Manga like Uchuu Kaizoku Captain Harlock

Ginga Tetsudou 999

Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Drama , Fantasy , Psychological , Sci-Fi

Tetsuro Hoshino is a young street urchin who desperately wants to replace his human body with an android body, which would grant him immortality and the social freedom the androids have. Normally this is incredibly expensive but it has long been rumoured that if you board the Galaxy Express headed for the Andromeda Galaxy, at the end of the line is a planet where they are given out for free. After seeing his mother murdered by an Android Count, he has no reason to remain on his home planet and nothing to hold him back. Now, not only seeking the android body of his dreams but also a way to avenge his loss, he begins to search for a way to board the train alone. Then he meets Maetel, a mysterious woman who offers him a ticket aboard the train if he will be her companion for the journey. Their journey will take them to planet after planet, each strange and new, and each stop along the way being an opportunity for Tetsuro to reflect on being human, human actions, and the prospect of immortality. During their travels Tetsuro and Maetel meet, amongst others, Emeraldas and Harlock.

Note: The first cycle was released from 1977 to 1981 and spans volumes 1-18.

Tags: Space , Philosophy , Trains , Episodic , Aliens , Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist , Space Opera , Shounen

Queen Emeraldas

Also known as Queen Emeraldas.

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

Emeraldas navigates the sea of stars—and swears to do so until the flame of her life is extinguished. Aboard her ship, the Queen Emeraldas, she sails in search of a certain object, and along the way encounters the passions and tragedies of those who dare brave the infinite reaches of space.



Included one-shot:
Volume 4: Emeraldus Versus Herlock

Tags: Space , Female Protagonist , Shounen , Pirates

Uchuu Senkan Yamato

Also known as Space Battleship Yamato.

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

It is the year 2199. The Gamilans, a hostile alien race, have bombarded the Earth, rendering it virtually uninhabitable and edging humanity to the verge of extinction. Mankind’s last, best hope for survival is the Space Battleship Yamato, a legendary spaceship newly equipped with a faster-than-light drive and advanced weaponry. Its mission: to travel to the distant planet of Iscandar and obtain a mysterious device that could heal our planet. Can Yamato‘s ragtag crew traverse the galaxy, defeat an overwhelming alien force, and return home in time to save the Earth from certain destruction?



Tags: Space Opera , Shounen , Military , Space , Aliens , Ships

Cobra

Also known as Cobra.

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

Cobra is a notorious Space Pirate with a laser gun as his left arm. But, he was tired of being chased by the agency in space and decided to lead a regular life by changing his face & being wiped of his memory.

Three years later, he is a regular person leading a regular life. He is tired of his lifestyle. For fun, he goes to see a "Trip Movie" that allows him to see the dream of his choice. When he saw his "dream", he saw his memories of when he was the notorious Space Pirate Cobra. However, he didn't know that was his memories. As he is going home, he meets up with someone who had a grudge with him. There is a little scuffle, and learns that he actually has a laser gun on his left hand.

Tags: Shounen , Space , Aliens , Male Protagonist , Anachronism , Fugitive , Space Opera , Nudity

Kidou Senshi Gundam: The Origin

Also known as Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin.

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

Zeon ace pilot, Commander Char Aznable, thought he could foil the Federation's plan to build a mobile suit by attacking their research base on colony Side 7. He was wrong. With a prototype already active, the besieged Federation forces strike back using their new weapon, the mobile suit Gundam, with devastating consequences. Amidst the fighting, young electronics wizard Amuro Ray is determined not to let his friends and family die in the crossfire. But what can one boy do to repel a squad of mobile suit-clad invaders?



Tags: Space Opera , Military , Space , War , Real Robot , Full Color , Male Protagonist , Coming of Age , Tragedy , Shounen

Boukenki

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy

Written by Leiji Matsumoto in 1953, before his debut as a professional mangaka, and published by Mandarake in 1998, Boukenki's the author's first approach to the pirate genre. The protagonist, Captain Kingston, is Captain Harlock's first prototype.

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ONE PIECE

Also known as One Piece.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Fantasy

As a child, Monkey D. Luffy was inspired to become a pirate by listening to the tales of the buccaneer "Red-Haired" Shanks. But his life changed when Luffy accidentally ate the Gum-Gum Devil Fruit and gained the power to stretch like rubber...at the cost of never being able to swim again! Years later, still vowing to become the king of the pirates, Luffy sets out on his adventure...one guy alone in a rowboat, in search of the legendary "One Piece," said to be the greatest treasure in the world...



Tags: Pirates , Travel , Found Family , Shounen , Ensemble Cast , Super Power , Tragedy , Ships , Male Protagonist , Fugitive , Conspiracy , Crime , Politics , Military , Terrorism , War , Slapstick , Time Skip , Gods , Primarily Adult Cast , Post-Apocalyptic , Lost Civilization , Anachronism , Cultivation , Slavery , Dystopian , Large Breasts , Swordplay , Mythology , Environmental , Prison , Religion , Gangs , Animals , Espionage , Anti-Hero , Skeleton , Cyborg , Meta , Anthropomorphism , Primarily Male Cast , Samurai , Henshin , Adoption , Assassins , Robots , Food , Guns , Medicine , Mermaid , Drugs , Amnesia , Dragons , Revenge , Desert , Battle Royale , Kemonomimi , Monster Girl , Oiran , Time Manipulation , LGBTQ+ Themes , Centaur , Ninja , Zombie , Memory Manipulation , Trains , Angels , Female Protagonist , Clone , Dinosaurs , Gender Bending , Aliens , Transgender , Body Swapping , Shapeshifting

Kiichi!!

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Psychological

Left to himself at an early age in the slummiest parts of today’s Japan, Kiichi learns how to survive on his own. As a teenager, how can he adapt to a society whose rules he rejects? Unless he creates his own rules… Kiichi, a raw icon of strength and integrity, stands alone against the world’s injustice and becomes an unforgettable character.

Tags: Conspiracy , Tragedy , Coming of Age , Seinen , Philosophy , Politics , Crime , Bullying , Urban , Orphan , Prostitution , Terrorism , Nudity , Primarily Child Cast , Time Skip , Homeless , Yakuza , LGBTQ+ Themes , Crossdressing , Hikikomori , Aliens , Photography

Kiichi VS

Also known as Kiichi VS.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Psychological

Ever more uncompromising in the face of injustice, Kiichi has become a star. Known around the world for shaking the Japanese establishment, he doesn't intend to stop there. Now at the head of a big company, between school of thought and mafia, whose members number in the thousands, he wants once again to get the population moving, even if it means provoking the powerful of the country!



Tags: Philosophy , Class Struggle , Crime , Politics , Terrorism , Seinen , Male Protagonist , Criminal Organization , Conspiracy , Tragedy , Torture , Nudity , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things