Ranking the Manga I Read This Year

[@ainalove3492]

I feel like a huge amount of people will agree with you on the Banana Fish ending. I also agree, I really liked the anime but the ending really pissed me off, and as you just said it felt like tragedy just for the sake of it. Love your videos!!

[@ColleensMangaRecs]

I never know if people will agree or not on certain things so I gotta preface it with MAYBE ITS A HOT TAKE haha

[@amatheuslc]

IIRC, the author also came to dislike it. She was just depressed and felt like ending it like that.

[@ilvanime01]

I watched the Banana Fish anime when it aired and after the tragic and angsty series, the ending was just such a crushing blow, it broke my heart. Thought about reading the manga but I don't want to go through that heartbreak again plus I'm not a fan of the art. The anime was really well done though so I don't feel like I need to know more especially if the manga repeats.

[@Irene-sm7ih]

@@amatheuslc Afaik the only thing Akimi Yoshida said about the ending was that Ash deserved it for being a killer sadly, I try to ignore most things she says in interviews cause it's seriously out of place stuff at times lol

[@a.m.7877]

@@ilvanime01 I recommend reading the three side stories, if nothing else! Especially the series epilogue, “Garden of Light”. I don’t know how I’d feel about the BF ending if I hadn’t read that afterwards. I wish it had been an OVA or something!

[@linesinmotion]

Ahh, so happy to see My Broken Mariko and Hirayasumi on here and that you liked them sm (even if they are literal polar opposites 😭) Still got to get around to Banana Fish, that's the one I couldn't get to this year, but I'll have to try Bokura no Kiseki as well. Thanks for the shout out bestie!! 😳

[@ColleensMangaRecs]

You're the Land of the Lustrous person in my mind I can't not mention you!!!

[@notationmusical]

I'm happy that Houseki no Kuni is so high up on the list. It's a series that made me reflect a lot on my life. Also, I've read Futari Escape and it's so amazing. Glad you're gonna read it.

[@a.m.7877]

Re: you wanting more of Let’s Go Karaoke… there’s actually a sequel that’s being serialized in Comic Beam! It’s called Let’s Go Family Restaurant (a.k.a. Fami-res Iko). The first volume recently came out in Japan. Hopefully we’ll get it in English one day, along with Onna no Sono no Hoshi!

[@nataliejennings2620]

I haven't watched this video yet but I will, but first I just want to say: I started watching the Chihayafuru anime and it's SOOOOO GOOOD! EVERYBODY GO WATCH CHIHAYAFURU! I'm not very far into the series yet but it's so good already! It's funny, and the animation style is beautiful, and the characters and story are already pulling on my heartstrings! Thank you Colleen for the amazing recommendations that have helped me rediscover my love for anime and manga!

[@leonardolima7995]

I was thanking her just another Day exactly like you 😂 waiting on the fourth season yet?

[@chillynight201]

I agree with your nitpick of Land of Lustrous, and it's part of the reason why I was able to get into the anime a lot more (the colors + voice acting help a lot!). It doesn't look like we'll get a second season ever though T_T

[@Madson-wf7nm]

Sorry if you have already talked about this but have you read Witch Hat Atelier? It is actually a masterpiece in the making! I am constantly tearing up from it and it has some of the most amazing world building/characters/plot I have seen in a while!!! Cannot recommend enough I think you would love it.

[@charmedvenuss]

because of you i started Nina The Starry bride and it was hands down my favorite manga of the year, thank you for all that you do being so front facing in what can be a hostile hobby. You helped me return to something I thought there was no place for me in, and ive been loving every second of it! I wish you nothing but good things in the new year.

