Manga like Coppelion

Shoujo Shuumatsu Ryokou

Also known as Girls' Last Tour.

Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Sci-Fi , Slice of Life

Civilization is dead, but Chito and Yuuri are still alive. So they hop aboard their beloved Kettenkrad motorbike and aimlessly wander the ruins of the world they once knew. Day after hopeless day, they look for their next meal and fuel for their ride. But as long as the two are together, even an existence as bleak as theirs has a ray or two of sunshine in it, whether they're sucking down their fill of soup or hunting for machine parts to tinker with. For two girls in a world full of nothing, the experiences and feelings the two share give them something to live for…



Note: Winner of the Best Comic Award at the Seiun Awards in 2019.

Tags: Post-Apocalyptic , Philosophy , Female Protagonist , Tragedy , Lost Civilization , Survival , Iyashikei , Primarily Female Cast , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Episodic , Seinen , Travel , Snowscape , War , Artificial Intelligence , Urban , Chibi , Cosmic Horror , Military , Denpa , Tanks

Toaru Kagaku no Railgun

Also known as A Certain Scientific Railgun.

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

Welcome to a world where mysticism and science collide, and supernatural powers are derived from either science or religion. At the heart of this world is Academy City, an advanced metropolis whose population is comprised mostly of students The majority of students are enrolled in the city's "Power Curriculum Program," where they must learn to master their latent psychic powers. Out of several million students, only seven are deemed powerful enough to have Level 5 status.

Meet Mikoto Misaka, the third most powerful Level 5 esper in Academy City. Together with her best friends Kuroko Shirai and the other members of Judgment, a student-run law enforcement agency, Mikoto delves deep into the dark heart of the scientific sprawl she calls home, and uncovers secrets she wishes she hadn't!



Notes:
Includes 8 extra chapters.
Volume 5's special edition includes the volume "Giten Railgun".

Tags: Shounen , Super Power , Primarily Female Cast , Tragedy , School , Female Protagonist , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Ojou-sama , Tsundere , Bisexual , Delinquents , Robots

World Trigger

Also known as World Trigger.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Sci-Fi

A gate to another dimension has burst open, and from it emerge gigantic invincible creatures that threaten all of humanity. Earth's only defense is a mysterious group of warriors who have co-opted the alien technology in order to fight back!



Tags: Shounen , Aliens , Super Power , Ensemble Cast , War , Male Protagonist , Augmented Reality , Military , Battle Royale , Politics , Primarily Male Cast , Space , Primarily Teen Cast , Video Games , Swordplay , Guns , Tragedy , Isekai

Sunabouzu

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

After a nuclear war turns most of the Earth into desert wastelands, surviving humans had used the sands in order to survive. One of them is a professional mercenary named Sunabozu, who makes a living by hiring himself out to anyone who needs his talents.

Tags: Seinen , Desert , Dystopian , Steampunk , Guns

I Am a Hero

Also known as I Am a Hero.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Horror , Psychological

A mentally unhinged manga artist witnesses the beginning of a zombie outbreak in Tokyo, and he’s certain of only two things: he’s destined to be the city’s hero, and he possesses something quite rare in Japan—an actual firearm!



Notes:
Nominated for the 3rd and 4th Manga Taisho Award (2010).
Includes a new epilogue chapter that was released 4 years after the official end of the manga.

Tags: Seinen , Survival , Zombie , Post-Apocalyptic , Male Protagonist , Gore , Guns , Urban , Tragedy , Body Horror , Age Gap , Nudity , Cult , Otaku Culture , Disability , POV , Love Triangle , Hikikomori

EDEN: It's an Endless World!

Also known as Eden: It's an Endless World!.

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

In the near future, a large portion of humanity is wiped out by a brutal, new virus that hardens the skin while dissolving internal organs. Those who aren't immune are either severely crippled or allowed to live with cybernetically enhanced bodies. Taking advantage of a world in chaos, a paramilitary force known as the Propater topples the United Nations and seeks world domination. Elijah, a young survivor searching for his mother, travels towards the Andes Mountains with an artificially intelligent combat robot. When he encounters a group of anti-Propater freedom fighters, a maelstrom of unique characters unfolds. Graphic, cyberpunk, and philosophical, Eden is a place where endearing heroes face a constant struggle for survival and violent surprises wait around every corner!

Note: The chapter count included 5 extra stories.

Tags: Foreign , Tragedy , Gangs , War , Anti-Hero , Drugs , Seinen , Post-Apocalyptic , Politics , Primarily Adult Cast , Ensemble Cast , Philosophy , Cyberpunk , Gore , Terrorism , Revenge , Dystopian , Pandemic , Male Protagonist , Guns , Conspiracy , Gods , Alternate Universe , Religion , Travel , Survival , Artificial Intelligence , Environmental , Heterosexual , Prostitution , Military , Coming of Age , Nudity , LGBTQ+ Themes , Class Struggle , Time Skip , Tanned Skin , Age Gap , Acting , Cult , Suicide , Cosmic Horror , Fellatio , Cunnilingus

Narutaru

Also known as Shadow Star☆.

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

Shiina Tamai, an energetic sixth-grader, found a star-shaped creature on the seabed during her visit to her grandparents' house. She befriended it and found it has some supernatural powers, such as flying and incredible strength. However, what seemed like a dream may turn out to be her worst nightmare as she meets other kids who have similar creatures and dark, destructive desires...

Note: Includes an extra chapter.

Tags: Seinen , Primarily Child Cast , Denpa , Female Protagonist , Tragedy , Philosophy , Body Horror , Cosmic Horror , Bullying , Gore , Military , LGBTQ+ Themes , Transgender , Age Gap

Shakugan no Shana

Also known as Shakugan no Shana.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Fantasy , Romance , Supernatural

Yuji Sakai, a high school student, is told by strange girl that he died some time ago, and that he is a "Torch", a temporary replacement for erased humans. Torches take on the forms of those erased persons, but after a period of time, they will vanish from existence and the memories of the living. Unfazed by his apparent death, Yuji befriends this girl and names her "Shana" after her sword. Shana resolves to protect Yuji from the Denizens, who would use his special replenishing Torch to disrupt the balance of the world, and Yuji decides to join Shana in her fight.



Note: Chapter count includes two "extra" chapters.

Tags: School , Super Power , Urban Fantasy , Shounen

PSYЯEN

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

"Save me!" Those were Sakurako Amamiya's last words to her friend Ageha Yoshina before she mysteriously went missing. Now Ageha's on a quest to find her. He's convinced that the mythical Psyren Secret Society has something to do with the recent rash of disappearances. And now he seems to be caught up as a player in their very deadly game...



Note: The chapter count includes six bonus chapters.

Tags: Shounen , Dystopian , Super Power , Heterosexual , Isekai , Death Game , Urban Fantasy , Post-Apocalyptic , Male Protagonist , Time Manipulation , Adoption , Twins , Dissociative Identities

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