Manga like Issak

Golden Kamuy

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

Ookami wa Nemuranai

Also known as The Wolf Never Sleeps.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy , Supernatural

Seeking strength and glory, the adventurer Lecan challenges monster and maze alike. Until one day, he finds a mysterious black hole…leading to another world! But even in a different world, the path of the “One-Eyed Wolf” remains unchanged. The only question is—can he survive the new world?



Tags: Seinen , Magic , Medicine , Demons , Werewolf , Swordplay , Isekai , Male Protagonist , Age Gap

Duelant

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama

Tags: Demons , Male Protagonist , Female Protagonist , Swordplay , Samurai , Historical , Seinen

Otome Sensou: Dívčí Válka

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama

The story begins in 1420, right as what would be known as the Bohemian War began. A young girl named Sharka is raped and left for dead among the corpses of her whole town, but she manages to survive. She is picked up by the Bohemian forces, who put a gun in her hands and take her on board as a soldier. Will Sharka be able to fight and take her vengeance?

Tags: Seinen , Historical , Foreign , War , Ensemble Cast , Military , Gore , Female Protagonist , Revenge , Politics , Nudity , Tragedy , Survival

Koukoku no Shugosha

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama

An elite military unit conducts its duties alongside sabertooth tigers trained to assist their human masters. The Royal Kingdom invades the Empire in their desire for world dominion...after the disastrous opening battle of the war, the unit fights to save not only itself but their comrades from the enemy.

Note: Runner-up in the 9th Japanese Media Arts Awards, the 11th Tezuka Cultural Prize, and the 1st Manga Taisho Awards.

Tags: Military , Seinen , Historical , Guns , Primarily Adult Cast , War , Male Protagonist , Ships , Politics , Dragons , Magic , Animals , Urban Fantasy

Baikoku Kikan

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Thriller

In the early 20th century, a small republic found itself stuck between a kingdom and an empire—both of whom wanted to manipulate the republic to suit their own needs.

In order to protect itself from both sides of the conflict, the republic created a small group of soldiers whose job it is to suppress revolution and dissent in any way possible. This is the story of the Opera House.

Tags: Military , War , Foreign , Seinen , Female Protagonist , Historical , Politics

Youjo Senki

Also known as The Saga of Tanya the Evil.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Fantasy

What would an ultra-rational Japanese salaryman do if he was reborn as a girl in a world where magic was real? Obviously, become the Empire's most feared magic soldier, while climbing the army career ladder at the ripe old age of nine. The only things standing in Tanya Degurechaff's way are a world war and maybe a supernatural being or two. But Tanya isn't about to let artillery shells or deadly spells stop her when a cushy desk job is calling!



Tags: Military , War , Reincarnation , Magic , Seinen , Anti-Hero , Politics , Religion , Historical , Isekai , Gods , Foreign , Guns , Primarily Adult Cast , Gender Bending , Tragedy , Satire , Transgender

Red

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama

Set in nineteenth-century America, Red is the last living survivor of a Native American tribe that was slaughtered by white men. On a long journey in search of revenge, he travels with Iero Ito, a samurai who ran away to America after being defeated in the Seinan civil war, and Ann, a mysterious prostitute. The bonds of friendship between the three are touching. Although it is all fiction, the story seems very real as it is based on actual battles between US troops, Apaches and other tribes.

Tags: Historical , Foreign , Seinen , Revenge , Anti-Hero , Tragedy , Male Protagonist , Fugitive , Primarily Adult Cast , Samurai , Nudity , Time Skip , Guns , Cowboys

Cesare: Hakai no Souzousha

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Psychological

Bookish and naive, Angelo da Canossa is unprepared for life as a student in a university that hums with tension and intrigue in Renaissance Italy. Will his innocence remain intact when a chance encounter with the charismatic Cesare draws him ever deeper into the darker side of the Renaissance?

Souryo Fuyumi collaborated with a Dante scholar while creating Cesare, in order to portray Renaissance Italy as accurately as possible.

Tags: Historical , Politics , Philosophy , Primarily Male Cast , Foreign , Male Protagonist , Seinen , Swordplay , College , Nudity

Nigoru Hitomi de Nani wo Negau: Highserk Senki

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Fantasy

One day, Raizou ​​Takakura, an average salaryman, had a heart attack and his life ended that day. But, he got a second life, in a different world.

Reincarnated with strong skills―isn't what happened to him, instead, he was reincarnated as a foot soldier in a small country, Highserk Empire, which is surrounded by large countries.

With a new name, Walm, he was thrown into the frontline of war. Covered in blood and the stench of death, along with his comrades, he was slipping through life-or-death situations. His eyes becoming dark and muddy over time...

Tags: War , Military , Seinen , Male Protagonist , Survival , Body Horror , Swordplay , Magic , Dystopian , Philosophy , Primarily Adult Cast , Gore , Historical , Reincarnation , Isekai , Sadism