The Essential Manga Guide

"A must-have guide written by Crunchyroll senior editor Briana Lawrence compiles the most iconic, contemporary, and "essential" Japanese manga series and popular standalone titles in this one-of-a-kind guide for all manga fans"--

Briana Lawrence is a freelance writer and author who’s trying her best to cosplay as a responsible adult. Her writing tends to focus on the importance of representation, whether it’s through her multiple book series, or the pieces she writes for Crunchyroll, as their Senior Features Editor, and other media outlets. As a black, queer, magical girl, when she’s not writing about diversity, she’s speaking about it at different geek-centric conventions across the country. After de-transforming from her magical girl state, she indulges in an ever-growing pile of comics, marathons too much anime, and dedicates an embarrassing amount of time to JRPGs. 

From classic series to contemporary favorites, this guide includes essays on:  Berserk (1989-) BL Metamorphosis (2017 - 2020) Bleach (2001 - 2016) Blue Flag (2017 - 2020) BLUELOCK (2018-) Boys Run The Riot (2020) Chainsaw Man (2018-) Death Note (2003 - 2006) Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (2016 - 2020) Dragon Ball (1984 - 1995) Fruits Basket (1998 - 2006) Fullmetal Alchemist (2001 - 2010) given (2013 - 2023) Haikyu!! (2012 - 2020) How Do We Relationship? (2018-) I Think Our Son Is Gay (2019-) I Want to Be a Wall (2020-) Inuyasha (1996 - 2008) Jujutsu Kaisen (2018-) Kaguya-sama: Love Is War (2015 - 2022) Komi Can’t Communicate (2016-) Kuroko’s Basketball (2008 - 2014) Mob Psycho 100 (2012 - 2017) Moriarty the Patriot (2016-) My Brother’s Husband (2014 - 2017) My Hero Academia (2014-) My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness (2016) Naruto (1999 - 2014) One Piece (1997-)  Our Dreams at Dusk (2015 - 2018) Ouran High School Host Club (2002 - 2010) Paradise Kiss (1999 - 2003) Pet Shop of Horrors (1995 - 1998) Pokémon Adventures (1997-) Princess Jellyfish (2008 - 2017) Revolutionary Girl Utena (1996 - 1998) Sailor Moon (1991 - 1997) Sasaki and Miyano (2016-) Sex Ed 120% (2020 - 2021) SPY x FAMILY (2019-) The Bride Was a Boy (2016) The Promised Neverland (2016) The Rose of Versailles (1972 - 1973) The Way of the Househusband (2018-) Tokyo Babylon (1990 - 1993) Until I Meet My Husband (2021) Uzumaki (1998 - 1999) What Did You Eat Yesterday? (2007-) Wotakoi: Love Is Hard for Otaku (2014 - 2021) YuYu Hakusho (1990 - 1994)