30 Manga Recs for My 30th Birthday

[@alullabie]

Happy Birthday! (For looking back on) Action: • Immortal Rain • Joou no Hana • Shinobi Life • SHWD • Ceres Romance: • I see your face turned away • My Love Mix Up • Moonlight Flowers • Let's Do it Already • Mr. Bride Slice of Life: • Ikoku Nikki • Toriaezu Chikyuu ga Horobiru Mae Ni • & • Umi ga Hashiru End Roll • She Loves to Cook, She Loves to Eat Fantasty: • Bokura no Kiseki • Kigurumi Guardians • Kingdom of Water, Kingdom of Gold • The King's Beast • Colette Decides to Die Drama: • Namidaame to Serenade • LIFE • My Girlfriend's Child • Tales of the Tendo Family • Searching for my Perfect Brother Sci-Fi: • Himitsu: Top Secret • Please Save my Earth • Ogeha • 7 SEEDS Last Recommendation: • Chihayafuru (We all saw this coming)

[@thelastwish558]

"30!? But last year I got 37!" Lol I love that reference. Happy birthday Colleen!

[@melonachii]

i dont get the reference pls explain

[@lazerlightening]

It's from Harry Potter. I can't remember if it was the first or second movie but it was when Dudley was opening his gifts and was mad he didn't get as many as the previous year.

[@melonachii]

@@lazerlightening thank you

[@cassiedevereaux-smith3890]

Congratulations! You have now entered a landmark age by which young folk consider themselves old! At least I did. I really hope this channel grows, and brings in a real income. I need there to be shojo/josei focused channels that bring in the resources that allow the creator to make large and ambitious projects with the high production values that significant resources facilitate. I believe in Colleen's ability to make this happen. Hard for me to contribute much an an income of disability, but I do hope this can grow. At the least, I can share it.

[@ColleensMangaRecs]

30 years young 💪💪

[@mausklick1635]

Worked for me until 37.

[@cassiedevereaux-smith3890]

@@mausklick1635 Around that time, I started to be psyched to be the age I am. I mean, the 40s are pretty awesome.

[@nataliejennings2620]

Wouldn't it be hilarious if Colleen did a video on their 31st birthday where they just recommend Chihayafuru 31 times in a row? 😝😊💜

[@ColleensMangaRecs]

don't tempt me

[@irritatedlibrarian9057]

When Colleen says trigger warnings for LIFE, she *means* trigger warnings. There are A LOT of heavy topics in that series. But it's definitely worth the read.

[@Robin_House]

You uploaded this on my actual 30th birthday!! What a good present from my favorite manga channel!

[@byusaranicole]

Birthday twin! Well, except I was 10 when you were born, but whatever! Hope you day is rocking so far!

[@superpancake4872]

Cool to see a decent amount of yuri here! Especially since so much of the western “manga community” on YT seems to not have read any. That lack of variety in the stories that are featured is actually why I never watch many manga channels.

[@ColleensMangaRecs]

I've definitely been trying to get more yuri manga in my repertoire. I found a bunch recently that I'm excited to dig into.

[@moxxibekk]

Ceres has such a special place in my heart: I asked for this manga when I was a teen but it was only being released in monthly,, chapter installments. My mom would dutifully go to the local "man-bro" comic book store EVERY MONTH with me to get them and I cannot imagine doing that today. Thanks mom ❤

[@adventurerkate]

Welcome to your 30s! I’m pretty much midway through mine and it’s all right. No complaints. Hopefully your birthday is/was great, and enjoy!

[@cassiedevereaux-smith3890]

Just wait for your 40s. They're awesome. 👍

[@charlotteritchie9969]

I love chihayafuru! My favourite character is Harada :) I love how they give attention to every character regardless of age, ability and whether they're a main character or a side character everyone has a story.

[@sarahtachibana1333]

YESSS SHE LOVES TO COOK, SHE LOVES TO EAT, REPRESENT!!!

[@pietro91xzero]

i like how she pretty much went "all according to keikaku" at the end

[@narutardednerd]

Happy happy birthday! As a 27 year old, I feel like 30 is a cool age. I'm glad you broke your usual rules about licensing for the recs this time.

[@byusaranicole]

Ahhh! Perfect timing on this video, imo! Today is my 40th birthday! I must add them all to my to-read list!

[@ColleensMangaRecs]

Happy birthdayyyy

[@Joyblossom2010]

Happy 30th Birthday 🎉🎉 I also had my 30th birthday on November 14th.

[@ColleensMangaRecs]

Happy belated birthday!!

