Recs if you like Spy x Family, Vol. 1...

Cultural phenomenon mangas that have become global household names over the years. All of these series have defined or impacted the animanga culture globally, in one way or another. From international movie releases, live-action adaptations, and instantly recognisable titles, these are the mangas to read if you want to sound like you know what you're talking about. Mainstream? Starter pack? Maybe, but they're pop culture icons for a reason. Believe it!

Suggestions and discussions welcome!!

A mixture of manga, manhwa and graphic novels for anyone who just wants a good story with some great characters without the spice element, or at most 'fade to black' scenes 😃☺️

Notable comics, graphic novels and mangas to get into the genre. This format of books is so underrated, so I wanted to create a diverse list of notable works across the history of 'comics'! I tried to highlight nonfiction and fiction works that are recognizable to the widest variety of people (mostly because of their adaptation), while also adding less widely known books. The goal of the list is to help find at least one 'comic' you want read, if you don't really read 'comics'! (inspired by Les 1001 BDs by Trécarré)

A variety of books recommended by a librarian (appropriate for students aged 11-16 as well).

Manga that have anime adaptations.

These Diverse Baseline Challenge was created by @bookish.millennial & @themargherita.s (on instagram). In 2025, the goal is to read 1 book by a racialized author each month. This challenge is meant to encourage readers to try genres they historically don’t reach for, find new-to-them racialized authors, and to encourage reflection on our reading habits.

This is a mix of recommendations by the challenge organizers and myself.

There’s a lot of Japanese manga for every type of reader to pick up if you love fantasy 🪄, sports ⚽️, romance 💘, cats 🐱, fanservice 💋, action 💥 or horror 😱. Look here and explore!

these are some of the mangas i’ve found to be Must Reads. more so, i want a community of people who have read those and are interested in talking about it. 🫶

what are graphics? graphic novels, comics, manga, manhwa etc. anything that uses images as the main storytelling feature.

I love YA. It can suck pretty bad when the books try to copy each other. But when some of those gems pop up...wowza! Who knew you could tell such a hard-hitting story without having to resort to 1,000 pages & sex?

Humor and comedy across genres. Funny books that will make you laugh until you genuinely feel better about life.

Somewhat subjective list of what i consider to be the essential reads for the Shonen genre of manga, as well as what i consider to the best of the best. List will be a solid mix of old influential manga as well as newer high quality stuff that are more popular and commonly seen referenced

i love manga!

A running list of manga series ranked by their estimated Oricon sales for 2025! 📊 Perfect for tracking which series are dominating Japan’s charts this year, from breakout hits to long-time favorites. Updated with data and trends as of August 3rd, 2025.

Warm + Cozy Plots for Traumatized Characters

Books with pictures/illustrations (e.g comics, manga, graphic novels, picture books) that have been adapted to TV shows or movies!

Only including the first book in the series (if there is one)!

recs are welcome!

I find these to be great for getting out of reading slumps!