I've been on a manga reading spree recently, having completed good manga like Helck (2014; Nanao Nanaki), Thermae Romae (2008; Yamazaki Mari) [and its IMO better ongoing spinoff Olympia Kyklos] or Boku dake ga Inai Machi (2012; Sanbe Kei)

Does anyone have some recommendations for something that's...

  1. Plot-driven (Romance is fine, as long as it's not one of those stories that moves at a snail's pace)

  2. At worst mildly horny

  3. Doesn't have awful politics

  4. Isn't half the length of One Piece

and of course

  1. good?
  • ItsPequod [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    Got up to date on Kaiju no. 8 a while back, it was pretty cool and fresh for a shonen wherein the protag is like, 35, and a working class kaiju mess cleaning guy until he gets special powers, naturally.

    Suggested Reject Ranger a while back, think The Boys but with Power Rangers instead of super heros, and the protagonist is one of the putty guys who get killed by the hundreds. Has a really fun rebellious theme to it with Henchman D rejecting the hierarchical status quo of his life to strike back at those who have enslaved his peoples.