Manga like Gekikou Kamen

Aoi Honoo

Status: Releasing
Genres: Drama , Psychological , Slice of Life

In this story set in the early 1980s, a young man dreams of becoming a renowned comic writer in years to come. His name is HONOO Moyuru. He has no money, only a dream. Then, he feels overwhelmed by his lack of ability, and buys some sake, although he has no head or stomach for alcohol. This is a tortured elegy for any dashing young art student who spends his days careening around in burning ambition.

Tags: Otaku Culture , Autobiographical , Seinen

Tokusatsu Gagaga

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy

Nakamura Kano is an OL (office lady) with a secret… she’s a “Toku Otaku,” a tokusatsu otaku who is obsessed with live action dramas of heroes, monsters and robots. She thinks they’re “JUST TOO COOL!” She’s so obsessed that she skips out on drinking with colleagues to watch it on TV and collects the DVDs, books and figurines. She lives her life by the code of the tokusatsu heroes, and constantly imagines them to help her through difficult situations. But this isn’t easy when all of her co-workers think that people who like anime and other childish things are weird, and they keep trying to make her socialize.

Notes: Nominated to the 21st Annual Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize.

Tags: Seinen , Otaku Culture , Primarily Adult Cast , Tokusatsu , Female Protagonist

Genshiken

Also known as Genshiken.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Romance , Slice of Life

It’s spring of freshman year, and Kanji Sasahara has a difficult dilemma. Should he declare his love for manga and anime fandom by joining an otaku club, like he has always wanted to? Is he prepared to deal with the social stigma attached to being an otaku? Meanwhile, Saki Kasakabe has her own otaku conundrum. How can she turn her boyfriend, anime fanboy Makoto, into a normal guy? Kanji follow his heart as does Saki. When both Kanji and Makoto join Genshiken: The Society for the Study of Modern Visual Culture, Saki chases Makoto through the various activities of the club from cosplaying and comic conventions, to video gaming and anime model figures. Saki finds otaku to be more than she imagined, but not necessarily in a good way.



Tags: Otaku Culture , School Club , College , Seinen , Cosplay , Primarily Adult Cast , Parody , Meta , Ensemble Cast , School , Video Games , Tragedy

Gekkou Kamen

Status: Finished
Genres: Action

Shounen Club version.
Manga adaptation of the TV show.

Tags: Superhero , Shounen , Guns , Tokusatsu , Motorcycles

Junk: Record of the Last Hero

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

The plot revolves around the Junk, a system which acts as a super-suit, giving the user super strength, agility, and weapons systems, as well as some communication capabilities. Currently, there are two units in the world, both in Japan; one white unit and one darker, black unit. The eye style, according to Asamiya, "Is a mono-eye style.... but there's actually two eyes." The suits require an eight hour charge up period, and only one hour of performance is delivered. Though the suits are free, users must fill out a report and send it to the manufacturer, which has not yet been named.



Tags: Primarily Teen Cast , Hikikomori , Superhero , Anti-Hero , Male Protagonist , Tokusatsu , Henshin , Super Power , Shounen , Heterosexual , Ensemble Cast , Detective , Nudity , Idol , Denpa , Police