I'm gonna sort by completed and on-going since I know it's hard to keep up with manga that are weekly/monthly and constantly wait for updates. This is only a small portion of my manga list so if you want more recs let me know.
Completed:
-Slam Dunk: One of the most popular series ever in Japan and way more than just a typical basketball manga. Gorgeous art by Takehiko Inoue also helps greatly.
-JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Parts 1-7(if you want to watch the anime go right ahead but if you want to get through it faster/get ahead of the anime since it's only on part 5 it's still worth it)
Kare Kano: One of the best shoujo manga I've read period, and an all time classic.
Any Naoki Urasawa work is basically free real estate.
Parasyte: If you want a b-movie plot of an alien parasitic creatures invading earth done masterfully check this out.
Now for on-going stuff:
Beastars: What if Zootopia was done differently and animals living in a society wasn't as disney as it seemed? One of the best manga to come out in recent memory and the characters while being animal feel more human than some characters in other works.
Dungeon Meshi: Ever wondered what a griffin egg tastes like? Or how to make mimic stew? When the main party of the series is broke and can't afford food to eat while they explore a mysterious dungeon they resort to eating the very monsters that they have to go through. Hilarious and very creative with it's premise.
Golden Kamuy: A crazy series involving a search for gold, skinning humans for their tattoos, and the most ridiculous events you could imagine taking place in this post russo war era japan thriller. It's a wild ride and still has time to also dive deep into Japanese Ainu culture that is fascinating to learn about.
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