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| If you want... | Start here (Anime) | Start here (Manga) | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | Short & Epic | Death Note (37 eps) | All You Need Is Kill (2 vols) | | Long & Rewarding | Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (64 eps) | Berserk (caution: dark & hiatus) | | Feel-Good Comedy | Spy x Family | Yotsuba&! | | Something Recent | Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End | Dandadan |
| Title | Genre | Why Manga over Anime? | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | One Punch Man | Action/Comedy | The anime is good, but Yusuke Murata's art is god-tier. | | Vagabond | Historical/Samurai | No complete anime exists. The brushwork is art gallery level. | | 20th Century Boys | Mystery/Sci-Fi | Naoki Urasawa's panel layout is a masterclass in suspense. | | Goodnight Punpun | Psychological/Drama | The contrast of a realistic world with a cartoony bird protagonist. | | Blue Lock | Sports | The anime uses CGI; the manga has insane kinetic energy. | comic+shizuka+doraemon+hentai+exclusive
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