Recommending One Piece feels like recommending someone climb Mount Everest. With over 1,000 anime episodes and 100+ manga volumes, it is intimidating. However, it is the best-selling manga in history for a reason. Author Eiichiro Oda is a foreshadowing genius. The story of Monkey D. Luffy and his quest for the "One Piece" treasure is a masterclass in world-building. You will laugh, cry, and cheer for a rubber pirate who is simultaneously the dumbest and wisest character ever written.
Read the manga (faster pacing) or find a "fan edit" of the anime (like One Pace) to skip the filler arcs. 3. Death Note Genre: Psychological Thriller, Supernatural Complete? Yes hentaiser exclusive
Do not watch the 2001 version. Watch the 2019 reboot. Tohru Honda is an orphan living in a tent in the woods. She is taken in by the mysterious Sohma family, who are cursed to turn into the animals of the Chinese Zodiac when hugged by the opposite sex. What sounds silly turns into a devastatingly emotional exploration of abuse, acceptance, and found family. The manga is a classic, but the recent anime adaptation is visually flawless. Recommending One Piece feels like recommending someone climb
It subverts every shonen trope. The "hero" doesn't always win. The lines between good and evil blur until they vanish entirely. 2. One Piece Genre: Adventure, Pirate Fantasy, Comedy Complete? No (Manga ongoing, Anime ongoing) Author Eiichiro Oda is a foreshadowing genius
In a grimy, post-apocalyptic city called "The Hole," a man with a lizard head (Caiman) hunts the Sorcerers who cursed him. Dorohedoro is the anti- Harry Potter . The "good guys" are murderous thugs, and the "bad guys" are just trying to do their office jobs. The 3D anime is surprisingly good, but the manga’s chaotic, dirty art style is unbeatable. Genre: Fantasy, Adventure (Deceptively childish art) Complete? Yes (Anime S1)