport and break through stuff? Genius. I loved the paneling and facial expressions, I could almost hear Tosaki screaming when he was angry. The IBMs, even though as an idea are very similar to Stands from JoJo, only 3-4 times I felt like "oh yeah, it's like a Stand", most of the times I was thinking of them as companions to the user or different autonomous entities (in Nagai's case for example), in opposition to JoJo that I was feeling of them like tools (except Reverb Act 3).
I have a question, since both, Nagai and Sato went through a "Flood" (that's how they called right, when under emotional pressure, an army of IBMs comes out), doesn't that mean they can't revive anymore, am I forgetting something?
I highly recommend it, especially to anyone who likes guns (I'm more of a sword and katana fan)
Tsuyoshi Takaki’s art will forever be one of my favorite art styles. Also I know All You Need Is Kill was adapted into a Hollywood film Edge of tomorrow.
Planetes thank god that’s getting recognition. Amazing work. Amazing art. Amazing story. Amazing characters. Great work from the author of Vinland Saga, Yukimura
Edit: also All you Need is Kill is incredible
Masked always coming in clutch with the recommendations right when I need them the most
Yesssssss you finally read Geen Blood!!! That was my recommendation from the pitch sessions!
I recommend gannibal there's only a few chapters out but that shit goes hard. It's about a cop who transfers to a small town with suspicious towns people and that's because they may or may not all be cannibals. The art is akin to something like golden kumey and the characters are really interesting so far.
Damn this sounds 🔥 thanks for the recommendation
My Dearest Self with Malice Aforethought is really underrated
Ive been hearing about this non stop lately, what caused that to explode in popularity?
Definitely give ‘yukionna to kani wo kuu’ a try. One of my favourite manga outside of the obvious choices.
Finally love for Ajin
Glad you're talking about Rainbow. My fav anime of all time
Just finished reading Ajin after watching this video. Ajin is now my current favorite manga, it was an amazing read. Thank you Masked Man🐐
Eren: I hate titans
turns into a titan
Kaneki: I hate ghouls
turns into a ghoul
The masked man: I hate western cowboys stories
Proceeds to like western cowboys stories
Deku: *im in danger*
So glad you picked up Rainbow after many recommendations.
Happy to see someone giving a shout out to Ajin, Planetes and Kakizaki's works 👌
Honestly, i'd highly recommend checking out the anime for Ajin. From the standpoint of fan of the manga, the anime is really worthwhile.... unless you just can't sit through cgi anime, however it is definitely the best cgi series I've seen (tied with dorohedoro)
You should also try out land of the lustrous my personal favorite cgi anime
@@deavin4293 beastars and land of the lustrous from studio orange gotta be the best cgi anime we got
I agree man. The cgi in ajin is really good and enjoyable. It doesn't take you out of focus. But many people always feel the need to shit on cg so I doubt many will think it's good, because cgi means bad in anime.
Does it adapt all of the manga? Or does it only cover some of the manga?
@@theguywhocommentseverywher2382 Second Season is different, but still good (and somewhat inspired by the equivalent in the manga, according to someone on reddit)
Omg yess, someone is finally talking about rainbow, it's one of my favourites, so underrated, and the anime has a banger op
Rainbow was written by George Abe who unfortunately passed away two years ago. The Green Blood mangaka only did the art. We have no idea if the story will continue unfortunately
I personally recommend any work my Oasaka Naoki. The man's a flipping genius. Monster, Pluto, 20th century boys! If you like Tokyo Revengers (or hate it, like I do), I personally recommend Great Teacher Onizuka and Shonan Junai Gumi. Amazing character-driven stories with high stakes and lots of inappropriate fun.
The antagonist of ajin is one of most badass villain ive ever seen
I would recommend Land of the Lustrous (you might have read some of it I don’t remember), Heart Gear (the same author of Black Torch I think, but it’s currently on hiatus), Oshi no Ko, and Sousoi no Frieren.
I would like to give two of my own recommendations which are not manga but still good reads nonetheless.
Pigpen (Manhwa): From the author of Bastard and Sweet Home. I don't need to say more I guess. It's one of the best psychological stories I've read in my life.