[@anangookwewolf2449]

Bokura no Kiseki was one of my favorite manga's in high school 🥹 I fell off the train after entering college, but I am excited to pick it back up 10 years later! Maybe it's best to just restart it 😅

[@warrenweaver6664]

My Broken Mariko was a hit in the feels manga its was good but man was it depressing

[@emmawright9660]

There is an ESSAY I could write about the love square in PERFECT WORLD. It is so important to the disabled narrative, but I don't know if it holds as much wait if you're not disabled. There is so much pragmatism that a disabled person has to experience when considering a partner that actual romance feels like a luxury. Worse than that, it becomes easy to sacrifice your own feelings so as not to be a burden or obstacle to thier able-bodied partner. I'm plugged by these thoughts myself as my disability slowly deteriorates my body. This is why them coming together later is so crucial because they love each other and respect each other to make their relationship work.

[@ColleensMangaRecs]

I'm less mad about the ML's side. Like I totally get why the characters broke up in the first place since he felt insecure. But on the FL's side is where it got really frustrating. It felt like she was being pushed together with the other dude for no reason and I wish instead she had a solo self discovery arc rather than trying to make it messy love drama or something.

[@emmawright9660]

@ColleensMangaRecs that's fair. It was agonizing when FL was with the other guy, and the writer kept teasing a relationship between the ML and his caretaker. I can't imagine the hurt and betrayal that FL felt when ML didn't respect or believe her feelings. I can, however, completely relate to the ML pushing people away because he doesn't want to burden them. The love square is the author giving both characters the opportunity to settle for what they think they want. Perfect World is about that impossible love, but I don't think them coming together would be as powerful without this gap of fear and anxiety as both mistakingly make choices that they think will benefit each other because they both believe they are insufficient for each other. This was done so realistically that I wasn't sure they would come back together. I was so scared that they would have to heal from their pain in their own way, and both move in different directions, at least learning from their past. I couldn't help but feel the ML's pain through all of this and his acceptance realistically unfair expectations for relationships. All of this made it so cathartic when they came back together.

[@emmawright9660]

@ColleensMangaRecs of course, I'm definitely being defensive since I had a different reading experience. Sorry if I was too aggressive.

[@erynnoterin]

COOL ASS NEW DESK AREA IS COOL 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@ColleensMangaRecs]

heel yeha!!

[@Irene-sm7ih]

So glad to see banana fish ranked so high since I feel like the manga doesn't get the recognition it deserves while being imo better than the anime (starting from the change in setting which took a bit away considering it was clearly written by someone who knew the 80s nyc and usa quite well); I agree with the criticism (I think most fans nowadays would agree about the ending especially) and would even add more to it but despite that it's an all time favorite for me and I hope it keeps gaining popularity other than being a tiktok trend TT

[@ColleensMangaRecs]

While I don't think it changed too much about the anime other than the vibes, I still did kinda wish they left it being in the 80s. It really had a cool feel to it for that reason.

[@Irene-sm7ih]

@@ColleensMangaRecs Well yeah my dislike for this change might be because I'm a sucker for queer stories set in the latter half of the 20th century and I feel like it's a shame it took away the context lol

[@nafisasubhan6942]

I really appreciate that your going to continue posting! your video's have reignited my interest in shoujo and josei series after long time burn out, and give me a lot of reccomendations that are detailed and interest oriented!😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@ingridjfyfjffjjh9217]

Madam Petit is sooo underrated!

[@danamytereads5304]

I kinda agree about Perfect World. It felt like drama for dramas sake and to drag things out...but I just told myself life is messy and made it more realistic.

[@kroatan]

Ohhh I'm glad someone's talking about "Night beyond the tricornered window"!! This is like THE best thing I read this year. I feel like it's pretty rare when a manga makes me care about all the characters, not just the main ones, but here I fell in love with the whole group, really enjoyed their development and growth. I wish more people would read it. The anime doesn't do it much justice cuz it skips some important parts which left me confused during the initial watch.

[@thefoggysystem]

Same!! I'm a massive fan of it tbh and it makes me sad how the anime is more well known. It's not bad, on its own, but it's mediocre and the manga is sooo far from mediocre. It really doesn't bring over the amazing character development well which is one of my favourite elements of the manga.

