What is the BEST manga panel of all time?

[@ModernVagabondIsHere]

I'll be making my own personal favorite manga panels soon, so stay tuned if that's something you're interested in!

[@Wulk]

That one panel of Rickert slapping Griffith is the peak of Manga

[@ModernVagabondIsHere]

@@Wulk so true, I made a whole video with that panel at the forefront

[@Rghasuk]

Which one? Id love to watch ​@@ModernVagabondIsHere

[@dumbass-bo7bi]

Fr

[@verdeon493]

A man of culture I see

[@averageasianguy1927]

The most satisfying panel

[@Mxmic0101]

“The one piece was the friends we made along the way” ahh conclusion

[@ModernVagabondIsHere]

Best comment here lmao

[@luanidot]

its gonna be the friends we made along the way

[@BlackDodik]

THE panel where Griffith and Guts are standing and preparing to fight in the golden age arc

[@P2_grim2]

Definitely

[@joshuakraj9524]

That one panel from chainsaw man of the astronauts. It goes so hard

[@ModernVagabondIsHere]

@@joshuakraj9524 personal favorite of mine

[@cecilytait2312]

I’m telling u I believe it’s volume 8 of chainsaw man is actually a 10/10 just perfect . The sequence of them going to hell the hell devil having six fingers that u don’t notice cause it’s so natural . The depiction of hell was amazing , the silence u felt when the darkness devil appeared. Literal chills throughout

[@gamingbasilisk]

The chainsaw man panel in one of the recent chapters with the hand also goes hard… in its own way

[@user-vq7lu6go1x]

@@gamingbasiliskwhich?

[@gamingbasilisk]

@@user-vq7lu6go1x the one that goes "💦"

[@bayas1302]

I remember the panel from SBR when Johnny was crying for Gyro at the end of the manga. His walk looked really goofy and he looked pathetic. My favorite characters ngl

[@ModernVagabondIsHere]

@@bayas1302 steel ball run is full of incredible panels

[@BenDover-uf8gg]

​@ModernVagabondIsHere idek why but I'll always remember that panel of gyro stuck in snow or Wall or smth(I forgot) after seeing Johnny cry and it looked like he understood him,it's smth that I can't forget

[@timonlotik2369]

I like the panel where jonny is holding wine.

[@ModernVagabondIsHere]

@@timonlotik2369 "A toast to what? We've lost everything."

[@meurer13daniel]

A toast and lets go home just hits too hard

[@karimabenhammou1753]

My favorite panel is when skull knight pulled on griffith with his horse and behelit sword

[@PetarJesus-hv4dx]

my favourite panel is the guts smile through pain when guts first uses the beserker armor

[@ringingpeace2120]

My favorite panel has to be the Welcome to the "True man's World" from jojo's part 7 sbr.

[@athos9293]

that panel was my windows background

[@CarbonMonoxideBag]

that does go hard

[@potatofarmergyro1720]

I just can't help but think about what Araki said about how a manga panel can be so impactful, the whole thing about the "eternal moment" how an artist can put a piece of themselves into a panel and convey it so vividly to others.

[@tworandomone8812]

The one of Tenma pointing the gun at Johan 😮‍💨 Even without context it feels so good as it’s own thing

[@ModernVagabondIsHere]

@tworandomone8812 it's an amazing build-up to finally see in Monster

[@RhinoSchneider_]

For me, there's only one answer. Vinland saga, chapter 191, Hild's forgiveness. There is no words to describe the first time you read it, specially if was in the day of release. Years of growing and development, with moments of pain and joy, the only thing keeping Thorfinn from achieve his goal was the merely presence of Hild, she was the incarnation of all the people he ruined their lives, and also the ones who he killed. So when she forgives him, it was like all of that people forgives him too, because she represent them all. It also was the moment when he understand that he is able to let the past go and forgive himself for all the things he did. For me it was the best moment of all the mangas I've ever read. Simply beautiful, deep, emotional, and really the peak of fiction.

