Manga like BAMBi

Tekkon Kinkreet

Also known as Tekkonkinkreet: Black & White.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Psychological , Supernatural

Orphaned on the mean streets of Treasure Town, lost boys Black and White must mug, steal and fight to survive. Around them moves a world of corruption and loneliness, small-time crooks and neurotic police officers, and a band of sadistic yakuza who have plans for their once-fair city. Can they rise above their environment?

Won the Best U.S. Edition of International Material - Japan for the Eisner Award in 2008.



Tags: Seinen , Gangs , Denpa , Urban , Male Protagonist , Coming of Age , Yakuza , Primarily Child Cast , Mafia , Orphan , Nudity

Deathco

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Drama

A story about "Deathco," a young girl who's good at killing, and not much else. She works for a secretive, international league of assassins known only as "The Guild," who infamously dress in costumes when they hunt their targets.

Tags: Seinen , Female Protagonist , Assassins , Gore

Sunabouzu

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Drama , Sci-Fi

After a nuclear war turns most of the Earth into desert wastelands, surviving humans had used the sands in order to survive. One of them is a professional mercenary named Sunabozu, who makes a living by hiring himself out to anyone who needs his talents.

Tags: Seinen , Desert , Dystopian , Steampunk , Guns

Search and Destroy

Also known as Search and Destroy.

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

This is a tale of rage. Rage against hypocrisy, injustice, exploitation, and the wrongs done to a child who grew into a righteous killer….Complete in three volumes, Search and Destroy transplants the vengeful action of Dororo from feudal Japan into a dystopian future where mercenary robots known as "creatures" serve the human elite and victimize the city's scrabbling, desperate masses. The violent death of one of these creatures connects an orphaned thief named Doro with a mysterious girl in a stinking animal hide that conceals deadly cybernetic implants. Who is this mysterious girl? How is she killing, one by one, the city's most twisted and powerful creatures? And why is she so angry?


Note: Includes 2 extra chapters.

Tags: Revenge , Seinen , Cyberpunk , Robots , Dystopian , Female Protagonist , Politics , Cyborg , Artificial Intelligence , Police , Tragedy , Yakuza

Mother Cosmos

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

Satoru and Scoop head to Gargoyle City in search of their childhood friend Paula. It was a phantom city that Gargoyles continue to protect even after the inhabitants have died!!!

Tags: Seinen

Dorohedoro

Also known as Dorohedoro.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Fantasy , Horror , Mystery

In a city so dismal it's known only as "the Hole," a clan of Sorcerers have been plucking people off the streets to use as guinea pigs for atrocious "experiments" in the black arts. In a dark alley, Nikaido found Caiman, a man with a reptile head and a bad case of amnesia. To undo the spell, they're hunting and killing the Sorcerers in the Hole, hoping that eventually they'll kill the right one. But when En, the head Sorcerer, gets word of a lizard-man slaughtering his people, he sends a crew of "cleaners" into the Hole, igniting a war between two worlds.



Note: Includes 23 side stories titled "Extra Evil" and the side story "The Lizard Head and the Magic Whistle."

Tags: Dissociative Identities , Magic , Ensemble Cast , Anti-Hero , Revenge , Amnesia , Seinen , Dystopian , Body Horror , Gore , Monster Boy , Primarily Adult Cast , Surreal Comedy , Urban Fantasy , Demons , Super Power , Time Manipulation , Body Swapping , Gangs , Tragedy , Nudity , Zombie , Cyberpunk , Gender Bending

Ninja Slayer

Also known as Ninja Slayer.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Sci-Fi

The Neo Saitama of the future is a sprawling urban landscape constantly flooded by neon light. And in its shadows lurks a vast criminal world filled with all sorts of shady characters. Among them are the deadliest force known to humanity... ninjas! These merciless warriors lord over the cityscape with their overwhelming karate, influencing the private and public sectors equally. But their time is about to come to an end. A force known as Ninja Slayer is determined to rid this world of Ninjas, and he’s willing to go through heaven or hell to do so.



Tags: Urban Fantasy , Cyberpunk , Satire , Super Power , Henshin , Tokusatsu , Ninja , Anti-Hero , Revenge , Achronological Order , Shounen

Pet

Status: Finished
Genres: Psychological , Supernatural

The story revolves around people who possess the ability to infiltrate human minds and manipulate memories. Their powers have been used in the underworld for covering up accidents, assassinations, and all manner of crimes. However, these powers not only destroy others' spirits but also corrupt the users' own hearts. They chained to one another, protecting their fragile and insecure hearts. Out of fear and contempt, others called them "pets".

Tags: Memory Manipulation , Seinen

SAKAMOTO DAYS

Also known as Sakamoto Days.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Comedy

Taro Sakamoto was the ultimate assassin, feared by villains and admired by hitmen. But one day...he fell in love! Retirement, marriage, fatherhood and then... Sakamoto gained weight! The chubby guy who runs the neighborhood store is actually a former legendary hitman! Can he protect his family from danger? Get ready to experience a new kind of action comedy series!



Tags: Assassins , Family Life , Crime , Found Family , Primarily Adult Cast , Primarily Male Cast , Male Protagonist , Gangs , Guns , Shounen , Konbini , Mafia , Espionage , Triads , Slapstick , Gore , Conspiracy , Super Power , Heterosexual , Survival , Motorcycles , Dissociative Identities , Crossdressing , Gambling , Acting