[@S2violetS2]

I picked up Bokura no kiseki because of your vids. It’s incredible 🤩

[@ColleensMangaRecs]

Let's goooooo!!!

[@shanziburrito9697]

I guess I am alone and have the actual hot take on the Banana Fish ending. When you live a life of crime, the reality is that is how it tends to end lol. A lot of themes and life lessons to be had from the ending imo.

[@WaluigiInSmash]

I was about to make a comment at some point about My Broken Mariko until it jumpscared me out of nowhere. So glad to hear more people talk about it. I love the main duo sm and the art was absolutely stunning especially with how the artist communicates emotion through the hand gestures and it made the scenes so much more intimate.

[@smprincesss2802]

After watching this video, I started reading Madame Petite, and I've been reading it nonstop it's so good! Thanks for the rec!!

[@kerfuffle_shuffle]

Are you reading Madame Petit in English? I'm not sure where to find it.

[@smprincesss2802]

@kerfuffle_shuffle sorry for the late reply I just looked up madame petit manga english and I read it digitally

[@idananodesu]

thank you for mentioning "Let's Go Karaoke", i love this manga, happy to see it being discussed!

[@sibyl_streams]

another Colleen banger

[@dorianhinkle5595]

Houseki no Kuni rewrote my brain somewhat, so it was wild to hear that some people can't differentiate the characters, but really, Land of the Lusterous needs to have a release in color so it's easier for people to keep track of them. There's a few fan recolors with various degrees of success, but I feel like that helps, especially since their eyes being the same color of their hair helps to keep the silhouettes consistent.

[@Katt1721]

Nailed my thoughts on Perfect World - thankfully the good outweighed the bad for me (enough that I still own the series and haven't re-sold or donated them) but man, some of the supporting cast interactions were so frustrating. It's not so much that their inclusion in general felt forced, but how they were handled as the series progressed and the extent they were involved. I really need to read My Broken Mariko (and frankly re-read Bokura no Kiseki haha)

[@mirroredhour]

Wonder how much you'd be into "big windup!" 😳 it's one of my favorite sports series and I'm not even much of a baseball person but it gets me so hooked. It's worth reading/watching for coach momoe alone.

[@ColleensMangaRecs]

I think I used to watch the anime way back when. Maybe I'll check it out again.

[@craneberry9246]

was just about to come to the comments to say this! All your nitpicks about Ace of Diamond are, imo, the strengths of oofuri/big windup. Wonderful chaacters, high stakes etc

[@maomi1852]

Omg I love Bokura no Kiseki as well ❤ I am hapoy more people love this series! Also a fan of Madame Petite ❤

[@nikonp5994]

@Colleen If you enjoy reading more baseball manga, I highly recommend “Gunjou ni Siren/Ultramarine Siren”. Thank you for the great video as always! ☺️

[@walter4191]

number 15 burger king foot lettuce

[@ColleensMangaRecs]

the last thing you want in your voice over academy is foot fungus

[@haley8926]

Your video is amazing as always, i just have to say -your hair looks so cool!

[@ColleensMangaRecs]

thank youuu!!

[@ErichNova]

Bokura no Kiseki has been sitting in my planning for awhile. Maybe I should start it.

[@ColleensMangaRecs]

Do it!!!

[@k.s.4843]

I am so happy you included Land of the Lustrous, one of my favorites

[@DelphiaOrlova]

A thing I also enjoy about 10 dance is that their roles in a dance pair are the roles of "leaders", "the dominant ones" - which later causes them problems. And also the diverse characters which are presented very subtle. If you decide you want to try more BL in 2024, here are a few recs (in case you haven't read them, yet): Our not so lonely planet travel guide: > it starts with them already being in a relationsship > has a lot of different LGBT+ themes from around the world > travel and typical (country-specific) issues that occur > saliva-enhancing food drawings > lovable characters and their developement Lullaby of the Dawn: > mystery BL: At night the sea turns black and mysterious creatures come out. Selected children called Kannagi have to fight them while exposing themself to the curse of the black ink which shortens their life span. Some see these Kannagis as god-like people, some others as misery. It gets more and more interesting as it's a typical "things-are-not-as-they-seem". > has some slavic influences > lovable characters > the few intimate scenes are very soft and sensual. (One room angel - even if it's officially a BL, I personally wouldn't really classify as an BL) I obviously have more but these are really good ones and which do not (only) have their main focus on romance.

