Honorable Mention:- 1:20 I am a hero 2:28 Jagaan 3:28 The Promised Neverland His Top 10 list :- 5:15 Tokyo Ghoul 6:36 Rikudo 8:03 Gantz 9:20 Pluto 10:55 Battle Royale 12:11 Parasyte 14:10 Death Note 15:35 Monster 17:15 No Longer Human 20:00 Berserk Save your time dear viewer, go search and read by your own. You're welcome.
Monster is my number 1. It's so hard to find a manga imo that has NO fantastical fantasy elements. Just pure human. Love. Hate. Sadness. Sympathy. And so so so so so sooo many other things. I felt every feeling you could feel. I cried. I laughed. I screamed. I brooded. Simply amazing.
@Shuddhasattwa Chakrabarty calm down Johan could bitch slap Griffith and guts and turn the 4 angels into his bitch because that's what he does. He's a superior being
@Can't Find channel ID u mean the ayanokoji from classroom of the elite or somewhere else? Cuz don't get me wrong I love cote but ayanokoji isn't better if that's the one you mean
you need to read Homunculus if you haven't. Its really well done and so genius about many things. What really impressed me is how it told 2 stories at same time, 1 you were reading and one hidden. Don't want to spoil anything so I'll just leave it at that but I definitely recommend this manga
Tokyo Ghoul got me into reading manga. I loved the anime till it crushed within the Re series. Many said the manga is better then its anime counterpart. Most are. I'm glad I found your channel though because I'd like some recommendations.
same here :) or well.. I watched the anime first but after the first season everyone said the story just goes downhill and I should read the manga.. I did. I love Tokyo Ghoul, but I'm not a big fan of Tokyo Ghoul :re
@@llament4234 I finished the manga recently and I have yet to buy the Re manga but I know for a fact the anime for Re focused only on fights and put aside the dialogue and characters development that make Tokyo Ghoul, Tokyo Ghoul.
@@tsukiakari3493 oh yeah.. tokyo ghoul :re is based on the fights.. of course there's a lot of character developement, but it doesn't stand out as much as it did in tokyo ghoul. Nonetheless this definitely shouldn't keep you from reading. I mean you want to know what happens with Kaneki right? And there are a lot of plot twists that will blow your mind. Just keep in mind to not expect too much, because... :re is not as good as tokyo ghoul, but still a good story. Don't let that good story be destroyed, because you expect sth as good as tokyo ghoul. lol I'm writing too much ahhah. Anyways enjoy reading :)
@@llament4234 I heard that, too. I'm not in a rush to get Tokyo Ghoul Re. Will get the box set in a few years, once it does on sale since I'm in no rush. I have other series I prioritize plus some I have yet to start, that are long. Like Black Butler, Attack on Titan.
@@tsukiakari3493 oh ok then enjoy it in some years :)) ahhhh I want to read and watch black butler as well once... but I'm prioritizing the mangas that were shown in this video now XD
same here... overall I think death note as a whole is a masterpiece. Of course many will be disappointed at first (I mean I was to when I saw what happened in the half..) but it just shows that SPOILER L won nontheless. and not only that... Light or should I say Kira started underestimating everyone who's not L and his ego started to grow. That was what led to his downfall. His growing ego as the "god of the new world".
@@llament4234 yeah I didn’t mind the ending I just didn’t like how it got to the ending I think how diet L won I think it was just pure luck and diet L didn’t really need to work for his victory and I just think it felt cheap
@@iangonzalez4661 mhm... yeah in my opinion L was the only reason why the case was ever closed... near and mello actually worked with the information that L got... but that's your opinion and I can understand why you feel that way
@@llament4234 true but Light was going to win and the police just stumbled upon the notebook I think they should have made it feel like the victory was earned and not stumbled upon
@@iangonzalez4661 hmm... but they didn't "stumble" upon the notebook... L had figured out pretty much everything at that point.. the notebook was just a proof to all the suspicions he already had, so actually it was earned after that Light pretty much controlled the police force, but Near and Mello figured out things as well, because Light was a bit sus but yeah I do understand where you're coming fron... it did seem a bit sudden... however in my opinion the second part is alot better in the manga... so if you'd like I'd recommend reading it (if you haven't so already)
Along with the manga already said in the video, I'd also recommend Oyasumi Punpun, Homunculus and especially Kokou no Hito. All three are excellent works but the latter is one of the most cathartic experiences I've ever seen in manga and deserves a ton more recognition than what it already has.
Kokou no Hito has one of the best written protagonists i've seen. Though i didn't like how every other character was just horrible people. It got old quickly, i'd just end up guessing how they'd end up fucking him over. It could have been a great series if there was some good people aside from the protagonist.
Id recommend Hoseki no kuni (land of the lustrous) it’s about a post apocalyptic world in which 28 or so gems are trying to survive from the lumarians(moon people)who are trying to capture them to make ornaments and weapon. The main character is phosphophylite who can’t fight because they are quite brittle tries to find a job for themselves. If you like oyasumi punpun yo’ll probably like this
Great video, as always. I started manga collecting with you! I had read manga and watched a lot of anime but "supporting then industry" was not what I did. Now owning more than 500 volumes, I love your recommendations. For this genre may be not in the top ten but may be "flowers of evil" and "Goodnight Punpun" could be honorable mentions. Besides Berserk my all time favorite so far (read until vol.5) is Eden : It's an endless world. I know the English release is not complete but the art and story are captivating! Thanks again InsidiousSwede.
