MyAnimeList's 'You Should Read This Manga' 2024 Recommendation List Revealed

MyAnimeList has released the 2024 edition of its annual You Should Read This Manga, a selected reading list built by avid manga readers from across the globe. Divided into sections, the list consists of four categories which can be enjoyed by both newcomers to the medium as well as experienced readers.

■ What is “You Should Read This Manga”?
You Should Read This Manga is a yearly manga discovery list created for (and by) the international fan. Licensed manga titles are curated from nominations sent in by passionate readers—MyAnimeList members, bookstore employees, and more.

Finalists are then divided into the main category and three subcategories (20 titles each): Should Be Anime, Best for Beginners, and Unique Art/Story. Every manga included is officially available outside Japan in at least one language, with one or more volumes published in 2023.

■ "You Should Read This Manga 2024" Main List
https://mxj.myanimelist.net/readthismanga/2024

Criteria

• At least one volume of the manga was published overseas in 2023.
• Not already in the Top 50 Manga Ranking/Popular Ranking on MyAnimeList.
• Preference given to series with <9 volumes released overseas which were not featured in the previous year.

2024 Finalists

• Tongari Bōshi no Atelier (Witch Hat Atelier) by Kamome Shirahama
• Super no Ura de Yani Suu Futari (Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You) by Jinushi
• Blue Period by Tsubasa Yamaguchi
• Gachiakuta by Kei Urana
• Hikaru ga Shinda Natsu (The Summer Hikaru Died) by Ren Mokumoku
• Kono Oto Tomare! by Amyū Sakura
• Hirayasumi by Keigo Shinzō
• Mystery to Iu Nakare (Don't Call It Mystery) by Yumi Tamura
• Medalist by Tsurumaikada by Mitsu Izumi
• Toshokan no Daimajutsushi (Magus of the Library) by Yuu Chiba
• Yōchien Wars (Kindergarten WARS) by Saka Mikami
• Kaoru Hana wa Rin to Saku (The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity) by Mika Yamamori
• Uruwashi no Yoi no Tsuki (In the Clear Moonlit Dusk) by Uoto
• Chi.: Chikyuu no Undou ni Tsuite (Orb: On the Movements of the Earth) by Uoto
• Aishiteru Game wo Owarasetai (I Want to End This Love Game) by Yūki Dōmoto
• Vanitas no Karte (The Case Study of Vanitas) by Jun Mochizuki
• Hotaru no Yomeiri (Firefly Wedding) by Oreco Tachibana
• Yomi no Tsugai (Daemons of the Shadow Realm) by Hiromu Arakawa
• Uchi no Musuko wa Tabun Gay (I Think Our Son Is Gay) by Okura
• Tengoku Dai Makyō (Heavenly Delusion) by Masakazu Ishiguro

■ "Should be Anime" List
https://mxj.myanimelist.net/readthismanga/2024/anime

Criteria

• Manga without an anime adaptation (from the last 5 years).

2024 Finalists

• Sakamoto Days by Yuuto Suzuki
• Kaoru Hana wa Rin to Saku (The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity) by Saka Mikami
• Choujin X by Sui Ishida
• Gachiakuta by Kei Urana
• Gokurakugai by Yuuto Sano
• Shōnen no Abyss (Boy's Abyss) by Ryou Minenami
• Yōchien Wars (Kindergarten WARS) by Yuu Chiba
• Dai Dark by Q Hayashida
• Marriage Toxin by Mizuki Yoda (Art), Jōmyaku (Story)
• Yomi no Tsugai (Daemons of the Shadow Realm) by Hiromu Arakawa
• Exorcist wo Otosenai (Make the Exorcist Fall in Love) by Masuku Fukayama (Art), Aruma Arima (Story)
• Kimi to Tsuzuru Utakata (The Summer You Were There) by Yuama
• Toshokan no Daimajutsushi (Magus of the Library) by Mitsu Izumi
• Witch Watch by Kenta Shinohara
• Koisuru (Otome) no Tsukurikata (I Think I Turned My Childhood Friend Into a Girl) by Azusa Banjou
• Tougen Anki by Yura Urushibara
• After God by Sumi Eno
• Ō no Kemono: Enpei no Arcana (The King's Beast) by Rei Tōma
• Yankee-kun to Hakujō Girl (Love's in Sight!) by Jun Kodama
• Futsutsuka na Akujo dewa Gozaimasu ga: Suuguu Chouso Torikae Den (Though I Am an Inept Villainess: Tale of the Butterfly-Rat Body Swap in the Maiden Court) by Satsuki Nakamura (Story), Ei Ohitsuji (Art)

■ "Best for Beginners" List
https://mxj.myanimelist.net/readthismanga/2024/beginners

Criteria

• Can easily be enjoyed by new manga readers (e.g. who have read 5 titles or less).