[@meisrerboot]

Scandinavian classic

[@MaazQureshi12]

Makes me cry every time I look at it. Absolutely perfect

[@Purpleguy04]

that one was great indeed i rarely stop reading to watch a panel but that was from another world

[@BlockyRaptor]

"He laughed" is one of my favourites

[@Chadaragi-san]

Whata this from?

[@sawyerhinds8204]

@@Chadaragi-san oden's backstory in one piece

[@rohit_7777]

Preach!

[@Chadaragi-san]

@@sawyerhinds8204 ooooohhh yes what a banger i forgot

[@bryanmb9994]

A reaaallllyyy good one

[@Proxy606]

One of my FAVOURITE of all time is Johnny’s lesson 5 It hits deep and hard

[@Saint_Kaiser]

For me personally, the manga panel that affected me the most was of Aiko hanging in punpun. Came out of nowhere 😢

[@frealish6622]

It actually jumpscared me. Its so perfectly placed that you dont see it right away

[@zeallexandre]

The panel where Usogui continues holding the handkerchief is impeccable, there are no words to describe it, it surpasses what is defined as fiction in itself.

[@ModernVagabondIsHere]

@@zeallexandre it's crazy how many people have been saying usogui, goes to show how incredible it really is

[@gamerj.xtreme575]

​@@ModernVagabondIsHereIt's the best manga ever made hands-down , no Berserk , no Vagabond only Usogui

[@manjulatamahavar2826]

​@@ModernVagabondIsHerejust read it and see the magic ✨

[@xenobreyden]

@@gamerj.xtreme575Tokyo ghoul>

[@blurryface5906]

​@@ModernVagabondIsHereIt is the best manga along with Billy Bat and Umineko

[@legendary8879]

"My heart and actions are uterlly unclouded, they are all those of justice" is my personal favorite. The peak of peak

[@bonesaw6711]

i’ve been loving the art in sakamoto days right now, not that crazy but it’s always clean and easy to tell what’s happening

[@jeromemorales5068]

I wanna get the denji holding a penguin panel tattooed

[@YetiCat28]

take me with you! I didn't even know this existed before this comment but now I think I need it xD

[@zyed9798]

That one in 29th century boys when friend gets shit and is on the ground on his knees and points his finger upwards and says he became a god goes hard af

[@saranyasaha7274]

Rickert slapping Griffith is such a good panel that it has been given its own name, "Causality Strickes Back." I don't know if any other manga panel comes even close.

[@ModernVagabondIsHere]

It really does, I made an entire video about that slap with how iconic it is

[@duye7635]

Two panels I really love from a narrative perspective and from the "page turn shock" are from 20th Century Boys: - The moment Otcho enters the science room in the present, which is such an ominous image that leads to my favourite scene in the manga. - The moment we find out what Donkey saw in the science room, which is the biggest jumpscare I've ever gotten from a manga page. And I have read actual horror stuff.

[@heisenberg9595]

Pain floating above the whole leaf Village looking like a God was one of the hardest panels

[@im_skrunkly]

for me its probably i have no enemies or that one hxh panel from chapter 306 (i wont spoil)

[@mr_0n10n5]

"I don't want to destroy this place" Oh Naah 😭

[@cloudacorn]

The last panel/page of Ashita no Joe is so iconic that it still gets homages and references in animanga to this day, 50+ years after it came out. Something to be said about how good the ending of that manga is and its impact on the medium

[@toasteroven2284]

when funny valentine promises to Johnny he's telling the truth will always be one of my favs

[@athos9293]

That panel of Gyro toasting with Johnny after they lost all corpse parts and everything in general is honestly peak fiction

[@XorusVII]

The one panel that made me go like "wow thats brilliant" like no other is the one from CSM where Asa overexplains marine life, the way Fujimoto depicted distance between Asa and Denji using dialogue circle is something that I've never seen before and it just left an impact on me From pure art perspective, dandadan sometimes goes way too hard

[@cheggtea]

All this vid is making me do is run over firepunch panels in my head. I honestly think that inside that series alone there’s a few that are in the running but I always loop back to the actual schitzo face that Agni makes when he just loses all grip on reality. It’s such a weirdly detailed piece and the fact that I still can’t tell wtf Agni is supposed to be feeling in that moment still sticks with me

[@ModernVagabondIsHere]

@cheggtea that panel is made fun of a lot, but it really is powerful. We're helpless to watch agni lose grip on reality and accept that he has lost it

[@SoupEmperor]

Which chapter/part of the manga is that? I recently read it but don't remember where that happened (since it feels like it happens like 5 times throughout the manga)

[@ModernVagabondIsHere]

@@SoupEmperor chapter 53, just a little halfway through the series

[@YetiCat28]

I had never heard of this anime, now I have. I can no longer hold my opinions true, because the panels of this anime are just that good.

