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Media targeting boys roughly 8-18

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Owari no Seraph

(Seraph of the End: Vampire Reign)

7.86

Description:

One day, a mysterious virus appeared on Earth which killed every infected human over the age of 13. At the same time, vampires emerged from the world's dark recesses and enslaved mankind. Enter Hyakuya Yuuichirou, a young boy, who along with the rest of the children from his orphanage, are treated as livestock by the vampires. Even in captivity, Yuuichirou dreams big. He dreams of killing vampires. He dreams of killing them all. (Source: Population Go)
Type

manga

Volumes

0

Status

current

Started

2012-09-03

Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan

(Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Swordsman Romantic Story)

8.24

Description:

The story of Rurouni Kenshin takes place during the early Meiji period in Japan. It tells the story of a peaceful wanderer named Himura Kenshin, formerly known as the assassin Hitokiri Battōsai. After participating during the Bakumatsu war, Kenshin wanders the countryside of Japan offering protection and aid to those in need as atonement for the murders he once committed as an assassin. When arriving in Tokyo, he meets a young woman named Kamiya Kaoru, who was in the middle of a fight with a murderer who claims to be the Hitokiri Battōsai from her swordmanship school. Kenshin decides to help her and defeats the fake Battōsai. After discovering that Kenshin is the real Battōsai, she offers him a place stay at her dojo as she notes Kenshin is a gentle person instead. Kenshin accepts and begins to establish lifelong relationships with many people, including ex-enemies, while dealing with his fair share of enemies, new and old. (Wikipedia) Also includes the one-shot: Crescent Moon Over A Country At War (Vol.6)
Type

manga

Volumes

28

Chapters

259

Status

finished

Started

1994-04-05

Cherry Blossoms After Winter

(Cherry Blossoms After Winter)

8.24

Description:

From living under the same roof to then being classmates?! Ever since his parents passed away, Haebom has been living in Taesung’s house. And now, being a 12th grader, he enters the same class as Taesung, which makes the whole situation way more awkward. Living together 24/7, Taesung and Haebom's relationship is bound to change. (Source: MU) Note: Chapter count includes 19 epilogue and 10 bonus chapters
Type

manhwa

Chapters

156

Rating

Smut

Status

finished

Started

2017-06-18

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 1: Phantom Blood

(JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 1: Phantom Blood)

7.39

Description:

Jonathan Joestar, a young wealthy son living in Victorian England, has his life destroyed by a recently orphaned Dio Brando, who was taken in by Jonathan's father. Dio, who plots to drive Jonathan to insanity and inherit the Joestar fortune, becomes an unstoppable vampire that Jonathan must fight.
Type

manga

Volumes

5

Chapters

44

Status

finished

Started

1987-01-01

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 8: JoJolion

(JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 8: JoJolion)

8.25

Description:

Following the Great East Japan earthquake, Morioh has been stricken by vast earthen protrusions known by the locals as Wall Eyes. Despite investigation, professional estimations are left empty. Meanwhile, the young girl Yasuho Hirose discovers a man buried within the ground, he possesses a distinctive star-shaped birthmark together with deeply penetrating bite marks. The man, who has contracted a staple case of amnesia is taken in by a local family and given the name Jousuke Higashikata, however mysterious events cannot stop from piling one upon the other and soon that enigma known as stand emerges to compliment the great cloud of confusion. (Source: Batoto)
Type

manga

Volumes

27

Chapters

110

Status

finished

Started

2011-05-19

Fire Punch

(Fire Punch)

7.71

Description:

In the not-too-distant past, the Ice Witch blanketed the world in snow, starvation and madness, leading the inhabitants to seek their salvation in fire. With that, an unusual destiny unfolds for two young orphans, Agni and Luna, blessed with the ability to regenerate. But will this ability prove to be more of a curse than a blessing?(Source: VIZ Media)
Type

manga

Volumes

8

Chapters

83

Status

finished

Started

2016-04-18

Kanojo, Okarishimasu

(Rent-A-Girlfriend)

6.95

Description:

Kinoshita Kazuya is a regular college student who was just dumped by his girlfriend for another guy. Feeling down in the dumps, he decides to use an app called Diamond to hire Mizuhara Chizuru, a rental girlfriend, to make himself feel better. From their first meeting, she seems to be the perfect girl for him, but is there more to her than meets the eye? And how will their not quite typical relationship develop? (Source: MU)
Type

manga

Rating

Teens 13 or older

Status

current

Started

2017-07-12

Domestic na Kanojo

(Domestic Girlfriend)

