Manga like JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken: Stardust Crusaders

Hokuto no Ken

Also known as Fist of the North Star.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Sci-Fi

One day, a wanderer appears out of the wasteland to bring justice to the guilty and hope to the people—a warrior named Ken, a man who bears seven scars upon his chest and holds the secret of a mysterious martial art known as Hokuto Shinken, the Divine Fist of the North Star!



Tags: Male Protagonist , Post-Apocalyptic , Martial Arts , Shounen , Tragedy , Gore , Gangs , Primarily Male Cast , Primarily Adult Cast , Magic , Philosophy , Disability , Time Skip

JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken: Crazy Diamond no Akuryouteki Shitsuren

Also known as JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Shining Diamond’s Demonic Heartbreak.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Supernatural

Set between the events of Stardust Crusaders and Diamond is Unbreakable, ten years after DIO's demise, the story follows Hol Horse, who has since returned to his job as a mercenary. After accepting a job from the mother of Pet Shop's owner - tracking down a parrot who was raised alongside the falcon - and teaming up with a reluctant Boingo for one more gig, he arrives in Morioh, where he is faced not only with Josuke, who at this point is still learning the ins and outs of his Stand, but Kakyoin's mourning cousin, Ryoko. Haunted by visions of DIO's overwhelming presence and pursued by a mysterious foe, the four have to join forces to get to the bottom of this mystery, its ties to The World's user deeper than any of them thought they could be.

Tags: Male Protagonist , Super Power , Guns , Urban Fantasy , Seinen , Crossover , Foreign , Cowboys

JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken: Phantom Blood

Also known as JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 1: Phantom Blood.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Supernatural

Young Jonathan Joestar’s life is forever changed when he meets his new adopted brother, Dio. For some reason, Dio has a smoldering grudge against him and derives pleasure from seeing him suffer. But every man has his limits, as Dio finds out. This is the beginning of a long and hateful relationship!



Tags: Shounen , Vampire , Primarily Male Cast , Cultivation , Super Power , Historical , Male Protagonist , Tragedy , Gore , Time Skip , Foreign , Body Horror , Bullying , Heterosexual , Bisexual , Rugby

Yu☆Gi☆Oh!

Also known as Yu-Gi-Oh!.

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

10th grader Yugi spent most of his time alone playing games--until he solved the Millennium Puzzle, a mysterious Egyptian artifact! Possessed by the puzzle, Yugi becomes Yu-Gi-Oh, the King of Games, and challenges evil-doers to the Shadow Games--weird games with high stakes and high risks! These graphic novels contain new stories not seen in the anime, including the origin of Yugi and his friends!



Notes:
The Viz Media release split the series into three parts with separate chapter/volume counts. "Yu-Gi-Oh!" includes volumes 1-7, "Yu-Gi-Oh!: Duelist" includes volumes 8-31, and "Yu-Gi-Oh!: Millennium World" includes volumes 32-38.
The final chapter of Viz Media's "Yu-Gi-Oh!" was moved from its final volume to the first volume of "Yu-Gi-Oh!: Duelist."

Tags: Dissociative Identities , Card Battle , Shounen , Male Protagonist , Mythology , School , Gambling , Death Game , Urban Fantasy , Primarily Child Cast , Bullying , Dragons , Primarily Teen Cast , Reincarnation , Gods , Magic , Amnesia , School Club , Adoption , Torture , Desert , Gore

JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken: Steel Ball Run

Also known as JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Part 7–Steel Ball Run.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Mystery , Supernatural

Originally presented as an unrelated story, this series was later officially declared a part of the JoJo storyline. The series stars Gyro Zeppeli, who uses a set of steel balls that spin incredibly fast, and Johnny Joestar (Jonathan Joestar), a former hot-shot jockey who was crippled by an ambusher and lost his fame and fortune. They race, along with others, in a mad-dash across America for 50 million dollars, reminiscent of The Cannonball Run.



