The Ghost in the Shell manga is very different from the anime and has a comedic tone while also being as comprehensive about the way things work as Gene Roddenberry was with Star Trek. I'm still exploring manga myself but it's one of my faves to study. Dororo is also a GREAT addition to any lexicon as it's one of Osama Tezuka's best works and is a bridge point for cinematic storytelling through manga. It is VERY compelling to my tastes. It will largely depend on your preferences but these are two of my favorites!

Depending on age I would recommend Berserk by Kentaro Miura, Akira by Katsuhiro Otomo as adult-oriented. Also I heard great comments about Vagabond. For a bit younger audiences Eyeshield 21 by Yusuke Murata.

Check out vagabond.

Jojo`s Bizarre Adventure, Berserk. These are the best when it comes to art. Berserk is extremely brutal though, do not recommend it to young people. If you are under 18 stay away from Berserk, it will mess with your mind.

Well, it depends on the genre you like. In terms of drawings, the best mangaka, in my opinion, are Jirō Taniguchi, Takehiko Inoue, Hiroaki Samura (Blade of The Immortal is a masterpiece, as an illustrator I find him a bit disturbing), Naoki Urasawa (who like Taniguchi is also a spectacular writer), Kaoru Mori (if you like the historical genre), Kiyohiko Azuma with his very funny Yotsuba &! There is also Kentaro Miura who is an excellent drawer, it's a pity that his Berserk over the years has become much worse in terms of story (and I say this as a fan).

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I should probably put my own recommendation too. My favorite is probably Naoki Urasawa's - 20th Century Boys (and the continuation 21st Century Boys). I love mangas where the characters are not handsome or beautiful per se lol cause that means the author really had to sell his story and the characters. Which is something Naoki Urasawa did wonderfully with this manga. I've grown to love every one of the characters especially Kenji's friends. They all developed as a person. Urasawa rarely left a character behind, if he put them in the story than they will have a role in the overall plot and it just amazes me how he does it. There's also a point where he completely switch the main character. I'm not gonna spoil, but my point is particularly how he approach this shows that this author got balls. I also love how Urasawa draws. The characters' line art are pretty simple (?) and doesn't have that many details on it but it's so spot on at the same time. I think it's because he has a mastery understanding of the face structure (atleast for his art style) that he knows what details he should put and what he doesn't need to. When i first read it i thought that his drawings were so weird and different than what i'm used to but the more i read it the more i appreciate it. now i just adore his art style. I recommend you guys to give it a read if you have the time. This manga made me smile, made me cry, gave me a whole new perspective on story telling. it's one of the best piece of story telling I have every had the pleasure to read and study. Thanks for reading this and have a nice day.

My favorites are Akira Toriyama (Dragonball) and Yusuke Muruta (One Punch Man). I look at these two for inspiration for action and movement specifically. I want to incorporate that energy into my work.

these are some of my favorite Ghost in the shell Outlaw star cowboy bebop fairy tail any gundam series

Berserk is great in terms of art style and story. As you progress in reading through the manga, it is simply amazing to see how much the mangaka evolves his art style and it is ongoing. Fullmetal Alchemist is one of my favorites. Hiromu Arakawa did an amazing job in terms of the story and the development of her characters. Hunter x Hunter and Demon Slayer are another great ones as well.

It depends on your tastes, if you want something darker go for chainsaw man, hunter x hunter or berserk (really dark but if you can stomach the sick parts is one of the best manga of all time) more light hearted go for my hero academia(gets darker later on) or one punch man. There are a bunch more like good night punpun, vagabound, monster... and i would also recommend the stuff written by Carnby KIM. He is a manhwa(korean manga) writter, and although manhwa are usually really bad, his work is consistently great even by manga standards.