10 Manga You Need To Be Reading In 2023

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Summary

TLDRThe video content revolves around exploring various manga series that offer a break from conventional anime narratives. The narrator expresses a dissatisfaction with familiar anime tropes, leading him to delve into reading mangas that promise creative storytelling and exceptional art. Some of the highlighted mangas include "The Fable," which combines humor with action through the story of a hitman adapting to civilian life, and "Solo," which explores themes of life's uncertainties and personal growth through music. Another notable recommendation is "Shigurui," a manga set in the era of Oda Nobunaga, emphasizing martial arts in a high-stakes tournament setting. In addition to story elements, the narrator mentions the artistic excellence found in mangas like "The Climber," which offers a psychologically nuanced take on sports, and "Homunculus," which delves into existential and identity themes through surreal storytelling. With each recommendation, the narrator provides insights into how these mangas have impacted him personally, promoting them as worthwhile reads for those yearning for refreshing narratives and visually stunning panels.

Takeaways

  • 📚 Manga offers a refreshing break from repetitive anime tropes.
  • 🎨 Incredible art enhances the storytelling experience.
  • 🎭 Themes of personal growth and transformation are central to many narratives.
  • 🤯 Surreal elements in manga challenge usual storytelling conventions.
  • 🔪 "The Fable" presents an intriguing character in Sato, a hitman adapting to life without violence.
  • 💪 "Shigurui" features martial arts action in historical Japan.
  • 😊 "The Climber" explores psychological themes through a sports narrative.
  • 😮 Homunculus delves into deep existential questions.
  • 🎵 Music plays a pivotal role in the emotional arc of "Solo."
  • 💡 Each manga presents unique storytelling techniques to engage readers.

Timeline

  • 00:00:00 - 00:05:00

    The narrator discusses their journey from watching anime to reading manga due to dissatisfaction with recurring tropes in anime. They appreciate manga's artistic depth and have found series worth sharing. They highlight a manga called "The Fable" about a skilled hitman navigating a life without killing, praising its realistic art and engaging storyline.

  • 00:05:00 - 00:10:00

    The video introduces two more mangas, "Sido" which features characters striving for strength in 1855 Japan, and an unnamed tournament-based manga filled with action and violence. The latter draws readers in with its creative fight sequences and fantasy elements, despite having a familiar plot. Both are recommended for their art and engaging stories.

  • 00:10:00 - 00:15:00

    The host examines "Solanin," a manga focusing on life changes and personal growth through music, highlighting its emotional impact. They also discuss "Seki to Larji," a romance manga known for relatable character development, though noting its simplistic art. Both mangas are suggested for their genuine storytelling and character interactions.

  • 00:15:00 - 00:20:00

    "Zetman" and "Hideout" are discussed next. "Zetman" is a superhero manga with a focus on moral ambiguity and elaborate artwork, while "Hideout" is a psychological horror manga exploring a man's descent into madness, notable for its intense atmosphere and vivid illustrations. These mangas are appreciated for their storytelling depth and visual execution.

  • 00:20:00 - 00:29:31

    Finally, recommendations include "The Climber" and "Homunculus," both profound in different aspects: "The Climber" uses sports to explore personal growth, while "Homunculus" delves into psychological horrors and human nature, enhanced by the author's personal experiences. Both works are praised for their unique storytelling and compelling artistry.

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Video Q&A

  • Why did the narrator decide to start reading manga?

    The narrator turned to manga for fresh experiences and new perspectives after becoming disillusioned with repetitive anime tropes.

  • What are the themes of the manga Solo?

    Solo explores themes of life, moving forward, and personal expression through music.

  • Can you name a manga from the video that combines humor and action?

    "The Fable" was mentioned as a manga with exquisite art, humor, and a captivating story about a hitman trying to live a normal life.

  • Why does the narrator recommend these specific mangas?

    The narrator recommends people read these mangas to experience new styles of storytelling and amazing artwork beyond the usual anime format.

  • Who is Mori and what does he find in climbing?

    Mori, the main character in "The Climber," struggles with social skills but finds liberation through rock climbing.

