Recs if you like Buddha, Vol. 1: Kapilavastu (Buddha #1)...

Manga isn't just for kids! These are titles intended for more mature audiences, including my personal recs and influential, well-known and bestselling titles that are available in English. Whether it's frank discussions of mental illness, abuse, LGBTQIA+ issues, violence, sexuality, horror or dark fantasy, these are manga that either originally ran in seinen (young adult men) or josei (young adult women) magazines, or I've otherwise broadly categorized through research as "not for for kids."

If you have time to read all of "Inuyasha" or "One Piece" or "Dragonball", congratulations. I am envious. If you want to try out some manga series without dedicating years of your life, here's some shorter suggestions.

Every book, in order, on r/graphicnovels Top 100. Please note, this list was made before the accusations against Neil Gaiman were made public.