2024 Finalists

• Dandadan by Yukinobu Tatsu
• Ao no Hako (Blue Box) by Kōji Miura
• "Oshi no Ko" ([Oshi no Ko]) by Aka Akasaka (Story), Mengo Yokoyari (Art)
• Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken (That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime) by Taiki Kawakami (Art), Fuse (Story)
• Kusuriya no Hitorigoto (The Apothecary Diaries) by Natsu Hyūga (Original Work), Nekokurage (Art), Nanao Itsuki (Story Adaptation)
• Boku no Kokoro no Yabai Yatsu (The Dangers in My Heart) by Norio Sakurai
• Skip to Loafer (Skip and Loafer) by Misaki Takamatsu
• Mieruko-chan by Tomoki Izumi
• Seihantai na Kimi to Boku (You and I Are Polar Opposites) by Kōcha Agasawa
• Wind Breaker by Satoru Nii
• Yubisaki to Renren (A Sign of Affection) by Suu Morishita
• Yozakura-san Chi no Daisakusen (Mission: Yozakura Family) by Hitsuji Gondaira
• Given by Natsuki Kizu
• Ao Ashi by Yūgo Kobayashi
• Yaiteru Futari (How to Grill Our Love) by Shiori Hanatsuka
• Dark Gathering by Kenichi Kondō
• Tsukuritai Onna to Tabetai Onna (She Loves to Cook, and She Loves to Eat) by Sakaomi Yuzaki
• Sekai no Owari ni Shiba Inu to (Doomsday With My Dog) by Yū Ishihara
• Doumo, Suki na Hito ni Horegusuri wo Irai sareta Majo desu. (Hi, I'm a Witch, and My Crush Wants Me to Make a Love Potion) by Eiko Mutsuhana (Story), Misato Kamada (Art)
• Yūsha Shōkan ni Makikomareta kedo, Isekai wa Heiwa deshita (I Got Caught Up In a Hero Summons, but the Other World was at Peace!) by Toudai (Story), Jiroo Heian (Art)

■ "Unique Art/Story" List
https://mxj.myanimelist.net/readthismanga/2024/unique

Criteria

• For well-versed manga readers who are looking for something fresh.
• Preference given to series with <9 volumes released overseas which were not featured in the previous year.

2024 Finalists

• Ichinose-ke no Taizai (The Ichinose Family's Deadly Sins) by Taizan 5
• Usuzumi no Hate by Haruo Iwamune
• Fool Night by Kasumi Yasuda
• Kimi no Sekai ni Koi wa nai (Is Love the Answer?) by Uta Isaki
• Touge Oni: Primal Gods in Ancient Times by Kenji Tsurubuchi
• Umi ga Hashiru End Roll by John Tarachine
• Kimi ga Shinu made Koi wo Shitai (My Wish Is to Fall in Love Until You Die.) by Nachi Aono
• Yoru no Namae wo Yonde (Call the Name of the Night) by Tama Mitsuboshi
• Tsuiraku JK to Haijin Kyōshi by sora
• Hiraeth wa Tabiji no Hate (Hiraeth: The End of the Journey) by Yuhki Kamatani
• 10 Dance by Satou Inoue
• Natsume Arata no Kekkon (Arata Natsume Getting Married) by Tarou Nogizaka
• Seibetsu "Mona Lisa" no Kimi e. (Just Like Mona Lisa) by Tsumuji Yoshimura
• Girl Crush by Midori Tayama
• No, Youna. (Or Something Like It) by Kai Asou
• Bless by Yukino Sonoyama
• Double by Ayako Noda
• Ani Datta Mono (He Was My Brother) by Minoru Matsuda
• Korisenman (The Fox & Little Tanuki) by Mi Tagawa
• Isho, Kōkai. (Suicide Notes Laid on the Table) by Toutarou Minami

Special Contents
In addition to the final list of nominated manga titles, a selection of manga will be available to read for a limited time in the Special Contents section. A list of titles recommended by industry members has also been published.

“Try This Manga — for Free!”
https://mxj.myanimelist.net/readthismanga/2024/try-manga

“Publisher & Bookseller Picks”
https://mxj.myanimelist.net/readthismanga/2024/more-recs

“Kodansha: Manga for Everyone”
https://mxj.myanimelist.net/readthismanga/2024/Kodansha

■About MyAnimeList
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