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Vinland Saga

Also known as Vinland Saga.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama

As a child, Thorfinn sat at the feet of the great Leif Ericson and thrilled to wild tales of a land far to the west. But his youthful fantasies were shattered by a mercenary raid. Raised by the Vikings who murdered his father, Thorfinn became a terrifying warrior, forever seeking to kill the band's leader, Askeladd, and avenge his father. Sustaining Thorfinn through his ordeal are his pride in his family and his dreams of a fertile westward land, a land without war or slavery … the land Leif called Vinland.



Notes:
Includes the one-shot "Sayonara ga Chikai no de" (For Our Farewell Is Near)
Includes the one-shot "Assassin's Creed: Valhalla x Vinland Saga"
Includes two extra chapters.
Won the Grand Prize at the Japan Media Arts Festival in 2009.
Winner of the 36th Kodansha Manga Award in the General category in 2012.

Tags: Rehabilitation , Historical , Coming of Age , Vikings , Foreign , Philosophy , Seinen , Male Protagonist , War , Revenge , Tragedy , Found Family , Travel , Primarily Adult Cast , Primarily Male Cast , Slavery , Time Skip , Gore , Swordplay , Ships , Politics , Class Struggle , Medieval , Rural , Parenthood , Anti-Hero , Agriculture , Pirates , Environmental , Religion , Marriage , Indigenous Cultures , Achronological Order , Adoption , Language Barrier , Mythology , Archery , Nudity , Transgender , Wilderness , Tomboy

Berserk

Also known as Berserk.

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

His name is Guts, the Black Swordsman, a feared warrior spoken of only in whispers. Bearer of a gigantic sword, an iron hand, and the scars of countless battles and tortures, his flesh is also indelibly marked with The Brand, an unholy symbol that draws the forces of darkness to him and dooms him as their sacrifice. But Guts won't take his fate lying down; he'll cut a crimson swath of carnage through the ranks of the damned—and anyone else foolish enough to oppose him! Accompanied by Puck the Elf, more an annoyance than a companion, Guts relentlessly follows a dark, bloodstained path that leads only to death...or vengeance.



Notes:
Volumes 1-5 contain the 16 prequel chapters 0A - 0P.
Chapter 83 was omitted from Volume 13 due to the author’s request.
Volume 14 includes “Berserk: The Prototype”.
Due to the author's passing, starting from Chapter 365, the manga is illustrated by Studio Gaga (Miura's assistants) and supervised by Kouji Mori (a close friend of Miura's).

Tags: Tragedy , Seinen , Revenge , Male Protagonist , Demons , Cosmic Horror , Gore , Philosophy , Found Family , Anti-Hero , Travel , Rehabilitation , Mythology , Swordplay , Survival , Magic , War , Body Horror , Foreign , Gods , Religion , Primarily Adult Cast , Curses , Nudity , Fairy , Military , Politics , Disability , Time Skip , Amnesia , Torture , Witch , Elf , Coming of Age , Sadism , Dystopian , Heterosexual , Ensemble Cast , Kaiju , Skeleton , Achronological Order , Cult , Age Regression , Tomboy , Medieval , Adoption , Dungeon , Super Power , Kingdom Management , Slavery , Pregnancy , Prostitution , Cannibalism , Group Sex , Dragons , Incest , Monster Girl , LGBTQ+ Themes , Ships , Vore , Monster Boy , Mermaid , Masturbation , Fellatio , Meta

Sensou Kyoushitsu

Also known as The Bugle Call: Song of War.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Fantasy , Psychological

In Arboral Year 1294, the world is dominated by nine massive towers known as the Spires, remnants of an ancient civilization. Filled with lost secrets and powerful knowledge, nations struggle to possess them. Luca is a bugler in a mercenary company who wants nothing more than to leave the battlefield behind and become a true musician, a maestro. But marked as one of the enigmatic Branch-hexed, and gifted with the strange ability to see the sound of his instrument, Luca finds himself drawn reluctantly into a war of epic proportions!

Tags: War , Male Protagonist , Shounen , Tragedy , Super Power , Politics , Religion , Military , Conspiracy , Time Manipulation , Philosophy , Anachronism , Shapeshifting , Gore , Slavery , Musical Theater , Revenge , Clone , Gods , Aliens , Cult , Body Horror

Fire Punch

Also known as Fire Punch.

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

Orphaned siblings Agni and Luna, like the Ice Witch who cursed their world, are two of the “blessed,” humans who hold special abilities. However, not all who are blessed are friendly, and after another of their kind attacks Agni and decimates the orphans' village, Agni fights to survive, vowing revenge.



Tags: Post-Apocalyptic , Tragedy , Dystopian , Revenge , Suicide , Philosophy , Cult , Anti-Hero , Super Power , Survival , Religion , Body Horror , Torture , Male Protagonist , Gore , Cosmic Horror , Meta , Filmmaking , Acting , Snowscape , Time Skip , Coming of Age , Cannibalism , Incest , Slavery , Gods , Transgender , LGBTQ+ Themes , Surreal Comedy , Memory Manipulation , Denpa , Politics , Urban Fantasy , Amputation , Shounen , Heterosexual , Orphan , Psychosexual

Fumetsu no Anata e

Also known as To Your Eternity.

Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Drama , Fantasy , Psychological , Supernatural

A lonely boy wandering the Arctic regions of North America meets a wolf, and the two become fast friends, depending on each other to survive the harsh environment. But the boy has a history, and the wolf is more than meets the eye as well …



Note: Includes one extra chapter.