[@magamen2433]

Happy holidays to you and everyone here! First I'd like to thank you for this year's work. You are one of the main factors keeping me in the fandom and reading a lot more great manga than I would on my own. I adore your recommendations and breakdown videos, and of course the skits beforehand! You really sold me on Madame Petit, I've never heard about it, but I'll start reading it right now! I've read some of Bokura no Kiseki and I find the premise really interesting, it's just hard to pull through the first part. It's mostly because as you mentioned, at first it's difficult to differentiate between all the characters, and there's a lot of them. I haven't given upon it however! I'll just give it a little break while I read Madame Petit.

[@krekmin]

Children of the whales was my fav of all time when i was reading manga. It wasnt finished rhen but i will catch up now I'm getting back into it. Looking forward to your takes!

[@deborahyukiko3263]

Hearing you talk about Haikyuu!! made me want to see an entire video with your analysis of this manga / anime - the timing is good too, since the movie is coming in two months! I discovered your channel just recently, and I'm loving to watch each of your videos! 😁

[@ColleensMangaRecs]

Not sure how much I would have to say on it for a video unless I could come up with a unique thesis in which case I'd need to read it again (not complaining if I did though lol)

[@jamesDLCrane]

God voice over is a blast from the past. i saw it in the chapters, realized this was a ranked list and went "yeah, that tracks." i read it religiously when it was releasing in english back in high school and it was my first painful experience with a manga cancellation killing the ending of a series. (i didn't mind the cross dressing plot contrivance and love interest, but looking back that was DEFINITELY because of some gender/sexuality projecting i was heavily unaware of lol)

[@ariadnasoler2259]

I 100% agree with you on the Banana Fish ending I hated it with all my might. Like I remember that short after the anime ended, the manga got lisensed in my country and I TOTALLY REFUSED to buy it because I was SO MAD at the author for that ending 😂😂😂🙏 Now that some years have passed I feel like it's finally time for me to get it since I loved the characters and story so much and I still think about them quite a lot. Great video!! 💕

[@jaybeans981]

Nice picks! Land of the Lustrous and Hirayasumi great, and I've always wanted to try Bokura but was thrown off by the opening. And your titles for next year are good too. Promised Neverland is great for the first few arcs, Fool Night is great and I'm glad Viz picked it up, and while I never read Futari Escape the author's newest series is pretty fun and silly

[@PinkNymphetamine22]

oohhh, Dorohedoro, My lesbian experience with Loneliness and My Love Story!! are really good, I hope you will like them. As for your list of titles, I've been meaning to get into 10 Dance and Land of the Lustrous for a while now. Maybe I'll do that this year.

[@zalak8622]

Why no crazy skit at the start !!! I REBELLLL (thanks for the video colleen ❤)

[@damonenfurst6662]

Great video. Yet another bunch of new manga for my ever-growing plan to read list. I'm excited to hear what you have to say about some of the manga you've listed at the end next year.

[@samn5676]

Omg ur reading Dorohedoro next year!!! I hope u like it it’s one of my favorites :)

[@60508]

Thanks for the list! I'll look to check some out next year! Hope you and everyone else here has a wonderful holiday season! I look forward to watching along next year!

