Are you always dreading Monday on a Sunday night? Feeling as if the little ounce of joy will be sucked out of your soul with the long commute ahead? Well, we have a solution for that! If you want a break from novels and still want to read something interesting that will help you get through a long Monday, check out mangas, especially shonen mangas. Here is The Bombay Circle Press’ list of shonen manga recommendations to beat monday blues.
- Haikyuu! by Haruichi Furudate
Shoyo Hinata is out to prove that in volleyball you don’t need to be tall to fly!
Ever since he saw the legendary player known as “the Little Giant” compete at the national volleyball finals, Shoyo Hinata has been aiming to be the best volleyball player ever! Who says you need to be tall to play volleyball when you can jump higher than anyone else?
After losing his first and last volleyball match against Tobio Kageyama, “the King of the Court,” Shoyo Hinata swears to become his rival after graduating middle school. But what happens when the guy he wants to defeat ends up being his teammate?!
- Spy x Family by Tatsuya Endo
An action-packed comedy about a fake family that includes a spy, an assassin and a telepath! Master spy Twilight is unparalleled when it comes to going undercover on dangerous missions for the betterment of the world. But when he receives the ultimate assignment—to get married and have a kid—he may finally be in over his head! Not one to depend on others, Twilight has his work cut out for him, procuring both a wife and a child for his mission to infiltrate an elite private school. What he doesn’t know is that the wife he’s chosen is an assassin and the child he’s adopted is a telepath!
- Sakamoto Days by Yuto Suzuki
Time has passed peacefully for Sakamoto since he left the underworld. He’s running a neighborhood store with his lovely wife and child and has gotten a bit…out of shape. But one day a figure from his past pays him a visit with an offer he can’t refuse: return to the assassin world or die!
- Assasination Classroom by Yusei Matsui
Ever caught yourself screaming, “I could just kill that teacher” What would it take to justify such antisocial behavior and weeks of detention? Especially if he’s the best teacher you’ve ever had and determined to help you discover your hidden talents, raise your grades, and acquire opportunities you never dreamed possible? How about blowing up the moon and threatening to do the same to Mother Earth—unless you take him out first?! Plus a reward of a cool 100 million from the Ministry of Defense!
Okay, now that you’re committed…How are you going to pull this off? What does your pathetic class of misfits have in their arsenal to combat Teach’s alien technology, bizarre powers and…tentacles?!
There’s nothing like breezing through a manga on the weekend that will leave you emotionally distraught and filled with love at the same time. And these mangas are guaranteed to make you feel exactly that! If you’re done with these mangas, check out our blog on shouju manga.