GRAPHIC NOVEL & MANGA RECOMMENDATIONS

[@withcindy]

i'm so glad booktube has embraced orange because i totally cried like a baby reading the last chapter. damn this wholesomeness!!

[@aidaabbadelandaloussi8465]

I kinda wanted to read it but I heard that the ending will make me sob my eyes out anddddd...

[@withcindy]

it probably will but you will still enjoy it!!

[@aidaabbadelandaloussi8465]

I'll try someday when i have the guts haha I already spent this summer mourning 3 painful character deaths

[@gogozeppeli9267]

If i remember well the male lead die at the end.....

[@aidaabbadelandaloussi8465]

Well thanks for spoiling i definetly want to read it now *sarcasm*

[@cassandrakindt7290]

I highly HIGHLY recommend the manga Fullmetal Alchemist! It’s a great series with amazing characters and story, I think it’s definitely up your ally:)

[@alexeilanigan496]

YES!!! I love fullmetal alchemist!

[@mariyamurashko6425]

I'm having an internal debate on whether its ally or alley. I mean its not like it matters but ya know. I'm swaying towards alley. Hmmm.

[@momotozaki]

@@mariyamurashko6425 I think it's alley.

[@Jazzonic]

The best manga I've ever read. Pure love. :)

[@savannahholbrook1634]

I'm still reading the manga I'm on volume 17. So good

[@jraclark7506]

Woah! I was actually looking for Graphic novel reccomendations this morning!! Well thank you! 😊😊💜

[@lenap319]

YES MY HERO ACADEMIA IS THE BEST GO MY BABJES DEKU AND TODOROKI AND MOMO AND ALL OTHER CHARACTERS

[@lilystoyanova4900]

Death Note is soo interesting and Orange is just...so sad...I cried my eyes out. I really love them but my favourite manga remains Pandora Hearts, which was both and so much more. Also Kuroshitsuji (Black Butler) too.

[@hanyamostafa8470]

You should read Black Butler. You should definitely check it out. It's AMAZING.

[@user-zd9kq6sf4e]

Hanya Mostafa you see......it’s simply one HELL of a manga

[@hanyamostafa8470]

@@user-zd9kq6sf4e EXACTLY. The ending though.

[@nikigalfi5255]

Is it finished or still ongoing?

[@hanyamostafa8470]

@@nikigalfi5255 It is still ongoing.

[@ioladear14]

Ohmygod. The new chapters have me so shook.

[@김예림유영차준환]

OMG THIS IS SO GOOD. I LOVE MANGA THANK YOU FOR BLESSING ME, JESSE!!!

[@philoniganatra]

When you are already watching his old videos and then you see the new video notification ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ in loveeeeeee!!!!!!!!!

[@mariapol17]

I just finished Orange yesterday.It was such an amazing story with a very strong message.Thank you for always talking about it.It made me want to read it and boy am I glad!!!

[@meiko0325]

I'd like to recommend Fruits Basket

[@nelesophie174]

Witch Boy kinda gives me the feeling of Equal Rites by Terry Prattchett from the Discworld that makes it even more interesting :D

[@mollyfrank4565]

Omg Jesse you read my mind! I’ve been wanting to get more into graphic novels, my husband and I even went to a little shop near where we live just yesterday. Thanks for your recs! ❤️

[@jessethereader]

Of course!!

[@intricatebibliophile1988]

Manga = yes

[@hannahcanreadsometimes]

Okayyyy first of all I’m loving that shirt!! 👌🏻 second of all I literally just bought Orange because of you! It’s gonna be my first manga ahhh!! ☺️💜 I can’t wait to read it!

[@raetvnetwork]

I love your book taste! It makes me so happy 😊

[@lenap319]

Last time i was this early, attack on titan still had one season

[@mistypinkshadow6951]

THIS IS LIFE SAVING JESSE

[@fiction9757]

I LOVE DeathNote

[@jessethereader]

so good!

[@fiction9757]

👹👹🍎🍎

[@bere.garcia]

I could see his videos all day everyday nonstop, he is just an awesome critic

[@lits3212]

Thank you so much for talking about Sheets. I had never heard of it and sounds really good!

