Not sure if this is an easy request to fulfil, but I love how Fujimoto writes his characters and how human they feel despite the debauchery and silliness sometimes present in his works. What I specifically liked about Fire Punch was its introspection, use of political themes, and existentialism (although, in the case of recommendations I'm fine with discussion of any other philosophy too). It's an extremely heavy story and I liked how it subverted the expectation of having a typical strong masculine action hero like many shounen manga. I would prefer no manga recs because I already know of many and I'm specifically wanting novels to read!
by wakeupchuu