  • Describe the setting and themes of "Shigurui."

    Filled with action and fantasy elements, "Shigurui" reflects the time of Oda Nobunaga with martial arts and tournament settings.

  • How does Mori from "The Climber" change throughout the story?

    He experiences personal growth and change through interactions and connections, though he initially feels lonely and misunderstood.

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    [Music]
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    I have read a ton of mangas these past
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    few days I've picked up series with
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    breathtaking panels creative fight
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    sequences that makes you feel the impact
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    of some of these strikes stories that
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    hold a special place in my heart it
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    comes a point in time when one have seen
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    enough animes they're left with one
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    question and one question only what do I
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    do now there's only so much one can
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    handle watching the same thing over and
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    over every asekai has a Kirito character
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    shonen's play out the same way and
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    there's somehow an audience for this
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    [Music]
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    what am I watching right now
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    so to escape this you decide to pick up
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    mangas
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    mangas in a lot of ways is an art form
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    it's a tool that takes us by the hand
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    and throws us into another realm I found
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    some mangas that I consider worth
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    reading and I'm sure it is at least one
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    manga in this video you can take away
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    there's mangas with great panels stories
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    that have you think about life series
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    that deserves way more attention and
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    many many more I've read up to at least
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    50 chapters for each of these mangas and
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    down below I left ratings of each of
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    these Series so feel free to skip ahead
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    if you're uninterested at a given part
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    and if you've read or seen all of these
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    mangas
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    then uh
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    um I don't know uh touch grass Maybe
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    this manga is one of the few mangas I've
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    read that genuinely made me laugh one
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    day but make me feel completely hyped on
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    another in terms of plot the story is
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    very straightforward the Fable is mainly
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    about one person Sato Akira Sato is a
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    Hitman who's really good at his job
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    somebody even consider him a literal
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    genius when it comes to killing he has
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    the ability to know if a gun is real
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    just from looking at it he has an
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    insanely precise aim to the point that
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    each of his victims wounds are always in
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    one of two places to the head or to the
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    heart and hearing his name brings Freer
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    to the eyes of many people after
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    completing a routine Mission he heads
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    back to his Hideout and it's here when
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    we're introduced to the boss and the
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    secondary character Yuko during this
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    meeting is revealed that over the span
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    of six years Sato has killed 71 people
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    in total people ranging from yakuzas to
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    politicians CEOs and doctors celebrities
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    the list goes on because of this the
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    boss decides to place a hold on taking
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    on jobs for a while and tells them to
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    lay low he hands him a fake ID and tells
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    him to head towards Osaka and experience
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    new things in an unfamiliar environment
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    but there's a catch during the time of
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    which he's there he's not allowed to
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    kill anyone this leads to Sato coming up
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    with creative ways to deal with various
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    situations the art in this manga is
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    easily one of the best when it comes to
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    a realistic standpoint the fight scenes
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    are choreographed in a way that makes
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    each fight exciting and seeing someone
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    who was once known as a brutal killer
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    forced to adapt to a normal life is
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    pretty damn entertaining like there's
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    just one instance when he comes out of a
