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

Wild Strawberry

Also known as Wild Strawberry.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Fantasy

Plants have evolved. They can now feed on humans and become terrible monsters known as Jinka. Kingo and Kayano do their best to survive in a Tokyo overrun by plants, but when Kayano becomes a Jinka, Kingo will do anything he can to get her back!



Tags: Eco-Horror , Post-Apocalyptic , Dystopian , Gore , Conspiracy , Urban , Body Horror , Shounen , Urban Fantasy , Shapeshifting , Monster Girl , Male Protagonist , Dissociative Identities , Tragedy , Primarily Male Cast , Gyaru

Terra Formars

Also known as Terra Formars.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Adventure , Horror , Sci-Fi

After humanity’s first manned mission to the Red Planet was lost, a second expedition arrives. The explorers prepare to exterminate the cockroaches that were used to transform the Martian environment, but are shocked to discover that the insects have mutated into giant, aggressive humanoids with one overriding goal—exterminate the humans! However, this crew of explorers has each undergone the “Bugs Procedure,” terrifying experimental surgery designed to make them more than human…



Tags: Aliens , Henshin , Super Power , Tragedy , Seinen , Ensemble Cast , Espionage , Martial Arts , War , Space , Tokusatsu , Gore , Shapeshifting , Male Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Politics , Military , Dystopian , Conspiracy

Fool Night

Also known as Fool Night.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Drama , Psychological , Sci-Fi , Thriller

The earth of the distant future is covered in thick clouds, and the sun no longer shines. Plants wither, and oxygen is thin. To fight extinction, humankind has developed a technology that turns humans into plants, providing a small amount of oxygen. Is this process sustainable? Is it ethical? Toshiro Kamiya must consider these questions as he’s faced with a difficult choice—save his family or save himself.

Kamiya is at the end of his rope. His mother is ill, and his job barely pays for her medication, much less food. With few options left, he considers the life-changing process of transfloration. Ready to give his body up for a payday, Kamiya is about to explore the limits of society’s waning humanity.



Tags: Eco-Horror , Seinen , Post-Apocalyptic , Dystopian , Class Struggle , Primarily Adult Cast , Tragedy , Urban , Body Horror , Male Protagonist , Espionage , Work , Politics , Female Protagonist , Cult , Urban Fantasy , Police , Suicide

Eden no Ori

Also known as Cage of Eden.

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

Danger and action abound after Akira Sengoku and his classmates crash-land on a deserted island while flying home from a class trip. The island doesn't exist on any maps but that's not even the strangest part: the animals they find on the island are prehistoric beasts that are supposed to have been extinct for thousands of years! Now Akira and his friends are in danger as the island's residents start eyeing the humans for their next meal. Will they ever solve the mystery of the island and find their way home?



Tags: Survival , Chimera , Nudity , Primarily Teen Cast , Male Protagonist , Shounen , Lost Civilization , Dinosaurs , Alternate Universe , Time Manipulation , Crossdressing , Gender Bending , Educational , Love Triangle , Mountaineering , Heterosexual

Alien Headbutt

Also known as Alien Headbutt.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Sci-Fi

As a young man, Shirokiba left his small island seeking glory as a pro wrestler in Tokyo. After much sacrifice, he returns to his hometown as a champion, but he finds that it's overrun by mysterious aliens! Strike, throw, hold, cheat! He'll need to use everything he's learned from pro wrestling to take down these monsters! Blood, sweat, and aliens getting their butts kicked in this high-octane pro wrestling action series!



Tags: Wrestling , Aliens , Shounen , Rescue , Male Protagonist , Gore , Body Horror , Coastal , Henshin , Kaiju , Kemonomimi

Jinmen

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

After a few years, our main character Jinguu Masato, returns home. Due to his nature, he loves animals and he also likes to visit them. Because of this, he loved to visit the zoo since he was small and that's how he developed a close relationship with Hanayo. However, Masato gradually starts to notice some strange incidents happening in the zoo and after that, he's thrown into this unexpected world...

Tags: Animals , Survival , Gore , Male Protagonist , Shounen , Memory Manipulation , Henshin , Eco-Horror

Kyokutou Chimeratica

Also known as Far East Chimeratica.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Fantasy

Chimera is a creature that grows by absorbing organisms, except humans. Yuri, a "hunter" whose job is to hunt them, lives a life free from constraints, but after encountering a chimera resembling a human, something "mysterious" begins to reside within her.



Tags: Female Protagonist , Chimera , Monster Girl , Spearplay , Primarily Female Cast , Post-Apocalyptic , Seinen , Primarily Adult Cast , Body Horror , Kaiju

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 , Found Family , Survival , Female Protagonist , Work , Memory Manipulation , Shounen , Anti-Hero , Unrequited Love , Alternate Universe , Ensemble Cast , Cult , Heterosexual , Politics , Guns , Human Pet , Assassins , Yandere , Monster Girl , Revenge , Shapeshifting , Terrorism , Femdom , Surreal Comedy , Philosophy , Slapstick , Meta , Primarily Teen Cast , Super Power , Afterlife , Nudity , School , Cannibalism , Delinquents , Necromancy , Angels , Amnesia , Time Skip , Tsundere , Yakuza , Mafia , Time Manipulation , Zombie , Chimera , Motorcycles , Vore , Denpa , Prophecy , Bisexual , Scissoring

GANTZ

Also known as Gantz.

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

Tokyo teens Kei and Masaru are killed by a subway train but awaken in a room with an ominous black orb that gives them weapons, suits and orders. Fighting bizarre alien monstrosities in a deadly game, will they win their freedom or die for the final time?



Tags: Survival , Seinen , Aliens , Gore , Tragedy , Death Game , Urban , Guns , Cosmic Horror , Philosophy , Battle Royale , Nudity , Heterosexual , Ensemble Cast , Super Power , Terrorism , Vampire , Assassins , Clone , Female Harem , Youkai , Dinosaurs , CGI , Age Gap , Anti-Hero , Crime , Large Breasts , Trains