[@kareem5916]

One thing I really value in a manga panel is making me believe what is unreal is real, making me believe. And a panel that does that almost perfectly is the one where the jonin interrupt Neji. In a single moment the emotions, the teachers, the school and the violence all become real. It’s an unexpected but very realistic reaction to an unrealistic event. Plus the composition and posing is sick and make the jonin look really powerful

[@miloweiss5201]

"this isn't a Fire Punch video so I'll move on" Proceeds to mention PunPun for the 50th time in the video

[@ModernVagabondIsHere]

@miloweiss5201 my love for punpun may be showing

[@takumidoutou4412]

Tserriednich facing Theta with his Nen beasts from in the back from hunter x hunter is a chilling panel imo

[@onesoul9851]

Which chapter?

[@21st_CenturySchizoidMan]

When I think of the BEST of something, I think of the most influential. Yes, quality is a massive factor too, but something can't be top tier if it's not influential. When I think of this, 3 manga panels come to mind. 1. The first appearance of super Saiyan. This is probably the most famous panel from Dragon Ball, and probably one of the most famous manga panels ever. 2. Gus Screaming "Griffith". I haven't gotten to that part of Berserk yet, so I don't have much to comment on it story wise, but it's definitely a very iconic and influential panel. 3. Jotaro approaching DIO is jojo's. This is probably the most memed manga panel, and probably in my opinion the most influential. You can't go on the internet without seeing it at least once a week. An honorable mention is "Nah, I'd win.". It's not influential or iconic at this point, but I think that's mostly because it's pretty new. If you give it a few years, I believe it could reach the levels of influence of other panels.

[@dnqxt_df]

If I had to choose for the most impactful manga panel it'd be the chainsaw man chapter 79 cover art, it tells you so much with so little.... I still cry when I see it.

[@ModernVagabondIsHere]

Got me crying over here

[@realkingofantarctica]

At the end of the day, it always comes back to Berserk with me. All I have to do is glance at a drawing of Guts, and I am overwhelmed with such emotion, to where it can only be quelled by hitting the gym until even my blood feels sore.

[@5avaa]

8:40 check out Usogui then, the author is absolutely insane, creating chapters weekly for 11 years with little breaks, the last 200 chapters which are the 3 final arcs is probably the greatest stretch of arcs in manga ever, some of the best art and storytelling combined

[@nine0619]

Another God tier artist for me is Shinichi Sakamoto especially The Climber the story and the art is insane.and I think in Innocence his art just even more transcended.

[@potatoprinz]

My personal favorite scene in manga was from Ajin: Demihuman Chapter 19, it's the pannel where a passenger liner crashes into a building, solidifying the Bad Guys morals towards human life, as well as kicking off the conflict between humans and demihumans

[@THICCTHICCTHICC]

Nothing more iconic in my opinion than Kusanagi jumping off the building and going invisible in Ghost in the Shell. One of the defining images of anime and science fiction in general

[@payaisola4917]

In platinum end the panel, in which mirai says what he would do if he became god and the panel were griffith and guts smile at each other at the prom

[@frealish6622]

"A man's dream will never die!!" Will probably go down as one of the most important manga panels to One Piece when its all said and done

[@killerdust1635]

Fr when I think about panels I would get tattooed, it’s pretty high on the list

[@slytomasnomas8258]

I love Morikawa's devastating punches on Hajime No Ippo. Every time I keep waiting, seeing all those punches missing or not fully hitting until those gorgeous panels with lots of motion and blood appear

[@harsyakiarraathallah2222]

My Pic goes to the First Super Saiyan Transformation! Just a Simple Pose Panel i Love to see!

