The Collectionist: 11 Must-Have Manga Series

This 4-panel comic strip is short on story, but long on jokes. The funny misadventures of a group of high school girls is frequent fodder for generic, lame manga series, but not so with Azumanga. The sometimes hilarious, sometimes slow-build antics of the girls (and one vicious, amoral cat) will not disappoint. Guys, this one’s not just for the ladies, either.

Bleach creator Tite Kubo secretly wants to have a clothing line. No matter what’s going down in this supernatural story, the characters are always dressed to the nines in some of the most interesting street wear to be seen in manga. High schooler Ichigo has become a pinch-hitter for a Soul Reaper, juggling school and otherworldly duties. The bizarre directions the story takes, and the techno-colorful cast of characters keep the story from ever becoming boring.

What would you do if you suddenly gained the power to kill anyone without being seen? Would the power corrupt you or simply reveal the person you already were? Super-genuis Light Yagami decides to remake the world into a better place, but as time passes, his definition of “evil” changes drastically, and he must match wits with the world’s best detective in a thrilling game of cat and mouse.