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It’s time for a new list.
Manga, too, are dominated by several massive, ongoing works with their own gravitational pull.
I’m still reading them!
But I won’t mention them again here.
It might be that.
I’m sorry if your favorite isn’t on here and I hope you find something you like.
The top three, in particular, have an iron grip on my heart and stomach.
All that being said, here are our picks for the top 10 manga of 2024.
Gachiakuta by Kei Urana, ironically the former assistant of Fire Force creator Atsushi Ohkubo, proved otherwise.
An inventive power system that turns normal items into bizarre weapons seals the deal.
This is weird enough to work.
How nice it was to see this series make the transition to full-fat serialization.
Every chapter makes me smile.
The catalyst is simple: an old woman leaves her house to a young man.
8, and Parasyte too.
Kingo wants his sister, Kayano, to truly live again.
The anti-Jinka Flower Funeral Force I simply cannot get over this name wants them both under careful watch.
The backdrop is a mysterious, irresponsibly detailed post-apocalypse filled with stunning cityscapes that mother nature has violently reclaimed.
Even the most familiar ideas feel fresh when they look like this.
It was chapter 10 that gave me the kick to the Adam’s apple I’d been waiting for.
This series is not always fun or easy reading, but it is compelling.
Smoking Behind the Supermarket With You
It was a stellar year for former Twitter series.
Finally, some world-weary adult romance.
Tamaya, you see, is actually Yamada, the woman Sasaki always hopes to see around the store.
Is it my favorite?
I think so, but only after reading a bit more.
Am I just getting caught up in the hype?
It is possibly overrated, but only slightly.
I’ll inevitably prefer the anime, but there’s a reason these things pop off.
Six magic swords in a world of sorcerers!
A son with a flashy scar out for vengeance!
Numbers and ranks and secret societies.
But also: side characters I give a shit about.
Ruri Dragon
This is me cheating a little bit.
This year it thankfully returned with regular chapter updates, and every last one has been an utter delight.
We are all lucky this was not canceled.
This is the series I look forward to most week to week.
Our protagonist, Ruri, wakes up one day with horns sprouting from her skull.
Her mom casually informs her she’s half-dragon and her life only gets weirder from there.
It is remarkably, sometimes audaciously down-to-Earth.
Its ability to sell you on bizarre twists and seamlessly fold them into the story should be studied.
And this is me pumping the brakes because I can’t gush anymore without spoiling the best moments.
Medalist
Sometimes it’s hard choosing the top spot for lists like these.
This year it was not.
It’s a whip-smart work of dreams and regrets and anxieties and triumphs.
It is laugh-out-loud funny and stomach-churningly tense.
It will grab your heart and pull.
It has better kinetic vision and action sequences than the battle manga on this list.
Panels and pages from Medalist are embedded in my brain like a pickaxe.
