some manga that you need to read : Phoenix by Osamu Tezuka, Knights of the Zodiac by masami kumumada Virtually every manga in Shonen Jump today is pretty much like Knights of the Zodiac only wussier. Parasyte by hitosi iwaaki, Basara by yumi tamura, TO TERRA by Keiko Takemiya , Yakitate! Japan by Takashi Hashiguchi , Monster by Naoki Urasawa