2007 Readers Poll: Best New Seinen Manga
Grittier, more dramatic and graphic than shonen manga, seinen manga is manga for manly men and mature readers. Several notable series made their debut in 2007, so we asked our readers to pick their fave.
Mushishi pulled ahead at the last minute to take first place honors, with The Guin Saga: The Seven Magi taking second place. See full results.
View results in our other readers' polls:
Publisher:Del Rey Manga
Visit Del Rey Manga's Mushishi page
Read a review of Mushishi Volume 1
for Mushishi Volume 1
Mushishiis a series of self-contained, but related stories revolving around mushi, a mysterious type of lifeform/ parasite / force of nature.Ginko is a traveling mushi master or mushishi, who offers explanations and remedies to help the people who are afflicted or blessed by the presence of mushi in their lives.More »
Artist: Kazuaki Yanagisawa
Publisher:Vertical Inc.
Visit Vertical's The Guin Saga: The Seven Magi page
for The Guin Saga Volume 1
A mysterious plague has descended upon Cheironia. The disease is so infectious and terrifying, the citizens of this mythic kingdom are resorting to desperate measures to find a cure. Some are even willing to kill their children to protect their families. Guin, the leopard-headed warrior king of Cheironia learns that the plague may have mystical origins, and that there are dark forces gathering to prey upon him and his subjects.More »
Artist: Saiko Takaki
Publisher:Digital Manga Publishing
Visit DMP's Vampire Hunter D page
for Vampire Hunter D Volume 1
The year is 12,090 A.D., and what little is left of humanity has finally crawled out from the ashes of war and destruction. From the darkness of fallout, mutants and a race of vampires known as the Nobility have spawned. They rule the weak with no remorse. Once bitten by a Nobility, one is cursed to become a member of the undead. Villagers cower in fear, hoping and praying for a savior to rid them of their undying nightmare. All they have to battle this danger is a different kind danger – a Vampire Hunter.More »
Artist: Sho-U Tajima
Publisher:Dark Horse
Visit Dark Horse's MPD Psycho page
for MPD Psycho
"MPD" stands for "Multiple Personality Disorder" and MPD-Psycho is a horror-suspense-sci-fi story that revolves around a series of bizarre serial murders. Detective Kobayashi Yousuke's life is changed forever after a killer notices something "special" about him. A series of events triggers something in Kobayashi's brain and unleashes the other personalities inside him. This transforms Kobayashi into an unusually insightful profiler who can track down serial killers because he is one himself.More »
Publisher:VIZ Media
Visit VIZ Media's Togari page
for Togari Volume 1
Tobei, a ruthless punk from feudal Japan, has been damned to hell for the past 300 years. Given a chance for redemption, he's sent to the modern world to vanquish 108 malevolent spirits in 108 days. Will the baffling ways of the present prove to be an even greater foe than the sinister fiends he must defeat?More »
Publisher:Vertical Inc.
Visit Vertical's MW page
for MW
Handsome, affluent and successful, Michio Yuki looks like he has it all. But behind his smiling façade, Michio is a murderous sociopath who burns with the desire to discover the secret of MW. MW is a chemical weapon that killed the entire population of a rural island community, a horrible tragedy that was covered up by the government. Now free of morals and scruples, Michio will lie, steal and kill anyone who gets in the way of his twisted plan for the ultimate payback for his inner torment: the extermination of the human race.More »
Publisher:Del Rey Manga
Visit Del Rey Manga's Parasyte page
for Parasyte Volume 1
Mysterious alien spores have descended to Earth. Each spore takes hold of unsuspecting humans that they transform and control to consume other people and animals. Ordinary Japanese teen Shinichi encounters one of these aliens, but by chance, the alien parasite only transforms his right hand and forearm. Now Shin and his alien right arm Migi must learn to coexist and figure out what the other aliens are up to, before it's too late for mankind.More »
Publisher:CMX Manga
Visit CMX Manga's Variante page
for Variante Volume 1
After seeing her family slaughtered, Aiko is surprised to wake up on a laboratory table, apparently intact. But when she notices the horribly disfigured arm grafted onto her body, she soon realizes that life as she knew it before the attack is now over. Infused with the DNA of a mysterious monster known as Chimera, the arm acts on the urges of its master - leaving Aiko powerless to stop it.More »
Artist: Masaki Segawa
Publisher:Del Rey Manga
Visit Del Rey Manga's The Yagyu Ninja Scrolls page
for The Yagyu Ninja Scrolls Volume 1
In 17th century Japan, a rebellion in the Aizu territory has been brutally crushed, leaving twenty-one brave warriors dead and most of the nuns of the local convent slaughtered. Now the surviving nuns have sworn to seek revenge. The women turn to Jyubei, a ninja swordsman of the Yagyu clan for training in the art of war – but can he teach these inexperienced women the skills they need to defeat the fearsome Aizu Seven Spears?More »
Publisher:Dark Horse
Visit Dark Horse's XS Hybrid page
for XS Hybrid
In a strange future where gifted, "hybrid" humans police the planet, Mina is a likeable tomboy with growing psychic powers. When a young boy falls into a coma after gazing into her eyes, it's clear that there's more to Mina than her pretty looks. This young boy, Hinchang, grows up to be quite a daredevil, and his awkward, secret love for Mina fuels his protective fire when mysterious men arrive, bringing the violence of the "hybrid" world with them!More »
Mushishi pulled ahead at the last minute to take first place honors, with The Guin Saga: The Seven Magi taking second place. See full results.
