The history of manga includes no shortage of stories revolving around the unfortunate plights of characters who are so ugly that they’re ostracized, or characters who naturally look so mean and scary that they’re typically misunderstood. Just a few examples of such stories include Norihiro Yagi’s Angel Densetsu, Hotondoshindeiru’s Isekai Ojisan, Ryo Hiromatsu’s Busamen Gachi […]
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