[@Sayu277]

I have only seen the Live Action Movie for Lets go Karaoke and loved it❤

[@DavineTube]

Aw nice, I had never even heard about half of these manga. Bokura no Kiseki sounds right up my alley right now given how much I'm binging on fantasy manga. Wish I could buy it but even tho it's released in my country, apparently it was dropped halfway through (which is what's happening to Chihayafuru too, and I'm so angry)

[@sighswoons]

THE CHAIR SPIN INTRO. If you like baseball check out Touch or Cross Game! Basically romance/drama with the baseball skin and great characters

[@ColleensMangaRecs]

wish my cat would've stayed on my lap so I would have been like an evil boss

[@SarahRsache6644]

I love your 2024 list! Planetes is a great choice. I am going to check out at least half of the 2023 list. Also love the hair cut, Colleen!

[@mellysandshrew]

My Broken Mariko is soooooooo good, I'm really happy to see it up so high on your list! Lots of other good recommendations in here, too. I have to admit I kind of winced when I saw Ace of Diamond pop up - I like the series well enough but it's definitely not the kind of sports series I'd recommend to someone looking to expand their sports series repertoire (and definitely not my top suggestion for baseball manga I'm general lol) thank you for giving it a shot regardless, I'm glad you were able to get some enjoyment out of it. I'm looking forward to some of your thoughts on next year's list! Petshop has been a personal favorite of mine since I was a teen, and I'm excited to see what you think about Sugar Sugar Rune as well!

[@TheLoveletter99]

Pet shop of horrors is an amazing read for psychological horror fans like me and has beautiful art. My lesbian experience with loneliness is an experience because how raw it gets. Promise neverland was a fun read for me, and has compelling characters, I'm interested to hear your thought about how the story unfolds over time.

[@aarondubourg3706]

I've always wanted to get into Land of the Lustrous, even if for the cliché reasons of "alien androgyny" escapism. My Lesbian Experience With Loneliness was emotionally resonant. It was my gateway into autobiography manga. Also hugs are just nice.

[@sleenis]

Hirayasumi is great, thanks for the video

[@nixxu3546]

As you say, Ace of the Diamond is one of the sports manga that suffer this fate. Most of the sports manga are trapped with great show of sports but lack of drama, even long running Hajime no Ippo has the same fate.

[@furuyawn]

DAIYA MENTIONED HELL FUCKIN YEAH i don't even care that it wasn't your favorite, i'm just so happy you gave it a chance!!!! 😭😭😭

[@ColleensMangaRecs]

The baseball games are so good though fr!!

[@furuyawn]

@@ColleensMangaRecs they really are!!!! i'm also an IRL baseball fan which is why i fell in love with daiya. some of the later games - especially the ones leading up to act II - are so insanely intense that the anime's kinda limited and janky quality couldn't bring down my hype. i'm so glad you enjoyed that aspect of the series!!

[@jaimecardona92]

Looking forward to fool night with the viz release. See you next year!

[@conductor4861]

Finally got around to watching this and not only did I get a few recs for myself to check out next year (Madame Petit and Bokura no Kiseki in particular lol) it was really fun hearing your thoughts on some of my fav manga! I've been reading Land of the Lustrous for a few years now and it's an absolute fav of mine. I'm gonna be sad to see it yet since the manga definitely feels like it's wrapping up it's story at the moment. And I'm glad you liked Tricornered Window! It's kind of a weird read for sure but I think it has a lot of heart and the ending makes me cry every time I've reread it. For your next year read I'm excited to hear your thoughts on Dorohedoro and My Lesbian Experience With Loneliness! Dorohedoro is another weird read but I loved the characters and art. I hope you check out the other stories by the creator of My Lesbian Experience cause she covers a lot more in those as well. They've really stuck with me after I read them earlier this year.

[@katarinaclaes96]

Awesome video keep up the good work i really love your content. So glad you reached your goal finishing reading the Manga before 2023 ended.😄

[@crisziz]

My Broken Mariko are my favorite kind of poignant manga

[@Healermain15]

Thanks for all the amazing recommendations! I never would have tried some of these without your video! FYI: Madame Petit doesn't have a timestamp at 30:44. Which sent me trawling through the video several times wondering if I hallucinated it XD

[@ColleensMangaRecs]

ope, thanks for letting me know I'll go fix that in the description!

