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We use the whole 1–10 scale and judge each title against the best version of what it is trying to be — a comedy on how funny it is, a thriller on its tension — not against some other genre. As a rough guide: 9+ is all-time great, 8 excellent, 7 a solid recommendation with caveats, 5–6 mixed or average. A 7 is a genuine yes, not a knock. The “Community score” in each review is the crowd rating from AniList, MAL, and MangaUpdates, shown next to ours for comparison.
The webtoon that basically launched the 'reincarnated princess melts her terrifying emperor dad' craze — rougher than its successors, but still charming.
It makes a 2,000-year-old board game feel like a life-or-death duel — one of the most gripping manga about a hobby ever, and quietly one of the saddest.
Comfort food in manga form — a widowed dad and his daughter learning to cook, and it'll melt you if you let it.
The little-cells-in-your-head gimmick could've been a one-joke premise; instead it turns ordinary life and love into something funny and quietly profound.
Moody, gorgeous, and steeped in folklore — CLAMP at their most atmospheric, as long as the elongated art and the Tsubasa ties don't bug you.
Gorgeous to look at and surprisingly moving — the slow thaw between a death-god emperor and his daughter is the real draw, not the romance.
Bleak, funny, and uncomfortably honest about depression — not a fun read, but a real one.
Some of the best-drawn movement in any manga, wrapped around a classic sports underdog story — just know it's stuck on hiatus.
If Kaiji left you wanting something bigger, nastier, and even more ingenious, Usogui is the genre's heavyweight.
Quiet, sad, and quietly hopeful — a story about reaching for space that earns every tear.
Cale just wants to nap and get rich; the world keeps making him a hero, and watching him scheme his way through it is a blast.
Closer to Arthur C. Clarke in comic form than to most manga — cold, gorgeous, and full of wonder.