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Shounen manga are known to fall back on a handful of "traditional" shounen sub-categories: battles (whether they are historical, fantastical, gang fights, military, space wars, or collectible monsters who fight in the protagonist's stead), school comedies, male-centered (or pandering) fantasy adventures with either a powerful male protagonist or an eye-candy female protagonist, and of course the usual harems, yuri, and fanservice. (Can't forget the waifus!) But some series don't follow a standard shounen formula, to the point of feeling like it belongs to another genre entirely.

Need to read some manga to skip daily 1 am dreading? You are in the right place.

Seinen manga is targeted to males, has action, philosophy, psychological elements, maybe some realistic romance.
That’s the common theme for this list. I will not include the popular shonen Naruto here, but will include Hunter x Hunter. That’s because HxH is dark and has deep philosophical themes. So that’s it!

These are manga that are super wholesome and sweet!

The primary focus of these tend to be romance, family or other relationships. There may be a subplot, or an occasional serious scene here and there, but the vast majority of the manga is wholesome and adorable!

11/13/22: Thanks to LeturLefr for contributing!

Many of these also have good anime adaptations!
All are wholesome and sweet, some will make you cry as well!
No creepy manga here (looking at you Usagi Drop…. Hell no.)

Manga about protagonists that's lives changed for the better due to a change in how they see the world, themselves and those around them, though there are some that must go through hardships before they are able to change.

The change in these protagonists aren't instant and some of the included protagonists take a long time to change or just have a more natural gradual change that is more apparent once you have gotten further into the story.

Split off from my Japanese Art & Artists stack due to finding more and more calligraphy manga.

Please let me know if I've missed any!

Stories about the relationship between the main character and kids, whether it is his own kid, nephew or even a neighbor's child.

It's sweet, funny, heart warming stories with a bit of drama.
Suitable to accompany your tough day, which will be healed by a cute and innocent smile of a small child.

mangas/manhwas that have mcs with passion over what they do or discover sth they are passionate about

There are many mangas that tell the story of characters who try to achieve their dreams in the world of art (in any artistic field).
Here I have collected all the mangas of this genre that made my heart beat.
Are you ready to be overwhelmed by the passion for art of all these fantastic characters?

titles centering on visual arts, performing arts, and fashion; typically sentimental in nature and include friendship and coming of age themes; sorted by average rating

really good slice of life manga that may have elements have other genres

Manga which

[1] give off the vibe of spring, or

[2] associated with common themes:
-- arrival, fertility, life
-- rebirth, growth, freshness, opportunity
-- nature, flora, sunshine, joy
-- purity, innocence, youth, promise, romance

Manga which

[1] give off the vibe of summer, or

[2] associated with common themes:
-- heat, sunshine, water
-- relaxation, idleness, joy
-- adventure, life, festivities, freedom, energy, nourishment
-- youth, innocence, self acceptance, optimism

Slice of Life stories starring adult male protagonists