Late summer/early fall I asked yall for some manga recommendations for my nieces for Christmas and I got a bunch. They really love Attack on Titan so I got them the first volume omnibus and I’m told they absolutely love it. I got them some others but I like the fact that I’ve been able to bond with them over manga/anime. If only I could get them into old school super hero comics.
I love all the book and manga recommendations here but I probably will still be reading them well into retirement
Is manga really that healthy, though?
What are the hallmarks of contemporary 'manga':
adolescent characters in adult situations
hyper-emotional reactions and mental states (emo)
hyper-violent
hyper-sexual
The entire thing comes across as pretty irresponsible. It's transgressive, which appeals to adolescent readers, but the underlying morality isn't that great and the lead characters aren't much of a role model. Not unless you consider histrionics a normal way to respond to situations.
don't like? don't read. simple as