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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Seinen Where to start: Manga only (Anime has low budget animation)

A legendary hitman is ordered by his boss to take one year off from killing and live as a normal person in Osaka. The problem? The man is a genius at violence but a complete idiot at normal life. The manga is a masterpiece of deadpan comedy and sudden, brutal action. Note: Skip the anime; read the manga.

One of the most defining legal aspects of Japanese adult media is censorship. Article 175 of the Japanese Penal Code forbids the distribution of "obscene" materials.

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Genre: Mystery, Psychological Thriller, Drama Where to start: Anime (70+ episodes on Netflix) It's essential to acknowledge that the recommendations in

Considered by many to be the greatest manga ever written (by Naoki Urasawa), Monster follows Dr. Kenzo Tenma, a brilliant surgeon who saves a boy's life instead of a politician—only to discover years later that the boy has become a monstrous serial killer. There are no superpowers. Just human evil and a man trying to undo his mistake.