Manga like K

Kamigami no Itadaki

Also known as The Summit of the Gods.

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

In a small Nepalese shop, Makoto Fukamachi, photographer for a Japanese expedition to conquer Mt. Everest, stumbles across a camera which may well be that of George Mallory, the celebrated mountain climber who was the first to attempt conquering Everest.

Mallory disappeared along with Andrew Irvine during the course of their ascent in 1924, without leaving any indication of whether they reached the summit or not. So, what if it was only on their return trip that they had their fatal accident?

Tags: Philosophy , Seinen , Male Protagonist , Outdoor Activities , Primarily Adult Cast , Mountaineering , Historical , Primarily Male Cast , Tragedy , Fitness , Non-fiction

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 , Seinen , Travel , Mountaineering , Tragedy , Male Protagonist , Primarily Male Cast , Primarily Adult Cast , Hikikomori , Survival , Wilderness , Time Skip , Fitness , Suicide , Anti-Hero , Dissociative Identities , Foreign , School , Delinquents , Nudity , School Club

Climber Retsuden

Status: Finished
Genres: Slice of Life

Various short stories. That revolve around the lives of mountain climbers, and the trials and tribulations they endure to realize their dreams.

Note: Won the 6th Kodansha Manga Award for shounen in 1982.

Tags: Mountaineering , Seinen , Outdoor Activities

Gaku: Minna no Yama

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Slice of Life

As a mountain-rescue volunteer, Shimazaki Sanpo is a man who has scaled the world’s peaks and is well acquainted with the rigors, joys, and splendor of mountains. Many alpinists make their way up mountain trails in the hope of reaching a summit in Japan’s Northern Alps, where Sanpo lives. With comments like “You really hung in there!” and “Make sure you come again!”, he cheers up the climbers as they head back to everyday life.

Note: Winner of Manga Award 2008 and the 54th Shougakukan Manga Award.

Tags: Seinen , Mountaineering

Miboujin Tozan

Status: Finished
Genres: Slice of Life , Sports

Tags: Seinen , Outdoor Activities , Mountaineering

Toudo no Tabibito

Also known as The Ice Wanderer and Other Stories.

Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Drama , Slice of Life

An anthology of six short stories. The title story is set in the Klondike region in 1897 and recounts the American author Jack London’s fortuitous encounter with an enigmatic old man. White Wilderness is also related to Jack London - it's an adaptation of the early part of his White Fang novel in which two men and their dog team are relentlessly pursued by a pack of wolves. Our Mountains, set in Japan in the 1920s, follows an elderly hunter in his attempts to take vengeance on the enormous bear that killed his son. Kaiyose-Jima is a nostalgic tale in which a boy is sent to spend the summer with relatives on the coast after his mother is taken ill. In Shôkarô, a mangaka looks back on the strange apartment building he lived in when he first came to Tokyo as an aspiring artist and the unusual people he met there. Return To The Sea is the tale of a marine biologist working on the coast of Alaska who becomes obsessed by an elderly bowhead whale and by Inuit tales of a whale cemetery.



Tags: Classic Literature , Philosophy , Historical , Rural , Autobiographical , Animals , Seinen , Anthology , Foreign , Primarily Adult Cast , Drawing

Megumi no Daigo

Also known as Firefighter! Daigo of Fire Company M.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama

Fire, smoke, adrenaline, and fear--when everyone is running to escape from a fire, a few courageous people are running to jump right into the thick of it. Firefighters put their own lives on the line to protect others and Daigo Asahina has always dreamed of becoming one. He's fresh out of the training academy and has been newly assigned to Medaka-Ga-Hama fire station. Cocky and overconfident, Daigo responds to a few calls and is quickly humbled and put in his place--he's still got a lot to learn before he can call himself a true firefighter.



Tags: Firefighters , Urban , Work , Heterosexual , Primarily Male Cast , Survival , Outdoor Activities , Tragedy , Male Protagonist , Shounen , Time Skip , Love Triangle