1. Freezing: First Chronicle

Author:   Im Dal-young
Artist:     Yoon Jae-ho
Genre(s): Action, Drama, Ecchi, Sci-fi, Seinen, Supernatural, Tragedy

“Prequel of Freezing following Chiffon “The Smiling Monster” Fairchild” - Mangaupdates.com

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Some times we stumble across stories of fantastic lands, mystical creatures, and epic battles. Other times, we come across stories like Id. Id has everything I mentioned, fantastic lands, mystical creatures, epic battles, but it has a few things that make it different from the rest of the crowd.  This manga has amazing art, a great story, and an even better entertainment value.

1. Tales of Graces F

Author:  Bandai Namco Games
Artist:    AYA Megumu
Genre(s): Action, Adventure, Fantasy,

“Taking place on the planet Efinea, Tales of Graces f centers on Asbel Lhant as he seeks the strength to protect those he holds dear. Along with his childhood friends and the mysterious and innocent Sophie, he must explore the bonds of friendship as they find themselves drawn into the conflict between three kingdoms competing for dominance of the planet.” - From Namco Bandai Games 

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1. Big Order

Author:  ESUNO Sakae
Artist:    ESUNO Sakae
Genre(s): Shounen

“A new manga by the creator of Mirai Nikki and Hanako to Guuwa no Tera. The main character Hoshimiya Eiji is an introverted high school boy that secretly wishes for the destruction of the world.” -Mangareader.net

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1. Beast 9

Author:  Yoon Jae Ho
Artist:    Jo Seung-yeop, Park Jin-hwan
Genre(s): Action, Comedy, Ecchi, Gender Bender, Mecha, Romance, Sci-fi, Shounen, Supernatural

“Eraser, the mysterious enemy that invaded Earth 13 years ago!! Before their overwhelming power, the entire Earth neared the verge of collapse. But at the last moment there suddenly appeared Earth’s lone savior, The Beast: an ultimate weapon uniquely equipped to counter the Eraser’s power!! The Beast is part of the MAGIC Brigade, whose commander-in-chief is also the founder of our Le Prince Academy… Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you, Mr. Vincent!” -A-Team

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1. Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai Plus

Author: Hirasaka Yomi
Artist:   Taguchi Shouichi
Genre(s): Romance, School Life, Shounen

“A slightly different telling of the hit manga ” Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai.” It still follows the same concept as making a friend making club. If you enjoyed the original you probably will like this.” -Mangafox.com

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1. Siesta

Author: LEE Young-You 
Artist:   LEE Young-You 
Genre(s): Action, Comedy, Romance, Shoujo, Supernatural

“The world of Siesta is set in fantasy Europe where there are people called bullet users who were discriminated against badly for reasons unknown to readers as of volume 1. The discrimination has gotten much weaker due to Grande Corp’s efforts to wipe out the decades-old pirate faction with the help of Bulletron, a battle suit designed exclusively for bullet users. The story begins as the protagonist Dia Canto tells you a little bit about herself: how she became an orphan, how she met her foster family, and how she is very much in love with her step brother, Loe. However, her affection toward Loe is brutally crushed before it would even bear fruit and she goes out to vent her sadness. This is when she encounters Cid Leon, who she would ultimately be paid to “protect”.” -Mangareader.net

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“We are in year 2035 on the Tinos planet, colonized 300 years before by some earthlings. With only half of Earth’s oxygen concentration and with cold arctic conditions over most of Tinos, the human beings are forced to wear a life support apparatus that supplies the oxygen necessary for survival. The black market in such apparatuses is a flourishing business in the criminal world of Junk City. Blue, the protagonist, is in desperate need of a life suport system after being mugged, but an unscrupulous bunch of criminals cheat him of his money and leave him with an outdated model with an old AI. He is tricked by the head of the police, Weiser, into committing a murder, and is then killed himself. The AI, called Fatso, decides to save his life, and gives him a new artificial body filled with extraordinary strength and the cumulative knowledge of their combined three hundred and seventeen years. The resurrected Blue decides to get revenge and protect all those suffering under the tyranny of Weiser.” - Animea.net

1. Tactics Ogre

Author: MATSUBA Hiro 
Artist:   MATSUBA Hiro 
Genre(s): Action, Adventure, Shounen

