Genre: Action-Comedy, Slice of Life, Found Family Why it’s popular: This is the perfect "feel-good" mainstream hit. A spy must build a fake family for a mission. He adopts a telepathic daughter (Anya) and marries a beautiful assassin (Yor) without knowing each other's secrets. It is hilarious, wholesome, and occasionally action-packed. Manga Status: Ongoing. The manga is consistently a top seller globally.
Genre: Sci-Fi, Thriller, Time Travel The Hook: A self-proclaimed "mad scientist" accidentally invents a microwave that can send emails to the past. As he and his friends change history to avoid small tragedies, they attract the attention of a sinister organization and unravel a future dystopia. Why it’s popular: It starts slow (slice of life) and then becomes a relentless descent into despair. It handles the paradoxes of time travel better than 99% of Western media. The visual novel is the source, but the anime and manga are excellent. Status: Complete. Genre: Action-Comedy, Slice of Life, Found Family Why
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