[@samuellatuffour1584]

Thank you for this list and Banana Fish made me cry. Wishing you all the best and May 2024 be a fantastic year for you Colleen❤ Have you watched Peach Girl. It's a shojo romance anime and manga series by Miwa Ueda that I actually find alright. 7 out of 10 for me for the series

[@binkiebrew]

I'm a simple woman, I see land of the lustrous and I click

[@clashwithwords]

not sure if you’ve read bitou lollipop, but it’s the same author as futago. I liked bitou lollipop, so recently put futago in my planning list!

[@ColleensMangaRecs]

you know what, I think I read Futago because I knew the author from that one because the name is familiar!

[@a.m.7877]

I’m pretty sure most fans dislike the BF ending, lol. 😂 I don’t feel strongly about it one way or the other, but I think the ending makes more sense when you keep in mind its inspirations. It’s referencing Midnight Cowboy and Ashita no Joe, and even the J.D. Salinger short story the series takes its name from, “A Perfect Day for Bananafish”. All three have very abrupt endings where a major character dies suddenly, and then bam, roll credits. And while I love BF, I definitely agree with you about the repetitive story beats! I found it more noticeable in the anime, tbh, since the anime had to cram 19 volumes into 24 episodes. 😵‍💫

[@trinhanvu6568]

I've reread my broken mariko multiple times and it brooked me every time. Such a tragic story

[@jchan4327]

Love you coleen

[@earthzero7]

What office chair is that? 🙂 I've been looking for something comfortable that's Upholstered rather than leather or vinyl and that one looks comfy!

[@hanahashi]

Merry Christmas and happy new year!!!🎉Thank you for this good content, discovering your channel was a very good surprise. I really haven't read much this year, my highlights are I'm in love with the villainess and My Husband Is Sleeping in the Freezer. I loved your review of Coocon Entwined, the feeling of purity and a world without evil is something that fills the heart with happiness and is something that, for me, Yuris do with excellence. I was really touched by My broken Mariko, I also lost someone important and the feeling of incapacity and ephemerality of life is very strong, this part of the video made my eyes watery, death is something that is very difficult for me.

[@rowie92]

I'm 4 minutes into the video and I just need to say I LOVE your deskchair! ♥ It's random and off topic but as I've been redecorating my own office/nerd cave, my eyes just went, yup, we like that. Should you want to share where it's from, I'd appreciate it so much! ^^~ Now to get back to the video.

[@ColleensMangaRecs]

Desk chair was from Office Max!!

[@PezRabbit]

Great video as always, Colleen! I know your list of manga to read in 2024 is already quite large, but if you can find room for a three-volume manga called "The Last Gender: When We Are Nameless", please give it a try. While it struggles a bit to find its footing in the first volume and struggles with some Tell Don't Show, I ultimately enjoyed it quite a bit and would love to see how someone else in the LGBTQ+ community feels about it. It's a quick read, too. Got through it all in one sitting!

[@ColleensMangaRecs]

always got room for a good gender manga ✌ probably just won't be on the end of year reviews or anything

[@scaratlas3347]

LOL spoke the same feelings I had on voice over academy

[@FairladyZ2005]

I'm seriously debating reading Voice Over Academy again. I remember adoring the premise but giving up around volume 4 or 5 for the reasons you mention the middle having. Maybe I'll see if my library has it before I commit to buying it. As for best Shojo of the year for me, the only one I fully completed was The Saviour's Book Cafe Story in Another World which was pretty good though I started Golden Japanesque and The Knight Captain is the Princess-to-Be too both of which I like. And while I loved the anime, it's time for me to finally start the manga of Yona of the Dawn in 2024. I read other stuff this year but I think it was all technically shonen though it's sometimes hard to tell since they have female leads - Frieren, In the Land of Leadale, Bofuri, Saint Seiya Saintia Sho, and Shy and I love them all. I also read the original Saint Seiya which is great and almost half of One Piece which I like but am burned out on for now. I'm curious about Chihayafuru but I don't do digital so I hope it gets a physical release.

