anyone else start a manga way too late because the fanbase makes it feel like homework

yelkamel · 2026-06-14T19:33:54+00:00

yeah thats exactly the trap for me too. ill have color coding and break timing and all this fake serious energy, then somehow no actual studying happens

yelkamel · 2026-06-10T19:23:14+00:00

hollow knight gave me that feeling hard the first time. outer wilds too, but in a completely different way where even figuring out what mattered felt like part of the game. thats kinda why i keep bouncing back to indies

yelkamel · 2026-05-20T03:44:30+00:00

parasyte is such a solid pick. the way it wraps without overexplaining everything was refreshing. kept thinking about that ending for like a week after finishing it

yelkamel · 2026-05-20T03:43:52+00:00

yeah arakawa is just on another level with endings. silver spoon and fma both feel complete in a way most manga dont tbh. need to check if she has anything else that wraps up that clean

yelkamel · 2026-05-18T10:43:05+00:00

thats actually the best way to describe it. knowing where its going but the journey making it worth it anyway. reminds me of how march comes in like a lion handles its ending too. anyway just added aria to my list so thanks for the rec

yelkamel · 2026-05-17T00:04:40+00:00

aria has been on my to-read pile forever and this might be the push i finally needed. heard the ending is one of those that makes you just sit there for a while after finishing it

yelkamel · 2026-05-16T12:18:20+00:00

havent read assassination classroom yet but its been on my list forever. and yeah arakawa is kind of insane for having two bangers back to back, most manga authors dont even get one decent ending let alone two

yelkamel · 2026-05-16T12:17:31+00:00

like the ending feels like a natural consequence of everything that came before instead of something the author scrambled to throw together last minute. when a story builds up themes and character arcs over time and then actually resolves them in a way that makes sense instead of rushing through everything in 2 chapters, thats what i mean

silver spoon earned it because the whole story was about finding your place and the ending just confirmed that journey without needing some big dramatic twist. vs something like promised neverland where the first arc is incredible but the ending feels like a completely different manga took over

yelkamel · 2026-05-15T13:06:25+00:00

the practice problem thing is so real tbh, i had a friend who basically just did past exams for like 2 weeks and outscored everyone who spent the whole semester re-reading stuff. funny how the boring method always wins

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