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    bar with Yuko and he's confronted by
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    these two guys willing to fight how do
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    you think he handled the situation
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    hi 172 centimeters zero experience in
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    martial arts a right Haymaker I'll
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    pretend to take the punch while using my
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    forehead then pretend
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    as for this prophetic roundhouse kick
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    I'll start with my elbow brushing his
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    right foot while pretending it hit
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    singing the first kick tells me his
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    experience kickboxing maybe immediately
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    a high kick I'll still let him hit me
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    but mitigate the damage by slipping now
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    go flying and then it hits fake the
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    damage left jab I'll take this one to
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    get a nosebleed
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    now act even weaker using tears look at
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    this pitiful expression I'm truly a
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    professional that's the work of a pro
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    moments like these are what makes this
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    series so great there's also another
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    sequence where he met the same guy at a
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    mall but instead of taking hits he
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    decides to play a game of tag but not
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    just any tag he would quite literally
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    act scared grab their attention then
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    just run away for like 10 miles and then
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    when he realized he was outrunning them
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    who made them spot him again scream and
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    repeat this process Sato is a really
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    relatable guy that is if you take away
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    all the killing of course I'm Batman
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    throughout the story we see him get a
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    job interact with people laugh and even
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    gets a pet but when needed he's always
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    there to protect his friends and the
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    people around him this is a manga I
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    cannot stress you enough to read it's
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    one of my all-time favorite series for a
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    lot of reasons so much so that I was
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    seriously considering making a separate
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    video for this series he won the manga
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    with funny character interactions well
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    drawn out panels and a series of
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    unpredictable characters then give the
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    Fable a shot
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    thank you
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    foreign
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    fact my first encounter with this manga
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    was actually on Pinterest bored one day
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    during a summer afternoon I came across
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    this panel
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    let's just say
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    I was invested
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    Sido is a manga about loss and becoming
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    strong
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    1855 Japan is not an easy place anyone
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    could just go and live you're in
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    constant threats of Wars unknown
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    sickness diseases and raids it's not a
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    place best fit to raise a kid let alone
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    two of them again and show are the two
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    main characters of this story their
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    mother is sick desperately willing to
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    save her they head out and seek help but
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    given their mother status and condition
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    all the priests can say is there's
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    nothing left to do but pray unable to
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    accept this they beg once more and he
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    finally agrees to visit their home as
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    they're walking to the house the priest
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    enters the room alone and realizes she
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    has little to no time left to live
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    knowing this he tells a woman to speak
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    with her children one last time and
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    muster up the strength to leave behind
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    one more message and the last message to
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    her kids would be
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    take your father's sword and hone your
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    skills this world is unfair
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    if you are weak you die
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    I'm sorry
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    if left only their father's Sword and
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    the last message from their mother
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    printed in the back of their head this