[@kickflipindi]

The Banana Fish manga is VERY highly revered. It kind of hurts to hear criticism of it (not including the ending) even if that criticism is ultimately correct lol. I feel like the first half really gets you invested and the second half is still good but it drags. The ending though. Oh my god is the ending controversial. One half of the fandom thinks it's like, a literary necessity based on the themes or something? and the other half thinks it's a huge betrayal and are highly critical of the author (respectfully) for the story choice and the real life implications that choice makes. I'm closer to the latter half. A lot of us kind of just ignore the ending. Anyway, I love it, I love the art. I can't believe you didn't mention the like primary trauma of the main character though, that's like a huge huge part of the story. and a big trigger warning also. Also, I put Bokura no Kiseki on my list! It sounds great

[@retroanimemike]

As ignorant as I am about shoujosei manga, I have read both Petshop of Horrors and the Nagata Kabi one. Both are excellent picks for discussion and I look forward to next year. The rest just show me the variety of the demographics. It does bother me that such a well written series as Petshop of Horrors is placed in the here and now, 90s California. That completely sinks it for me, I can't get over that in a fairy tale. But thats my problem i guess.

[@sapphic.flower]

Always look forward to discovering new mangas through this channel! Also, cool to see you pick up My Lesbian Experience With Loneliness although just a heads up, that and the other works the mangaka creates is more focused on her mental health than her sexuality (not as a criticism, just so you can go in with the right expectations and headspace). Also, if I may lol, if you do want to read a personable queer manga; I Think Our Son Is Gay is a heartwarming series written by a gay mangaka in the perspective of a mom who supports her closeted son as much as possible without crossing his boundaries. I Want To Be The Wall and Our Dreams At Dusk are also written by asexual mangakas (the ladder is also non binary) that explore queer identities. I really like how they show under-represented parts of the queer community like asexuality! All of the above will show levels of discrimination like homophobia, transphobia and acephobia in order to comment on it but nothing too intense, at least for me (everyone is different though).

[@ColleensMangaRecs]

I've read Our Dreams at Dusk already, love that series!

[@lassofgloucester4528]

Glad to see Madam Petit on here, I also read it for the first time this year and it quickly became a favorite. Could really benefit from an official translation too. Children of the Whales is a fantastic series and I hope you enjoy reading it next year. Dorohedoro and Promised Neverland are on my tbr for next year as well, here's to hoping they're as good as some I know have said!

[@anikaschulz4541]

I read the first few volumes of Sugar Sugar Rune some years ago and was thinking about it starting this year and watching your shoujo recommendations… sadly they are almost nowhere to be found or cost a fortune on ebay 😢

[@harrypotter4795]

madame petit is the goat finally someone read it

[@Partylegs666]

I forgot about 10 Dance existing until now and I forgot how good it is 👀👀👀

[@Money_D_Luffy]

Yooo been following your progress on these but didn't expect a full ranking. And a year long book club assignment for next year!? 🔥 10 Dance also added to the list. Great stuff!

