| Anime | Manga | Why watch/read | |-------|-------|----------------| | | ✅ (complete) | Slow-burn masterpiece about morality | | Steins;Gate | ✅ | Time travel done right | | Erased | ✅ | Short, emotional time-loop murder mystery | | The Promised Neverland (S1 only) | ✅ (complete) | Brilliant escape thriller (manga >> S2) | | Pluto | ✅ (complete) | Dark retelling of Astro Boy, very mature |