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Kokou no Hito

Also known as The Climber.

Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Drama , Psychological , Sports

On his first day of transferring to a new high school, a loner named Mori Buntarou, is cajoled by a classmate into climbing the school building. Despite knowing that one misstep could send him spiraling to his death, he moves forward, and upon finally reaching the top, Mori experiences a sense of fulfillment. That feeling, which seems to be telling him, "You're alive!" gives birth to an adrenaline for rock-climbing.

Tags: Outdoor Activities , Coming of Age , Mountaineering , Seinen , Travel , Tragedy , Male Protagonist , Primarily Male Cast , Primarily Adult Cast , Survival , Hikikomori , Wilderness , Classic Literature , Time Skip , Fitness , Suicide , Anti-Hero , Dissociative Identities , Foreign , Delinquents , School , Nudity , School Club

Versailles no Bara

Also known as The Rose of Versailles.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance

Oscar François de Jarjeyes is a young noblewoman raised as a son by her father. As commander of Marie Antoinette's palace guard, Oscar is brought face-to-face with the luxury of King Louis XVI’s court at Versailles. Joined by her servant André, Oscar is privy to the intrigue and deceit of France's last great royal regime.



Tags: Shoujo , Class Struggle , Foreign , Historical , Politics , Tragedy , Coming of Age , Female Protagonist , Crossdressing , Heterosexual , Gender Bending , Love Triangle , Philosophy , Royal Affairs , Military , Swordplay , LGBTQ+ Themes , War , Bisexual , Arranged Marriage , Kingdom Management , Unrequited Love , Suicide , Medieval

Baraou no Souretsu

Also known as Requiem of the Rose King.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Supernatural

Richard, the ambitious third son of the House of York, believes he is cursed, damned from birth to eternal darkness. But is it truly fate that sets him on the path to personal destruction? Or his own tormented longings? Based on an early draft of Shakespeare's Richard III, Aya Kanno’s dark fantasy finds the man who could be king standing between worlds, between classes, between good and evil.



Tags: Historical , Classic Literature , Boys' Love , Tragedy , War , Medieval , Shoujo , Mixed Gender Harem , Foreign , Royal Affairs , Ghost , LGBTQ+ Themes , Philosophy , Revenge , Bisexual , Male Protagonist , Politics , Love Triangle , Anti-Hero , Age Gap , Nudity , Witch , Swordplay , Amnesia , Inseki , Incest , Time Skip , Transgender , Assassins , Cheating

#DRCL midnight children

Also known as #DRCL midnight children.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Drama , Horror , Mystery , Psychological , Supernatural

As Mina struggles to find her place as Whitby School’s first and only female student, a devilish horror is unleashed upon the academy and its unsuspecting students: Count Dracula. However, when this unspeakable evil lays claim to her beloved Lucy Westenra, Mina stands ready to join forces with her fellow students and fight against it with everything she has.

Loosely based on Bram Stoker's Dracula.



Notes:
Nominated for the Eisner Awards in the Best U.S. Edition of International Material - Asia and the Best Adaptation From Another Medium category in 2024.
Chapter count includes one extra chapter.

Tags: Vampire , Historical , Seinen , Cosmic Horror , Classic Literature , Urban Fantasy , Female Protagonist , Primarily Teen Cast , Foreign , Gore , School , LGBTQ+ Themes , Primarily Male Cast , Nudity , Dissociative Identities , Gender Bending , Tragedy

Vagabond

Also known as Vagabond.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama

At seventeen years of age, Miyamoto Musashi--still known by his childhood name, Shinmen Takezo--was a wild young brute just setting out along the way of the sword.

In the aftermath of the epic Battle of Sekigahara, Takezo finds himself a fugitive survivor on the losing side of the war. Takezo's vicious nature has made him an outcast even in his own village, and he is hunted down like an animal. At this crucial crossroads in Takezo's life, an eccentric monk and a childhood friend are the only ones who can help him find his way.



Tags: Swordplay , Seinen , Samurai , Historical , Philosophy , Travel , Coming of Age , Male Protagonist , Martial Arts , Tragedy , Disability , Survival , Cultivation , Biographical , Gore , Rural , Heterosexual , War , Outdoor Activities , Ghost , Agriculture , Classic Literature , Language Barrier , Fugitive , Nudity , Afterlife ,

Aisha

Also known as AISHA.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Drama , Horror , Mystery , Psychological , Romance , Thriller

Twins who have lost their parents had their inheritance stolen away by their evil stepmother. But the stepmother's three sons have a special feelings towards their non-blood-related stepsisters. Thus, a story of love and hate will unfold in this old mansion. This is a fairy tale of vengeance and romance.

Tags: Tragedy , Twins , Historical , Revenge , Female Protagonist , Ojou-sama , Conspiracy , Coming of Age , Incest , Alternate Universe , Foreign , Family Life

Dantou no Archange

Also known as The Archangel of Death.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama

During the French Revolution, a revolutionary known as the Angel of Death sent both Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette to the guillotine. His name was Saint-Just and his quest began with revenge... Delivering brutal and bloody justice to one noble after another, punishing their cruel misdeeds with death, he soon became entangled with the burgeoning revolution of the time. This is the story of the man who destroyed the kingdom of France for love.



Tags: Tragedy , Seinen , Historical , Male Protagonist , Foreign , Nudity , Gore , Crossdressing

Akai Kiri no Naka kara

Also known as From the Red Fog.

Status: Finished
Genres: Horror , Psychological

England at the end of the nineteenth century. A string of gruesome incidents all lead back to a single boy who was born into a world where chaos, order, wealth, and poverty are all deeply intertwined.



Tags: Gore , Assassins , Anti-Hero , Foreign , Male Protagonist , Bullying , Historical , Crime , Shounen , Time Skip , Gangs , Guns , Orphan

Historie

Also known as Historie.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Adventure , Drama , Psychological

After shocking the world with Parasyte, Hitoshi Iwaaki is back with a series he's been aching to tackle since even before his pro manga debut! A historical epic set in ancient times, Historie tells the story of Eumenes, a young man with quick wits and a vast destiny to fulfill. In time, he'll become a famed army commander and personal secretary to Alexander the Great—but the road to this glory is fraught with danger… "



Note: Won the 16th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize's Grand Prize in 2012. Won the 14th Japan Media Arts Festival Grand Prize for Manga.

Tags: Historical , Seinen , Male Protagonist , Politics , Foreign , War , Medieval , Slavery , Gore , Body Horror , Time Skip , Nudity , Dissociative Identities

Dai-3 no Gideon

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama

The stage is the eve of the French Revolution. There is the commoner Gideon, who wants to save the impoverished country side-by-side with the members of the Estates General. Then there is the aristocrat, Georges, who will use any means to achieve his purpose. A man who wants to change the country, and a man who wants to destroy it. Both begin their journey forward. Will their joint efforts of love and hatred, justice and evil lead them to a hell of bloodshed, or an ideal future?



Tags: Seinen , Politics , Philosophy , Conspiracy , Historical , Foreign