Manga like Haisha

GUNNM Gaiden

Also known as Battle Angel Alita: Holy Night & Other Stories.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Sci-Fi

This one shot is composed of four separate side stories for Battle Angel Alita, known in Japan as Gunnm.

Before being compiled as one single volume in 2007, the short stories were first published in Ultra Jump in 1997 and 2006. Three of them ("Furusato", "Seiyakyoku" and "Sonic Finger") had also been included in the Japanese Gunnm: Complete Edition. In 2018, all four stories were published in English in the Battle Angel Alita Deluxe Edition box set.

Several characters who appear in the side stories do not appear in the regular manga. The side stories also provide more background on the Factory and motorball.



Tags: Seinen , Post-Apocalyptic , Dystopian , Desert

ZERO

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Sports

Goshima is a boxer who has held the world championship title for years and never once lost a match - thus earning himself the nickname 'Zero'. His coach, Araki, describes him as 'a flower that blooms only within the ring'. But with his 30th birthday approaching, everyone begins to question Goshima's worth. Thus he decides to look for the ultimate opponent to give him his final match.

Tags: Boxing , Seinen , Primarily Male Cast , Male Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Language Barrier

Venus Senki

Also known as The Venus Wars.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Mecha , Sci-Fi , Thriller

May 2003. An icy planet from distant space crashes into Venus, changing its qualities completely. These qualities prove to present some habitability for humans, enticing men to eventually colonize it for themselves...

80 years later, Venus is home to many people who call it home. However, an ever-present tension between the two major continents, Aphrodia and Ishtar, points to an ominous fate for Venus.

Hiroki Senoo is a rather rebellious member of a motorsport popular within Aphrodia's capital. One day, members of Aphrodia's military approach Hiroki, and, impressed by his skills, invite him to join. Thus, Hiroki finds himself enveloped in Venus's political landscape...

Note: Chapter count resets with Volume 3 to correspond with the second part.

Tags: Motorcycles , War , Space , Conspiracy , Politics , Shounen , Space Opera