Looking at 2016 a few manga series have come to an end. Assassination Classroom ended earlier in the year, Nisekoi ended a couple weeks ago, and now Bleach is going to be ending very shortly. Noticing these guys kinda got me thinking on other story's that have been completed, and can be regarded in ones Top 5 manga/anime of all time. So without further ado let me go ahead and bring up my Top 5 completed Manga/Anime Series:
1. O Parts Hunter (666 Satan in Japan):
I'm not sure how many times I've said it, but this series means so much to me. It came into my life during the 3 week hiatus after Naruto Chapter 615 came out, and I remember I came across a video where someone mentioned the story was done by Kishi's younger brother Seishi Kishimoto. At that point in time I gave Kishi alot of praise for how Naruto was doing despite the flaws that can never be avoided now, and when I heard his brother has a manga series I decided to check it out. I got to say like Naruto I fell in love with the series right from the getco it was an amazing series. If you guys have never read O-Parts Hunter:
Synopsis: it tells the story of a teenage girl named Ruby Cresent who wants to become a treasure hunter, following in the footsteps of her father. Her objective is to find O-Parts: magical items hidden in ruins which grant people fantastical powers and can only be used by an O.P.T. (O-Part Tactician). She soon meets a mysterious boy named Jio Freed who, due to having a dark, lonely past, seeks to conquer the world.
The way how Seishi writes the story, and how he develops the character is simply beautiful, and unlike Naruto there is no bs that makes you go like did they really just do that? Are you kidding me? Scew this stupid series. Plus O-Parts Hunter does something that most shounen manga don't do, and I give my respects to Seishi for doing that. Seeing the journey of Ruby Cresent and Jio Freed was one of the best stories I've ever read, and it gets better and better the more I reread it. Plus it's only 75 chapters long.
Unfornately there is no anime, and would I give anything to see an adaptation of this amazing series from an animation studio (minus the division of SP that handles Naruto, and Toei)
2. Deadman Wonderland (Manga)
It's actually funny this series came into my life probably a few days after the ending of Naruto because during that point I was still going through a phase of reading great to amazing series I might've missed out on because of Naruto. One of my good friends recommended that I read Deadman Wonderland, and just from the first chapter alone I was already like what the hell just happened? Kinda like Attack on Titan, and man was I fixated on reading this series chapter after chapter that's how hooked I was reading it. Like O-Parts Hunter it felt not only unique, but also organic at the same time. I tried watching the anime, but didn't think it was that good. So when I read the manga especially when I reached the ending I actually cried like wow it was certainly journey (a bloody one in some cases). Similar to O-Parts Hunter you get to see Ganta Igarashi and Shirou develop as characters as well seeing how their journey unfolds as they attempt to save themselves from the hell they go through in the place known as Deadman Wonderland. The only negative is that the story does have it's moments of being grotesque and that's mainly why I placed it at number 2.
3. Rave Master (Manga)
Now this was a series that I did originally have as my second, but after reading Deadman Wonderland it was a tough decision one I liked better. So I gave it a couple weeks, until I finally decided to give the number 3 spot. Believe it not this series like O-Parts Hunter came into my life at the same time as O-Parts Hunter, and it was this series whee I considered OTPS as a thing and I kept getting confident my pairings would become canon. Some of you may be wondering like Hiro Mashima? The guy who does Fairy Tail with all the asspulls? Yes this is the same guy who does some of the most ridiculous things in that series, but this was his first series believe it or not He made this series before he made Fairy Tail. I'm also going to say this right now as much as I think Fairy Tail is a great series it pales in comparison when Rave Master comes into the picture because the writing Hiro Mashima puts into the story was kinda shocking, and it's something you'd see him do when you read Fairy Tail. In fact I'll even say that Fairy Tail does have elements that come from Rave Master. There is Fanservice in Rave Master too, but its' used more appropriately, and the story is just wow when you get to see Haru's journey of becoming the Rave Master. Unlike where Naruto ended up when his story was complete, Haru Glory's conclusion in Rave Master was absolutely satisfactory. The only weakness Rave Master has is the art style when you begin reading it, but overtime the more you read it the more you get accustomed to what Hiro's art even seeing it evolve to how it is in Fairy Tail. It's actually Rave Master that makes me continue read Fairy Tail cause he can tell a great series despite the flaws that may come with it. Rave Master to me is definitely an amazing series and worth the read.
4. Eureka Seven (Anime only)
You know I think it's funny looking at this series too because like Deadman Wonderland, I was watching it after Naruto ended, and not gonna lie It's a great series for sure, though it's got flaws to it to as any story should. The main character Renton Thurston the fourteen-year-old son of Adrock Thurston, a military researcher who died saving the world. He lives what he considers a boring life with his grandfather in a boring town. He loves lifting, a sport similar to surfing but with trapar, a substance abundant throughout the air, as the medium. He dreams of joining the renegade group Gekkostate, led by his idol Holland Novak, a legendary lifter (Yes! I wikipedia'd it haha). So you get to see the story of how he deals with life with the way the world is, and how his world changes after meeting a girl named Eureka. Like the other series I've mentioned it's got great characters that you can really look back on when it comes to the retospective and the journey they embark. Plus the two main pairings in the story I at the very least consider them the equivelent to what NaruSaku and SasuKarin were and I'm kidding when I say that either. Why number 4, it's got some cringworthy moments, but nothing hard to pass through. Despite that I really loved how it combined the genre of adventure, romance, and sci-fi making it feel unique as well,
and Finally 5..............................................................................................
Kaze No Stigma
Little Synopis: Kazuma Kannagi was the eldest son of the Kannagi family and presumed heir. However, due to his inability to use "Enjutsu" (炎術?, Blaze Technique), the power to control flames, he was considered to be useless within his family. Despite his inability to wield fire, his father insisted on him competing for the right to wield "Enraiha" (炎雷覇?, Blaze Lightning Supremacy), a powerful heirloom sword traditionally wielded by the family heir. The 18-year-old Kazuma was soundly defeated by 14-year-old Ayano Kannagi, his second cousin, and his father banished him from the family. Four years later, he returns as a master of "Fūjutsu" (風術?, Wind Technique), the power to control wind, and with a new name: Kazuma Yagami. A good comparison would be to Zuko from Avatar The Last Airbender, but Kazuma's more mature about when it comes to his story. It was well worth the watch and I remember marathoning through it whenever I got back from college or work. Funny enough it's the one series I watched that wasn't during the period when Chapter 615 or the final chapter of Naruto came out. I'm just going to say this right now this anime was a great series, but why put it at 5 number as opposed to Eureka Seven. It's got interesting characters and a very interesting if not great story. I feel as if there was still story that could've been told it felt kinda incomplete and just a tad bit rushed towards the ending of the serie, but that's not to say I wasn't satisfied. Like I said its a great series, and its worth checking out.
Anyway those are my top 5 manga/anime series, what are yours?
Edited by LuckyChi7, 31 January 2017 - 05:06 PM.