F A N T A S T I C lol. Dope list homie. A few on here I need to check out for myself like Tokyo Ghoul (since I've only seen the anime) and Parasyte. Recently checked out Promised Neverland and I liked the first volume quite a bit. Definitely going to be reading more of it.
I really wanna get Monster but until I culd buy it it's gonna be spring at least and I couldn't buy all at once and I don't know how long it will stay in print. Great video! There's some really interesting series in here.
I love the new format! I really enjoyed Promised Neverland, TG, Gantz, Battle Royale, Parasyte, Death Note and Berserk. Problably gonna pick up Pluto and 20th Century boys since i read Monster and it is one of my all-time favourite manga of all time. Oh and i have the novel of 'No Longer Human' in my collection but never read it and kinda forgot it lol. I'd highly recommend any work by Inio Asano (like Oyasumi Punpun or Solanin).
Nice list 👌🏼 But I’d also recommend checking out Onani Master Kurosawa it’s a good psychological series with what most series lack now in days which is a happy ending.
Excellent list Swede!!! Monster has been a series I’ve been wanting to check out. Would you recommend it as a good intro into psychological manga? Unless you count Nijigahara Holograph, I’ve never really got into the psychological genre
You cannot go wrong with Monster. In many ways, it's one on the few series on this list that is purely a psychological series. So to answer your question, I'd say it's a great place to start!
If you're like me and looking through the comments for suggestions, here are some of mine that I didn't see mentioned. Not all of them are great, but most are with the rest still being good. Some are ongoing at the time of this post tho so I'll add a "*" beside them... I'll also add a quick thought about it that may or may not be helpful: (in ABC order) akumetsu -violence solves everything aku no hana -weird kids are weird together bokurano -is that a flying talking poo? boku wa mari no naka -when peeping goes wrong (right?) doll star -a superpower you'd never want happiness* -it's actually the opposite... plus vampires... because that's cool. kamisama ga uso wa tsuku -that's not how you garden prison lab* -the first cut is the deepest sachi-iro no one room* -stockholm syndrome but not really saishuu heiki kanojo -well that escalated quickly scumbag loser -she had it coming sekai oni -dad had it coming shibito no koe wo kiku ga yoi* -ghost girl saves boring guy sundome -strange and unusual boners Hopefully people like and add more suggestions. I love the psychological genre and I'm always looking for stuff to read.
@@stray3rdborn36 I didn't intend to give descriptions tbh. It's really just a list where I gave a single thought about each I read without giving obvious spoilers... which is what I said. Wasn't really supposed to make sense until you read a bit into each series or perhaps a description. Then you think later "ah, that's what he meant."
@@zerorequiem42 I'd have appreciated a little bit of description that picks people's interest immediately since you bothered writing something, I'm sure many people would, then Google the title immediately. Those random thoughts kinda threw me off, but I still screenshotted the titles, not sure if others will. Anyway, you got anything else? Like other type of? Shounen, seinen with action thriller mystery martial arts and stuff?
@@stray3rdborn36 Really hard to expect a meaningful description about that many titles in a youtube comment. Maybe on a blog or something lol. I suppose I could have copied and pasted a description, but shrug. Besides, with phycological stuff, avoiding spoilers is key. That was the idea at least... Sure, I could list a few more recommendations since I read most genres, but give me a bit (like 24 hours) to think on it. A lot of those I mentioned could be considered thriller or mystery tbh, but I'll reply here with some more in those genres you might not have read. Maybe 10 more or so.
@@zerorequiem42 Yeah, but I meant since you bothered writing description so might as well make it understandable but anyway, thanks. There's not a single anime I don't know about, I'm telling you this so that you don't give me titles that have anime adaptation because I'd already watched that, I've never been a manga reader but now that I'm pretty much done with animes, I've decided to explore the Manga community. I've only read the popular manga titles. Except the genres I've mentioned, you can put some action-gore-zombie too, also war mangas as well. Just keep romance, slice of life genres out. Thanks again, I appreciate your help.
I recommended this once in here, but you should track "Ichi the Killer" it's also a fantastic psychological manga, sadly i don't think you can find it in english on print, but you need to read it. Careful though as it's pretty violent but the story and characters are top notch.
One no one talks about that I think is great is Eternal Sabbath. I read it a year ago and since then have read 20+ series and I still remember it clearly like I read it last night.
It seems I got very lucky. I read a lot of western comics but have only sampled a few manga series here and there trying to get into it. But among the very few manga on my shelves are the three _No Longer Human_ volumes; and I loved them far more than any of the others. I cannot believe these masterpieces are out of print. That is such a shame.