[@ModernVagabondIsHere]

A classic!

[@MacDuffey]

It's also one of my favourite because of how simple and classic Akira kept it

[@gaomcins1236]

Nah i'd win

[@PelagusCharacter]

Man I was sat here thinking that this video had like at least 100k views because you did a stellar job man, I can't believe the algorithm hasn't picked you up yet, keep up the good work dude!

[@ModernVagabondIsHere]

@PelagusCharacter thank you!, hoping it reaches that many views

[@laweenerafiqahmed3293]

“Baku-san the victory….is yours”

[@Soup_Whale99]

Insane level of yapping bro, congrats on reaching new heights in your mastery of yappanese

[@ModernVagabondIsHere]

I love to yap

[@QuandaneDingle]

I really like the gojo one where its just him looking to the left with a plain background and a text bubble the just says "the strongest", i love how its so simplistic.

[@skeletronprime6115]

That panel of hild forgiving thorfinn in vinland saga made me cry

[@Lord_Cow]

Some manga with panels (or that are just really good in general) that could contend in this “contest”: Dorohedoro, witch hat atelier, choujin x, ranger reject, made in abyss (questionable), versus, Ajin Demihuman, hells paradise, etc. I have more but I won’t ramble on too much. I’ll give my top 3 panels: Agni’s pained smile, Sato’s 9/11 moment, and Bondrewd rising from the abyss

[@metaknight3116]

The “Even in death” speech for Whitebeard is my personal favorite

[@spookyghost8398]

Julius realization after he realized he was the 4th zogratis has to be one of the best

[@MacDuffey]

Rudo falling into the Abyss is fucking gassssss And Kaneki after he defeated Arima had an impact on me

[@notme8232]

I prefer "I am a ghoul" personally, though that one of Haise sadly looking to the sky is a contender purely because of how many profile pictures and banners I've seen it in.

[@MacDuffey]

@@notme8232 valid that was showcased very well

[@Lieeater-so3tq]

One manga panel that made my jaw drop is from "usogui" its art style is truely slept on. I hope u read and see it, some of those panels are just insane (The panels am talkinf about are the baku vs kiruma last stand, lalo vs baku when in air poker, and Baku being chased by hands) These 3 panels....are just....they made me high Lol

[@manjulatamahavar2826]

You forgot the kyara panels.

[@taz9041]

9:12 gotta be when Goku went super saiyan on namek

[@user-rq8rp5ur2e]

No Usogui? That's a crime!

[@spiraleddays1870]

Probably the last panel in climber of Mori sitting by a rock looking up at a mountain that shi was beautiful

[@saitama5576]

That one panel from usogui in surpassing the leader arc where baku was laughing like a menace , threw an umeboshi in air and ate it Shit literally surpassed everything in fiction or that another one in which he sat on a chair laughing menacingly after defeating hal/souichi

[@Street-Pigeons]

If you haven't read dandadan then you absolutely should; you'll be quickly hooked. The characters are so lovable and the art is insane for a weekly manga. It's popular enough but I'd still call it underrated.

[@tensazangetsu7062]

Magi has some of my favourite panels ever The way cities or landscapes, even planets and extradimensional objects are drawn just has such briliance i also like the character design like sindbad a lot With that said my Favourite panel is probably Aizen getting sealed or some Vagabond panel Cant go wrong with Vagabond

[@hunterstjean119]

I can’t explain how much I’ve wanted to watch a video like this, and the fact that it even surpassed my expectations. You did amazing on this video man, keep up the great work in the future!

[@ModernVagabondIsHere]

Thank you so much!

[@Verified001]

My favorite panel ever is probably the face Agni makes in fire punch when he finally convinces himself that someone who wasn’t his sister, was his sister. It just shows how far mentally gone he was. And it never gets better from there.

[@frealish6622]

Kino

[@ModernVagabondIsHere]

This, this panel is so good, really shows us how far agni is willing to let himself fall to convince himself he's happy

[@ModernVagabondIsHere]

@@frealish6622 🔥👊

[@ricardofonseca2165]

I love the panels from chainsawman, the power cake, and the snowball fight, they made me love fujimoto work

[@ak0ka486]

I think the best panels are the ones that convey the most emotion. Like when guts first cried during the blackswordman arc.