Feng Shen Ji (Manhua): It's one of the more popular Chinese comics out there. It's about a human child who lost everything rising against the gods and has one of my favorite protagonists.
Both of them are finished stories and I highly recommend giving them a chance.
I would highly recommend Beastars, Moriarty the Patriot and A Silent Voice.
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@@TheDavidwoohyun 🤝🤝🤝
A highly agree with the last two (especially A silent voice since the anime didn't do it justice) but I can't in good conscious recommend Beastars anymore. Those last two arcs or at least that last arc ruin the series as a whole. I almost have to recommend a stopping point for Beastars now, it's sad
@@TNTspaz I don’t think they “ruin the whole series”, but they certainly aren’t as good as the previous arcs. I still love Beastars despite its ending.
A short manga that I would recommend is definitely girls last tour especially the ending it’s a wholesome series set in an apocalyptic setting due to the aftermath of a war the manga follows two young girls exploring the apocalyptic world
The Masked GOAT back at it again with another fire video
The manga series I will never stop recommending are *Innocent* and *Innocent Rouge* (sequel).
*The plot* of Innocent and Innocent Rouge revolves around the life of Charles-Henri Sanson, who was the King's Executioner in France during the late 1700's and his little sister Marie-Joseph Sanson.
Probably one the best art I've seen in manga in a while, almost as detailed as Vagabond.
(Also there are a LOT of trigger warnings)
Finished both a few days ago and i truly recomend them. The artstyle is so realistic. The same author drew Kokou no Hito (The Climber)/
can you give me a website on to where i could find it at
@@1nsta528 I use Tachiyomi app and both mangas are finished on MangaDex.
As an Ajin fan, I am very happy that my favorite series was mentioned, not sure why it's so underrated though. It has all the potential to be considered one of the GOATs of manga.
Day #72 asking the masked man to watch/read black lagoon
Bruh you on the grind fr
@@idk-vr3fs i know right, thanks for the support :)
If you get the chance I recommend you read.
1. Gunnm/Battle Angel Alita by Yukito Kishiro
2. Rokudenashi Blues by Masanori Morita
3. kurayami Dance by Suda 51 and Syuji Takeya
4. Getter Robo by Ken Ishikawa
Watched the anime of Rainbow and my god. There's no other anime that brought me to tears. Rainbow is thus far the only one. Even though Koe no katachi was really damn close.
Can confirm ajin is top tier
Only 3d animated anime I've ever thought looked good
Always down for some Planetes love. Space Brothers is another amazing realistic Space manga
Get backers
Flame of recca
Psyren
Some lesser known bangers
I second Psyren.
I'd also second Flame of Recca, except it's like four hundred chapters if I remember correctly.
@@blaedus5318 yeah like 300 something (33 volumes) reminds me of yu yu hakusho tho it’s def worth
Just finished GetBackers anime. It started falling off in the second half for me in the anime. Idk how good the manga is though
@@civoreb the second half was filler, the manga is still really good
I havent actually checked out flame of recca but in our country its like a classic anime in the 90s like with Yu yu hakusho sailor moon etc so ill put it in my list 😎👍
I can't believe you haven't read pandora hearts yet you're missing greatness
Oh my gosh! I saw Rainbow, and my heart is just instantly crushed. This is the manga the made me cry almost every chapter. Such an excellent masterpiece of a manga, easily one of the best ever for me. I can't stress that enough.
Have you seen the anime? I've heard its great too
@@Comicbroe405 ive seen it. its classic madhouse.
@@steampunkofgondor2619 Cool! Its on my list now
The second manga's name is ΠΛΑΝΗΤΕΣ, which means planets in greek, it's pronounced like plan-e-tes
Day 2 of Recommending Masked to read Ao Ashi.
Soccer Manga that reminds me kind of Haikyuu and Slam Dunk
I would put it above Blue Lock for its more realistic approach and better characters through the challenges that they have to overcome. And it is over 257 chapters long and ongoing. I have not caught to the lastest but to where I am, it is really Freaking good. And one last thing, the series is giving vibes of Haikyuu and Tokyo Revengers combined.