[@sunsetsstarsrise3011]

I love manga I eat and breath it

[@dyslexicreader469]

Unicorn X Same

[@afsanaashika4878]

Same..but don't have physical copies I read it online

[@GioNavas]

Definitely checking out the ones I haven't read. Ngl, my heart skipped at your MHA rec. ALSO!!! If you like Bakuman, you'd probably really like the anime Shirobako. It's about creating an anime. It's really cool. :D

[@karkatvantas9557]

You like Superheroes? Take a look at the MARVEL and DC comic books, which are essentially graphic novels but shorter, and collections are classified as graphic novels. I recommend Young Avengers with every fibre of my being. Billy Kaplan is my favourite comic book character of all time.

[@Mik14324]

I recommend D.Gray-Man. It's very interesting. Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Action etc.

[@salomem7620]

I really needed this video 😍

[@marissaburns4889]

I'm reading Fruits Basket right now and loving it and I'm thinking about picking up Orange soon!

[@Max-tj4xd]

you should try Oyasumi Punpun, Berserk if you're into dark stuff. Also Food Wars! if you're into culinary stuff or even if you're not. Haikyuu!! and Slam Dunk if you're into sports and BECK: Mongolian Chop Squad if you're into music

[@MaryAmongStories]

I needed this video! trying to get more into these genres ^^ Sheets sounds so cute

[@scarletvicsen5583]

I would definitely recommend 'Lumberjanes' and 'Papergirls' Loving both of these series! Can't wait to check out some of your recommendations here, I've been on the fence about Graveyard Shakes now I think I'll go ahead and check it out.

[@miguelricardo4916]

Death note, my hero academia and orange all great... But! Have you read ANY Naoki Urasawa? I urge you to get Monster. Viz compiled the entire series into 9 volumes and it is a masterpiece. It's dark, psychological, tense, gripping... And if you end up falling in love with his work (whick you will), there's also 20th century boys and pluto for you to check out down the road. I hope to see your thoughts on Monster on your next manga haul. Keep up the great work!

[@matthewg9455]

I LOVE DEATH NOTE AND MY HERO ACADEMIA!!!!!!

[@Elizabeth-pt4pf]

You should read the 'Three Thieves' series by Scott Chantler. It's a series of graphic novels about an orphan girl searching for her twin brother with her two friends Topper and Fisk. It's really great, the artwork and story are fantastic!

[@BrittanytheBibliophile]

I've been hearing about Orange nonstop and I just need to get my hands on it!!

[@JK-xl6xp]

I have been in a 2 YEAR reading slump and I was wondering what books I should read. PS I found you're channel on my recommendations and I'm loving it. Please keep creating videos FOREVER!!!!! Thank you :)

[@myaalexandria625]

Yesssss! I love book recommedations!! I've been looking for some good graphic novels, and my reading lists usually are made of recommendations from this channel 💙💙

[@janlfcfan]

Thank you Jesse for showing me how good manga and graphic novels are. My first manga was Orange...once again thanks to you :) and I loved it. I went on to read A silent voice, Wolf children and Nausicaa. Really appreciate these videos. ❤

[@ellias]

YES TWINNING JESSE

[@xthewolfwriterxbooks7699]

If I could recommend a manga, may I suggest Bungo Stray Dogs? Its about a detective agency who are literary characters like Hawthorne and Huck Finn and fight mafias. Another manga series I can suggest are Tegami Bachi and Wolf's Rain. All three have really good anime adaptions too with really compelling storylines. ☺

[@kylaparagas5084]

I recommend: - Handa-Kun - Royal Tutor - Black Butler - Karneval - Cells at Work! They all have an anime version and I think they're great. But reading the manga is just a lot different. So either way, you can watch or read them 😊

[@momotozaki]

If you've already read Orange, you should read its mangaka's other manga: Dreamin'Sun. It's so good, cute and fluffy. The characters are absolutely delightful and fun. I loved it so much. It's perfect for someone who loves romance and who loves to read an enjoyable read.

[@emmanovella]

Sheets is so good and so cute!!