As the list went on i was getting scared berserk wasnt there. I was thinking "berserk fits in the list but i dont think it is number 1...." then he says number 1 is BERSERK. i was so happy and i dont know why. Just pure bliss
Great video as always! Psychological is my most favorite genre with drama and mystery closely below. Here are my top 10 favorite psychological manga (using the Japanese names and contain series I've already completed/currently reading). 10) I Am a Hero 9) Onanie Master Kurosawa 8) Ultra Heaven 7) Nijigahara Holograph 6) Kono Yo no Owari e no Tabi 5) Tokyo Ghoul 4) Aku no Hana 3) Death Note 2) Monster 1) Oyasumi Punpun
Yes, definitely read Punpun soon, especially now that all of the volumes are out. It could become a favorite psychological manga of yours, and if not, then most likely a favorite slice of life series (or as I like to refer to it, "slice of hell" lol). I'm sure you'll love the series since you also love other dark psychological series such as Monster and Berserk. Hopefully you make a video specifically about Punpun since it's one of the few manga so highly rated on MAL but doesn't have and most likely never will get an anime adaptation. I'm essentially saying that your videos help give more attention to series that deserve it.
I love the psychological genre. Personally, I would've put Tokyo Ghoul higher but I like how you made this list a little more untraditional! Great vid!!
No longer Human is the only Manga that made me depressed for fucking days the Novel is great its set in Post war ww2 Japan!! Great video btw keep it up I love Monster and No longer Human so much. I also spent $60 on volume 3!
I would like to add that Berserk deserves a hardcover edition, asap! Jojo Bizarre Adventure, Vinland Saga, Emma: A Victorian Romance, & A Bride's Story are the only manga I know that have hard cover releases! Hard cover manga kicks so much ass! Love how that book feels in my hands!>=)
The Highschool Of The Dead and Mobile Suit Gundam The Origin hardcovers are the greatest I’ve ever seen but it seems there very expensive to print and not that many manga series can sell that well to keep profits high so it’s whatever. American Comics on the other hand don’t have this issue
I think master of gu would also be a good pick even though right now it has like 82 chapters in English with those chapters you can see that the main character really does a good job controlling and tormenting other peoples lives.
Final Fantasy ikr Im currently sitting on around 250 volumes and I’m still in high school. I don’t even work. You’ve just gotta look out for them deals
I looked for No Longer Human, it's so expensive. The first and second ones are under $100 but I can't find 3 for under $400! If anyone knows where to get it cheaper please let me know.
My top ten psychological: Vinland Saga Vagabond Ookami no Monshou Gunslinger girl 20th century boys Pluto I am a Hero Holyland/Rikudo Suicide Island Planetes 11-15 Team Medical Dragon Fullmetal Alchemist Berserk Gantz Death note I haven't read any of the manga on your list except Tokyo Ghoul, Monster and a few on my list. Tokyo Ghoul is my top30fav manga, It edges out top20psychological. The character progression is too abrupt; characters change so much that I don't care for them. Monster, imo, is my least favorite Naoki manga I've read, i've only read the 2 listed above and this, will eventually read Billy Bat. I kept guessing what was going to happen next, which made this boring, but there was a few surprises. I didn't care much for any of the characters except Lunge, Grimmer, Dr reichwein and Braun. Dr Tenma, Dieter and Nina were just meh. Making Johan this absolutely genius killer, only to end up having him have an anticlimactic end was the lamest thing ever and brought him down as a character.
Sad fact : Osamu Dazai the author of No longer human, the book, killed himself after finishing it. The book reflected a lot of his life, and when u read through it with that in mind it gives it a different, more surreal feel. The book is really great.
Funny enough, every char from that anime represent an author and their abilities are their counterparts' most famous book, hence Dazai from the anime has no longer human as his ability.
Nihilism Ya but It had a more satisfying ending when compared to Monster and other Urasawa works where we kinda are left wanting more. Hence prefer that ending over others since it was very rare of Urasawa.
Nihilism It's really great that you liked the ending, cause there are many people who call Monster a dissapointment just because of its emding, which is completely ridiculous !
Nope, its not necessary at all. Urasawa has some subtle references to Astro Boy you'll miss if you haven't read it. But it terms of the actual story, there is no need to read Astro Boy first.
Well it's a very vexing read because every little detail matters. It can be hard to keep everything straight, and the ending might not have as big of an impact because of missed little details. It's the gift and the curse of Urasawa, lol.
I don't get the top "10". Why not just "my top psychological manga"? It would both seem less redundant and much more personal (psychologically speaking [no pun intended]). Yes it would generate a little less views most likely; maybe that's what you are going for though, so who am I to judge, right? Regardless, that's MY current top list (no particular order): *Anything by Inio Asano, Naoki Urasawa and Junji Ito* - self explanatory. *Livingstone* - Purely psychological and philosophical manga based on a stage play and drawn by the artist of Deadman Wonderland. *Deadman Wonderland* - Mostly action but with a lot of psychological elements throughout. Very dark, very gritty. *Tokyo Ghoul* - The most psychology heavy "humans vs X" series I've read. *Death Note* - Brilliant two sided detective thriller. Insane amount of internal monologue. *Liar Game* - Very smart manga, tons of inner strategizing and monologue. *Btooom* - Fun manga in the "death game" format. (Battle Royale or Cage of Eden might be a better pick but I have not read these yet). *Real Account* - Another "death game" manga with a completely different feeling; focusing more on social-media psychology rather than animalistic survival nature. *Prison School* - The most perverted, brilliantly executed, psychological comedy. It's a masterpiece. Honourable mention to a manga I have not had the chance to read yet - *Kaiji* Huge emphasis on the psychological aspect of gambling. Really dark stuff. Those are my picks and I would recommend them all. I've read part of most of your entries on this list and didn't put them in mine cause I have yet to finish/catch up on'em. Very nice list though :] P.S. This list will change massively in the future as I'm chipping away at many series that have no English release right now. Take it with a grain of salt.