[@phoenixtempleeviltruth8074]

for me, it is punpun and friends holding hands under the stars.

[@verdeon493]

I have two personal favorites: 1) The double page of Guts and Griffith facing each other at the top of the hill, before tragedy occurs. 2) The colored page of the beginning of Catastrophe, in Gantz.

[@ModernVagabondIsHere]

@@verdeon493 Gantz mentioned 🗣❗️

[@Damiac12]

“He became””A God.” From 20th century boys is my favorite manga panel as of now. Even though there’re are probably better ones, this one had the most impact on me for some reason.

[@bens590]

Idk how I found this channel but this is so underrated

[@ModernVagabondIsHere]

@@bens590 thank you for the comment!

[@sunny0s296]

the panel of the gun devil + victim names was scarily amazing

[@ModernVagabondIsHere]

That was disturbing the first time I read it

[@PreetishPratihari]

i might get shit for it cus the story was just a giant rollercoaster of nothingness, but when takemitchy stared down the barrel of the gun kisaki pointed at him in Tokyo Revengers, its honestly breathtaking, the art, the character development, the fierce unyielding determination that just radiates off of the manga panel. Its all just🤌🤌. Its definitely not my top of all time, but its definitely a very underrated moment/panel.

[@mintcase]

That one panel from usogui where baku had hands that were trying to grab him and they were saying "die you grim reaper" was absolutely peak baku holding the handkerchief when souichi check and baku regaining consciousness is air poker wert also peak

[@gamerj.xtreme575]

Bro I just made a comment appreciating the Grim Reaper panel and the Perfect Form panel

[@manjulatamahavar2826]

​@@gamerj.xtreme575you both forgot about the kyara panels.

[@omeganeoz]

Too difficult of a question tbh but i love the garou vs saitama panel where they both about to punch eachother

[@vectorrondon5852]

I liked the panel where it showed the cosmos on Garous face, like the entirety of the universe was shrunk Garous face was a direct visual portal to the essence of said universe, during his introduction

[@tsatan3484]

In fire punch when agni made that smile, is gut wrenching

[@leethejailer9195]

The best panel in manga is when the friend saves the popes life and points up into the sky, with the dialogue saying “on that day, our friend became a god”

[@iliagluhchev2821]

Such a lovely video exploring the beauty of manga as a way to tell stories. Nice work, man!

[@ModernVagabondIsHere]

@iliagluhchev2821 thank you! I'll be making a video soon on my personal favorites in case you're interested

[@enn1924]

When Skull Knight attacks Griffith with his behelit sword, Guts and Griffith ready to fight on the sunrise are my favorites Agni's live reaction is another one that I like a lot, very simple but the emotion it portrays is just perfect

[@Lucio__]

For me its the panel in Billy Bat in which Kurusu reaches the moon and finally encounters Billy Bat again to wish the destruction of the Earth, but he doesn't, and just looks at the Earth before dying.

[@PyonZ7]

I WAS LITERALLY SEARCHING IF SOMEBODY MENTIONED BILLY BAT HERE AND YOUR FAV PANEL IS THE SAME AS MINES LOLOLOLOLOL

[@Lucio__]

@@PyonZ7 THE PANEL IS SO GOOD I LOVE BILLY BAT SO MUCH

[@PyonZ7]

@@Lucio__ FR MAN IT'S FILLED WITH SOME OF THE GREATEST MOMENTS OF ALL MANGA BUT IT'S SO UNDERRATED!! We'll (probably) never get an anime adaptation...

[@rakushasu1262]

Really, really good video! So many of my favorites in here! I was incredibly happy when you came to manga that have silent panels, and you mentioned Blame! But on the topic, I agree, some panels might be artistic masterpieces, while others might be rather simple, but it's all subjective, and it all depends on the impact the story has on you. That said, I'm more biased toward seinen manga. Also, since it didn't appear in the video, you might want to check out Bokutachi ga Yarimashita. It's a deeply psychological manga about guilt and other themes of human existence, that comes with some really fantastic panels, especially in the realm of facial expressions.