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    would start a journey of the two of them
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    forced to become strong and live the
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    life of a samurai one of the main thing
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    this manga has going for itself is its
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    art style alone the art for this manga
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    is honestly one of the best I've seen in
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    a very long time some of the panels in
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    this manga will leave you questioning
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    how did he even manage to draw that from
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    the scenery to character introductions
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    to all the fight panels are second to
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    none I am a sucker when it comes to
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    stories of personal growth and when you
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    add an element of samurais and swords
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    you got my full attention throughout
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    their Journey they face various
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    different challenges they experience
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    loss from people close to them get
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    painted on heinous crimes they didn't
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    commit and are forced to even
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    participate in the death battle for the
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    enjoyment of others but even after all
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    of that they still hold on to the fire
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    deep inside of them and push towards
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    their goal of becoming a samurai this
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    manga is one of the longer ones in this
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    list without having 256 chapters there's
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    so much I want to say about this manga
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    but given the length and this being just
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    a recommendation video I would just say
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    give it 10 chapters
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    [Music]
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    I could see a lot of you skipping out on
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    this one based on this cover alone but
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    if I had to explain this manga in two
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    words then the only thing that could
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    best summarize this series
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    is the non-stop action and violence
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    yeah I'm not even going to try to
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    pronounce that the story takes place
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    during the 1600 in the world where Oda
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    Nobunaga ruled over all of Japan here in
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    a name like Aura might have sent chills
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    and flashbacks to all the other series
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    that has that name included I mean
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    there's a sekires video games and Demon
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    Lords but
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    I don't know if I told you he's only
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    really present in one chapter
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    [Applause]
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    [Music]
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    who is the strongest martial artist in
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    Japan is a question often asked within
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    this manga Oda is old as hell death is
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    approaching him and he is in need of
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    someone to carry out his legacy he looks
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    at all of the people close to him from
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    his loyal retainers to his sons and
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    calls every single one of them
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    [Music]
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    trash he desires human struggles and
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    things the only person fit to take his
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    place is the most powerful Warrior so he
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    hosts a tournament but not just any
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    tournament a tournament where only the
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    strongest survives in this tournament
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    people from all over Japan joins you got
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    War Legends foreigners people from
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    different Clans and a lot of these
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    people each have their reasonings for
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    joining this tournament some join to
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    restore peace in their country others
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    consider Geniuses joined to reach their
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    fullest potential while some joined to
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    uphold their family's name and lineage
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    this manga wastes zero time to start
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    rolling the very first chapter includes
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    the first fight of the tournament
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    there's panels in here that are done and
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    drawn in a way that leaves you in a
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    state of awe fight sequences that makes
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    you feel the impact of strikes you're
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    never gonna know how each fight plays
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    out in the stakes of death lingering
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    makes each fight much more meaningful