Honorable Mention:-
1:20 I am a hero
2:28 Jagaan
3:28 The Promised Neverland
His Top 10 list :-
5:15 Tokyo Ghoul
6:36 Rikudo
8:03 Gantz
9:20 Pluto
10:55 Battle Royale
12:11 Parasyte
14:10 Death Note
15:35 Monster
17:15 No Longer Human
20:00 Berserk
Save your time dear viewer, go search and read by your own. You're welcome.
Thank you sooo much, I read the comments only for this, so thaaaaank you❤
@@wellno9276 I know how does it feel to watch 20+ minute video just for the title.
If i ever create a top 10 heros of all time you would definitely be in it
Thanks a lot mate really hate watching a whole vid when I probably know 80% of the mentioned stuff anyway
Your the embodiment of not all heroes wear capes
Thank you💯
Monster is my number 1. It's so hard to find a manga imo that has NO fantastical fantasy elements. Just pure human. Love. Hate. Sadness. Sympathy. And so so so so so sooo many other things. I felt every feeling you could feel. I cried. I laughed. I screamed. I brooded. Simply amazing.
No manga will ever come close to Monster. What a masterpiece
The greatest thing ever created
@Shuddhasattwa Chakrabarty Griffith can't come close to Johan liebert
@Shuddhasattwa Chakrabarty calm down Johan could bitch slap Griffith and guts and turn the 4 angels into his bitch because that's what he does. He's a superior being
Holyland and Kingdom
Monster piece is a psychological masterpiece but I think Dragon ball is the greatest masterpiece, at least for Shonen
i decided to check out Monster, and oh god it was good...it was so good i cried man, one of my fav. anime/manga for sure
I finished it recently and it's one of my favorite animes ever and Johan is definitely the best antagonist ever in all media
@Can't Find channel ID u mean the ayanokoji from classroom of the elite or somewhere else? Cuz don't get me wrong I love cote but ayanokoji isn't better if that's the one you mean
@Harsh Chandra Mishra Bro just go watch Monster again, Light ain't anywhere close to Johann.
But wait it's so slow...
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you need to read Homunculus if you haven't. Its really well done and so genius about many things. What really impressed me is how it told 2 stories at same time, 1 you were reading and one hidden. Don't want to spoil anything so I'll just leave it at that but I definitely recommend this manga
I really adore that you not only mention, but also show them as copies!
Agreed. Not enough TH-camrs do that
Monster is a fucking masterpiece, my favourite anime nowadays...
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Yeah monster is a masterpiece ✨❤️
Berserk is a blessing to the world of manga.
I feel like you're the only one that has noticed how good Rikudo is, its awesome
Nah, others are out there for sure. But I try to mention it when I can ^_^
I love rikudou, saw it online a while ago and tried it on a whim. Beautiful series, I hope it gets translated.
Rikudo is one of my favourites tbh
@@llecture hey if you find out can you tell me please?
Tokyo Ghoul got me into reading manga. I loved the anime till it crushed within the Re series. Many said the manga is better then its anime counterpart. Most are. I'm glad I found your channel though because I'd like some recommendations.
same here :) or well.. I watched the anime first but after the first season everyone said the story just goes downhill and I should read the manga.. I did. I love Tokyo Ghoul, but I'm not a big fan of Tokyo Ghoul :re
@@llament4234 I finished the manga recently and I have yet to buy the Re manga but I know for a fact the anime for Re focused only on fights and put aside the dialogue and characters development that make Tokyo Ghoul, Tokyo Ghoul.
@@tsukiakari3493 oh yeah.. tokyo ghoul :re is based on the fights.. of course there's a lot of character developement, but it doesn't stand out as much as it did in tokyo ghoul. Nonetheless this definitely shouldn't keep you from reading. I mean you want to know what happens with Kaneki right? And there are a lot of plot twists that will blow your mind. Just keep in mind to not expect too much, because... :re is not as good as tokyo ghoul, but still a good story. Don't let that good story be destroyed, because you expect sth as good as tokyo ghoul.
lol I'm writing too much ahhah. Anyways enjoy reading :)
@@llament4234 I heard that, too. I'm not in a rush to get Tokyo Ghoul Re. Will get the box set in a few years, once it does on sale since I'm in no rush. I have other series I prioritize plus some I have yet to start, that are long. Like Black Butler, Attack on Titan.
@@tsukiakari3493 oh ok then enjoy it in some years :)) ahhhh I want to read and watch black butler as well once... but I'm prioritizing the mangas that were shown in this video now XD
A trail of blood if by far the best psychological thriller I have ever read in my life. It's still on going but definitely give it a read guys!
also monster!!
