Manga like Chiyoku no Karyuudo

Kagurabachi

Also known as Kagurabachi.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Drama , Fantasy

Young Chihiro spends his days training under his famous swordsmith father. One day he hopes to become a great sword-maker himself. The goofy father and the serious son--they thought these days would last forever. But suddenly, tragedy strikes. A dark day soaked in blood. Chihiro and his blade now live only for revenge.



Note:
Winner of the Tsugimanga 2024 Award in the Print Manga Category.
Winner of the 4th Magademy Commitment Award.
Nominee of the 70th Shogakukan Award.

Tags: Swordplay , Revenge , Urban Fantasy , Shounen , Male Protagonist , Magic , Yakuza , Mafia , Gore , Gangs , War , Anti-Hero , Tragedy , Criminal Organization , Time Skip , Torture , Oiran

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

BLEACH

Also known as Bleach.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Supernatural

Ichigo Kurosaki has always been able to see ghosts, but this ability doesn't change his life nearly as much as his close encounter with Rukia Kuchiki, a Soul Reaper and member of the mysterious Soul Society. While fighting a Hollow, an evil spirit that preys on humans who display psychic energy, Rukia attempts to lend Ichigo some of her powers so that he can save his family; but much to her surprise, Ichigo absorbs every last drop of her energy. Now a full-fledged Soul Reaper himself, Ichigo quickly learns that the world he inhabits is one full of dangerous spirits and, along with Rukia— who is slowly regaining her powers— it's Ichigo's job to protect the innocent from Hollows and help the spirits themselves find peace.



Note: Chapter count includes the 12-chapter “Turn Back The Pendulum” side story and 8 extra chapters.

Tags: Shounen , Swordplay , Super Power , Ghost , Male Protagonist , War , Ensemble Cast , Afterlife , Urban Fantasy , Large Breasts , Tragedy , Conspiracy , Philosophy , Primarily Teen Cast , Coming of Age , Henshin , Primarily Male Cast , Exorcism , Heterosexual , Anachronism , Time Skip , Gods , Delinquents , Body Horror , Transgender

Gachiakuta

Also known as Gachiakuta.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Drama , Fantasy

A boy lives in a floating town, where the poor scrape by and the rich live a sumptuous life, simply casting their garbage off the side, into the abyss. When he’s falsely accused of murder, though, his wrongful conviction leads to an unimaginable punishment—exile off the edge, with the rest of the trash. Down on the surface, the cast-off waste of humanity has bred vicious monsters, and to travel the path to vengeance against those who cast him into Hell, a boy will have to become a warrior…



Tags: Post-Apocalyptic , Revenge , Shounen , Male Protagonist , Ensemble Cast , Super Power , Survival , Urban Fantasy , Dystopian , Class Struggle , Tragedy , Assassins , Primarily Male Cast , Urban , Body Horror , Adoption , Guns , Love Triangle ,

D.Gray-man

Also known as D.Gray-man.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy

A born exorcist, Walker's primary anti-akuma weapon is the cross that's embossed on his red, disfigured left hand, which contains Innocence. But not only does Walker destroy akuma, he sees the akuma hiding inside a person's soul! Together with his fellow exorcists fighting under the command of the Black Order, Walker leads the battle against the Millennium Earl, the evil being out to destroy mankind.



Tags: Demons , Amnesia , Tragedy , Super Power , Foreign , Found Family , Dissociative Identities , Male Protagonist , Religion , Cult , Shounen , Adoption , Exorcism , Primarily Male Cast , Circus , Historical , Steampunk , Post-Apocalyptic , Curses

Ruirui Senki

Also known as Shadow Eliminators.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Supernatural

Kasane are spirits who latch onto the shadows of people's hearts. But as long as Yayoi and Aoba are around, evil spirits won't be hurting any students at the school! Beautiful art and occult action! The door to the unknown has now been opened...



Tags: Shounen , Male Protagonist , School , Primarily Male Cast , Urban Fantasy , Time Skip , Exorcism , Primarily Teen Cast

Tenbou Daikaku

Also known as Empyreal Cabinet.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Supernatural

The long-awaited series by the up-and-coming writer of the Jump+ one-shots O no Utsuwa (under the pen name Kyo Oribe) and Kuga Masamune no Junan. A mystical epic drawn with stunning penmanship is about to unfold...



Tags: Male Protagonist , Urban Fantasy , Primarily Adult Cast , Politics , Exorcism , Shounen , Curses

Tokyo Aliens

Also known as Tokyo Aliens.

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

Gunji Akira, who has just started high school, has been chasing after his father's ghost by trying to become a police officer just like him. One day however, he has a surprise encounter with an alien while leaving school. And there begins the start of his fateful adventures with extraterrestrial life...

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