You’re done with most of the mainstream anime and manga, it’s becoming hard to find something decent to watch/read, and you’re losing hope and motivation to continue your noble journey to become cultured.
Then you stumble upon this article and you see a glimmer of hope.
This is a list of 8 decent anime and manga to keep you entertained.
Manga
Witch hat atelier:
#fantasy#adventure
The story takes place in a fantasy world where a young girl yearns to become a witch. This young seamstress has always been a magic fanatic.
A visiting witch happens by and decides to assist with his magic as some trouble had come up. He is seen by the young girl drawing glyphs on the floor inside closed doors which the girl finds suspicious. She decides to try it out herself. Disaster follows and secrets are revealed, turning her life upside down.
She finds herself thrown into the magic world and has to learn magic to undo a terrible mistake. Her whole journey seems like a dream come true but it seems something dark has its eyes on her.
Shirahama Kamome created a masterpiece using her writing and illustrating skills. With art panels that are creatively made to immerse the reader in the story and the art itself a sight to get lost in, she gracefully takes you along a young girl’s magical journey.
Dandadan:
#comedy#action
The story follows Ken Takakura and Momo Ayase, high schoolers who go through all kinds of situations following their discovery of the occult.
This coming-of-age story takes a different route by introducing aliens and spirits fighting alongside each other and the kids trying to navigate those troubled waters.
The art style, action, and humor make this manga a treat to read and should be on your to-read list too!
A bride’s story
#sliceoflife#adventure
This manga could be classified as being historical. It takes you along the travels of a white explorer, taking his time along the nineteenth-century silk road, and soaking in the lifestyles of different tribes and people he comes in contact with.
The manga has one of the best art styles around in the game. Its stories bring life to characters so unique and inspiring that it leaves you with an ache to want to have lived in that period.
It’s a breath of fresh air in an industry filled to the brim with whimsical fairytales and stories so far out of this world that it becomes impossible to relate with.
the details in those garments though…
Yugami Kun Ni Wa Tomodachi Ga Inai
#comedy#sliceoflife
Yuji Yugami is an odd ball. He’s a specimen that’s completely fine with being alone. This fact intrigues a transfer student, Chihiro Watanuki, which gives rise to many hilarious scenes.
This manga will have you giggling as you read along trying to understand Yuji’s perspective alongside Chihiro.
It will leave you basking in that state where your mind is flooded with happy hormones once you finish it. Yes, it’s that good. Check it out!
Hell’s Paradise: Jigokuraku
#action#adventure
An outcast from a clan of ninja assassins is on death row as he awaits an executioner skilled enough to cleave his head off. He thinks nothing of his existence coming to an end.
Surely enough, an executioner comes along and offers him a proposition that gives the outcast something to hold on to.
He is to embark on a treacherous journey with the sponsorship of the shogunate to a mysterious island rumored to be the residence of the elixir of immortality.
The terms were that whichever of the death row inmates were to find the elixir, they would be exonerated but for the outcast, it meant that he would be reunited with his dear wife and lead an ordinary life.
This story takes turns and twists making their journey to house all kinds of thrills.
Anime
Trigun
#action#adventure
Towns have been laid to waste and fear runs rampant in the hearts of the civilians, all because of the actions of a single man. With a $$60 billion bounty on his head, Vash the stampede is the protagonist of this gun-centered show.
However, Vash is portrayed as being a pacifist which goes against all kinds of rumors circling him. It is revealed that most of the damage attributed to Vash is caused by pursuers who seek his bounty and other assassins who follow him because of his past.
With amazing gunman skills, retrograde amnesia, and a past full of mystery, Vash and this anime will give you western vibes with a twist of fantasy making it an interesting watch.
To be hero
#comedy
As a mysterious alien ship approaches the earth, tension builds and the Space Peace Republic Alliance Hero committee grows nervous. As a respectable Hero committee, they do what any other Hero committee would do. They recruit the only human on earth who’s taking a dump at that particular moment.
just a guy casually holding a toilet seat.
The story follows a guy who gets turned into a fatty to fight off invading aliens and try to get back to his daughter as she didn’t recognize him in his hero mode.
With 12 episodes filled with pure clownery and some action, this series could tickle your funny bone and just linger in the corner of your mind, becoming that memory that makes you chuckle out loud at random times.
Fumetsu no Anata
#sliceoflife#adventure
An orb finds its way to earth. It is capable of transforming into anything it sees. It first transforms into a rock, then moss. A wolf nearing its end passes by and the orb changes into it. It wanders around in that form till it reaches a boy who happens to be the owner of the wolf.
Tragic events follow, and the orb finds itself completing the boy’s journey to find a paradise his fellow tribesmen went out to find.
This emotion-filled story is about an otherworldly being experiencing the world with all its joys and tribulation. One of those that make you reflect on life.
Made in abyss
#adventure
A giant deep hole into the earth has become the fascination of many explorers. The hole itself is situated on an island and has attracted so many people till a town formed around it.
Unlike the title of this anime, the art style and animation of this anime are vibrant, cute, and full of life. The story follows an orphaned girl who wishes to venture into the hole and uncover its secrets while at the same time finding her mother.
The story starts off to be a nice adventurous one with kids breaking some rules to achieve what they want but gradually, the colorful adventures fade as they dive further into the hole and the world they live into. Terrifying hierarchies are revealed and the classic abuse of power takes a really dark turn as the kids struggle to keep themselves barely alive in the hole.
A story that keeps you in a constant worry state but also keeps you coming back for more, definitely one of the top-tier shows on this list.
With that, I close off this review. The anime and manga mentioned on this list might be subject to a personal bias but are still enjoyable.