Recs if you like My Hero Academia, 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!!

includes the Big Three and other influential works; non-exhaustive;

how to get access to many books by reading one book (series)

aka. books with the most works on ao3 about them (fandoms with 10k+ works, in no particular order) (sometimes the fanfics may be about a movie adaptation rather than the specific book but still fits in the overall fandom)

The full My Hero Academia experience - should be complete

Manga that have anime adaptations.

a list of a 99 manga's incl. ; some classic must reads , all kinds of genres to try , old and new

try out all of them to maybe find some new faves

I wanted to collate all the largest and greatest manga completed series with the first and last volumes to help me look to what to read next but also maybe this list will be helpful for others.

If you have any recommendations please leave a comment (˶˃ ᵕ ˂˶)

If you liked Harry Potter but want something else

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!

Bringing art to life

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

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

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.

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?

After following the amazing antics of OfficialHellsBelles on Instagram, I have made a list of the books and authors mentioned.

Also read Jaysea Lynn’s For Whom the Belle Tolls! 💜

Updated note: several books are missing, but I requested them from the librarians. I also skipped all the Sarah J Maas books.