Tags: Travel , Male Protagonist , Super Power , Cowboys , Seinen , Conspiracy , Primarily Adult Cast , Disability , Foreign , Alternate Universe , Tragedy , Environmental , Philosophy , Ensemble Cast , Historical , Outdoor Activities , Terrorism , Gore , Primarily Male Cast , Crossdressing , Desert , Guns , Coming of Age , Body Horror , Nun , Trains , Espionage , Acting , Dinosaurs , Time Manipulation , Gambling , Nudity , Delinquents , Shapeshifting , Curses

Shaman King

Also known as Shaman King.

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

Shamans possess mysterious powers that allow them to commune with gods, spirits, and even the dead…and Manta Oyamada's about to learn all about them, because his class just welcomed a new transfer student: Yoh Asakura, a boy from way off in Izumo…and a shaman in training!



Note: Chapter count includes the 5-chapter short story "Funbari no Uta" as a single chapter, as well as 2 one-shots in Volume 27.

This entry is for the original printing of Shaman King. Please see "Shaman King Kanzenban" for the reprint of the series, which contains chapters not included in this edition.

Tags: Male Protagonist , Mythology , Shounen , Super Power , Primarily Male Cast , Reincarnation , Twins , Ghost , Necromancy , Swordplay , Vampire

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

Undead Unluck

Also known as Undead Unluck.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Sci-Fi , Supernatural

As an UNLUCKY girl prepares to face her death, an UNDEAD who desperately wants to die appears before her! Vicious, violent and buck naked! An unprecedented picaresque hero appears in Shonen Jump!

Winner of Tsugimanga 2020 Award in the Manga Category.

Tags: Super Power , Shounen , Tragedy , Female Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Urban Fantasy , Time Manipulation , Kaiju , Heterosexual , Dissociative Identities , Male Protagonist , Gore , Time Skip , Martial Arts , Ensemble Cast , Zombie , Cosmic Horror , Nudity , Memory Manipulation , Post-Apocalyptic , War , Meta , Aliens , Body Horror , Real Robot , Swordplay , Idol , Time Loop , Curses , Boxing

Yuu☆Yuu☆Hakusho

Also known as Yu Yu Hakusho.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Drama , Romance , Supernatural

Yusuke Urameshi was a tough teen delinquent until one selfless act changed his life...by ending it. When he died saving a little kid from a speeding car, the afterlife didn't know what to do with him, so it gave him a second chance at life. Now, Yusuke is a ghost with a mission, performing good deeds at the behest of Botan, the ferrywoman of the River Styx, and Koenma, the pacifier-sucking judge of the dead.



Note: Volume 7 contains the special story "Yuu Yuu Hakusho Tales: Two Shot" (外伝. TWO SHOTS)

Tags: Shounen , Super Power , Demons , Primarily Male Cast , Cultivation , Male Protagonist , Coming of Age , Delinquents , Martial Arts , Urban Fantasy , Dissociative Identities , Philosophy , Ghost , Youkai , Heterosexual , Boxing , Conspiracy

Karakuri Circus

Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Mystery

The protagonist, Masaru, has just inherited a big fortune after the death of his father. However, people are trying to get their hands on it by any means necessary, even if it means killing him. Narumi helped Masaru from being kidnapped after fighting some weird guys. He found out that they're not humans but wooden puppets with amazing strength. After a hard fight, Narumi was forced to admit that he's no opponent for them; and just when he started to think that Masaru would be captured, Shirogane, Masaru's watcher arrives from France with a weapon, the puppet Arlequin. Here, begins the story of Karakuri Circus.

Tags: Conspiracy , Circus , Puppetry , Ensemble Cast , Urban Fantasy , Adoption , Shounen , Robots , Memory Manipulation , Amnesia , Martial Arts , Alchemy , Assassins , Trains , Animals , Nudity , Male Protagonist