This manga will fuk u up
Most of Oshimi Shuzo's manga are masterpiece
Berserk is my favourite manga!
Also you should check it Homunculus, weird but pretty interesting story.
Homunculus would at least be in any top 3 of psychological manga.
reading Homunculus right now :)
+shubham samarth How is it?
@@gonzothegreat1317 it's awesome
Homunculus is in my top 5 all time favourite manga
I can't wait for Jagaaaan to get picked up... I love that series
Miguel Rossington How good is Jagaaan? I heard it's edgy.
Idgaf if it's edgy or whatever, I just really like it. The artwork is amazeballs!
Thomas Fernandez the mc is sociopathic wtf do u except?
Art dropped in quality
I think the ending of death note is amazing because it shows you a side of Light that you have never seen or never thought you would see.
same here... overall I think death note as a whole is a masterpiece. Of course many will be disappointed at first (I mean I was to when I saw what happened in the half..) but it just shows that
SPOILER
L won nontheless. and not only that... Light or should I say Kira started underestimating everyone who's not L and his ego started to grow. That was what led to his downfall. His growing ego as the "god of the new world".
@@llament4234 yeah I didn’t mind the ending I just didn’t like how it got to the ending I think how diet L won I think it was just pure luck and diet L didn’t really need to work for his victory and I just think it felt cheap
@@iangonzalez4661 mhm... yeah in my opinion L was the only reason why the case was ever closed... near and mello actually worked with the information that L got...
but that's your opinion and I can understand why you feel that way
@@llament4234 true but Light was going to win and the police just stumbled upon the notebook I think they should have made it feel like the victory was earned and not stumbled upon
@@iangonzalez4661 hmm... but they didn't "stumble" upon the notebook... L had figured out pretty much everything at that point.. the notebook was just a proof to all the suspicions he already had, so actually it was earned
after that Light pretty much controlled the police force, but Near and Mello figured out things as well, because Light was a bit sus
but yeah I do understand where you're coming fron... it did seem a bit sudden... however in my opinion the second part is alot better in the manga... so if you'd like I'd recommend reading it (if you haven't so already)
Along with the manga already said in the video, I'd also recommend Oyasumi Punpun, Homunculus and especially Kokou no Hito. All three are excellent works but the latter is one of the most cathartic experiences I've ever seen in manga and deserves a ton more recognition than what it already has.
Kokou no Hito has one of the best written protagonists i've seen. Though i didn't like how every other character was just horrible people. It got old quickly, i'd just end up guessing how they'd end up fucking him over. It could have been a great series if there was some good people aside from the protagonist.
Rare occasion to see someone love Kokou no Hito as much as me. Love that manga(I relate to it).
Id recommend Hoseki no kuni (land of the lustrous) it’s about a post apocalyptic world in which 28 or so gems are trying to survive from the lumarians(moon people)who are trying to capture them to make ornaments and weapon. The main character is phosphophylite who can’t fight because they are quite brittle tries to find a job for themselves. If you like oyasumi punpun yo’ll probably like this
Great video, as always. I started manga collecting with you! I had read manga and watched a lot of anime but "supporting then industry" was not what I did. Now owning more than 500 volumes, I love your recommendations. For this genre may be not in the top ten but may be "flowers of evil" and "Goodnight Punpun" could be honorable mentions. Besides Berserk my all time favorite so far (read until vol.5) is Eden : It's an endless world. I know the English release is not complete but the art and story are captivating! Thanks again InsidiousSwede.
Good shit, I'm going to read rikudou first. Also amazing you didn't spoil that much
Love the list. Of the manga I haven't read but you made me really curious about them. I love all stuff psychological so thanks.
Drink on shot of vodka every time 'Swede says "fantastic" :')
Careful now, that much alcohol is deadly 😂
F A N T A S T I C lol. Dope list homie. A few on here I need to check out for myself like Tokyo Ghoul (since I've only seen the anime) and Parasyte. Recently checked out Promised Neverland and I liked the first volume quite a bit. Definitely going to be reading more of it.
I really wanna get Monster but until I culd buy it it's gonna be spring at least and I couldn't buy all at once and I don't know how long it will stay in print.
Great video! There's some really interesting series in here.
I love how careful you say things like spoilers and such.
I love the new format!
I really enjoyed Promised Neverland, TG, Gantz, Battle Royale, Parasyte, Death Note and Berserk.
Problably gonna pick up Pluto and 20th Century boys since i read Monster and it is one of my all-time favourite manga of all time.
Oh and i have the novel of 'No Longer Human' in my collection but never read it and kinda forgot it lol.
I'd highly recommend any work by Inio Asano (like Oyasumi Punpun or Solanin).
Monster is a classic...watched the anime..favorite anime of all time? Im caught up with Promised Neverland. You have any other mangas you recommend
Im happy to see that Gantz was in your top 10
Everyone who loves Monster should check out 20th Century Boys. Same Author. Both brilliant.
Urasawa doesnt miss
Flowers of evil is another insane one
Just read it recently. Definitely solid
Nice list! You should do one for your favorite science fiction series.