I hope you will give this series a try, especially with so many people giving you other recommendations of series to try. And I really love all of the work you have.
your comparisons are weird but i agree ao ashi is excellent, maybe the most realistic youth football development manga. in terms of realism similar to giant killing. tactically excellent as well
One anime that does not have a manga I would really ask you to check out is Legend of The Galactic Heroes. I'm currently watching it and I'd say it's a masterpiece on the same level as series like Monster or Berserk. It's about the political struggle between the Galactic empire and the Free planets alliance.
I really recommend you check it out
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BRUH I was literally thinking to myself…I want some good ass manga to read, and then YOUR video came up 😂😂
I just started reading Rainbow a few days ago. It has that ugly aesthetic I wish more series would use, and I was heavily intrigued from the era and subject matter alone. After feeling more burnt out on anime and manga than I ever have, I hope this can pull me in.
Unfortunately it isnt fully translated. And yeah that aesthetic is so fucking good.
Black Torch is dope as heck. I always recommend it and I think it's really unnecessary to be so critical about it since it's that type of attitude that helps end series' before they flourish into their own full self. I haven't read any of the others on the list but the only one that sounds slightly interesting is Ajin.
In Japan the “ r “ and “ L “ are interchangeable.
Ex: Zoro/Zolo
Tsuyoshi Takaki's artwork are so clean and beauriful especially his oneshot manga "freak" and sci fin"heart gear" sadly there's no update in the chapter and also to the author
I highly recommend the masked man to read "Real" it is another highly underrated sports manga.For me it is even better than slam dunk in character development and story progression.
He's already read it
Oh my bad
You should give Ender Geister (Tsui no tamashi) a go, even though the whole demon hunting thing doesn’t seem very original, it still intrigue me right from the get go. I would recommend to anyone who is action thirst
i agree
Berserk, Vagabond, Punpun 🤡
Ajin is amazing and I don't know why is not appreciated more! The ending is good and old man Sato is 🤯 hope for a sequel with some more Kaito
I'm currently watching the anime for Rainbow and it's absolutely amazing.
i remember seeing someone recommending rainbow to you for days, that dude must be so happy rn
You should read blue period it’s 36 chapters ongoing
Mane... I recommend Rainbow for more than 3 months to you but gave up. Im happy that u liked this masterpiece.
Now recommend Ashita no Joe
That moment when you've read all of these 😞
Pls recommend some good stuff, I have nothing else to read.
Read out
“Kingdom” it’s about the warring states in China. Idk if you have read it.
@@sinatakayama2536 I was legit just about to type that lmao
But if you've already read kingdom then theres always Kengan Ashua and Omega
@@infectiongerms I've read Out. Really one of my favorite delinquent themed mangas.
Tougen anki is like the basic of basic demon-anti demon society theme generic shonen with a lot of predictable plot and backstory. It currently have around 60+ chaps and maybe you want to check out. It's a fun read cause you kinda know the characteristics of the characters and their backstory even before it was reveal.
It's a good day when The Masked Man uploads.
Finished Green Blood today and........ IT WAS AMAZIIINNGGGG!!!!!
All you need is to Kill Manga is basically like Groundhog Day like on a certain day the days keeps repeating like the only way to stop the loop is to fix it.
The only way to stop looping is clearing search history, and unplugging the router
I would recommend Jitsu wa Watashi wa, it's an amazing rom com that everyone manga reader should read.
Here are a few manga recommendations if you're looking for something that's a bit on the psychological side, but also not insanely deep:
Imo Alice in Borderland and Onani Master Kurosawa are by far the best out of the three.
Onani Master Kurosawa (Drama, School, Psychological). It's around 30 chapters long and an absolute ride from start to finish. It has a really weird premise at the beginning and the 2nd half story is the main character's development from dealing with the outcome of the initial events. Can't really say much else cause I don't want to spoil too much about it.
