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5 months ago
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Hello everyone! ・∀・)ノ゛ 626013

I'm looking for some manga recommendations. I'm particularly interested in historical manga with a bit of romance and detective work or mystery with settings maybe from the 1930s to the 1960s (19th century I guess?). While I usually enjoy female protagonists, I'm open to male protagonists as well.

Here are some examples of mangas I’ve thought of:

  • Baccano!?
  • Spy X Family
  • Fullmetal Alchemist
  • Yuukoku no Moriarty
  • For Those of You For Whom Regret Is a Luxury
  • My Beloved Oppressor
  • The Redemption of Earl Nottingham
  • The Male Leads Are Trapped in My House
  • Betrayal of Dignity
  • The Psycho Duke and I
  • It Was Love at First Sight, Mr. Villain!
  • Try Begging Me* (I'm also ok with mature content)

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated! Thank you in advance 人´∀`)


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that part of the 20th century was definitely a fascinating period in many places, one of my favorites tbh.

  • many of ero-guro horror mangaka Suehiro Maruo's greatest works take place in 1930's japan. Shoujo Tsubaki, to many his masterwork, takes place in a traveling freakshow circa the late 30's, as do many if his short works. his story "non-resistance city" takes place in tokyo in the immediate aftermath of ww2, and tho it hasn't yet been translated, his recent series An Gura is a really interesting perspective of youth culture and subversive politics/the student movement in late 60's japan.
  • Osamu Tezuka's Ayako is a political thriller which begins in late 40's japan and moves on up through its time of serialization in the early 70s, and has some detective-esque mystery to it. His series Message to Adolf may also be of interest, as it's an international thriller set during WW2.
  • there are multiple adaptations of Osamu Dazai's novel No Longer Human, which depicted a contemporary setting when it was released in 1948, but ive only read the junji ito one. i recommend it, but it doesnt have much of the story elemebts youre looking for

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Watashi no shiawase na kekkon is in 1920-1930s Japan, and while I haven't kept up with releases, I believe the series even made note about the changes in the daily lives of the people as Japan became introduced to the western world.

Gisèle Alain

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You can also read the various Anne of Green Gables manga out there, which if you didn't know, is set in the late 19th century into the early 20th century.


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