Manga like Jigokuraku

Chainsaw Man

Also known as Chainsaw Man.

Status: Releasing
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 , Dissociative Identities , Gore , Male Protagonist , Body Horror , Cosmic Horror , Psychosexual , Female Protagonist , Henshin , Urban , Survival , Work , Monster Boy , Found Family , Heterosexual , Cult , Memory Manipulation , Shounen , Ensemble Cast , Guns , Assassins , Human Pet , Monster Girl , Revenge , Yandere , Terrorism , Shapeshifting , Philosophy , Meta , Slapstick , Afterlife , Primarily Teen Cast , Nudity , Necromancy , School , Angels , Cannibalism , Delinquents , Time Skip , Amnesia , Mafia , Yakuza , LGBTQ+ Themes , Tsundere , Motorcycles , Yuri , Chimera , Zombie

Dandadan

Also known as Dandadan.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Comedy , Drama , Romance , Sci-Fi , Supernatural

Momo Ayase strikes up an unusual friendship with her school’s UFO fanatic, whom she nicknames “Okarun” because he has a name that is not to be said aloud. While Momo believes in spirits, she thinks aliens are nothing but nonsense. Her new friend, meanwhile, thinks the exact opposite. To settle matters, the two set out to prove each other wrong—Momo to a UFO hotspot and Okarun to a haunted tunnel! What unfolds next is a beautiful story of young love…and oddly horny aliens and spirits?



Notes:
Includes 1 extra chapter.
Nominated for the 15th Manga Taisho Award in 2022.

Tags: Youkai , Urban Fantasy , Ghost , Super Power , Aliens , Shounen , Female Protagonist , Henshin , Male Protagonist , Surreal Comedy , Ensemble Cast , Tokusatsu , Primarily Teen Cast , Heterosexual , School , Shapeshifting , Love Triangle , Body Horror , Conspiracy , Kaiju , Terrorism , Super Robot , Gore , Tragedy , Chuunibyou , Cannibalism , Gods , Tsundere , Bullying , Nudity , Dissociative Identities , Suicide , Circus , Acrobatics

Souten no Koumori

Status: Finished
Genres: Action

Souten no Koumori is a oneshot by the mangaka of Fullmetal Alchemist. It is the story of a shinobi, Henpukumaru, who awakens in an enemy's mansion. She is introduced to the future master of the mansion, Chiyozuru. Chiyozuru is able to get the unemotional Henpukumaru to smile and react differently than she normally would. But, one night, there is an attack by Henpukumaru's former allies...



Tags: Historical , Female Protagonist , Ninja , Assassins , Shounen , Time Skip

NERU: Bugei Dougyou

Also known as Neru: Way of the Martial Artist.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action

Meet Neruma Isami, more commonly known as Neru. His martial artist grandfather left behind a book which serves as his only guide for his solitary training. Neru's about to finish middle school and is totally unsure about his future. But everything changes when meets the mysterious martial artist Akebi Haiba. She leads Neru to a high school where the toughest fighters have assembled. This martial arts high school action series now begins!



Note: Volume 3 includes the 4-chapter miniseries that this manga is based on

Tags: Martial Arts , Shounen , School , Male Protagonist , Primarily Teen Cast , Archery , Rural , Ninja