Discussion Geniuses in the Mangaverse

[hibar90]

Nah ..shinichi is smart but I doubt he can ever come up to doing what Light /L or Aki/ yokoya can do ..forget split second...most and almost All of the D Conan case solving is forced..he gets sth suspicious and extrapolates it till he gets a decisive result. so Basically he takes a Hunch to verification ..and because its a manga which stars Kudo the Hunch that he takes on alwas is the right answer...
read D conan for a while but seriously got tired of it due to these flaws ..... D conan ruins the mood that is set up by Sherlock Holmes or arsenal Lupin

That "something" are clues that you could eventually get from the scene. He already have the intelligence from the 2 psychology manga. The "If I do this, he's gonna do that, so I 'll prepare this with that" that the only thing all the other 4 main char do, automatically happens when he connects those pieces of evidence and simulate the scene. Well, akiyama/yokoya usually have to figure out tricks to win the game. And if you think shinichi can't figure out the tricks in each game in a split second: shinichi figure out ways to pull off all the magic tricks in case close series by the end of the trick. Which is similar in "finding solution" aspect. The murderer in high difficulty cases that he solved usually try to throw the police off track. He also layed up traps that "only" the murder would fall to support his deduction. Unlike death note, in case closed and liar game, the obvious are usually briefly mentioned or left out and gave the "wtf just happen" at the end. The others wouldn't be able to pull this kind of conclusion in case close assuming (only an assumption) that they wouldn't know either what those those evidence could potentially do. Shinichi was also educated in "street" science (not what high school book clearly gives) and math to make his deduction like sherlock. Though I have to admit from 700+ chapters not all cases are excited to display shinichi true ability. Just those tough cases that takes a volume to solve.

edit: L suspecting light was also based on "only" a hunch. It was more of obsession rather than a hunch actually. He even said it when he died.

 

[shaheer]

well Dn was off the charts to begin with ...obtaining a death note having that power is crazy so a hunc was given to L ...
i never said Kudo wast a genius..all i said is Conan ruins the mood set up by sherlock or Lupin.... i m fan of those 2 and dun find kudos method very impressive ...rather i find it more forced .... He is a detective solving real murders caused by ppl not by a shinigami so hunch aint that impressive...again thats my Op...and thats one of the reason i dropped Conan

 

[M3J]

Kurama from Yu Yu Hakusho. Asada from Team Medical Dragon. Shinichi (Kudo), his dad, and Heiji from Detective Conan. Falcon and Maya from Bloody Monday. Nami from One Piece.

From Naruto:

Sasuke
Kakashi
Itachi (THE TOP GENIUS IMO)
Minato
Hiruzen

 

[Asarii]

To keep up with my reputation:

Gokudera Hayato (KHR) -- He gets really good marks in tests such as science and math. Outside of the classroom though, he can act like a ditz.

Verde (KHR) -- He's considered to be the "Leonardo Da Vinci of our time" and is obsessed with odd experiments and inventions. One of those inventions proved to be very important later on.

Bel (KHR) -- He's even called a genius in-universe! He's not the academic-type like the previous two I mentioned but his fighting style in particular is something to take note on.

There are two more in the series I can think of. XD

 

[Iceiphoenix]

I think I'll add Hiruma Youichi from E21 He comes up with tactics when the team is in a pinch in a fraction of a second and they always seem to succeed

On the topic of E21, I'll also add Anezaki Mamori Since she can analyze the plays quickly and then sends the message to Hiruma.

 

[Nii]

@Asa he acts like a ditz all the time

Dr.Vegapunk (One Piece): Developed the Pacifista and all the other crazy technologies the Marines have in possession. He has to be a crazy genius, even though Oda didn't show him so far.

Aizen Sosuke (Bleach): He knows everything, owns everyone, manpulates everyone and is the Godfather of Bleach

 

[shaheer]

Kenshin Himura superb swordsman and exceptional in divulging apponents techniques and how to break or avoid those he is the genius in the katana world ...second to none possibly

saito f RK for the same reason

Fukubei from 20th Century Boys for obvious reason of extremely charismatic leader who explores people's need to believe in something greater than themselves in order to fake a series of supernatural powers and pose as a superhuman prophet

Fujimaru Takagi the main of bloody monday genius hacker

 

[ZERO PHOENIX]

I'm so glad someone made this thread. I'm interested in anime/manga that deals mostly with characters who have impressive intellectual ability rather than some outlandish power. Death Note is one of my all-time favs and I took a look at Liar Game. Does anyone else know of any titles that emphasize the genius rather than the superman?

 

[shaheer]

hmm i dun know genius but both 20 th century boys and monster are very intelligent series....and no there is no superman.... so you miight like those.... detective conan isa decent series , somewhat, and it does have some very good mysteries...and as the name suggest its about unearthing those....a little version of SHerlock holmes ...(atleast the mangaka tried, and in many aspect he did manage )

sket dan has its major part on comedy element and other but hte leader of sket dan ,Bossun is quite a deducer and uses his deduction capability to solve many 'jobs' in which they are in

 

[M3J]

Read Detective Conan, as shaheer said. The drawback is that it's so freakin' long and if you skip most part in the middle, you won't be missing much. Otherwise it starts out pretty cool and is awesome. It's like, crime and comedy with some tragedy and drama mixed into a shounen manga! \o/

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ZERO PHOENIX, you should also read Team Medical Dragon. Asada's a freakin' genius, you'll be pretty amazed. Its mangaka died though, so it's most likely gonna remain incomplete.

