Guts, a lone mercenary known as the Black Swordsman, travels a brutal medieval dark-fantasy world seeking revenge against his former commander and friend, Griffith, who sacrificed their entire mercenary army to become a god.
Dark Fantasy, Horror Volumes: 41 (Ongoing/Posthumous release) Why read it? Berserk is often rated #1 on "Best Manga of All Time" lists. Guts is a mercenary with a giant slab of iron for a sword, a metal arm, and a brand on his neck that attracts demons every night. The "Golden Age" arc (volumes 3-14) contains the most infamous betrayal in fiction, "The Eclipse." It is extremely violent and sexually explicit, but beneath the gore is a beautiful story about struggling against fate.
: Considered a masterpiece of the science fiction genre, this thriller centers on a university student who accidentally discovers time travel. Hunter x Hunter (2011)
For those seeking "deep" posts that explore human nature, grief, or historical change, these series offer significant emotional and philosophical depth. Frieren: Beyond Journey's End