7.15

Description:

High schooler Natsuo is hopelessly in love with his cheerful and popular teacher, Hina. However, one day at a mixer, he meets a moody girl by the name of Rui and ends up sleeping with her. Soon after, his father announces that he's getting remarried to a woman with two daughters of her own. And who shows up in tow, other than both Hina and Rui?! Natsuo's outrageous new life starts now! (Source: Kodansha Comics)
Type

manga

Volumes

28

Chapters

276

Rating

Status

finished

Started

2014-04-23

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 5: Vento Aureo

(JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 5: Vento Aureo)

8.2

Description:

Golden Wind is the fifth story arc in the manga series JoJo's Bizarre Adventure. It stars Giorno Giovana. Giorno is determined to rise to the top of organized crime and become a head gangster in order to help people and make the world a better place. So he joins Passione, an organized crime group that employs many Stand users... (Source: Wikipedia)
Type

manga

Volumes

17

Chapters

155

Status

finished

Started

1995-11-28

Enen no Shouboutai

(Fire Force)

7.7

Description:

Terror has paralyzed the clockwork metropolis of Tokyo! Possessed by demons, people have begun to burst into flame, leading to the establishment of a special firefighting team: the Fire Force, ready to roll on a moment's notice to fight spontaneous combustion anywhere it might break out. The team is about to get a very unique addition: Shinra, a boy who possesses the unique power to run at the speed of a rocket, leaving behind the famous "devil's footprints" (and destroying his shoes in the process). Can the Fire Force discover the source of this strange phenomenon and put a stop to it? Or will the city burn to ashes first? (Source: Kodansha USA) Note: Includes the prologue and two epilogue chapters.
Type

manga

Volumes

34

Chapters

305

Status

finished

Started

2015-09-23

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 2: Battle Tendency

(JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 2: Battle Tendency)

8.16

Description:

The second JJBA series takes place in the 1930s, and follows the misadventures of Joseph Joestar, the grandson of Jonathan Joestar, as he fights vampires and ancient super beings with some help from a cybernetically-enhanced Nazi and an Italian man he has a lot in common with. (Source: Wikipedia)
Type

manga

Volumes

7

Chapters

69

Status

finished

Started

1988-01-01

Kaijuu 8-gou

(Kaiju No. 8)

7.91

Description:

A man, unhappy with the work he has had to do in life, is involved in an unexpected event ...! He becomes a Kaijuu, a monstrous creature, giving him a new chance to achieve what he always dreamed of! (Source: MangaPlus)
Type

manga

Status

current

Started

2020-07-02

Karakai Jouzu no Takagi-san

(Teasing Master Takagi-san)

8.15

Description:

Middle schooler Nishikata has had it with his classmate Takagi – the chronic teaser who sits nearby. Day in and day out, she comes after him with every sort of trick or prank. Even when he tries to get her back, she's always one step ahead. But rest assured, it's only the beginning. He's not about to give up that easily in this battle of cunning and youth! (Source: Yen Press) Note: Includes 13 extra chapters
Type

manga

Volumes

20

Chapters

190

Status

finished

Started

2012-06-12

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 3: Stardust Crusaders

(JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 3: Stardust Crusaders)

8.13

Description:

In a Japanese jail sits 17-year-old Jotaro Kujo: punk, fighter, delinquent...and possessed by a force beyond his control! Around the world, evil spirits are awakening: "Stands," monstrous invisible creatures which give their bearers incredible powers. To save his mother's life, Jotaro must tame his dark forces and travel around the world to Cairo, Egypt, where a hundred-year-old vampire thirsts for the blood of his family. But the road is long, and an army of evil Stand Users waits to kill JoJo and his friends... (Source: Viz)
Type

manga

Volumes

16

Chapters

152

Status

finished

Started

1989-03-20

Hajime no Ippo

8.25

Description:

Makunouchi Ippo has been bullied his entire life. Constantly running errands and being beaten up by his classmates, Ippo has always dreamed of changing himself, but never has the passion to act upon it. One day, in the midst of yet another bullying, Ippo is saved by Takamura Mamoru, who happens to be a boxer. Ippo faints from his injuries and is brought to Takamura boxing gym to recover. As he regains consciousness, he is awed and amazed at his new surroundings in the gym, though lacks confidence to attempt anything. Takamura places a photo of Ippo’s classmate on a punching bag and forces him to punch it. It is only then that Ippo feels something stir inside him and eventually asks Takamura to train him in boxing. Thinking that Ippo does not have what it takes, Takamura gives him a task deemed impossible and gives him a one week time limit. With a sudden desire to get stronger, for himself and his hard working mother, Ippo trains relentlessly to accomplish the task within the time limit. Thus Ippo’s journey to the top of the boxing world begins. [Written by MAL Rewrite]
Type

manga

Volumes

0

Status

current

Started

1989-09-27

Masamune-kun no Revenge

(Masamune-kun's Revenge)