 

[shaheer]

whats it about? some wiz kid doctor? i mean its a medical manga right? .....pity they dont make intelligent mangas like Monster now a days

 

[Kaiten]

Eumenes from Historie is brilliant, rising from a slave to finding a place in the court of Philip of Macedon. Masamori from Kekkaishi is a brilliant tactician, a bit to shady and underhanded, but still a genius.

whats it about? some wiz kid doctor? i mean its a medical manga right? .....pity they dont make intelligent mangas like Monster now a days

They do. A lot get scanlated too. Most international fans can't be bothered to find them though, IMO. Berserk is a very intelligent, complex manga and actually managed a big fanbase.

 

[shaheer]

Berserk is an awesome manga.... no doubt about it... its one of my fav.... but the Pace is darn slow....waiting kills
as for them making intelligent manga..can you recommend me some? and i kind a dun like stuffs with obscenity ....if its minimum then your recommendation will be very much appreciated

 

[M3J]

whats it about? some wiz kid doctor? i mean its a medical manga right? .....pity they dont make intelligent mangas like Monster now a days

It's not a kid doctor. It's really cool; it's about a screwed up system in Japan, where the doctors and such only look after their own careers rather than the patient. Asada's one of the few exceptions... he looks after the patients and doesn't really care about the consequences.... If he wasn't a genius doctor, he'd have been fired long ago. It's awesome to see how he comes up with a way to save a patient's life and such. Ijyuuin is an intern, meaning if he doesn't do things the doctors' way, he has no chance of going ahead, yet he was recruited in Asada's team, which he feared. It's great to see how Asada slowly changes Ijyuuin for the better.

It's medical with humor and drama as well. Not only does it focus on the hospital life, but also on personal life. If you've watched House, Asada is a lot like that, but selfless when it comes to his duty.

 

[Koshi_Inaba]

Iryu/Team Medical Dragon was made by Akira Nagai, a successful doctor and medical journalist. It exposed everything about what is wrong about Japanese medical system and is very accurate. Doctor Asada, the main character is pretty much a japanese Doctor Gregory House. He's an asshole and eccentric, but also a genius doctor who is completely dedicated to curing the patient.
Has anyone mentioned Kazuo Kiriyama from Battle Royale? He's a evil genius all right

 

[Roflkopt3r]

Captain Tessarossa of Full Metal Panic is portrayed as a super genius skilled in complex science since early childhood. She mentioned that her brother - who remains unknown though - was even more intelligent than her.
It's totally overdone though so I don't like her as an example for a genius

 

[shaheer]

same here in FMp the characters werent so sharp... saske was a military grandeur but up to that... as for Capt tessa she was claimed to be a genius and her bro was hyped to be a greater one...but the results were not in concern in the anime so i doubt they are considered much of a genius

 

[hibar90]

Kenshin Himura superb swordsman and exceptional in divulging apponents techniques and how to break or avoid those he is the genius in the katana world ...second to none possibly

saito f RK for the same reason

Aren't you forgetting Seijuuro Hiko?

 

[Riku]

No mention of Nobyuki Fukumoto's geniouses yet? He does psychological suspense and gambling manga's, and of course in that kinda world there of course is a bunch of geniouses.

Kaiji from Tobaku Mokushiroku Kaiji is kinda different genious. Just graduated high school, doesn't find a solid job because of his behaviour. Lives in poverty and kills time with cheap gambles, dirty pranks, alchohol and cigarettes. However, he finds himself in outstanding debt, because he co-signed loan of former coworker. He ends up doing crazy gambles organized by rich bastards for their entertainment. A loser he is, Kaiji always gets in worse situation but some how he always founds a way out of it. He wins millions in gambles, and seems to have a hidden talent for gambling. But in a moment he always tricked out from the money he just won by even smarter bad guys. The tighter the spot, the more brilliant Kaiji seems to be.

Also of course, the antagonists of Kaiji are also genious. These include Hyodo, filthy rich old man, who apparently has build his fortune on deceiving, trickking and lying. An other worthy meantiong, is Endo, a loan shark with ties to yakuza.

Another series by Fukumoto, is Akagi. About man named Akagi, who is a prodigy at Mahjong. In a sense, he is opposite of Kaiji. He coldly pwns every single one who opposes him.

Zero is a young genious from Fukumotos Tobaku Haōden ZERO. Richest man in Japan is looking for a representative for a gambling tournament organized by richest men in the world. Robin Hood-ish Zero gets mixed in to this premilinary tournament to find the man. He manages to win every deathly challenge, however a kid who goes under the name "Shirube" seems to complete every challenge in half of the time it takes for Zero.

 

[ashher]

Genius as in mastermind? My favorite would be orehara izaya from durarara! I saw the anime, prolly there is a manga as well. And if genius is about intelligence...then L and akiyama.