Tags: Tragedy , Shapeshifting , Philosophy , Coming of Age , Time Skip , Outdoor Activities , Ensemble Cast , Dissociative Identities , Urban Fantasy , Survival , Ghost , Cosmic Horror , Denpa , Shounen , Agender , Travel , Gore , Yandere , Bullying , Suicide , Urban , Language Barrier , Animals , Age Regression , Male Protagonist , Cyberpunk , Nudity , Dystopian , Indigenous Cultures , Historical , Anachronism , Female Protagonist

Chainsaw Man

Also known as Chainsaw Man.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Drama , Horror , Supernatural

The name says it all! Denji's life of poverty is changed forever when he merges with his pet chainsaw dog, Pochita! Now he's living in the big city and an official Devil Hunter. But he's got a lot to learn about his new job and chainsaw powers!



Notes:
Nominated for the 2020 Manga Taisho Award.
Winner of the 2021 Kono Manga ga Sugoi Award.
Winner of the 66th Shogakukan Manga Award in the shounen category.
Winner of the 2021 and 2022 Harvey Award for Best Manga.
Chapters 1-97 were released in Weekly Shounen Jump from Dec 3, 2018 to Dec 13, 2020. The series resumed from Ch. 98 in Shounen Jump+ on July 12, 2022

Tags: Demons , Tragedy , Urban Fantasy , Coming of Age , Psychosexual , Male Protagonist , Dissociative Identities , Gore , Body Horror , Cosmic Horror , Henshin , Urban , Monster Boy , Survival , Found Family , Female Protagonist , Work , Memory Manipulation , Shounen , Anti-Hero , Unrequited Love , Alternate Universe , Heterosexual , Ensemble Cast , Cult , Politics , Guns , Assassins , Yandere , Monster Girl , Human Pet , Revenge , Shapeshifting , Terrorism , Femdom , Surreal Comedy , Philosophy , Slapstick , Meta , Primarily Teen Cast , Super Power , Afterlife , Nudity , School , Cannibalism , Delinquents , Angels , Necromancy , Amnesia , Time Skip , Yakuza , Mafia , Tsundere , Time Manipulation , Zombie , Chimera , Motorcycles , Vore , Denpa , Bisexual , Scissoring

Jigokuraku

Also known as Hell’s Paradise: Jigokuraku.

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

Gabimaru the Hollow is one of the most vicious assassins ever to come out of the ninja village of Iwagakure. He’s ruthlessly efficient, but a betrayal results in him being handed a death sentence. He has only one hope—in order to earn his freedom, he must travel to a long-hidden island and recover an elixir that will make the shogun immortal. Failure is not an option. On this island, heaven and hell are just a hair’s breadth away.



Tags: Survival , Mythology , Samurai , Anti-Hero , Philosophy , Ninja , Ensemble Cast , Gore , Tragedy , Male Protagonist , Historical , Gods , Primarily Adult Cast , Eco-Horror , Assassins , Swordplay , Body Horror , Battle Royale , Gender Bending , Shounen , Arranged Marriage , Nudity , Heterosexual , Super Power , Crime , Travel , Amnesia , LGBTQ+ Themes , Yandere , Religion

CLAYMORE

Also known as Claymore.

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

In a world where monsters called Yoma prey on humans and live among them in disguise, humanity’s only hope is a new breed of warrior known as Claymores. Half-human, half-monster, these silver-eyed slayers possess supernatural strength but are condemned to fight their savage impulses—or lose their humanity completely.



Note: Includes four extra chapters.

Tags: Demons , Primarily Female Cast , Super Power , Female Protagonist , Monster Girl , Swordplay , Gore , Revenge , Dystopian , Shapeshifting , Tragedy , Youkai , Body Horror , Ensemble Cast , Orphan , Conspiracy , Time Skip , Adoption , Fugitive , Medieval , Twins , Nudity , Shounen , Anti-Hero , Espionage , Cannibalism , Amnesia , Tomboy , Gods , Nun , Desert

Nigoru Hitomi de Nani wo Negau: Highserk Senki

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

One day, Raizou ​​Takakura, an average salaryman, had a heart attack and his life ended that day. But, he got a second life, in a different world.

Reincarnated with strong skills―isn't what happened to him, instead, he was reincarnated as a foot soldier in a small country, Highserk Empire, which is surrounded by large countries.

With a new name, Walm, he was thrown into the frontline of war. Covered in blood and the stench of death, along with his comrades, he was slipping through life-or-death situations. His eyes becoming dark and muddy over time...

Tags: War , Military , Seinen , Male Protagonist , Swordplay , Survival , Body Horror , Magic , Dystopian , Philosophy , Primarily Adult Cast , Gore , Isekai , Reincarnation , Historical , Sadism

Almark

Also known as Almark.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Fantasy

In the northern lands where war continues without end, young Almark hopes to be a mercenary like his father one day. Thinking the timid boy ill-suited for such a life, however, his worried father envisions a different future for him—all the way at the Nork Magical Academy in the peaceful South, once he's old enough to attend. And so, despite Almark's efforts on and off the battlefield, he eventually sets out for the academy to respect his father's wishes. But what lies ahead on his journey to becoming a magician?



Tags: Seinen , Magic , Male Protagonist , School , Swordplay , War , Gore