Manga like ALIENS AREA

Dandadan

Also known as Dandadan.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Comedy , Drama , Romance , Sci-Fi , Supernatural

Momo Ayase strikes up an unusual friendship with her school’s UFO fanatic, whom she nicknames “Okarun” because he has a name that is not to be said aloud. While Momo believes in spirits, she thinks aliens are nothing but nonsense. Her new friend, meanwhile, thinks the exact opposite. To settle matters, the two set out to prove each other wrong—Momo to a UFO hotspot and Okarun to a haunted tunnel! What unfolds next is a beautiful story of young love…and oddly horny aliens and spirits?



Note: Nominated for the 15th Manga Taisho Award in 2022.

Tags: Youkai , Urban Fantasy , Ghost , Aliens , Super Power , Shounen , Female Protagonist , Surreal Comedy , Tokusatsu , Male Protagonist , Henshin , Ensemble Cast , Primarily Teen Cast , Heterosexual , Gyaru , Shapeshifting , School , Body Horror , Love Triangle , Exorcism , Conspiracy , Kaiju , Curses , Amnesia , Gore , Tragedy , Terrorism , Super Robot , Chuunibyou , Circus , Gods , Nudity , Dissociative Identities , Tsundere , Cannibalism , Bullying , Acrobatics , Suicide , Dinosaurs

Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo

Also known as Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Sci-Fi , Supernatural

It's been 68 years since the Culling Game. In 2086, an alien race known as the Simurians arrive on Earth in a spaceship. The fate of the world lies in the hands of two jujutsu sorcerers Yuka and Tsurugi Okkotsu. Jujutsu sorcerers and aliens, what chaos will be born from this meeting?



Tags: Shounen , Super Power , Aliens , Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist , Curses , Urban Fantasy , Demons , Politics , Martial Arts , Philosophy

Kiseijuu

Also known as Parasyte.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Horror , Psychological , Sci-Fi

They arrive in silence and darkness. They descend from the skies. They have a hunger for human flesh. They are everywhere. They are parasites, alien creatures who must invade–and take control of–a human host to survive. And once they have infected their victims, they can assume any deadly form they choose: monsters with giant teeth, winged demons, creatures with blades for hands. But most have chosen to conceal their lethal purpose behind ordinary human faces. So no one knows their secret–except an ordinary high school student. Shin is battling for control of his own body against an alien parasite, but can he find a way to warn humanity of the horrors to come?



Tags: Male Protagonist , Seinen , Body Horror , Aliens , Shapeshifting , Super Power , Environmental , Gore , Tragedy , Philosophy , Heterosexual , School , Delinquents , Love Triangle , Nudity

COSMOS

Also known as Cosmos.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Comedy , Drama , Sci-Fi

Kaede's search for a missing classmate leads to the shocking discovery that his friend is actually an alien in a human flesh suit. Grateful for Kaede’s help with her case, cute and ruthless insurance investigator Rin headhunts him. Kaede’s job interview leads to an epic battle on a commuter train, alien treachery, and a hidden spaceship. But before he can decide whether to accept the position or not, Kaede discovers another alien hidden in plain sight—one with a tragic story to share.



Note: Second place at the 10th Next Manga Award in the Print Manga Category in 2025.

Tags: Urban Fantasy , Aliens , Work , Urban , Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist , Episodic , Meta , School , Seinen , Super Power , Tragedy , Monster Girl , Tanned Skin , Cosplay , Gyaru , Tokusatsu

Tokyo Aliens

Also known as Tokyo Aliens.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Adventure , Sci-Fi

Shiny new high school first-year Akira is as ordinary as they come. He's awkward, has terrible grades, and loves manga. In fact, the only thing that really sets him apart from his peers is his staunch determination to follow in his late father's footsteps as a police officer.

But fate has its own plans for Akira. After witnessing a ferocious battle unfold between two strangers with unusual powers on the train—one of whom looks a lot like the tall, dark, and handsome kid in his grade—he finds himself kidnapped...by none other than an alien! And as if being thrust into the occasionally violent and always complicated relations between humans and aliens wasn't mind-boggling enough, nothing can prepare Akira for learning the truth about his beloved father...



Tags: Aliens , Cyberpunk , Urban Fantasy , Male Protagonist , Seinen , Police , Gore , Super Power , Primarily Male Cast , LGBTQ+ Themes , Tragedy , School , Chibi , Primarily Teen Cast

Chainsaw Man

Also known as Chainsaw Man.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Drama , Horror , Supernatural

The name says it all! Denji's life of poverty is changed forever when he merges with his pet chainsaw dog, Pochita! Now he's living in the big city and an official Devil Hunter. But he's got a lot to learn about his new job and chainsaw powers!