Nice list 👌🏼 But I’d also recommend checking out Onani Master Kurosawa it’s a good psychological series with what most series lack now in days which is a happy ending.
I like this but what about deadman wonderland? The characters backstory was dark and the girl that murdered her father is messed up
attila the fun jr. One of my favourite manga
one of my favorite manga's very bitter sweet.
Excellent list Swede!!! Monster has been a series I’ve been wanting to check out. Would you recommend it as a good intro into psychological manga? Unless you count Nijigahara Holograph, I’ve never really got into the psychological genre
You cannot go wrong with Monster. In many ways, it's one on the few series on this list that is purely a psychological series. So to answer your question, I'd say it's a great place to start!
Perfect thanks!!
Did you understand nijigahara graph?
Man it was hard for me to understand
And check out solanin and goodnight punpun it's reallllllllly fantastic
If you're like me and looking through the comments for suggestions, here are some of mine that I didn't see mentioned. Not all of them are great, but most are with the rest still being good. Some are ongoing at the time of this post tho so I'll add a "*" beside them... I'll also add a quick thought about it that may or may not be helpful:
(in ABC order)
akumetsu -violence solves everything
aku no hana -weird kids are weird together
bokurano -is that a flying talking poo?
boku wa mari no naka -when peeping goes wrong (right?)
doll star -a superpower you'd never want
happiness* -it's actually the opposite... plus vampires... because that's cool.
kamisama ga uso wa tsuku -that's not how you garden
prison lab* -the first cut is the deepest
sachi-iro no one room* -stockholm syndrome but not really
saishuu heiki kanojo -well that escalated quickly
scumbag loser -she had it coming
sekai oni -dad had it coming
shibito no koe wo kiku ga yoi* -ghost girl saves boring guy
sundome -strange and unusual boners
Hopefully people like and add more suggestions. I love the psychological genre and I'm always looking for stuff to read.
Jeez, boring descriptions of each title. Could have made more sense though. But appreciate the titles.
@@stray3rdborn36 I didn't intend to give descriptions tbh. It's really just a list where I gave a single thought about each I read without giving obvious spoilers... which is what I said. Wasn't really supposed to make sense until you read a bit into each series or perhaps a description. Then you think later "ah, that's what he meant."
@@zerorequiem42 I'd have appreciated a little bit of description that picks people's interest immediately since you bothered writing something, I'm sure many people would, then Google the title immediately. Those random thoughts kinda threw me off, but I still screenshotted the titles, not sure if others will. Anyway, you got anything else? Like other type of? Shounen, seinen with action thriller mystery martial arts and stuff?
@@stray3rdborn36 Really hard to expect a meaningful description about that many titles in a youtube comment. Maybe on a blog or something lol. I suppose I could have copied and pasted a description, but shrug. Besides, with phycological stuff, avoiding spoilers is key. That was the idea at least... Sure, I could list a few more recommendations since I read most genres, but give me a bit (like 24 hours) to think on it. A lot of those I mentioned could be considered thriller or mystery tbh, but I'll reply here with some more in those genres you might not have read. Maybe 10 more or so.
@@zerorequiem42 Yeah, but I meant since you bothered writing description so might as well make it understandable but anyway, thanks. There's not a single anime I don't know about, I'm telling you this so that you don't give me titles that have anime adaptation because I'd already watched that, I've never been a manga reader but now that I'm pretty much done with animes, I've decided to explore the Manga community. I've only read the popular manga titles. Except the genres I've mentioned, you can put some action-gore-zombie too, also war mangas as well. Just keep romance, slice of life genres out. Thanks again, I appreciate your help.
I recommended this once in here, but you should track "Ichi the Killer" it's also a fantastic psychological manga, sadly i don't think you can find it in english on print, but you need to read it. Careful though as it's pretty violent but the story and characters are top notch.
Loved the vid great that the twitter poll went good 😄😁🤩
Good video as always! Keep it up man.
Thanks man! I'm glad you enjoyed it
One no one talks about that I think is great is Eternal Sabbath. I read it a year ago and since then have read 20+ series and I still remember it clearly like I read it last night.
Excellent choices, I see some of my favorites on here 😀
Berserk is the best! Sad that Holyland wasn't mentioned, but understandable with Rikudo being in.
It is
i hope jagaaaan gets an english release if it doesnt i better start lerning japanese soon XD
Hey man if you find out, can you tell me please?
@@nothingat3014 manga dex
@@stanrvorelse6925 in English?!
@@nothingat3014 yea its in English now, just started reading it earlier this year
this is a great list man
You have to read the manga homunculus, by hideo yamamoto. It is some very special psychological s**t
Great list i really enjoyed it
1:18 I am a hero
17:11 No longer Human
I recommend
SATANOFANI
KONYA TSUKI GA KIRIE DESU GA
TENKUU SENPAN
3 of the best psychological manga UwU
I always Read Psychological Mangas when i just want to let my tears out 😂
Manga is way too expensive in my country 😡
In my country it cost like 5 or 6 dollar per book
Dude read it on manga rock for free
In my country its not available only some famous titles are available and they too cost like 50-100 usd per book so i read it on mangarock
You should go check mangago.com
Video Guy that's what I use it have the app.
