Sources (Left ➝ Right)
➼ From the Red Fog
https://www.mangago.me/read-manga/from_the_red_fog/
➼ Black Bullet (Mask guy: haven’t read, found on safari)
https://www.mangago.me/read-manga/black_bullet/
Genius MC Recs (Anime)
➢ Zankyou No Terror (psychological thriller: One of my favs)
➢ Code Geass (psychological thriller?)
➢ No game No Life (Game geniuses + comedy)
➥ If there’s a anime version in any of the mangas listed - in desc
FEEL FREE TO GIVE ME RECS (manga/anime/novel)
Source (peach dude on right)
➼ ID: Invaded
https://myanimelist.net/anime/40046/Id_Invaded
Anime Recs
➣ Classroom of the Elites (there is a manga, but novel/anime is better)
➣ 91 days (slow burn)
More anime recs (2nd answer): https://www.quora.com/What-are-some-very-smart-anime?redirect_to_mweb=1
The story of Sherlock Holme's arch-nemesis. Moriarty
► Ongoing
► Intelligent MC + nice art + underrated
► Makes plots to kill evil nobles and every time someone thinks that they solved the mystery, the MC is always ahead of the game!
► Check out the anime too!
◈ Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Katagiri Yuuchi and his 4 friends are kidnapped and forced to participate in a Tomodachi game. A psychological game that will test or destroy their faith in one another.
Will they be able to trust each other, or will they betray and ruin their years of friendship & trust?
► Ongoing
► This is one hell of a rollercoaster ride...
► MC is a genius & a Oscar winning actor
► Live action drama of this!
◈ Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆
Raws: https://lovehug.net/268/
The school is run by tyrants who torments the weakest kids in class. But then Gray arrived. This mysterious new student threatens to dismantle the established order. Hs calculative and brutal fighting leaves opponents lying on the floor begging for mercy.
► Ongoing
► Calculative in fights rather than power/strength
► Backstory, art, plot - Everything is amazing!
◈ Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Read on WEBTOON for FREE:
https://www.webtoons.com/en/action/weakhero/list?title_no=1726
Light Yagami is an ace student & bored out of his mind. That changes when he finds a Death Note. Any human whose name is written in the notebook dies & he uses it to get rid of evil. But when criminals begin dropping dead, legendary detective L tries to track down the killer.
► Completed
► One of the most intelligent MC & antagonist
► I’ve only seen the anime - haven’t read the manga
► Watch the anime!
◈ Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Yoon Hyunwoo, who lived like a servant and abandoned, thought it was all over. But when he was killed he woke up in the young body of Jin Dojun, the grandson of Soonyang Group’s Chairman, Jin Yangcheol! However, Jin Dojun, the youngest son of the chaebol family, is far from the right to inherit the group.
► Uses his past knowledge & intelligence to become wealthy and take revenge
► Very calculative + hides his intelligence & wealth
◈ Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Tokuchi Toua is a baseball pitcher who participates in a gambling game of 'One Outs' Through a series of circumstances he ends up in a professional baseball team where he uses his gambling skills against his opponents.
► Completed
► I’ve only seen the anime - haven’t read the manga
► Sports manga
► Teamwork + suspense + hidden gem
► Genius pitcher/crafty ways to win baseball games
◈ Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Rwanda, whose mother is a murderer, has been confined in the basement, grew up and left the house after a certain incident. Eventually, he arrived at the town and was picked up by a staff member and lives in the facility. But peaceful everyday life is only boring for Rwanda...
► Ongoing
► The Mc is a natural born killer with a mind that surpasses any adult
► The word “mercy” doesn’t apply to him when killing
◈ Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
It was just an ordinary day at Yami High..until it wasn't. A ringing cell phone and the splatter of blood marked the beginning of a deadly game. The rules: Contractor Mikiya has thirty days to curse-kill...
► Ongoing
► Mc is a elite curse breaker - whenever a person with a curse (murderer) appears, he makes plans & plots to destroy them... always several steps ahead.
◈ Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