Wakusei no Samidare(Seinen, Action, Drama, Comedy, Psychological). It's about 60 chapters long. This story is a bit of a fantasy parody manga. It's about a dude who is visited by a talking lizard and told that he is going to become one of the Beast Knights, a group of warriors all affiliated with a different animal who protect the "Princess" and will save the world from being destroyed by the great mage and his biscuit hammer. I also can't say a lot more about this due to spoilers, but this manga is amazing. It's very campy but also presents its themes in a very nice and clean way. All of the characters are great, and it brought me to tears at least twice. It also has some great fights.
Alice in Borderland (Action, Horror, Shounen, Psychological). Also about 60 chapters long. This got a Netflix live-action adaptation last year, and it actually wasn't terrible. Alice in Borderland is about a high schooler who is pretty much shunned by his family for not being as smart or hardworking as them. He and his 2 friends see a flash of light akin to fireworks before waking up in what seems to be a future version of japan. They are forced to participate in many death games to keep earning days on their 'visas', which upon expiring leads to their deaths. I typically don't like death game manga and anime, but this one was an exception. It's a psychological thriller that I think executes the theme of 'what are people willing to do to survive' very well. I also love the way it's written; the manga is made up of the main story and a bunch of side stories. The side stories either have nothing to do with the main characters and involve other characters that are important to the main story or just further develop the characters by showing you a game that they went through previously and showing how they survived through it.
Alice in Borderland is incredibly good ngl
I just finished reading Onani Master Kurosawa and i thought it was a doujin but I finished surprised.
i watch alot of anime but i have not read much manga, thanks for the recomendations
Damn for the first time I wish I used twitter, I have two great short manga that are barely known
You should do this again
What they called g
@@drfranky3463 Half & Half (Seo kouji) - a short 13 chapter romance, you won't regret reading it it's one of the best romance I've read for how short it is
Eden: it's an endless world - an extremely dark seinen, it's seriously a masterpiece but was too fucked up to ever be animated and never gained the popularity it deserved, if you've never read berserk then it might be a bit too much but otherwise I would strongly recommend it
Hope you give these a chance and enjoy 😄
ok ok, I read Green Blood, and I can say this guy is completely wrong, It's a goddamm Masterpiece. The ending hit he in the feels soo much.
Bruh you need to get on that trigun greatness if you don’t like the western setting
He already watched it
It was good l. Needs a reboot
Day 2 of recommending Mask Tougen Anki by Yura Urushibara and COLORLESS by KENT.
ajin is incredible
Day 39 of asking masked man to read or watch world trigger
World Trigger is kinda legit, that boy who had a piglet is the best thing ever
Ao Ashi is the last manga that I've read and its clearly better than most sports manga out there. I heard it will have an anime adaptation so I wish it gain more attention.
Day 14 of asking masked to read classroom of the elite light novel
I remember liking Black Torch. Don't exactly remember why I dropped it. I think it was something with the main female...
Manga List in the Video
-Black Torch
-Ajin
-Planetes
-All you need is kill/Edge of Tomorrow
-Green Blood
-Bestiarius
-Rainbow
-Also mentioned Phantom Seer
Not sure why I’m watching recommend manga since I’m still busy reading Komi-san and Shadow House. I’m also watching Golden Kamuy it’s a very good anime I didn’t expect it to be good and the comedy is so funny and flows within the story without making unnecessary moments.
Finaly you read Ajin
You should go for the classics.
- Message to Adolf (Osamu Tezuka)
- Ayako (Highly recommend, Osamu Tezuka)
- Lone wolf and Cub (Kazuo Koike and Goseki Kojima)
- Satsuma Gishiden (Hiroshi Hirata)
And other manga and mangakas from the 60's and 70's
I reccommend u distant beighborhoods from taniguchi if u feel nostalgic ( it's only 16 chaps )
4:14 LMAO "ΠΛΑΝΗΤΕΣ" Y'ALL-
OMG nachun slaps bro..glad its getting some recognition it deserves. Also, try red storm, it's a Korean manga
If you haven't read it I would recommend "Soloist in a Cage" It just ended about a week ago and its only 20 chapters long
deym very underrated manga, just finished reading this thanks for the reco