It seems I got very lucky. I read a lot of western comics but have only sampled a few manga series here and there trying to get into it. But among the very few manga on my shelves are the three _No Longer Human_ volumes; and I loved them far more than any of the others. I cannot believe these masterpieces are out of print. That is such a shame.
Morpheus dang lucky
Well that is an amazing selection. If you never read Oyasumi Punpun you gotta check it out.
i haven not been able to find No longer human furuya version to read online , can you help me out somehow ? i am really really interested in it
As the list went on i was getting scared berserk wasnt there. I was thinking "berserk fits in the list but i dont think it is number 1...." then he says number 1 is BERSERK. i was so happy and i dont know why. Just pure bliss
I miss this channel
you need to read homunculus! would def be in your top 10
Parasyte is REALLY fucking good. Someone called it Spider-Man meets Invasion of the Body Snatchers. I would agree.
Tokyo Ghoul's ending definitely was a tragedy
As in sad ending or like a bad ending?
@@bossnation2804 The comment was meant sarcastically. So a bad ending sadly enough.
Great video as always! Psychological is my most favorite genre with drama and mystery closely below. Here are my top 10 favorite psychological manga (using the Japanese names and contain series I've already completed/currently reading).
10) I Am a Hero
9) Onanie Master Kurosawa
8) Ultra Heaven
7) Nijigahara Holograph
6) Kono Yo no Owari e no Tabi
5) Tokyo Ghoul
4) Aku no Hana
3) Death Note
2) Monster
1) Oyasumi Punpun
Great list Josh! Thanks for sharing. I NEED to get to reading Punpun VERY soon.
Yes, definitely read Punpun soon, especially now that all of the volumes are out. It could become a favorite psychological manga of yours, and if not, then most likely a favorite slice of life series (or as I like to refer to it, "slice of hell" lol). I'm sure you'll love the series since you also love other dark psychological series such as Monster and Berserk. Hopefully you make a video specifically about Punpun since it's one of the few manga so highly rated on MAL but doesn't have and most likely never will get an anime adaptation. I'm essentially saying that your videos help give more attention to series that deserve it.
Great video man
Is Vinland Saga still ur favorite manga series ? (It's my second)
I love the psychological genre. Personally, I would've put Tokyo Ghoul higher but I like how you made this list a little more untraditional! Great vid!!
Definitely agree with Pluto and Battle Royale
No longer Human is the only Manga that made me depressed for fucking days the Novel is great its set in Post war ww2 Japan!! Great video btw keep it up I love Monster and No longer Human so much. I also spent $60 on volume 3!
I love this list
I would like to add that Berserk deserves a hardcover edition, asap! Jojo Bizarre Adventure, Vinland Saga, Emma: A Victorian Romance, & A Bride's Story are the only manga I know that have hard cover releases! Hard cover manga kicks so much ass! Love how that book feels in my hands!>=)
The Highschool Of The Dead and Mobile Suit Gundam The Origin hardcovers are the greatest I’ve ever seen but it seems there very expensive to print and not that many manga series can sell that well to keep profits high so it’s whatever. American Comics on the other hand don’t have this issue
I think master of gu would also be a good pick even though right now it has like 82 chapters in English with those chapters you can see that the main character really does a good job controlling and tormenting other peoples lives.
Did not expect to see me in this video...cool!
Haha, well it was a great idea!
What do you do for living?
Final Fantasy ikr Im currently sitting on around 250 volumes and I’m still in high school. I don’t even work
Final Fantasy ikr Im currently sitting on around 250 volumes and I’m still in high school. I don’t even work. You’ve just gotta look out for them deals
You need to check out homunculus.
I looked for No Longer Human, it's so expensive. The first and second ones are under $100 but I can't find 3 for under $400! If anyone knows where to get it cheaper please let me know.
Id put psycho pass or ghost in the shell on here too, very tech oriented but very psychological too.
Me: *Here basically to check, where You placed JOHAN.* 🤷🏻♀️
hey swede...how much did it cost to get Jagaaaan ? (+ International Shipping)
I couldn't give you an exact amount because I ordered it with other books, but I'd say it was about $5 for the volume, and about $4 to ship it.
the way you open a book like its so wide open it kills me
What's the job you have outside of TH-cam that allows you to purchase so much manga?
By selling his old video games.... He said in one of his videos
My personal top: Kaiji, One outs, Monster, Death note, Ping pong, Berserk
Where can you read the No Longer Human manga online? I've been looking but the most I got to was chapter 2.
on Mangapark :)
My top ten psychological:
Vinland Saga
Vagabond
Ookami no Monshou
Gunslinger girl
20th century boys
Pluto
I am a Hero
Holyland/Rikudo
Suicide Island
Planetes
11-15
Team Medical Dragon
Fullmetal Alchemist
Berserk
Gantz
Death note
I haven't read any of the manga on your list except Tokyo Ghoul, Monster and a few on my list.
Tokyo Ghoul is my top30fav manga, It edges out top20psychological. The character progression is too abrupt; characters change so much that I don't care for them.