[@Joyblossom2010]

@ColleensMangaRecs Aww thank you 😊

[@zazenbo]

happy birthday! ☺️ i'm a few months shy of 30. Let's GOOO we're THIRTYYYY

[@ColleensMangaRecs]

30 club!!! happy early birthday to you!

[@Giovanna-rv3gx]

30 MANGA RECS?? RIGHT AS MY COLLEGE BREAK IS ENDING?? idk if this is a curse or a blessing, but thank you and happy birthday!!

[@noahdor3142]

Happy birthday, Colleen. I'm now on chapter 10 of Chihayafuru and I've already cried.

[@noahdor3142]

I finished it today. Wow, absolutely brilliant storytelling. Sobbed all the way through the final chapters. Kana-chan is my favorite. Now I'm going back to watch all your Chihayafuru content.

[@VultureSkins]

3:52 hell yeah! I picked this one up a while ago and listen. I’m barking

[@swesquirke1151]

Happy Birthday. As a present to you I solemnly swear I'll read Chihayafuru~ xD

[@ColleensMangaRecs]

It's all I ask!!!

[@abihrbacek9235]

Happy Birthday! Becoming an adult for me meant accepting my interests that I thought were "not cool" as a kid---including anime and manga! Thank you for helping me find some great reads!

[@almondy24]

I clicked on this vid for bokura no kiseki its my absolute favorite manga that nobody talks about thank you for bringing it up!! Also I was wearing that same uniqlo ccs shirt...

[@TheLeibnitz]

Happy Birthday! I'm 31 and this was the year that I finally decided to be absorbed by anime and manga, and I found about your channel because I was looking for more shojo/josei anime after absolutely loving "Say 'I love you'". I love what you're doing with your channel, even though my list of recommendations has being growing exponentially after taking notes on your vids. Keep up the good work!

[@louiseb6551]

I love your channel colleen. you remind me of what brought me joy as a young girl, what i value and would like to see more of.

[@Fuyuunoko]

I dont know if you'll see this and it's a bit late but I wanted to wish you a happy birthday! I've been a shoujo fan since my teenage years and I just discovered your youtube channel this year and it was honestly one of the best things about 2023. Thanks to you, I was introduced to so many great shoujos I never heard of before, and my knowledge of manga in general expanded. Your chihayafuru video was deeply touching and I always enjoy reading your fun tweets, so really, thank you so much and I'm very happy that you exist. Hope you have the loveliest of days and the loveliest of lives 🩷

[@Nikita_Akashya]

Damn, 30. I will be 30 in 5 years! Only 5 years! Btw, you should totally read Buddy Go. It's a super cute idol manga and even has an OVA. I really enjoyed that one. I hope that cake was good. I like to make cheesecake myself on my birthday.

[@iamataldi]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY YOU WERE THERE FOR THE CLASSIC AND HAVE NOW BECOME A CLASSIC

[@vargas4maggot]

Congratulations! Have a good one, and thanks for treating us with a video. Hope you have a great time with your loved ones :)

[@no-rm9wg]

Happy birthday! I found your channel this year and its been a delight, heres to many more! I hope you enjoy it 🎉

[@MrJ4k3R]

Happy Birthday 🎂 Welcome to the 30s Gang! 🎉 Why are we '93 babies built so cool and timeless?!

[@javierhrndz]

The 🐐 is back, let’s go another Colleen video.

[@alameperson]

Happy birthday! I've read this genre since elementary school but never found a community to talk about it until now (I'm in uni). Really like your recs and skits, keep up the good work!

[@elizathepainter8604]

Hilarious editing. Also pleasantly reminded that I have to go read/watch Chihayafuru :) thanks for all the good info!

[@manoknowfish]

Happy birthday, did you read pandora hearts? I think you'll like it

[@jellyfishes-png]

omg you recommended joou no hana i love them sm… i’m so excited for the fansubs to finish it soon 😭😭😭

[@dinodango3383]

Just started My Love Mix-up and I love it, so funny and cute! You're recs are the best

[@burnburb]

Happy Birthday!!! Wish you lots of health and happiness you're 30?! You look like 20.

[@Sweetadventureful]

Happy Birthday!!! I wanna be like you when im 30 too hehe. Have a great birthday! I love your videos

[@Darkrift666]

Happy birthday!!!

[@mellysandshrew]

Happy birthday and welcome to the 30s gang 🎉Thank you for the fantastic list, your recommendations are always extremely welcome!

