Akira Fudo, who has become the Devilman, the only being who can fight demons; a being possessing the...
- Author: Nagai Go
- Genres: Action / Horror / Mature / Shounen / Supernatural / Tragedy
THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE MANGAS EVERRRR. It’s anti war and anti colonialist themes are still topical decades later. Under all the gore I think it’s such a beautiful layered story about war, love, destruction, human nature, grief, and the loss of oneself. It’s also an interesting take on christianity, as both god and satan are villians in the end. I also cannot thank it enough for starting the classic ‘gay people are stuck in a time loop’ trope
Description from Viz:The story A, A' raises a troubling question: How would you feel if your lover d...
- Author: Hagio Moto
- Genres: Drama / Gender Bender / Psychological / Romance / Sci-fi / Shoujo / Shounen Ai
SPECTACULARR! Moto Hagio did it again. I don't normally gravitate towards Sci-fi but every chapter of this was beautiful
There is a legend in the kingdom of Paros -- a legend of the Sword. It is said that if one who is un...
- Author: kurimoto kaoru
- Genres: Adventure / Drama / Fantasy / Gender Bender / Shoujo / Shoujo Ai
Incredible representation of gender dysphoria that was revolutionary for its time, but the ending was deeply unsatisfactory and Fiona felt like an underdeveloped character compared to Erminia. Despite the minor critiques I have of it, this manga really stuck with me and I adore it. If anything I wish it was longer.
As winter draws to a close, German boarding school student Thomas Werner dies one morning. He leaves...
- Author: HAGIO Moto
- Genres: Drama / Historical / Psychological / School Life / Shoujo
this one was really, really good. It kept me curious the whole time and once I got toward the middle I just could not put it down. I did find the ending a bit overwhelming but I loved the internal monologues the characters had, particularly Juli and I really loved the religious imagery / metaphors that this invoked.
As winter draws to a close, German boarding school student Thomas Werner dies one morning. He leaves...
- Author: HAGIO Moto
- Genres: Drama / Historical / Psychological / School Life / Shoujo
this one was really, really good. It kept me curious the whole time and once I got toward the middle I just could not put it down. I did find the ending a bit overwhelming but I loved the internal monologues the characters had, particularly Juli and I really loved the religious imagery / metaphors that this invoked.
Moonlight Flowers: a classic yuri manga about a woman who leaves her husband for an old friend from ...
- Author: tsukumo mutsumi
- Genres: Drama / Josei / Mature / Romance / Yuri
Very beautiful and deliciously feminist. A lot of the comments on this are rushing to cry 'not all men' and that's how you know it's good. It presents a lot of really interesting ideas while also having a beautiful romance and compelling narrative, the art is charming too. Love love LOVE!!!
Zankoku na Kami ga Shihaisuru portrays the tale of two step-brothers - Jeremy and Ian, as they striv...
- Author: hagio moto
- Genres: Drama / Josei / Mature / Psychological / School Life / Shounen Ai / Slice Of Life / Tragedy
This is fucking incredible. Probably the best manga I've ever read, objectively speaking. I already knew she was incredible after Heart of Thomas but reading this made me realize that Moto Hagio is just a true master of the medium-- the title "god of shojo manga" is well earned. This is the most devastating things I've ever read and the use of visual metaphors within this is incredible. Panels of this manga haunt me. I cannot praise this enough.
What happens when a gay art thief and a conservative NATO officer cross paths? Disaster, of course. ...
- Author: aoike yasuko
- Genres: Action / Adventure / Comedy / Historical / Mystery / Shoujo / Shounen Ai
I ADORE THIS. It's so campy and so funny I'm obsessed. I haven't finished it yet but holy shit this is a real gem. I don't usually gravitate towards comedies but this is just phenomenally done. I don't have much to say about it other than the fact that I think it's basically perfect and every gay person should read it.
From Lililicious:A classic manga about girls at a private all-girls school. The storyline centers ar...
- Author: Ikeda Riyoko
- Genres: Drama / Historical / School Life / Shoujo Ai / Tragedy
I loooove this one. It has such a likable cast of characters. Nanako is one of the best protagonists OAT and Rei is so interesting and unique, I've never seen another character like her. I love yuri but my one qualm with it is that I wish there were more masc women and this delivers. Rei and Kaoru are fucking awesome. I don't love the ending but I do recognize the S class literature influence and why it's like that
From Obsession:Serge Battour, son of a gypsy prostitute and a count arrives to the Lacomblade academ...
- Author: takemiya keiko
- Genres: Drama / Historical / Psychological / School Life / Shounen Ai / Tragedy
This is my favorite manga. I recognize the valid critiques of it (some of the violence feels gratuitous and the story would have been just as impactful- if not more- with slightly less of it) but I tend to evaluate art based on how much it makes me feel and this manga made me cry like a baby and had me depressed for several days after reading (IT'S SO GOOD). Gilbert is one of the few representations i've seen for someone who uses sex as a form of self harm and It's important to me.