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Originally Posted by MMM
ANIME
009-1 comes out very soon, and I think it appeals to an older crowd as it borrows from so many places that I think we can see, both from older Japanese anime (like Cutey Honey, Dirty Pair,) and from Western sources (007, 60s spy movies)
A Phantom Memory: Kurau was very thoughtful, and I think it has a great appeal to an older (is 30 really that old? I hope not!) crowd.
I thought Bobobo Bo-BO-bobo (or something like that) was hilarious.
MANGA
Your best bet is Dark Horse Manga. MPD-Psycho is very mature, not only in content, but in complexity (in a GOOD way). The Scary Book series I think has more appeal to an older person than a younger one because of the frightening situations children are put into (especially as a parent). I would also highly recommend Museum of Terror (again, if you like horror) for very thoughtful and frightening modern classic scares.
Old Boy is also excellent. Violent and a mental puzzle at the same time.
What else? Mail, Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service, Shaman Warrior, Lone Wold and Cub...
Not Dark Horse, but Death Note is insanely popular for a reason: it is that good.
I love really thought-provoking anime and manga, and am enjoying reading all your thoughts...
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That's a nice list.
However, I think it's a bit difficult to talk about mangas for 30+ readers. Maybe if the characters are 30 something. If you ask for adult mangas (without ecchi and hentai), the list of MMM might be ueseful.
I guess that
"Eden" is one of mangas I wouldn't recommend to teens. The stroy and topics are quite interesting even though I haven't read it completely. It's quite serious and heavy though.
I also liked
"12 days". The pictures are great, Korean art work. It's a romantic tragedy, so, very heavy again. The content is for people with much relationship experience. Well, you can read it as an unexperienced, young person but to understand it fully, I guess it would be more interesting for people older than 30 or 40. It's also kind of a biography and the pacing slightely comparable to
"Old Boy".
As a first guess, I would pick
"Adolf" and
"Afro Samurai". I never read them though.
. The story is about a 13-year-old girl named Maya whose only passion is acting. She went through a lot of trouble to continue her acting career, with the secret support of Masumi, the President of a huge company, whom she hated the most because he always appeared to be cold and cruel to her. Things started getting interesting and complicated when Masumi fell in love with Maya. The rest, you should really read the manga to find out. 
