Manga like Denmu Jikuu

Abara

Also known as Abara.

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

A vast city lies under the shadow of colossal, ancient tombs, the identity of their builders lost to time. In the streets of the city something is preying on the inhabitants, something that moves faster than the human eye can see and leaves unimaginable horror in its wake.



Included one-shot: Digimortal

Tags: Seinen , Cyberpunk , Male Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Body Horror , Dystopian , Gore , Urban , Monster Girl , Monster Boy , Henshin , Religion , Ensemble Cast , Detective , Urban Fantasy

Kokkoku

Also known as Kokkoku: Moment by Moment.

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

Juri Yukawa lives with her NEET father and brother, her retired grandfather, her sister (a single mother) and her young nephew. One day, her nephew and brother are kidnapped for ransom. Having only 30 minutes to meet the demands of the kidnappers, Juri, who realizes there is not enough time to prepare the money, decides to head for their rescue by herself with knife in hand when her grandfather uses a mysterious stone passed on in the Yukawa family to stop time. In a world where everyone and everything are inert, Juri and her father and grandfather run to rescue the two. But at the kidnappers' hideout, they soon realize they are not the only ones who can move about in this still world...

Tags: Seinen , Female Protagonist , Time Manipulation , Primarily Adult Cast , Urban Fantasy

Doumu

Also known as Domu: A Child's Dream.

Status: Finished
Genres: Horror , Psychological , Supernatural

A twisted old man, gifted with extrasensory powers, holds silent sway over an entire block of apartments, its occupants puppets for him to control. Life is his to give...and to take. But suddenly there is a new voice in his head, and before he knows it, a young girl with her own battery of psychic abilities arrives to challenge him. Soon, the sprawling complex becomes a battleground between two minds possessing incredible, unimaginable power.

Note: Won the 15th Seiun Award for Best Comic (1984).

Tags: Seinen , Tragedy , Police , Detective , Gore , Super Power , Guns , Ghost , Urban Fantasy , Suicide

Adou

Also known as A-DO.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Fantasy , Sci-Fi , Supernatural

A dystopian sci-fi action manga that pays homage to the classics.

Future Japan has became a volatile mix of cultures, rocked by the protests of xenophobic extremists. A brash, job-hopping young woman named Riko happens to save the life of a boy named Eito. Just as they're about to dig into some celebratory ramen, plant-like tendrils snake out from Eito's arm and stop a bullet in mid-flight. Who in the world is this boy, and why is the army after him?!



Tags: Super Power , Fugitive , Male Protagonist , Female Protagonist , Ensemble Cast , Seinen , Dystopian , Gyaru , Body Horror , Time Skip , Cult

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

EATER

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

Alien lifeforms have taken refuge on Earth to start their lives anew, however these beings don’t seek cohabitation, they want to phase humanity out; Working together, these Aliens prey on human flesh and spiritual energy and can implant their essence on human females to bear their children. Benimaru is one of these children, but his mother also happened to be a Medium. By manipulating Benimaru’s spirit while he was in the womb, she managed to give him a human heart. For this, she was brutally killed and devoured by Benimaru’s alien father. From that point on, Benimaru swore to exterminate these creatures. Half-human and half-alien, one man wages war against an entire race!

Tags: Seinen , Henshin , Body Horror , Slapstick , Shapeshifting , Aliens

Kakugo no Susume

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Ecchi , Horror , Mecha , Sci-Fi , Supernatural

Kakugo and Harara are two siblings who have been trained to fight demons, monsters, and other creatures that are now roaming about in the post-apocalyptic 21st century. Along with their superior fighting techniques and specialized skills, they were also given special suits called Zero armor, which were made from the souls of dead warriors. Unfortunately Harara succumbs to evil within the Zero armor, and Kakugo is the only human alive that has the skills and equipment to defeat his sibling.

Tags: Post-Apocalyptic , Superhero , Henshin , Gore , Tokusatsu , Survival , Dystopian , Nudity , Cultivation , Super Power , Body Horror , Eco-Horror , Shounen , Bisexual , Monster Girl , School , LGBTQ+ Themes , Zombie , Youkai , Urban Fantasy , Heterosexual , Body Swapping , Samurai , Gods , Succubus

Chikyuu Hyoukai Jiki

Status: Finished
Genres: Sci-Fi

In a near future humanity have to survive to a new ice age.

Tags: Seinen , Dystopian , Space Opera , Post-Apocalyptic

Ashita Dorobou

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

A gigantic flying object suddenly appeared above Tokyo. Just when the country fell into panic, the object shot out a beam of light towards a young man Miyasako Kyouichi. The beam was not an attack; instead what appeared out of the smoke was Miyasako's ex-girlfriend Tendou Ashita!

Tags: Seinen

70 Oku no Hari

Also known as 7 Billion Needles.

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

Hikaru Takabe may not be the most social of teens. Always sporting her headphones, she gives off an aloof aura that rubs her classmates the wrong way. But her not being part of the crowd takes on a different dimension when she becomes involved in an intergalactic game of cat and mouse.

Inspired by Needle, the Golden Age hard sci-fi classic by the late Hal Clement, Nobuaki Tadano's debut work brings a unique take on alien invasion up to date and into the maelstrom that is the Japanese high school girl.



Tags: Dissociative Identities , Female Protagonist , Hikikomori , Coming of Age , Seinen , Aliens , Body Horror , Cosmic Horror , Gore , School , Kaiju , Tokusatsu