treasure hunting - system/gamelike
set up to die by his superior, the leader of an excavation team gets sent back to the past w the goal of collecting all the relics and getting his revenge
❑ note: 400+ ch's this thing DRAGS
❑ heist movie vibes
❑ item-based magic system
❑ plans actually go wrong; fun to see how mc adapts to situations going to shit
❑ can sentient objects be a part of a harem?
awakened - modern
mc finds and nurses an injured stray cat who turns out to be the most powerful awakened who had to assume the guise of a cat due to a grave injury
❑ naive but sweet mc
❑ wholesome friendships; mc changes everyone he meets w his kindness
❑ stray cats were his only friends growing up so all cats are precious to him
magic academy - fantasy
an abandoned child raised by a backwoods hunter should have no hope of learning magic, a discipline reserved for nobility, but as a self-taught genius, mc gains a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to enter the prestigious magic school
❑ the friendships are so stinking cute; the studious, determined mc becomes the biggest idiot when hes w his friends
❑ the real definition of boys will be boys
clear scenarios - system/gamelike
a former paparazzo has taken the place of a young boy and awoke to a system screen that tells him he will die if he doesnt debut as an idol within the alloted time
❑ tw: suicide
❑ funny as hell how mc's expression never changes despite whatever emotional turmoil he goes through
❑ uses his former insider media knowledge to put the audience in his favor
tower climbing - system/gamelike
after decades of war, the inner gods w no hope of defeating the outer gods send a human back to the past to gather their forces in preparation for the battle to come
❑ story follows several myths
❑ typical cold and aloof op mc, but has many unexpectedly human sides to him
❑ my favorite detail is that he hums whenever hes happy and he tries to be funny despite having rbf
❑ very good cast of side characters
adventure - fantasy
a one-armed mercernary is betrayed by his companions, but before he dies, he steals an artifact from them that sends him back to the past with a system window and future knowledge that will allow him to reach further heights than he could imagine
❑ super super underrated!! omg how have i never heard of this
❑ all the side characters serve important roles and each piece of information you learn comes back later for a really satisfying payoff
adventure - fantasy
a soldier who has dedicated his life and efforts to become a knight dies while confronting the limit of his abilities, but he returns to the morning of that day, dying and resetting the day countless times to push past his limits and overcome that wall
❑ extremely satisfying payoff
❑ his progress feels so realistic and you feel like youre following him on this journey to becoming stronger
❑ no one takes mc srsly lmaoo
clear scenarios - otherworld
forced to take a series of inhumane tests, a participant and an examiner team up to push the limits of the system, discovering buried memories of each other along the way
❑ the mcs find the funniest ways to break the rules w such a idgaf attitude
❑ intriguing romance; even if they get on each others nerves, they get along so well when causing chaos
❑ they match each others freak
❑ compelling mystery
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All my hopes and good wishes goes to the World Trigger author to finish his manga. World Trigger is truly the most underrated shounen and it deserves all the praise.
youre so right wt updates are honestly the only thing keeping me going rn
I LOVED civilization management