Watashi ga Motenai no wa Dou Kangaetemo Omaera ga Warui!
No Matter How I Look at It, It's You Guys' Fault I'm Not Popular!

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Mangas featuring otakus as main characters

Manga with LGBT+ characters that do not focus on romance—some have romance in them, but it isn’t the main focus of the story.

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.

Manga that explore loneliness/solitude in significant capacity. This includes social isolation, literal isolation, and so on!

Semi/Realistic depictions of adolescence and high school. Life your best teen days vicariously through these characters!! ☆ ☆

These series are meant to be relatable in some way or another. If a series does not portray an average depiction of high school, then it appeals to the emotional vulnerability that captures most people at this point in life. A few of these can be a tad bit on the dramatic side (i.e. potentially unrealistic to some) but teenagers CAN be dramatic so it felt fitting!

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Keyword: social anxiety, hikikomori, NEET, inferiority complex, autism, introvert, recluse, social outcast, shy characters, unsociable characters, awkward male lead, awkward female lead, clumsy protagonist, loner protagonist, unpopular protagonist, dandere, bookworm, misfits, nerd, nerdy female lead, insecure, anxious characters, lonely people, naive female lead, innocent female lead, diffidence, social isolation, solitude, socialisation, narcissism, psychopath, sociopath, anti-social protagonist, misanthrope, Asperger syndrome, schizoid personality disorder, embarrassing situation, loneliness, mental illness, otaku, crybaby male lead, depression, unrequited love, weak male lead, antihero, antiheroine, social phobia, shy protagonist, socially awkward character, socially clueless character.

Mangá² podcast recommendations (#001-#050)

these are all fun slice of life series, nothing with a ton of drama or anything like that

My favorite ones are the "Eddy-likes" (from "Ed, Edd & Eddy") AKA the ones that keeps pushing their luck and takes the punches because they can.

Warning: They're not all slice of life.

Any manga that features a female protagonist that is involved with otaku culture. This can range from anime and manga, idols, video games, fandoms, or other subgenres.

Note: I did not include any overly explicit titles, or titles I could not find much information about.

A list of manga I for sure want to finish and or catch up with before the end of the year.

Get her to the countryside! Maybe the fresh air will cure it

a Tw is probably good here. the way mental illness is portrayed is not great in all of them, but i find some solice in these types of characters

Will update as i read more

Keywords: paranoia, paranoid, anxiety, panic, antisocial, depression, coping mechanism, coping mechanisms, dysfunctional, eating disorder, self injury, self harm