[@ModernVagabondIsHere]

Thank you my friend!

[@MrErpic]

My favorite manga panel might be the one in Pluto by Urasawa where Gesicht break the news to the widow robot.... The raw emotion contrasted with the artificial context of the scene is so powerful (love that Ascension was shown, even if you did not mentioned it by name, this manga has some great art and awesome story)

[@mcuziman]

The panel in bobobo where yugi pops out of his head to summon slifer

[@raimondibro]

Guts sitting at the window. The reason why I say this is because it doesn’t require context, you can just understand what’s going on, and it’s beautiful

[@Bob-fe8qn]

My favorite is Askaland grabbing thorfin’s shoulder and I think the greatest is the pain panel, it’s just so iconic and really well done

[@pichu4455]

The final panel in Ashita No Joe. It concludes the whole story in such an impactful way, and it is one of the most iconic images in the history of the industry. Even if you never looked at it, you may recognize it from all the times it has been referenced.

[@Macatac.]

My favourite context panel is in vagabond when musashi miyamoto is discovering why he values life. In the heat of a battle, he sees a spider hanging down… he looks up slowly panel by panel until he sees that stars and realises how beautiful the night sky is. Truly 1000 words in one panel. That is peak.

[@caveraider367]

Joe's death in the end of ashita no joe is the greatest, by FAR. arguably most iconic manga panel of all time( been referenced many many times)

[@its_Criminal1]

For me it has to be Johnny's act 4. It's just so gorgeous and you're beyond emotional when it gets to that point. It's just perfect

[@GabriellNL]

For me its the "He laughed!" From one piece, its such a beautiful closeup to Roger face showing true happiness after learning all the secrets

[@rkey9785]

One of my favourites is the high five panel from slam dunk

[@itsquodo131]

So many options but a more recent fav of mine is the "If it's just pain, Yuji Itadori will not stop." I feel like gege creates such a momentum with that panel, its almost kinetic. Go Beyond and Kamehameha vs Galick Gun are some other personal favourites.

[@ModernVagabondIsHere]

The panel of sukunas slash against yuji goes so hard

[@ceedott]

this one might be a bit strange, but the climber, chapter 116. when hana sees mori and smiles at him. dude... that shit makes me cry every time i reread it.

[@vas2448]

meruem in the hands of komugi in my opnion

[@sakamoto2453]

Every innocent/ innocent rouge panel are the best

[@khu649]

My favorite manga panel is in Kingdom where Ousen is just sitting there planning how to take out Gyou while his guards are fending off Gyou's guards

[@HforkIsHere]

Oh so you’re approaching me? S tier panel.

[@electricburst0986]

It’s easily gotta be from OPM bro has transcended art

[@rajaryan-fe1oy]

Hey man, just in case someone hasn't told you this yet, but the nuance is highly appreciated, I often find seinen fans to be extremely bitter for their favourate series and for the lack of a better term, elitists, like some part of them has forgotten how personal an experience stories can be, great video

[@paperbug2906]

Whoa, cool your horses, Mister Modern Vagabond. All of this is amazing, but as a bachibro, I must implore you to go check out some kagurabachi panels. In only 40 chapters, Takeru Hokazono has make some of the most peak panels. Truly Tenoí.

[@ModernVagabondIsHere]

Bachi on top

[@niles3102]

Monumental, best piece of advice I’ve ever seen! Truly Tenoí brother!

[@tracemacmillan9718]

I gotta say that even though it’s fan made, the one punch man vs god manga with god standing on the moon looking down over earth is awesome. Made more so with the detail of the crater from when Saitama fought Boros

[@Strongestone15]

10:52 answer to your next thought:”YOU’LL NEVER HAVE TO”.might we meet again.

[@thatchil]

The opening art for chapter 84 of sbr is one of my favorites it is such an amazing piece with the tension of how powerful of love train from the previous chapters, and you have gyro there ready for is last fight, and then leading into the chapter 85 is amazing seeing Johnny pure hatred towards valentine is amazing.