Manga series named for its protagonist Crossword Clue

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Manga series named for its protagonist Crossword Answer

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Hint 1: Clue Definitions

MANGA (noun)
1. graphic novel that originated in Japan, usually intended for adults and characterized by highly stylized art
PROTAGONIST (noun)
1. a person who backs a politician or a team etc.
2. the principal character in a work of fiction

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More Daily Beast Crossword (10/20/2025) Answers

Across

1. Gospel great Winans

5. "___ Cody Banks 2: Destination London (2004 comedy)

10. Res ___ loquitur (phrase heard in some "Law & Order" scripts)

11. "Drove my Chevy to the ___ but the ___ was dry" (Don McLean lyric)

12. Bert who sang "If I Only Had a Brain"

13. “If ___ Hammer”

14. Sade's "Is ___ Crime?"

15. Country where Gene Simmons and Gal Gadot were born (abbr.)

16. With 20-Across: Actress who joined Instagram yesterday with a heartfelt message to further share her battle with Multiple Sclerosis with her many fans

20. See 16-Across

22. Laughter syllable

23. King, to Celine Dion

24. Zac in "Ricky Stanicky"

27. HBO series that starred Thomas Jane

28. They way things are going

29. "The Seven Year ___" (1955 Marilyn Monroe rom-com)

30. Spy movie secrets

31. Bob Dylan or Bob Marley, e.g.

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Down

1. Tennis star Marin who won the US Open men's title in 2014 (and whose last name is spelled the same forward and backward)

2. S. ___ Merkerson ("Law & Order" and "Chicago Med" actress)

3. One note

4. Musical taste

5. Top-level celeb

6. Baseball legend Lou

7. Longoria in 2025's "War of the Worlds"

8. "Simpsons" character who talkaly-walkaly talks like thisaroonie

9. "___ with Mussolini" (1999 film starring Cher and Judi Dench)

15. "___ in the Stream" (Dolly Parton/Kenny Rogers ballad)

17. Apple hit

19. Whitney Houston's "All ___"

21. "___ Is Enough" (1970s-80s ABC family drama)

24. And so on

25. To and ___

26. "Turning ___" (2023 Disney/Pixar film featuring the voice of Sandra Oh)

27. Naughty by Nature's "___ Hop Hooray"

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