[@luff-n-stuff5298]

I watched orange a while back and cried my eyes out. SUCH A GREAT SERIES i need to read it now

[@marnetteryes2613]

If you are a fan of good character development and Asian aesthetics, you will love Yona of the Dawn, it has some of the best writing I’ve seen in recent years. I will also recommend Bungou Stray Dogs till the day that I die because it is home to some of my all time favourite characters (The anime is also definitely worth a watch). And as for graphic novels I recently picked up The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina and absolutely loved it, there’s only one volume out at the moment but I heard Netflix is making it a series.

[@gogozeppeli9267]

Yona of the dawn is more geared toward girls though....

[@marnetteryes2613]

And Shonen is aimed more towards boys, but I still read Bleach, Fairy Tail and Blue Exorcist

[@blogviajera]

I highly recommend you to read Inio Asano's mangas. In all of his mangas he shows the beauty that is present in ordinary moments in life as well as common struggles all of us go through. "Solanin" is the perfect read when you feel lost in life. Pd: Sorry for my english, is not my first language.

[@juliamae8609]

IM SO GLAD HE TALKED ABOUT ORANGE ITS SO UNDERRATED AND NEEDS TO BE TALKED ABOUT MORE

[@lestatmacway892]

Hey Jesse are you excited for the fourth miss perigrines home for peculiar children?

[@HIEEE2112]

PLEASEEE do more videos on comics/manga!! these are my favorite!!

[@malouhj]

Jessie read the Promised Neverland!

[@katiemolloy9073]

Oh my god I loved orange so much and I’m so glad he mentioned it because I feel like no one else around my circles have read it

[@symoneontheinternet]

I love your editing style!!!!!

[@mononophoenix2752]

I was going to go and watch something else, but someone said manga and I was summoned.

[@hannahscottp4389]

GUYS. I'M READING A REALLY BORING BOOK. I NEED Y'ALL'S SUPPORT!!! I. . . . Refuse to give up. . .

[@stevieraesamborn4707]

I really enjoyed the Unbeatable Squirrel Girl graphic novels, she is a very entertaining character with relatable quirks, as well as the Spill Zone series by Scott Westerfeld (can you tell he’s my favorite author 😝)

[@onceuponabook7838]

I recommend The Promised Neverland.

[@fictionalives]

the witch boy is one of my faves!! it's such a sweet story

[@AbiofPellinor]

I just read Sheets as an ebook from Edelweiss and it was such a cute read! I recommend watching Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood if you haven't already as I am obsessed with it right now! I haven't gotten around to the manga myself yet but I can only imagine that it's great

[@tayyabah1415]

Manga - Attack on Titan Graphic Novels: My Favourite Thing is Monsters (This! The art is amazing, the story is so deep and well written and the messages are very interesting. It is one of those stories that the more you think about it, the more you find.) and Strong Female Protagonist (you can read this online, it is a webcomic but there are only physical copies of the graphic novel)

[@MeganRoseDesigns]

If you like watching anime, you should definitely check out Hunter x Hunter. It's one of my absolute favorites, and it's so underrated in my opinion. It's a little long, but it's worth it

[@cheezettegazette]

What about the graphic novel series, 'SAGA' ? It's a sci-fi series published through image comics.(yes, the same company that created "The Walking Dead.") The characters are very well developed and so comfortable in this crazy world. The artwork is so beautiful (by Fiona Staples. She's responsible for the recent rendition of the Archie Comics that inspired the tv show Riverdale.) Plus, SAGA addresses current issues (grief. Racial prejudice, War, LGBTQ+ issues, addiction.) I highly recomended reading the Volumes, where they compile 5 chapters (issues) at a time. I gobbled them up like a Thanksgiving meal. You'll love them, Jesse.

[@starrynightfall00]

Usually I don't read graphic novels but the ones you recommended sound sooooo good.

[@kmsomebody]

Out of the 100+ manga series I've read, my favorite is "The Summit of the Gods" by Jiro Taniguchi. It's based on a novel by Baku Yumemakura. I highly recommend it, if you like mature and realistic manga.

