Manga like Ilios

What is Ilios about?

Status: Releasing

Paris Kameyama, the young leader of the Kamematsu-gumi, attends a party held by Akaiya-kai, Japan's largest fraternal organization, and steals away Elene, the wife of a belligerent gang boss. Furious, the chairman of the Akaiya-kai calls upon Achilles, a man known as "The Demigod," to go after Paris…

Tags: Fugitive , Ensemble Cast , Martial Arts , Gods , Anti-Hero , Mythology , Guns , Gangs , Gore , Primarily Adult Cast , Urban , Criminal Organization , Yakuza , Seinen , Male Protagonist , Cars , Surreal Comedy , Body Horror , Archery , Police , Blackmail , Conspiracy , Swordplay , LGBTQ+ Themes , Anthropomorphism

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Also known as Golden Kamuy.

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

In the early twentieth century, Russo-Japanese War veteran Saichi “Immortal” Sugimoto scratches out a meager existence during the postwar gold rush in the wilderness of Hokkaido. When he stumbles across a map to a fortune in hidden Ainu gold, he sets off on a treacherous quest to find it. But Sugimoto is not the only interested party, and everyone who knows about the gold will kill to possess it! Faced with the harsh conditions of the northern wilderness, ruthless criminals and rogue Japanese soldiers, Sugimoto will need all his skills and luck—and the help of an Ainu girl named Asirpa—to survive.

Note: Won the 9th Manga Taisho Award in 2016 and the 22nd Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2018. Nominated for the 20th and 21st Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize and the 40th Kodansha Manga Awards in 2016.

Tags: Historical , Conspiracy , Military , Outdoor Activities , Seinen , Politics , Ensemble Cast , Educational , Surreal Comedy , Travel , Food , Found Family , Gore , Primarily Male Cast , Survival , Primarily Adult Cast , Indigenous Cultures , Guns , Cute Boys Doing Cute Things , Revenge , Male Harem , Language Barrier , LGBTQ+ Themes , Anti-Hero , Slapstick , Snowscape , Crime , Prison , Trains , Animals , Male Protagonist , Nudity , Disability , Swordplay , Archery , Suicide , Tanned Skin , Transgender , Twins , Wilderness , Zoophilia , Cannibalism , Heterosexual , Yakuza , Crossdressing , Dissociative Identities , Time Skip , Gender Bending

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Status: Releasing
Genres: Action

A talented nobody feels as if there's no challenge to him in this life. He feels as if life is too easy. But little does he know, his background actually holds more than he ever wished for. Can he face his destiny and accept what has been laid before him?

Tags: Shounen , Religion , Yakuza , Martial Arts , Fugitive , Male Protagonist , Anti-Hero , Body Horror , Crossdressing , Guns , Gore , Nudity , Cannibalism , LGBTQ+ Themes

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