That's like saying HxH isn't a battle manga. Being unconventional in certain regards doesn't change it's genre.
Yeah, but I would say “Battle” is sort of a manga exclusive genre.
Following this, we can consider Ansatsu a Battle manga, it had it's comedy in the middle, but it also had several fights, Koro-sensei vs Karma or Itona, the beach battle, the several hotel fights, the whole ending, etc...
See the problem with your argument is since chapter 38 the series has been action focused. This is well over half the manga already which is likely only going to get more action focused once the war starts.
I don't think you're getting my point, I'm not saying that "first arc determines the genre doesn't matter what focus the story has now" or something like that, of course it's action now, but what I'm trying to say is that having action scenes doesn't necessarily make a manga a Battle one, Action and Battle are two different genres on my point of view, with battle being a genre where the story's main purpose is to create those fights and let them drive the series, with every plot point existing either to create or be resolved in a fight, and it's whole bunch of cliches, all of which, Neverland doesn't follow, this is why I mentioned Ansatsu, because it never stopped being a comedy even though it had a action focused part, just having action scenes wasn't enough to turn it into a Battle, there is a formula that distinguishes them, Neverland has been more action that horror/mystery lately (even though it still is hella horror and mystery), but that factor itself isn't the only thing that a manga needs to be considered a b-manga, you can't have battle without action, but you can have action without battle.
This is exactly what I'm trying to say.
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i mean. Has Neverland really only had maybe 2 big gun fights. And even then, for the most part those gun fights are no different than a gun fight that you’d see in any standard action film.(or to compare it to a fellow comic, not different than say a Walking Dead comic, or a Deadly Class comic).
Saying "more interesting" than Saiki is really raising the bar high for me. Saiki was a brilliant comedy that could've went on for many more years for me without feeling stale or boring. I never felt like there was a dull moment or a chapter that didn't hit for me. Hopefully it'll be another comedy.
Saguri and High Risk Mission Therapy will both be deeply missed by me. Hopefully both authors will come back soon with new works. Ona side note though, at least Jump+ recently got Spy x Family. Its first chapter was really on-point. The perfect combination of humor, serious, plot, lightheartedness, and action. I can't wait to see its next chapter
I thought Last Saiyuki has a solid and clear plot, motivation, and direction for it to go.
