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Looking for some manga with older protagonists




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Floriane



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PostPosted: Tue Aug 29, 2023 9:22 am Reply with quote
I'm looking for great title for adult readers! I'm kind of seek with shonen and would love to read manga aiming for older readers and having older protagonists. Thank you everyone Smile
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Tony K.
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 29, 2023 9:46 am Reply with quote
The top 2 rated manga on ANN are seinen titles Berserk and Monster.

Berserk: If you want a violent, grizzly dark fantasy epic with great, great artwork, this is the one for you. Also has a lot of nudity and sex, if you're against that sort of thing, so beware of that. Otherwise, it's a very compelling revenge story with a lot of supernatural elements.

Monster: If you want a deep and suspenseful mystery with lots of twists and turns. There are small parts that get kind of slice-of-life-ish, but I think they're poignant times of reflection to take the occasional break from the overarching mystery of the main plot.
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Alan45
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 30, 2023 10:43 am Reply with quote
Try Black Lagoon, amoral action in the south China sea. Blade of the Immortal. samurai action series with adult characters.
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MangaNeko



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PostPosted: Fri Sep 15, 2023 7:37 am Reply with quote
My recommendation would be Maison ikkoku, Mermaid Saga, Pluto, Planetes , Erased and Vinland Saga.

Vinland and Erased protagonists age in the manga to adulthood, so don’t shy away from their bloody cuteness.
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mrsticky005



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PostPosted: Sun Jan 14, 2024 7:42 am Reply with quote
Floriane wrote:
I'm looking for great title for adult readers! I'm kind of seek with shonen and would love to read manga aiming for older readers and having older protagonists. Thank you everyone Smile

if you want a shonen with an older protagonist then i recommend Gintama.

its mostly goofy but its also serious in its own way.
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TarsTarkas



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PostPosted: Tue Apr 30, 2024 10:29 am Reply with quote
Manga from Masamune Shirow.

Appleseed, Ghost in the Shell, and Orion.
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RupanSansei



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PostPosted: Sun Sep 22, 2024 7:47 pm Reply with quote
You could always go with the old reliable being Fist Of The North Star

Technically it is shonen but many websites i've seen (even in japan) retroactively bump it to seinen
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