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    each character within the story has some
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    sort of troubling or dark past the plot
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    to say the least isn't also unique we've
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    seen this layout play out in numerous
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    other series was set this manga apart
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    from everything else is its creative
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    fight sequences every fight within this
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    tournament is done in a different
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    environment so it never feels dull this
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    ranges from lands to ships to forces and
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    even a cage there's also an element of
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    fantasy included within the story this
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    guy body heats up drastically improving
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    his physical abilities this guy uses the
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    power of literal gods and universes this
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    guy is blind but somehow has a domain
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    expansion every battle heavy story
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    always has that one old guy who's
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    extremely cracked for no reason Hunter
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    Hunter has nettero bleach has Yamamoto
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    Sakamoto days has takamura it's almost
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    illegal to not include them in any
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    action story and in the case of this
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    manga we have Tota Toda is a blind
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    swordsman who is set to fight fuma this
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    fight fuma to me is one of the best
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    fight sequences for this manga so far a
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    combination of their past the reasoning
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    for fighting and the overall fight I
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    found to be extremely entertaining the
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    quality of the art in this fight let
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    alone the rest is why I think you should
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    at least give this manga a shot it's
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    currently 24 chapters so it's an
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    extremely short read if you want a story
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    with some of the best drawn-out spreads
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    good fight sequences and a dumb but
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    entertaining story and I would seriously
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    recommend you to watch this
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    you know
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    let's just be honest here you all are
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    going to pick this up because of her
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    [Music]
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    [Applause]
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    [Music]
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    where do I even start with a manga like
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    Solo in this is a manga I recently
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    finished and picked up because of a
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    YouTube video made from Alex in this
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    video Alex made an emphasis on not
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    knowing how to describe the feelings he
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    felt after reading this series
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    it's been really hard for me to be able
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    to come up with a script for how I feel
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    about this manga like I seriously Cried
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    by the end of it but I'm not exactly
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    sure how to word the feelings that it
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    gave and once I've read the Manga for
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    myself I honestly can say I feel the
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    same way as he did sullenin is a manga
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    created by inio asano the same guy who
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    made ayasumi pun pun it's a story about
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    life and moving forward from your past a
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    big emphasis within this story is the
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    elements of Music the two main
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    characters in this manga use music as a
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    way to show and express what they're
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    feeling Tanada and Mikko are just two
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    young adults lost confused and uncertain
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    of their future all they do is live day
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    to day towards their goals we see
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    moments of them hanging out with friends
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    spending quality time with one another
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    and supporting each other towards their
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    Ambitions Nico Works an office job her
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    co-workers suck her boss hits on her in
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    his spare time in this hair when she
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    decided she had enough and ultimately
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    decides to quit
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    Canada hasn't really gotten used to
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    society yet himself throughout the story
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    he showed instances of wanting to pursue
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    music but is too afraid to act on his
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    desires this story gets really heavy
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    towards the 14th chapter Mark and it's
