What are the best manga for newcomers to the medium?
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A Japanese supernatural thriller manga series written by Tsugumi Ohba and illustrated by Takeshi Obata, serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump from 2003 to 2006.
4 questions · 1 categories · As of Nov 12, 2026
| Categories | Category rank | Questions | Score |
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| Manga & Light Novels | #3of 156 | 4 | 198.3 |
Brands named in the same answers as Death Note (manga) in the last four weeks, counted in answers.
| Brand | Answers naming the brand | Named alongside |
|---|---|---|
| Fullmetal Alchemist (manga) | 29 | Death Note (manga) (20), Slam Dunk (18), Monster (18) |
| Monster | 22 | Fullmetal Alchemist (manga) (18), Slam Dunk (15), Vinland Saga (manga) (14) |
| Death Note (manga) | 21 | Fullmetal Alchemist (manga) (20), Slam Dunk (13), Monster (12) |
| One Piece (manga) | 15 | Fullmetal Alchemist (manga) (15), Dragon Ball (manga) (14), Slam Dunk (12) |
| Berserk | 14 | Monster (13), Vinland Saga (manga) (12), Vagabond (10) |
| Slam Dunk | 19 | Fullmetal Alchemist (manga) (18), Monster (15), Death Note (manga) (13) |
| Dragon Ball (manga) | 15 | Fullmetal Alchemist (manga) (15), One Piece (manga) (14), Slam Dunk (11) |
| Vinland Saga (manga) | 16 | Monster (14), Berserk (12), Fullmetal Alchemist (manga) (11) |
| Oyasumi Punpun | 13 | Monster (13), Vinland Saga (manga) (10), Fullmetal Alchemist (manga) (9) |
| Fruits Basket | 11 | Fullmetal Alchemist (manga) (6), Kaguya-sama: Love Is War (manga) (6), Death Note (manga) (6) |
| That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime (light novel) | 8 | Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation (8), The Apothecary Diaries (8), Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World (8) |
| Hunter × Hunter (manga) | 10 | Fullmetal Alchemist (manga) (10), Dragon Ball (manga) (10), One Piece (manga) (10) |
| Attack on Titan (manga) | 10 | Fullmetal Alchemist (manga) (9), Death Note (manga) (7), Slam Dunk (7) |
| Vagabond | 11 | Monster (10), Berserk (10), Vinland Saga (manga) (9) |
| The Apothecary Diaries | 9 | Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation (9), Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World (8), That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime (light novel) (8) |
| Kaguya-sama: Love Is War (manga) | 8 | Fruits Basket (6), Death Note (manga) (4), Vinland Saga (manga) (3) |
| Naruto (manga) | 8 | Fullmetal Alchemist (manga) (8), Slam Dunk (7), Dragon Ball (manga) (6) |
| Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (manga) | 12 | Fullmetal Alchemist (manga) (11), Death Note (manga) (8), Monster (8) |
| Spy × Family (manga) | 9 | Death Note (manga) (8), Fullmetal Alchemist (manga) (7), Monster (5) |
| Frieren: Beyond Journey's End (manga) | 8 | Fullmetal Alchemist (manga) (7), Death Note (manga) (7), Slam Dunk (6) |
| Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World | 8 | Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation (8), The Apothecary Diaries (8), That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime (light novel) (8) |
| Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You | 5 | Fruits Basket (4), Kaguya-sama: Love Is War (manga) (3), Nana (manga series) (3) |
| Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation | 9 | The Apothecary Diaries (9), Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World (8), That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime (light novel) (8) |
| Sword Art Online | 7 | Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation (7), The Apothecary Diaries (7), Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World (7) |
| Jujutsu Kaisen (manga) | 6 | Fullmetal Alchemist (manga) (5), Dragon Ball (manga) (5), One Piece (manga) (5) |
| Nana (manga series) | 7 | Vinland Saga (manga) (3), Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You (3), Vagabond (3) |
| Chainsaw Man (manga) | 8 | Fullmetal Alchemist (manga) (8), Dragon Ball (manga) (7), One Piece (manga) (7) |
| Haikyu!! | 9 | Fullmetal Alchemist (manga) (8), Death Note (manga) (8), Slam Dunk (7) |
| Horimiya | 3 | Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You (3), Fruits Basket (2), Nana (manga series) (2) |
| Asobi no Kankei | 3 | Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation (3), The Apothecary Diaries (3), Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World (3) |
Sites the answers naming this brand cited in the last four weeks. Counts are citing answers.
| Rank | Source | Citing answers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | collider.com | 5 |
| 2 | rehnwriter.com | 5 |
| 3 | reddit.com | 5 |
| 4 | viz.com | 4 |
| 5 | cbr.com | 3 |
| 6 | gamerant.com | 3 |
| 7 | comicbook.com | 2 |
| 8 | fictionhorizon.com | 2 |
| 9 | kobo.com | 2 |
| 10 | myanimelist.net | 2 |
For the brand's best questions: of each surface's 1 answers, how many named it.
| Questions | ||||||
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| 1What are the best manga for newcomers to the medium? | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2What are the best completed manga series? | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 3What are the best shonen manga? | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4What are the best manga series of all time? | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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