“Based on homonymous video game.” -Mangareader.net

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“A group of powerful beings called tenkaijin are holding a special tournament. The rules of the game—each tenkaijin selects a kid in junior high to be his champion and grants him a special power. The kids take each other on in heated battle, but if they hurt innocent bystanders, then they lose one of their natural-given abilities. Every time they win a battle, they gain a new ability. The ultimate winner of the tournament is granted any power of his choosing, and the tenkajin who he represents succeeds in becoming the next god. Kosuke Ueki has been chosen to fight in the tournament. His special power—the ability to turn garbage into trees.” -Viz.com

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It is time to pick the next god. Fighting for that spot are the one hundred god candidates. However, the god candidates can’t fight themselves; instead, they each give one power to one student. These students then must fight against one another in a battle royal; the winner gets a blank zai, which will become any talent the student wants and his/her god candidate becomes god. The battle royal has very few rules — the most important being that if a student uses his power to harm a regular human then that student will lose a zai (a skill/talent). Should a student run out of zais, he or she will disappear. Ueki is different from other students. He willingly loses his zai for the sake of justice.

This is not your usual shounen manga. What makes this different are the characters, flow of the plot and the manga’s length. The characters in this manga are simply very interesting. The relationships each character develops do not fall under the usual archetypes. For example, instead of being the damsel in distress, Ai Mori plays an active role in the tournament and everything concerning Ueki. Most of the time it is Ai Mori who is protecting (or at least trying to) Ueki. Although this is a generalization, in most shounen manga we know the protagonist will always win in the end. What makes us enjoy shounen manga is the means not the end. This manga provides us with an interesting plot from start to finish, and when things start to follow a pattern, new elements are added such as parallel plots or new powers.  Lastly, this manga is completed and contains 155 chapters.  Reading a completed manga offers joys that an ongoing manga cannot. No need for waiting for the next release.

Available here.

GO Rating: 4/5

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1. Digimon Cross Wars

Author: Hongou Akiyosho
Artist:   Nakajima Yuuki
Genre(s): Action, Adventure, Shounen

“Taiki Kudo is an upbeat boy with a desire to help those in need, although he tends to overexert himself. One day, he hears the voice of a Digimon named Shoutmon who is on the verge of death. Wanting to help him, Taiki is given a Digivice known as a Xros Loader, and he and his friends Akari Hinomoto and Zenjiro Tsurugi are warped to the Digital World where they meet Shoutmon and his allies, Ballistamon, Starmon and the Pickmons. By using the power of the Xros Loader, Taiki can perform a DigiXros, which can fuse any of his allies together into different forms. Taiki and his friends use this ability to fight the forces of the Bagura Empire while crossing paths with teams Blue Flare and Twilight.” -Mangafox.com

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 1. A Fairytale for the Demon Lord

Author: Kim Yong-hwan
Artist: Kim Yong-hwan
Genre(s): Adventure, Fantasy, Romance, Seinen, Webtoons

“There once was a princess who fell for a curse. Countless times have a knight come in vain attempts to save the poor princess. They all failed, killed by a demon. When a knight finally comes to defeat the demon, there appears an adventure never before predicted…” -A Duck’s Paradise 

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“When 14-year-old middle-schooler Wataru’s father leaves home and his mother is taken ill to hospital, he decides to change his fate by traveling through the magical door shown to him by his mysterious classmate Mitsuru. In a land of magic and monsters, Wataru must summon all his courage and embark on a journey with several comrades to meet the Goddess of Destiny and change this ‘mistaken fate.” -Tokyopop

1. Bloody Monday - Last Season

 Author:   Ryuumon Ryou
Artist:     Megumi Kouji
Genre(s): Action, Drama, Psychological, Romance, Sci-fi, Shounen 

“It has been a year since Fujimaru Takagi disappeared and now he has appeared once again, as a Terrorist.” -Mangafox.com 

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“What do you desire? Fortune? Glory? Power? Revenge? Or something that surpasses all others? What ever you desire, ‘that is here’. Tower of God.

Join Twenty-Fifth Baam as he climbs each level of the Tower to find his beloved friend, Lahel. Facing from impossible missions to mind bending puzzles as he uses any means necessary to reach the top.” -Mangafox.com