Recs if you like Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You, Vol. 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."

They're here. This is a list of manga about adults in contemporary, non-fantasy settings. BL and GL are included here. SPOILERS: Actually some of them are unemployed as a plot point.

A list featuring staples in the Josei genre for Manga, sprinkled in with some other Manga that I'd think you'd enjoy!

Let's face it. We're getting old! Want to read about something other than High School romance? Then this Manga list is for you 💕

books that are the basis for adaptations and other book-related films and TV shows being released in the U.S. in July 2026

books that are the basis for adaptations and other book-related films and TV shows being released in the U.S. in June 2026