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    here when we see how one event can
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    change their life in an instant I think
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    what makes the series so good for me at
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    least is how authentic and real
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    everything felt to the character's
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    conversation to their reactions and the
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    way they hand the loss is all very
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    normal the story is extremely short but
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    for its time that is here you're left
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    with a satisfaction like no other say
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    Miko's personal growth by the end of the
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    series was something truly beautiful and
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    my short attempt to sell this work was
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    probably bad but even then I would
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    recommend you to give it a shot
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    [Music]
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    Satoshi is a complete he accepts
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    depth from people beats his me to his
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    brother and his girlfriend and is easily
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    a Target to day-to-day harassment
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    filmica on the other hand
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    is a complete opposite she's outgoing
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    aggressive I would even pick fights with
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    just about anyone after saving Satoshi
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    they started a spike for him a desire to
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    change he's aware that he's a good for
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    nothing but even then when Tomoka is in
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    trouble he steps in and nearly cracks
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    his skull open
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    sekito allergy is your typical romance
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    story a shy and reserved MC heard of a
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    more independent and strong woman and as
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    the story progresses Satoshi develops
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    into a respectable guy the main thing
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    this manga has going for itself are its
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    characters it's a story about two young
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    adults I had a great time reading this
  • 00:15:38
    manga and it felt like the closest thing
  • 00:15:40
    to an actual relationship I'm sure that
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    I speak for many out there when I say
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    that it's hard to find a romance manga
  • 00:15:46
    or anime that truly feels relatable the
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    only thing I could see you not willing
  • 00:15:51
    to pick up this manga is this art if I
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    had to describe the art with one word I
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    would say that it's sufficient you're
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    most likely not going to be amazed at
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    any of the panels or character
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    depictions but I think the mangeka does
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    a good job of drawing facial expressions
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    that convey an emotion I would say give
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    this manga five chapters and if you're
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    still not feeling it just skip on to the
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    next
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    foreign
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    [Music]
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    is a story that traces the lives of two
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    rival Heroes Jin and Koga Jin is a
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    superhuman known as a zet growing up he
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    faced various hardships and seen that
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    people closest to him die or get
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    severely hurt during these incidents he
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    becomes sort of a cold person who on the
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    outside pretends not to care but
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    realistically he doesn't want to lose
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    anyone because of him Koga on the other
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    hand is a rich and spoiled kid was only
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    dreams and aspiration is becoming the
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    superhero he grew up watching leading up
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    to his first encounter with Jen his
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    views on justice has always been screwed
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    throughout the progression of the story
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    he goes through multiple trials and is
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    constantly challenged of killing for the
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    sake of justice is right over time his
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    ideology about Justice is tested and
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    ultimately develops into his own unique
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    character Dead Man's entertainment
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    doesn't stem from his themes and
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    characters alone the action and tension
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    between characters and finding out the
  • 00:17:25
    mystery there is an origin of how things
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    came to be is what set this manga apart
  • 00:17:29
    it's interesting to read and see how
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    each of their lives as people and their
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    lives as superheroes are entirely
  • 00:17:36
    different so you're probably asking