7.28

Description:

As an overweight child, Makabe Masamune was mercilessly teased and bullied by one particular girl, Adagaki Aki. Determined to one day exact his revenge upon her, Makabe begins a rigorous regimen of self-improvement and personal transformation. Years later, Masamune re-emerges as a new man. Handsome, popular, with perfect grades and good at sports, Masamune-kun transfers to Aki's school, and is unrecognizable to her. Now, Masamune-kun is ready to confront the girl who bullied him so many years ago and humiliate her at last. But will revenge be as sweet as he thought? (Source: Seven Seas) Included Side Chapters: Chapter 9.5: Investigative Report into Aki Adagaki Chapter 12.5: A Fine Tradition of Stewardship Chapter 14.5: Tsunade Island Incident Part 2 Chapter 20.5: Kojuurou Wants To Become A Dandy Chapter 35.2: Piggy's Memorial Part 2
Type

manga

Volumes

10

Chapters

54

Status

finished

Started

2012-10-27

InuYasha

7.81

Description:

Kagome is a modern Japanese high school girl. Never the type to believe in myths and legends, her world view dramatically changes when, one day, she's pulled out of her own time and into another! There, in Japan's ancient past, Kagome discovers more than a few of those dusty old legends are true, and that her destiny is linked to one legendary creature in particular--the dog-like half-demon called Inuyasha! That same trick of fate also ties them both to the Shikon Jewel, or "Jewel of Four Souls." But demons beware...the smallest shard of the Shikon Jewel can give the user unimaginable power. (Source: Viz)
Type

manga

Volumes

56

Chapters

558

Rating

Status

finished

Started

1996-11-13

Rosario to Vampire

(Rosario+Vampire)

7.51

Description:

Aono Tsukune is so hard up on luck, that he can't even get admitted into high school. His parents finally find him a school with no tests required for admittance, out in the middle of nowhere. He finds out the school is a youkai (monster) academy, Just as he is about to resign himself and get back on the bus home, he bumps into a beautiful girl. Turns out this beautiful girl, Akashiya Moka, is also a vampire who bites him right off the bat. They become friends and Tsukune is ready for a happy school life with her, until he finds out that if a human is found on the school grounds, he or she should be killed. Now Tsukune must conceal his identity from the rest of the monsters at school, while at the same time being a ready snack for Moka when ever the urge takes her. What effect will this have on Tsukune and will Moka be able to keep him out of harm's way?
Type

manga

Volumes

10

Chapters

40

Rating

Ecchi

Status

finished

Started

2004-07-06

Kuroko no Basket

(Kuroko's Basketball)

8.04

Description:

Teikou Middle School basketball club: an incredibly strong team with over one hundred members and three consecutive championship wins. Amongst their brilliant record, was a generation of five prodigies known as the "Generation of Miracles." However, there was a strange rumour concerning the Generation of Miracles about one more player recognized by the five prodigies... a Phantom Sixth Player. When Kagami Taiga joins Seirin High School's basketball team, he meets Kuroko Tetsuya, a horrendously bad player. Kagami is shocked to find out that Kuroko is the rumored sixth man of the Generation of Miracles. Not only is Kuroko terrible at everything from dribbling to shooting, he lacks so much presence on the court that at times people even forget he's playing. But during games Kuroko uses that lack of presence to his advantage, specializing in passing the ball to stronger players. In order to become the best player in Japan, Kagami agrees to team up with Kuroko to defeat the other members of the Generation of Miracles. (Source: Crunchyroll) Note: Chapter count includes Chapter 62.5 "Tip Off."
Type

manga

Volumes

30

Chapters

276

Rating

Status

finished

Started

2008-12-08

Blood Bank

8.2

Description:

Blood Bank is where vampires come to buy human blood! In a land where vampires, the supreme beings, rule human beings, there are those that have abnormalities. These vampires, while still superior, prefer to be ruled and commanded by humans. See how Shell, the son of a Blood Bank lord, falls for a mere human banker, One.
Type

manhwa

Chapters

61

Rating

Status

finished

Started

2015-12-21

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