Monster, imo, is my least favorite Naoki manga I've read, i've only read the 2 listed above and this, will eventually read Billy Bat. I kept guessing what was going to happen next, which made this boring, but there was a few surprises. I didn't care much for any of the characters except Lunge, Grimmer, Dr reichwein and Braun. Dr Tenma, Dieter and Nina were just meh. Making Johan this absolutely genius killer, only to end up having him have an anticlimactic end was the lamest thing ever and brought him down as a character.
Should read 20th century boys too
Try Kaiji. One of the best
fma isnt really psychological
I did not like survival island at all
Monster is the ultimate psychological manga and the most suspenseful manga I have ever read
Promised Neverland is my jam! Its so good! Can't wait to pick it up, its worth all the monies!
Sad fact : Osamu Dazai the author of No longer human, the book, killed himself after finishing it.
The book reflected a lot of his life, and when u read through it with that in mind it gives it a different, more surreal feel. The book is really great.
Dazai from bungou stray dogs?
Funny enough, every char from that anime represent an author and their abilities are their counterparts' most famous book, hence Dazai from the anime has no longer human as his ability.
Preety cool i think🤗
Manav Garg yeah indeed
Where is 20th century boys ? Have u read it ?!!!
I'm half way through it. Just didn't feel right putting on this list considering IDK how it ends.
Nihilism It had a GREAT ending in my opinion. Probably way out of Urasawa's league .
Hope you read 21cb as well and not just 20cb.
Nihilism Ya but It had a more satisfying ending when compared to Monster and other Urasawa works where we kinda are left wanting more.
Hence prefer that ending over others since it was very rare of Urasawa.
Nihilism It's really great that you liked the ending, cause there are many people who call Monster a dissapointment just because of its emding, which is completely ridiculous !
Nihilism Also the ending of monster forced me to read Another monster, which in itself was a great spin off to Monster.
And now The Promised Neverland has an anime adaptation. Good eye Swede!
had me in the first half not gonna lie
Tsukiyama trying to hit on me, would be enough to send me psychologically crazy
Where can you bug manga in the philippines?
Rikudo is so damn good!!
But where oyasumi punpun..
Do I need to read Astro Boy before Pluto or it's not necessary at all?
Nope, its not necessary at all. Urasawa has some subtle references to Astro Boy you'll miss if you haven't read it. But it terms of the actual story, there is no need to read Astro Boy first.
i can't find no longer human anywhere can someone help me out?
Damn I finished the parasyte manga in like grade 8 and I didint know it was that old 🤔
15:35 PEAK MENTIONED
Do you know any good sport's manga about swimming?
I've read Pluto and that was not that good to be honest . Maybe i was not in the right mindset or maybe my expectation was too high, i don't know.
Well it's a very vexing read because every little detail matters. It can be hard to keep everything straight, and the ending might not have as big of an impact because of missed little details. It's the gift and the curse of Urasawa, lol.
Yeah i've read one book per day and every day i was like : " Weird i feel that i'm missing something". I need to read it again some day.
Tokyo ghoul my fav
I don't get the top "10". Why not just "my top psychological manga"? It would both seem less redundant and much more personal (psychologically speaking [no pun intended]). Yes it would generate a little less views most likely; maybe that's what you are going for though, so who am I to judge, right?
Regardless, that's MY current top list (no particular order):
*Anything by Inio Asano, Naoki Urasawa and Junji Ito* - self explanatory.
*Livingstone* - Purely psychological and philosophical manga based on a stage play and drawn by the artist of Deadman Wonderland.
*Deadman Wonderland* - Mostly action but with a lot of psychological elements throughout. Very dark, very gritty.
*Tokyo Ghoul* - The most psychology heavy "humans vs X" series I've read.
*Death Note* - Brilliant two sided detective thriller. Insane amount of internal monologue.
*Liar Game* - Very smart manga, tons of inner strategizing and monologue.
*Btooom* - Fun manga in the "death game" format. (Battle Royale or Cage of Eden might be a better pick but I have not read these yet).
*Real Account* - Another "death game" manga with a completely different feeling; focusing more on social-media psychology rather than animalistic survival nature.
*Prison School* - The most perverted, brilliantly executed, psychological comedy. It's a masterpiece.
Honourable mention to a manga I have not had the chance to read yet - *Kaiji*
Huge emphasis on the psychological aspect of gambling. Really dark stuff.
Those are my picks and I would recommend them all. I've read part of most of your entries on this list and didn't put them in mine cause I have yet to finish/catch up on'em. Very nice list though :]
P.S.
This list will change massively in the future as I'm chipping away at many series that have no English release right now. Take it with a grain of salt.
Aku no kyoten is the best psychological manga, give it a read.
would you consider Message to Adolf a psychological thriller?
Berserk is one for me ❤
Where can you find no longer human online !!!!!!!
Great list but...where is my boy punpun? :( I would also put tokyo ghoul much higher but thats just me.
Now i wanna read no longer human so bad.
Punpun is still sitting in my backlog pile. Which is probably why it's not on here.
If you can't buy no longer human it's here:
archive.org/details/manga_Ningen_Shikkaku
You should read rainbow it's a great pychologicsl seinen manga really dark as fuck
Stolt över att ha en svensk manga youtube.
PS från Gbg
I saw a anime named monster once nd it was really greattt