View results in our other readers' polls:
1 - Mushishi
Author and Artist: Yuki UrushibaraPublisher:Del Rey Manga
Visit Del Rey Manga's Mushishi page
Read a review of Mushishi Volume 1
for Mushishi Volume 1
Mushishiis a series of self-contained, but related stories revolving around mushi, a mysterious type of lifeform/ parasite / force of nature.Ginko is a traveling mushi master or mushishi, who offers explanations and remedies to help the people who are afflicted or blessed by the presence of mushi in their lives.More »
2 - The Guin Saga: The Seven Magi
Author: Kaoru KurimotoArtist: Kazuaki Yanagisawa
Publisher:Vertical Inc.
Visit Vertical's The Guin Saga: The Seven Magi page
for The Guin Saga Volume 1
A mysterious plague has descended upon Cheironia. The disease is so infectious and terrifying, the citizens of this mythic kingdom are resorting to desperate measures to find a cure. Some are even willing to kill their children to protect their families. Guin, the leopard-headed warrior king of Cheironia learns that the plague may have mystical origins, and that there are dark forces gathering to prey upon him and his subjects.More »
3 - Vampire Hunter D
Author: Hideyuki KikuchiArtist: Saiko Takaki
Publisher:Digital Manga Publishing
Visit DMP's Vampire Hunter D page
for Vampire Hunter D Volume 1
The year is 12,090 A.D., and what little is left of humanity has finally crawled out from the ashes of war and destruction. From the darkness of fallout, mutants and a race of vampires known as the Nobility have spawned. They rule the weak with no remorse. Once bitten by a Nobility, one is cursed to become a member of the undead. Villagers cower in fear, hoping and praying for a savior to rid them of their undying nightmare. All they have to battle this danger is a different kind danger – a Vampire Hunter.More »
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4 (tie) - MPD-Psycho
Author: Eiji OtsukaArtist: Sho-U Tajima
Publisher:Dark Horse
Visit Dark Horse's MPD Psycho page
for MPD Psycho
"MPD" stands for "Multiple Personality Disorder" and MPD-Psycho is a horror-suspense-sci-fi story that revolves around a series of bizarre serial murders. Detective Kobayashi Yousuke's life is changed forever after a killer notices something "special" about him. A series of events triggers something in Kobayashi's brain and unleashes the other personalities inside him. This transforms Kobayashi into an unusually insightful profiler who can track down serial killers because he is one himself.More »
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4 (tie) - Togari
Author and Artist: Yoshinori NatsumePublisher:VIZ Media
Visit VIZ Media's Togari page
for Togari Volume 1
Tobei, a ruthless punk from feudal Japan, has been damned to hell for the past 300 years. Given a chance for redemption, he's sent to the modern world to vanquish 108 malevolent spirits in 108 days. Will the baffling ways of the present prove to be an even greater foe than the sinister fiends he must defeat?More »
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5 (tie) - MW
Author and Artist: Osamu TezukaPublisher:Vertical Inc.
Visit Vertical's MW page
for MW
Handsome, affluent and successful, Michio Yuki looks like he has it all. But behind his smiling façade, Michio is a murderous sociopath who burns with the desire to discover the secret of MW. MW is a chemical weapon that killed the entire population of a rural island community, a horrible tragedy that was covered up by the government. Now free of morals and scruples, Michio will lie, steal and kill anyone who gets in the way of his twisted plan for the ultimate payback for his inner torment: the extermination of the human race.More »
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5 (tie) - Parasyte
Author and Artist: Hitoshi IwaakiPublisher:Del Rey Manga
Visit Del Rey Manga's Parasyte page
for Parasyte Volume 1
Mysterious alien spores have descended to Earth. Each spore takes hold of unsuspecting humans that they transform and control to consume other people and animals. Ordinary Japanese teen Shinichi encounters one of these aliens, but by chance, the alien parasite only transforms his right hand and forearm. Now Shin and his alien right arm Migi must learn to coexist and figure out what the other aliens are up to, before it's too late for mankind.More »
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6 (tie) - Variante
Author and Artist: Iqura SugimotoPublisher:CMX Manga
Visit CMX Manga's Variante page
for Variante Volume 1
After seeing her family slaughtered, Aiko is surprised to wake up on a laboratory table, apparently intact. But when she notices the horribly disfigured arm grafted onto her body, she soon realizes that life as she knew it before the attack is now over. Infused with the DNA of a mysterious monster known as Chimera, the arm acts on the urges of its master - leaving Aiko powerless to stop it.More »
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6 (tie) - The Yagyu Ninja Scrolls: Revenge of the Hori Clan
Author: Futaro YamadaArtist: Masaki Segawa
Publisher:Del Rey Manga
Visit Del Rey Manga's The Yagyu Ninja Scrolls page
for The Yagyu Ninja Scrolls Volume 1
In 17th century Japan, a rebellion in the Aizu territory has been brutally crushed, leaving twenty-one brave warriors dead and most of the nuns of the local convent slaughtered. Now the surviving nuns have sworn to seek revenge. The women turn to Jyubei, a ninja swordsman of the Yagyu clan for training in the art of war – but can he teach these inexperienced women the skills they need to defeat the fearsome Aizu Seven Spears?More »
7 - XS Hybrid
Author and Artist: Song Ji-HyungPublisher:Dark Horse
Visit Dark Horse's XS Hybrid page
for XS Hybrid
In a strange future where gifted, "hybrid" humans police the planet, Mina is a likeable tomboy with growing psychic powers. When a young boy falls into a coma after gazing into her eyes, it's clear that there's more to Mina than her pretty looks. This young boy, Hinchang, grows up to be quite a daredevil, and his awkward, secret love for Mina fuels his protective fire when mysterious men arrive, bringing the violence of the "hybrid" world with them!More »
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