[@v1ped]

you're turning 30? that's so cool

[@ariadnasoler2259]

Best introduction ever 😂😂😂

[@snowieeves]

thank u for this new video and happy bday!!!! i read most of the mangas u recommended im so happy

[@greenturkey2303]

Clicked on the video for the king’s beast. I love the king’s beast lol

[@Aishyo]

Happy birthday 🎂🎂 welcome to 30s and thanks for all the reccs 🎉🎉

[@liessynchro5780]

Happy day of birth Colleen! CERES~! Such a good one too, it has an anime but the anime cut an arc but at least it did have an ending.

[@adventurerkate]

I don’t remember if this is true or it was a rumor, but when I watched it as a kid I heard Yuu Watase was incredibly upset Ceres didn’t follow the manga, unlike Fushigi Yugi.

[@liessynchro5780]

@@adventurerkate First time I heard of it, but yeah I can see how it would be upsetting. A whole arc (or more) was completely skipped alongside a few characters and interesting storytelling. I have this dream that Ceres gets the remake treatment and whole manga gets adapted.

[@dandeliondot]

Congratulations on your birthday, Colleen! And thank you for serving your hoejoes, once again ❤

[@JD-yk4cw]

I'm not even one minute in and the skit already had me spitting out my soup! I love your videos so much Colleen! Cheers to your thirties!

[@Imjustxapa]

I can't believe you recommended my love mix up. It's one of my favorite bl❤❤❤

[@kiwiseed7563]

NOT YOU JUST HITTING IT OF STRONG WITH IMMORTAL RAIN

[@gabrielsyme4550]

Hippy Birthdaaaaaaayyyyyyy your channel is my comfort zone, please never stop

[@gisele4884]

It's your birthday but you're giving US a gift! Thank you and happy birthday!!!

[@GlamorousGamine]

Oh my god, we’re almost the same age! Happy birthday, and thank you for both the new material and the nostalgia bombs. The ending to Ceres: Celestial Legend had a grip on my heart for years! Here’s hoping it gets a boost.

[@GlamorousGamine]

I have now finished watching the video and LIFE?! Goddamn, I quote the J Drama all the time (“Why don’t you understand people feel pain just like you do? Why can’t you understand something so simple?!”) Hatori was my role model for a rough period in my life.

[@katarinaclaes96]

Wonderful video I'll check out these Mangas and give them a read. Happy Birthday to you 🥳🎂🎉🎁🎊🪅👏

[@ViktorErikFade]

Happy birthday Colleen ! 🎂🎉🎈 It's odd to me to think I am 27 almost 30 And you are 3 years older than I am. Just wanted to comment and say that I really enjoy your channel given everyone and their mother covers shonen but you cover the series that I would see on a bookshelf and wonder about to find out not many have read it , and that kind of manga collection is so important

[@thehopeofeden597]

It’s crazy that it’s your birthday, because I have spent my entire day binge watching your videos, so congratulations on the mile stone in life, and in the channel! Happy birthday!🎉

[@ColleensMangaRecs]

OMG, it's still not for another week but had to hit the usual upload schedule. Hopefully you're enjoying my other stuff too!

[@millyb2326]

Happy Birthday! And thanks

[@anuragdas4605]

'Dandadan' and 'Undead Unlack' have a romantic sight too , you should check thise manga aswell . (You Should watch Undead Unlack anime, it is released this year)

[@PinkNymphetamine22]

Happy Bday Colleen! Thanks for all your recommendations, you channel has been a true second wind to my love for manga in places that I forgot about, and I can't thank you enough for that!

[@eddiespaghetti7878]

I turned 30 this year as well and uhmm yeah… I think I’m officially old.

[@MsMeriku]

Congratulations 🎉👏🏻! It was so lovely of you to post a recommendation video on the day of your birthday 🎈 Hope your channel keeps on growing and our community gets bigger and bigger. It is so hard to find quality channels that take a mature perspective on manga and anime from a female perspective. As someone who is getting closer to being 30 I am so glad I found your channel. Have a great day !!

[@Pigeonpiesky]

I LOVE the kings beast! I’m so glad it was included on your list

[@ribbonquest]

I just got into manga again recently, with a focus on the genre of "things my library has for free." I hope they have some of these!

[@xaviaxx8]

Happy late birthday! I am so happy that you love Bokura no kiseki, it is one of those mangas that go under the radar, when it has such a nice and interesting premise. It is my favorite manga of all time!

[@arianaarmenta1335]

Ceres, the first time my mother found out there was explicit content in the graphic novels 😅

[@HanaKloun]

The way I thought we were the same age - you’re a decade older than me 😅 These are amazing recs, thanks!

