Manga like Kamen Rider

Skullman

Also known as Skullman.

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

They took his family, they took his face, and they took his soul. Locked between the lethal but gorgeous assassin Maria and the mutant Spider Man, the Skull Man digs into the conspiracy that gave birth to his powers and those of his partner, Garo. Haunted by his past, he will not let them stand in the way of his revenge.




Multiple Shotaro Ishinomori heroes make cameos, Kamen Rider 1 and Joe Shimamura (Cyborg 009) have the most. Other cameos include Himitsu Sentai Goranger, Kikaider, Inazuman, and Robot Keiji.

Tags: Seinen , Tokusatsu , Henshin , Cyborg

Cyborg 009

Also known as Cyborg 009.

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

Cyborg 009 is the story of a half-Japanese juvenile delinquent, Shimamura Joe AKA "Cyborg 009." "Black Ghost," a top-secret organization bent on promoting global warfare, kidnaps Joe along with eight other unwanted members of society from the four corners of the world and turns them into cyborgs. Though the organization intends to turn the group into super-powered killing machines, it's not long before Joe and his new companions rebel against Black Ghost and make their escape with the help of an old scientist.

Once Joe and friends have freed themselves, Black Ghost sends a series of other cyborgs and giant robots in hot pursuit. Using their new powers and abilities, our heroes stay one step ahead of Black Ghost and its evil machinations, but can they save the world from its diabolical scheme?



Note: Volume count is taken from the "Ishinomori Shoutarou Manga Daizenshuu" edition, which compiles all serializations from various publishers.

Tags: Shounen , Cyborg , Foreign , Robots , Male Protagonist , Shapeshifting , Military , Animals

Kakugo no Susume

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Ecchi , Horror , Mecha , Sci-Fi , Supernatural

Kakugo and Harara are two siblings who have been trained to fight demons, monsters, and other creatures that are now roaming about in the post-apocalyptic 21st century. Along with their superior fighting techniques and specialized skills, they were also given special suits called Zero armor, which were made from the souls of dead warriors. Unfortunately Harara succumbs to evil within the Zero armor, and Kakugo is the only human alive that has the skills and equipment to defeat his sibling.

Tags: Post-Apocalyptic , Superhero , Henshin , Gore , Tokusatsu , Survival , Dystopian , Nudity , Cultivation , Super Power , Body Horror , Eco-Horror , Shounen , Bisexual , Monster Girl , School , LGBTQ+ Themes , Zombie , Youkai , Urban Fantasy , Heterosexual , Body Swapping , Samurai , Gods , Succubus

Inazuman

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Sci-Fi

Saburo Kazeta is a young man with amazing mutant powers, he can transform first into a larva-like creature called Sanagiman, and then his final form, a blue insect humanoid called Inazuman!

Tags: Shounen , Super Power , Tokusatsu , Henshin

Akumetsu

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Psychological , Thriller

Nagasawa Shiina is just an average 3rd year high school student until her parents' company goes bankrupt. In order to pay the bills, she sells herself into prostitution. At her first job, a mysterious masked man crashes the party... and it's someone she knows.

Akumetsu is the story of Shou, a vigilante that's out trying to straighten the corrupt Japanese Government through terrorism with his "One man, One kill" code of action.

Tags: Crime , Politics , Anti-Hero , Economics , Police , Shounen , Military , Gore , Male Protagonist , School , Tragedy , Cars , Clone

Jinzou Ningen Kikaider

Also known as Kikaider.

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

Dr. Komyogi is an expert in robotics and has a wealthy sponsor, Herbert Gill. Gill however, is a horrible man who forces Dr. Komyogi to develop numerous robots which he plans to use to take over the world. Dr. Komyogi realizes Gill's dark ambition and secretly develops a high-performance humanoid-robot called Jiro, who looks exactly like a human but transforms into a battle robot Kikaider who has his great superpower. Komyoji leaves Kikaider with his daughter Mitsuko and then disappears.

Finally, Gill makes his move. He unleashes a robot army named Dark to dominate and control human society. Mitsuko, reading a message left for her by her father Dr. Komyogi, persuades Jiro/Kikaider to fight off Gill's terrible robots. On that day, Jiro/Kikaider's fierce battles with Dark begin!



Tags: Shounen , Super Power , Tragedy , Tokusatsu , Artificial Intelligence , Robots , Twins , Henshin

The Skull Man

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

The hero, orphaned when his parents were murdered, grows up to use his peculiar powers to take his revenge. The original Skull Man was one of manga's first anti-heroes, someone who would sacrifice the lives of innocents in his quest for vengeance. This darkness is what made the Skull Man so magnetic and successful.

While the TV series Kamen Rider (Masked Rider) was still in development, Ishinomori, who created that series with producer Toru Hirayama, made this manga as his own personal version, which the producers at Toei Company Ltd. used as the basis for the show. Several changes in content were made, as this 100-page one-shot story was too dark and gruesome (even cerebral) for a children's show.



Tags: Anti-Hero , Shounen , Super Power , Revenge , Male Protagonist , Tragedy , Primarily Adult Cast

Shin no Yasuragi wa Konoyo ni Naku: Shin Kamen Rider - SHOCKER SIDE

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

Official manga prequel of 2023 Hideaki Anno's Tokusatsu movie Shin Kamen Rider focusing on the backstories of Ichiro (plus the whole Midorikawa family) and the Kaijins fighting the internal factions' struggle of Secret Organization S.H.O.C.K.E.R.

Tags: Tokusatsu , Seinen , Male Protagonist , Tragedy , Bullying , School , Conspiracy

Kyoushoku Soukou Guyver

Also known as Bio-Booster Armor Guyver.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Adventure , Sci-Fi

Sho and his friend, Tetsuro, stumble upon a strange orb-like mechanism, the Guyver Unit, in the woods. It physically bonds with Sho and turns him into the alien soldier, Guyver. His mission is to protect the Guyver Unit from the Japanese corporation known as Chronos. They are after it and two other units just like it. To retrieve the object, they send out vicious monsters known as Zoanoids. So no one is safe in Sho's life; not even himself.

Tags: Seinen , Henshin , Tokusatsu , Body Horror , Kaiju

Henshin Ninja Arashi

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

Hayate’s father, Tani no Maju (another loyal “Chiguruma Tou” clansman) had discovered and developed the “Ninja Henshin Jitsu” (Ninja Transforming Magic/Techniques) that enabled man to transform into super powerful “Keshin Ninjas” (Spiritual Ninjas) who would be able to summon and utilize their own inner mystical powers. Majin Sai wanted to use this technique to further “Chiguruma Tou’s” cause and make their warriors invincible. Tani No Majyu resisted handing Majin Sai the secrets to this technique believing that in the wrong hands, this technique could pose a monumental threat to Japan. Majin Sai sent one of his “Youkai Ninjas” (Supernatural Ninjas) to steal the secrets of this technique. In the process Tani No Majyu was killed but not before he had shown Hayate the secrets of this process. Enraged, Hayate uses these techniques to tap into his inner mystical powers and becomes the super powered ninja “Arashi” (Storm).

Tags: Ninja , Shounen , Historical , Henshin , Tokusatsu , Urban Fantasy