Looking for a darker oriented manga that will keep me on the edge of my seat and make me feel something... anything.

[Mastebeefy]

Just read chainsaw man and fire punch and they were both relatively high profile mangas that are right up my alley and I'm absolutely surprised i haven't seen them before now. So figured id ask around on the forums because you guys usually have some pretty killer suggestions.

As a add-on note i have come to love manga that doesn't treat the reader like a child so im looking to find stuff like ajin become human or fable are great examples of this they kill of characters and plot points skillfully and almost never use cheap deus ex machina tactics after the author has written themselves into a courier.

If you know of any hidden gems or just good suggestions Id love to know about them thank you.

 

[BroederTrapist]

Chainsaw Man and Fire Punch are from the same author.
His chaotic storytelling style never really did it for me.

But if you like The Fable, then you'll probably also gonna like
The Violence Action

 

[Jackone]

Try arifureta it has incredibly dark moments and the Mc goes from a pussy to someone who is op af and edgy. It’s very lighthearted in some areas and has harem. There is a loli whihc is annoying but ehh. It doesn’t have anything too deep story wise but it tells a simple tale of betrayal. If u think arifureta isn’t dark enough try dungeon seeker they both follow a similar plot but dungeon seeker has more gore and more story beats and a deeper story. Dungeon seeker focuses on a revenge but the revenge also just doesn’t fuck up the mc but also the villain .

 

[Jackone]

Oh u could try Beserk I’m pretty sure it’s called that and it is pretty edgy i won’t spoil anything but the Mc is very edgy and prefers to kill than talk he also shows chracter growth and devolpment but yeah the show is edgy af

 

[blackyawgdom]

Feelings are overrated. Just embrace the abyss. All you need is your friend the Darkness. Just dont go casting Magic Missile at it

 

[Mustang_00]

These are thriller webtoons by the same author:
Bastard
Pigpen
Sweet Home

 

[PantsMan]

Here's a few series that might get the Fujimoto Tatsuki seal of approval. A bit of a range genre-wise, all with a dark streak:

The Jiro Matsumoto experience (Freesia, Alice from Hell, Becchin to Mandala, Ichigeki)
Arigatou
Azumi
Soil

 

[Syanindita]

@Mastebeefy oh an underrated good intense manga? here are from mine
https://mangadex.org/title/22933/hengoku-no-schwester
(edgy stuff, revenge, based on witch hunting and religious group in medieval europe)
https://mangadex.org/title/12136/ad-astra-scipio-to-hannibal
(historical manga, good stuff... a lot of war)
https://mangadex.org/title/899/btooom
(intense battle & survival manga, a lot of dead, recommended)
https://mangadex.org/title/7126/dimension-w
(good stuff)
https://mangadex.org/title/1523/duds-hunt
https://mangadex.org/title/22144/issak
(also historical stuff with great story with military theme)
https://mangadex.org/title/4873/jin
(time travel modern doctor into medieval japan, pretty intense cause he has it rough facing many opponents and high ranker person)
https://mangadex.org/title/6248/koukoku-no-shugosha
(intense military theme, a nation getting invaded story)
https://mangadex.org/title/35371/mitarai-ke-enjou-suru
(edgy stuff, revenge on a woman who framed MC's mother and make the husband divorce and kick them out of their house)
https://mangadex.org/title/1101/monster
(a doctor facing a psycho & serial murder from ex-cold war project)
https://mangadex.org/title/8548/nobunaga-no-chef
(time travel chef, not your usual clichè stuff, has a great story and pretty intense too related with war)
https://mangadex.org/title/571/otogi-matsuri
https://mangadex.org/title/32962/shadows-house
(recommended, has the same vibe with Promished Neverland)
https://mangadex.org/title/23535/tengoku-daimakyou
Great stuff as well
https://mangadex.org/title/16519/totsukuni-no-shoujo
https://mangadex.org/title/2316/hideout
(Nice thriller manga with a good art)
https://mangadex.org/title/607/berserk
(Read this one atleast once in your life time)

This list probably worth 6 month of reading hahaha

 

[Mastebeefy]

thank you good sir they're are at least three of those i haven't read. God is it getting hard to find stuff i like the more i read.

 

[andriankany]

https://mangadex.org/title/247/gangsta This also have a good dark theme and dont forget read the spin-off/prequel too @mastebeefy

 

[IdanaHamz]

@IdanaHamz
Just tagging myself so that I won't lose this thread filled with good recs

 

[Puputanidya]

@IdanaHamz err you could just bookmark it in your browser since mention will eventually dissapear

 

[OsseinMarrow]

I can second Bastard, it's very good

 

[arhemambang]

https://mangadex.org/title/22479/migi-dali
https://mangadex.org/title/9589/kasane
https://mangadex.org/title/32822/salman

these also pretty good

 

[BroederTrapist]

The Undead Lord of the Palace of Darkness

Only a few chapters at the moment, but it looks promising. The story is quite intense.

It's about a boy who dies from a terrible sickness, then gets turned into an undead by an evil necromancer.
But he actually embraces his new undead life, since his previous life was constant suffering.

 

[Arifandi999]

https://mangadex.org/title/13414/no-guns-life

I believe this one also exciting, trust me

 

[Lilithxes]

Really late but this one is about bullying and the effects of it. The art style might be weird but it fits the story.
https://mangadex.org/title/13508/misu-misou

 

[DjAlexDubCheck]

@Mastebeefy
These two are very good, the second one is on scanlation hiatus tho
Desert Rose
Candy & Cigarettes

 

[MawMaw]

@Mastebeefy
Ichi the Killer nobody mention this yet? smh my head
Kokuhaku FKMT is the GOAT check out Buraiden Gai and Gin to Kin as well

D.Gray-man
Claymore
Blame!
Innocent

Goth
Alien Nine
Pluto
Fourteen

Gantz
Parasyte
Dorohedoro

Soil
Totsukuni no Shoujo
Yuureitou

Basilisk
Blade of the Immortal
Lone Wolf and Cub

 

[flavorful]

@Mastebeefy
I'm going to suggest (in my humble opinion) the best manga of all time, Shigurui:
https://mangadex.org/title/3273/shigurui
I will also second Kasane:
https://mangadex.org/title/9589/kasane
And leave you with a good bunch of other dark stuff:
https://mangadex.org/title/2316/hideout
https://mangadex.org/title/17433/happy-sugar-life
https://mangadex.org/title/5166/dragon-head
https://mangadex.org/title/21025/bokutachi-ga-yarimashita
https://mangadex.org/title/4494/litchi-hikari-club
https://mangadex.org/title/2777/bokurano
https://mangadex.org/title/10594/believers
https://mangadex.org/title/14827/aku-no-kyouten
https://mangadex.org/title/436/aku-no-hana
https://mangadex.org/title/2678/6000
https://mangadex.org/title/39354/my-broken-mariko
https://mangadex.org/title/1394/narutaru
https://mangadex.org/title/973/shamo
https://mangadex.org/title/391/shiki
https://mangadex.org/title/21069/shokuryou-jinrui

I know that's a lot, but there you go.