[@no-longer-human007]

Monster, Monster, Monster... i just had to recommand this as well! one of the best dark psychological manga i've ever read (there's an anime as well so if u wanna get the vibe before diving into it), this is a manga i'm not afraid to say is a masterpiece.

[@lucindajennings148]

recs for you Pet Shop of Horrors by Matsuri Akino Yumekui Kenbun - Shin Mashiba XXX Holic - CLAMP Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle - CLAMP Fullmetal Alchemist - Hiromu Arakawa Samurai Deeper Kyo - Akimina Kamijyo King of Thorn - Yuji Iwahara Black Cat - Kenataro Yabuki Fruits Basket - Natsuki Takaya A Bride's Story - Kaoru Mori

[@YerWellsShelves]

Scott Pilgrim is just my favourite comic!! And Bakuman is so great, you learn so much and you get so invested in the characters!

[@GoldenYellowOrangeU]

Though it's only three volumes long, you should read "Cafe Kichijouji de". It follows five men who work at a cafe and the rather unlucky boss who has to contend with the strange daily situations his staff bring upon themselves and the cafe. Much like one of the manga you recommended, each chapter is its own little story, and between them are textless chibi-fied stories as well. The manga is comedic, ridiculous, and adorable, and I fell in love with the characters in no time flat. I wish the author hadn't fallen out of love with the story after volume one (though I'm thankful two more volumes were created for the fans anyway) because I could read tales of these five cafe workers forever.

[@bat5092]

Thank you! I've been really wanting to get into manga, but I had no idea where to start!

[@dragonballcollects7520]

So glad I found your channel! I love Mangas and Graphic Novels!! Best books ever!! And best channel ever!!

[@sophiemontecalvo7503]

NIMONA

[@jessethereader]

that’s s great one 🤗

[@miraculus4204]

Jesse since you said in one ig story that you like black clover i would definitely recommend reading the manga "Yona of the Dawn" not only for the story-line (it's about a princess who looses everything and then sets in on a journey with her bodyguard best friend (only 2 years of age difference lol) to find people who can help her grow stronger and gain her kingdom back) AND THE HUMOR omg i guarantee that you will have a very nice laugh during your read if you decide to check it out.

[@salamalmahi541]

The Witch Boy sounds right up my alley!

[@lonkeepeepee]

If you want a really heartwarming magna read A Polar Bear in Love by Koromo. You should check it out! Also, Scott Pilgrim only gets better from volume one.

[@oddmoon8960]

I would recommend the manga (Taiwanese, but still) 1/2 Prince. It about a girl who joins a VR game, but to prove to her brother that she is actually good at games and isn't just relying on help from other, male gamers, she ends up joining and pretending to be a guy. It's a really interesting, funny and exciting gaming series that doesn't fall into the normal troupes (i.e. people being stuck in the game, dying irl if they die in the game, etc.). Also, the art is gorgeous.

[@starrynightfall00]

Omg Jesse you got me into My Hero Academia :O I even have the Deku and Tsuyu funko pops now and I've become obsessed with the anime. It's so good :O

[@estefaniapereira1193]

JESSEEE have you read space boy? its free on the internet but you can also get physical copies, in the webtoon app, i really recommend it and you should def read it in your free time

[@autumnthemaker]

I needed this video because I have wanted to get back into reading graphic novels and manga for a while. Death Note is one of my favorite series. I haven’t read all of them yet ( I have two volumes left, I think), but like you said it is very interesting and exciting to read even though the story is morbid.

[@zakle3805]

One of my favorite manga has to be Otomen by Aya Kanno. I'm not much for romantic comedies, which is what it is, but it has a lot of heart and, personally, I feel it has a good message about gender roles.

[@mybirthwrite]

The Witch Boy sounds so whimsical and the art looks so cute! Also Scott Pilgrim is a graphic novel *classic*

[@myaelliott7505]

I love Orange so much. I literally used it to write my college essay

[@no-longer-human007]

Fun fact i dunno if u know this already, Death note and Bakuman were creacted by the same 2 guys! actually Bakuman is about the journey of the 2 creators ultimatly making Death note, it's basically the biography of Obata Takeshi and Tsugumi Ohba

[@natcommon]

I recommend Fruit’s Basket and The Ancient Magus’ Bride. Thanks for the recs. Gotta go to the library now and get them all. 😄🤗

[@annasofia7766]

I looooove your graphic novel/manga videos!!!! Love you Jesse!!