  • 00:17:38
    what's the story about what is a zent
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    man and why should I be reading this up
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    to this point I've only been explaining
  • 00:17:44
    the two main characters well to answer
  • 00:17:47
    all of your questions describing the
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    story of zetman is sort of difficult
  • 00:17:51
    when you read this manga nothing really
  • 00:17:53
    makes sense from the first couple of
  • 00:17:55
    chapters so out of all the mangas I
  • 00:17:57
    listed in this video this one takes a
  • 00:17:59
    couple of chapters to start rolling the
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    artwork for this manga is easily one of
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    its strongest point this manga does an
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    amazing job at portraying gritty dark
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    and the reality of the world they live
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    in everything from its character designs
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    fight sequences and the raw emotions of
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    some of these characters are done with a
  • 00:18:18
    great deal of detail demon is for those
  • 00:18:20
    heroic action story lovers it has sort
  • 00:18:23
    of a western comic feel and takes some
  • 00:18:25
    heavy inspiration from other Classic
  • 00:18:27
    series like Devil Man
  • 00:18:28
    [Music]
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    foreign
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    [Music]
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    manga from its dark and gritty artwork
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    its Terror and nail biting sequences
  • 00:19:05
    some of the things you see and
  • 00:19:06
    experience here isn't for the weak
  • 00:19:08
    stomach while once was a loving and
  • 00:19:11
    respectable family
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    [Music]
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    [Laughter]
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    is an aspiring writer filled with dreams
  • 00:19:40
    and ambition whilst Mika is well
  • 00:19:44
    she's more of a manipulative gold digger
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    but after A Series of Unfortunate Events
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    seiji would come to find his life
  • 00:19:51
    crashing down replacing this job blamed
  • 00:19:55
    for the killing of his son by not only
  • 00:19:57
    his wife but his in-laws as well all he
  • 00:20:00
    wanted was a second chance in the family
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    there's only so much one can take
  • 00:20:05
    until they snap
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    later in this story he takes Meek on a
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    trip at an attempt to revive his already
  • 00:20:20
    broken relationship driving to a
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    waterfall he abruptly stops and is here
  • 00:20:25
    where he says we're out of fuel don't
  • 00:20:28
    worry there's a lighthouse a few
  • 00:20:29
    kilometers ahead we'll have to walk
  • 00:20:31
    there and ask for help Darkness with the
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    sounds of heavy rain and thunder they
  • 00:20:36
    hop out of the car and it was here when
  • 00:20:39
    seichi decided he was going to once and
  • 00:20:41
    for all kill Mika she would luckily be
  • 00:20:44
    able to escape and make it to a cave and
  • 00:20:46
    only being followed by him in the brink
  • 00:20:49
    of him concluding his revenge the two of
  • 00:20:51
    them get hit and get dragged into
  • 00:20:52
    possibly the worst place anyone could be
  • 00:20:55
    at Hideout is a psychological dark manga
  • 00:20:58
    that follows the story of a man pushed
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    to his utmost limit if you're a fan of
  • 00:21:02
    horror I feel like this is something you
  • 00:21:04
    might have at least seen or heard of
  • 00:21:06
    before there's only nine chapters making
  • 00:21:08
    it one volume and then something you
  • 00:21:10
    could finish in one sitting
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    [Music]
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    so once in a while I like to separate
  • 00:21:20
    myself from all the heavy action and
  • 00:21:22
    grotesque genre of Shonen and find
  • 00:21:25
    myself reading stories that puts a more
  • 00:21:27
    heavier emphasis on character
  • 00:21:29
    development and life in general that's
  • 00:21:31
    where this manga comes into play colon
  • 00:21:34
    generic romance is a manga far from
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    being generic from its very first
  • 00:21:38
    chapter leading up to his current
  • 00:21:40
    release this manga has some of the best
  • 00:21:42
    visuals and authentically pleasing
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    panels I have ever seen anytime I read a
  • 00:21:48
    chapter I find myself making personal
  • 00:21:50
    notes to myself like wow that that uh
  • 00:21:53
    that water is watering past and current
  • 00:21:56
    love versus Amnesia mystery and suspense
  • 00:21:59
    Are All Things Incorporated within this
  • 00:22:02
    manga the story follows two characters
  • 00:22:05
    Kudo and kujide they work at a standard
  • 00:22:08
    office job and for the first few
  • 00:22:10
    chapters the story follows their
  • 00:22:12
    day-to-day life they're both complete
  • 00:22:14
    opposites of one another Kudo values
  • 00:22:16
    Nostalgia and would rather repeat the
  • 00:22:18
    same routine every day he eats the same
  • 00:22:21
    meals visits the same places and does
  • 00:22:23
    the same thing whilst kujide is someone
  • 00:22:26
    who is always down to try something new
  • 00:22:28
    despite their differences and interests
  • 00:22:30
    they still go out of their way to spend
  • 00:22:33
    quality time together as friends of
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    course as the story progresses and the
  • 00:22:38
    more time they spend with one another
  • 00:22:39
    kujide slowly develops feelings for him
  • 00:22:42
    and on one random instance she finds an
  • 00:22:45
    old photo of him and this mysterious
  • 00:22:47
    second girl and it's revealed that the
  • 00:22:50
    second girl in the photo was her all
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    along
  • 00:22:54
    well kind of Kudo is hiding something
  • 00:22:57
    huge she doesn't know something happened
  • 00:22:59
    between the two of them in her past but
  • 00:23:01
    she has no recollection of it at all
  • 00:23:03
    thus starting the main appeal and the
  • 00:23:06
    Mystery aspect of this manga the author
  • 00:23:09
    does a really good job at second you in
  • 00:23:11
    and leaving you wanting to know more and
  • 00:23:13
    what happens next why did she lose her
  • 00:23:15
    memory is that even her why didn't Kudo
  • 00:23:18
    mention any of this all of these are
  • 00:23:21
    questions that slowly get answered the
  • 00:23:22
    more you read if that wasn't too
  • 00:23:24
    appealing to you then one of this
  • 00:23:26
