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...
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Plot-driven (Romance is fine, as long as it's not one of those stories that moves at a snail's pace)
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At worst mildly horny
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Doesn't have awful politics
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Isn't half the length of One Piece
and of course
- good?
Dungeon Meshi / Delicious In Dungeon - Fantasy adventurers facing hard times decide they'll eat the monsters they kill to survive, turning the manga into 30% cooking show. Surprising mix of serious and funny. The art is often very detailed, especially environmental art, especially once it's had a few chapters to warm up. I don't think the first chapter is very good, but it gets better immediately after that.
Ultimate Rock Paper Scissors - People with various special powers compete in a rock paper scissors tournament. Simultaneously very smart and dumb as hell. A very agreeable length. Not terribly well drawn.
:what-the-hell:
It's very funny, you should read it.
oh i just recommended dungeon meshi
it's getting an anime adaptation by Trigger lol
I know!!!!! How the fuck is that even real. I'm sure they'll do a great job too, did you see the promo vid they did?
dungeon meshi slaps SO MUCH, IT GETS WILD BY THE END TOO
I actually think the ending stuff is kind of a mess lol. But it'll actually have an ending, which for a popular series is already a blessing, so I cannot complain.
i like how unsettling some stuff got on the ending as there has been some suggestion on the fucked nature of the dungeon, but i get it, it feels totally diferent when the stakes get as high as they do, like my favourite moment in the later parts of it was actually the big call back they did to the 3 RULES bit because it is just them being dummies in the most endearing way, which for me is the main attraction of the whole series