[@me.6357]

I lowkey miss these manga/graphic novel related vids u make especially the manga monday

[@tunasart0]

WOW!!! i was watching your old graphic novel recommendations videos and i was thinking or requesting another video about it in the new video you upload but wow it is as if you read my mind!!!!

[@jessethereader]

Nice!!

[@Amaries87]

I keep hearing such great things about Orange, I might just have to pick it up. Thank you for the recommendations! Graphic novels and mangas currently serve as the books I turn to when I'm in a slump with regular novels, but I'd like to make them a regular part of my diet. Not that I eat books...I DEVOUR them! :D

[@Galistarwater]

I recommend the comic series W.I.T.C.H., Yen Press, SkyDoll, Avatar: The Last Airbender, and The Legend of Korra. And as for manga series: The Ancient Magus Bride, Laid-Back Camp, Food Wars, Land of the Lustrous, Naruto, and...okay, there's a whole list that I'm not going to go through.

[@Thaza]

If you enjoy short manga, and Death Note and Bakuman (both are amazing!) there is this manga called Genkaku Picasso. It's about basically about this boy people have nicknamed Picasso for his love of art and drawing, but he has trouble connecting with people. After a tragic accident that he miraculously survives, he gets a power to draw people's hearts and he has to solve their problems or he rots to death. It's fun, it's dark, it's high school setting and all the problems he encounters are really different and it's nice to see the symbolic meaning of the problem and try to guess how it's gonna go down. Genkaku Picasso is already completed and has only 3 volumes so it's not even a big investment. If that sounds even slight bit interesting, be sure to check it out!

[@gisellehatcher1876]

I Just Got Orange!! Can’t Wait to Read!!😀🥳

[@toribirdz]

I recently read the first volume for the manga My Brother’s Husband, and it was freaking wonderful. Really cute and really sad about homosexuality in Japan. Volume 2 is coming out in a few days and I think that completes the whole story. I’m also totally obsessed with Yona of the Dawn. Bratty princess loses everything and becomes a badass to reclaim her throne with the help of her boy crew. Also love Assassination Classroom. Middle schoolers have to kill their monster teacher before the end of the school year lest he destroys Earth. And also (I haven’t read the manga but I watched the anime and loved it) Inuyashiki. It’s about an old guy that gets turned into a robot. He wants to make the world a better place. Very intense and kind of violent at times but such a great story.

[@ghostblue1063]

can't wait to make a video where i get to show off adding bakuman to my collection

[@nickyanast4521]

THANK YOU!! I needed this❤️

[@chloewriter1152]

Have you read Assassination classroom? I think you’d enjoy it from what you recommend 🤗

[@jaoelstry6995]

I recommend 'Rat Queens' by Kurtis J. Wiebe.

[@jēnrika21]

check out Please Save My Earth! I've only read volumes 1-4 but it's really good!!

[@iviiiii1384]

“The witch boy”, definitely added to my TBR

[@therealqueenofgotham5705]

Read KING"S CAGE!!! The third book in the Red Queen series PLZ!!!

[@Ap-ol8xp]

Jesse: “he gets to decide who lives-“ Me: who dies, who tells your story Jesse:-“ and who doesn’t live” Me: oh

[@its_a_new_day_890]

I want to meet you and talk about books!! like all day long!! you are such a reading inspiration. great quality+great topics+great personality=jessethereader!!! devoted fan here!!

[@kimmieryren10]

I'm gonna add My Hero Academia and Bakuman into my TBR! 💞 I haven't read any manga lately and I'm craving!

[@ihezi.1]

Hello people and if you remember Jesse reading the Percy Jackson series there is a second one that I am rereading and like so he can see it to do book reviews and I really think you will like it Jesse!!! Like it for him to see it

[@elsiekotobridja4627]

You should make a video on books that gave You the worst of biggest reading slumps