    manga's main strength is its artwork
  • 00:23:28
    it's all done in a way that has so much
  • 00:23:31
    passion and The Vibes I get from some of
  • 00:23:33
    these panels are unmatched it's made by
  • 00:23:35
    the same author who made after the rain
  • 00:23:37
    so you know when it comes to the art
  • 00:23:39
    Department it's not going to fall short
  • 00:23:41
    I would say give this manga like five
  • 00:23:43
    chapters at least
  • 00:23:44
    [Music]
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    alright so for these last two mangas I
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    purposely left them last for two reasons
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    one the sheer greatness the two mangas
  • 00:24:03
    are and two the feelings in Everlasting
  • 00:24:06
    effect the two mangas left in my life
  • 00:24:08
    starting with the climber the climber in
  • 00:24:11
    the beginning is like every Sports manga
  • 00:24:13
    there's a quiet and reserved kid as an
  • 00:24:15
    emcee a big and energetic guy who plays
  • 00:24:18
    the role of a rival a teacher some dark
  • 00:24:21
    past you get the point but don't let
  • 00:24:23
    that fool you into thinking this is your
  • 00:24:25
    typical Sports Anime it's way more deep
  • 00:24:29
    than you can imagine
  • 00:24:30
    what sets this manga apart from Every
  • 00:24:33
    Other Sports Anime is the psychological
  • 00:24:35
    aspect revolving this guy Mori is a
  • 00:24:38
    loner he never was truly engrossed or
  • 00:24:40
    engaged in anything at all he sleeps in
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    class lacks social skills and even
  • 00:24:45
    skipped its first period to stare at a
  • 00:24:47
    bunch of clouds what changed his life in
  • 00:24:50
    a path he was headed was being
  • 00:24:51
    introduced to climbing
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    now before I continue I want to let this
  • 00:24:55
    be known since it's kind of important
  • 00:24:57
    and what shifted the manga from being
  • 00:24:59
    generic to Peak the climber was
  • 00:25:02
    originally made by two people sakamo
  • 00:25:04
    sinchi who was in charge of the art
  • 00:25:06
    department and yoshiro nabita leading
  • 00:25:08
    the story aspect now for unknown reasons
  • 00:25:11
    you should have decided you know what
  • 00:25:13
    I'm not really feeling this I stepped
  • 00:25:15
    out on working on the rest of the series
  • 00:25:16
    and run the third volume mark this left
  • 00:25:19
    CNG into picking up the story element
  • 00:25:21
    and to say this possibly wasn't the
  • 00:25:23
    greatest decision
  • 00:25:25
    would be an understatement
  • 00:25:30
    [Music]
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    seeing she shifted the story from a
  • 00:25:38
    classic Shonen Sports Anime into a more
  • 00:25:41
    coming of age and finding yourself story
  • 00:25:43
    we know Mori has bad social skills we
  • 00:25:46
    know he prefers to stay to himself but
  • 00:25:48
    throughout the story his glimpse of him
  • 00:25:49
    wanting to change and better himself
  • 00:25:51
    he's human like the rest of us and often
  • 00:25:54
    blames himself for a lot of things that
  • 00:25:56
    are out of his control I don't want to
  • 00:25:58
    make this section too long since this
  • 00:26:00
    video is already long enough but if you
  • 00:26:02
    ever found yourself struggling to relate
  • 00:26:04
    to others then this manga may be for you
  • 00:26:06
    if you felt lonely afraid and constantly
  • 00:26:09
    questioned if the things you're doing
  • 00:26:11
    today were the right choices then give
  • 00:26:13
    this manga a shot when I first came
  • 00:26:15
    across this manga I had zero interested
  • 00:26:18
    in rock climbing but the journey and
  • 00:26:20
    seeing Mori develop is something I can
  • 00:26:22
    find myself relating to a lot
  • 00:26:24
    there's moments in the story that likes
  • 00:26:26
    dialogue but the artwork and knowing
  • 00:26:28
    mauri's character feels like despite
  • 00:26:31
    there being no words you can understand
  • 00:26:32
    how he's feeling and thinking at any
  • 00:26:35
    given moment
  • 00:26:36
    climbing is freedom for him and there's
  • 00:26:39
    an escape from the society he can't seem
  • 00:26:41
    to fit into
  • 00:26:43
    also come on that's not enough for you
  • 00:26:45
    just look at the artwork
  • 00:26:47
    homunculus is an interesting manga that
  • 00:26:49
    I find myself struggling to put into
  • 00:26:51
    words what does it mean to be human and
  • 00:26:54
    who am I or questions nikoshi often
  • 00:26:56
    finds himself asking he once was the
  • 00:26:59
    salary man but now spends his days
  • 00:27:01
    living in his car randomly one day after
  • 00:27:03
    running out of gas he was left of two
  • 00:27:05
    options add fuel to his car or buy food
  • 00:27:08
    to satisfy his current hunger and in the
  • 00:27:11
    process of him thinking
  • 00:27:14
    a mysterious man comes and offers him a
  • 00:27:16
    deal a chance to let go of all of his
  • 00:27:19
    worries a chance of getting seven
  • 00:27:21
    hundred thousand won all he needed to do
  • 00:27:24
    was be a part of his experiment an
  • 00:27:26
    experiment that opens your Sixth Sense
  • 00:27:28
    and the only way to achieve that is by
  • 00:27:32
    having to hold driven to your skull
  • 00:27:35
    to which he agrees
  • 00:27:38
    foreign
  • 00:27:47
    nothing seemed out of the ordinary they
  • 00:27:50
    tried going to ghost tunnels places
  • 00:27:52
    where people died but no luck what
  • 00:27:55
    seemed to be a failed experiment headed
  • 00:27:57
    back a wind of dirt would get into his
  • 00:27:59
    eye and when he would look up he would
  • 00:28:01
    see things that are unimaginable he
  • 00:28:04
    would gain the ability to look at
  • 00:28:06
    homunculuses little monsters which
  • 00:28:08
    reflect the psychology of others and
  • 00:28:10
    what they truly are in the inside
  • 00:28:12
    homunculus starts subtle but slowly all
  • 00:28:15
    the Mysteries are revealed everything
  • 00:28:17
    that doesn't seem to fit fall into place
  • 00:28:19
    later on as the story progresses nikoshi
  • 00:28:22
    is sort of the bridge between Both
  • 00:28:24
    Worlds I like this manga so much that I
  • 00:28:26
    did some extra digging behind in my
  • 00:28:28
    Gecko and turns out hideo Yamamoto the
  • 00:28:31
    author actually lived as a homeless
  • 00:28:34
    person for some time in order to be able
  • 00:28:36
    to credibly include the theme of
  • 00:28:38
    homelessness in his work the surgery
  • 00:28:40
    that awakened his sixth sense is
  • 00:28:42
    actually a real thing Trey painting also
  • 00:28:45
    known as Burr hole is a surgery Invasion
  • 00:28:48
    created during the 1488 and 1516. it's a
  • 00:28:53
    surgery in which a hole is drummed or
  • 00:28:55
    scraped into your skull it's used as a
  • 00:28:57
    way to treat health problems but in
  • 00:28:59
    ancient times it was used as a way to
  • 00:29:01
    cleanse people who are behaving in a way
  • 00:29:04
    that was considered abnormal and lastly
  • 00:29:07
    not really a fact about the author but
  • 00:29:09
    nikoshi also eats his own nuts so take
  • 00:29:12
    that however you made
  • 00:29:16
    oh
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    [Music]
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