Manga like Juukyouden

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Status: Finished

Even so, the man tried to remain kind.

Kanichirou Yanagi, a 19 year old judo athelte, heads to Tokyo with his father’s dying wish: “Defeat the Kodokan Judo doujo” etched in his heart.
The streets of Meiji-era Tokyo, reeling from the wave of modernization and western influences. The wanderings of youth. Injustice and absurdity, contradictions and desire, who can truly understand what lies in a man’s heart?

Tags: Seinen , Historical , Judo , Prison , Episodic

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Samurai Bangaichi

Status: Finished
Genres: Action

Tags: Historical , Male Protagonist , Samurai , Seinen

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Mari to Shingo

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Romance , Slice of Life

A grand story of youth following the childhood friends that are as close as brothers. Mari Takato, the son of a German aristocrat and Japanese count, and Shingo Innami, the son of a doctor, are students at the all boys Jidouin Academy in the late Meiji era. A story spanning eras and continents, their journey is one of growth, friendship, and love.

Tags: Boys' Love , Shoujo , Historical , Male Protagonist , School , Foreign

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

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