Notes:
Nominated for the 2020 Manga Taisho Award.
Winner of the 2021 Kono Manga ga Sugoi Award.
Winner of the 66th Shogakukan Manga Award in the shounen category.
Winner of the 2021 and 2022 Harvey Award for Best Manga.
Chapters 1-97 were released in Weekly Shounen Jump from Dec 3, 2018 to Dec 13, 2020. The series resumed from Ch. 98 in Shounen Jump+ on July 12, 2022

Tags: Demons , Tragedy , Urban Fantasy , Psychosexual , Coming of Age , Male Protagonist , Dissociative Identities , Gore , Body Horror , Cosmic Horror , Henshin , Urban , Monster Boy , Survival , Found Family , Female Protagonist , Work , Memory Manipulation , Shounen , Anti-Hero , Unrequited Love , Alternate Universe , Heterosexual , Ensemble Cast , Cult , Politics , Guns , Assassins , Yandere , Monster Girl , Human Pet , Revenge , Shapeshifting , Terrorism , Femdom , Surreal Comedy , Philosophy , Slapstick , Meta , Primarily Teen Cast , Super Power , Afterlife , Nudity , School , Cannibalism , Delinquents , Angels , Necromancy , Amnesia , Time Skip , Yakuza , Mafia , Tsundere , Time Manipulation , Zombie , Chimera , Motorcycles , Vore , Denpa , Scissoring , Bisexual

Kyokutou Necromance

Also known as Kyokuto Necromance.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Supernatural

Supernatural Battle Action focusing on a teenage boy who encounters a strange woman who claims to be a friend of his father and introduces him to the world of necromancy. Thanks to a mysterious ring the boy inherited from his dad, he too can become a necromancer & interact with the spirit world in order to protect the people around him.



Tags: Shounen , Necromancy , Exorcism , Male Protagonist , Ghost , Urban Fantasy , Primarily Male Cast

Kaijuu 8-gou

Also known as Kaiju No.8.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Sci-Fi

A man working a job far removed from his childhood dreams gets wrapped up in an unexpected situation…! Becoming a monster, he aims once again to fulfill his lifelong dream…!



Note:
Nominated for the 14th Manga Taisho Award in 2021.
Winner of the 7th Next Manga Award in the Web Manga Category in 2021.

Tags: Kaiju , Urban Fantasy , Shapeshifting , Shounen , Military , Henshin , Primarily Adult Cast , Super Power , Urban , Male Protagonist , Monster Boy , Tokusatsu , Guns , Gore , Conspiracy , Revenge , War , Body Horror , Heterosexual , Tragedy , Survival , Primarily Male Cast , Slapstick , Kuudere

Jujutsu Kaisen

Also known as Jujutsu Kaisen.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Supernatural

Although Yuji Itadori looks like your average teenager, his immense physical strength is something to behold! Every sports club wants him to join, but Itadori would rather hang out with the school outcasts in the Occult Research Club. One day, the club manages to get their hands on a sealed cursed object. Little do they know the terror they’ll unleash when they break the seal…



Notes:
Ranked 1st in Japan's Bookstore Employees Top Manga of 2018.
Nominated for the 25th Annual Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2021.
Nominated for the 65th Shogakukan Manga Award in the Shounen Category in 2019.
Includes one extra chapter.

Tags: Urban Fantasy , Demons , Super Power , Shounen , Curses , Tragedy , Monster Boy , Male Protagonist , Youkai , Magic , Martial Arts , Body Horror , Dissociative Identities , Death Game , Battle Royale , Gore , Primarily Teen Cast , Urban , Exorcism , Ensemble Cast , Cosmic Horror , Sadism , Body Swapping , Cult , School , Anthropomorphism , Assassins , Amnesia , Slapstick , Time Skip , Time Manipulation , Swordplay , Transgender , LGBTQ+ Themes , Nudity , Primarily Male Cast

Shuiro no Kamen

Also known as The Vermilion Mask.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Drama , Supernatural

The mask causes disaster. The mask prefers slaughter. The mask has a will. A traveling mask merchant Pell who can create a mysterious mask that grants abilities. In a city with a gloomy atmosphere, I meet a mysterious girl, Sona ...!? The boy begins to walk at the end of publicity and self-discipline! Masked battle fantasy!

Tags: Seinen