Manga like Initial D

MF Ghost

Also known as MF Ghost.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Sci-Fi , Sports

In a near future where cars have mostly switched over to sustainable power, combustion engine racing is a rarity. The MFG is the last major race for this dying breed, and half-Japanese Kanata Rivington has come back to try his luck. But that's not all he's come to Japan to do...he's searching for his father, too. Can even the ambitious Kanata accomplish all he's set out to do?



Tags: Cars , Seinen , Male Protagonist , Urban , Heterosexual , Primarily Adult Cast , Primarily Male Cast , Rural , Love Triangle , Female Harem

Wangan Midnight

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Sports

When high school student Akio Asakura loses a high speed race to a Porsche 911 Turbo known as "Blackbird," he goes to a junkyard to find parts for his car - only to discover a blue first-generation Datsun Fairlady Z (S30), which he buys. Akio later discovers that not only is the Z tuned to 620 bhp, it's had a dark history of unfortunate accidents with its previous owners. Making matters more complicated is the fact that the last owner shared the same name with Akio. With the "Devil Z," Akio forms a new rivalry with the Blackbird and its driver Tatsuya Shima.



Tags: Cars , Male Protagonist , Seinen

Over Rev!

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Sports

Ryoko's life used to revolve around track but due to an injury she can no longer follow the path she hoped to. One day while out with her friends, she witnesses two cars racing and gets caught up in the excitement, especially after realizing the one driver is a young woman like herself! When a chance arrives for her to try drifting, she dives right in, even though she's never driven a car before. Suddenly, she has a new passion... and a lot to learn.



Tags: Cars , Seinen , Primarily Female Cast , Female Protagonist

Countach

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance , Sports

The day after he finds himself dumped by his girlfriend, Sorayama Shun recieves a letter... from himself? The letter was from Shun 25 years ago for his future self. The letter reminds him of the time when he dreamed of owning a Countach and being a successful professional racer. With loads of luck and his ambition to make his childhood dream come true, he finds himself as a new owner of an LP400 Countach.

Tags: Seinen , Cars

capeta

Also known as Capeta.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Sports

Taira Capeta was a 4th grader boy. He had lost his mother when he had been very little. Although he pretended to be tough in front of his father, actually he felt lonely. One day, his father brought junk parts home from his workplace and made a racing cart. Soon, they went to a circuit to drive the cart. However, Capeta found that its frame was bent and it could hardly run straight. But, with his technique he managed the cart. Furthermore, he followed soon after the fast cart and he could nearly leave it behind. The driver in the cart was Minamoto Naomoi, the champion of the East Japan Junior Cart. Looking at their chase, Naomi’s mother, Minamoto Nanako, advised Capeta to take part in the official race.



Tags: Cars , Shounen , Time Skip , Coming of Age , Male Protagonist

GT-giRl

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Ecchi , Sports

GT-giRl is a girls car racing story that depicts girls in the Girls High School Motorsports club, set in a world where driving skills class from the first year of high school was introduced and it became possible to obtain a drivers license at the age of 16. The story begins when Hinata Satou, who works hard at the Girls Racing Club of Mihama Private Girls High School, which has only one member, becomes friends with Yuuri Yamamoto in the same class.

Note: Includes 3 extra chapters.

Tags: Female Protagonist , Cars , Primarily Female Cast , School , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Seinen

Blue Lock

Also known as Blue Lock.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Drama , Sports

After a disastrous defeat at the 2018 World Cup, Japan's team struggles to regroup. But what's missing? An absolute Ace Striker, who can guide them to the win. The Japan Football Union is hell-bent on creating a striker who hungers for goals and thirsts for victory, and who can be the decisive instrument in turning around a losing match...and to do so, they've gathered 300 of Japan's best and brightest youth players. Who will emerge to lead the team...and will they be able to out-muscle and out-ego everyone who stands in their way?



Note: Winner of the 45th Kodansha Manga Award in the Shounen Category in 2021.

Tags: Football , Battle Royale , Male Protagonist , Athletics , Primarily Male Cast , Primarily Teen Cast , Shounen , Ensemble Cast , Fitness , Foreign , Augmented Reality , Language Barrier , Tragedy , Suicide , LGBTQ+ Themes

F

Also known as F.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Sports

Gunma Akagi is a hot-headed youth from the countryside. When some extreme circumstances cause him to leave his home, he moves to Tokyo to pursue his dreams of competitive racing. Along for the ride is his best friend and engineer, Tamotsu. Meeting with mishap after mishap, will Gunma really be able to achieve his dreams?



Tags: Tragedy , Male Protagonist , Anti-Hero , Seinen , Cars , Nudity , Suicide

Dorikyan!!

Also known as Dricam!!.

Status: Finished
Genres: Sports

“Drifting is a sport!” Rin Todoroki, a natural drifting genius, just wants to put driving aside and live out a normal, comfy university life. What will happen when she is confronted by the automobile club, or “auto” for short? Students who’ve put it all on the line… their stories start here!!

Tags: Cars , Primarily Adult Cast , Female Protagonist , Full Color , College , Shounen

Koudou Wolf

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action

This year's third issue of Akita Shoten's Young Champion magazine revealed on Tuesday that Takashi Noguchi will launch a new manga series in the next issue on January 26. The series is titled Koudou Wolf (Highway Wolf), and it will feature highway races. The manga's first chapter will be 45 pages long and include color opening pages.



Tags: Cars , Male Protagonist , Seinen