Manga like Kenji

Tekken Chinmi

Also known as Ironfist Chinmi.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy

Chinmi is a young Chinese boy devoted to martial arts training. Word of his skill reaches the kung-fu masters at the famous Dailin temple who invite him to study with them. Through his own dedication and the guidance of his teachers, Chinmi becomes one of the top students at the temple. Eventually the time comes for him to leave Dailin and make a pilgrimage. On his journey he faces a number of dangers that test his skills, but he also meets many people who inspire him in different ways. A chastened but determined Chinmi returns to Dailin for advanced training. But soon his skills are needed again - the Mongol hordes are nearing the temple.



Tags: Shounen , Wuxia , Martial Arts , Historical , Ancient China , Male Protagonist , Drugs

Shijou Saikyou no Deshi Kenichi

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Drama , Ecchi

The story is focused on Kenichi Shirahama, an average 15-year-old weakling, whose life turns to Hell with the appearance of the naive, beautiful, and strong transfer student, Miu Fūrinji. After Kenichi witnesses Miu's skills in martial arts, he joins the Ryōzanpaku dojo, the gathering place of those who are truly strong, which also happens to be Miu's home. After beating a karate student in a match, he is soon targeted by all the delinquents in the school. Since then, Kenichi's routine is divided between his hellish training with the masters of Ryōzanpaku, and his fights against the members of Ragnarok, a gang who views him as either a possible ally or an impending threat to their plans.



Tags: Martial Arts , Shounen , Male Protagonist , Delinquents , Nudity , Boxing , Bullying

Shura no Mon

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Sports

This story is about Mutsu Tsukumo, a young and normal looking youth who challenges great foes to prove that his style of fighting is the best in the world. His Ryuha, or fighting style, is called Mutsu Enmei Ryu. A style that is said to have never lost in its 1000 year history. Tsukumo not yet a perfect fighter also increase his strength as the story progresses.



Tags: Shounen , Martial Arts

TSUYOSHI: Daremo Katenai, Aitsu ni wa

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Drama , Sports

Tsuyoshi Kawabata is just a regular convenience store employee in a mid-sized city west of Tokyo. Except... he also happens to be the most powerful fighter in the world. Although he doesn't particularly want to fight, his reputation precedes him, and martial artists come from all over the world to test their might against the mythical Tsuyoshi – and invariably end up handily beaten, clutching their battered family jewels in a convenience store parking lot. Should you wish to fight him, he has three rules to minimize inconvenience: 1) You only get one fight. There will be no rematch. 2) You will fight in a secluded area, where you won't be seen. 3) You will tell nobody about it – even if you lose.

Tags: Martial Arts , Politics , Foreign , Clone , Espionage , Work , Drawing

Batuque

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Sports

The story of a middle school girl trying to find herself in the confusion of adolescence.

Skateboard-loving Ichiri Sanjou, nicknamed "Icchi," may look like a normal energetic kid, but whenever she sees the full moon, she is hit with a wave of emotion she cannot comprehend.

The series revolves around her learning the Afro-Brazilian martial art of Capoeira.

Tags: Martial Arts , Female Protagonist , Tragedy , Coming of Age , Seinen , Mafia , Revenge , Crime , Adoption , Historical

NERU: Bugei Dougyou

Also known as Neru: Way of the Martial Artist.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action

Meet Neruma Isami, more commonly known as Neru. His martial artist grandfather left behind a book which serves as his only guide for his solitary training. Neru's about to finish middle school and is totally unsure about his future. But everything changes when meets the mysterious martial artist Akebi Haiba. She leads Neru to a high school where the toughest fighters have assembled. This martial arts high school action series now begins!



Note: Volume 3 includes the 4-chapter miniseries that this manga is based on

Tags: Martial Arts , Shounen , School , Male Protagonist , Primarily Teen Cast , Archery , Rural , Ninja

Ouritsuin Kumomaru no Shougai

Also known as Samurai Crusader.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama

Set just before World War II: Having honed his swordsmanship to a fine art, dashing young Kumomaru leaves his native Japan to see the world and test himself against the evil forces brewing an apocalyptic world war. His companions include a beautiful French woman and the as yet unknown writer Ernest Hemingway.

Tags: Foreign , Swordplay , Historical , Shounen

Juudou-bu Monogatari

Status: Finished
Genres: Sports

Tags: Shounen , Judo , Male Protagonist

Ganbare Genki

Status: Finished
Genres: Sports

Horiguchi Genki was a 5 year old boy. His mother died when he was born, and he was raised only by his father. His father, Shark Horiguchi, was a professional boxer, but he was ruined and became an itinerant boxer. However, Genki believed his father was strong and he would become a champion, and he had a dream to become a strong boxer just like his father.

After his father’s death, he was adopted by his grandparents. Although they opposed Genki boxing, Genki made up his mind to become a boxer, and he continued training secretly, by meeting with various people.

Tags: Shounen

Tokyo卍Revengers

Also known as Tokyo Revengers.

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

Hanagaki Takemichi was once a low-life punk, but after biting off more than he could chew with a gang in middle school, he ran away from his old life. Now that he’s an adult, the gang that once terrorized him has grown into the largest gang in Tokyo, and they’ve started killing people–including his old girlfriend! After learning this news, a mysterious force on a train platform shoves Takemichi right in front of an approaching train. As his life flashes before his eyes, he blinks to find himself transported back to middle school, before he fled from the gang! Now he has the chance to right what went wrong all those years ago. Can he save his girlfriend’s life in the future–and what else might he change if he’s rewriting the past?



Notes:
Winner of the Shounen Manga category of the 44th annual Kodansha Manga Awards.
Includes 1 extra chapter.

Tags: Delinquents , Gangs , Time Manipulation , Time Skip , Tragedy , Male Protagonist , Revenge , Crime , Conspiracy , Shounen , Age Regression , Urban , Ensemble Cast , Motorcycles , Heterosexual , Boys' Love , LGBTQ+ Themes , Suicide , Love Triangle , Mopeds , Espionage , Gore , Age Gap , School , Adoption , Guns