[@ColleensMangaRecs]

I had to rank them I couldn't not lmao! But yess 10 Dance is so good hope you love it. (Maybe we can get bronze no tenshi or my love story for the book club next year heehee)

[@nemoatlantis7148]

synopsis of bokura no kiseki does remind me of Please save my earrth

[@RevRainsUtopia]

You always give great new manga to check out! I just finished Please save my earth and it was gorgeous ( I think you recommended this in one of your recent vids but I could be wrong ha ha) I’d recommend checking out the fragrant flower blooms with dignity ( was licensed recently)very cute romcom, and Fushigi No Kuni No Bird which is a really neat historical manga. GAH also thrilled to see sugar sugar rune on your list, it’s one of the few manga from my childhood that i can still read without it feeling too immature. Also did you ever finish reading kitchen princess ? Im so curious what you thought about it. (Forgive me for the long post I just have feelings ha ha)

[@nani2155]

Can you please, please, please make a video about "Year 24" shoujo

[@kienpham1547]

Perfect world is my favorite

[@Nikita_Akashya]

I never read any of those manga. Except Our Miracle. And I stopped at volume 13, because the volumes stopped being released for a while after that. I need to get the other volumes at some point. Same with Goblin Slayer. I got those on a whim but Goblin Slayer is actually a pretty funny character. The story is very serious, but the MC always asking for Goblins does get quite funny at times. I like little Gob Slay.

[@davidsabillon5182]

Can you cover Medalist 🙏🏼. It's kind of a shoujo. I think in one of your videos you said the lines are blurred between genres.

[@ducky19991]

I loveee Sesame salt & pudding but I’m also a sucker for age gap josei

[@Ash113Lynx]

Guess we'll need to fil out Bokura no Kiseki at every seven seas survey for a while, then. They've licensed stuff from that magazine before. Did you read Ooku this year for the first time, or had you read it before?

[@ColleensMangaRecs]

I read volumes 1-5 of Ooku last year but I did complete it this year. Def one of my fave manga now.

[@strawberrygummi]

I was wondering if you've ever read or seen The story of saiunkoko? I think you'd really enjoy it and it kinda reminds me of yona of the dawn !

[@khuseman]

how does it feel to be right about everything

[@themissingsock2437]

I saw this came out and my partner and I were so excited lmao YEAH!! GO CARDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Oh my god, YESSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! okay, moving on. lmao This was great to review. You gave my partner a "I want to try sesame salt" and so... guess what? XMAS GIFT, YEAHHH!!! I've been debating reading Perfect World because my parent just became disabled, but, you sold me on it simply because I want to read something like that. Thanks for putting this in here. Love it.

[@oindrilasasmal5019]

Whats your opinion about the summer hikaru died. I saw your post that you bought it

[@ColleensMangaRecs]

I've been surprised by how mild I've been about it honestly. Like I think it's good but it hasn't really gotten me fully invested yet.

[@MewWolf5]

Interesting to hear someone rave about Cocoon Entwined because I really disliked it. I was curious about the hair uniform cult/curse(?), but the crumbs of story weren't satisfying for me. The art was kind of nice, but that wasn't enough to keep me engaged. It left me cold. I didn't care about the characters at all.

[@arrownibent5980]

Wow, she said since Chihayafuru and 7 Seeds, I guess I'm reading this now

[@frei2304]

I made a list of 9 manga i wanted to read and ended up reading none of them lmao,at least i fullfilled my plan of reading more female authors in general like riyoko ikeda and kuragehimes author and Requiem of the rose king become one of my favouritw series ever.

[@MicaGC-tg2pf]

Finally, I found someone who agrees with me about Perfect World. I really liked the manga but the useless drama around the quadrangle made me almost give up on it. Shame because I feel the last volumes especially are so good.

[@RegstarRogstar]

have you read dungeon meshi? i recommend dungeon meshi

[@arianaarmenta1335]

Not that voice over!?!!😂

[@ADaniBear]

Still wish they'll do an english release for chihayafuru

[@ColleensMangaRecs]

same 😓

[@ChandaElise]

I loved perfect world until the mid way where they split cause it just pissed me off and I haven’t been able to pick it up again. 😅

[@yukikurosu260]

May I know what manga is that wallpaper in the background in the intro if I'm not bothering?

[@ColleensMangaRecs]

Douse Naku Nara Koi ga ii

[@yukikurosu260]

@@ColleensMangaRecs Thank you