Most of the popular cartoons are based on stories from the manga. Sometimes, improvements are made to the source material that fans love, resulting in a highly acclaimed series. Other versions never meet people’s wants, especially when the story is changed.
Even though many of these books are popular and have high ratings, many still haven’t been turned into movies or TV shows.
These very popular manga haven’t been made into anime yet, either because the writer didn’t want to or because the production company wasn’t interested. If they do, the book will be even more well-known than it was before.
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Best Manga Without Anime Adaptation
Pluto
TatteredTongues on Reddit mentioned “Naoki Urasawa’s” manga, such as his well-known work Pluto. Pluto reimagines Osamu Tezuka’s Astro Boy manga, one of Urasawa’s biggest influences.
Even the title, Pluto, comes from the name of one of Astro Boy’s bad guys. In the story, a Europol agent named Gesicht looks into a series of murders of both people and robots, and everything points to a robot being the killer.
Like Blade Runner or I, Robot, Pluto is a story that many people like because it has a deep plot and isn’t afraid to discuss spiritual ideas that many might not find in other manga.
Fire Punch
“Tatsuki Fujimoto’s Fire Punch” was mentioned by Ken_k11 as a “great” book to read. Fujimoto’s first book was called Fire Punch. It was a much darker and more violent story than Chainsaw Man. The story of Fire Punch is about Agni’s journey through a frozen post-apocalyptic wasteland in search of revenge against the man who set him on fire and killed everyone in his town.
Fire Punch is a series that often goes against people’s expectations, either funnily or sadly, or sometimes both. Even though Fire Punch isn’t as linear or “straightforward” as Chainsaw Man, it still has Tatsuki’s brand of humor and violence that any fan can get behind.
Solo Levelling
Solo Levelling is a Korean manhwa, which is not the same thing as a “manga.” However, manga fans have liked it. Solo Levelling was suggested by orospuavcisi1, who said it was “a good manhwa.” Solo Levelling takes place in a world where people called “hunters” fight dangerous monsters with special powers to keep them from going extinct.
Many people think that the action and character designs are as good as gods, which makes the art alone a high mark. After it was finished, it became famous with readers and got enough attention that in 2023 it would be made into an anime.
All You Need Is Kill
The Tom Cruise science-fiction movie Edge of Tomorrow was based on the manga All You Need Is Kill, but many fans of the manga would say that the older Cruise didn’t work with them. The manga story has not yet been made into an anime, but that shouldn’t stop anyone from reading it.
Yuji0N recommended All You Need is Kill and “Black Torch and Solanin.” Edge of Tomorrow has some of the same plot points as All You Need Is Kill, but the people and story differ. Sci-fi comics are still fun to read, especially if you can relate to Keiji Kiriya’s situation more than you did to William Cage’s.
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Oyasumi Punpun
TheDocMilezy wrote a post about why most people should read the Berserk manga instead of its many anime versions. In that post, he also made a short list of manga that haven’t been turned into anime, and Goodnight Punpun was on that list. They said it was “pretty rough” because it had a lot of heavy themes and told the story of how the main character, Punpun, grew up.
This manga is different from most because it is not only willing to talk about serious topics like mental health but also creative enough to give its main character the head of a bird without making it seem silly. People think that Oyasumi Punpun is one of the best Seinen plays ever made, but there has been no news about it becoming an anime.
Holyland
Holyland was written and drawn by Kouji Mori, who is best friends with the late Kentaro Miura and is now in charge of Berserk. Even though there have been different “drama adaptations” of the series, as angedelamort pointed out, the series works best as a Manga. Holyland is a story about coming of age, like Fight Club.
It follows Yuu as he tries hard to find a place to belong. The story is praised for its great cast of characters, who fill the night with brutal bare-knuckle fights as they try to rule the streets. Holyland is one of the few movies praised by experienced fighters for its knowledge of different fighting styles and for representing its subject well.
20th Century Boys
20th Century Boys, also recommended by TheDocMilezy and made by Naoki Urasawa, is at the top of many lists of the best manga that hasn’t been made into an anime. The title is the same as a T-Rex song, but the nods to the 1960s and 1970s don’t end there.
Considering that Urasawa was most influenced by the works of Osamu Tezuka, 20th Century Boys could be seen as a tribute or love letter to Tezuka. Some have even said it is much like Stephen King’s books. Oneeyed2 wrote on Reddit that “anything by Urasawa” should be read, from Monster to 20th Century Boys.
Choujin X
After finishing his famous Tokyo Ghoul series in 2018, manga artist Sui Ishida took some time off before starting his new series. Choujin X. Ishida chose not to stick to a weekly deadline for his new series. Instead, he is going at his own pace, which is why there are only 25 chapters out so far.
The story could be similar to Tokyo Ghoul but with an X-Men-style setting. Choujin X’s first run may have only a few stakes to win, but those few are huge. Ishida is still one of the best artists in the game, and Choujin X has only shown how much better he has gotten. Ok-Responsibility994 put it on the list and told anyone thinking, “Just read it!”
MW
People think Osamu Tezuka is one of the most important mangakas ever. He is sometimes called the Japanese Walt Disney. He is so famous that a Manga award is named for him. People usually talk about Astro Boy, Kimba the White Lion, and Dororo when they talk about his most famous works, but he had over 100 titles. B-dar suggested MW, which is one of his less well-known works.
In their article, MW is “a rather blunt thriller manga that gets into the politics of Japan in the 1960s and 1970s and criticizes the social norms of Japan at the time.” MW was also one of the first manga series to have a gay man as the major character, which was ahead of its time.
Osamu’s MW is a title that is easy to overlook because he has so many works. However, it shouldn’t be ignored because it represents a rare type of work in an industry.
Vagabond
Takehiko Inoue is best known for his sports manga like Slam Dunk and Real, which is still being published. However, he is also known for making Vagabond one of the best Seinen Manga ever. Unlike Slam Dunk, none of Inoue’s other works, such as Vagabond, have been turned into a cartoon.
Based on the famous 1935 epic Musashi, Vagabond has a fictional version of the story of Miyamoto Musashi, a famous fighter. The story of a fighter learning how to use a sword is interesting because of how well Inoue writes and how well he knows when to make a joke.
It’s one of the “greatest manga” that has never been turned into a movie, and until Inoue finishes it, it might be best to keep it that way. This a thought that Redditor Oedipustrexeliot would agree with since they asked in the subreddit, “How is Vagabond not the top post?”
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