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MANGA RECOMMENDATIONS for sade (not in any particular order; quick list @ the bottom if you dont have time to read all the summaries etc.)

"The Beginning After the End" - TurtleMe [Online comic]
- ongoing, 49 chapters atm
== King Grey is unrivaled in a world governed by martial ability. However, solitude lingers closely behind those with great power. Beneath the glamorous exterior of a powerful king lurks the shell of man, devoid of purpose and will.
Reincarnated into a fantasy world, the king has a second chance to relive his life. Correcting the mistakes of his past will not be his only challenge, however. Underneath the peace and prosperity of the new world is an undercurrent threatening to destroy everything he has worked for, questioning his role and reason for being born again.
TL;DR: A king is reborn into a fantasy world as an infant.
==kind of a story of cultivation, pretty engaging story once he's begins to do stuff. im on chapter 38 atm. its based on a novel.
- isekai, fantasy, adventure, action, shounen

"High-Rise Invasion" / "Tenkuu Shinpan" - Tsuina Miura [Manga]
- completed, 260 chapters
== On the roof of a high-rise building, Yuri, witnesses a masked figure split a man’s head open with an axe. It’s not exactly an everyday occurrence for a high schooler, but things only get weirder from there. Yuri soon finds herself in a strange world of skyscrapers with only two options for escape—fight past the mysterious masked figures or leap to her death!
== there's also a hot sniper guy owo pls shoot a bullet into my skull from a far distance pls uwuwu. also, there's another girl who is in that world, and she has a crush on yuri 🥺🥺 kinda violent. i finished reading this.
- horror, mystery, action, shounen, drama, strong female lead

"Toilet-Bound Hanako-Kun" / "Jibaku-Shounen Hanako-Kun" - Iro Aida [Manga]
- ongoing, 62 chapters atm
= Rumors abound about the school's Seven Mysteries, one of which is Hanako-san. Said to occupy the third stall of the third floor girls' bathroom in the old school building, Hanako-san grants any wish when summoned. Nene Yashiro, an occult-loving high school girl who dreams of romance, ventures into this haunted bathroom but the Hanako-san she meets there is nothing like she imagined! Kamome Academy's Hanako-san actually is a boy!
= the art is so so nice !! its actually pretty sad, but you'll figure that out along the way :) there're some pretty twisty plot twists. good character development and relatability. im on the latest chapter. has an anime adaption in progress, worth watching, and so far- is pretty faithful to the manga, though, the manga is more enjoyable imo. im sure youve seen me talk about this one extensively already :)
- school life, shounen, romcom, supernatural, lowkey tragedy


"Tokyo Ghoul" - Sui Ishida [Manga]
- completed, 14 volumes, 144 chapters
== College student, Kaneki Ken, becomes a ghoul after an incident leading to a ghoul's organs being transplanted into his body. He attempts to live a normal life while having to learn how to live as part-ghoul.
== i heard the anime sucked, so i just read the manga instead. actually pretty good. kinda gory at times. takes a few chapters for the story to set in motion. i finished reading this.
- horror, action, supernatural, seinen, psychological, drama, tragedy

"Sweet Home" - Carnby Kim [Webtoon]
- ongoing, 109 chapters atm
== After an unexpected family tragedy, a reclusive high school student is forced to leave his home- only to face something much scarier: a reality where monsters are trying to wipe out humanity. Now he must fight alongside a handful of reluctant heroes to try and save the world before it’s too late.
= very far from sweet ... pretty intense and sad at times. very interesting if youre into apocalyptic, end of the world, type of stories. monsters look scary owo.
- tragedy, action, horror, seinen, psychological, drama

"The Last Human" - Amazing Works [Manhua]
- ongoing, 208 chapters atm
== Zuo Tianchen is the last living human in a mutated zombie-infested city. Just when he was sure he had died, he finds his soul returned to just before that ill-fated day ten years ago. He swears he’ll protect the people important to him this time round and reunite with his past lover. Watch his struggles to survive equipped with his memory of the next ten years!
== when i first started reading this, i was going through a zombie manga phase ... n e ways,, i binge read this. its pretty interesting.
- horror, adventure, supernatural, action, comedy, lowkey ecchi sometimes, shounen, drama, mystery, cultivation


The following recs. are more romance-focused, but they have more diversity, relatability, and lgbt characters