[@deusa_maah]

Oh god!! Kieta Hatsukoi has been released in Brazil since the beginning of the year and I was eyeing it, but now I MUST BUY THEM ALL

[@waydanker]

NAMIDAAME TO SERENADE MENTION YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSS EVERYBODY READ IT RIGHT NOW

[@krys9463]

I just turned 32 a couple days ago 😄 All these manga look very interesting, I definingly need to read them!

[@zuzuchu]

Omg happy birthday Colleen!!! Hope u have a great day. I started watching you on tiktok and i am so proud of how far u have come! Keep up the good work, i will always support u!!

[@cornflakes-does-stuff]

Happy birthday, thank you for being like a shoujo Jeesus and gving us gifts on your birthday :"D

[@nosuperwoman79]

Happy Birthday, Colleen! Welcome, from a fellow member of the 30's club (albeit I'm on the later end of the decade's spectrum). Thank you for all the work you put into shining a light on different shoujo and josei and the impact of being in the group of people who would like more access to such in the United States. 🥳

[@RainbowPens]

IMMORTAL RAIN IS AMAZING !! Thanks for mentioning it! I want to buy it so bad.. Also happy birthday !

[@jumpybelly1344]

Please save my Earth does has a sequel 'Embraced by the moonlight', it's completed with 15 volumes however it' unlicensed in English.

[@andrewpr9030]

Feliz Cumpleaños! PD: thanks for the manga recommendations.

[@gr3333n]

Happy birthday!!! Thanks for all the amazing recommendations!

[@victorc8944]

Happy Birthday! Thank you for introducing me to so many good manga!

[@tina-ed5lp]

HAPPY BIRTHDAYYYYYY🎉🎉🎉🎉as a present today I'll finaly start Chihayafuru (I'll watch the anime too) i hope you have a great dayyyyyy!!!!!!!

[@almostcheesecake]

Happy late Birthday, thank you for the gifts 🙏

[@Sayu277]

30? Happy Birthday! Me too I turned 30 this year 😂... Welcome to the club... No wonder your take on this all feels so relatable...

[@mimi5769]

Happy birthday 🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈

[@hanahashi]

Happy birthday!!!! I'm excited for your 1247th birthday for the 1247 Manga Recs video

[@ColleensMangaRecs]

you joke, but I AM immortal and I WILL do it

[@annafirnen4815]

Happy Birthday!!!🎉🎉🎉 So thankful for you and your channel. What an incredible list! Will definitely check out some of these. ❤

[@Snowboard4]

Happy Bday! Yesterday - the 17th - was my sister's 30th birthday! We are celebrating her birthday today 😁

[@ColleensMangaRecs]

Happy birthday to your sister! Enjoy your celebration!

[@Snowboard4]

@@ColleensMangaRecs Thanks 🥰💗💗

[@Lutethesage]

Happy Birthday! 🎉 Thank you for everything! ❤ your videos brought back the love for Manga for me because I have been so split on where to start again. I am also turning 30 next year 😊

[@rti9]

Kingdom of Gold, Kingdom of Water got a movie adaptation in the beginning of 2023.

[@TheShark110]

Happy Birthday Colleen

[@noheterotho179]

Amazing video!! Ive got so many things to read now 👁👁

[@kizuna2583]

Happy Birthday!!! 🎉🎉 🎂

[@khadijak5464]

Happy Birthday Coleen 🎉🎉🎉 thank you for your service as always 💗💗💗

[@JohannesBee]

Happy late 30rd Birthday!

[@jaybeans981]

Happy birthday! Thanks for all the suggestions!

[@copyrighthomerun8416]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY! I cant watch the vid atm but I got the notification and squealed in front of everyone I'm with right now lol but I wanted to say HAPPY BIRTHDAY and I cant wait to watch this upload tonight!

[@mirroredhour]

Happy birthday, Colleen! Thanks for the present!

[@leny27]

happy bday colleen!! tysm for bringing this amazing channel with us, and bringing us great videos 😭💕

[@Katt1721]

Happy Birthday Colleen!! Thanks for the recs as always (and the reminders to get back to certain series in other cases haha)

[@lolitaku7229]

Happy birthday 🎉 thank you for the video 😊 hope you got to enjoy your day.

[@badger-1984]

Happy birthday! 'm actually reading Chihayafuru for the first time atm and have been really enjoying it. A lot of these sound like they're gonna be great too, when I eventually get round to them

[@harpy5629]

Yo, happy birthday!

[@byttercandy]

I just binged 4 volumes of “&” after watching your video and it’s so entertaining! Thanks for the recommendation and happy birthday 💕