Manga like BIRDMEN

Choujin X

Also known as Choujin X.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Drama , Fantasy , Psychological

Best friends Tokio and Azuma do everything together, even if most of the time it feels like Tokio is just stumbling along in Azuma’s cooler, more talented footsteps. But when they’re attacked one night by a superhuman mutant called a choujin, Tokio finally has a chance to shine—by turning into a choujin himself!

Being a superpowered creature isn’t all it’s cracked up to be, though. Tokio has to hide his transformation from his family and dodge a truancy charge at school, all while dealing with the increasingly odd incidents happening around town!



Note: The manga chapters are irregularly released on Tonari no Young Jump. At the same time, it received a serialization in Weekly Young Jump, starting from chapter 1. Some chapters receive a version with fewer pages in the magazine, also counting with additions of new pages in certain situations. After chapter 15, the manga went back to being exclusive to Tonari no YJ, ending the serialization in the magazine.

Tags: Urban Fantasy , Henshin , Super Power , Body Horror , Seinen , Superhero , Gore , Surreal Comedy , Male Protagonist , Conspiracy , Drugs , Female Protagonist , Cosmic Horror , Religion , Time Skip , Coming of Age , Memory Manipulation , Clone , Heterosexual

Devilman

Also known as Devilman.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Fantasy , Horror

Hordes of demons, once thought entombed forever in the underworld, have now returned to Earth. Evil and corruption begin to seep into our world, as demons seize human hosts. Mankind’s only hope for salvation is to use the demons’ power against them–and only a pure-hearted man like Fudo Akira can do so without losing his humanity. Once little more than a crybaby, Akira now wields the terrible power of a devil, yet holds the innocent soul of a man–Devilman!



Tags: Cosmic Horror , Demons , Tragedy , War , Gore , Male Protagonist , Survival , Urban Fantasy , Body Horror , Philosophy , Angels , Henshin , Nudity , Kaiju , Shounen , Amnesia , Heterosexual , LGBTQ+ Themes , Time Loop , Time Skip , Drugs , Boys' Love

Akumetsu

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

Nagasawa Shiina is just an average 3rd year high school student until her parents' company goes bankrupt. In order to pay the bills, she sells herself into prostitution. At her first job, a mysterious masked man crashes the party... and it's someone she knows.

Akumetsu is the story of Shou, a vigilante that's out trying to straighten the corrupt Japanese Government through terrorism with his "One man, One kill" code of action.

Tags: Crime , Politics , Anti-Hero , Economics , Police , Military , Gore , Shounen , Male Protagonist , School , Tragedy , Cars , Clone

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

Kamen Rider Kuuga

Also known as Kamen Rider Kuuga.

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

A multi-talented man named Godai Yusuke gains the power of the ancient warrior "Kuuga", and with the help of officer Ichijo Kaoru, fights the murderous monsters known as the Grongi, in order to save humanity. However, things start to turn twisted when another Kuuga-like entity appears, and the police decide to build their own anti-Grongi suit.

A brand new retelling of events from the Tokusatsu Dramas Masked Rider Kuuga and Masked Rider Agito.

Tags: Seinen , Henshin , Superhero , Tokusatsu , Super Power , Urban Fantasy

Kouya ni Kemono Doukokusu

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

A boy, a virus which unlocks the primal beast, and desired forgotten memories.



Tags: Seinen , Religion , Mythology , Philosophy , Primarily Adult Cast , Super Power , Monster Girl , Monster Boy , Gore , Conspiracy , Body Horror , Amnesia , Cannibalism , Urban Fantasy

Inuyashiki

Also known as Inuyashiki.

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

Ichiro Inuyashiki is down on his luck. While only 58 years old, his geriatric looks often have him written off as a pathetic old man by the world around him and he's constantly ignored and disrespected by his family despite all that he's done to support them. On top of everything else, his doctor has revealed that he has cancer and it appears that he has little time left in this world. But just when it seems things couldn't get any worse, a blinding light in the night sky strikes the earth where Ichiro stands. He later wakes up to find himself unscathed, but he soon starts to notice that there's something…different about himself.



Tags: Cyborg , Seinen , Super Power , Philosophy , Tragedy , Urban , Gore , Terrorism , Fugitive , Robots , Crime , Male Protagonist , Elderly Protagonist , Aliens , Bullying ,

RATMAN

Also known as RATMAN.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy

Shuto Katsuragi is a superhero otaku. Only problem is, he's too short and always getting teased for his height...especially when he tries to emulate his favorite superhero! To make matters worse, Shuto suddenly gets abducted and tricked into participating in some rather sketchy and super-villainous experiments!



Tags: School , Super Power , Superhero , Henshin , Tokusatsu , Kuudere , Female Protagonist , Shounen , Boxing , Restaurant , Female Harem

Léquios

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Ecchi , Mystery , Supernatural

There is a strange figure floating in the air in Okinawa, that is disintegrating hellfire missiles from US helicopters. Experts from different disciplines and organizations have gathered to figure out what's going on.

Tags: Seinen , Urban Fantasy , Tanned Skin , Rural

Himitsu Sentai Gorenger

Also known as SUPER SENTAI: Himitsu Sentai Gorenger.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure

An evil secret society called the Black Cross Army threatens world peace, and only an elite task force known as the Earth Guard League (EAGLE) can stop them. After the Black Cross Army destroys EAGLE’s headquarters across Japan, only five young recruits survive. Hiding in a secret underground base, they are given enhanced battlesuits that empower them with superhuman abilities, transforming the youths into an unstoppable squad to combat evil.



Tags: Superhero , Tokusatsu , Henshin , Shounen , Super Power