Manga like Boku no Mura no Hanashi

Natsuko no Sake

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Slice of Life

Passion and a dream of sake.

Natsuko, the daughter of a sake brewery, fights for her dream of brewing the best sake in Japan using the legendary rice Tatsunishiki.



Tags: Seinen , Rural , Work , Primarily Adult Cast , Agriculture , Female Protagonist , Educational , Food , Tragedy

Red

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama

Set in the political unrest of 1960s Japan, a group of young revolutionaries seek to overthrow the world order by any means necessary. But the path they walk is not of glory, but infamy; the events that unfold will shock the nation of Japan to its very core! Weaving together both detailed research and dramatic elements, Yamamoto Naoki delivers a powerful new take on the most troubling and infamous episode of the history of Japan's radical left-wing student movement.



Tags: Politics , Seinen , Non-fiction , Historical , Terrorism , Biographical

Kanikousen

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama

Hakukomaru (博光丸) is the name of the fisher ship that seals the cold and dangerous waters of the Russian peninsula of Kamchatka, always followed by an escort of Japanese Army. At board travel the workers who have to catch and tin crabs, hopeless and exploited until unimaginable limits by a cruel patron. It's a fiery critic against capitalism originally written as a novel by Japanese communist party member Takiji Kobayashi.

Tags: Historical , Seinen

Zipang

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

In the year 200X, a Japanese fleet consisting of 3 vessels leave on a mission to South America. After encountering a storm, the ship JDS Mirai find themselves without their escorts and in 1942, traveling towards the island of Midway to face the American fleet in one of largest battles in naval history. The crew of MIrai must decide whether or not to change the course of history by involving itself in WWII.

Tags: Seinen , War , Primarily Adult Cast , Military , Primarily Male Cast , Ships , Historical , Time Manipulation

Shihonron

Also known as Capital in Manga!.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama

As the gap between rich and poor continues to widen, a new generation is reflecting on the insights of Karl Marx. Marx not only stood against the global economic system but he also helped us understand it. He explained how wealth was created on the backs of workers, how “surplus value” is realized and how accumulation is achieved through unpaid labour-time, the intensification of work and the tyranny of credit.



Tags: Historical , Class Struggle , Classic Literature , Politics , Economics

Kyousantou Sengen

Also known as Manifesto of the Communist Party.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama

In an English industrial city of the XIX century, the exploitation of workers by employers reaches unbearable levels. In order to change this reality, a group of workers comes together to build their own Utopia. Inspired by the ideas of Marx and Engels in Manifesto of the Communist Party (1848), this manga presents one of the most influential political treatises​ of all time, which marked the history of the XIX and XX centuries and shaped the world of today.

Tags: Politics , Classic Literature , Work , Historical

Sakura Gahou

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama

A satirical series from the point of view of riots, depicting students who participated in the student movements in 1960s and 70s.

Tags: